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News links about the Synod on Synodality
The letter of the synod participants repeats ad nauseam the known and widely repeated slogans, which in the end become meaningless because of their generality, especially if they are measured against the generated expectations. They do not bring clarity to any of the burning questions. The Church continues to be systematically eroded from within. The […]
Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, sent LifeSiteNews his comments on the Synod on Synodality that concluded yesterday after a three-week session in Rome. In his introductory remarks to his two short statements on topics of the synod (see full texts below), the cardinal made it
In a scathing post on his personal blog, Paarse Pepers, Bishop Rob Mutsaerts, auxiliary bishop of Den Bosch in the Netherlands asks hard questions about the “Synod on Synodality” which Pope Francis has chosen to convene and whose first episode will draw to a close this week. His main concern is the total lack of
In a 1975 essay on the reception of Vatican II, then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger commented on the meaning and limits of councils. His main point is that councils are sometimes a necessity. But he adds, “they always point to an extraordinary situation in the Church and are not to be regarded as a model for
Ratzinger, Vatican II, and the Idea of Synodality Read More »
It is becoming increasingly clear (cf. Cardinal Fernández’s latest statements on Facebook and his response to Cardinal Duka’s dubia) what the newly propagated concept of “synodality” is really about: the dissolution of independent, hierarchical, ecclesiastical authority in terms of doctrine and governance. The ecclesiastical hierarchy is to be leveled in its exercise into democratic –
Swiss bishop: Pope Francis is undermining Church teaching under ‘democratic’ pretenses Read More »
A Catholic laywoman took a stand against women’s ordination during the Synod on Synodality this week, earning applause for defending the Catholic vision of womanhood in opposition to discussions of an ontologically impossible female priesthood. Citing reports from two synod members who were present during the speech at the Paul VI Audience Hall in Vatican
Laywoman applauded at Synod for speaking out against women’s ‘ordination’ Read More »
Fr. Raymond de Souza and Robert Royal discuss how the Synod on Synodality is going to operate during its upcoming, final week — in terms of many unresolved questions and the hot-button issues that seem to be moving quietly along outside of public scrutiny. Listen here…
PODCAST: The Synod Lumbers towards a Conclusion Read More »
The premise of our “Symptoms of the Synod” chronicle is that no one knows what “synodality” means, so the best approach is to simply observe the symptoms of the synodal process on synodality for a synodal Church. Only then can an attempt be made to diagnose what the underlying phenomenon really is. Even Pravda Doesn’t
Symptoms of the Synod 2023 II – 19 October 2023 Read More »
I am puzzled by the metaphysics of rage, which seems to radically exceed the unfussy physiology of anger. I vaguely understand that there are chemical neurotransmitters, which excite our “fight or flight” response. Heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration increase. For a brief spell, the mind becomes more alert, and quicker. An animal will do