Category Archives: discipline

Celibacy is required of Bishops in the Eastern Rites and the Latin Rite (Presbyterorum Ordinis, n. 16) and is generally required of priests in the Latin Rite. In the East, some married men are ordained as priests, just as in … Continue reading →

The Jews of Jesus’ time were divided into sects, pseudo-political religious groups that take their beliefs from their group, rather than from Divine Revelation or sound theology. There were 3 main sects: 1. Pharisees — they were the conservatives of … Continue reading →

On Holy Thursday, the Pope held Mass at Rome’s Casal del Marmo prison for minors. During the Mass, as is the practice worldwide in the Catholic Church, the Pope (as the celebrant of the Mass) washed the feet of 12 … Continue reading →

The SSPX is a group of Bishops, priests, and laypersons who utterly reject the teaching authority of Vatican II and every Pope from John 23 to Benedict 16. They are schismatics, in that they reject an Ecumenical Council and several … Continue reading →

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Austria turned 67 in 2012. He is one of the most liberal Cardinals in the Church. He is from Europe, and is from a family of nobility. He is not papabile for several reasons: too young, … Continue reading →

~ This post is my commentary on a sarcastic and malicious open letter, by an unknown author, addressed to Dr. Laura Schlessinger. This letter has been on the internet for quite a few years now, but it just came to … Continue reading →