tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post5154895792425855178..comments2024-02-13T03:24:07.880-06:00Comments on The Eye-Witness: Preparing for the Pope's October SurpriseAged parenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05217229048176272954noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-69829875022979712382015-02-05T15:58:09.084-06:002015-02-05T15:58:09.084-06:00It is very pleasing to see a Latin scholar is read...It is very pleasing to see a Latin scholar is reading the posts on this site. English despite its world wide usage is not a very precise language.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-62912226467407256152015-02-05T08:27:59.210-06:002015-02-05T08:27:59.210-06:00Just a little correction: "out of the great s...Just a little correction: "out of the great silence" translates in "ex magno silentio". Ex wants the ablative case, silentium,-ii in the ablative is in -o, and of course the adjective magnus-a,-um, concords in gender and case and number, so it too ends in -o.<br />Rosa, -ae, Italy<br />Rrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879564017085007963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-27635070266231254872015-02-04T18:59:48.143-06:002015-02-04T18:59:48.143-06:00I'm just circling back. You're very welco...I'm just circling back. You're very welcome for the reblog. We are all concerned about the same thing but we each say things and see things differently. And I'm now a follower of your blog! Thanks for what you're doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-6263511700460708692015-01-31T14:03:58.348-06:002015-01-31T14:03:58.348-06:00Dear Aged Parent,
Thks for your kind words.
I am a...Dear Aged Parent,<br />Thks for your kind words.<br />I am also glad I found your blog. I have included it on my blog roll.<br />S.A.S. Armaticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140609867389147240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-73462840158127196612015-01-31T11:43:12.032-06:002015-01-31T11:43:12.032-06:00I really must say that I believe many of these com...I really must say that I believe many of these comments are vitally important and I am grateful for them. I will do my best to reply to some of them.<br /><br />Anon@10:08: You have an interesting take on the situation, that of letting Kasper and his crew to essentially stew in their own juice and let the whole mess come crashing down on our heads. There is much to be said for that point of view. Alas my heart aches over the number of souls who will end up in Hell due to the crimes of this Synod and that is what motivates me to keep writing about it. Nevertheless there is some justice in seeing their house of cards crumble, in the hopes that it will at last awaken the sleeping giant of Catholicism and begin the restoration.<br /><br />"Bluesmon" rightly points out the coming loss of even more churches due to the willful blindness of the Vatican, as we see our patrimony wrenched away from us. Sobering.<br /><br />Anon @4:28: Your comparison of the nine-month gestation period is striking.<br /><br />Andy from Spokane: Thanks for commenting. It saddens me that so many still refuse to see how they can be so easily manipulated. One of the reasons I began this blog project was to open more eyes to that manipulation.<br /><br />S Armaticus: Having read many of your comments on other internet sites I am very pleased you have commented here, and so brilliantly. Yes, I paint a dire picture, much of that being based upon so many sadly misinformed Catholics, so misinformed that I often wonder if they realize the extreme and imminent danger they are in from having the whole of their faith washed away in an instant by these bastards, clerical and lay. Having said that, however, I believe you have made an important point: focus like a laser on them.<br /><br />The "siege mentality" point is most interesting and I believe you are on to something there. You are also correct in pointing out that the clergy could be a choke point. If we can awaken more of them to the danger looming we might have a chance. Priests too, however, can succumb to Kasperian propaganda which is why I think your point about seeing them as a target area is excellent.<br /><br />Thanks much for the comment - which was not long enough! I looked in to your blog and found much to admire, by the way, and I wish you well on it. My email is parentaged@hotmail.com should you ever need it, or should anyone else need it.<br /><br />Anon @7:11 this morning: Good points all. Many thanks for commenting.Aged parenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217229048176272954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-63474753121277066492015-01-31T10:09:48.853-06:002015-01-31T10:09:48.853-06:00Dear Anon:
Thks.
As to your comments, the real, re...Dear Anon:<br />Thks.<br />As to your comments, the real, real and one more time real reason is that these clergy have LOST THE FAITH.<br /><br />S.A.S. Armaticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140609867389147240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-60956295540620385112015-01-31T07:11:02.436-06:002015-01-31T07:11:02.436-06:00Re S. Armaticus, spot-on analysis.
I hope this do...Re S. Armaticus, spot-on analysis.<br /><br />I hope this doesn't sound too negative, but the conclusion I've reluctantly come to is that because the Church hierarchy are celibate and have no biological stake in the future, ie., no progeny, they are easily gulled by nebulous ideas of 'globalized humanity'. Since Vatican II, and probably before the 1960's, the Church has developed a very intolerant streak with respect to identity and national feeling. Many Cardinals and Bishops are quite opposed to the desires of their congregations to maintain traditional and national cultures.<br />The attack on the family in the upcoming synod should not surprise us. The Church, indeed most churches, now favor social atomization.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-33977397534797528322015-01-31T05:03:50.794-06:002015-01-31T05:03:50.794-06:00Personally, I do not things are quite as dire as y...Personally, I do not things are quite as dire as you paint them. Team Francis is becoming very aggressive, which is more due to the the fact that they are losing the battle within the Church than a sign of a position of strength. The card. Baldisseri abuse of the laity recently is a good case in point. They appear to have a siege mentality and are striking out at whoever they think is an enemy, whether real or perceived.<br /><br />That being said, they are very dangerous indeed. The reason that they are dangerous is that Francis is an absolute monarch. He can do whatever he wants, regardless of what the bishops say at the Synod. <br /><br />However, what is driving the Potemkin village of collegiality, i.e. Synod of the Family is that Francis is a coward. He doesn't want a real confrontation nor the blame for when this whole thing goes pear shaped. So he is doing it through proxies like Marx and Kasper. And this is where you are absolutely correct that his proxies will be logging in many air mile in the next 9 months. It would appear that the strategy is now to get the synod delegates to vote and hope to have more than 50% ayes. How sad is that for a pope?<br /><br />As to what can and must be done, I think the best weapon that the forces of Catholicism have is the Internet. Bishop Schneider gave us confirmation of this fact. As a matter of fact, it was so successful that it stopped Team Francis in their tracks at the Secret Synod of 2014 and caused the present crisis. Therefore, on the blog side, what is needed is for bloggers to "focus like a laser" on the upcoming synod. What's needed is... as the old football expression goes "to flood the zone". What the bloggers need to do is to produce a "continuous high pitched noise. in the form of quality analysis and commentary, with an increasing decibel level leading up to a crescendo right at the start of the Sex Synod of 2015. <br /><br />The target market, if you will, should be the clergy. The more clergy that can be reached the better. Now, the clergy will no doubt be speaking with their ordinaries, and those ordinaries will be speaking with the reps that their respective bishops conference will be sending to Rome. <br /><br />And hopefully everyone will be reading the blogs. :) <br /><br />Excuse the self serving plug, but that is exactly what I am doing on my blog.<br /><br />As to the individual actions, yes by all means show up at these functions where the modernist will be making their pitch. One other social media venue is the webcasts and online chats with bishops. One good case in point is the questions that the From Rome blog addressed to his Eminence card. Napier a few weeks back. There is a great post on the blog with the source twitter communications, which can act as a good example of how to carry one of these conversations. <br /><br />But any idea for contact with these people is good. Remember, it's the impression that these people are left with that counts.<br /><br />I ran long, so I will sign off. <br /><br />Pax Christi<br /><br />S.ArmaticusS. Armaticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140609867389147240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-49285811220913753932015-01-30T16:29:54.492-06:002015-01-30T16:29:54.492-06:00Only a moron...or a liar...would deny fed/politica...Only a moron...or a liar...would deny fed/political trolls and shills in the social media circles. They are as east to spot as a "catholic" for obama.Andy from Spokanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-78040200434311737722015-01-30T16:28:07.191-06:002015-01-30T16:28:07.191-06:00I too noted that we have nine months until the end...I too noted that we have nine months until the end of the synod, the gestation period for a baby, so let us make the Church our 'baby' in that we pray, fast, and do penance so that any ill-spirited plans may be squashed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-63952618694926189802015-01-30T14:46:19.445-06:002015-01-30T14:46:19.445-06:00Dear Steve:
Thanks for your comment and my very b...Dear Steve:<br /><br />Thanks for your comment and my very best wishes for your new blog. Perhaps it will be the bloggers and those who speak up who will help put an end to this madness.<br /><br />We bloggers may not all agree on every topic but we must be absolutely together when it comes to fighting the enemies of our beloved Church.<br /><br />Aged parenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217229048176272954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-18487425968680696402015-01-30T14:23:18.049-06:002015-01-30T14:23:18.049-06:00It seems that the call has been heard by more and ...It seems that the call has been heard by more and more men and women too. Cardinal Burke sent a shot heard around the world. In fact, I started my own blog 6 weeks ago for these reasons, which I have called Ex Magna Silentium (Out of Great Silence), which reflects my formerly silent fuming and not saying much of anything about these attacks on the Church Catholicism. I hope you don't mind, but I am going to share your post there today.<br />exmagnasilentium.wordpress.com<br />And I'm now going to be regularly following what you do here! Thanks<br />Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16689644009937685545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-54188238715098287022015-01-30T14:09:38.916-06:002015-01-30T14:09:38.916-06:00Secret Obamacare Commenter:
I will avoid respondi...Secret Obamacare Commenter:<br /><br />I will avoid responding to your tiresome comments and instead refer you to the following:<br /><br />http://www.academia.edu/6328710/Practical_Steps_for_Dealing_With_Government_Shills_in_Social_Media<br /><br />http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/mar/17/us-spy-operation-social-networks<br /><br />It's not exactly news that our government does this, you know. Israel does it as well, and quite effectively.Aged parenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217229048176272954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-43537427367761760162015-01-30T14:05:23.463-06:002015-01-30T14:05:23.463-06:00Anonymous,
There is some room for qualified opti...Anonymous, <br /><br />There is some room for qualified optimism in your analysis and subsequent speculation as to what will follow.<br /><br />However, I suspect empty churches will be sold to Muslims for conversion into mosques for sums far greater that we will be able to produce.<br /><br />Phil Steinacker<br />bleusmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01855305981417168202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-88222031784877930822015-01-30T12:39:41.944-06:002015-01-30T12:39:41.944-06:00"US government pays agents to write comments ..."US government pays agents to write comments to blogs" ... Did you remember to wear your tinfoil hat this morning?SECRET OBAMACARE COMMENTER (shhhh it's a secret!)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-30306546112693566842015-01-30T10:08:54.425-06:002015-01-30T10:08:54.425-06:00Firstly, let me say I agree 100% with your article...Firstly, let me say I agree 100% with your article and any comments are somewhat superfluous, however without wishing to muddy the waters here is my 10 cents' worth.<br />Napoleon is alleged to have said, "when I see my opponent about to make a mistake I don't stop him". Kasper and his canting crew are hellbent on making a mistake of millennial proportions. Our position is weak and our opposition will only make their mistake less egregious, so why stop him?<br />If successful their 'reforms' will be accoladed far and wide as another 'fruit of Vat II' and the Church will stagger on a while longer before imploding. We, however will be the saving remnant and can confidently step back to reclaim the Catholic Church. Churches will lie empty but over the years we will be able to buy them for modest sums.<br />Perhaps I'm being overly optimistic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com