From Catholic World Report... Bishop Athanasius Schneider has recently thrown down the glove in an interview with LifeSiteNews, claiming that those of us who believe the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is still in schism have “a very narrow, legalistic view of the reality of the Church” and we are “putting the letter of the...
Editor writes... By claiming that Scotland's only post-Reformation martyr gave his life in the cause of religious freedom and freedom of conscience (to follow whatever religion one chooses), the above commentators embody the spirit of our ecumenical/interfaith age - the age of religious indifferentism. The video dates from around 4 years ago but the sentiment...
From Flourish... Priests and parishioners are to be asked to come together to work out how best to organise parish life in the Archdiocese of Glasgow in coming years. But Archbishop Nolan has made it clear that change is on the cards. In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with Flourish to mark his first year as Archbishop...
From Editor's inbox today... The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has today issued a statement on conscience and religion in the political sphere. In the statement, the conference state: “holding or expressing religious beliefs and values does not and should not debar any individual from leadership in public office”. It adds: “we are particularly troubled...
From the Catholic Herald... Holy Communion under both species is to be reintroduced into Catholic parishes from the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper. The bishops of England and Wales have collectively agreed to permit the faithful to receive Communion from chalices during Masses three years after they suspended the practice because of fears about...
From the Latin Mass Society & Una Voce International (the FIUV) On Tuesday 21st February the Holy See Press Office published a Rescript confirming, for the Dicastery for Divine Worship, certain legal points in relation to the interpretation of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter Traditionis Custodes. The key point is that from now on permission for the use of...
Editor writes... For the past two Sundays, I have attended the Traditional Latin Mass in Sacred Heart Bridgeton. Last Sunday, 12 February, Father Dunn's Bulletin included the concerns about Pope Francis raised by another priest, Fr Jason Charron, as reported in Lifesitenews: A Catholic priest has rebuked Pope Francis for his calls to decriminalize sodomy...
Editor writes... At Mass this morning in Sacred Heart Bridgeton, I found, not Father Stephen Dunn offering the Mass as usual, but Father Gerard Byrne (St Brigid's Toryglen). It turned out that Fr Byrne was there to read a Statement from the Archbishop of Glasgow who has decided to suppress the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM)...
From Rorate Caeli... The Council and the Eclipse of God by Don Pietro Leone – CHAPTER 11 (part 4) : The Effects of Council Teaching in terms of Chastisement B. The Effects of Council Teaching in terms of Chastisement In this section we consider the effect of antirealist subjectivism in its theological form of self-deifying atheism. Clearly...
From The Telegraph - Nicola Sturgeon plans to win over critics of trans reforms by selling it as ‘constitutional battle’ Nicola Sturgeon plans to win over critics of her controversial gender law reforms by presenting a legal fight with Downing Street as a “constitutional battle”, the Telegraph understands. The First Minister is waiting for the furore over...
