Really excellent. I would consider myself a conservative orthodox Catholic in the city of Babylon (Berlin). Daily Mass, adoration, regular study of the Church Fathers and Catholic philosophers / theologians, Rosary and all. I think your show is absolutely invaluable as it mostly manages to master the challenge of neutrality that many others like e.g. Remnant, Church Militant or the like clearly have a hard time mastering. In that sense I consider you much more Catholic than the TLM channels who are actually more Protestant in their attitude inspite or because of their whole well-displayed "Orthodoxy"... I mean we need the TLM people - and it is a mystery to me why Pope Francis tries so hard to get their animosity and to bring them to schism, while the German bishops are openly campaigning for schism - if they are not observed from abroad... But let the weeds grow with the grain and let the Lord sort it out. For helping with the needed patience I salute you. Blessings!
One wonders who might have encouraged the German hierarchy and many other cardinals in Europe and America to be such proud blatant schismatics? Obviously Remnant newspaper.... that's the ticket. Presumably Taylor Marshall is the next cab of the rank.
@@Jimboken1 Dear Jim, no obviously not. But to truly understand the world church (not for our local struggles, mind you - I watch most of the TLM channels regularly) we need more than increasingly angry and sarcastic commentary about the schism. The German bishops might truly burn in hell. And it needs to be said. But the World Church is more - and World Youth Day for example is not jus a satanic undertaking, for example. Let's just not become bitter. And do not throw away all good priests and parishes where the Novus Ordo is celebrated. It was not just the Novus Ordo that caused the fall of the Church in the West. Much more than that it was lack of or even outright bad / wrong / evil teaching - like the rejection of Humanae Vitae. I think that the Old Mass and Kennedy, Matt et al have a great role to play. But so do others. And I think Allen, with whom I often disagree, have a great role to play. Thank you! God bless - JP
@@JPGoertzI don't disagree with you, obviously. The Church has terrible problems. Trads and conservatives aren't schematics by definition. The 'schism' is coming on the left flank. The liturgy is our most important prayer as a Church. The consecration of the bread and wine into the mystical body and blood of Christ is the primary sacrament. Has the recent World youth Day conveyed those truths to young people? Or the opposite? I agree that John Allen is a liberal but a real journalist - I always tune in. I can imagine he sees the problems with with this papacy albeit late. I say we must set aside concerns with style and unite in common cause. Unity and the Pareto principle should be the watchwords for faithful catholics with eyes to see. Same sex blessings and the diminishment of the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony is the death of the Church in any recognisable sense. The real schism is much likely to be a Church within a Mickey Mouse church of the hierarchy still called the Roman Catholic Church.
Simple instruction: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age."
Actually the greatest position if the church is to love God above all things and person then love your neighbor as yourself. God asks us to become holy people in His image . The Mass is the greatest worship we can give to God as God gives Himself to us in bread and wine as His body and blood with the priest who performs the sacrifice. Highest form of worship. That is why Catholic Churches are desecrated
Re Ganswein: The archbishop in exile. Interesting comments and I hope that when the Edition is out he comes to London to speak and more. But here we have seen a side of Francis that is the ‘petty and nasty’ side. Yes, for sure. No doubt about it and others have been at the end of that. See when Bergolio was Jesuit provincial especially. He is not a very outgoing, charismatic person by nature. No, indeed. He does have the charism of the papacy which comes once a conclave is over, as a new pope is the Vicar of Christ. Yes of Christ, the compassionate, the loving, but not the nasty nor the petty. He never shouted back, never screamed in anger, never put down those who whipped, scourged and crucified him. In fact on the Cross he made the first public saint as one robber next to Him was told he would be in Paradise that Good Friday. Ganswein is 65, he has years to give more and more to the Church. He is a successor to the Apostles, like very bishop. And remember two other ‘outcasts’ from the Curia, Cardinals Burke and Muller. Both still have 5 more years as voting cardinals. SHould a conclave come before 2028 both will be entitled to speak at meetings before and within the conclave. Both are influential and lovers of Mother Church. Anything can happen in a conclave. Look at 1978. Three popes and two new ones were totally unexpected. Same goes for the next conclave.
Christ was not above calling His enemies harsh names. 'Whitewashed tombs' (#Matthew 23:27) springs to mind. The question is who is the #pharisee in this instance, & my gut wouldn't be against ArchB G.
@@aclark903 Having read the Gospels for years, there is no instance, not one or Christ having ‘ENEMIES’. Not in the Greek text for sure nor english. The Pharisees comes to mind but they were never called enemies as you stated. Archbishop Ganswein was a loyal devoted and constant private secretary to the 265th Successor of Peter. If he was an enemy of Christ, Benedict would never have consecrated him a bishop. Oh, and this current pontiff, basically sacked Ganswein years ago before Benedict died, as Prefect of the Papa; Household. He kept the title until this year, but Francis told him not to come to audiences or any papal ceremonies. FIGURE THAT OUT FOR THE WAY HE WAS TREATED BY THIS POPE WHO HAS SHOWN HE CAN BE NASTY, PETTY. His treatment of Ganswein has been dispicable to say the least. Ganswein is loyal and when a new pope is elected there will be a sea change in the Vatican and the Church.
There is no Archbishop of London. After the restitution of the Catholic hierarchy here, it was decided by Pius IX (Universalis Ecclesiae) that the Pre-Reformation sees would not be restored, but new ones would be erected. The Archbishop in London is, therefore, the Archbishop of Westminster. This is seen as a ‘continuation’ of the Catholic Archbishops of Canterbury as the Primate of England, and so is routinely made a Prince of the Church.
True. And there is also the Catholic Archbishop of Southwark here in London. In fact, this archdiocese is much, much bigger than Westminster, although Westminster is the principal See.
As for Gänswein, I sincerely hope he 'makes a mess' - after all, that is what Bergoglio told people to do at the start of his pontificate following his canonically invalid election!
Allen does not go far back in Church History to note HOW the cardinalate came to be. The reference to cardinals as "princes" is a later development, when the papacy would be subjected to the temporal power of kings and princes; the earliest concept of the cardinalate was that, as "hinges" of the Roman Church, they were helpers of the Bishop of Rome. This is still reflected in the fact that Cardinals themselves have grades: cardinal-bishops, cardinal-priests, cardinal-deacons. But for the most part, they were usually bishops of the suburban sees of Rome (like Ostia...). Allen would do well to have recourse to church historians in the Roman pontifical universities as advisers. One more thing: the principal duty of the Cardinals is in fact to elect a successor to a deceased Bishop of Rome. The internationalization of the cardinalate is an organic development of the internationalization of the Church. So Allen's third option seems unlikely; the second one seems imminent. In any case, one should not forget that, for centuries, the Irish Church for example had bishops subject to the authority of monastic abbots (because, after all, the abbot was too busy to render pastoral care to the communities that sprung up around monasteries). Church History has coughed up more diversity in the practices of its hierarchs.
I have read the German version. I like the book. Gänswein shows true devotion to the faith and to Benedict's genius. So, it is a very personal statement. The book exposes some of the internal processes inside the vatican and it makes some of Benedict's decisons more clear. It does not say anything bad about pope Francis though. Therefore I don't really understand why someone would see an issue there. However, apparently some people do, even though a normal reader like myself will probably not think so. Anyway, its a good read if you are interested.
When the consistory was announced, I thought that he would succeed the Lisbon patriarchy. How wrong I was. There's also the issue of the archdiocese of Marseille has two cardinals whilst the archbishop of Paris is not.
Although your usage couldn't be said to be wrong, strictly speaking, I think what you were referring to would usually be called a Patriarchate. Patriarchy and Patriarchate are listed in several sources as synonyms. Furthermore, Patriarchy is given as a direct alternative to Patriarchate in the sense of the latter meaning "the office, dignity, territory or jurisdiction of an ecclesiastical Patriarch". Patriarchate is also suggested, again by several sources, to be a synonym for Patriarchy with the definition of that as "A form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line". Whilst claiming to be no expert or specialist, I have, on the other hand, been around long enough to have heard Germaine Greer and her ilk on the tv, in the Press and on social media to have built up quite a few decades of experience with rabid feminists describing, in essence, "male dominated society". I have never once, to my long recollection, ever heard that concept referred to as a Patriarchate, in spite of the reassurances to the contrary that it is ok to substitute one for the other. Indeed, my understanding of the word patriarchy, particularly as you wrote it with no capitalised initial "P" is in the sense of a (secular) society dominated by men. It may, of course, be argued that in that sense a Patriarchate is ALSO a patriarchy. However patriarchy, through the aforementioned usage (and, as I am equally certain, frequently by especially female students of the trendier universities) has a modern connotation much more associated with that concept, again, irrespective of what might technically be considered correct. I feel also therefore, that the connotations of "patriarchy" are not complimentary which one has to assume was not your intention. For all the reasons above, and just instinct that Patriarchate is the word used by the English speaking Church in general and has a better style to it than the arguably sullied associated meanings of patriarchy, my advice therefore would be to have referred to the Lisbon Patriarchate. I hope this does not feel too intrusive for which I apologise if the case although hope equally it is received in the intended spirit....
@@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311 Thank you for your comprehensive (and seemingly) painstaking analysis of the words etymology! ‘Brevity is the soul of wit’.
I thought the Catholic faith taught that there is no salvation outside of the faith. How does that square with public prayers for people who are opposed to Catholic teaching? This is a genuine question.
as for the two women public intellectuals who were atheists, it is enough to be reminded by St. Paul: in the end, there is faith, hope and love, and the greatest of these is love... if these women truly loved others, then Zuppi and Fisichella are justified in saying what they did on the occasion of the death of these two human beings.
@@anthonydecastro6938 You should learn to temper that chip on your shoulder Anthony as you often go off half-cocked. It's a quote from the Gospel of Matthew. There is another near identical one in Luke.
Imagine a Church where the pursuit of power takes a back seat to true spirituality. Let's rethink the role of cardinals - those 'princes of the church' - and their potential impact on our clergy's sense of purpose. Did you know that the early church shied away from the allure of red and purple? It's time to embrace a more humble and connected approach, fostering unity with our Orthodox brothers and sisters through a flatter, less centralized structure. 🌟👐 Yes, we are Catholic i.e. universal, a both-and Church. Labels like 'right' and 'left' have no place here. Polarization is not an option for us. The scapegoating and abuse of lay people need to stop. Lay Catholics are not disposable cannon fodder. C'mon guys, we can do better than that. It's always better to keep our opponents close. Abraham Lincoln understood that. Pope Francis would be wise to take a leaf out of his book. Happy Feast Day!
This is mere pseudo-intellectual babble. Lincoln was a man of conviction who fired generals whilst prosecuting a civil war where 100's of thousands died. Literally the opposite of your facile nonsense.
Cardinal Georgio Rosa Chavez of El Salvador is in the same position as the new Portuguese appointee: in the case of aux. bishop Chavez, it looks like a snub appointee against the sitting archbishop.
At times, to preach peace and forgiveness is insufficient. There may be a need to undertake a ‘spiritual struggle’. The present war, at its very core, is birthed from perverted symbiosis of religious and nationalist ambitions of a totalitarian regime. This war is inherently ideological in its origin. In order to achieve victory, it is necessary to resort to ideological and spiritual means. The Church must take it upon itself to repudiate the Patriarch’s blasphemy. The position of the Moscow’s Patriarch is dubious insofar as he blesses a murderous war elevated to the status of a crusade. In light of the silence of the Pope regarding the involvement of the Russian Church in the war, it is very good to see that Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople has taken the challenge to respond to Moscow’s perversion of the Christian message and in doing so, has shown all the signs of a truly spiritual leadership. At this point, there is no room for diplomacy or half-measures as they only deepen the infamy of the Russian church and all that it inspires. Faithfully yours, bishop Vincent Berg.
I suspect that the heads of major archdioceses are competent administrators. Just because an archbishop can balance the archdiocesan books doesn't him competent to help elect the next pope.
Pope Francis, as a Jesuit, took vows not to "aspire" for positions of power or authority. As a former Jesuit, he names Bishops, Archbishops, and Cardinals, based on that fact. If someone aspires to be a Bishop, Archbishop, or Cardinal, he will not name him. He names those who are humble, who would prefer not being a Bishop, Archbishop or Cardinal.
That's one hand. The other hand is that Pope Francis would prefer his Cardinals (Bishops and Archbishops) coming from the margins (the new Lisbon Archbishop comes from the Missionary Orders) or from people fully competent for a certain and determined task (like I believe Cardinal designate Américo is to organize WYD and other huge events, he may be sent to a Vatican department with that incumbency), than "automatic" out of tradition picks to the those usually "red hat" places. And that on itself is just another differentiation that may have come to stay, may Pope Francis to live some 5 more years and pretty much all the Cardinals would reflect those 2 sides of the pond, making quite likely that next Pope(s) will likely to act similarly...
@@nunagoras For most of its modern history, the cardinals have been European, with a handful of cardinals from the New Word and a sprinkling of cardinals who could be described as men of color. As Mr. Allen has pointed out in the past, Africa isn't the future of the Church, it is the Church. Does Boston or Philadelphia or Chicago need to be headed by a cardinal archbishop? If Mass attendance in France has to be measured by using a microscope, why does Parish deserve to be headed by a cardinal archbishop I think Pope Francis is looking for a College of Cardinals whose members represent a breadth of experience and culture. He appointed the Bishop of Stockholm a cardinal; is there a more secular country than Sweden?
@@ConanTheLibrarian-n5q So Fernandez just aspired to be a pervert and heretic so Francis appoints him simultaneously Prefect of CDF and cardinal. Makes sense now... And indeed Arfur Roche and McElroy are famously so very 'umble.....
Pope Pius XII sent Giovanni Montini, the future Pope Paul VI, to the Milan Archdiocese without making him a cardinal. Supposedly, Montini criticized the Pacelli nephews for their handling of Vatican investments. Even though he wasn't a cardinal, it was reported Montini received votes in the conclave that elected John XXII. John XXIII elevated the Montini to the College of Cardinals early in his papacy
We are not stupid little POSs. We are made in the image and likeness of God. I was taught in Catholic grade school, by Catholic sisters, that ultimately we have to follow our own consciences, even if our decisions don't coincide with The Church. (Of course, let's get real here: we can't murder someone and decide that it's all right either. Common sense if needed.)
The Moscow Patriarchate attempts to provide religious inspiration and justification not only for the war in Ukraine, but for the Russian authorities' nationalistic aggressive ideas of "spiritual" supremacy. Thus, this situation is not limited to Ukraine and politics only, but directly challenges the Church's standing in fundamental spiritual matters and requires relevant response. From this perspective, it is hard to appreciate and accept the lack of Pope Francis' spiritual reaction to such a challenge. Faithfully yours, bishop Vincent Berg.
I am very curious what you think about soon beatification of Ulam family, as never before have unborn baby been beatified. Would love to hear your take on that!
Bergolio will make a cardenal, anybody that do things for him. especially if it is contrary to the magisterium. He uses them as his own pawns. They are the yes men of the church even if they loss their souls in the process.
Turn away from this paganism masked as Christianity and turn to JESUS alone in faith. None of this stuff has any basis in Scripture. Not the rosary, not praying to Mary, not the eucharist, not praying to the saints, not confession to a priest, none of it. In order to be saved (and saved permanently) you simply trust that christ paid your sin debt on the cross when he died. The gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of our lord and you are simply believing he did it to save you. 1 corinthians 15 1-4 "and this is the gospel that has SAVED us" Ephesians 1:13-14 "In Him you also TRUSTED, after you heard the word of truth, the GOSPEL of your salvation, in whom also, having BELIEVED, you were SEALED with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the GUARANTEE of OUR INHERITANCE UNTIL THE REDEMPTION of the PURCHASED POSSESSION, to the praise of His glory"
as for Ganswein, Pope Francis is probably adopting a wait and see attitude... either Ganswein sinks deeper into the abyss or he redeems himself. a very wise move.
@@anthonydecastro6938 What's hogwash? Francis isn't capricious? He is of course. Just as a lefty liberal like John said in this video Or Gaswein won't outlive Francis? 99% likelihood he will outlive Pope Francis It's just stats and not a commentary on either man. Or Ganswein won't be recognised for fidelity to the Church and Pope Benedict? He already is but some may equate publishing his book as lack of fidelity to Francis if not the Church.
That is deeply offensive and totally uncalled for re Archbishop Ganswein a loyal, faithful servant of Benedict XVI and a successor of the Apostles. He is not sinking into any abyss as you say nor does he need to redeen himself. As far as I and the Vatican are aware GANSWEIN IS A BISHOP IN FULL COMMUNION WITH ROME AND HAS BEEN SENT BACK TO GERMANY, in the words of the Vatican Bulletin FOR THE MOMENT. Get it right and retract your scathing judgment on the faithful Archbishop. Not even Francis has sunk to that level but you have.
@@johnfisher247obedience, dearest friends, plays a paramount role. I say that not as a Saint but as a sinner, one who struggles with obeying but seeing the utility in obedience.
With all due respect, this guy Alan is pretty biased. If we truly want to know what is going on in our wonderful church, there’s other channels,that are really authentic that love the church, but also expose the bad , not worth listening to this guy , in his mind, there’s nothing wrong with the church. Everything is wonderful and we know that’s not true.,,, always in my prayers understand I know your faith that way we’re not deceived in confuse,,,
Really excellent. I would consider myself a conservative orthodox Catholic in the city of Babylon (Berlin). Daily Mass, adoration, regular study of the Church Fathers and Catholic philosophers / theologians, Rosary and all. I think your show is absolutely invaluable as it mostly manages to master the challenge of neutrality that many others like e.g. Remnant, Church Militant or the like clearly have a hard time mastering. In that sense I consider you much more Catholic than the TLM channels who are actually more Protestant in their attitude inspite or because of their whole well-displayed "Orthodoxy"... I mean we need the TLM people - and it is a mystery to me why Pope Francis tries so hard to get their animosity and to bring them to schism, while the German bishops are openly campaigning for schism - if they are not observed from abroad... But let the weeds grow with the grain and let the Lord sort it out. For helping with the needed patience I salute you. Blessings!
One wonders who might have encouraged the German hierarchy and many other cardinals in Europe and America to be such proud blatant schismatics?
Obviously Remnant newspaper.... that's the ticket.
Presumably Taylor Marshall is the next cab of the rank.
@@Jimboken1 Dear Jim, no obviously not. But to truly understand the world church (not for our local struggles, mind you - I watch most of the TLM channels regularly) we need more than increasingly angry and sarcastic commentary about the schism. The German bishops might truly burn in hell. And it needs to be said. But the World Church is more - and World Youth Day for example is not jus a satanic undertaking, for example. Let's just not become bitter. And do not throw away all good priests and parishes where the Novus Ordo is celebrated. It was not just the Novus Ordo that caused the fall of the Church in the West. Much more than that it was lack of or even outright bad / wrong / evil teaching - like the rejection of Humanae Vitae. I think that the Old Mass and Kennedy, Matt et al have a great role to play. But so do others. And I think Allen, with whom I often disagree, have a great role to play. Thank you! God bless - JP
@@JPGoertzI don't disagree with you, obviously.
The Church has terrible problems.
Trads and conservatives aren't schematics by definition.
The 'schism' is coming on the left flank.
The liturgy is our most important prayer as a Church.
The consecration of the bread and wine into the mystical body and blood of Christ is the primary sacrament.
Has the recent World youth Day conveyed those truths to young people?
Or the opposite?
I agree that John Allen is a liberal but a real journalist - I always tune in.
I can imagine he sees the problems with with this papacy albeit late.
I say we must set aside concerns with style and unite in common cause.
Unity and the Pareto principle should be the watchwords for faithful catholics with eyes to see.
Same sex blessings and the diminishment of the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony is the death of the Church in any recognisable sense.
The real schism is much likely to be a Church within a Mickey Mouse church of the hierarchy still called the Roman Catholic Church.
Bergolian Bott comment, or some other establishment patron. Good luck undermining reality.
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The greatest position in the church is that of loving service to our sisters and brothers. All functions are at the service of that.
Simple instruction: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age."
Common parlance dictates alpahbetically sequenced presentation of entities. "Sisters and brothers", contrived?...eerk
@@DD-bx8rb I was not aware of this. as I have heard it many times.
Actually the greatest position if the church is to love God above all things and person then love your neighbor as yourself. God asks us to become holy people in His image . The Mass is the greatest worship we can give to God as God gives Himself to us in bread and wine as His body and blood with the priest who performs the sacrifice. Highest form of worship. That is why Catholic Churches are desecrated
The greatest position in the church is that apple pie is good, appparently.........
Re Ganswein: The archbishop in exile. Interesting comments and I hope that when the Edition is out he comes to London to speak and more. But here we have seen a side of Francis that is the ‘petty and nasty’ side. Yes, for sure. No doubt about it and others have been at the end of that. See when Bergolio was Jesuit provincial especially. He is not a very outgoing, charismatic person by nature. No, indeed. He does have the charism of the papacy which comes once a conclave is over, as a new pope is the Vicar of Christ. Yes of Christ, the compassionate, the loving, but not the nasty nor the petty. He never shouted back, never screamed in anger, never put down those who whipped, scourged and crucified him. In fact on the Cross he made the first public saint as one robber next to Him was told he would be in Paradise that Good Friday. Ganswein is 65, he has years to give more and more to the Church. He is a successor to the Apostles, like very bishop. And remember two other ‘outcasts’ from the Curia, Cardinals Burke and Muller. Both still have 5 more years as voting cardinals. SHould a conclave come before 2028 both will be entitled to speak at meetings before and within the conclave. Both are influential and lovers of Mother Church. Anything can happen in a conclave. Look at 1978. Three popes and two new ones were totally unexpected. Same goes for the next conclave.
Christ was not above calling His enemies harsh names. 'Whitewashed tombs' (#Matthew 23:27) springs to mind. The question is who is the #pharisee in this instance, & my gut wouldn't be against ArchB G.
@@aclark903 Having read the Gospels for years, there is no instance, not one or Christ having ‘ENEMIES’. Not in the Greek text for sure nor english. The Pharisees comes to mind but they were never called enemies as you stated. Archbishop Ganswein was a loyal devoted and constant private secretary to the 265th Successor of Peter. If he was an enemy of Christ, Benedict would never have consecrated him a bishop. Oh, and this current pontiff, basically sacked Ganswein years ago before Benedict died, as Prefect of the Papa; Household. He kept the title until this year, but Francis told him not to come to audiences or any papal ceremonies. FIGURE THAT OUT FOR THE WAY HE WAS TREATED BY THIS POPE WHO HAS SHOWN HE CAN BE NASTY, PETTY. His treatment of Ganswein has been dispicable to say the least. Ganswein is loyal and when a new pope is elected there will be a sea change in the Vatican and the Church.
@@1900trent I do hope things change for the better under a new Pope, but it seems Francis has had a powerful influence over the cardinal electors.
There is no Archbishop of London. After the restitution of the Catholic hierarchy here, it was decided by Pius IX (Universalis Ecclesiae) that the Pre-Reformation sees would not be restored, but new ones would be erected.
The Archbishop in London is, therefore, the Archbishop of Westminster. This is seen as a ‘continuation’ of the Catholic Archbishops of Canterbury as the Primate of England, and so is routinely made a Prince of the Church.
True. And there is also the Catholic Archbishop of Southwark here in London. In fact, this archdiocese is much, much bigger than Westminster, although Westminster is the principal See.
Thanks John. Good to read about Charlie Collins on the site.
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Good stuff, John!
Things that actually matter start at 6:40
As for Gänswein, I sincerely hope he 'makes a mess' - after all, that is what Bergoglio told people to do at the start of his pontificate following his canonically invalid election!
Allen does not go far back in Church History to note HOW the cardinalate came to be. The reference to cardinals as "princes" is a later development, when the papacy would be subjected to the temporal power of kings and princes; the earliest concept of the cardinalate was that, as "hinges" of the Roman Church, they were helpers of the Bishop of Rome. This is still reflected in the fact that Cardinals themselves have grades: cardinal-bishops, cardinal-priests, cardinal-deacons. But for the most part, they were usually bishops of the suburban sees of Rome (like Ostia...). Allen would do well to have recourse to church historians in the Roman pontifical universities as advisers. One more thing: the principal duty of the Cardinals is in fact to elect a successor to a deceased Bishop of Rome. The internationalization of the cardinalate is an organic development of the internationalization of the Church. So Allen's third option seems unlikely; the second one seems imminent. In any case, one should not forget that, for centuries, the Irish Church for example had bishops subject to the authority of monastic abbots (because, after all, the abbot was too busy to render pastoral care to the communities that sprung up around monasteries). Church History has coughed up more diversity in the practices of its hierarchs.
Ganswein's book has not been published in English yet, and there is no ETA.
I have read the German version. I like the book. Gänswein shows true devotion to the faith and to Benedict's genius. So, it is a very personal statement. The book exposes some of the internal processes inside the vatican and it makes some of Benedict's decisons more clear. It does not say anything bad about pope Francis though. Therefore I don't really understand why someone would see an issue there. However, apparently some people do, even though a normal reader like myself will probably not think so. Anyway, its a good read if you are interested.
Toronto? How about Montréal? Hmmm…
When the consistory was announced, I thought that he would succeed the Lisbon patriarchy. How wrong I was. There's also the issue of the archdiocese of Marseille has two cardinals whilst the archbishop of Paris is not.
Although your usage couldn't be said to be wrong, strictly speaking, I think what you were referring to would usually be called a Patriarchate. Patriarchy and Patriarchate are listed in several sources as synonyms. Furthermore, Patriarchy is given as a direct alternative to Patriarchate in the sense of the latter meaning "the office, dignity, territory or jurisdiction of an ecclesiastical Patriarch". Patriarchate is also suggested, again by several sources, to be a synonym for Patriarchy with the definition of that as "A form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line".
Whilst claiming to be no expert or specialist, I have, on the other hand, been around long enough to have heard Germaine Greer and her ilk on the tv, in the Press and on social media to have built up quite a few decades of experience with rabid feminists describing, in essence, "male dominated society". I have never once, to my long recollection, ever heard that concept referred to as a Patriarchate, in spite of the reassurances to the contrary that it is ok to substitute one for the other. Indeed, my understanding of the word patriarchy, particularly as you wrote it with no capitalised initial "P" is in the sense of a (secular) society dominated by men. It may, of course, be argued that in that sense a Patriarchate is ALSO a patriarchy. However patriarchy, through the aforementioned usage (and, as I am equally certain, frequently by especially female students of the trendier universities) has a modern connotation much more associated with that concept, again, irrespective of what might technically be considered correct. I feel also therefore, that the connotations of "patriarchy" are not complimentary which one has to assume was not your intention.
For all the reasons above, and just instinct that Patriarchate is the word used by the English speaking Church in general and has a better style to it than the arguably sullied associated meanings of patriarchy, my advice therefore would be to have referred to the Lisbon Patriarchate. I hope this does not feel too intrusive for which I apologise if the case although hope equally it is received in the intended spirit....
@@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311 yea. My bad. I too am tired of all this modern rabid feminist nonesense about the 'patriarchy'
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Thank you for your comprehensive (and seemingly) painstaking analysis of the words etymology! ‘Brevity is the soul of wit’.
I thought the Catholic faith taught that there is no salvation outside of the faith. How does that square with public prayers for people who are opposed to Catholic teaching? This is a genuine question.
as for the two women public intellectuals who were atheists, it is enough to be reminded by St. Paul: in the end, there is faith, hope and love, and the greatest of these is love... if these women truly loved others, then Zuppi and Fisichella are justified in saying what they did on the occasion of the death of these two human beings.
But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.
@@Jimboken1 disown you? and who are you? who do you think you are, God? blasphemy!!! idolatry!!! pharisee!!!
@@anthonydecastro6938 You should learn to temper that chip on your shoulder Anthony as you often go off half-cocked.
It's a quote from the Gospel of Matthew.
There is another near identical one in Luke.
@@Jimboken1 exactly. it is a quote from Matthew. but you are NOT Matthew. and you are NOT Christ. so, who gave you the right to judge others?
Imagine a Church where the pursuit of power takes a back seat to true spirituality. Let's rethink the role of cardinals - those 'princes of the church' - and their potential impact on our clergy's sense of purpose. Did you know that the early church shied away from the allure of red and purple? It's time to embrace a more humble and connected approach, fostering unity with our Orthodox brothers and sisters through a flatter, less centralized structure. 🌟👐
Yes, we are Catholic i.e. universal, a both-and Church. Labels like 'right' and 'left' have no place here. Polarization is not an option for us.
The scapegoating and abuse of lay people need to stop. Lay Catholics are not disposable cannon fodder. C'mon guys, we can do better than that.
It's always better to keep our opponents close. Abraham Lincoln understood that. Pope Francis would be wise to take a leaf out of his book.
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Excellent.
This is mere pseudo-intellectual babble.
Lincoln was a man of conviction who fired generals whilst prosecuting a civil war where 100's of thousands died.
Literally the opposite of your facile nonsense.
Can you pray for my brain and heart and bowel movements please and my health
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Cardinal Georgio Rosa Chavez of El Salvador is in the same position as the new Portuguese appointee: in the case of aux. bishop Chavez, it looks like a snub appointee against the sitting archbishop.
Is the App subjected to inspiration of the Holy Spirit?!!!!
At times, to preach peace and forgiveness is insufficient. There may be a need to undertake a ‘spiritual struggle’. The present war, at its very core, is birthed from perverted symbiosis of religious and nationalist ambitions of a totalitarian regime. This war is inherently ideological in its origin. In order to achieve victory, it is necessary to resort to ideological and spiritual means. The Church must take it upon itself to repudiate the Patriarch’s blasphemy.
The position of the Moscow’s Patriarch is dubious insofar as he blesses a murderous war elevated to the status of a crusade.
In light of the silence of the Pope regarding the involvement of the Russian Church in the war, it is very good to see that Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople has taken the challenge to respond to Moscow’s perversion of the Christian message and in doing so, has shown all the signs of a truly spiritual leadership. At this point, there is no room for diplomacy or half-measures as they only deepen the infamy of the Russian church and all that it inspires.
Faithfully yours, bishop Vincent Berg.
For sometime same situation in Duocese of Haiti..there is a Cardinal who is under the Archbishop. Key probably is liberal non traditionalist
Buon Ferragosto, John! (Eating porchetta and penne al pomodoro fresco e basilico, in the Hungarian countryside.)
I suspect that the heads of major archdioceses are competent administrators. Just because an archbishop can balance the archdiocesan books doesn't him competent to help elect the next pope.
Pope Francis, as a Jesuit, took vows not to "aspire" for positions of power or authority. As a former Jesuit, he names Bishops, Archbishops, and Cardinals, based on that fact. If someone aspires to be a Bishop, Archbishop, or Cardinal, he will not name him. He names those who are humble, who would prefer not being a Bishop, Archbishop or Cardinal.
That's one hand. The other hand is that Pope Francis would prefer his Cardinals (Bishops and Archbishops) coming from the margins (the new Lisbon Archbishop comes from the Missionary Orders) or from people fully competent for a certain and determined task (like I believe Cardinal designate Américo is to organize WYD and other huge events, he may be sent to a Vatican department with that incumbency), than "automatic" out of tradition picks to the those usually "red hat" places. And that on itself is just another differentiation that may have come to stay, may Pope Francis to live some 5 more years and pretty much all the Cardinals would reflect those 2 sides of the pond, making quite likely that next Pope(s) will likely to act similarly...
@@nunagoras For most of its modern history, the cardinals have been European, with a handful of cardinals from the New Word and a sprinkling of cardinals who could be described as men of color. As Mr. Allen has pointed out in the past, Africa isn't the future of the Church, it is the Church.
Does Boston or Philadelphia or Chicago need to be headed by a cardinal archbishop? If Mass attendance in France has to be measured by using a microscope, why does Parish deserve to be headed by a cardinal archbishop
I think Pope Francis is looking for a College of Cardinals whose members represent a breadth of experience and culture. He appointed the Bishop of Stockholm a cardinal; is there a more secular country than Sweden?
@@ConanTheLibrarian-n5q So Fernandez just aspired to be a pervert and heretic so Francis appoints him simultaneously Prefect of CDF and cardinal.
Makes sense now...
And indeed Arfur Roche and McElroy are famously so very 'umble.....
Pope Pius XII sent Giovanni Montini, the future Pope Paul VI, to the Milan Archdiocese without making him a cardinal. Supposedly, Montini criticized the Pacelli nephews for their handling of Vatican investments. Even though he wasn't a cardinal, it was reported Montini received votes in the conclave that elected John XXII. John XXIII elevated the Montini to the College of Cardinals early in his papacy
0:25 "The song everyone sings when they enter Hell is🎵 *I Did It My Way* 🎵" - Peter Kreeft
We are not stupid little POSs. We are made in the image and likeness of God. I was taught in Catholic grade school, by Catholic sisters, that ultimately we have to follow our own consciences, even if our decisions don't coincide with The Church. (Of course, let's get real here: we can't murder someone and decide that it's all right either. Common sense if needed.)
John, Cardinals elect the Pope!!!!!!!!
Mistake, John!!
In 1861 southern Italy was forced to join the Italian KINGDOM, not the Republic. That only happened after WW2
The Moscow Patriarchate attempts to provide religious inspiration and justification not only for the war in Ukraine, but for the Russian authorities' nationalistic aggressive ideas of "spiritual" supremacy.
Thus, this situation is not limited to Ukraine and politics only, but directly challenges the Church's standing in fundamental spiritual matters and requires relevant response.
From this perspective, it is hard to appreciate and accept the lack of Pope Francis' spiritual reaction to such a challenge.
Faithfully yours, bishop Vincent Berg.
I am very curious what you think about soon beatification of Ulam family, as never before have unborn baby been beatified. Would love to hear your take on that!
The majority who die without unrepented mortal sin go through Purgation.
Bergolio will make a cardenal, anybody that do things for him. especially if it is contrary to the magisterium. He uses them as his own pawns. They are the yes men of the church even if they loss their souls in the process.
Turn away from this paganism masked as Christianity and turn to JESUS alone in faith. None of this stuff has any basis in Scripture. Not the rosary, not praying to Mary, not the eucharist, not praying to the saints, not confession to a priest, none of it. In order to be saved (and saved permanently) you simply trust that christ paid your sin debt on the cross when he died. The gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of our lord and you are simply believing he did it to save you. 1 corinthians 15 1-4 "and this is the gospel that has SAVED us"
Ephesians 1:13-14
"In Him you also TRUSTED, after you heard the word of truth, the GOSPEL of your salvation, in whom also, having BELIEVED, you were SEALED with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the GUARANTEE of OUR INHERITANCE UNTIL THE REDEMPTION of the PURCHASED POSSESSION, to the praise of His glory"
Protestantism is heresy. Away with you and your drivel. There's the chap.
Someone who has been passes oveer unaccountably is Cordelione.
Thank God!
Although he's centre-left he humiliated Nancy Pelosi.
He's dead to Pope Francis and other sundry globalist leftist clowns
Indeed, thank God!
He has the guts to stand up to politicians. Cordileone is a star.
Allen, you seem to lack basic knowledge of Catholicism. God bless you
Same Vat time , same Vat channel !!!!
Careful, John -- you're going to be excommunicated. :-)
💘💘💘💘💘💘😊I'll try to keep my mouth shut. 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍
as for Ganswein, Pope Francis is probably adopting a wait and see attitude... either Ganswein sinks deeper into the abyss or he redeems himself. a very wise move.
The capricious Francis at work again. Ganswein will outlive him and will be recognised for his fidelity to the Church and Benedict XVI.
@@johnfisher247 Hogwash. Ganswein has authority only for schismatics like you.
@@anthonydecastro6938 What's hogwash?
Francis isn't capricious? He is of course. Just as a lefty liberal like John said in this video
Or Gaswein won't outlive Francis? 99% likelihood he will outlive Pope Francis
It's just stats and not a commentary on either man.
Or Ganswein won't be recognised for fidelity to the Church and Pope Benedict?
He already is but some may equate publishing his book as lack of fidelity to Francis if not the Church.
That is deeply offensive and totally uncalled for re Archbishop Ganswein a loyal, faithful servant of Benedict XVI and a successor of the Apostles. He is not sinking into any abyss as you say nor does he need to redeen himself. As far as I and the Vatican are aware GANSWEIN IS A BISHOP IN FULL COMMUNION WITH ROME AND HAS BEEN SENT BACK TO GERMANY, in the words of the Vatican Bulletin FOR THE MOMENT. Get it right and retract your scathing judgment on the faithful Archbishop. Not even Francis has sunk to that level but you have.
@@johnfisher247obedience, dearest friends, plays a paramount role. I say that not as a Saint but as a sinner, one who struggles with obeying but seeing the utility in obedience.
With all due respect, this guy Alan is pretty biased. If we truly want to know what is going on in our wonderful church, there’s other channels,that are really authentic that love the church, but also expose the bad , not worth listening to this guy , in his mind, there’s nothing wrong with the church. Everything is wonderful and we know that’s not true.,,, always in my prayers understand I know your faith that way we’re not deceived in confuse,,,