De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

Finally, after much prompting, The Catholic Bishops have published something about the overturning of Roe vs Wade 4 days ago. Celebrities , politicians and the media have been decrying the ruling for days now and the bishops have said nothing. The reaction serves to demonstrate how woeful and inadequate their approach to this essential, pre-eminent issue of our times, continues to be. They love shouting about non-controversial issues like climate change and illegal immigrants, but always fail when it comes to the things they should be focused on. The only individual comment I spotted was from Bishop Egan: Fantastic news about the overturning of Roe v. Wade - a real opportunity for the promotion of life in the US. It gives new heart to our campaigns here. pic.twitter.com/82KO4A9EJ6 — Bishop Philip Egan (@BishopEgan) June 25, 2022 Given the massive victory this constitutes for the pro-life cause, how can our bishops say so little? It was left to Westminster Auxiliary Bishop John Sher...

In a week dominated by the Roe vs Wade debate in the US , which has placed Eucharistic coherence bishops firmly in the spotlight once again, did Pope Francis take the opportunity to re-emphasize the Church's strict prohibition on abortion? Of course not! Instead he decided to start attacking Traditionalist Catholics AGAIN . CNA reports [my own comments in square brackets here]: Pope Francis said Saturday that the liturgy should not be “a battleground” for “outdated issues.” [I mean - seriously? Who made it a battleground  by overturning a provision made by his (still living) predecessor? Who has constantly attacked "rigid" Catholics ?] “I emphasize again that the liturgical life, and the study of it, should lead to greater Church unity, not division. When the liturgical life is a bit like a banner of division, there is the stench of the devil in there, the deceiver,” Pope Francis [said] [I agree, but the division and the deceit comes from those who fail to recognise the...