The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life."
Assuredly, the word of truth can be painful and uncomfortable. But it is the way to holiness, to peace, and to inner freedom. A pastoral approach which truly wants to help the people concerned must always be grounded in the truth. In the end, only the truth can be pastoral.
It is sad that there are what you might call professional Catholics who make a living on their Catholicism, but in whom the spring of faith flows only faintly, in a few scattered drops. We must really make an effort to change this.
Celibacy is always, shall we say, an affront to what man normally thinks. It is something that can be done, and is only credible, if there is a God and if celibacy is my doorway into the kingdom of God.
In proclaiming the faith and in administering the sacraments every priest speaks on behalf of Jesus Christ, for Jesus Christ.
The link to the SSPX article with an interview of Bishop Fellay is this one. It would seem as though my website system does not allow these new domains as links.
So Bergoglio declares that with full magisterial authority, the liturgical reforms of Vatican II are irreversible, and by extension all the other filth which came with it.
Distinctions Matter
Distinctions Matter Forward
Missale Romanum
Pre-1951 Calendar