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July 9, 2024

Vatican Issues Text Underpinning Controversial Synod on Synodality October Meetings, by Michael Haynes

By Michael Haynes, LifeSiteNews - A key and recurring demand has been to have more lay governance in the Church, moving away from a focus on the ordained clergy and ecclesial hierarchy. The new IL spoke of “fatigue” felt by clergy and a consequent need for “a reimagining of the ordained ministry within the horizon of the missionary synodal Church” as “not only a demand for coherence but also an opportunity for release from these burdens, provided it is accompanied by an effective conversion of practices, which makes the change and the benefits deriving from it evident to ordained ministers and the other faithful.”

July 9, 2024

Republican Party Committee Adopts Platform Saying 14th Amendment “Guarantees” Right to Life, by Steven Ertelt

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews - The RNC’s platform committee has adopted a policy document that confirms the 14th Amendment “guarantees” the right to life for unborn children... “We believe that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees that no person can be denied life or liberty without due process and that the states are, therefore, free to pass laws protecting those rights,” the platform says... The platform does also promote the state’s rights position of nominee Donald Trump by saying states are free to pass their own abortion laws, including bans that protect babies from abortions.

July 9, 2024

The Movement for the Latin Mass is About Far More Than Nostalgia, by James Bogle

By James Bogle, Catholic Herald - The movement for the Latin mass is not a movement of nostalgia by any stretch of the imagination. Nor is it the preserve of eccentrics and oddballs, as some, who ought to know better, continue lamely to claim. These same critics fail to ask the obvious and central question: why does this Roman rite appeal so strongly to so many young people?... The answer is eloquently provided in the 3 July letter to The Times as well as in the original letter of 1971. ...

July 9, 2024

Fr. Francesco Giordano: Separation, Distinction, and Unity: On the Nature of Man and Woman

By Fr. Francesco Giordano, STD, Catholic Exchange - Man’s nature is one such limit. Man is not a woman, and woman is not a man. Man is not transhuman. Man is man, and the Lord Jesus Christ came not only to show us the Triune God but, in showing us God’s nature, He showed us our relational nature. We are made of relationships. We are not made to be alone. We are not made to remain separate. Instead, we are made to communicate with one another while maintaining our distinct individuality. It has to do with distinction rather than separation.