Daily Archives: July 31, 2020

The Portiuncula Indulgence

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

The Portiuncula Indulgence, which can be obtained every year on 2th August or the first Sunday thereafter, is owed to the prayer of St Francis of Assisi. When in 1209 he founded the Order of the Friars Minor, this great … Continue reading →

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Abp Viganò: ‘I see nothing paternal about punishing priests who do not want to profane the Sacred Host’

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

July 30, 2020, LifeSiteNews: In an open letter to an Argentine bishop who just punished faithful priests by closing their flourishing seminary, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò rebukes him for his lack of fraternal and paternal charity toward those who wish … Continue reading →

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How the Catholic church betrayed the dying

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

By Mary Wakefield at The Spectator: Of all the sad and surreal things to happen in the past few months, the Catholic church’s decision to abandon the dying was, for me, the worst. The Church of England abandoned its churches, … Continue reading →

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