Jeanie Hannaman

By Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register - According to a Jan. 13 exclusive by Le Figaro’s Rome correspondent Jean-Marie Guènois, who has seen an advance copy of the book, Benedict draws on Christianity’s Jewish roots, dismisses Martin Luther’s theses in favor of married clergy and shows that priesthood and celibacy are part of the “new covenant” instituted by Christ in which “total oblation is the model.”… “The conjugal state concerns man in his totality, and since the service of the Lord also requires the total gift of man, it does not seem possible to realize the two vocations simultaneously,” Benedict writes, according to quotes in Le Figaro. “Thus, the ability to renounce marriage in order to place oneself totally at the disposal of the Lord is a criterion for the ministry if it is to be carried out simultaneously.”

By Jules Gomes, Church Militant - Asked what Catholics should do in a time of confusion, Burke urged the faithful "to fall back on the constant teaching of the Church, which is contained in the Catechism of the Catholic Church and in the official magisterial teaching of the Church."… Denouncing as "preposterous" the idea of a "Francis Magisterium," Burke lauded the heroic example of St. Athanasius, who "at the cost of great suffering" was sent into exile and was excommunicated by Pope Liberius "for the sake of truth," but nevertheless "remained steadfast in fighting for the truth" against the Arian heresy, at a time when the majority of Catholic bishop had become Arians… "That is precisely what needs to happen again today," he insisted.