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The SSPX has been in a “canonically irregular” situation with the Catholic Church since 1975, when the Society was officially suppressed by the bishop of Fribourg, ending five years of provisional, ad experimentum approval as a pious union of clerics in the diocese....
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If Vatican II is like a great cathedral, the pope has not led us to a side door, nor to a secluded chapel, but before the main entrance that leads to everything else: Dei Verbum, the Word of God....
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In this episode, we followed up that conversation to talk about Newman’s thoughts on personal conscience and the sensus fidei, and what that means for Pope Francis, and now Pope Leo’s, vision of a synodal Church....
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But what to make of the phenomenon? After all, it’s indisputable that the number of adults now joining the Church can’t make up for the decades-long collapse in membership just about everywhere....
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Pope Leo XIV continues reflecting on the Second Vatican Council's 'Lumen gentium' and insists that "every baptised person is an active agent of evangelisation, called to bear consistent witness to Christ."...
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The restoration of the adult catechumenate is a fruit of the Second Vatican Council and one priest friend asked if I could recommend a short article that he could share with his OCIA class about what led up to the calling of Vatican II....
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Ihave been linking to Pope Leo XIV's ongoing catechesis on the teachings of the Second Vatican Council since he began them at the start of the year. ...
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The Diocese of Parramatta’s annual Bishop Vincent Vatican II Lecture invites Church leaders and the wider community to explore the ongoing relevance of Vatican II. Each year, Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, and guest speakers reflect on the Council’s vision for dialogue, renewal, and mission. ...
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Leo is aware of the different interpretations that have been given to the 1962-65 council. There are "John Paul II Catholics" and "Francis Catholics."...