Tomorrow will be a busy day, so I wanted to get this post—which I’ve been mulling over for a few days—done. I had been contemplating a longer, more detailed post on this topic, but decided not to go there. So instead I offer this rather rambling, whatever. For non-Catholics and non-interested readers, I urge that in the global scheme of things—resisting the anti-human globalist, climatist, agenda—this is important. The Church still has influence in the world and the misuse of that influence matters.
Obama’s pressure that ended up changing the pope, continues to bear fruit.
I’m surprised this pope has not allowed all the branches priests to marry, since some already can. It would help a lot with the priest shortage, and cut down on moral corruption. Or perhaps the moral corruption is part of the reason it has not changed.
National Catholic Reporter is left-leaning, and therefore fully aligned with altering Church teaching via Synodality as supervised by Pope Francis (aka our jumped-up Argentine caudillo). The similarly-named National Catholic Register is right-leaning and its writers are small-o orthodox. Do not confuse the two.
Probably my favorite online Catholic site for serious thinkers who want to engage with Church teachings essay by essay, is The Catholic Thing, especially Fr Gerald Murray's essays, e.g.
I grew up Catholic in a strange sort of way. I grew up 10 miles north of Boston. My father is a radical leftist who rebelled against his Irish Catholic immigrant parents. My mother - now gone - was a libertine in many ways but tempered by a sense of decorum that came from her Swedish roots (I think). This caused me to be raised as a kid who went to Sunday school but never finished because my parents didn't really care one way or the other. In my adult life, I got myself confirmed but don't go to Sunday services. It's all a bit complicated ans I'm working through it.
What does all this mean? I feel a tug towards the Catholic Church and care what happens to it. This current Pope and what he is trying to do is probably more damaging to the Church than what occurred around Boston when I was a kid. I hope he fails and is run out on a rail.
TPR........Take a look at the Orthodox Church. You might find it to be a better fit if you choose to seek out the Apostolic church. Orthodoxy falls under the radar in the USA, but is growing with disaffected Catholics and even some protestants and some Jews. I converted from Catholic to Greek Orthodox 30 years ago and it has refreshed my faith.
Thanks for the comment Cosmo T. Funny thing, my wife of 33 years is Greek heritage. Been to some of their masses. Love the majestic feeling of it. I’ll let you know where I go.
T.PR......I think you and I have crossed paths before on another blog site. I really stopped commenting in early 2021 and have limited my activity to this blog. I recall you may have mentioned this about your wife before. In any case I know what you mean about the Mass (we call it Liturgy) it's one of the reasons Orthodoxy was so inviting to me. In my youth before V-II, I was a young altar boy and the Mass was in Latin (I have since forgotten much of my Latin). There was an early mass (shortened version) then what was known then as High Mass (longer, the full squad of altar boys, expanded use of the censer and full choir which made it seem majestic). That is every Sunday in my Greek Church, but there is only one service on Sunday, but Matins and Vespers daily. All part of the Phronema (Greek word for adhering to all the rites of the church or Orthodox way of Christian life, I had a Catholic Phronema growing up so attended one week day mass, and all holy days, etc. so it's all very familiar to me). Does your wife attend a Greek Church where you live, if so give a try. Wishing you well.
Mr. Wauck - hard to find the precise words to share/express the impact from the failure of the church (our church, same as yours, Roman Catholic here in US) to guard and protect, and lead and inform, the flock during the Cv years.
Not only was it silent in response to the various measures (media hype and censoring/parroting the narrative, then lockdowns and masking, then vaccine push and coercion (our own church's signs 'if not vaccinated, you must mask')), which would be hard enough to forgive, but it clearly adopted the measures as its own - not sure the people it injured and alienated will so easily forgive it, unless it undergoes the same kind of repentance our Gospel teaches. Our injuries pale in comparison to people it pressured into complying, where undoubtedly people died from, and only from, the church's measures to push the vaccine. Most priests and deacons we see and hear are light years away from having the humility to see what the church did.
Thank you for following and sharing the +Strickland story.
I too am curious when my Bishop and his advisors will publicly address the harms of the Church cooperating with our governor during covid. He got a lot of bad advice by some prominent Catholics in the health care industry in our state, paid for by the pharmaceutical industry.
When I heard that the Vatican required the c0v!d shots, I was not optimistic about our Pope’s leadership. So many Christian leaders in the US completely caved also.
I spend more time in the Bible than ever before. This is Good vs evil. Interesting times for sure, and God wins.✝️
I guess when you elect a communist to run your church we should have expected this. Several years ago my police chaplain (a Catholic priest) was explaining to me the powers of the bishop and the almost absolute power to run their diocese as they choose. I ask can’t cardinals control them, he popes have little power to control them and a cardinal is just a bishop who where’s red.
Kwasniewski writes: “… the necessity of some bishops digging in their heels to say: Non possumus. Non licet. We cannot do it. It is not allowed.“
Alas at present, out of thousands of bishops around the world, “some” amounts to no more than can be counted on one hand. Astounding and shameful. Perhaps there are many more who express their concerns to one another in private. But does that count as “digging in their heels?” I don’t think so.
I was reflecting this morning that I am so grateful my Bishop Sample finally wrote a statement early this year explaining, in charity, why our diocese cannot and will not go along with transgender identification of children in our Catholic schools. Hallelujah. Amen. Him digging in his heels just exactly that much for that one issue, to protect his flock and encourage us in defending that territory each of us in our own sphere of influence, has been a great relief. I am so sorry for those stuck in dioceses where the bishop will not say anything definite in the matter.
“Those are just samples that could be multiplied. There’s just too many such outrages to list.”
Way back in 2013 (seems so long ago), I started a running record of the outrages for friends and relatives who were unaware of or in denial about the nature of this pseudo-pontificate. By year’s end, I couldn’t keep up. All the same, and shockingly, it has taken 10 years of outrages to finally penetrate the consciousness of most practicing Catholics.
He is a false pope, an heretic and therefore he has excluded himself from the Church. We either have an empty chair or a real pope who is hidden e.g. Carlo Maria Vigano
Absolutely correct. I have been reading the 11 volume series by Will Durant on Western Civ. and this covered Christianity and all it's travails from Medieval Church, renaissance, reformation etc. Yes, the Popes were universally reviled by the protestants and they were often not holy men at all especially the Cardinals and the Popes, Of course the reformation gave us what we know today as Progressives or as I like to call them Neo-Puritans. Like our political system it's all about the grift.
May God bless, protect and strengthen Bishop Strickland and all Catholics who hold fast and “earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.” Jude 3.
On the acceptance of any new “revelation” contradicting the Word, “For I am the Lord, I change not.” Malachi 3:6.
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever. Be not carried about with diverse and strange doctrines.” Hebrews 13:8,9.
Many other passages could be cited. They need to revise or amend or just throw out virtually the entirety of the Bible, so they’ve got their work cut out for them and they are busy about it. The Bible is a hindrance. Just like the US Constitution is a hindrance.
This pope hosted Pachamama. He is a devout socialist denouncing actual faithful Catholics because they are concerned with God rather than social justice and climate change (2030).
I had no notion that it was this bad! But there have been many periods in history when the Prima Pontiff was not followed or heeded seriously. Waiting to see if we get an American Pope named in opposition to Rome. Yay, schisms! Interesting times!
Thank you! I believe we are living at or thru a "hinge of history" period. So many complex, momenteous, possibly cataclysmic events/ changes occurring at once.
I found your post very interesting and frightening. The United Methodist Church has recently had a global "schism" and is now fragmented with congregations disaffillating. Many denominations are at a crossroads
Important content as always. The clip the other day of Brazilian priest serving communion to the man dressed in full Muslim regalia is very telling. They want to reenact the sin of Judas in the sacred places against Christ himself. Pray for the Lord's mercy.
Obama’s pressure that ended up changing the pope, continues to bear fruit.
I’m surprised this pope has not allowed all the branches priests to marry, since some already can. It would help a lot with the priest shortage, and cut down on moral corruption. Or perhaps the moral corruption is part of the reason it has not changed.
https://www.ncronline.org/news/father-josh-married-catholic-priest-celibate-world
National Catholic Reporter is left-leaning, and therefore fully aligned with altering Church teaching via Synodality as supervised by Pope Francis (aka our jumped-up Argentine caudillo). The similarly-named National Catholic Register is right-leaning and its writers are small-o orthodox. Do not confuse the two.
Probably my favorite online Catholic site for serious thinkers who want to engage with Church teachings essay by essay, is The Catholic Thing, especially Fr Gerald Murray's essays, e.g.
https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2023/06/24/the-synodal-church-of-me-myself-and-i. He has a barn-burner today citing Newman, https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2023/09/15/outing-the-liberal-catholic-project/.
You can search for further discussion on the problem of married priests at The Catholic Thing, or at Catholic Culture, or at Catholic Answers. Cheers!
I grew up Catholic in a strange sort of way. I grew up 10 miles north of Boston. My father is a radical leftist who rebelled against his Irish Catholic immigrant parents. My mother - now gone - was a libertine in many ways but tempered by a sense of decorum that came from her Swedish roots (I think). This caused me to be raised as a kid who went to Sunday school but never finished because my parents didn't really care one way or the other. In my adult life, I got myself confirmed but don't go to Sunday services. It's all a bit complicated ans I'm working through it.
What does all this mean? I feel a tug towards the Catholic Church and care what happens to it. This current Pope and what he is trying to do is probably more damaging to the Church than what occurred around Boston when I was a kid. I hope he fails and is run out on a rail.
TPR........Take a look at the Orthodox Church. You might find it to be a better fit if you choose to seek out the Apostolic church. Orthodoxy falls under the radar in the USA, but is growing with disaffected Catholics and even some protestants and some Jews. I converted from Catholic to Greek Orthodox 30 years ago and it has refreshed my faith.
Thanks for the comment Cosmo T. Funny thing, my wife of 33 years is Greek heritage. Been to some of their masses. Love the majestic feeling of it. I’ll let you know where I go.
T.PR......I think you and I have crossed paths before on another blog site. I really stopped commenting in early 2021 and have limited my activity to this blog. I recall you may have mentioned this about your wife before. In any case I know what you mean about the Mass (we call it Liturgy) it's one of the reasons Orthodoxy was so inviting to me. In my youth before V-II, I was a young altar boy and the Mass was in Latin (I have since forgotten much of my Latin). There was an early mass (shortened version) then what was known then as High Mass (longer, the full squad of altar boys, expanded use of the censer and full choir which made it seem majestic). That is every Sunday in my Greek Church, but there is only one service on Sunday, but Matins and Vespers daily. All part of the Phronema (Greek word for adhering to all the rites of the church or Orthodox way of Christian life, I had a Catholic Phronema growing up so attended one week day mass, and all holy days, etc. so it's all very familiar to me). Does your wife attend a Greek Church where you live, if so give a try. Wishing you well.
Mr. Wauck - hard to find the precise words to share/express the impact from the failure of the church (our church, same as yours, Roman Catholic here in US) to guard and protect, and lead and inform, the flock during the Cv years.
Not only was it silent in response to the various measures (media hype and censoring/parroting the narrative, then lockdowns and masking, then vaccine push and coercion (our own church's signs 'if not vaccinated, you must mask')), which would be hard enough to forgive, but it clearly adopted the measures as its own - not sure the people it injured and alienated will so easily forgive it, unless it undergoes the same kind of repentance our Gospel teaches. Our injuries pale in comparison to people it pressured into complying, where undoubtedly people died from, and only from, the church's measures to push the vaccine. Most priests and deacons we see and hear are light years away from having the humility to see what the church did.
Thank you for following and sharing the +Strickland story.
I too am curious when my Bishop and his advisors will publicly address the harms of the Church cooperating with our governor during covid. He got a lot of bad advice by some prominent Catholics in the health care industry in our state, paid for by the pharmaceutical industry.
When I heard that the Vatican required the c0v!d shots, I was not optimistic about our Pope’s leadership. So many Christian leaders in the US completely caved also.
I spend more time in the Bible than ever before. This is Good vs evil. Interesting times for sure, and God wins.✝️
I guess when you elect a communist to run your church we should have expected this. Several years ago my police chaplain (a Catholic priest) was explaining to me the powers of the bishop and the almost absolute power to run their diocese as they choose. I ask can’t cardinals control them, he popes have little power to control them and a cardinal is just a bishop who where’s red.
I laughed out loud at that first sentence. So true 💪💪
Kwasniewski writes: “… the necessity of some bishops digging in their heels to say: Non possumus. Non licet. We cannot do it. It is not allowed.“
Alas at present, out of thousands of bishops around the world, “some” amounts to no more than can be counted on one hand. Astounding and shameful. Perhaps there are many more who express their concerns to one another in private. But does that count as “digging in their heels?” I don’t think so.
I was reflecting this morning that I am so grateful my Bishop Sample finally wrote a statement early this year explaining, in charity, why our diocese cannot and will not go along with transgender identification of children in our Catholic schools. Hallelujah. Amen. Him digging in his heels just exactly that much for that one issue, to protect his flock and encourage us in defending that territory each of us in our own sphere of influence, has been a great relief. I am so sorry for those stuck in dioceses where the bishop will not say anything definite in the matter.
Let's hope that Strickland has more cojones than most Christians did during Covid.
Truth
“Those are just samples that could be multiplied. There’s just too many such outrages to list.”
Way back in 2013 (seems so long ago), I started a running record of the outrages for friends and relatives who were unaware of or in denial about the nature of this pseudo-pontificate. By year’s end, I couldn’t keep up. All the same, and shockingly, it has taken 10 years of outrages to finally penetrate the consciousness of most practicing Catholics.
He is a false pope, an heretic and therefore he has excluded himself from the Church. We either have an empty chair or a real pope who is hidden e.g. Carlo Maria Vigano
Absolutely correct. I have been reading the 11 volume series by Will Durant on Western Civ. and this covered Christianity and all it's travails from Medieval Church, renaissance, reformation etc. Yes, the Popes were universally reviled by the protestants and they were often not holy men at all especially the Cardinals and the Popes, Of course the reformation gave us what we know today as Progressives or as I like to call them Neo-Puritans. Like our political system it's all about the grift.
Indeed
May God bless, protect and strengthen Bishop Strickland and all Catholics who hold fast and “earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.” Jude 3.
On the acceptance of any new “revelation” contradicting the Word, “For I am the Lord, I change not.” Malachi 3:6.
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever. Be not carried about with diverse and strange doctrines.” Hebrews 13:8,9.
Many other passages could be cited. They need to revise or amend or just throw out virtually the entirety of the Bible, so they’ve got their work cut out for them and they are busy about it. The Bible is a hindrance. Just like the US Constitution is a hindrance.
This pope hosted Pachamama. He is a devout socialist denouncing actual faithful Catholics because they are concerned with God rather than social justice and climate change (2030).
We have a captured Pope.
https://youtu.be/L2xWQr4VaUA?si=0JjboZ8bLpT0wTtL
I had no notion that it was this bad! But there have been many periods in history when the Prima Pontiff was not followed or heeded seriously. Waiting to see if we get an American Pope named in opposition to Rome. Yay, schisms! Interesting times!
Thank you! I believe we are living at or thru a "hinge of history" period. So many complex, momenteous, possibly cataclysmic events/ changes occurring at once.
I found your post very interesting and frightening. The United Methodist Church has recently had a global "schism" and is now fragmented with congregations disaffillating. Many denominations are at a crossroads
I hope Bishop Strickland stands firm !
Important content as always. The clip the other day of Brazilian priest serving communion to the man dressed in full Muslim regalia is very telling. They want to reenact the sin of Judas in the sacred places against Christ himself. Pray for the Lord's mercy.