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  1. Quiddity

    Joe Biden, the Bishops & Vatican II: The Battle Over the Brand of U.S. Catholicism

    It is clear that one must never do what conscience forbids. Nothing innovative there with any Catholic that has a desire to do God’s will as antiquity and the Church lays out. But where I part with some traditionalists and some modernists alike........is that I do not believe that it is the...
  2. Quiddity

    Joe Biden, the Bishops & Vatican II: The Battle Over the Brand of U.S. Catholicism

    Vatican 2 didn’t become an issue simply because it made a decision to engage the world in a different manner, or because it was merely a symptom of some of the bad trends that were seeping into the Church by an ever-increasing secular world. It left many Catholics bothered and confused primarily...
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    Attending the Ordinariate Liturgy

    Yet you prefer one above the other. :)
  4. Quiddity

    Attending the Ordinariate Liturgy

    Extraordinary Form Masses (where you mostly find Latin) have been the bulk of the growth in the US for some years now; In terms of percentage. In my area alone, you can find 4 parishes that do the majority of the liturgy in Latin (except the homily). There are now hundreds across the US. SSPX...
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    Anxiety and prayer

    With empathy, in so far as one is able to without actually suffering from GID, I've seen the pain. I was practically raised by someone with GID and was around more than just a few who also suffered from it. He lived with us and I love the man to death. My heart goes out to you.
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    At 108, Dominican sister

    I love hearing stories like this. To think how much has occurred in her lifetime. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2021/04/at-108-dominican-sister-says-god-just-wants-me-to-hang-around/
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    Hans Kung has died at 93

    It's not entirely clear to me how "it was recently declared" is meant by pcarl and exchemist. A catholic has never been limited to assenting to that which has been declared. There are things now that haven't been declared in that regard and a catholic is still bound to it. Sensus Fidei has...
  8. Quiddity

    Hidden army of brave nuns fight child trafficking

    “The pimps got to the point with the nuns where they just left them alone,” said a sex-trafficking survivor. “Because nothing you say or do is going to run them away.” A hidden army of ‘very brave’ nuns fight child trafficking It's always good to hear stories like this. Where something is...
  9. Quiddity

    Hans Kung has died at 93

    The very same people (college of bishops, curia, etc.) that are supposed to be revolutionizing and reforming this modern church are the ones that decide. The ones you are cheering for mind you. ;) It's a self-correcting system that protects what has always been (I realize this requires...
  10. Quiddity

    Hans Kung has died at 93

    This reminds me of something Bret Weinstein discussed whereby he describes that he doesn't see himself in the same way as modern liberals because unlike them, he does believe the human race gets to a point where we can get things right, rather than an ever-evolving ethos.
  11. Quiddity

    Hans Kung has died at 93

    They aren't any changes of substance really. The vastness/myriad of rulers and empires the catholic church has been a part of demands some fluidity. But not in the way you likely think of it. If the things that are not supposed to change (which is highly documented), start to change, that will...
  12. Quiddity

    Hans Kung has died at 93

    If there was such a thing as Kungians, they overwhelmingly run different levels of the hierarchy. It's gone deeper than just Benedict in my opinion. Francis is not one among many, he is the majority. And they've had a few generations (you can go even further back than V2) to make a dent and...
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    Hans Kung has died at 93

    Catholic priest and theologian Hans Küng, the renowned scholar and prolific writer who had lived with Parkinson's disease, macular degeneration and arthritis since 2013, died April 6 at his home in Tubingen, Germany. He was 93. Hans Küng, celebrated and controversial Swiss theologian, has died...
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    Easter 2021

    I'm late. Hope you all had a blessed Easter. :)
  15. Quiddity

    Overcoming Doubt & Lukewarmness

    Thank you for sharing. You are most certainly not unique in this regard. I've gone through it as I'm sure many others as well. Intellectual only gets you so far. It's the synergism of acts that informs and transforms the heart and mind. Even within the things we do as Catholics, not all...
  16. Quiddity

    Equanimity

    I agree with A Vestigial Mote. Christopher Hitchens was an excellent debater with shallow in vogue type of retorts. He was doing what any good skeptic would do, ask questions in areas he was mildly versed in. He was good at what he did and was a joy to watch despite his dispositions toward...
  17. Quiddity

    Blessed Palm Sunday and start of Holy Week.

    The proper entrance for a King into the city was the waving of the palms as noted in the NT. Not as a man of war, but a man of peace with the riding of a donkey. Gloria, laus et honor!
  18. Quiddity

    Catholic church cannot bless same-sex unions

    That's par for the course. The dissenting is, as you indicated, nuanced and one who takes it seriously knows it's like walking on thin ice.
  19. Quiddity

    Catholic church cannot bless same-sex unions

    It's all mostly surface-level stuff and wishful thinking for many. Even with all the overwhelming support and sympathetic bishops, it will die a slow death. In general, things are slow, but given the world they lived in, and the way things materialized (Councils, Emperors, etc.), the speed it...
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    Catholic church cannot bless same-sex unions

    Yes, it's a contradiction for sure. As you noted, somebody has got it wrong. It really depends on the couple; some really don't care if they are blessed or not. It's clear to most people that the CC isn't going to accommodate gay couples in this regard so you'd have to ask those seeking it why...
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