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Seven Points to Consider about the “Canonization” of Paul VI

First, it is an open theological question whether canonizations must be considered infallible acts of the papal magisterium. While theological consensus has favored infallibility, the Church herself has never made a binding determination on the matter, such that the opposite position would be ruled out in principle. There may be grave reasons for which it would not be unreasonable for Catholics to question a particular canonization. [2]

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Pope Francis pleases the world – and trashes Catholicism

Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis’s latest encyclical containing 43,000 words, has nothing to do with a well-known variety of Italian ice cream, although some loyal Catholics may be forgiven for crediting the traditional Tutti Frutti dessert with more depth, substance and meaning than the latest offering from the Holy Father. Fratelli Tutti, though, like the ice cream, is sweet, gooey and inoffensive to the modern mind. Who could argue, for example, with the sugary statement that ‘ everyone has a fundamental role to play in a single great creative project: to write a new page of history, a page full of hope, peace and reconciliation’ or perhaps this one: ‘ If only we could view our political opponents or neighbours in the same way that we view our children or our spouse, mother or father! How good would this be!’ Yeah!

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Lawsuit by Madison County Pastors frees Virginia churches of COVID restrictions

While this was not a recorded judicial opinion, what this essentially means is that the mandates placed specifically on churches by EO-67 (Phase 3 Restrictions – p.10) will no longer be enforced for gatherings of up to 250. (This, despite the fact that the Governor still has not amended his Order to reflect this change of tune.) That’s a pretty big deal when you consider all the things EO-67 demanded churches do for every religious service, no matter how small:

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Supreme Karma

She does not just believe her faith and legal opinions; she lives them and therein lies the problem. _____________

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MORALITY’S IMPLICIT REBUKE: Here’s Why They Hate Trump Voters

The Nature of the Battle. The children of light understand that the battle that rages around us is nothing other than the very visible and concrete manifestation of the war that has always been waged for the souls of men. “Be sober and watch: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8).

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