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Contents Birmingham Priest: forget bishop “You have received a divine imprint - I’m in charge! p.2 Editor which marks your whole being, and by it, Glasgow: St Andrew’s Cathedral- cum-Concert Hall p.3 you have been consecrated to God, body Editor and soul, like a vessel of the altar which Glasgow: Priest On Pressure Not to Offer Traditional Mass p. 4 it would be a sacrilege to profane ... Editor Ireland: Association of (Alleged) Catholic Priests p. 5 Editor Ireland: Family forced to hold Mass on pier / Bishop’s Tactic Backfires p.6 Kathleen James Edinburgh Priest Protests New Mass Translation p.7 (This imprint) cannot be effaced: it will Father Glen Replies... Letters p.8 / Letters Extra p.19 remain with you forever, as a cause of Ireland: an Irish Layman immense glory in heaven or unspeakable on The Curious Case of The Curate’s Diary p.9 shame in Hell.” Joe O’Connell Abbot Marmion OSB Education p.10 Christ - The Ideal of the Priest, p.49 Feature Letter p.12 Father Thaddeus Doyle New Look Parish Missions - No Thanks p.15 St Catherine We’ve had Peter Mackin of Siena enough of exhortations The Divine Mercy Devotion p.16 to be silent! “Father Trócaire” Cry out with a Canonization Process - Some hundred Concerns p.17 thousand SSPX Superior, USA District. tongues! I see that the Fatima: report on Consecration world is Now! Conference p.18 1347-1380 rotten Editor Feast: because of 30 April Short reports on Glasgow silence. & Edinburgh / Editorial p.20 We’re hearing reports of a major conference being organised by Catholic Truth readers in County Cork in the Republic of Ireland. What’s happening to the Catholic Church in Ireland? Saturday 24th September, 2011 Feast of Our Lady Of Ransom Keynote Speaker The Reverend Father Paul L. Kramer B.Ph, S.T.B, M.Div, S.T.L. (Cand.) The Mystery of Iniquity Revealed in the Secret of Fatima (Supporting speakers to be announced - see our website & August newsletter) The Westlodge Hotel Seafield, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland For hotel bookings only Tel: 353 27 50360; Fax; 353 27 50438 * email '[email protected]' discount for all overnight guests attending the conference Entrance: small charge payable at door Limited seats reserved on a first come, first served basis. * To reserve seats, ring Mary: (00)353 86 0638551

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Birmingham Priest: forget bishop - I’m in charge! By the editor... Mrs Margaret Parffrey who lives in many committees a bishop sets up, no logical mistakes more than once - usu- the Archdiocese of Birmingham, has matter how many fancy titles he gives ally regarding things, even doctrines, written, without success, to the Dioc- to individuals like Fr Veasey, the buck I’ve been taught but forgotten, so esan Department of Religious Educa- always stops with him - the bishop. He that’s not an issue. We’re living in tion to express concerns about “the is always responsible for what goes on confusing times - my bedtime reading sex teachings in our Catholic in Catholic schools because it is he is now the Catechism of the Council of schools.” In due course, she decided who is going to be ultimately account- Trent. But what is inexcusable, is the to write to the Archbishop. able before God, for the souls lost hostile response to the truth once that through these diabolical sex education truth is made known to those in error. Fr Jonathan Veasey, Director of Reli- programmes and deficient (to say the As this edition shows beyond ques- gious Education in the Archdiocese, least) religious education pro- tion, instead of being grateful to have replied to rebuke Mrs Parffrey for grammes. a serious problem/error highlighted, having the temerity to write to Arch- and setting about putting it right, over In my email (31/3/11) I drew Fr bishop Longley: “The Catholic Educa- and over again priests and bishops Veasey’s attention to the fact that notion Service for England and Wales is ignore the correspondent or reply where in Canon Law is any priest or an agency of the Bishops’ Confer- rudely. any other office holder raised to a ence of England and Wales. Arch- In this case, our reader simply asked position of authority above that of the bishop Bernard Longley has no direct for an end to the moral corruption of bishop in his diocese. No reply. responsibilities for this department. children in Catholic schools. Instead Any matters concerning this agency Now, I had no trouble at all decipher- of abandoning his duty by forwarding should be made directly to them ... If ing Mrs Parffrey’s handwriting - I wish Mrs Parffrey’s letter to Fr Veasey, you have any comments to make or mine was half as good - so the fact Archbishop Longley should have had concerns to raise about RE and Rela- that Fr Veasey’s typewritten letter to Fr Veasey into his office to do some tionship Education or Catholic life of her was addressed to “Mrs M J Pouff- explaining. The fact that he failed to do the Catholic Schools in the Archdio- ney” puzzles me, she said in an aside. so, and is continuing to permit the cese of Birmingham, they should be Whatever, the fact is that he got more sexualising of children within his care, made to me as the Director of the than our reader’s name wrong - he’s is a very grave scandal indeed. Department of Religious Education.” (Letter dated 3/3/11) shown a worrying ignorance of the He that shall scandalize one of these little rules that govern the most basic hier- ones that believe in me, it were better for Wrong. And I emailed Fr Jonathan archical structure of the Church. Lis- him that a millstone should be hanged Veasey to tell him so. With all due ten. I’m no expert on anything; I’ve about his neck and that he should be drowned in the depth of the sea. respect, of course. No matter how found myself making elementary theo- (Matthew 18: 6)

2 Glasgow: St Andrew’s Cathedral-Cum-Concert Hall Under a report headlined ‘Sacred space of marvelous (sic) beauty’ an unnamed author writing in Flourish, official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Glasgow, waxed more than lyrical about the recently refurbished Cathedral of St Andrew. “Over the top” just doesn’t cut it. The altar rails are long gone, of course, and the cathedral was not exactly a traditionalist's dream before this latest “upgrading” but at least it boasted a statue of the Sacred Heart, and a ‘Lady altar’ - not any more. The statue of Our Lady is situated over two white doors (see left) which I’m told will eventually depict two angels (that’s something I suppose) from whence the clergy process. Still, it’s sad that there is nowhere to place flowers in honour of the Queen of Heaven. And can you see anywhere to kneel to pray in front of the statue? The statue of the Sacred Heart has been relocated from above the tabernacle (side altar - see below, left) to the shop at the back, high up on a side wall, almost touching the ceiling. As I craned to take the photograph (see right) a lady parishioner said: “Why did they put it away up there?” Good question. “Too Catholic” was my immedi- ate reply. You don’t want to offend Protestants and risk all the concert and theatre goers set to throng this building being put off by Catholic stuff like statues and crucifixes, do you. The only crucifix I could find is included in the stained glass window.

The altar rails were removed from the cathedral years ago. It’s amazing to think that Protestant (Episcopalian/Anglican) cathedrals and churches look The tabernacle is positioned under- more like traditional Catholic sanctuaries than the above space - which is all neath the much publicised painting of that it is - empty space. There is nothing to inspire prayers and devotion. St John Ogilvie (see above) which, try Importantly, there are fewer pews, it seems, and a new system of adding as I have done, I just cannot praise. stacking chairs to the end of rows of pews has been instituted, for the purpos- We’d been subjected to truckloads of es, one of the pass-keepers told me, of allowing for extra seating during positive publicity about the ‘next Scots concerts. One of the concerts, held on 15th May, was a performance entitled Michelangelo’ - Peter Howson - and I “A Diminished Mass” composed by a Presbyterian musician, Alan Craig, and did my very best to forget his history billed as a “World Premiere” - tickets available from Cadder Church South Hall, of painting what I’d wager is one of the Bishopbriggs. A reader sent us the advertisement posted in this Presbyterian ugliest depictions of St Andrew on church, so I emailed Mr Craig with some questions - see p.11 column 2. record, not to mention his nude painting of the pop-star Madonna, but I just cannot see what all the fuss is about. John Ogilvie’s haunting, protruding eyes do not, in my view, inspire prayerful contemplation of the life and death of our one and only martyr. If Howson is the new Scots Michelange- lo, I must be the new Cecilia Bartoli. The new Italian Garden is accessible German U-boat. Plaques listing Italian Susan Boyle, news bulletins report, via a gated entrance from Clyde names are in place along the wall continues to enjoy deep and carefree Street. This ‘garden’ is one of the cold- above the bench. Musicians from Mi- sleep. est sights you’ll see in Glasgow. Apart lan provided music at the grand open- from a small section of grass and a ing of the ‘Cloister Garden’ and, of History is made... little waterfall, the entire ‘garden’ is course, there was no shortage of VIP At last we’ve found something slabbed. Not my idea of a spiritual guests. There’s even a website upon which we can agree with oasis. There are large mirror-effect http://www.italiancloister.org.uk/ No expense the dissident publishers of blocks in the centre with inscribed has been spared. Shortage of space Open House. Ian Willock quotes from both secular (Italian po- prevents us writing more about this writes: “The renovation of St ets) and biblical sources. This monu- renovation but what is here suffices, Andrew’s Cathedral, Glasgow, ment commemorates the wartime we trust, to illustrate that it is, no doubt, will form an appropriate monu- Arandora Star tragedy. Italians sailing a fitting testament to the barren state ment to Archbishop Conti’s nine years as from the UK to Canada were drowned of the Church in Glasgow on Archbish- Archbishop.” (Open House May 2011) We op Conti’s watch. couldn’t have put it better ourselves! when the ship was torpedoed by a St John Ogilvie, pray for us.

3 Glasgow Priest On Pressure Not To Offer Traditional Mass ... By the editor On the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, I phoned Fr Dunn with some questions 13 May, 2011, the which he kindly agreed to answer by American Catholic email: News Agency (CNA) /EWTN carried a re- Q In your opinion, are there many port headlined Uni- priests in the archdiocese who feel Fr Stephen Dunn pictured in Sacred Heart, versae Ecclesiae: under pressure not to offer the Tradi- Bridgeton, Glasgow One priest’s story’. tional Mass? ‘Universae Eccle- A Yes, there are priests who feel Glasgow: Permanent siae’ is the title of the intimidated by various members of the Archbishop's "Club". Diaconate Vs Priesthood long awaited Vatican clarification on By the editor the Pope’s Motu Proprio, Summorum Q I have received emails alleging that Pontificum, which made it possible for the editor of Catholic Truth has en- My attention was drawn to the Voca- all priests who wished to offer the couraged you to speak out - see tions page of the website of the Traditional Latin Mass to do so without Letters Extra, p.19. Would you con- Archdiocese of Glasgow, so I paid a the permission of the local bishop. For firm that this is not true, please.* visit on 20/5/11 and found that the Scots, however, and for Glaswegians priesthood was given a passing in particular, it wasn’t so much what A Miss McKeever, since 2006 I have mention in a paragraph stating that the report said about Universae Eccle- made strong cases/spoken out we are all called to a vocation siae that was of interest but what Fr against/for matters regarding the prac- (priesthood, religious life, married, Stephen Dunn, Parish Priest of Sa- tise of our Roman Catholic Faith: 2006 single) with a link to another page cred Heart church in Glasgow, re- was when I first advocated distribution about priesthood. The ‘Vocations’ vealed about the apparent culture of of Holy Communion, along the altar page, however, focused on the per- bullying in the Archdiocese: rails in my parish so encouraging the manent diaconate, long a pet project faithful to kneel when receiving the of Archbishop Mario Conti. Married Summorum Pontificum• lifted the re- Lord; our ACTIONS show the fullness men can be permanent deacons and quirement upon priests to receive of our faith more clearly than anything, there are those who think the Arch- episcopal approval before saying the clearly seen in the sacrifices of the bishop, since his days as Bishop of old Mass. However, Fr. Dunn ex- martyrs. I advocate/speak out on such Aberdeen, sees the introduction of plained, soon all the priests in Glas- matters when primarily rekindled with- married deacons as a preparation gow received a four page advisory in me through guidelines given in for married priests. Be that as it may, document drafted by the chancellor of Vatican/Liturgical Documents or I had occasion to ring the Director of the archdiocese, Monsignor Peter by the example the saints - I am not Vocations - Fr Andrew McKenzie - Smith. Fr. Dunn said the advisory note aware of you having any authority about a matter of secondary impor- seemed to interpret the Pope’s in- regarding Vatican/Liturgical docu- tance (in the great scheme of things) structions in a way that effectively ments and certainly not aware of your since I’d received a letter from a turned many of them on their head. In beatification never mind canonization! reader, unknown to me, never writ- fact, the renowned blogger Fr. John Those that make such allegations ten to us before, who expressed Zuhlsdorf described the advisory clearly do not know the truth as to why herself upset that she’d seen document’s interpretation of Summo- I speak out, but hopefully do now. (allegedly) Fr McKenzie at the rum Pontificum as the coldest, most Q Is there any other comment you Chrism Mass in casual dress. hostile I have read so far. “There were wish to make? Fr McKenzie flatly denied this, so I three Glasgow priests signed up to the promised to take him at his word and course in Oxford. After that note came A In recent decades, especially in the not publish the letter. Then I asked round, two dropped out. They felt real- western Church, certain bishops have him for his opinion on the Vocations ly intimidated. My own response, made themselves "popes" within their section of the Archdiocesan website though, was to stick it out and attend. diocese, an authority which Christ did and he insisted that he had nothing Archbishop Vincent Nichols of West- not give. The result is sadly that they to do with the website (fair enough minster said the first Mass. When I are not implementing what the suc- but not my question) and that he was told him I was from the Archdiocese of cessor to Peter, the Pope of the day, now going to close this conversation. Glasgow he said, ‘My goodness, has decreed through the authority Brrrrrrrr. Didn’t get to say ‘goodbye’. you’re a brave boy.’”That’s why Fr. given to him by Christ. Priests and laity What IS it with these modern priests Dunn welcomes today’s official clarifi- have a duty to inform of, and if that they blether on about “dialogue” cation from the Vatican as to how necessary, stand against, such errors. End and “gender-inclusion” but refuse to Summorum Pontificum should be au- have a civil conversation with a thentically interpreted and applied. End Catholic laywoman? They rattle on about the need to doubt and to chal- * Just a thought... We find it interesting to the point of fascination, that anyone would lenge everyone from the Pope down take out their anger on Catholic Truth over Fr Dunn’s conversation with a Catholic - just don’t challenge them. journalist based in Rome and working for an American Catholic news agency, rather than directing their ire at the journalist/news agency in question.

4 Ireland: The Association of (Alleged) Catholic Priests (ACP) A re-structuring of the governing sys- Strengthening rela- Objectives tem of the Church, basing it on service tionships with our fellow Christians and Providing a voice for Irish Catholic rather than on power, and encourag- other faiths. priests at a time ing at every level a culture of consulta- Full acceptance that when that voice is tion and transparency, particularly in the Spirit speaks largely silent and the appointment of Church leaders. through all people, needs to be ex- A culture in which the local bishop and including those of pressed. the priests relate to each other in a faiths other than Christian and those spirit of trust, support and generosity. Giving an opportuni- of no religious faith, so that the breath ty for Irish priests to A re-evaluation of Catholic sexual of the Spirit will flow more freely. engage proactively with the crucial teaching and practice that recognizes debates taking place in Irish society the profound mystery of human sexu- The priests leading the ACP (as listed on ACP website): Full implementation of the vision and ality and the experience and wisdom teaching of the Second Vatican Coun- of God’s people. Sean McDonagh cil, with special emphasis on: Promotion of peace, justice and the Tel: 087 236 7612 protection of God’s creation locally, Email: * the primacy of the individual con- [email protected] science nationally and globally. * the status and active participation Recognition that Church and State are Tony Flannery of all the baptised separate and that while the Church Tel: 087 681 4699 * the task of establishing a Church must preach the message of the Gos- Email: where all believers will be treated as pel and try to live it authentically, the [email protected] equal State has the task of enacting laws for Brendan Hoban A redesigning of Ministry in the all its citizens. Tel: 086 606 5055 Church, in order to incorporate the Liturgical celebrations that use rituals Email: [email protected] gifts, wisdom and expertise of the and language that are easily under- P.J. Madden entire faith community, male and fe- stood, inclusive and accessible to all. Tel: 087 2208882 male. Email: [email protected]

ation of Catholic Priests in Ireland if the ACP Must Be Closed Down - editor Angel Gabriel appeared with the The website of the Association of the ACP blog but the censor got to membership form in person? Why? (alleged) Catholic Priests is a hive of work and I soon found myself under Because he knows that fidelity to the industry. Not since Martin Luther set attack from all sides without being Faith, to the Truth, trumps everything about destroying the Church has there permitted to reply. Very “justice and else. “Even if we or an angel from been, I’d guess, a bunch of dissidents peace” I don’t think. Very “full accept- Heaven preach a different gospel to who’ve worked half as assiduously as ance that the Spirit speaks through all you, let him be anathema” (Gal 1:8) this lot. people” not! Then emails came in to I emailed Bishop Fleming of the Dio- They jumped to the defence of Father me from people who’d also tried to cese of Killala. Twice. Mike Fallon (Edinburgh), when he as- post comments only to find that they didn’t make it through the moderation First time, I asked for his assurance sumed the mantle of liturgical expert- that he would take action to end Father cum-pope-in-waiting, copiously crying process either. And this from a group of men whose chief complaint is that Brendan Hoban’s leadership activities his metaphorical eyes out about the within the ACP and second time I proposed texts for the ever-new and there is no “forum” within the Church for them to express their “views” - for asked for his comment on the publicity getting newer by the day, New Mass. surrounding his refusal to allow Fr which read “new religion”. (See Objec- Fr Mike Fallon and his Irish colleagues Sherry SSPX to offer the traditional tives above) For sheer nerve you have are none too keen on the Vatican’s funeral Mass requested by a deceased latest attempt to put an end to the pop to give them credit. What a blankety- blank cheek. lady of his diocese (see p.6). He’s clear- Masses where the priest is little more ly made a (wise) decision not to at- than a stand-up comic “relevantly” (if One of the ringleaders of this group is tempt to defend the indefensible, so, at not reverently) entertaining his con- Father Brendan Hoban - a priest of time of going to press, there has been gregation. Gives a whole new mean- the Diocese of Killala where the Bish- no reply to my emails. Indeed, I wrote ing to the term “victim-souls.” op refused a family funeral in the Tra- to each bishop/superior with authority I made the monumental mistake of ditional Rite because the deceased to end the involvement of the ACP contributing to the ACP blog on the had expressed her wish to have the leadership but not a single reply. subject of Fr Fallon’s Open Letters, Mass offered by a priest of the Society There is no bishop in Kildare & Leighlin which have been largely ignored in of St Pius X. (see page 6) (Fr PJ Madden) so I contacted the Scotland. A cynic might conclude that Shock horror. A priest who believes Administrator, Monsignor Byrne who the upcoming vacant sees all over the and preaches all that the Church did not reply either. “There” I thought to place in Scotland has something to do teaches? A priest who offers the Mass myself, “goes a bishop-in-waiting. with this episcopal non-response, but that nourished the saints and that the Great with people.” I’m saying nothing. Astonishingly, martyrs died to defend and preserve? some of my comments made it onto A priest who wouldn’t join the Associ- Continued on p.15, column 3

5 Ireland: Family forced to hold funeral on pier Priest was not allowed to say Mass in Belderrig Church The above headline appeared in the local newspaper Western People on 5/4/11. The report can be read in full online at http://www.westernpeople.ie/news/eyidsneyoj/ Meanwhile, below, reproduced in full with the kind permission of the Western People, is the self-explanatory letter from Fr David Sherry (SSPX) published in response to the above newspaper article.

Sir - I refer to your recent article made, they had no option but to have the late John Paul II as a “silent apos- ‘Family forced to hold funeralAmong on pier’ the religiousthe Mass outside. leaders attending the servicetasy”. was the Chief regarding the refusal of BishopRabbi, Flem- Lord Sacks,Secondly, who and is confidentmore importantly, the wedding it is Now,will boostincurring enthusi- displeasure and even ing to allow the undersignedasm to foroffici- formalasserted religious in the ceremonies.article that the "I Society think anysanctions young does couple not separate from the ate at the funeral Mass of the late thinking of itof will St Pius have X seen is “Catholic what happened but not in todayChurch. and True, say, the 'You four bishops conse- Nessa O’Byrne-Healy in Belderrig communion with Rome”. That is utter- crated by Archbishop Lefebvre in church. know, we wantly false.something To be a little Catholic sacred, but a not little in solemn.'1988 were So putatively I think excommunicat- Firstly, contrary to theit's diocesan going to becommunion very good with news Rome for theis a future contradic- of marriage."ed (not for He schism added: but for being conse- spokesman’s assertion, theI just diocese think they'retion in role terms. models Your forolder a wholereaders generation." will crated Lord without Sacks, papal mandate), but of Killala did not make Chief available Rabbi, a BBCremember live coverage that the society, founded that excommunication was removed priest acceptable to Bishop Fleming by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, in- by Pope Benedict XVI on 21st Janu- who would celebrate theCardinal traditional Keithcurred O'Brien, the displeasure Cardinal of Archbishop the Roman ofary, St 2009. Andrews If the andSociety of St Pius X Mass in accordance with the authorities, not for leaving the Catholic were really not Catholic, I suspect that deceased’s wishes. SpeakingEdinburgh, with saidChurch he was but struckfor persevering by the solemnity in offering of youthe wouldservice. not "What have had cause to pub- the deceased’s daughterhas this happened week, the today traditional will make Roman a lot Riteof people of Mass thinklish about the article.the sanctity Yours sincerely, she told me that the familyof marriage," would ratherhe said. than BBC the live new coverage rite invented in Fr David Sherry, Ganly Place, certainly have considered such a 1969, the use of which has co-incided Athlone, Co. Westmeath. proposal with favour but as it was not with a remarkable decline in the vigour of the Church; decline described by For more on Bishop Fleming, see ACP Must Be Closed Down, p.5,

Bishop’s Tactic Backfires... by Kathleen James Laity “blown away” by beauty and reverence of the Traditional Mass Series: When Irish eyes Are NOT Smiling...

Irish eyes were not smiling a few Thanks be to God, it worked out for weeks ago when an already grieving the best in the end and the family were family were pushed into further sorrow. delighted with the help they received Their life-long traditional Catholic moth- from the community, but nothing from er had requested she be buried in her the church authorities. It appears that native Co. Mayo with a Latin Mass people who had not been to a Tradi- offered by an SSPX priest. tional Latin Mass for 50 years were “blown away” by the beauty and rever- Permission was sought but not granted ence of the ceremony. by the local bishop on the grounds that the priest was a member of the SSPX. Sadly, we are back to Penal times However, he would be allowed to con- again in Ireland, except this time it is celebrate in a new Mass but, of course, not the English Protestants forcing us that was out of the question. It certainly underground but the clergy within the was not what the deceased had re- new church. May God have mercy on quested for her funeral. I expect that their souls as they lead so many souls the bishops thought that the priest and astray. I feel deep sorrow for the way people would back down but he was the Treasure of treasures has been wrong because traditionalists do not squandered. accept second best. Kathleen James is a long-time read- The undertaker had to take the coffin er and supporter of Catholic Truth. out of the church and place it down on She is married and lives with her the pier where people were seated and the Holy Sacrifice of the traditional family in County Sligo in the Irish sung Mass was offered. I understand it was a very moving and spiritually Republic. uplifting occasion. (See Irish Bishops: No Problem with “Gay” As always, Fr Sherry gave a powerful sermon focusing on the Faith, St Patrick funerals ... p. 13, column 3. and his association with Mayo and Ireland in general. Not once did he “canonise” the deceased lady as is done at almost every novus ordo funeral Also Archbishop Conti: come and hear “Mass of the Resurrection”. Protestant Preacher! p.20 )

6 Edinburgh Priest Protests New Mass Translation Fr Mike Fallon of the Archdiocese of St Andrew’s & Edinburgh wrote two Open Letters to the Scots Bishops and gave an interview to a journalist ostensibly on the subject of the new Mass translation. In fact, Fr Fallon reveals himself to be in possession of an all round schismatic mentality. He complains that “it is not only the Latin-esque English (of the new Mass translation) – which is bad enough in itself – but also the regressive shift in theological emphasis which is of concern to me.” Those who’ve argued fiercely that there has been no change in the theology of the Mass since the introduction of the novus ordo, take note. Fr Fallon knows there’s been a change and he doesn’t want to go back (“regress”) to Catholic theology of the Mass. Anyway, we asked a Scots priest (we’ll call him ‘Fr Glen’) to comment on Fr Fallon’s interview, which, along with his Open Letters, you can read in full if you visit the following blog: http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2011/04/25/scottish-priest-calls-for-open-discussio/ Father Glen Replies...

Numerous points in Fr Michael “I have been disappointed that there The Pope has every right to determine Fallon’s interview need to be ad- has still been no response from any of how a Bishop discharges his duty, and dressed. I will now address some of them (bishops).” – Could it be that the with the grace of God this has recently them. bishops find what Fr Fallon is doing been made clear by Benedict in Aus- that division of which St Paul talks tralia through the dismissal of the Firstly above, and prefer to have nothing to Bishop of Toowoomba, William Mor- Bishop Joseph Toal, Bishop President do with it? ris. I believe the Pope should exercise of the National Liturgy Commission for this authority to any bishop/priest who Scotland in his final paragraph to Secondly advocates contravention of the Com- Priests and Deacons says: “It has been hijacked from the Local mandments, Christ’s teaching in scrip- Bishops by Vatican officials who sim- ture and the teaching of the Church: “I ask you to welcome the new mis- ply do not have the right to determine they should be warned, reprimanded sal and prepare well for its introduc- how a Bishop discharges his Pastoral and told to correct, within months rath- tion. While the bishops recognise role in his diocese.” er than years. If that which contra- that the introduction of the new venes is not fully amended, the guilty missal may be challenging it pro- Absolute rubbish! As Fr Paul Turner’s bishop/priest should have to resign vides a clear opportunity for re- book, Understanding the Revised his position. I believe this would bring newed growth in our appreciation Mass Texts informs us: “Eleven bish- a return to accepting Papal Authority of the Church’s liturgy.” ops from different countries around in the way that Christ inaugurated it, the world attended the International something sadly missing in recent Sadly, it appears that Fr Michael Fal- Commission on English in the Liturgy decades. lon sees it as an opportunity to have (ICEL), attended the meetings and his liturgical interpretation inserted up- were advised by teams of experts to Thirdly on the faithful, the Body of Christ in propose translations and reach their “The Liturgy is, by definition, the work Scotland, something St Paul warns final proposal.” Your words that it was of the people.” against - 1 Cor 3: 3-17 hijacked could not be further from the truth. Again you pour forth seriously incor- 3 You are still living by your inclina- rect statements, some of which verge tions. As long as there is jealousy and In the Gospels, Christ gives the au- on heresy. It is not for the people to quarrelling among you, that still means thority over the Church on earth, the compile, amend, re-draft the liturgy as that you are living by your natural incli- body of Christ, to Peter and his suc- they see fit. This is to be carried out by nations and by merely human princi- cessor; Benedict is Peter’s successor individuals/bodies appointed by the Pope. What he considers bound on ples. 4 When there is one that one And I say also unto thee, That thou art earth is bound in heaven NOT what says, “I am for Paul,” and another that Peter, and upon this rock I will build you or any laity decide. This is what says “I am for Apollos . . . my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give happened at the Reformation bringing division, and as we recall, martyrdom 16 unto thee the keys of the kingdom of Do you not realise that you are a to those who were true to Jesus. temple of God with the Spirit of God heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heav- The liturgy of the Mass is not yours, living in you? 17 If anyone should de- en: and whatsoever thou shalt loose mine, any bishop’s or any priest’s but stroy the temple of God, God will de- on earth shall be loosed in heaven. that of Christ to the Father . stroy that person because God’s Matt 16:19. temple is holy and together you are “Perhaps the introduction of the new that temple.” Translation is a real opportunity for the The Pope has this authority and by laity to find their voice – by accepting questioning it, Michael Fallon is ques- Causing division in the one Body of or rejecting the translation being of- tioning Christ’s authority, a cause for Christ, as Fr Fallon’s argument does, fered.” grave concern but something which is not what the Church wants to hap- has become frighteningly common in This is a call to open rebellion. pen. Fr Fallon seems to be oblivious to the priesthood today. You are dangerously misguided and this. leading souls away from the Church. Continued on p.13, column 1 7 not being that important I felt a sense of unease. But hey, everyone was clapping and nodding and laughing so I joined in thinking..."what do I know- When the greedy Prior of Newark was I was at Tom Groome's lecture, and I’m just a wee woman looking for an- robbed by nine of Robin Hood’s band, the comments that you made are ei- swers". I even bought his book!! But they became 50 in his story, and the ther nonsense, or show a complete perhaps that was my saving grace number soared past 100 with each misunderstanding of what he was say- because I rushed home and began retelling by the Sheriff of Nottingham. ing. Michael Smith by email reading.... within a couple of pages I In 1981, when I warned my parish Ed: Fr Michael Smith SJ was present at felt sick at the nonsense and Googled priest that Bruce Kent, now an ex- the lecture, reported in our April 11 news- Thomas Groome. Shock and horror. priest, was up to no good locally, the letter, but this correspondent did not reply Anyway... now I know, now my eyes word went round the diocese that I to confirm that he is the Jesuit priest who have been opened and I can see the had called Bishop Murphy O’Connor a attended or whether, by coincidence, he is dangers to our precious Faith. a layman of the same name. Nor did he blood-red Marxist-Leninist. respond to my request for a specific exam- I’m still searching daily... but feel I In 1982, when I told Radio Brighton ple of my alleged “nonsense / complete have been led to your website and will that the old Mass was misunderstanding”. certainly be reading avidly. Please “unambiguously Catholic,” modernist keep up the good work. I have recently been awakened from priests in Sussex said I was branding Name Withheld, Glasgow what feels like a sleeping blindness them Protestants. and my eyes have slowly opened to My plea in the previous issue for more In 1988, I accused the above bishop what is going on in our Faith. Its a long support for Tradition and in particular of being a lapsed Catholic, not least story and I wont go there just now.... for the SSPX on the Catholic Herald for perverting Vatican II whose red- but I have these past 9 months or so blog seems largely to have fallen on bound texts I brandished before him been floundering about for answers deaf ears. The opportunities to make inside our local church. In the last and despairing of what I have discov- the case in favour of Tradition are issue of Catholic Truth, this had be- ered. So the discovery of your website frequent, and when a hyperlink direct come a tin of red paint. has been astounding, inspiring and an to the thread in question is provided If only modern debate followed the answer to what I was seeking. I love by the Editor of Catholic Truth, it is lines of the good, old mediaeval dis- the fight and spirit of the Editor... love disappointing not to see more of the putation. John Burke, Sussex it love it love it!!! More strength to your faithful rallying to the cause. A simple elbow! (Ed: smelling salts, quick!) guide to how to post can be download- ed from the following website Ed: our correspondent was describing Just quickly ....I attended the Thomas your stand metaphorically! http://www.proecclesia.com/disqus.htm Groome lecture at St Aloysius school Howard Toon - East Midlands. hall like a wee lamb to the slaughter. I Catholic Truth, no. 66 arrived this had no idea of what I was about to Ed: This refers to a round-robin email morning - “gripping” is the word that hear ...I hadn’t ever heard of this man. dated 27/4/11, sent by me to various readers in the hope of encouraging them all to comes to mind; from the first line to the I merely thought in my quest for more last. participate in the Catholic Herald blogs. knowledge and understanding a lec- Failed. Our thanks to the half-dozen or so Could you please place the name of a ture on "what keeps us Catholic" lay people who did post comments. Since friend of mine on your mailing list and would suit me. Well! Yes, Thomas sending round robins is time-consuming, send him this current edition? Groome came across as a very affable we’ve decided that in future emails will (Ed: done!) This is at his own request. humorous man.... but even with his only be sent to those to opt in. 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8 Joe O’Connell (pictured) bunch of Grunerites along with the editor of this good Catholic press? writes... Take a bow madam editor, you are in some company. As representative of the Fatima Cen- On the other hand when one reads tre in Ireland I have followed the Cath- what masquerades as Catholic press olic Truth reports on Fr. in the hands of Fr. Doyle, one sees Doyle/Curate's Diary with much inter- immediately that Fr. Doyle marches to est but it is mainly my duty in charity his own beat and what he perceives as a Catholic that I write the following. should be the doctrines of the Church To begin, I think I can dispense with and, consequently, should consider any further proofs on how ridiculous calling his readers Doylerites. But I Fr. Thady Doyle’s spin on Fatima is, would much rather Fr. Doyle brushes for I believe Setting the Record priestly services and for his very important apostolic work with the ‘Fatima up on his Catholic doctrine, observes Straight* by Christopher Ferrara does obedience to the Magisterium and more than enough to show that Fr. Crusader’ as a pledge of heavenly favours.” tries to regain some Catholic charity, Doyle’s understanding of Catholic which has to be rooted in truth. doctrine is to say the least a little A copy of this blessing is reproduced suspect.(*this document is available to print on page 63 of the Fatima Crusader To promote the true story of Fatima we off from the Fatima page of our website - Ed.) Special Introductory Issue which can would at all times endeavour to work Instead I would like to tackle his use of be obtained from the Fatima Centre in a true sense of Catholic charity and the derogatory term Grunerite which (Ireland) contact details appended. truth to bring about the greater glory of he labels anyone that is of the same God through the salvation of souls, opinion as Fr. Nicholas Gruner as to There is also a letter from Archbishop which is the supreme law of the the true story of Fatima. Firstly let me Dziwisz, (the Pope’s personal Church. This was one of the key Cath- say to use this type of tactic in any secretary of over 30years) wishing Fr. olic doctrines which Our Blessed debate is immoral and devoid of any Gruner good fortune at the Bishops’ Mother reinforced at Fatima. In fact true Catholic charity. Conference called by Fr. Gruner in Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco were 2001, and regretting that he (the prepared to lay down their very young Let us examine what Fr. Doyle is really Archbishop) was unable to attend. His lives to protect this truth and doctrine. about here. Bad enough that he tries Holiness Pope Benedict XV1 has also For in the absence of truth there can to make a caricature of anyone that written favourably of Fr. Gruner. be no Catholic charity; all love, all does not fall in line with his take on charity must be rooted in the truth. If Only a few weeks ago at the Our Lady of Fatima, but that is not his not, as our Holy Father has said, it is Consecration Now! Conference in principal plan when he inflicts the term false charity. Those united around a lie Rome, 9-13 May, Cardinal Renato Grunerite on Catholics who are after or half-truths are neither truthful nor Martino sat in the audience and all only trying to discern the true story charitable. To speak falsely in a lie or listened intently as the case for the of Fatima. For his real target here is half-truth or in an unclear manner re- consecration of Russia was made. Fr. Nicholas Gruner and ultimately the gardless of your intention has the po- Here was this influential man - truth. For when he uses the term tential to lead the faithful to eternal confidante of popes, past president of Grunerite, what he is subtly trying to damnation. When the truth is at the two Vatican congregations, once the imply is that Fr. Nicholas Gruner is centre, Our Blessed Lord is there at Holy See’s permanent observer to the somehow outside of the Church and is the centre with us. in fact the leader of a cult (as a follow- United Nations - attending our Fatima er of Karl Marx is termed a Marxist). Center conference in Rome! It is in this spirit of true Catholic charity which has to have its subsistence in Again the fact that Fr. Nicholas Gruner As Cardinal Martino was leaving, Fr. the supreme law of the Church - the is a priest in good standing is dealt Nicholas Gruner approached him to with more than sufficiently by Christo- greater glory of God through the sal- offer his thanks. They walked and vation of souls - that I point out the pher Ferrara in Setting the Record spoke together for a few minutes. Straight. error of leading people to believe that Then as he was leaving he stopped, the request of Our Lady of Fatima for But let us take this a step further; there looked directly at Fr. Gruner, took his the Pope in union with the Bishops of is danger here for Fr. Doyle. The fact hand and said: “CORAGGIO!” - the world to consecrate Russia to the that Fr. Nicholas Gruner is a good, COURAGE. Such a Cardinal would not Immaculate Heart of Mary has been holy and obedient priest in good greet, meet and encourage a Fr. Nich- fulfilled. This also holds true for lead- standing has been attested to by none olas Gruner so, if he was as Fr. Doyle ing people to believe the Third Secret other than popes and others of the claims, not a priest of good standing. has been revealed in its entirety. upper hierarchy. I will cite just a few examples here. Pope John Paul II Now this very important question You see, in May 2010 at Fatima the sent the following Blessing to Fr. needs to be asked of Fr. Doyle: were Holy Father himself finally put an end Gruner in 1993: “The Holy Father pa- Pope John Paul II, Archbishop Dziwisz to the falsehood that is promoted from ternally imparts his apostolic blessing and others of the upper hierarchy, certain quarters. The Holy Father said to Fr Nicholas Gruner for his 16 years including Cardinal Renato Martino a “Whoever thinks that the prophetic Continued on p.11 9 I have come to Scotland to unteach heresy... St. John Ogilvie

June: Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus- St John Ogilvie SJ Feast 10 March Life of St Margaret Mary Alacoque...

spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart before he was sent to England to serve as confessor to the Duchess of York.

Finally in 1683 Mother Melin was elected superior of the community, and Margaret Mary was made her assistant. St. Margaret Mary would become the Novice Mistress. In 1686 the convent began to privately observe the Feast of the Sacred Heart. St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, of Jesus Two years later a chapel was built at was born on July 22, 1647, at the Paray-le-Monial in honor of the L'Hautecourt, Burgundy, France, St. Sacred Heart of Jesus. Following this, Margaret Mary Alacoque was healed several nearby convents would begin from rheumatic fever, a crippling dis- to observe the feast. It was not until Our Lord made 12 promises to order, at a young age by a vision of after her death on October 17, 1690, St. Margaret Mary for those that the Blessed Virgin Mary. During her that the Feast of the Sacred Heart are devoted to His Sacred Heart. suffering, she developed an intimate was approved for specific dioceses by relationship with Jesus in the Blessed Pope Clement XIII in 1765. Pope Pius Sacrament, the Holy Eucharist. In IX would extend the feast to the entire 1. I will give them all the graces 1671 after receiving a vision of Church in 1856, and in 1899 Pope necessary for their state in life. Christ's Scourging, she entered the Leo XIII finally dedicated the whole 2. I will give peace in their families. Order of the Visitation. world to the Sacred Heart. 3. I will console them in all their troubles. Beginning on December 27, 1673, 4. They shall find in My Heart an through 1675, Our Lord appeared to Sweet Heart of Jesus assured refuge during life and es- St. Margaret Mary Alacoque asking pecially at the hour of death. her to receive Him in Holy Commun- 5. I will pour abundant blessings on ion on the first Friday of every month Sweet heart of Jesus, all their undertakings. and to meditate on His passion from fount of love and mercy, 6. Sinners shall find in My Heart the 11:00 PM to 12:00 midnight each today we come, thy blessing to implore; source and infinite ocean of mercy Thursday. He also revealed to her O touch our hearts, so cold and so ungrateful, 7. Tepid souls shall become fervent. twelve promises for all who are devot- and make them, Lord, Thine own for evermore. 8. Fervent souls shall speedily rise to ed to His Sacred Heart; he asked for great perfection. a Feast of the Sacred Heart to be Sweet heart of Jesus, we implore, 9. I will bless the homes in which the instituted in the liturgical calendar of O make us love thee more and more. image of My Sacred Heart shall be the Church. Sweet heart of Jesus, exposed and honoured. make us know and love thee, 10. I will give to priests the power to Yet, St. Margaret Mary would suffer unfold to us the treasures of thy grace; touch the most hardened hearts. much for the sake of the Sacred that so our hearts, from things of earth uplifted, 11. Those who propagate this devo- Heart. She was immediately rebuffed tion shall have their name written by Mother de Saumaise, her superior. may long alone to gaze upon thy face. in My Heart, and it shall never be She finally won over Mother de Sau- Sweet heart of Jesus, effaced. maise, but theologians and members make us pure and gentle, 12. The all-powerful love of My Heart of her community would not believe And teach us how to do thy blessed will; will grant to all those who shall the validity of the apparitions. to follow close the print of thy dear footsteps, receive Communion on the First and when we fall - sweet heart, oh, love us still. Friday of nine consecutive months In 1675, St. Margaret Mary met St. the grace of final repentance; they Claude de la Colombière, a newly Sweet heart of Jesus, bless all hearts that love thee, shall not die under My displeasure, ordained priest who was the Superior nor without receiving their Sacra- of a group of Jesuits in Burgundy. and may thine own heart ever blessed be, ments; My Heart shall be their as- St. Claude would serve as her confes- bless us, dear Lord, sured refuge at the last hour. sor for many years. He would specifi- and bless the friends we cherish, cally assist St. Margaret Mary in and keep us true to Mary and to thee.

10 Ireland: an Irishman comments on The Curious Case of the Curate’s Diary... continued from p.9 mission of Fatima is over “is de- Doyle the list of your fellow Masses Merging ... ceived.” And please remember if you Grunerites has the potential to are deceived and promote the decep- become very illustrious indeed. A Point of View or Papal Policy? tion you yourself become a deceiver. Cornelia Ferreira Pray the Rosary! Do the Communion Now as to the consecration of Russia of Reparation of the five First Satur- There is a plan to mix the two Masses. let us take a look at the words of Our days for the Five Blasphemies against Read Summorum Pontificum and its Holy Mother at Fatima to the children. Our Lady! accompanying letter very carefully, th and you will see it clearly. The dialecti- On July 13 1917 after showing the Yours in Jesus, Mary and Joseph for cal synthesis of thesis (Tridentine) and children a vision of Hell, Our Lady the glory of God through the salvation anithesis (Novus Ordo) has been in explained: “You have seen Hell~ of souls. Joe O’Connell where the souls of poor sinners go. To the works all this time. save them God wants to establish Fatima Centre (Ireland) Apartment C. School Road. We can expect the Novus Ordo throughout the world the devotion to Whitechurch. County Cork. My Immaculate Heart. If people will do "saints" (John Paul II, Mother Teresa, Phone: 0214383270 Josemaría Escrivá) to be added in, what I tell you, many souls will be Mobile: 0868678271 saved, and there will be peace. The e-mail: [email protected] new Prefaces, maybe altar girls, Com- war is going to end. But if they do not www.fatima.org munion in the Hand, etc. to the Triden- stop offending God, another and tine Mass - maybe slowly, over some worse war will break out in the reign of years, but it's certainly planned. Pius XI. When you see a night illu- Meanwhile, add more Latin to all the mined by an unknown light, know that In Issue 66, we invited Fr Doyle Novus Ordo Masses, change the it is the great sign that God gives you, to public debate. Read his words of Consecration back to match that He is going to punish the world for response on p.12. the Traditional Mass, fiddle around to its crimes by means of war, hunger, make the Novus Ordo Mass more persecution of the Church and of the Email From Editor to Alan Craig, "similar" to the Traditional. I assume Holy Father. To forestall this, I shall Composer of “A Diminished the end point will be some "hybrid". come to ask for the consecration of Mass” (Continued from page 3) Russia to My Immaculate Heart and the confusion has been evident since the Communion of Reparation on the Firstly, who was it chose the title “A Dimin- Summorum Pontificum came out -- First Saturdays. ished Mass”? It strikes us as being a people refer to the "Latin" Mass even derogatory way of describing any Mass. if it's a Novus Ordo Mass in Latin, as f they heed My requests, Russia will Was this your idea or the choice of Arch- though it is the Traditional Tridentine be converted, and there will be peace. bishop Conti? Mass. This hides the fact that there If not, she shall spread her errors Secondly, when you speak of the “Latin has been an almost negligible in- throughout the world, promoting wars Liturgy” being similar to the English texts crease in the number of Tridentine and persecutions of the Church; the used in the Kirk, you are obviously not Masses. The "Catholic" press has referring to the authentic Latin Liturgy, i.e. good will be martyred, the Holy Father cleverly muddied the waters with the the Traditional Latin Mass, but the will have much to suffer, various na- phrase "Latin" Mass. tions will be annihilated; in the end, (Masonic creation) of the “new Mass”. My Immaculate Heart shall triumph. Would you quote at least one, maybe two examples of text that you use in the Kirk This “hybrid” plan was publicly con- The Holy Father will consecrate that is used in the new Mass. This would firmed by Cardinal Kurt Koch, presi- Russia to Me, which will be convert- be of immense interest to our readers, dent of the Pontifical Council for ed, and a period of peace will be following articles we’ve already published Promoting Christian Unity speaking on given to the world. showing the protestantisation of the new 14 May, 2011, at a Rome conference As you see from the words of Our Mass by the Archbishop (Bugnini) and six on "Summorum Pontificum: Protestant ministers who created it. Hav- Lady underlined above, the triumph of ing an example or two from a member of "The pope's long-term aim is not sim- the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the the Kirk would help underline our previous ply to allow the old and new rites to consecration of Russia go hand in work on this subject. co-exist, but to move toward a hand, they are inseparable! One will Thirdly, given that Catholic composer 'common rite' that is shaped by the not happen without the other. James MacMillan is truly a world renowned mutual enrichment of the two Mass composer and given that he has roundly forms.” Now look at the statement of Pope criticised the music used in modern Mass- Read the Catholic News Service report Benedict at Fatima in May regarding es, and given the controversy surrounding Our Lady’s Triumph. He declared his comments about the Papal Mass in ihttp://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/110192 2.htm “May these seven years that divide us Glasgow in September, we are of the opinion that Archbishop Conti is punishing him from the centennial of the apparitions Cornelia Ferreira is the author of various by commissioning a Protestant composer bring forth soon the foreseen triumph books exposing the New Age Movement (of whom, with respect, none of us have of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.” and feminism. She holds a Master of ever heard) to create this “Diminished Science degree, and is an internationally- Our Lady’s own words tell us this Tri- Mass.” We are, therefore, interested to known writer and lecturer. Her articles umph of Her Immaculate Heart will learn how it came about that you were have appeared in Catholic Family News, invited to compose this “Diminished happen when the consecration of Christian Order,The Homiletic and Pasto- Mass.” Russia is done! Or would you Fr. ral Review and other publications. She Finally, we note the charge of £7 – unless Doyle dare also to refer to Our Lady of was a speaker at the Fatima Center Con- this is to cover your personal expenses / Fatima and Pope Benedict XVI as ference, Consecration Now! held in gratuity, would you let me know what will Grunerites also! Again I say take a Rome 9-13 May, 2011. happen to this money. Note: Mr Craig has not bow madam editor, according to Fr replied.

11 Fr Thaddeus Doyle of Co. Wicklow in Ireland, is Editor of The Curate’s Diary, From Father Thaddeus Doyle.. . a publication which is “dedicated to Readers following our series “When Irish Eyes Are NOT Smiling - the Curious speaking the truth Case of the Curate’s Diary” will recall that, in our April 2011 edition, the editor with love” (Eph 4:15) (Patricia McKeever) invited Fr Thaddeus Doyle to a public debate “to put an end to the unpleasant cycle of claim and counter-claim.” Below is his reply, with acknowledgement of receipt of his letter, editorial corrections appended as footnotes, to allow uninterrupted reading of this is an unreasonable condition. I cannot Father’s letter. We recommend checking the footnotes in a second reading. command time on national television. I am Note: Father Doyle does not reference his alleged extracts from my writings. willing to travel to Ireland at my own ex- In my footnotes, I supply details. pense, arrange my own accommodation and supply all that is necessary for such a Dear Patricia, Your defence is to accuse me of tell- debate. An evening of his time is all that is required of Fr Doyle. The invitation stands. My entire life is dedicated to Jesus ing lies.6 But you give just one exam- 2 I have made no pronouncements on the ple of what you claim to be a lie. You Christ and to leading people to a living validity of Protestant Baptism so I presume relationship with Him. Every moment write, "Although I'd stated clearly that Fr Doyle refers to my comment in the of my life and every ounce of my Pope Benedict could not change article Scots Bishops Make Ecumenical energy is devoted to this. Every deci- Catholic teaching on condoms Fr. History, p.4 of Issue No. 62 (July 2010), sion I make is guided by how I can Doyle wrote: '...it is implied that the reporting the creation of a “joint-liturgy” for best use my time and energy for His Pope has changed Church teaching. the reaffirmation of baptismal vows, where kingdom. You invite me to a debate. He has not!' Assuming that Fr. Doyle I seek to correct the impression given to If I was to devote time and energy to is not mentally ill and is of average the Former Moderator of the Church of Scotland by our bishops that “we have a this debate, I would have to leave intelligence, this would appear to be a common understanding of baptism.” I very deliberate lie." other things undone. Thus I will only made no mention of “validity” at all, al- agree to such a debate if I am satis- But Patricia, your exact words were, though converts to the Faith known to me, fied that it offers an opportunity to do "The Pope didn't say that Church have always received conditional Baptism greater work for Jesus, than the work teaching had changed; no pope will when entering the Catholic Church. I will have to leave undone in order to ever do that. What he did though was Nevertheless, in my article cited above, I take part in this debate. For this rea- next door to it." Is that not implying made no mention of “validity” but merely son I am only willing to take part in it, that Pope Benedict has changed quoted Protestant Reformer, John Knox if you can arrange for it to take place Church teaching or, to use your who argued that the Catholic Church has “so adulterated” the sacraments (including on National T.V., with a slot of not less 7 words, "next door to it"? Baptism) that he insisted that Protestants than 30 minutes being given over to withdraw from them. 1 You claim "There are many other ex- it. 3 amples of apparent lies". Let us see There is a huge difference between label- them. If you publicly accuse people of ling people in such a way as to belittle and Meanwhile I do not see how a debate insult their perceived leader (e.g. telling lies, they have the right to see will solve anything. In the Curate's “Lefebvrists” and “Grunerites”) and using a Diary I have analysed a small section what lies you claim they have told.8 term aimed at describing an attitude of of your writings. I have clearly shown mind based on a false understanding of that while claiming to be a defender of If I did indeed tell lies or was incorrect Catholic teaching - in this case, of Catholic Catholic Orthodoxy, you yourself are in what I wrote, it would be most easy teaching on the papacy. To identify certain in clear breach of the teachings of the for you to point this out in your maga- Catholics as “papolatrists” and describe Catholic Church as set out in the Cat- zine. Is not your magazine completely them as displaying a “Pollyanna” attitude echism of the Catholic Church on mat- that seeks to minimise the seriousness of devoted to exposing what you per- the crisis in the Church, is not at all the ters like, for example, the validity of ceive to be other people's errors? But same thing as personal “name-calling”. Protestant Baptism.2 I have also if I am correct in what I wrote, as Melchior Cano, theologian of the Council of shown your sheer hypocrisy in that indeed I am, then no debate is going Trent, said that “...Those who blindly and when I called you a Grunerite, (that is to change this. What is required in- indiscriminately defend every decision of a follower of suspended priest, Fr. stead is your conversion. I pray that the Supreme Pontiff are the very ones who Nicholas Gruner), you claimed that you will experience the grace of that do most to undermine the authority of the Holy See - they destroy instead of strength- "such name calling is unworthy of any conversion. Thaddeus Doyle (Rev) Co. Wicklow, Ireland ening its foundations.” Nobody who fol- Christian", yet before your fingers had lows the lead of either Archbishop Lefebvre relaxed from typing that, you yourself Postscript... That I am truly busy can be seen from the fact or Father Nicholas Gruner will ever harm were calling loyal Catholics that, while many months ago you printed an the papacy - quite the reverse. Even a "papalotrists", "Pollyanna Catholic- article by Philip Drake attacking my book, "I cursory glance at the way certain Catholics cum-papolatrist" and "crazy mixed-up want to go to Heaven the moment I die", and have rushed to defend the Pope’s state- while I believe that it will be very easy to show Catholics" 3 while in your previous ment on condoms (including Fr Doyle’s that Philip Drake GRAVELY twisted the teach- own defence) confirms that Catholics are edition, you addressed Protestants as ing of the Catechism of the Catholic Church in truly mixed up. “Crazy mixed up” is a 4 a culpable manner in order to attack my book, I popular syntax - allow me some poetic "you porky pies". I have also ana- still have not had time to do a rebuttal, even lysed your attack on Pope Benedict, though I intend to do so. (Ed: we’re all busy. We licence, please Father. The pay’s rubbish showing precisely why it is inaccurate, make time for important matters/invitations) in this job and the hours are unbelievable. 5 A gal’s gotta have something to make up unfair and outrageous. Footnotes... for these terms and conditions. Surely? 1 As I explained to Fr Doyle in my emailed Continued on p.14 12 Fr Glen Replies to Fr Mike Fallon ... continued from p.7 Irish Bishops: No Problem with The Mass is the summit towards “Gay” funerals, just Traditional which the activity of the church is di- rected; at the same time it is the foun- edge of Christ’s words and therefore a Catholic funerals... By the editor tain from which all her power flows. In truer and thus fuller following of them. Christ’s Sacrifice, blood and water “Stephen Gately, “gay” Irish pop icon, flow forth from his side. The Eucharist Of course, your Bishop, His Eminence entered into a “commitment ceremo- is centred round this. It is the sacrifice Cardinal O’Brien, should correct you, ny” with boyfriend, Andrew Cowles in of the Lamb of God to the Father for but given his past record with the likes a wedding chapel whilst on holiday in the forgiveness of our sins. Through of Monaghan, Gilhooley, etc, sadly Las Vegas in 2003. On 19 March Christ’s sacrifice we are forgiven and that is unlikely. 2006, Gately entered into a "Civil part- become sons and heirs in Christ. As nership in the United Kingdom" with Fr Glen, a fellow Scottish Priest. Cowles in a ceremony in London.” you carry out your priestly duties read- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Gately ing your daily office such points as this are often made and referred to there- Here’s an extract from a comment on in. Your apparent lack of awareness of a popular Catholic blog, about them is concerning. Episcopal Duty To Stephen’s Funeral Mass:

Finally Correct Dissent “...Then we have the music. The Commun- Fr Fallon, you conclude your interview ion hymn: “In this Life”, sung by Ronan “However, perhaps the most impor- Catholic Truth researcher, Peter Keating. Since when has this song be- tant feature of Bishop Toal’s letter is come a hymn? Then came the ultimate something which is not commented Mackin, wrote to Fr Fallon’s local sacrilege. “At Last (My love has Come on specifically and is arguably the Ordinary about the public dissent Along). AT COMMUNION! Please don’t most important change in wording: of this priest. He received the fol- anyone tell me that that was referring to that Christ died for many rather than lowing ambiguous and non-com- Christ! for all. Highly credible scripture schol- mittal reply. We expect a public How any parish priest could have allowed ars seem to be in agreement that the statement from Cardinal O’Brien that is beyond me. Whether he spoke to meaning of the original wording – very soon to correct the errors in his Archbishop, who knows? In my opin- which they translate as for the multi- Fr Fallon’s letters and interview, ion, and under the circumstances of tude - is nearer to ‘all’ than it is to and to warn against the schismatic Stephen’s private life, the Requiem Mass ‘many’. To claim that Jesus shed his should have been regular and not broad- mentality manifest in his public blood for many is to imply that there cast to outside. It has set a very bad exam- are some people for whom he did not pronouncements - Ed ple. The evangelicals must be rubbing shed his blood.” their hands with glee. You can almost hear them say, “Look, those Catholics believe in I wish to acknowledge your email to living in sin and they accept homosexuali- The words said by Christ are “pro me dated 23 April 2011 concerning ty. They’re not real Christians.” multis”, as revealed to us by the Holy Father Mike Fallon. Spirit, which translated fully, truthfully Stephen was loved by all who knew him, and simply, mean “for many.” Your I intend discussing this situation with that is evident but secular music and desire to have YOUR interpretation my Vicars General at our next meet- glossing over things that are not in line with ignores the fact that no-one, scholar ing. Church teaching belongs to a future me- or not, can change the words of Christ morial service, perhaps. It does not belong - neither you nor anyone else has in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.” End With my kind regards, good wishes http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=388037 the authority to do this. and prayers. And clearly it wasn’t “for all” because During Stephen Gately’s funeral, the many souls go to hell after following Yours sincerely in Christ parish priest, Father Declan Blake, worldly desires: "Then he will say to astonishingly, said this: “Stephen had those on his left, 'Depart from me, you + Keith Patrick Cardinal O'Brien a personal relationship with Jesus. who are cursed, into the eternal fire Archbishop of St Andrews and When the Lord called Stephen last prepared for the devil and his angels.” Edinburgh week they would have embraced as Matt 25:41. / “The Father loves the friends”. http://www.catholictruthscotland.com/blog/2009/10/the Son and has entrusted everything to -scandal-of-the-stephen-gately-funeral/ him. Anyone who believes in the Son has eternal life, but anyone who refus- The message is clear; live as you like, es to believe in the Son will never see die as you wish, you’ll have no prob- life: the anger of God stays on him.” lem having your funeral in a Catholic John 3:35-36 Church in Ireland, pop hymns and eulogies included - just don’t ask for a In summary Michael Fallon, your lack Traditional Latin Mass. of acceptance of Christ’s words in the gospel, has led to behaviour frighten- This world and the world to come are two ingly similar to that of Luther. His be- enemies. We cannot therefore be friends haviour brought division that, so far, to both; but we must decide which we will has been irreparable. May the Holy forsake and which we will enjoy. Spirit guide your to a greater knowl- Pope St. Clement I

13 Editor’s Footnote responses to Fr Doyle’s letter.. continued from p.12 don’t know that. They scrutinise his every 4 I did not address Protestants as “you Father Doyle, so your persistent allegation word for signs of change in Catholic doc- porky pies”. I said, referring to Protestants, that I am “attacking” the Church falls, I trine and, in particular, in moral teaching, that “...the bishops are telling you porky believe, into the category of an “apparent especially sexual moral teaching. Indisput- pies, misleading you into believing that you deliberate lie.” ably, the Pope gave that impression and are part of Christ’s Church when the truth he was wrong to do so. Thus, it is accurate The Curate’s Diary, February 11, p.12 is that you remain in schism...” ‘Porky pies’ and perfectly reasonable to say that, while is “Brit-slang” for fibs - ‘pies’ rhymes with 1) “...the followers of suspended priest Fr (of course) the Pope did not and cannot ‘lies’ so fits a light-hearted usage. Nicholas Gruner do not follow the teaching change the teaching on condoms/sexual of the Catholic Church on matters to do (emphasis added to clarify meaning). I cannot morality, what he did was close enough - with ecumenism or the possibility of salva- judge the bishops’ souls so cannot be he gave the false impression of a change tion for non-Catholic Christians and non- sure that they are deliberately stating in teaching and that’s sufficient to cause Christians. The followers of Fr Gruner falsehoods, so “porky pies” is a hu- confusion. I’m astonished that you, Father teach that all non-Catholics, including morous way of informing our separat- Doyle, cannot see this. Christians, go straight to Hell.” 8 ed brethren that the bishops are not I repeat, I did not accuse you of lying but Your refusal to accept the clear evidence speaking the truth to them. Read the of “apparent lies” You ask for some that Fr Gruner is a priest in good standing, entire article Scots Bishops Make Ecumeni- examples of “apparent lies” in the Curate’s preferring instead to defame him as “a cal History p.4 of Issue No. 62 (July 2010) Diary. I will provide a few from the many suspended priest” is an “apparent lie” if 5 Presumably this refers to my article enti- available Here goes: ever there was one. To hear, from his own tled The Pope, Condoms & Crazy Mixed- The Curate’s Diary, March 11, p.14 archbishop, proof positive that Fr Gruner up Catholics - From Tradition to Turmoil, is a priest in good standing, please view p.2, Issue No. 65, February, 2011. Not 1) “Interestingly, there is one thing the following video (second from top of one letter/email/phone call of complaint that Patricia McKeever and Peter screen) and listen to the first question and has been received on this topic. However, Tatchell (‘radial gay activist’) have in answer Father Doyle’s own coverage of the common: they both picketed the visit http://www.consecrationnow.com/index.ph Pope’s condom remarks reveals that he of Pope Benedict to Great Britain.” p?option=com_content&view=article&id=5 agrees with the Pope that condoms may 83Aquestion-session&catid=18&Itemid=8 be used in certain circumstances repeat- This is a falsehood. Far from Typically, there is no source given for the ing the false argument that since condoms “picketing” the papal visit, we mobi- (entirely false) allegation that we do not are not being used to avoid contraception lised our readers to make sure that follow the Church on matters of ecumen- but to protect against disease, the exam- “...the Pope’s visit did not pass off as ism. We hold to the entire body of binding ple of the prostitute, initially given by the a merely diplomatic event” Catholic teaching. There can be no such Pope “is an example that any person of (Papal Visit: Taking The Fatima Message To a thing as “Catholic teaching” on ecumen- any intelligence and good will should be Glasgow, Issue No. 63, October 2010, p.4) ism that differs from the traditional teach- able to understand.” (p.12, Pope Benedict & We spent the day distributing prayer cards ing as expounded by, e.g. Blessed Pius Condoms Debate, Curate’s Diary, March 11) and information leaflets on Fatima and IX in ‘Qui Pluribus’: “Also perverse is the 6 I did NOT accuse you of telling lies. I urging pilgrims to write to the Pope to ask shocking theory that it makes no differ- never accuse anyone of lying because it is him to consecrate Russia to Our Lady’s ence to which religion one belongs, a not possible to know if the falsehood per- Immaculate Heart as she requested. We theory which is greatly at variance even petrated by someone is deliberate or not. made absolutely no attempt to stop any- with reason. By means of this theory, I merely quoted what you said and - with one from attending the papal Mass - not those crafty men ...pretend that men can evidence - wrote: “...this would APPEAR even those readers who pulled out of the gain eternal salvation by the practice of to be a very deliberate lie.” If someone (as Fatima distribution because they decided, any religion, as if there could be any shar- you do) continually repeats the same at the last minute, that they wanted to ing between justice and iniquity, any col- falsehood, ignoring all corrections offered, attend the papal Mass. Since there is no laboration between light and darkness, or then it is reasonable to draw the conclu- mention anywhere in any edition of our any agreement between Christ and Be- sion that that person is deliberately lying. newsletter that we were “picketing” or lial.” Pope Pius IX, Qui Pluribus, November For example, I’ve personally sent you “protesting against” the Pope’s visit, while, 9, 1846. documentary evidence that Father Gruner on the contrary, our Fatima distribution Fr Doyle dismisses the ex-cathedra state- is not a suspended priest, but is a priest in was reported in our newsletter with a pic- ments of two popes on the subject (Pope good standing. I’ve named the Archdio- ture of Pope Benedict captioned “God Boniface VIII, Bull Unam Sanctam, 1302 and cese in which he is incardinated, and I’ve Bless Our Pope!” on the front cover, I Pope Eugene IV, Bull Cantate Domino, 1441) sent you all the available indisputable think it is perfectly reasonable to class this on the grounds that they were pronounced proof. Yet you persist in describing him as allegation as an “apparent lie.” 600 years ago: “In the eyes of Fr Gruner a “suspended priest” - there is a statement and the Grunerites, these two statements to this effect on your website at time of 2) Your repetition of “attack” to describe by Popes who lived some 600 years ago writing this note. To suggest that you real- my reports on the state of the Church is says all that needs to be said about the ly don’t know the facts at this stage, then, dishonest. Generalised statements, with- eternal salvation (damnation) of all non- would be ridiculous. There is prima facie out specific examples is the order of the Catholics and so about ecumenism. For- evidence that you are deliberately lying, day,and you conclude:“Issue by issue her get Vatican Two, forget the Catechism of but since there is no way I can see into unfortunate readers are being alienated the Catholic Church...” from the Church and from the ordinary your brain or your heart, to know either But,the doctrine “outside the Catholic your level intelligence or your culpability, I form of Mass.” You omit to say that every edition of our newsletter, carries an invita- Church there is no salvation” is reaffirmed cannot, ever, claim that you are, in fact, a in the Catechism of the Catholic Church liar. I am, however, free to comment on tion to the bishops of the UK and Ireland, and to the hierarchy in the Vatican, all of which references both Vatican II and the “appearance” or the possibility that Scripture to support this claim. (CCC # 846) you are deliberately lying. whom receive Catholic Truth, to correct any content that is contrary to Catholic Lack of space prevents more examples of 7 Given that I stated unambiguously, as teaching, as is their duty in accordance the “apparent lies” found in Fr Doyle’s you acknowledge, that the Pope did not with Canon Law # 823. To date, not a publication. However, charity requires that (and cannot) change Church teaching on single correction or rebuke has been forth- we presume ignorance, not malice, on his sexual morality, it is not the same thing at coming from any bishop, although we part so let’s close with a prayer that God all. I know that the Pope cannot change have published letters from bishops. We will bless beautiful Ireland - and Fr Doyle. the teaching of the Church but the media sin by omission as well as by commission,

14 New Look Parish Missions - No Thanks! by Peter Mackin

In these troubled times, it is surely Patrick’s Community have a strong why his group promoted the hoax that edifying to learn that the esteemed devotion to Medjugorje – the hoax is Medjugorje. Again, John respond- practice of having a parish mission is shrine to Our Lady in Bosnia. This is ed with great humility and assured me being revived in the West of Scotland. regularly promoted in their parish mis- he would read up on the true facts of Indeed, these missions used to be a sions, despite successive bishops of Medjugorje. regular part of Catholic life. These the Diocese of Mostar, where the missions were always run by religious hoax “shrine” is situated, ruling It is clear that the Saint Patrick’s Com- orders, namely the Redemptorists and against Medjugorje and advising pil- munity are sincere in their efforts and the Passionists. However, in these grims not to come. It’s very interesting do their best to promote devotion to days of the New Mass, the New Rosa- that the approved apparitions of Our the Blessed Sacrament, frequent ry and the New Catechism, novelties Lady (Fatima, Lourdes, Guadalupe Confession and recitation of the Holy are all the rage! Therefore it is not etc. get barely a mention). The only Rosary. However, the dangerous er- surprising that the role of religious mention of Fatima in the entire week rors promoted by the group do negate orders providing parish missions has was when one of the group claimed this good work. As I said earlier, it is been usurped by groups of lay people. Our Lady asked for the “Consecration unclear what, if any, training or aca- of the world” at Fatima. This is com- demic study this group have undertak- One such group is the “Saint Patrick’s pletely untrue. Our Lady specifically en and having attended their parish Community”, led by ex-gangster John asked for the Consecration of Russia. mission, it would appear that they Pridmore, author of the best-selling base a lot of what they do on their own novel, “From Gangland to Promised John Pridmore clearly has a strong piety, rather than the teaching of the Land”. This community of lay people devotion to St. Faustina and the Di- Church. This should serve as a re- live together in Ireland and give parish vine Mercy devotion. When giving a minder that only clergy/religious or- missions all over the world. It is talk on Confession, Pridmore claimed ders should be giving these parish unclear what, if any, training or aca- that Our Lord had told St. Faustina missions. By inviting lay groups to do demic study the members of this com- that He forgets sins confessed in Con- so, Bishops and parish priests place munity have in order to equip them for fession. Indeed, he went on to say the souls of their parishioners in grave the important task of witnessing to that at the end of our lives we will see danger. Catholics around the world. I had the our whole life story – without the sins opportunity to attend one of these that were confessed. At the time of Peter Mackin is married and lives missions in a West of Scotland parish going to press, Catholic Truth have in the Diocese of Paisley with his during Passion Week of this year. been unable to find such a reference wife and two sons. in the Diary of St Faustina. Moreover, The mission ran for five nights and this is not the teaching of the Church. ACP Must Be Closed Down each night had a particular theme. A It is unthinkable that Our Lord, who is editor young, Irish female sat on the sanctu- omnipresent, could ever forget our continued from p.5 ary strumming a guitar whilst singing sins. some Protestant “praise songs”. Each The “silent apostasy” of which Pope evening began with exposition of the John Pridmore failed to point out that John Paul II spoke (but did nothing to Blessed Sacrament and finished with although Confession wipes out end) is “silent” no more. Add to the Benediction. "eternal punishment for sin", sheer nerve of the apostate Irish "temporal punishment" remains. Sat- priests who are openly seeking sup- Throughout the mission, each mem- isfaction must be made either through port for their new Church, the complicit ber of the group spoke of their deep penance on earth, or in Purgatory silence of their bishops/superiors. devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, after death. (see CCC 1472-1473). The Apostolic Letter Motu Proprio Ad devotion to Our Lady and Her Holy Tuendam Fidem (To Protect the Faith - Rosary and the necessity of frequent Using the analogy of "being shown a Pope John Paul II) requires these Irish Confession. video tape of our lives, without the bishops to punish “with a just penalty” sins confessed in Confession, has no every one of the organisers of this The first evening’s theme was “God’s basis either. Indeed, the Church apostate ‘Association’: Whoever de- Love”. John Pridmore himself gave teaches that we will all receive two nies a truth which must be believed his “testimony” (a very Protestant judgements: an individual judgement with divine and catholic faith, or who practice). The Church was packed for when we die and a general judgement calls into doubt, or who totally repudi- the event with many people queuing at the end of time. At the general ates the Christian faith, and does not outside. John Pridmore made his judgement all our sins will be laid out retract after having been legitimately way to the lectern to begin his testimo- before us and we will see the conse- warned, is to be punished as a heretic ny. Having read Pridmore’s book a quences of our sins. (CCC 1039) or an apostate with a major excommu- few years earlier, I knew what to ex- I did not get the opportunity to speak nication; a cleric moreover can be pect. John Pridmore is clearly a man with Mr Pridmore before he left, so I punished with other penalties, not ex- of deep faith. He speaks openly about decided to email him, in charity, and cluding deposition.(Canon Law 1436 #1) his criminal past and how he found correct his errors. To his credit, John God and became a Catholic. Pridmore humbly accepted my correc- For anybody still wondering about the tion and assured me that he would collapse of the Church in Ireland, and However, despite these very good never knowingly contradict the Cate- the underlying reasons for the child elements, unfortunately there were chism and that all the points I raised abuse scandals, look no further than drops of poison added too. The Saint would be addressed. I also asked him the loss of Catholic faith among the priests and bishops.

15 “Father Trócaire” On The Divine Mercy Devotion... Note: ‘Trócaire’ is Irish for ‘Mercy’ - not to be confused with the Irish Charity of that name. However it should give readers a clue about the nationality of our new priest-contributor, Father Mercy. Note, too, that the writings of Sr Faustina were originally condemned by the Church until Pope John Paul II promoted them and eventually canonized her. See page 17 for information on papal infallibility as it relates to beatifications and canonizations. "Divine Mercy", “Mercy”, & "the Mercy" are often misunderstood notions, so I begin with the Gospels: ---

Matthew Chapter 5: Verse 7: "Happy the Merciful:they shall have mercy shown them..."

Matthew Chapter 25: Verse 31-46: The Last Judgement "Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you; or thirsty and give you drink?..." "...I tell you solemnly; in so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me...."

Mercy is that which is shown to some- what Sister Faustina is speaking about. what is it about?" "I found it in the one who sins against us and shows porch of one of the local Churches". signs of remorse. Or towards some- No: 1446 "...It should be of no con- I didn't know that the doctors had told one who is in need. It is not to be cern to you how anyone else acts; the lady that she would not leave the confused with condoning or changing you are to be My living reflection, bed and she would die here, soon. Or Law. --- Matthew Chapter 5 Verses through love and mercy.” I an- words to that effect. 17-48. swered, "Lord, but they often take ad- vantage of my goodness." The lady latched on to the Divine Mer- There are two peoples Jesus could “That makes no difference, My cy, and when she eventually left the not forgive, in the Gospels: Judas and daughter. That is no concern of hospital her GP told her there was no the Pharisees, as they could yours. As for you, be always merci- trace of the cancer. She was present not/would not be sorry. ful toward other people, and espe- at her son's wedding in our Church, cially toward sinners.” performed by me! So how important is mercy?: She found so many priests sceptical Note: of this devotion. The Diary of St. Faustina All quotes, here, are Our Lord speaking, except where St. Faustina asks a I was called to the hospital again where she died in A&E of something No: 1317 ".....If a soul does not exer- question. completely different! cise mercy somehow or other, it will not obtain My mercy on the day of Miracle I have come to Judgement..." I would now give an account of a know that this miracle/healing that was granted devotion is near- No: 1728 "...I detest the smallest through use of the devotion. est to Our Lord's sin...... " Heart: "Mercy is In speaking of practising mercy, often In a hospital I was called to do the "last God's greatest the most significant thing that comes rites", or "whatever you do, Father!" Attribute". to mind is: the recipient will take ad- Father Michael vantage of our goodness, as we think The consultants were in with the pa- Sopocko, her of what our Lord said: "Do not throw tient and I had to wait. spiritual director, your pearls..." remained un- So many misquote the words of Jesus Eventually the doctors came out of the convinced that to Sister Faustina, so I want to make it side-room where the patient was. Sister Faustina was getting personal clear that Sister Faustina is receiving words from The Lord, until he found it a personal direction from the Lord, My first impressions on seeing them in the writings of Saint Augustine in here next (No: 1445-No:1446). She is emerge, was that they came out with his commentary on the psalms, calling in great torment of soul as she said; an uncaring almost belligerent man- the Divine Mercy the greatest of God's "None of them understand my ner. I eventually got in to the side- attributes. (Pg. 201, Her Life and Mis- heart..". room. sion). Our Lord is here talking directly to I therefore, in turn recommend it to There was a lady in the bed with two you all. sister Faustina and for her not to be adult young men at other-side of the concerned how others act. This re- bed, looking intently at me as I came mains a personal direction to her. We, in. Diary: ISBN 1-59614-110-7 however, have to be concerned how Blessed St. Faustina; Her life & Mis- others act, particularly if that person Eventually, one spoke and produced a sion: ISBN 0-948202-57-2 sins. This, however is not the situa- picture of the Divine Mercy and asked Quotes from: The Jerusalem Bible. tion here, as it is misunderstanding me what it was. "I know it is Jesus, but

16 Canonization Process: Some Concerns Extracts from the Letter To Friends & Benefactors, District Superior, SSPX. USA

On May 1, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI canonization, the Church declared as 2009, Loftus was ecstatic at this mira- (declared) his predecessor, John Paul saints those who had shown a heroic cle, and redoubled his zealous efforts II, blessed, only six years after his degree of sanctity and not simply the on Bugnini’s behalf. death. This beatification raises many first and common degree, which con- In his long letter to Cardinal Amato, questions and concerns for Catholics sists of the state of grace. This special O’Brien, according to unconfirmed re- today. and eminent degree is called the state ports, cites the heroic virtues of Bugni- of perfection, when the soul is entirely ni at length, particularly: I. Papal Infallibility? moved by the Holy Ghost. Today, this His devotion and enthusiasm in reforming Let us remember that beatifications do notion of heroic perfection is no longer the liturgy in the face of fierce resistance not fall within the charism of infallibility. required: from Curial reactionaries such as Cardi- It is an act by which the pope gives It [the lack of a special degree of vir- nals Ottaviani and Bacci, two thirds of the permission to venerate the blessed in tue] is not something infrequent, but bishops who voted against his ‘Missa Nor- some parts of the Church and does not mativa’ and right wing reactionaries like on the contrary, universal. This comes establish an obligatory cult. Archbishop Lefebvre. from the Second Vatican Council’s On the contrary, in the case of canoni- presentation of holiness as a common His prophetic ecumenical vision, which led zations, the judgment of the pope— state. The idea of the universal voca- him to invite six Protestants, four Aztec without making it an article of the dancers, and an aborigine with a straw tion to holiness is the center of Chap- hat, to serve as informal advisers during Faith—is considered infallible by the ter Five of Lumen Gentium.2 the development of the new Mass, and to theologians. It would be rash to deny a consult Protestant liturgical books and the Footnotes canonization. Talmud in great depth, decades before the 1 Fr. Jan-Michel Gleize, "Beatifications and Council. One may, however, legitimately doubt Canonizations since Vatican II" French Courri- that modern canonizations fall within er de Rome, February 2011. His clarity of thought, which formed the the charism of infallibility due to the 2 Read this article in full at the following website foundation of the new futile dialogue. http://www.sspx.org/District_Superiors_Ltrs/2011_ds_ltrs/may_2011_ds recent reforms in the way canoniza- _ltr.htm His steadfast courage as he stripped the tions are prepared. According to Fr. old Mass of Catholic theology and any- Gleize 1 three things cause such The Vernal Equinox of Beatifications? thing else which might offend Protestants, doubts: by John Ingram describing the result as “a major conquest Entertaining satire of the Catholic Church.” 1. New policies and conscientious- His profound humility and personal holiness Cardinal Angelo Ama- ness, exemplified by his silent acceptance Papal infallibility is given by the assist- to, Prefect of the Con- of being twice dismissed under suspicion ance of the Holy Ghost, not by inspira- gregation for the of Freemasonry, by Popes John XXIII and tion. Canonizations thus require the Causes of Saints, has Paul VI, as well as his prudential refusal to announced an exciting explain his apparent kissing of the Mason- most diligent preparatory work. The ic ‘Book of the Royal Arch.’ reduction of the number of miracles new candidate for beat- required for both beatification and can- ification on the increasingly crowded In his summary of these virtues, Car- onization, the shortened time before Expressway to the Ever-Widening dinal O’Brien reportedly hails this declaring the heroicity of the virtues, Gate of Heaven. It seems that Cardi- nomination as the “next logical step” and the influence of popular emotions nal Keith O’Brien of St. Andrews and after the beatification of John Paul II, are all new elements which today di- Edinburgh has recently introduced the dismissing those who raise the Ma- minish this necessary conscientious- cause of Annibale Bugnini, the archi- sonic objection by referring to ness. tect of the highly-touted liturgical re- Bugnini’s devotion to his pectoral form of Vatican II, to the cross, which he received from Arch- 2. Collegiality in the decision Congregation. O’Brien reportedly bishop Rowan Williams. “It is high gave his permission to open an inves- time,” His Eminence allegedly adds, The new policy gives the diocesan tigation into Abp. Bugnini’s virtues in “that the Church started casting her bishop the right to instruct the trial and response to repeated and urgent re- nets on the left side of the boat. Who to judge. This goes back to the rule as quests from Mgr. Basil Loftus, Archdi- knows how many saintly souls are to it existed until the twelfth century. The ocese of Aberdeen, and well-known be found in those waters? At least pope retains the power to confirm the columnist for the Catholic Times. 153, I’d venture.” judgment of the bishop as an organ of Meanwhile, Cardinal Amato, accord- Cardinal O’Brien’s correspondence to the collegial magisterium. However, by ing to private sources, is grappling the Congregation is rumored to elabo- doing so, “such canonizations are no with one thorny procedural problem in rate on the connection between Loftus longer guaranteed by the personal in- this process, namely, how to raise and Bugnini. Apparently Mgr. Loftus fallibility attached to the pope’s solemn Servants of God to the altars, when, had been praying repeatedly to the magisterium.” thanks largely to the work of Bugnini, spirit of Abp. Bugnini – whom he, Lof- altars are no longer in use… 3. A new concept of tus, considers to be the apotheosis of sanctity the “Spirit of Vatican II” - to close down American, John Ingram is a regular the Scottish Seminary, Scotus Col- columnist/satirist with CT. We’re receiving a lot lege, which Loftus had considered of satirical pieces, but due to shortage of Until the Second Vati- space, we just can’t use them all. We prefer to can Council and the re- entirely too unresponsive to Conciliar receive straightforward reports of the state of form of the process of reform. When Scotus in fact closed in the Church where you live. We’re waiting!

17 Fatima Conference Consecration Now! Rome 9 - 13 May 2011

Report by the editor

Once again, I had the privilege of at- Complementing Fr Kramer’s riveting between him tending a week-long conference in talk, Cornelia Ferreira, popular writer [Cuomo] and Rome hosted by Fr Gruner and the and speaker from Canada, challenged God. This pro- Fatima Center. I genuinely couldn’t the popular perception of the United abortion, see how the previous Conference in Nations as a peace-keeping agency. pro-homosexual 2010 could be topped, but (it had to Convincingly, and with no shortage of “Catholic” governor happen one day) I was wrong. documentary evidence, Mrs Ferreira living in sin with a woman not his argued that, on the contrary, the UN is wife,still receives Holy Communion in Speaker after speaker communicated a godless organisation committed to the Catholic Church. the urgency spelt out in the Confer- war, not peace. Again, the spectre of Archbishop Wuerl of Wash- ence title. If anyone still needed con- the Masonic New World Order was ington DC, and others have claimed vincing about the seriousness of the raised and the key role of the UN in that refusing Communion to a pro- events unfolding in our times or about achieving this diabolical goal, laid abortion Catholic politician is “not real- the central place of Fatima in contem- bare. ly the pastoral solution.” porary history, they were left in no Contrast this with St. John doubt, assuming they had “ears to John Vennari, editor of Catholic Fami- Chrysostom, Father and Doctor of the hear” (Mark 4:9) ly News, popular American publica- Church, who did not mince words in tion, spoke eloquently on The New this regard. St. John Chrysostom said Examining the Masonic plan for a New Paganism and the War Against Life: “I to his priests: “It is necessary that I World Order - essentially a world with- never use the term “Culture of Death”, address myself, that you may distrib- out God - Fr Paul Kramer, an Irish because since the time of Adam and ute the sacred gifts with great caution. American priest who has researched, Eve, when they first brought death into For your punishment will not be light written books and spoken on the sub- the world through the original sin, we should you, knowingly, admit any to ject of Catholic prophecy for 40 years, have lived in a culture of death. No, Communion…whom you know to be held the audience spellbound as he what we live in now is a culture of unworthy of it. Our Lord’s blood will be traced the key political activities, “murder” – abortion, sterilization, eu- required at thy hand. And even though events and players who are instru- thanasia and suicide – which is the he were a general, or a governor, mental in bringing this Masonic plan to result of naturalism that has no place even he who wears the crown, should fruition. Present-day dramas - such as for God; and of the New Paganism he draw near unworthy, forbid him: for the uprisings in the middle-east, the that has no respect for what our Fa- higher is your authority than his.” alleged capture and killing of Osama thers taught us.” (Sermon for Feast of Corpus Christi) Bin Laden - these events and more, Citing examples of the Catholic col- were considered in the context of the Father Nicholas Gruner addressed the lapse that has allowed abortion and ‘mystery of iniquity’ which opposes problem of ‘Fatima’s False Friends’ euthanasia to become tolerated, if not the reign of Jesus Christ, King of all debunking claims that Russia has accepted, at all levels within the the nations. This Catholic social teach- been consecrated and the Third Se- Church and society, Mr Vennari pow- ing (which places Christ at the head of cret fully divulged. Importantly, in a erfully indicted the Catholic hierarchy every nation on earth) stands in direct Question & Answer session Father in the USA (and his words will reso- opposition to the goals of Freemason- dealt with the allegation that he is a nates with Catholics in the UK as well) ry which aims for ultimate world and suspended priest by having a lawyer for their inexcusable pastoral neglect: church domination. Fr Kramer linked who has acted for him in canonical the Freemasonic goal of a New World “Unfortunately there are bishops in my proceedings for the past ten years Order with the undisclosed Third Se- own country who cower from refusing read out a letter dated 25/2/00 from cret of Fatima. The key warning, Communion to pro-abortion Catholic the Archbishop of Hyderabad, bearing throughout this and other talks in the politicians. In New York, our Governor the official seal, confirming that Father course of the week, was the belief Andrew Cuomo is a Catholic who lives Gruner is a priest in good standing, that the Great Chastisement of which with a woman outside of wedlock. He with universal faculties to hear con- Our Lady warned at Fatima (and in is pro-abortion and is now waging a fessions and offer Mass. other approved Marian apparitions) is campaign for “same-sex” marriage. All the talks and Question & Answer imminent unless the Pope, with all the When Bishop Hubbard was asked sessions can be viewed online bishops of the world, obeys her re- what he would do about this scandal http://www.consecrationnow.com/index.php?option=c om_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=8 (to hear quest to consecrate Russia, by name, of a “Catholic” governor, Hubbard said the letter confirming Fr Gruner’s incardination, select to her Immaculate Heart. he would not do anything, because second video from top, listen to first Question.) Cuomo’s acts are a private matter

18 Have you been coaching Fr. Dunn on speaking out against the diocese? If so, I think that your ultimate goal would be to have Fr. Dunn removed from Sacred Heart Parish, so that he would then be forced to join up with the SSPX. Isn't that your goal? To take Catholics away from the Church in Scotland? Fr. Dunn is a brave priest, but if he were to leave the diocese, and join up with the SSPX, he would be doing a cowardly thing, because he would be then giving up. Anonymous by email [email protected] Ed: as I pointed out to this person in my response, would that Fr Dunn were so easily pushed around. A sentiment no doubt echoed by Mgr Peter Smith (see p.4) In subsequent emails, this anonymous correspondent (who has the cheek to call anyone else “cowardly”) revealed a vicious hostility to the SSPX and is clearly not going to be moved by the facts - nor by my legendary good looks, wit, charm and super-intelligence, so suffice to point out that, while I do attend Fr Dunn’s Traditional Mass (Tuesdays, 10.a.m.) I have, lamentably, no undue influence over him at all. One, of course, lives in hope...

Catholic Truth is excellent. Thank you I, too, have not weakened in the Faith Catholic any more! They seem to for printing the wonderful article by in spite of the modernists attempting have all completely lost their senses Robert Ian Williams on the Anglicans. to drive me out of the Church by refus- including Fr Thady Doyle, while Cath- I am getting photocopies done of it. ing me Communion for kneeling and olics in Muslim and Communist coun- priests calling me a fanatic and an tries are being murdered for their Re the letter from Mrs Margaret Dal- extremist. Faith. I have a grand-daughter getting ton, Middlesbrough - I, too, am a na- married in a registry office. tive of Yorkshire and if God spares me The Parish Priest where I used to live until September, I also will be 90 and told a parishioner that I never go to I am still laughing about the cartoon my messy writing is due to arthritis on Confession (I was doing the First “Have you seen Vin?” in the February my hand (Ed: I can’t see anything wrong Saturdays). The Parish Priest who issue. It is very funny. Thank God for with your handwriting; puts mine to shame!) came after him told me I wasn’t a a sense of humour amidst the chaos. Mrs Mary Doyle, Ireland

Intolerance banned... by Catholic Truth

My dear friends, some of you are becoming fanatics, with extreme views about the faith. You can’t go rattling rosary beads around and talking about salvation as if some people are not going to be saved. We’re a broad church now, very liberal. Everybody’s going to heaven. I won’t stand for the intolerance that’s crept into this parish lately. Finally, please stop the idolatrous practice of kneeling for Communion and let me know if you go to confession elsewhere. No point me sitting in the box reading The Tablet and checking for text messages for ten minutes if nobody’s going to come to confession. Time’s precious. One last thing; unless you’re ‘gay’ don’t presume you’ll have a catholic funeral. We’re having to make cut-backs like everyone else. So put your name on the list at the back of the church for the visit to the mosque next week. Best to have a “Plan B” just in case.. Now please stand for the hymn ‘Don’t bind us together, Lord’

Lord, please forgive me for being a fanatic, for loving our holy Catholic Faith, for wanting to kneel to receive You in Holy Com- munion and for not telling my priest every time I go to confession. Lord, Please Make Father understand that I’m just stupid, not malicious. Oh and could I have my funeral in a Church, Lord? I don’t really like the beach. I GET SEASICK. Thank you, Lord.

It’s great that priests promote inter-faith events so catholics and moslems can meet and talk about islam ...

19 Archbishop Conti: come and hear Protestant preacher! While a deceased elderly Catholic la- copal Bishop of the United Diocese of these “schismatic” bish- dy was being denied her right to a Glasgow and Galloway, the Rt Rev. ops and other lies, would Catholic funeral in her own parish in Gregor Duncan. There will be refresh- be something to behold. Ireland, in the Mass that has nour- ments available in St Matthew’s Take note: Gregor Dun- ished saints and martyrs for centuries Church Hall after the service. Please can is a real schismatic. (see p.6), parishioners in St Matthew’s, come along and join in this important Catholics are being invit- Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, were reading service.” ed to listen to him preach- ing in a Catholic Church - invited by an invitation in their church bulletin Now, just imagine if we were to ask for the Archbishop himself. Switch on that would make any remotely faithful an SSPX bishop to preach at any kind your brains and acknowledge that Catholic weep: “You are warmly invit- of “service” in St Matthew’s - or any bishops, both here and across the ed to St Matthew’s Church on Tues- other diocesan parish church any- Irish Sea, are displaying a day 24th May at 7pm for Vespers where in Scotland. The furore that “schismatic mentality” - big time. which will be presided by Archbishop would ensue, including thick column And decide what YOU are going to do Conti. The preacher will be the Epis- inches of false accusations against about it. Editor Short Memories - the editor According to a recent report in the Scottish Catholic Observer, Cardinal Keith Patrick O’Brien (Edinburgh) feels a ‘special link’ to Pope John Paul II: “a great and wonderful man.” (‘To have known him is to have loved him.’ SCO, 29/4/11) But that’s not what he was saying back in 1999, when he openly criticised the Pope and the Roman Curia at a press conference, complaining that “The Pope obviously does not want things to change... (and) a resolution to tensions that threaten Church life may have to await a new Pontificate.” (reported in detail, with sources, in Catholic Truth, Issue No. 5, December 99.) Can’t help wondering if Cardinal O’Brien will be praying to the newly Beatified Pope John Paul II now, to help him get the changes he wants? Just curious. Archbishop Vincent Nichols of West- minster also dismissed the Instruction. One blogger priest in England, Fr Ray very eyes, people and priests dismiss Blake, opines that the Archbishop’s these warnings from Heaven as noth- response is “rather disappointing and ing more than a private revelation, not How many priests today have actually negative ... it seems as if we are are the answer to the crisis: which begs been taught that they bear “a divine still in the days of Cardinal Hume’s, the question of why the newly beati- imprint which marks their whole being ‘this document does not apply to Eng- fied Pope John Paul II said that Fatima (and) cannot be effaced”? (Dom Marmi- land and Wales’” (Ed: this was the re- “places an obligation on the Church” on - see p.1) None in Scotland, accord- sponse of the Cardinal to the Instruction on (Fatima 13/5/82) Private revelations ing to the same clergy who tell me, as the Laity, 1997, prohibiting the use of Ex- don’t obligate anyone. These doubting traordinary Ministers and other liturgical we go to press, that Archbishop abuses.) Thomases remind me of an observa- Conti’s latest ad clerum (letter to priests) tion in the Preface to George Bernard dated 17/5/11 blatantly announces his Well, to be fair, Archbishop Nichols is Shaw’s classic play “St Joan” with intention to ignore the Vatican Instruc- busy with his Soho Masses for “gays” reference to her apparitions: “If Joan tion Universae Ecclesiae issued by and their partners. Tolerance of and was mad, all Christendom was mad the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia active support for ‘a sin that cries to too; for people who believe devoutly Dei 13/5/11, which reads: heaven for vengeance’ versus resto- in the existence of celestial personag- ration of the traditional Catholic Mass? Ordinaries are asked to offer their clergy es are every whit as mad in that sense No contest in the newer, if fewer, mod- as the people who think they see the possibility of acquiring adequate ern diocesan Church. preparation for celebrations in the forma them.” extraordinaria. (Traditional Latin Mass) This What this disorientation represents is The Big Question is, do the clergy who applies also to Seminaries, where future the New Church Order, which is feature in these pages actually believe priests should be given proper formation, handmaiden to the Masonic New including study of Latin and, where pasto- in “celestial personages”? I doubt it. World Order (Read Fr Paul Kramer: The ral needs suggest it, the opportunity to Mystery of Iniquity, Lumen Christi Publica- The liberals are now busy sending the learn the forma extraordinaria of the Ro- tions, Ontario.) Everything’s turned up- names of possible candidates to man Rite. (# 21) side down. Good is made to look like Rome to replace the retiring bishops in Archbishop Conti refuses to do this. evil and vice versa. Bishops angrily Scotland. Lucky liberals - they have a His letter is dated 17/5/11, four days defend partnered “gays” in the same lot of choice. We’re not exactly organ- after Universae Ecclesiae was issued: breath as they denounce traditional ising our list in order of preference. “... Even with the most recent instruction Catholics. In other parts of the world people in from Ecclesia Dei, there is no requirement Never before has there been such our line of work have at least some or indeed encouragement for any of us to turmoil in the Church so it is unsurpris- priests who support them publicly. promote the so-called ‘Extraordinary ing that God sent His mother to fore- When we find one such courageous Form’. I venture to suggest that there is no warn - and forearm - us. Yet, despite soul, we’ll put his name forward. Until call for it or pastoral reason to change what has become the settled practice of the manifest truth of Fatima, with the then, we’ll watch and pray. And be a the archdiocese.” (Ad Clerum 17/5/11) prophecies coming true before our thorn in the liberal flesh. Join us.