Profession of Converts

The Tridentine Creed
The “Professio fidei Tridentina”, also known as the “Creed of Pope Pius IV”, is one of the four authoritative Creeds of the Catholic Church. It was issued on November 13, 1565 by Pope Pius IV in his bull “Iniunctum nobis” under the auspices of the Council of Trent (1545 – 1563). It was [...]

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Spe Salvi

“SPE SALVI facti sumus”—in hope we were saved, says Saint Paul to the Romans, and likewise to us (Rom 8:24). According to the Christian faith, “redemption”—salvation—is not simply a given. Redemption is offered to us in the sense that we have been given hope, trustworthy hope, by virtue of which we can face our present: [...]

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Pope names 23 cardinals

Pope Benedict XVI named 23 new cardinals on Wednesday, tapping two Americans, the patriarch of Baghdad, and archbishops from five continents to join the elite ranks of the “princes” of the Roman Catholic Church.
Eighteen of the 23 are under age 80 and thus eligible to vote in a conclave to elect a new pontiff. Benedict [...]

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God Became Man

 ”In the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things were made by him. . . . And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth” John 1:1-14
 Our belief that God became a man is a historical reality, says Pope Benedict XVI

The [...]

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The Church Speaks:

CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH
LETTER TO THE BISHOPS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
ON THE PASTORAL CARE OF HOMOSEXUAL PERSONS
1. The issue of homosexuality and the moral evaluation of homosexual acts have increasingly become a matter of public debate, even in Catholic circles. Since this debate often advances arguments and makes assertions inconsistent with the [...]

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What Kind of Catholic Are You?

Well it does not really matter what your answer to the question above is because the only correct answer is “Catholic” as per Benedict XV.  In his  Encyclical Ad Beatissimi Apostolorum  he insists that the noun Catholic needs no qualification!
The Encyclical even though written in 1941, as part of the ordinary magisterium, is binding today–despite the prevalence of Catholics [...]

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Was John Paul II Euthanized?

Since when did TIME become a tabloid? 
In a provocative article, an Italian medical professor argues that Pope John Paul II didn’t just simply slip away as his weakness and illness overtook him in April 2005. Intensive care specialist Dr. Lina Pavanelli has concluded that the ailing Pope’s April 2 death was caused by what the Catholic [...]

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Watch Out!

VATICAN EXCOMMUNICTES STEM CELL ENDORSERS

They commit murder.

The Vatican spokesman has informed media that scientists into stem cell research murdering humans via embryos will be open for excommunication, per Elisabeth Rosenthal of The New York Times.

Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo stated that such scientists are equal to those in abortuaries; therefore, they are not Christian [...]

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