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.
The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life."
One can readily admit that the Magisterium's manner of expression does not seem very easy to understand at times. It needs to be translated by preachers and catechists into a language which relates to people and to their respective cultural environments. The essential content of the Church's teaching, however, must be upheld in this process. It must not be watered down on allegedly pastoral grounds, because it communicates the revealed truth.
Evil too, will always be part of the mystery of the Church. And when we see what men, what the clergy have done in the Church, then that is nothing short of proof that he [Christ] founded and upholds the Church. If she were dependent on men, she would long since have perished.
In the name of tolerance, tolerance is being abolished; this is a real threat we face.
Christmas is a day of celebration.
There is no point ruining today's entry with the horrors of the world. Rather, let us celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ our King!
Today is Pope Benedict XVI's birthday.
We do not know what they are doing to him behind the walls of the Vatican.
Let us therefore keep him in our prayers!
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