Cardinal Burke Calls For “Extreme Vetting” Of Protestant Converts
Image: CanonLawJunkie In a speech in Rome last night, Cardinal Raymond Burke outlined his plans to combat Protestant theology from entering the Church, including a new screening test for converts to the Catholicism. Applicants would be tested to determine whether or not they share traditional Catholic beliefs such as praying to the saints and the Eucharist. Pope Francis scorned Burke’s plan, calling it nothing but a “cynical ploy to... Read More
Cardinal Dolan Bans Chaldean Rite Catholics From Entering Diocese For 90 Days
Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s move to ban thousands of Chaldean Rite Catholics from the New York Diocese sent shock waves across the country Sunday, as confusion rippled through churches all across New York. Dolan’s ecclesiastical order bars Catholics of five rites located in Muslim-majority countries from entering any Roman Rite churches for the next 90 days and suspends the baptism of all Chaldean babies for at least 120 days. The ban... Read More
Bishop’s Inaugural Homily Promises To Put Christ First
Image: Jarek Tuszyński Bishop Thomas Drumpf, in his inaugural homily, promised to make his new diocese great again and to put Christ first. As he took the oath of bishopric on Friday, Drumpf vowed that “the forgotten Catholic men and women of our diocese will be forgotten no longer.” “January 20th, 2017, will be remembered as the day the parishioners became the bishop of this diocese again,” Drumpf told the crowd in his speech... Read More
Coexist Bumper Sticker Ushers In Era Of World Peace
Thanks to a Coexist bumper sticker spotted on the rear bumper of a local Toyota Prius today, the Organization for World Peace (OWP) has announced that every armed conflict in the world has officially come to an end. The sticker, located on the rear bumper of local “citizen of the world” Debbie Rowland, was posted on social media with the inscription “Peace Mongering,” where it soon went viral. “The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan... Read More
Meryl Streep Takes Aim At Dubia During Golden Globes Speech
Image: neon-tommy Just moments after being honored at the Golden Globes for her lifetime of work, actress Meryl Streep took the opportunity to make a sustained attack on Cardinal Burke’s dubia. In her four-minute address while accepting the award, the actress denounced Burke’s traditionalist rhetoric and criticized him for trying to bully the Pope. “There was one performance this year that stunned me,” Streep said. “It sank its hooks in... Read More