tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post2575056578166502568..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: Peronism and CorruptionFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-17147072779165745252018-02-07T11:28:29.823+00:002018-02-07T11:28:29.823+00:00@Michael Dowd
John 10: 1-15@Michael Dowd<br /><br />John 10: 1-15Physiocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-83620498538802079482018-02-05T19:01:14.016+00:002018-02-05T19:01:14.016+00:00Fr. Z. referred to this post on his blog and there...Fr. Z. referred to this post on his blog and there was a very interesting comment about PF beginning to lose control of the narrative surrounding his pontificate in light of the Chilean abuse scandal.<br /><br />I always thought that having the secular media on his side and giving him a fair following wind was PF's biggest trump card. Following the Chilean (and now Chinese) stories, and Cardinal O'Malley's unprecedented public criticisms, the Peronist phase may be drawing to a close.<br /><br />The derisory turnouts at papal appearances make me wonder if we are moving from Peron to Ceausescu. Are the masses -- and not just the traditionalist and blogospheric peripheries -- finally turning against the pontiff?Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769697942265014482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-84261474941714335682018-02-04T10:15:52.388+00:002018-02-04T10:15:52.388+00:00
Physiocrat said...
@Michael Dowd
Walk a...<br />Physiocrat said...<br /><br /> @Michael Dowd<br /><br /> Walk away from the bad, seek out the good. Endlessly criticising and complaining is bad for those who do it.<br /><br />Answer: Thanks Physiocrat. You are right. I think some time off from the blogging and flogging would be good for my soul--and others, too.<br />Michael Dowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650782589323136700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-45325041899640815212018-02-03T16:28:51.383+00:002018-02-03T16:28:51.383+00:00@Michael Dowd
Walk away from the bad, seek out th...@Michael Dowd<br /><br />Walk away from the bad, seek out the good. Endlessly criticising and complaining is bad for those who do it.Physiocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-80774171680157690192018-02-03T14:54:56.494+00:002018-02-03T14:54:56.494+00:00Physiocrat said...@Michael Dowd
"There a... Physiocrat said...@Michael Dowd<br /><br /> "There are good shepherds to be found."<br /><br />Yes, but mostly with the 'silence of lambs.'Michael Dowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650782589323136700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-55225608330046183402018-02-03T11:22:46.714+00:002018-02-03T11:22:46.714+00:00Let reflect:
“Behold, I am sending you out as s...Let reflect: <br /> “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves." <br /><br />What must Christ think about today's apostles who instead of doing as He requested are now feeding the sheep to the wolves, acting as treacherous as serpents, and love corruption like vultures. Michael Dowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650782589323136700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-77207748969318034052018-02-03T10:38:10.853+00:002018-02-03T10:38:10.853+00:00@Michael Dowd
There are good shepherds to be foun...@Michael Dowd<br /><br />There are good shepherds to be found.Physiocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-58211175460682413722018-02-02T18:46:53.240+00:002018-02-02T18:46:53.240+00:00So the news is out all of town,That the undergroun...So the news is out all of town,That the underground church in China his Be sold down the river by the Pontiff, Who does what he think wil be good for him self, And how give a care for the year that the underground church his seen the truth believe sent to prison or murders for the faith, So we all have to move on,Now China and The Vatican can have political nicety, Over The bones of the thousand of Devout men and woman and children How died for the true fath.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176983968784339278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-87771947935397343502018-02-02T15:54:40.277+00:002018-02-02T15:54:40.277+00:00Thank you Father for a courageous analysis of the ...Thank you Father for a courageous analysis of the grave situation in the Church. <br /><br />I agree with poetcomic1, I think we all sense that the delivery of perhaps the largest "local" church in the world into the hands of the enemies of God is unprecedented in the history of Christ's Church. I suspect that the number of faithful Chinese are under-estimated. <br /><br />Here's an idea: let's bring them here. To the west: US, GB, Eire, Europe, Down Under, etc. That'll kill a whole bunch of birds with one stone. Perhaps our Chinese- countrymen can take the point on this, but we laymen must line up our bishops to support bringing millions of Chinese Catholics home. Please pray for discernment, Father, this is just an idea. The image of the early Catholics going out to retrieve the unwanted newborn babies left to die of exposure by the pagans comes to mind... And of course of the modern Catholics who rescue babies now. Let's rescue our abandoned Chinese Catholic brethren.Snowshoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883927559549529126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-85638531443174101262018-02-01T13:20:39.088+00:002018-02-01T13:20:39.088+00:00@Physiocrat. And the Bad Shepherds are feeding on...@Physiocrat. And the Bad Shepherds are feeding on their lambs.Michael Dowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650782589323136700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-55385886182386357702018-02-01T08:46:05.129+00:002018-02-01T08:46:05.129+00:00@Michael Dowd
The Good Shepherds are feeding thei...@Michael Dowd<br /><br />The Good Shepherds are feeding their lambs.Physiocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-43848015492232973392018-01-31T14:06:51.253+00:002018-01-31T14:06:51.253+00:00"So many people have the same thing. What was...<br />"So many people have the same thing. What was it about?"<br /><br />It was about sensing an evil presence. I had the same feeling, too.<br />Michael Dowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650782589323136700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-70613129756875290542018-01-30T19:25:56.595+00:002018-01-30T19:25:56.595+00:00@bvs said...
" The moment he walked on to ...@bvs said...<br />" The moment he walked on to that balcony I knew he would betray the office of Peter, the Church and Our Lord... It was a visceral response which I could not explain and which I did try and supress."<br /><br />So many people have the same thing. What was it about?Physiocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-46132095037975378562018-01-30T18:44:21.828+00:002018-01-30T18:44:21.828+00:00Peron? How about Rosas? Copied from Scott Smith&...Peron? How about Rosas? Copied from Scott Smith's refutation of Gerhard Höver<br />“Time is greater than space”: Moral-theological reflections on the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia* which does away with the idea of "intrinsic evil":<br /><br />“Nonetheless, it has been suggested by several academics and papal commentators that if Pope Francis has sympathy for any particular approach to Catholic theology, it is that of ‘People’s Theology’. One of the most extensive articles on this subject is Juan Carlos Scannone’s ‘El papa Francisco y la teologia del pueblo’ published in the journal Razón y Fe. In this paper Scannone claims that not only is Pope Francis a practitioner of ‘People’s Theology’ but also that Francis extracted his favourite four principles – time is greater than space, unity prevails over conflict, reality is more important than ideas, and the whole is greater than the parts – from a letter of the nineteenth-century Argentinian dictator, Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793– 1877) sent to another Argentinian caudillo, Facundo Quiroga (1788– 1835), in 1834.”<br /><br />Rosas is buried in Southampton but during his reign of terror he was responsible for the deaths of thousands including many indigenous people in Argentina. Even now he is honoured and his body was recently repatriated to Argentina.<br /><br />The article in wikipedia is well worth reading:<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Manuel_de_Rosas<br /><br />But do not get carried away with any parallels between Rosas and PF!<br />Nicolas Bellordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063019108964247676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-75396383905566136162018-01-29T22:18:27.671+00:002018-01-29T22:18:27.671+00:00The moment he walked on to that balcony I knew he ...The moment he walked on to that balcony I knew he would betray the office of Peter, the Church and Our Lord.<br /><br />It was a visceral response which I could not explain and which I did try and supress.<br /><br />His absurd and now infamous off hand comment'Who am I to judge'confirmed for my heart that indeed this man was crooked.<br /><br />Until spring oflast year I suffered terribly at the harm he was doing and it really brought out my fears of abandonment by God.<br /><br /> Addressing the reasons for those fears has allowed God to bless me with His forgiving and healing love. <br /><br />I still suffer, but now it is as we should suffer: with holy mother Church as she endures this wretched passion, brought on,like her Lord's, by the betrayal of her own.<br /><br />That said I was given a beautiful consoling gift last summer, when one afternoon in prayer I was given to understand that I need not fret for the Church.<br /><br /> God's will runs the universe. Nothing and no-one can stop or prevent it. It may be delayed,if He allows or circumvented for a time, but never thwarted. <br /><br />It is like a steamroller that cannot be stopped. <br /><br />And so no matter what vain men may do to steal the Church from the love of Christ; no matter that they attempt to supplant Him with their own egos, they will always fail. <br /><br />As at the crucifixtion, Jesus will draw victory out of apparent defeat. Hell will not prevail against the gates and the Triumph will always belong to God. <br /><br />These men mock God. I no longer fear them, I fear for them.bvshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785660149441723802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-12746943474471912662018-01-29T13:09:18.167+00:002018-01-29T13:09:18.167+00:00Physiocrat.
Question: if what you say is the cas...Physiocrat. <br />Question: if what you say is the case, could there be further conclusions to be drawn regarding the office of the Papacy as such?<br /><br />Answer: Obviously, particularly given everything else Pope Francis does to undermine the Catholic faith.Michael Dowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650782589323136700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-62719406456561816312018-01-29T09:02:57.950+00:002018-01-29T09:02:57.950+00:00@Michael Dowd - if what you say is the case, could...@Michael Dowd - if what you say is the case, could there be further conclusions to be drawn regarding the office of the Papacy as such?Physiocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-10335419319005791962018-01-29T04:44:20.518+00:002018-01-29T04:44:20.518+00:00About three months after Francis took over, I sear...About three months after Francis took over, I searched for and found a biography on Eva Peron. After many years in HR, and having seen all types of supervisors, I had already pegged Francis as a manipulative micromanager, but his showiness and tactics beyond that sounded familiar to my Hispanic ears. I'd heard of these showy displays and sneaky methods before. As I read about Eva and Juan Peron's rise to power, and their actions once they had it, I kept seeing parallels with Francis's behavior. His "stacking the deck" at the Synod pretty much clinched it for me. Let's just say I wasn't surprised at the title of the book by Marcoantonio Colonna.Hatchetwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09429090854212581047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-60057972928680983092018-01-28T10:18:29.380+00:002018-01-28T10:18:29.380+00:00Physiocrat. It is questionable that the Holy Spir...Physiocrat. It is questionable that the Holy Spirit had anything to do with election of Pope Francis or that He would be involved in any corrupt conclave that included forced a resignation of the ruling Pope. Michael Dowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650782589323136700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-23197302030732565862018-01-27T19:41:01.454+00:002018-01-27T19:41:01.454+00:00Will the next Pope turn the supertanker round? In ...Will the next Pope turn the supertanker round? In December, these were the odds.<br /><br /> Cardinal Tagle (Phillipines) 4-1<br /> Cardinal Marc Ouellet (Canada) 6-1<br /> Cardinal Peter Turkson (Ghana) 6-1<br /> Cardinal Sean O’Malley (United States) 15-2<br /> Archbishop Angelo Scola (Italy) 15-2<br /> Cardinal Christoph Schonborn (Austria) 9-1<br /><br />For traditionalists, the dream scenario is Cardinal Sarah (French Guinea) or Cardinal Malcolm Ranjit (Sri Lanka, both 22-1) or Cardinal Francis Arinze (Nigeria, 25-1).<br /><br />It is claimed that the decision is the Holy Spirit’s, so any result is possible. However, would a “Benedict XVII” fare any better than Benedict XVI in the Vatican? And his successor in turn? Athanasius Schneider as “Benedict XVIII”? They would, at the very least, have their work cut out.Physiocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-88174717915843096052018-01-27T18:06:13.739+00:002018-01-27T18:06:13.739+00:00What you point out here Andreas is very true. We h...What you point out here Andreas is very true. We have a largely uneducated, unsophisticated late vocation priest who was rejected by Church officials. The Michaelite order finally accepted him and he became a priest. His simple holiness, zeal for the Holy Spirit, eagerness to work and feed us, the sheep of Jesus, and his many hours praying for us is producing fruit. I see fellow parishioners becoming more and more holy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04373628371482294263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-37292345772463735502018-01-27T15:28:17.700+00:002018-01-27T15:28:17.700+00:00This bring to mind something I was reading recentl...This bring to mind something I was reading recently:<br /><br />Dicam aliquid quod forsitan cum multorum offensa dicturus sum; sed boni mihi non irascentur, quia eos peccati conscientia non remordebit. Interdum hoc et pontificum vitio accidit: qui non meliores, sed argutiores in clerum allegunt, et simpliciores quosque atque innocentes, inhabiles putant. Vel affinibus et cognatis, quasi terrenae militiae officia largiuntur. Sive divitum obediunt jussioni. Quodque his pejus est: illis clericatus donant gradum, quorum sunt obsequiis deleniti. (Hieronymus: Contra Jovinianum).<br /><br />I will say something which will perhaps offend many, but it will not anger the good, because their conscience will not accuse them of this sin. Often this will arise also from the vice of pontiffs, who don’t choose better candidates for the priesthood, but clever ones, and those who are simple and innocent, they think to be unsuitable. Or they grant various positions, as if some military honors, to those who are close to them. Or they take orders from the wealthy. And what is even worse, they grant clerical rank to those to whom they are obliged to return favors. (Jerome: Against Jovinianus).<br />Andreas Meszaroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08427763145710882785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-75899513453247357632018-01-27T15:15:50.449+00:002018-01-27T15:15:50.449+00:00The betrayal of China's Catholic Church is not... The betrayal of China's Catholic Church is not 'just another example' of Peronism or arrogance. It is the decisive act of treason that places Francis in the 'Judas Circle' - the lowest circle of Dante's inferno. It far surpasses all other scandals and betrayals, even the muckle-mouthed betrayal of Christian sheep to Muslim wolves worldwide. Something has happened and nothing will ever be the same. poetcomic1https://www.blogger.com/profile/12881068934314988253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-53137757026833245702018-01-27T14:52:57.771+00:002018-01-27T14:52:57.771+00:00Seems to be a link between casuistry and Peronism:...Seems to be a link between casuistry and Peronism:<br />http://edwardpentin.co.uk/from-casuistry-to-mercy-towards-a-new-art-of-pleasing-an-essay-on-the-malaise-in-the-church-by-msgr-michel-schooyans/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11084864331385673380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-36139035295279817252018-01-27T14:22:29.166+00:002018-01-27T14:22:29.166+00:00You are guessing or hoping this is true. I don'...You are guessing or hoping this is true. I don't think that is enough. When I'm there standing before Christ and he asks how I loved and defended him, I wouldn't want to say that I didn't or put it off until the next conclave. John F. Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037968518030663780noreply@blogger.com