Tag Archives: Pope Benedict

St. Therese of Lisieux, Pope Benedict & The Miracle at Lourdes

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

By K.V. Turley at Catholic Exchange: On the night I arrived at Lourdes, I made my way to an English language Mass. Facing the Grotto on the far side of the river Gave was a modern church, concrete and ascetically uninspiring, … Continue reading →

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Purgatory, the loving, purifying fire

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

I thought we could look at Pope Benedict XVI’s 2011 general audience, in which he taught about St. Catherine of Genoa – a mystic who was also given a vision of Purgatory, which she wrote about in her Treatise on … Continue reading →

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Motu Proprio Day

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

From Fr Z’s blog: My desire for salvation constrains me from significant commentary at this time. Accompanying Letter to Bishops: HERE (only in Italian) Motu Proprio: HERE  (only in English and Italian) Accompanying Letter: Rome, 16 July 2021 Dear Brothers in the Episcopate, Just … Continue reading →

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Finding Viganò: Interview with Robert Moynihan

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Thanks to LifeSiteNews for this insightful interview with Vatican reporter Dr Robert Moynihan:

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Homosexual abuse scandal and cover-up during Benedict’s pontificate shakes Vatican

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

A case now before the criminal courts of Germany involving a former high-ranking Vatican Monsignor reveals the alleged mishandling of credible allegations of sexual abuse within the Vatican’s own walls. Sat Sep 5, 2020 – 10:30 am EST By John-Henry Westen at LifeSiteNews: Sixth months after the revelations … Continue reading →

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Debate Intensifies Over Benedict XVI’s Resignation and Role as Pope Emeritus

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

By Edward Pentin VATICAN CITY — Seven years have passed since Benedict XVI’s resignation but discussion over the precise role of a “Pope Emeritus” and the permitted extent of his influence has not only continued but increased in intensity. Polemics … Continue reading →

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How it happened that Archbishop Gänswein called me on the phone

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Father Georg Gänswein escorts Barrack Obama to meet Bergoglio, March 27, 2014 A. D. By Br. Alexis Bugnolo at From Rome: The world has seen two of the most outrageous usurpations of office in the history of humanity, and in … Continue reading →

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+Schneider: ‘One might say that the intervention of Cardinal Sarah has provoked the anger of hell.’

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

ROME, January 14, 2019, LifeSiteNews: Bishop Athanasius Schneider is speaking out in strong support of Cardinal Robert Sarah for his new book with Benedict XVI defending priestly celibacy, calling his actions “heroic.” News of the forthcoming volume, titled “From the … Continue reading →

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New video documentary about Benedict XVI from German TV

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Hat tip to Father Z for alerting us to this: At National Catholic Register the intrepid Ed Pentin has posted that there is a 30 minute video documentary in German about Pope Benedict XVI’s life in the Vatican Gardens.  It … Continue reading →

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The TLM and Catechesis

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

      By Dr Joseph Shaw at Rorate Caeli: The Editor of the online journal First Things, has taken to attending the Traditional Latin Mass. In the final part of a long editorial, he explains what he sees as the … Continue reading →

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Recalling Cardinal Biffi’s Sermon about the Antichrist being an Ecologist

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Pope’s Retreat Preacher Speaks on Antichrist as a “pacifist, ecologist and ecumenist” VATICAN CITY, March 1, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Papal watchers are wondering what message Pope Benedict XVI was giving when he selected retired Bologna archbishop Cardinal Giacomo Biffi to … Continue reading →

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Pope Benedict XVI: Listen to Jesus and then follow him without losing heart when faced by difficulties

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

It seems fitting on this solemnity of All Saints to recall Pope Benedict’s invitation “to be witnesses of Christ in this epoch of ours”: Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our Eucharistic celebration began with the exhortation: “Let us all rejoice in … Continue reading →

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Cardinal Danneels admits being part of clerical ‘Mafia’ that plotted Francis’ election

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

From LifeSiteNews: The authorized biography of Cardinal Godfried Danneels, out next week, is even more of a bombshell than expected. Not only do the two authors, Jürgen Mettepenningen and Karim Schelkens, reveal that the Cardinal was a regular member of … Continue reading →

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Opinion piece: The Dubia Were Answered

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Elizabeth A. Mitchell at The Catholic Thing: Saturday, May 11, 2019 Perhaps it was because Notre-Dame de Paris was burning. Perhaps it was because the best place to hide something from view is in plain sight.  Or perhaps it was because … Continue reading →

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Pope Benedict’s secretary: He who works to ‘invent new Church…abuses his spiritual authority’

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

May 1, 2019 By Maike Hickson at LifeSiteNews: Archbishop Georg Gänswein, personal secretary of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Prefect of the Papal Household, ordained four new priests at the Stift Heiligenkreuz monastery in Austria. In his homily, he spoke … Continue reading →

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