1) Don Claudio Gatti, a priest in Rome, was forbidden from celebrating mass and investigating apparitions of the Mother of the Eucharist. A commission was formed but did nothing in 3.5 years.
2) God told Don Claudio to celebrate mass on March 8th, 1998 but the cardinal refused permission. Don Claudio said he must obey God.
3) Don Claudio was suspended from celebrating mass for disobeying the cardinal and celebrating mass on March 8th anyway.
Robert Mickens, Cardinals Oppose Francis's Synod Process
Commonweal, Letter from Rome, October 14, 2015
It has been known for quite some time that a number of cardinals and bishops, both in Rome and abroad, are—to put it mildly—uncomfortablewith the way Pope Francis’s pontificate is unfolding.
Well, this week it all spilled out into the open when it was unveiled that several cardinals—including three top Vatican officials (Cardinals Pell, Müller and Sarah)—wrote a letter to the Pope that basically criticized theway he is running the Synod of Bishops.
One should be magnanimous and give these birds credit for being honest with the Pope and telling him their concerns. (They were not happy that the public found out, which is another story.) But one should also be aware that, at least some of these prelates, are active ringleaders of an opposition to Francis.
The document provides a personal account of life at the Venerable English College in Rome during the first session of the Second Vatican Council in 1962. It describes the monastic regime at the seminary prior to the Council. It discusses Pope John XXIII's decision to call the Council in order to bring "fresh air" to the Church and help it "read the signs of the times." It outlines some of the major debates that occurred during the first session, including the rejection of draft documents, and how the Council shifted from being a merely rubber-stamping event to a true exercise in collegiality and theological debate.
The document summarizes 12 documents produced by the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). Key points include:
- The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church established that the Church is the Body of Christ and People of God, bishops are to shepherd God's people as servants, and all are called to holiness.
- The Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation affirmed that revelation is complete in Christ and Scripture/Tradition have a close connection as revelation is developed over time.
- The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy reformed the liturgy to promote participation and union, allow vernacular languages, and focus on the liturgical year and Mass as the source and summit.
- The
The document outlines the hierarchy of authority for different types of Catholic Church documents. It discusses four main sources of documents: 1) Papal documents issued by the Pope, 2) Church Council documents issued by ecumenical councils, 3) Curial documents issued by offices of the Holy See, and 4) Bishops' documents issued by individual bishops or national conferences. Within each category are different types of documents that can define doctrine, alter canon law, or provide pastoral guidance. The level of authority depends on whether the document contains infallible teachings, requires full assent, or provides suggestions that do not require assent but deserve respect.
This book analyzes the controversies and public relations challenges that have defined Pope Benedict XVI's papacy. It examines issues such as the Regensburg speech, the lifting of the excommunication of a Holocaust denying bishop, and clerical sexual abuse scandals. The authors interviewed various observers to understand explanations for the pope's poor public image. A key revelation is that in January 2009, the pope's top aides met for two days after a bishop's Holocaust denial comments surfaced but did not discuss the potential fallout. The book argues this shows the Vatican's ongoing public relations problems.
This document provides a biography of Pope Pius XI, including:
1) He was born in Italy in 1857 and was educated at the Milan Seminary before being ordained as a priest in 1879.
2) He had an academic background and held positions at the Ambrosian Library in Milan and the Vatican Library before being appointed Cardinal Archbishop of Milan in 1921.
3) He was elected as Pope in 1922, taking the name Pius XI, and issued several encyclicals addressing issues like Catholic Action, communism, and establishing Vatican City state through the Lateran Treaty.
4) As Pope, he provided spiritual leadership during a time of unrest in the 1920s-1930s, confronting threats
1) Don Claudio Gatti, a priest in Rome, was forbidden from celebrating mass and investigating apparitions of the Mother of the Eucharist. A commission was formed but did nothing in 3.5 years.
2) God told Don Claudio to celebrate mass on March 8th, 1998 but the cardinal refused permission. Don Claudio said he must obey God.
3) Don Claudio was suspended from celebrating mass for disobeying the cardinal and celebrating mass on March 8th anyway.
Robert Mickens, Cardinals Oppose Francis's Synod Process
Commonweal, Letter from Rome, October 14, 2015
It has been known for quite some time that a number of cardinals and bishops, both in Rome and abroad, are—to put it mildly—uncomfortablewith the way Pope Francis’s pontificate is unfolding.
Well, this week it all spilled out into the open when it was unveiled that several cardinals—including three top Vatican officials (Cardinals Pell, Müller and Sarah)—wrote a letter to the Pope that basically criticized theway he is running the Synod of Bishops.
One should be magnanimous and give these birds credit for being honest with the Pope and telling him their concerns. (They were not happy that the public found out, which is another story.) But one should also be aware that, at least some of these prelates, are active ringleaders of an opposition to Francis.
The document provides a personal account of life at the Venerable English College in Rome during the first session of the Second Vatican Council in 1962. It describes the monastic regime at the seminary prior to the Council. It discusses Pope John XXIII's decision to call the Council in order to bring "fresh air" to the Church and help it "read the signs of the times." It outlines some of the major debates that occurred during the first session, including the rejection of draft documents, and how the Council shifted from being a merely rubber-stamping event to a true exercise in collegiality and theological debate.
The document summarizes 12 documents produced by the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). Key points include:
- The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church established that the Church is the Body of Christ and People of God, bishops are to shepherd God's people as servants, and all are called to holiness.
- The Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation affirmed that revelation is complete in Christ and Scripture/Tradition have a close connection as revelation is developed over time.
- The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy reformed the liturgy to promote participation and union, allow vernacular languages, and focus on the liturgical year and Mass as the source and summit.
- The
The document outlines the hierarchy of authority for different types of Catholic Church documents. It discusses four main sources of documents: 1) Papal documents issued by the Pope, 2) Church Council documents issued by ecumenical councils, 3) Curial documents issued by offices of the Holy See, and 4) Bishops' documents issued by individual bishops or national conferences. Within each category are different types of documents that can define doctrine, alter canon law, or provide pastoral guidance. The level of authority depends on whether the document contains infallible teachings, requires full assent, or provides suggestions that do not require assent but deserve respect.
This book analyzes the controversies and public relations challenges that have defined Pope Benedict XVI's papacy. It examines issues such as the Regensburg speech, the lifting of the excommunication of a Holocaust denying bishop, and clerical sexual abuse scandals. The authors interviewed various observers to understand explanations for the pope's poor public image. A key revelation is that in January 2009, the pope's top aides met for two days after a bishop's Holocaust denial comments surfaced but did not discuss the potential fallout. The book argues this shows the Vatican's ongoing public relations problems.
This document provides a biography of Pope Pius XI, including:
1) He was born in Italy in 1857 and was educated at the Milan Seminary before being ordained as a priest in 1879.
2) He had an academic background and held positions at the Ambrosian Library in Milan and the Vatican Library before being appointed Cardinal Archbishop of Milan in 1921.
3) He was elected as Pope in 1922, taking the name Pius XI, and issued several encyclicals addressing issues like Catholic Action, communism, and establishing Vatican City state through the Lateran Treaty.
4) As Pope, he provided spiritual leadership during a time of unrest in the 1920s-1930s, confronting threats
Under the normal beatification and canonization process, a person who has lived a holy and virtuous life is first declared "venerable," then "blessed" and finally named as a saint. Candidates for sainthood must be shown to have performed two miracles.
The Order of Melchisedech A Defence of the Catholic Priesthood, 2nd EditionWenuraRavindu
On 30 June 1968, pope Paul VI pronounced his Credo in which the doctrine of the Sacrifice of the Mass "celebrated by the priest in the Person of Christ in virtue of the power he received in the Sacrament of Order" was very clearly, unambiguously, and correctly expressed. Twelve days earlier, Pope Paul VI had signed the Apostolic Constitution in which he approved and imposed the new ritual of the ordination of deacon, priest, and bishop. In this book the author examines the new rite of ordination to the priesthood and exposes its differences with the former one used in the Roman rite for a number of centuries, enjoying the highest authority.
There can be no doubt of the validity of the New Rite but there are certain features which the author deplores. A number of prayers and ceremonies have been suppressed which, in the Old Rite, served clearly to express the most essential character and duty of priesthood: to offer the Eucharistic Sacrifice of the Mass. This is a sign of a tendency which can be observed in other official liturgical innovations (not to mention illegal ones). It is a matter of great concern for many Catholics that this and similar things are done at a time when the sacrificial character of what is now commonly called the "celebration of the Eucharist" is questioned or even denied by many who do not leave the Catholic Church.
Mr. Davies gives an impressive exposition of the facts and the meaning he attaches to them in the light of Trent, the Pontifical letter Apostolicae Curae of Pope Leo XIII, other official documents, and also the Canterbury Declaration on Ministry and Ordination in the Anglican and Catholic Churches. He rightly rejects the latter completely as a totally ambiguous document.
This is a rich and scholarly book which should be in the hands of all who study post-conciliar developments in the official Roman Catholic Church, the Church of Christ.
16
TITLE
HISTORY: THE FOURTH LATERAN COUNCIL
Name:
Due date:
School Affiliation:
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE3
1.1 History of Church in the Medieval Period3
1.2 History of the earlier Lateran Councils4
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW6
2.1 The Fourth Lateran Council6
2.2 The Canons of the Fourth Lateran Council8
CHAPTER THREE: SUMMARY16
3.0 Summary and Conclusion16
Bibliography17
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 History of Church in the Medieval Period
In the Medieval ages the medieval church had a far greater role to play than the churches in the current world. The church of the medieval age, which is said to have dominated the life of everyone – from birth to death –, believed staunchly that Heaven, Hell and God existed. Due to the terrific state that the church had depicted about hell to the people, there existed unquestionable abidance to the church rules and regulations. This made the church to become so influential and superior in the medieval period (Chazan 1980, 12). The church in this period became very rich because every person gave taxes known as tithes as an annual ten percentage of what they had gained. Most people ended up being monks, nuns or priests as a way of survival in this period because they were not imposed these taxes. Although some of these taxes were used on helping the poor, most it was spent on beautiful churches and cathedrals.
The Catholic Church[footnoteRef:1] became very powerful in the medieval period because it was the only religious institution found in Europe in this period. This is because Christianity was the only accepted religion in the medieval period (Lynch 2009, 21). This factor made the church an indispensable sector of the feudal system that organized itself in a government-like body with laws. Christianity – which played a huge part in the lives of individuals of this period – was only practiced through the church thus making it very influential and powerful. The pope in religious matters was superior to a king or a queen. This influential characteristic led to the rise of some religious leaders[footnoteRef:2] who wanted to take over the papal leadership so that they could take control of the wealth and power of the church. The Pope had the power to violate or infringe the canons or rules of the church (Vidmar 2005, 17). These are the same regulations that guided the previous pope but the next pope had the power to change or eradicating them. Contrary to these popes, who were not bound to the laws they created, is what Jesus Christ[footnoteRef:3] who strictly observed the law did. The religious observances of the church shaped the calendar of individuals by marking important ritualistic moments such as marriage, confirmation, holy orders and baptism (Rosamund mckitterick 2001, 14). [1: The Catholic Church was the first Christian religious dominion to be established in the Medieval Ages.] [2: The leaders were all under the papal supervision and leadership. ] [3: The third person in the .
The document discusses the establishment and authorities of papal nuncios. The pontifical secretariat decided nuncios' postings and prepared instructions introducing them to their mission countries. Nuncios received credential letters from the Pope addressing their virtues and mission. Their authorities grew over time, initially for exceptions, to include abilities like absolving heresy. By the post-Tridentine period, nuncios had broad authorities to reform the church and implement council conclusions, though these were sometimes reduced for later nuncios as circumstances changed.
This presentation discusses the crisis in the Catholic Church, its causes, and its remedy. It asserts that the crisis was caused by liberalism, modernism, and errors that led to Vatican II. These resulted in a loss of vocations and the closing of churches and religious orders. The remedy is seen as restoring the traditional Latin Mass and Catholic traditions. The Society of St. Pius X is presented as upholding the traditional faith and mass, with over 600 priests and religious orders around the world. The motu proprio of 2007 allowing the traditional Latin mass more widely is discussed. Questions from the audience are invited on related topics and how to support the traditional restoration.
This presentation discusses the crisis in the Catholic Church, its causes, and its remedy. It asserts that the crisis was caused by liberalism, modernism, and errors that led to Vatican II. These errors included religious liberty, ecumenism, and collegiality. The presentation claims Vatican II and the Novus Ordo Mass led to a decline in the Church seen in statistics. It promotes the Society of St. Pius X and the traditional Latin Mass as the remedy, restoring the Church to its former state. The presenter takes questions on related topics.
The Catholic Church has firmly held teachings against abortion and most forms of birth control. The Church believes that abortion is the taking of an innocent human life and is strictly forbidden. It also opposes most contraceptives, as articulated in Pope Paul VI's 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae. This encyclical reaffirmed the Church's view that artificial contraception is morally wrong. While some Catholics disagree with these teachings, the Church leadership continues to prohibit abortion and restrict the use of contraception based on its theological and moral doctrines. These stances have put the Church at odds with secular views
1) The document argues that recent Popes, beginning with John XXIII, have been satanic and heretical in promoting ecumenism and interfaith relations.
2) It provides examples of John Paul II engaging in activities with Hindus, Voodoo practitioners, and other faiths at Assisi that promoted syncretism and the "light of Lucifer."
3) The document strongly rejects the canonization of John Paul II and John XXIII, and views subsequent popes as apostates for destroying the true Catholic mass and further promoting heresy.
The Second Vatican Council was a landmark ecumenical council that took place from 1962-1965. It resulted in significant reforms and changes within the Catholic Church, including allowing Mass to be celebrated in local languages rather than Latin, increased lay participation, a renewed focus on ecumenism and interfaith relations, and an acknowledgement of errors in past condemnations of other faiths. However, Vatican II also faced criticism from traditionalists who saw it as departing from long-held Catholic doctrine and tradition.
The Second Vatican Council was a landmark ecumenical council that took place from 1962 to 1965. It resulted in major reforms to Catholic practices and theology. Some key outcomes included allowing Mass to be celebrated in local languages rather than Latin, increased ecumenism and recognition of truth in other religions, and affirmation of religious liberty for all. However, Vatican II continues to be controversial for some traditionalists who see it as departing from long-held Catholic doctrine and discipline.
The Second Vatican Council was a landmark ecumenical council that took place from 1962 to 1965. It resulted in major reforms to Catholic practices and theology. Some key outcomes included allowing Mass to be celebrated in local languages rather than Latin, increased acceptance of other religions and ecumenism, and affirming that non-Catholic Christian groups are also part of the Church. However, Vatican II continues to be controversial for some traditionalists who see it as departing from long-held Catholic doctrine and traditions.
Vatican II was a major council of the Catholic Church that took place in the 1960s under Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI. It modernized practices like allowing Mass to be conducted in local languages rather than just Latin. However, it also caused significant controversy and disagreement. Some felt it went too far in liberalizing practices, while others felt it did not go far enough. Its implementation and effects are still debated today within Catholicism.
This document provides an introduction and overview of the 1987 Synod of Bishops on the vocation and mission of the lay faithful in the Church and world. It discusses the call of all baptized Catholics to participate in the Church's mission, highlights some challenges and opportunities in the modern world, and emphasizes the dignity of all people and need to defend human rights. The Synod addressed how lay people can more fully live out their role according to the teachings of Vatican II.
Hidden disability? The Canon Law’s Category of the Defectus Corporis, Scandal...NinonDubourg
Powerpoint of the presentation “Hidden disability? The Canon Law’s Category of the Defectus Corporis, Scandal and Pontifical Grace”, panel : 'Deformis formositas ac formosa deformitas' II : Materializing Ugliness and Deformity in the Middle Ages, 2-4 July 2019, International Medieval Congress of Leeds, Leeds.
Under the normal beatification and canonization process, a person who has lived a holy and virtuous life is first declared "venerable," then "blessed" and finally named as a saint. Candidates for sainthood must be shown to have performed two miracles.
The Order of Melchisedech A Defence of the Catholic Priesthood, 2nd EditionWenuraRavindu
On 30 June 1968, pope Paul VI pronounced his Credo in which the doctrine of the Sacrifice of the Mass "celebrated by the priest in the Person of Christ in virtue of the power he received in the Sacrament of Order" was very clearly, unambiguously, and correctly expressed. Twelve days earlier, Pope Paul VI had signed the Apostolic Constitution in which he approved and imposed the new ritual of the ordination of deacon, priest, and bishop. In this book the author examines the new rite of ordination to the priesthood and exposes its differences with the former one used in the Roman rite for a number of centuries, enjoying the highest authority.
There can be no doubt of the validity of the New Rite but there are certain features which the author deplores. A number of prayers and ceremonies have been suppressed which, in the Old Rite, served clearly to express the most essential character and duty of priesthood: to offer the Eucharistic Sacrifice of the Mass. This is a sign of a tendency which can be observed in other official liturgical innovations (not to mention illegal ones). It is a matter of great concern for many Catholics that this and similar things are done at a time when the sacrificial character of what is now commonly called the "celebration of the Eucharist" is questioned or even denied by many who do not leave the Catholic Church.
Mr. Davies gives an impressive exposition of the facts and the meaning he attaches to them in the light of Trent, the Pontifical letter Apostolicae Curae of Pope Leo XIII, other official documents, and also the Canterbury Declaration on Ministry and Ordination in the Anglican and Catholic Churches. He rightly rejects the latter completely as a totally ambiguous document.
This is a rich and scholarly book which should be in the hands of all who study post-conciliar developments in the official Roman Catholic Church, the Church of Christ.
16
TITLE
HISTORY: THE FOURTH LATERAN COUNCIL
Name:
Due date:
School Affiliation:
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE3
1.1 History of Church in the Medieval Period3
1.2 History of the earlier Lateran Councils4
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW6
2.1 The Fourth Lateran Council6
2.2 The Canons of the Fourth Lateran Council8
CHAPTER THREE: SUMMARY16
3.0 Summary and Conclusion16
Bibliography17
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 History of Church in the Medieval Period
In the Medieval ages the medieval church had a far greater role to play than the churches in the current world. The church of the medieval age, which is said to have dominated the life of everyone – from birth to death –, believed staunchly that Heaven, Hell and God existed. Due to the terrific state that the church had depicted about hell to the people, there existed unquestionable abidance to the church rules and regulations. This made the church to become so influential and superior in the medieval period (Chazan 1980, 12). The church in this period became very rich because every person gave taxes known as tithes as an annual ten percentage of what they had gained. Most people ended up being monks, nuns or priests as a way of survival in this period because they were not imposed these taxes. Although some of these taxes were used on helping the poor, most it was spent on beautiful churches and cathedrals.
The Catholic Church[footnoteRef:1] became very powerful in the medieval period because it was the only religious institution found in Europe in this period. This is because Christianity was the only accepted religion in the medieval period (Lynch 2009, 21). This factor made the church an indispensable sector of the feudal system that organized itself in a government-like body with laws. Christianity – which played a huge part in the lives of individuals of this period – was only practiced through the church thus making it very influential and powerful. The pope in religious matters was superior to a king or a queen. This influential characteristic led to the rise of some religious leaders[footnoteRef:2] who wanted to take over the papal leadership so that they could take control of the wealth and power of the church. The Pope had the power to violate or infringe the canons or rules of the church (Vidmar 2005, 17). These are the same regulations that guided the previous pope but the next pope had the power to change or eradicating them. Contrary to these popes, who were not bound to the laws they created, is what Jesus Christ[footnoteRef:3] who strictly observed the law did. The religious observances of the church shaped the calendar of individuals by marking important ritualistic moments such as marriage, confirmation, holy orders and baptism (Rosamund mckitterick 2001, 14). [1: The Catholic Church was the first Christian religious dominion to be established in the Medieval Ages.] [2: The leaders were all under the papal supervision and leadership. ] [3: The third person in the .
The document discusses the establishment and authorities of papal nuncios. The pontifical secretariat decided nuncios' postings and prepared instructions introducing them to their mission countries. Nuncios received credential letters from the Pope addressing their virtues and mission. Their authorities grew over time, initially for exceptions, to include abilities like absolving heresy. By the post-Tridentine period, nuncios had broad authorities to reform the church and implement council conclusions, though these were sometimes reduced for later nuncios as circumstances changed.
This presentation discusses the crisis in the Catholic Church, its causes, and its remedy. It asserts that the crisis was caused by liberalism, modernism, and errors that led to Vatican II. These resulted in a loss of vocations and the closing of churches and religious orders. The remedy is seen as restoring the traditional Latin Mass and Catholic traditions. The Society of St. Pius X is presented as upholding the traditional faith and mass, with over 600 priests and religious orders around the world. The motu proprio of 2007 allowing the traditional Latin mass more widely is discussed. Questions from the audience are invited on related topics and how to support the traditional restoration.
This presentation discusses the crisis in the Catholic Church, its causes, and its remedy. It asserts that the crisis was caused by liberalism, modernism, and errors that led to Vatican II. These errors included religious liberty, ecumenism, and collegiality. The presentation claims Vatican II and the Novus Ordo Mass led to a decline in the Church seen in statistics. It promotes the Society of St. Pius X and the traditional Latin Mass as the remedy, restoring the Church to its former state. The presenter takes questions on related topics.
The Catholic Church has firmly held teachings against abortion and most forms of birth control. The Church believes that abortion is the taking of an innocent human life and is strictly forbidden. It also opposes most contraceptives, as articulated in Pope Paul VI's 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae. This encyclical reaffirmed the Church's view that artificial contraception is morally wrong. While some Catholics disagree with these teachings, the Church leadership continues to prohibit abortion and restrict the use of contraception based on its theological and moral doctrines. These stances have put the Church at odds with secular views
1) The document argues that recent Popes, beginning with John XXIII, have been satanic and heretical in promoting ecumenism and interfaith relations.
2) It provides examples of John Paul II engaging in activities with Hindus, Voodoo practitioners, and other faiths at Assisi that promoted syncretism and the "light of Lucifer."
3) The document strongly rejects the canonization of John Paul II and John XXIII, and views subsequent popes as apostates for destroying the true Catholic mass and further promoting heresy.
The Second Vatican Council was a landmark ecumenical council that took place from 1962-1965. It resulted in significant reforms and changes within the Catholic Church, including allowing Mass to be celebrated in local languages rather than Latin, increased lay participation, a renewed focus on ecumenism and interfaith relations, and an acknowledgement of errors in past condemnations of other faiths. However, Vatican II also faced criticism from traditionalists who saw it as departing from long-held Catholic doctrine and tradition.
The Second Vatican Council was a landmark ecumenical council that took place from 1962 to 1965. It resulted in major reforms to Catholic practices and theology. Some key outcomes included allowing Mass to be celebrated in local languages rather than Latin, increased ecumenism and recognition of truth in other religions, and affirmation of religious liberty for all. However, Vatican II continues to be controversial for some traditionalists who see it as departing from long-held Catholic doctrine and discipline.
The Second Vatican Council was a landmark ecumenical council that took place from 1962 to 1965. It resulted in major reforms to Catholic practices and theology. Some key outcomes included allowing Mass to be celebrated in local languages rather than Latin, increased acceptance of other religions and ecumenism, and affirming that non-Catholic Christian groups are also part of the Church. However, Vatican II continues to be controversial for some traditionalists who see it as departing from long-held Catholic doctrine and traditions.
Vatican II was a major council of the Catholic Church that took place in the 1960s under Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI. It modernized practices like allowing Mass to be conducted in local languages rather than just Latin. However, it also caused significant controversy and disagreement. Some felt it went too far in liberalizing practices, while others felt it did not go far enough. Its implementation and effects are still debated today within Catholicism.
This document provides an introduction and overview of the 1987 Synod of Bishops on the vocation and mission of the lay faithful in the Church and world. It discusses the call of all baptized Catholics to participate in the Church's mission, highlights some challenges and opportunities in the modern world, and emphasizes the dignity of all people and need to defend human rights. The Synod addressed how lay people can more fully live out their role according to the teachings of Vatican II.
Hidden disability? The Canon Law’s Category of the Defectus Corporis, Scandal...NinonDubourg
Powerpoint of the presentation “Hidden disability? The Canon Law’s Category of the Defectus Corporis, Scandal and Pontifical Grace”, panel : 'Deformis formositas ac formosa deformitas' II : Materializing Ugliness and Deformity in the Middle Ages, 2-4 July 2019, International Medieval Congress of Leeds, Leeds.
Similar to The unjust reduction to the lay state of Bishop Claudio Gatti (17)
Chandra Dev: Unveiling the Mystery of the Moon GodExotic India
Shining brightly in the sky, some days more than others, the Moon in popular culture is a symbol of love, romance, and beauty. The ancient Hindu texts, however, mention the Moon as an intriguing and powerful being, worshiped by sages as Chandra.
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Lesson 12 - The Blessed Hope: The Mark of the Christian
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Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
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Lucid Dreaming: Understanding the Risks and Benefits
The ability to control one's dreams or for the dreamer to be aware that he or she is dreaming. This process, called lucid dreaming, has some potential risks as well as many fascinating benefits. However, many people are hesitant to try it initially for fear of the potential dangers. This article aims to clarify these concerns by exploring both the risks and benefits of lucid dreaming.
The Benefits of Lucid Dreaming
Lucid dreaming allows a person to take control of their dream world, helping them overcome their fears and eliminate nightmares. This technique is particularly useful for mental health. By taking control of their dreams, individuals can face challenging scenarios in a controlled environment, which can help reduce anxiety and increase self-confidence.
Addressing Common Concerns
Physical Harm in Dreams Lucid dreaming is fundamentally safe. In a lucid dream, everything is a creation of your mind. Therefore, nothing in the dream can physically harm you. Despite the vividness and realness of the dream experience, it remains entirely within your mental landscape, posing no physical danger.
Mental Health Risks Concerns about developing PTSD or other mental illnesses from lucid dreaming are unfounded. As soon as you wake up, it's clear that the events experienced in the dream were not real. On the contrary, lucid dreaming is often seen as a therapeutic tool for conditions like PTSD, as it allows individuals to reframe and manage their thoughts.
Potential Risks of Lucid Dreaming
While generally safe, lucid dreaming does come with a few risks as well:
Mixing Dream Memories with Reality Long-term lucid dreamers might occasionally confuse dream memories with real ones, creating false memories. This issue is rare and preventable by maintaining a dream journal and avoiding lucid dreaming about real-life people or places too frequently.
Escapism Using lucid dreaming to escape reality can be problematic if it interferes with your daily life. While it is sometimes beneficial to escape and relieve the stress of reality, relying on lucid dreaming for happiness can hinder personal growth and productivity.
Feeling Tired After Lucid Dreaming Some people report feeling tired after lucid dreaming. This tiredness is not due to the dreams themselves but often results from not getting enough sleep or using techniques that disrupt sleep patterns. Taking breaks and ensuring adequate sleep can prevent this.
Mental Exhaustion Lucid dreaming can be mentally taxing if practiced excessively without breaks. It’s important to balance lucid dreaming with regular sleep to avoid mental fatigue.
Lucid dreaming is safe and beneficial if done with caution. It has many benefits, such as overcoming fear and improving mental health, and minimal risks. There are many resources and tutorials available for those interested in trying it.
Heartfulness Magazine - June 2024 (Volume 9, Issue 6)heartfulness
Dear readers,
This month we continue with more inspiring talks from the Global Spirituality Mahotsav that was held from March 14 to 17, 2024, at Kanha Shanti Vanam.
We hear from Daaji on lifestyle and yoga in honor of International Day of Yoga, June 21, 2024. We also hear from Professor Bhavani Rao, Dean at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, on spirituality in action, the Venerable BhikkuSanghasena on how to be an ambassador for compassion, Dr. Tony Nader on the Maharishi Effect, Swami Mukundananda on the crossroads of modernization, Tejinder Kaur Basra on the purpose of work, the Venerable GesheDorjiDamdul on the psychology of peace, the Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland, KC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, on how we are all related, and world-renowned violinist KumareshRajagopalan on the uplifting mysteries of music.
Dr. Prasad Veluthanar shares an Ayurvedic perspective on treating autism, Dr. IchakAdizes helps us navigate disagreements at work, Sravan Banda celebrates World Environment Day by sharing some tips on land restoration, and Sara Bubber tells our children another inspiring story and challenges them with some fun facts and riddles.
Happy reading,
The editors
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Individuals born under Swati Nakshatra often exhibit a strong sense of independence and adaptability, yet they may also face vulnerabilities such as indecisiveness and a tendency to be easily swayed by external influences. Their quest for balance and harmony can sometimes lead to inner conflict and a lack of assertiveness. To know more visit: astroanuradha.com
The Book of Samuel is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books in the Old Testament. The book is part of the Deuteronomistic history, a series of books that constitute a theological history of the Israelites and that aim to explain God's law for Israel under the guidance of the prophets.
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This lecture created by Brandon Taylorian (aka Cometan) specially for the CESNUR Conference held Bordeaux in June 2024 provides a brief introduction to the legacy of religious and philosophical thought that Astronism emerges from, namely the discourse on transcension started assuredly by the Cosmists in Russia in the mid-to-late nineteenth century and then carried on and developed by Mordecai Nessyahu in Cosmodeism in the twentieth century. Cometan also then provides some detail on his story in founding Astronism in the early twenty-first century from 2013 along with details on the central Astronist doctrine of transcension. Finally, the lecture concludes with some contributions made by space religions and space philosophy and their influences on various cultural facets in art, literature and film.
Trusting God's Providence | Verse: Romans 8: 28-31JL de Belen
Trusting God's Providence.
Providence - God’s active preservation and care over His creation. God is both the Creator and the Sustainer of all things Heb. 1:2-3; Col. 1:17
-God keep His promises.
-God’s general providence is toward all creation
- All things were made through Him
God’s special providence is toward His children.
We may suffer now, but joy can and will come
God can see what we cannot see
The unjust reduction to the lay state of Bishop Claudio Gatti
1. 1
The unjust reduction to the lay state of Bishop Claudio Gatti
On October 18, 2002, one of the blackest and saddest pages in the
history of the Church was written. The "last blow of satan" against
bishop Claudio Gatti consisted of the following: Those who fight
against the Eucharist, unjustly condemned the bishop ordained by
God, Claudio Gatti, by reducing him to the lay state.
The three ecclesiastics who committed this diabolical plan were
those who at that time were Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Bishop
Tarcisio Bertone and Cardinal Camillo Ruini. The latter saying
against Bishop Claudio Gatti: "I will take revenge and I will crush
him."
At that time, Cardinal Ratzinger took advantage of the precarious
health conditions of Pope John Paul II, to make him sign, without
him knowing it, the decree of dismissal from the clerical state of
Bishop Claudio Gatti, during the conciliar audience of 18 October
2002.
The dismissal from the clerical state can occur ex-officio, that is,
without the consent of the interested party, through a request of the
bishop to the Pontiff, but it cannot be established by particular law
(can. 1317) and, since it is a penalty perpetual, not even by decree
(can. 1342 § 2). It must be declared only by judicial means, by a
tribunal of three or five judges (can. 1425).
2. 2
Cardinal Ruini, with the letter “prot. 1455/02”, delivered to the home
of Bishop Claudio Gatti on November 16, 2002, he simply informed
the bishop that he had been reduced to the lay state in accordance
with the letter “prot. 174/95-15938”
In accordance with this, the letter "prot. 174/95-15938" would be the
pontifical decree of the reduction to the lay state of Bishop Claudio
Gatti signed by Pope John Paul II on October 16, 2002, without the
Pope himself knew its content.
Cardinal Ruini at least should have attached to his communication a
certified photocopy of the letter "prot. 174/95-15938", processed by
the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to the Vicariate of
Rome, but he did not.
The executors of this diabolical plan, not knowing what crime to
accuse Bishop Claudio Gatti of, did not place any crime.
To reduce to the lay state a priest it is necessary to have committed
one of the following serious crimes: to become apostate, heretical,
schismatic; desecrate the Eucharist; use physical violence against
the Pope; commit certain grave sins against the sixth
commandment; contained in canons 1364, 1367, 1370 § 1, 1387,
1394 § 1, 1395 of the Code of Canon Law.
3. 3
The bishop ordained by God, Claudio Gatti, never did any of this.
Furthermore, the bishop was denied the right to defense.
Since the bishop did not commit any of the crimes provided for in the
Code of Canon Law, Cardinal Ratzinger, Cardinal Ruini and Bishop
Bertone, architects of the reduction to the lay state of Bishop
Claudio Gatti, have committed a moral act illicit and legally invalid,
because they have abused their authority, have acted against the
Code of Canon Law, and above all, by condemning an innocent
person, have seriously lacked charity and offended the truth.
Bishop Claudio Gatti will soon be rehabilitated within the Church and
the works of the enemies of the Eucharist will be condemned.
Appendix:
Jesus himself said about the last blow of satan (the reduction to the
lay state of the Bishop Claudio Gatti):
"They have involved the Holy Father, although he does not know it,
because they make him sign the letters without knowing the content.
The Pope has signed, not the letter that has come to you, but the
document that remains in the Vatican, in the Vicariate" (Letter of
God of 11.17.2002).
4. 4
In the Marian apparition “Mother of the Eucharist” on November 16,
2002, the day on which the communication from Cardinal Ruini
reached the Bishop, Our Lady allowed Bishop Claudio to ask him
some questions:
Our Lady - Excellency, you can ask me what you want.
Bishop - I'm interested in knowing if there really is a document
signed by the Pope.
Our Lady - The document signed with deception is there, but the
Pope has not read it. He has signed many letters, without ever
reading them, because they bring him the letters already written and
he signs them without reading them. The Pope has nothing to do
with Satan's blow, he signed the decree without knowing what he
was signing, if he had read it he would not have signed it.
Bishop - Who are responsible for satan's blow?
Our Lady - It is Messrs. Ratzinger, Ruini and Bertone who have tried
to make believe that the decision comes from the Holy Father. The
Pope is not well and they take advantage of it. They feel big and
powerful and want to take revenge on you, because you bother
them a lot.
5. 5
Bishop - But can't God stop these ecclesiastics?
Our Lady - Yes and it will, but not immediately, because the blow of
satan will still have to last for peace in the world.
(Letter of God of November 16, 2002)
Appendix 2:
Since the signing of the decree had been done under deceit, without
the Pope knowing what he was signing and since with this decree
the Bishop ordained by God was unjustly condemned, the Lord
ordered Our Lady to take this document away from the lords of the
Church.
For the Vicariate and the Vatican, this document was the only
element they had in hand to demonstrate that the decision to reduce
the Bishop to the lay state was the Pope's and therefore
unappealable.
This document will reappear when God wills and will be delivered
into the hands of the Pope who, according to God's plans, will have
to revive the Church.
6. 6
The removal of the pontifical document from the hands of powerful
ecclesiastics is one of God's first interventions to rehabilitate in the
Church the Bishop whom He himself ordained.
Presumably for this reason, Cardinal Ruini never showed Bishop
Claudio Gatti the pontifical decree of reduction to the lay state, nor
did he provide the bishop with a certified copy of it, since the
Vicariate did not have it in its possession.
Appendix 3:
We are sure that if the Pope John Paul II had known that the letter to
be signed was the condemnation of the bishop Claudio Gatti, he
would have never signed it for the following reasons:
1) The Pope knew the bishop and the seer, because meeting them,
he addressed them saying: "You are those of Our Lady".
2) Many times Marisa was in bilocation at the Pope to talk with him
about some important problems of the Church.
3) The Pope recited the prayers dictated by the Mother of the
Eucharist.
7. 7
4) The Holy Father adored the Eucharist, given by Our Lady to
Marisa and subsequently brought by Don Claudio into the Vatican
on December 7, 1997.
5) John Paul II in the general audience of June 13, 2001 finished his
catechesis saying: "May Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, protect you
all"; this invocation was then censored by his collaborators and
removed of the website of the Vatican.
6) The Pope's secretary, through a common polish friend, asked
Marisa to pray for the Pope's health and sent her, as a sign of
gratefulness, a picture reproducing Jesus' face.