De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

Readers may recall the heartbreak and tragedy at Our Lady of the Rosary, Blackfen, last September ( which I covered here ). Back then, I noted how Fr. Steven's actions were very, very odd and in contrast to how,  just a few years ago he was was the hero of the Latin Mass Society:  he denounced the cowardice of his Diocese in changing the terms of reference of the Catholic Children's Society to accommodate gay/lesbian adoptions. It was also reported on Forest Murmers that he argued against the censorship of priest-bloggers on his own blog. Well, it now appears that all our worst fears have become a reality. CC Father notes the public resignation of Steven Fisher as PP here and Joe Shaw reports on the tragic trajectory of this man here. He clearly is in desperate need of our prayers. Even if they showed more sensitivity than to publicly expose what they knew was going on, practically everyone knew this was going to happen when he was appointed. The big qu...

Alternatively, and somewhat bewilderdly entitled Why is the EF so Hated? Look at this flagrant display of Catholic worship- how awful! Tear it down!! (Picture by Mulier Fortis). Looking at CC Father's restrained and thoughtful breakdown of the recent sad events at Blackfen, it really is hard to see what exactly is behind what has happened. Is Fr. Steven acting unilaterally or is this a strategy from above? If so, what on earth are the powers that be thinking? One things is for sure, Fr. Steven's actions are very, very odd. Just a few years ago Fr Steven Fisher was the hero of the Latin Mass Society. And he denounced the cowardice of his Diocese in changing the terms of reference of the Catholic Children's Society to accommodate gay/lesbian adoptions. It was also reported on Forest Murmers that he argued against the censorship of priest-bloggers on his own blog. But now his blog has closed. He was in his previous parish for just two years and has not been r...

The Battle of Lepanto,  H. Letter, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich/London . Today is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. This is also the anniversary of the Victory at the Battle of Lepanto. The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of southern European Catholic maritime states, decisively defeated the main fleet of the Ottoman Empire in five hours of fighting on the northern edge of the Gulf of Corinth, off western Greece. The Ottoman forces sailing westwards from their naval station in Lepanto met the Holy League forces, which had come from Messina, Sicily. The victory of the Holy League prevented the Ottoman Empire expanding further along the European side of the Mediterranean. Lepanto was the last major naval battle in the Mediterranean fought entirely between galleys and has been assigned great symbolic importance by historians. Some assert that Turkish victory could have led to Western Europe being overr...