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In this episode of catholicunderground.com: what would you ask the pope if you were next to him in the hospital? We talk about Medjugorje and the priest who’s been removed from ministry. Our picks of the week are back and the cu metro brings us news of auxiliary bishops and the Holy Father’s upcoming visit to Turin. All this and another pic of Daniel’s New offspring! Enjoy!
Pope Benedict has published his third Encyclical letter to the Church. It’s English title is “Love in Truth.” This week, Fr. Ryan discusses the meat of the letter and gives some personal insights!
US Catholics are, more and more, facing an identity crisis. Many Catholics don’t believe that the Church teaches truth. Many Catholics “disagree” with the teachings of scripture and even the words of Jesus. We’re facing a serious struggle and, in the end, our hearts are proven by our deeds and not just our words.
The Pope is in a cast! And we also get into the topic of Marian Apparitions, lots of shownotes here. The spiritual director of the mystics in Medjugorje has now been officially laicized. Wikipedia has a pretty good article listing major Marian Apparitions through history.
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The Archdiocese of Atlanta in George has just received its very first Auxiliary Bishop.
The Shroud of Turin will be on public display between April 10 – May 23, 2010. The Pope has confirmed that he will visit the display sometime while it is open.
Everybody is on hiatus and so Fr. Ryan is doing a solo show. The first half of the show is all Caritas In Veritate, Pope Benedict’s third encyclical to the Church in which he lays out what real social justice is all about.
Father also went to town on the latest novel from Pierce Paul Reid, The Death of a Pope. The book is certainly entertaining, but it also – unintentionally, we’re sure – ends us being a propoganda piece for every anti-Catholic agenda out there (abortion, contraception, fornication, adultery, married priesthood, female priesthood, terrorism, etc). We’re not really sure why everyone seems to love it so much.
PBS has been naughty! They’ve decided to block all religious programming – so much for the 1st amendment. Also, a moment of prayer for the recently deceased: Ed McMahon, Billy Mays, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson.
US Senators are calling for the release of Fr. Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly. (Where are the other 63?)
The Rt Rev Paul Richardson of the Church of England said declining church attendance and the rise in multiculturalism means that “Christian Britain is dead.”
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. The book is certainly entertaining, but it also – unintentionally, we’re sure – ends us being a propoganda piece for every anti-Catholic agenda out there (abortion, contraception, fornication, adultery, married priesthood, female priesthood, terrorism, etc). We’re not really sure why everyone seems to love it so much.
