Vatican Communique on the Society of St. Pius X
Vatican City, 16 May 2012 (VIS) - Early this afternoon, the Holy See Press Office issued the following communique regarding the Society of St. Pius X:
"As reported by news agencies, today, 16 May 2012, an Ordinary Session of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith met to discuss the question of the Society of St. Pius X.
In particular, the text of the response of Bishop Bernard Fellay, received on 17 April, 2012, was examined and some observations, which will be considered in further discussions between the Holy See and the Society of St. Pius X, were formulated.
Regarding the positions taken by the other three bishops of the Society of St. Pius X, their situations will have to be dealt with separately and singularly".
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Huge Pro Life March in Rome, May 13, 2012
On Sunday May 13 there was an impressive pro-life March from the Coliseum to the Vatican.
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The False "Marriage Equality" Slogan
for so-called "Same Sex Marriage"
"Homosexuals have always had the exact same rights as heterosexuals, that is, the right to marry a person of the opposite sex. They just do not wish to exercise that right. They want a new 'right,' the right to marry a person of the same sex" - Dr. Dennis Bonnette - click here for more
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Society of St. Pius X “Regularization”
Not as Easy as You Think
Here are just some of the 1,001 questions that need to be answered
before a canonical agreement is reached... click here
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Catholic Family News Conference:
"Saints, Sinners, Scholars and Scoundrels"
A Great Success!
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Audio CDs now available - click here
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Rabbis Recognize Vatican II Rupture
By John Vennari
When Pope Benedict XVI “lifted” the alleged excommunications of the four bishops of the Society of St. Pius X in 2009, a daily secular newspaper in New York State interviewed me on the topic.
The reporter said a local rabbi told him the following: “We rabbis are concerned about a possible ‘regularization’ of the Society of St. Pius X. We fear this may bring about the Vatican’s return to the pre-Vatican II teaching that the Old Covenant is superseded by the New Covenant.” click here
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Seven Top Reasons to Attend our
Catholic Family News Conference
April 27-29, 2012
Don't miss our Conference in Cleveland: "Saints, Sinners, Scholars and Scoundrels"
Here are the seven top reasons you should attend the Catholic Family News Conference in Cleveland... click here
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Click here for updates on Rome/SSPX
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Up Close: The SSPX and Rome
Two hour discussion - now archived on line
Host: Colleen Hammond
The SSPX sent their letter of clarification to Rome last week. What will happen? Join us as we discuss what has taken place, what effect it can have on the Church, and what we can expect. Call in with your thoughtful questions! Our guests include Louie Verrecchio, John Vennari, Dr John R.T. Lamont, and Stephen Dupuy. April 16 webcast. Listen to on line or download: click here
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A Key to Pope Benedict XVI:
The Oath Against Modernism vs. the
"Hermeneutic of Continuity"
by John Vennari
Pope Benedict does not employ traditional terminology for the preservation of Tradition, but has effectively invented a new term: “hermeneutic of continuity”. He never says the answer to today’s ecclesiastical chaos is to return to the formula contained in the Oath Against Modernism, that the Catholic is bound to “... sincerely hold that the doctrine of Faith was handed down to us from the apostles through the orthodox Fathers in exactly the same meaning and always in the same explanation.", which is the terminology used by the Church for 1500 years, and which necessarily negates the novelties of Vatican II. Rather, the "hermeneutic of continuity" approach is yet another attempted synthesis between Tradition and the novelties of the Second Vatican Council click here
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New York Cardinal Dolan says Churchmen
failed to teach against contraception
“We forfeited the chance to be a coherent moral voice when it comes
to one of the more burning issues of the day,” says Dolan.
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Communiqué from the General House
of the Society of Saint Pius X
March 29, 2012
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Update on Rome and the Society of St. Pius X
The April 15 Deadline
By John Vennari
On March 16, a Vatican Communiqué related that Bishop Fellay’s January 2012 response holds a position “not sufficient to overcome the doctrinal problems which lie at the foundations of the rift between the Holy See and the Society of Saint Pius X” ... In 2009, SSPX Bishop de Galarreta said regarding the doctrinal discussions. “We do clearly know what we are not disposed to accept. If we do not know perfectly how things may evolve, on the other hand, we do know clearly what we have no intention of doing under any circumstances: firstly, to yield on matters of doctrine, and secondly, to make a purely practical agreement." click here
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Archbishop Lefebvre and Vatican II
A Bishop Speaks at the Council
The Defense of Tradition
by John Vennari
"...Archbishop Lefebvre made, I believe, his most important intervention at Vatican II even before the Council opened (and it was reiterated in November 1962, after the close of the First Session). This intervention was fiercely rejected by the innovators, for obvious reasons. Had the intervention been successful, it would have gone a long way in saving the entire Council from being the catastrophe that it was..." click here
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CFN Conference Schedule Now Posted
Theme: Saints, Sinners, Scholars and Scoundrels
Weekend of April 27-29, 2012 • Cleveland, Ohio
Speakers include Father Albert, OP • Father Nicholas Gruner
Andrew Childs, Ph.D. • Peter Chojnowski, Ph.D.
Cornelia Ferreira • Brian McCall, J.D.
Colleen Hammond • Michael Matt
Tom Gabriele • John Vennari
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Do The Bishops Know With Whom They are Dealing?
What Obama Learned from Alinsky
“Crush the Opposition”
Catholic author Russell Shaw warned in November that the persecution of religion in the United States “will be a tight-lipped campaign of secularist inspiration in which the coercive power of the state is brought to bear on church-related institutions to act against conscience or go out of business.” Shaw’s prediction quickly came to pass with the Contraception Mandate now threatened by the Obama Administration. Click here
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