De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

Dr. Peter Kwasniewski comments at Rorate Caeli on this recent interview with Archbishop Arthur Roache, infamous for being so inept as bishop of Leeds he was shipped off to Rome , unbelievably now Prefect for the CDW: Kwasniewski  explains that, in said interview  Archbishop Roche  "does not merely tell lies, but says the exact opposite of the truth."  He continues: However, he will not leave his opponents speechless. One can hardly read a paragraph of this article without cringing at his befuddlement. Here is a brief commentary on some of his more egregious statements. “I think one of the problems that we are facing today is that we are living in a very individualistic world, a very relativistic world, and where the individual preference promotes itself above the common good and the common expression,” he said. “I think that that is a very dangerous thing, and it is something that as Christians, we really need to take very careful note of.” So: how exactly does a li...

  Damian Thompson has followed the career of Archbishop Arthur Roche for many years. He is not a fan. Roche had earned a reputation for incompetence when bishop in Leeds. This 2014 article, from The Tablet reports on his legacy of debt. He also controversially closed almost half the parishes in the diocese in a brutal campaign which caused a great deal of hurt and frustration. Following the Responsa ad dubia this week, Damian has released a new podcast which talks about the man and his experience of him as well as what this means in the wider context of the Catholic Church under Pope Francis. Here's a hint: it isn't good! Listen here: 

  Pope Francis says he wants a synodal Church that reaches out to the marginalised, where mercy is at the centre of who and what we are. Today we saw another example of just how far his words differ from his actions  as Archbishop Arthur Roche issued an application document on Traditiones custodes in the form of eleven dubia . With the Vatican "trial of the century" rapidly turning into a parody of itself , you might think the Pope and his leading men would recognise there are bigger priorities in the Church than fighting Catholics determined to keep the faith of the Saints alive. But you would be wrong. This document effectively bans Traditional Sacraments and forbids Confirmations and Ordinations without exception. Here is the full text of the release with my comments in red . Your Eminence / Your Excellency, Following the publication by Pope Francis of the Apostolic Letter “Motu Proprio data”  Traditionis custodes  on the use of the liturgical books from prior to...