Vatican rejects Williamson apology

It seems that the Holy See agrees that Richard Williamson’s apology is not convincing. Reports from the Press Secretary seem to indicate that the apology does not meet the demands of the Secretary of State.

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Williamson regrets what exactly?

Richard Williamson of the SSPX has issued an apology. Read it for yourself. It leaves me wondering what he regrets; the hurt he caused the Pope, the victims of the Nazis or does he regret his opinions?
Some have made him sound like a sweet old cleric with some strange opinions. I disagree. I believe that [...]

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Congratulations to Tom Rosica!

Fr. Tom Rosica C.S.B. , the CEO of Salt+Light TV here in Toronto and a friend, who in these days is hurling towards a significant birthday.. and old age… has been appointed by Pope Benedict as consultor of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. This is an important mark of confidence for Fr. Tom [...]

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What do you give up for Lent? (updated)

The wonderful thing about Lent is that, like in life, it’s never too late to start on the right path. Have you given up something for Lent? What are you fasting from? B16 has recently reminded us in the letter for Lent that fasting is probably one of the more effective practices for this season [...]

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Chaput in Toronto

Hello friends. I’ve been away on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and thus off the blog for a while for this “retreat” experience. More on that later.
This Tuesday morning I attended the Mass & Breakfast presented by the Catholic business leaders’ group Meritus and Salt+Light TV. The speaker was the outspoken Capuchin Archbishop of [...]

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Prayers for Australia

Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Victoria, Australia as they live through this difficult time. Bishop Hart of Melbourne is offering a special mass on Feb 12th. The land “down under” is an amazing place, but the good people of Australia are challenged by some pretty extreme weather. Right now it’s the [...]

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How do you say “ouch” in Latin?

“The last several weeks of curial chaos, confusion, and incompetence in the wake of the lifting of the excommunications of four Lefebvrist bishops have made clear just how dysfunctional the curia remains in terms of both crisis analysis and crisis management. A curia in which no one in authority had the sense to Google ‘Richard [...]

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From Hope to Pope

Here’s an interesting image that I found recently. It was part of an article by John Allen that wondered if there was more in common between President Obama and B16 than most think. This is probably true in the area of foreign relations.

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Vatican PR director explains mess

Father Lombardi of the Holy See`s Press Office in an interview for La Croix in France explains that the Holy See`s various offices  are not used to working together for a positive public relations experience. This is especially true when it comes to very sensitive and delicate negotiations. He explains how difficult this was for B16 [...]

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Pope: SSPX must accept Vatican Council II

This is the  clear and unequivical statement that should have acccompanied the  lifting of the excommunication of the SSPX in the first place. It would have prevented so much grief  and would have made more clear the Holy Father`s pastoral outreach for the unity of the Church. The text is the translation provided by Zenit.
 VATICAN [...]

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