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Monthly Archives: July 2007

Frankenchurch Rises Again: Ratzinger on the Church

Monday, July 16, 2007

ON JUNE 29, 2007, the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), with Benedict XVI’s approval, published “Responses to Some Questions Regarding Certain Aspects of the Doctrine on the Church.” Our local paper carried a short article on it entitled “Pope Says Others Are Not True Churches.” The writer portrayed the Vatican document […]

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Splendor of Raiment: The Bishop’s Dress Code

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

QUESTION: I recently came across a picture of Bishop Clarence Kelly wearing a stole over a purple shoulder cape with a black cassock underneath, and I remember seeing old photos of Bishop Francis Schuckardt dressed just the same way. Were they both correctly dressed? Also, I’ve seen newsletters from SSPX and several other traditionalist organizations […]

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