Either the Holy See is carrying out a wonderful work of reconciliation, or the Holy See is instrumentalizing the far right to move the goal posts, redefine the center, and chip away at key teachings of the Second Vatican Council.
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Vatican Reverses Cleveland Church Closings
The Vatican has reversed Bishop Richard Lennon’s closings of 13 churches in the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, according to activists who fought the closings.
Read moreWhat’s It All About?
Making changes for the sake of making changes, not for the sake of improving anything, is a way to let everyone know who is in charge in the church these days.
Read moreThe missal in the media
Santa Fe Ne Mexican, LATime, NYTimes, Tablet, Cleveland Plain Dealer, National Catholic Register, National Catholic Reporter, Ed Foley.. and Abbot John Klassen.
Read moreMapping a liturgical sentence
“Thank god at last we have a real pope,” shouted Bill Barker, grand knight of the local chapter of the Knights of St. Sepulcher. “Oh don’t get me wrong, Father. Pope John Paul was a good man, God rest his soul. But this new Holy Father really knows his business.”
Read moreMore from “Misguided Missal”
Petition and protest letter for those unhappy with the new Missal translation.
Read more16-year-old Latin whiz finds new liturgy language lacking
“The first rule that every Latin translator learns is that often Latin words may look like certain long, rare English words — but comprehensibility matters more…Ridiculous words defeat the point of a translation in the first place.” — Erik Baker
Read moreIs the ban on women’s ordination infallibly taught?
No, argues the National Catholic Reporter.
Read moreWho leaked the Internal Report?
Godfrey, Virgil, Pius, Lambert, Justine, Prosper, all you holy men and women: pray for us.
Read moreNCR: Scathing report on missal translations sent to bishops
by Jerry Filteau in the National Catholic Reporter.
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