1. Latest American figures on sexual abuse by Catholic priestshttp://members7.boardhost.com/CathPews/thread/1302558767.htmlhttp://www.catholicleague.org/nytstraighttalk.phphttp://angelqueen.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36834http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=25812Labels: sexual abuse2. Dr. Gates on the G.L.B.T. proportion of the populationhttp://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/gay-equality-doesnt-add-up-until-we-do-the-numbers-20110412-1dcit.html?skin=text-onlyLabels: demography, G.L.B.T.3. Cardinal Pell with some facts about events in the post-Conciliar era Pope Paul VI appointed no bishops who were opposed to the ethos of Vatican II, ...
[...] Incidentally it is a matter of historical record that at the 1971 Synod of Bishops, Pope Paul offered to the bishops the option of ordaining married men to the priesthood and the bishops declined to accept this.
[...] In Pope John Paul’s 27 years of pontificate 24 individuals were disciplined for their theological views, including eight who were silenced or removed, in the worldwide Catholic community of more than one billion believers.
[http://theswag.org.au/2011/04/some-gaudium-and-no-spes/]
His Eminence also asserts in that letter that "the bishops of the Society of St. Pius X ... are still in schism", which is not only false, even from Rome's perspective, but illogical for him given that in the same section of the letter he says that their putative excommunications were lifted.
Labels: celibacy, George Pell, John Paul II. Wojtyla, Paul VI. Montini, S.S.P.X., Vatican II4. "Ethnic federation calls on PM to bolster multicultural policy"http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/ethnic-federation-calls-on-pm-to-bolster-multicultural-policy/story-fn59niix-1226039379342Labels: multiculturalism5. Discussion thread on the pre-1955 Holy Week liturgical scheduleMainly of interest to me for the references to the present and past practice of the S.S.P.X. in that connection:
http://angelqueen.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36891Labels: liturgy, S.S.P.X., T.L.M.6. Figures on the use of contraception by American Catholicshttp://angelqueen.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36893Labels: contraception7. Two items regarding John Paul II.7.1 Review of a biography of John Paul II.http://angelqueen.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36884Labels: John Paul II. Wojtyla7.2 List of quotations from John Paul II. regarding Islamhttp://angelqueen.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=404020#404020Labels: Islam, John Paul II. Wojtyla8. Note regarding possible new admissions to the Order of the GarterThis Saturday, April 23 (which is usually St. George's Day), is Holy Saturday. Apparently,
This year 2011, St Georges Day will be officially celebrated on May 2nd. This is because Easter falls late this year and April 23rd is Holy Saturday, the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Under the rules of the Church of England, if St Georges Day falls within a week of Easter then Easter has precedence and St Georges Day is moved to after Easter. This will the first Monday in May, May Day Bank Holiday, ...
[http://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/StGeorge.htm]
Now
there are currently three vacancies in the Order of the Garter (judging by
the list at H.M. The Queen's website, one would think that there were only two, but that list has not been updated to take into account
the death of His late Grace The Duke of Grafton). If Her Majesty intends to fill some or all of those vacancies this year, I wonder whether the announcement will be made on Holy Saturday, or on May 2? Delaying any announcement till the latter date would be convenient in that The Queen could also announce Miss Middleton's admission to the Order as one of its Royal Ladies.
Labels: Order of the GarterReginaldvs Cantvar
Monday in Holy Week,
A.D. 2011
