Daily Archives: February 24, 2017

Pope Francis helps SSPX take over church, complex, in heart of Rome

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

From Fr Z’s Blog: Posted on 24 February 2017  Il Foglio today as a story about how Pope Francis was a decisive factor in handing over a neo-Gothic church in the center of Rome, Santa Maria Immacolata all’Esquilino, to the SSPX. It is … Continue reading →

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What’s Going On in the Vatican? A Timeline

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

  February 24, 2017 By Andrew Parrish Pewsitter.com The Vatican appears to be coming to a boil these days: the pace of strange and alarming announcements from Rome has increased ever since the release of Amoris Laetitia in April of last year. … Continue reading →

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Religion: Thick and Thin

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

By David Carlin on The Catholic Thing I am an old man – old enough to have vivid memories of what American Catholicism was like prior to the end of Vatican II (1965). If I were asked to give a … Continue reading →

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