De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

What a week it has been, as my wife said; "you can sure tell it's Lent!", always a time when Catholics are attacked  and this year is no exception with numerous stories in the media, but also, direct attacks my family & I have recognised. A sure sign you are getting on the devil's nerves I would say. One of the most interesting developments this week was faithful priests breaking ranks (to a minor extent) with silent bishops and standing up for Church teaching. Subsequently, the Cardinal attacked these priests in a most hypocritical way, revealing that a). Claims pressure was put on loyal clergy were accurate, and b). Cardinal Nichol's retains the same agenda he always has; an agenda which seems to endorse a fairly generous interpretation of the Magisterium! Of course, he is not alone. We find ourselves in the unfathomable position where Cardinals of the Catholic Church openly espouse heterodox positions and are (thankfully) openly opposed by Cardinals...

I'm a bit of a fan of Cardinal Tagle, the 32nd Archbishop of Manila, Cardinal-Priest of the titular church of San Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle. He was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to succeed Archbishop Emeritus Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales on November 24th 2012 and at the time of the last conclave, he was on quite a few lists of papabile . Cardinal Tagle is the Professor of Dogmatic Synthesis at the Graduate School of Theology of San Carlos Seminary, the archdiocesan major seminary of Manila, and an Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at the Loyola School of Theology of Ateneo de Manila University. He speaks fluent Italian and English in addition to his native Tagalog, and is also proficient in reading Spanish, French and Latin. The Cardinal has has not shied away from becoming involved in many social issues in the Philippines with emphasis on helping the poor and the needy whilst maintaining opposition against practical atheism, abortion, contracepti...