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Re: An Apology | R. R. Reno | First Things

Leo Wong — Mon, 18 May 2020 13:04:59 -0000

Love your Coronavirus Diary. https://twitter.com/LeoTheL...

Re: The Nostalgic Imaginary Past of the Traditional Latin Mass?

Leo Wong — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 08:45:05 -0000

Re: New Liturgical Movement: Why We Should Retain or Reintroduce the Communion Plate (“Chin Paten”)

Leo Wong — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 21:22:26 -0000

Altar boys must be trained to use the paten. I've seen altar boys hold it vertically or at their side after the last communicant.

Re: Francis: The Pope We Need

Leo Wong — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:06:48 -0000

“Look, you are well; do not sin any more, so that nothing worse may happen to you.”

Re: Vigano vindicated? Catholic voices debate Msgr. Figueiredo revelations

Leo Wong — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 21:16:39 -0000

“Archbishop Viganò has told me that same account three different times, once shortly after it happened … " George Weigel

Re: Is Pope Francis a Heretic? | Thomas Weinandy, O.F.M. Cap. | First Things

Leo Wong — Wed, 08 May 2019 07:52:01 -0000

"I maintain that Francis’s texts, in particular those contained in AL chapter VIII, are tortuous and meandering, but their aim is clear: he wanted to permit irregularly married couples to receive Communion in certain cases. And he officially confirmed his intention with his response to the Argentinian bishops, which he ordered to be included in the AAS (Acta Apostolicae Sedis). This is a historical fact and moreover, one that is in perfect consonance with too many elements in his record to be reasonably called into question." Professor Claudio Pierantoni, Scholar defends letter accusing Pope of heresy: Church is facing ‘most serious crisis’ in history

Re: Is Pope Francis a Heretic? | Thomas Weinandy, O.F.M. Cap. | First Things

Leo Wong — Tue, 07 May 2019 11:09:33 -0000

"... erroneous interpretations, those contrary to the Church’s doctrinal and moral tradition ..." But what if the "erroneous interpretations" are the interpretations the Pope supports ("there is no other interpretation")?

Re: Prominent clergy, scholars accuse Pope Francis of heresy in open letter

Leo Wong — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 11:19:00 -0000

Thank you!

Re: Prominent clergy, scholars accuse Pope Francis of heresy in open letter

Leo Wong — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 11:00:16 -0000

Is there a link to the list of signatories?

Re: Bishop Schneider’s Analysis on Heretical Popes May Be Just the Answer We’re Looking For

Leo Wong — Sun, 07 Apr 2019 10:01:40 -0000

The "dubia effort" was still a good one.

Re: Pope Benedict Has Spoken on Questions Regarding His Abdication…

Leo Wong — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 15:49:46 -0000

That must be it.

Re: Pope Benedict Has Spoken on Questions Regarding His Abdication…

Leo Wong — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 15:34:43 -0000

Why is it so difficult for Benedict XVI to write "office"?

Re: I Am Not One of the “Greatest Catholics of All Time”

Leo Wong — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 09:32:37 -0000

"Adult Christians must be pretty senile by now." Bishop Houghton to Bishop O'Keary, January 17, 1977. Bryan Houghton, Mitre and Crook.

Re: I Am Not One of the “Greatest Catholics of All Time”

Leo Wong — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 18:49:38 -0000

It may be ironic that one of the claims for Vatican 2 is that it made better ("adult") Catholics.

Re: Towards a “Christ-Free” Church

Leo Wong — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 09:37:26 -0000

Note to Steve: giving a one-time donation for this fellow.

Re: A Mild & Temporary Victory Over Gmarriage

Leo Wong — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 09:32:44 -0000

We're talking worth.

Re: A Mild & Temporary Victory Over Gmarriage

Leo Wong — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 09:01:21 -0000

Inferior in worth because they cannot make babies.

Re: Jacques Barzun Observations on Culture and Decline

Leo Wong — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 09:59:02 -0000

What is the painting?

Re: Coming Clean About My Latin Problem

Leo Wong — Sun, 06 May 2018 22:54:47 -0000

Oh, so that was the gift I forget to take with me after the service!

Re: Authentic Magisterium and Religious Submission

Leo Wong — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 21:27:57 -0000

Then one question is whether "authentic magisterium" encompasses the matter of the letter. The question may seem frivolous, but perhaps it is not, since controversial issues of faith and morals are rarely only about faith and morals.

Re: Authentic Magisterium and Religious Submission

Leo Wong — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 21:23:37 -0000

It would seem then that there are other authorities higher than the letter besides "irreformable Catholic doctrine". In view of these possible authorities, what is the authority of the letter that it should demand religious submission of will and intellect? Mightn't different readers assessing the various higher authorities reach different conclusions about whether the letter demands submission? Conflict with one's own (=personal?) opinions is seldom the reason for not submitting, since on any controversial subject, expert (=authoritative?) opposing opinions are usually in abundance.

Re: Authentic Magisterium and Religious Submission

Leo Wong — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 17:13:26 -0000

If the pope teaches that 2+2 = 5 or some other proposition (say on a moral or political issue) that is not infallible but does not conflict with irreformable Catholic doctrine, what does "religious submission of will and intellect" mean for a Catholic?

Re: Catholicism in Japan: Reflections of an American Ex-Pat

Leo Wong — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 09:37:32 -0000

Yes! By the architect Antonin Raymond. Welcome to Tokyo Woman's Christian University.

Re: Catholicism in Japan: Reflections of an American Ex-Pat

Leo Wong — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 21:34:12 -0000

Thank you. I might ask a Japanese friend.

Re: Catholicism in Japan: Reflections of an American Ex-Pat

Leo Wong — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 09:59:10 -0000

Thank you. By the way, does the smaller-scale copy of Auguste Perret's Notre Dame du Raincy still exist at Tokyo Woman's Christian University?