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Spengler has an interesting entry on the First Things blog: “Italian Jesuit Attacks Magdi Allam”. You will remember the issue (Sandro Magister at www.chiesa covered it in depth): Magdi Allam was the nominal Muslim whom the Pope received into the … Continue reading →

We have spent many kilobytes on this blog arguing about the necessity (or otherwise) of ordination by a bishop in the apostolic succession for a valid priesthood. What we haven’t talked about is: Does it even matter? I mean, what … Continue reading →

Source: The Age Date: June 01 2008 (With apologies to Dan Harrison and Melissa Fyfe who did a very nice job writing the original article) FILMS, plays and other arts projects that feature extra-marital sex would see their government funding … Continue reading →

…well, at least for his Wedding. And no, I am not implying by that that he and his beloved were married according to the rites of the Catholic Church or by a Catholic celebrant–as far as I know, they used … Continue reading →

Make no mistake about it: Sydney Anglicans are Protestants and they ain’t finished protesting against us yet. But at least they do not extend their protestations to inhospitality, and that is something. Dean Phillip Jenson, the brother of the Sydney … Continue reading →

According to Cathnews: Marist Fr Michael Whelan, director of the Aquinas Academy in Sydney, Australia, responded to the bishops’ criticisms saying: “We have a right to know precisely what is doctrinally unsound with what Bishop Robinson has written and why … Continue reading →

In the past I have defended our new brother Catholic Tony Blair. And some readers have pointed out that I was wrong to do so. Apparently, they had evidence. Well, I don’t know about Tony, but Mrs Blair, the good … Continue reading →

So you really DO have to read it. One of the gems (sorry, I said “goldmine” didn’t I? I meant “gemstone mine”…) in it is this spectacular one from Past Elder: There is no difference whatsoever in saying I believe … Continue reading →

By which I mean this one at the end ofthis post. It has elicited the most remarkable declaration from our good Lutheran correspondent, Pastor Weedon. To wit: This Lutheran has NO intention of becoming Roman or Orthodox; I believe that … Continue reading →

I just want to say a big “Thank you” to Dan at Beatus Vir (a rather odd blog which has nothing on it except a link to three excellent documents that every Lutheran should read and then ask himself: Why … Continue reading →