Tag Archives: This isn’t Denzinger

Poor students make for poor teachers…

Posted on July 20, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

“Studying fundamental theology is one of the most boring things on earth.” @pontifex to me this morning #reevaluatinglifechoices — Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) February 17, 2014 Francis Speaks, Scalfari Transcribes, Brandmüller Shreds As a Church historian, the German cardinal refutes … Continue reading →

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Kaleidoscopic Katholicism…

Posted on July 18, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

A kaleidoscopic concatenation of current collocations from our cabal of clever Keystone Clerics… “This soteriological emergency requires, as a first urgent measure, that all would-be converts be welcomed and protected. These measures, however, will not be sufficient, unless they are accompanied by policies … Continue reading →

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A follow-up on the Ecclesiology of Doublethink…

Posted on July 16, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

[Please confer the update of this update about the updated status of the trustworthy interview-that-wasn’t.] Hapless is the word of the hour. When the first Scalfari interview hit the press, there was a rush among Catholics to gainsay it as inaccurate and … Continue reading →

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While I’ve got a minute…

Posted on July 12, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

I might as well arrange a few deck chairs while everyone keeps dancing, eh? I was recently asked to share my thoughts on a discussion of Cdl. Woelki’s recent promotion to head of the archdiocese of Cologne, particularly in light of his remarks … Continue reading →

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Breathe it in 2.0 …

Posted on June 19, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

The title refers to my earlier discussion of Cdl. Sean “Gang of Eight” O’Malley’s ecumaniacal display in a Methodist chapel (followed up in greater depth in this post). A few months later we were graced with a much saner display from … Continue reading →

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Protected: One is the holiest number that you’ll ever know…

Posted on June 16, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

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Protected: WAT WAT WAT… #PopeFrancis #CatholicismWOW

Posted on June 10, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

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Of two minds about two heads…

Posted on June 2, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

Despite the length and vigor of my recent post on the strange tale of the two popes, I would like to make it clear that I am not asserting anything dogmatically. I am merely running many peculiar data through the … Continue reading →

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What a relief!

Posted on May 21, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

“This pope is not a liberal pope. He is a radical pope! … This pope goes back to the gospel. … I told the pope, ‘Holy Father, there will be a controversy [after the consistory]. … The pope laughed and … Continue reading →

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Protected: Pope Icarus alights…

Posted on February 28, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

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Just inside the line…

Posted on February 12, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

“God does not save those who are only imaginary sinners. Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong (sin boldly), but let your trust in Christ be stronger, and rejoice in Christ who is the victor over sin, death, … Continue reading →

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Orders are, we don’t need to take this seriously…

Posted on February 9, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

…since it was published by the National Catholic Reporter. Call me old-fashioned, but I’m no fan of the genetic fallacy. Cardinal Schönborn: Pope Francis has already changed church by Christa Pongratz-Lippitt | Feb. 7, 2014 … Francis spoke of his … Continue reading →

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On the mysticism of ordinary words…

Posted on February 8, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

…and mystification by way of extraordinary verbiage. “[E]vil always takes advantage of ambiguity.” — G. K. Chesterton, Eugenics and Other Evils, Chapter 1 (1917) Speaking of painful ironies, I recently received the following tweet from a published historian of science … Continue reading →

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Extra communitatem nulla salvatione?

Posted on February 4, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

[After reading this, please refer to the follow-up post here.] “The underlying principle [of Americanism] is that, in order to more easily attract those who differ from her, the Church should shape her teachings more in accord with the spirit … Continue reading →

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Rosman the Specious Blogs in Truisms…

Posted on January 29, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

“31 And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and thou, being once converted, confirm thy … Continue reading →

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