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To: SpirituTuo; ebb tide
It would appear you no longer wish to be an adherent to the Roman Catholic Church.

Would you say the same to the signatories of the "Filial Appeal to His Holiness Pope Francis on the Future of the Family" (among whom are numbered Cardinals, Bishops, statesmen and prominent intellectuals) who are also so alarmed by the Pope's bizarre words and actions that they are reduced to literally begging him to do his job?

"...Truly, in these circumstances, a word from Your Holiness is the only way to clarify the growing confusion amongst the faithful. It would prevent the very teaching of Jesus Christ from being watered-down and would dispel the darkness looming over our children’s future should that beacon no longer light their way.

Holy Father, we implore You to say this word. We do so with a heart devoted to all that You are and represent. We do so with the certainty that Your word will never disassociate pastoral practice from the teaching bequeathed by Jesus Christ and his vicars—as this would only add to the confusion. Indeed Jesus taught us very clearly that there must be coherence between life and truth (cf. John 14:6-7); and He also warned us that the only way not to fall is to practice His doctrine. (cf. Matt. 7:24-27)..."

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Personalities who have signed:

Kigeli V, exiled King of Rwanda Dr. Alejandro Ordóñez Maldonado, Attorney General of the Republic of Colombia Wolfgang Waldstein, Professor emeritus of the University of Salzburg, member of the Pontifical Academy for Life (Germany) The Most Rev. Wolfgang Haas, Archbishop of Vaduz (Liechtenstein) Joseph M. Scheidler and his wife, Founder and National Director of the Pro-Life Action League of Chicago (USA) H.R.H. Prince Dom Duarte, Duke of Braganza, Head of the Royal House of Portugal Dr. Adolpho Lindenberg, Co-founder of the Brazilian Society for the Defence of Tradition, Family, and Property; President of the Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Institute (Brazil) Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator (USA) Josef Seifert, philosopher, former President of the International Academy of Philosophy, member of the Pontifical Academy for Life (Germany) H.I.R.H. Prince Dom Luiz of Orleans-Braganza, Head of the Imperial House of Brazil His Eminence Jorge Arturo Cardinal Medina Estévez (Chile) Roberto de Mattei, Professor at the European University of Rome, president of the Lepanto Foundation (Italy) H.H. Duke Paul of Oldenburg and his wife H.H. Duchess Pilar of Oldenburg (Germany) Austin Ruse, K.M., President of the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam) His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke (Vatican) Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D., Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (R-KS) Mrs. Marjorie Dannenfelser, President of the Susan B. Anthony List (USA) H.I.R.H. Prince Dom Bertrand of Orleans-Braganza (Brazil) Carlo Casini, Member of the European Parliament and president of the Movement for Life (Italy) H.R.H. Duchess Marie-Cécile of Oldenburg (Germany) Austin Ruse, President of the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam), K.M. H.S.H. Alois Konstantin Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and his wife H.R.H. Anastasia Victoria Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Germany) João Filipe Osório de Meneses Pitta, Conde de Proença a Velha and his wife Maria Isabel José de Mello Osório, Condessa de Proença a Velha (Portugal) John-Henry Westen, Co-founder and Editor-in-chief of LifeSiteNews.com, co-founder of Voice of the Family (Canada) Dr. Caio Xavier da Silveira, Co-founder of the Brazilian Society for the Defence of Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP); President of the Fédération Pro Europa Christiana (France) John Smeaton, Director of the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Children (SPUC), Co-founder of Voice of the Family (UK) General Carlos Alfonso Tafur Ganoza, Former Commander-in-Chief of the Peruvian army (Peru) Ambassador Armando Valladares and his wife. Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Commission on Human Rights (USA) Victor Khroul, Associate Professor, Moscow State University; Visiting Professor of Robert Morris University, USA (Russia) The Most Rev. Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of Astana (Kazakhstan) Prof. Dr. Massimo de Leonardis, Professor of History of International Relations and Director of the Department of Political Sciences at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart -Milan (Italy) Principe e Principessa Ferdinando Massimo (Italy) Principe e Principessa Carlo Massimo (Italy) The Most Rev. R.G.L.M. Mutsaerts, Auxiliary Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands) Prince Armand de Merode (Belgium) M.se Luigi Coda Nunziante, President of Associazione Famiglia Domani, and his wife Marchesa Gabriella Coda Nunziante Spalletti Trivelli (Italy) Bernard Antony, President of Chrétienté-Solidarité (France) Mercedes Arzú Wilson, Founder and President of the Family of the Americas (USA) Rev. Msgr. Juan-Miguel Ferrer Grenesch, former Under-secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship, canon of the cathedral of Toledo (Spain) Robert Royal, President of the Faith and Reason Institute and editor-in-chief of The Catholic Thing (USA) Senator Bernard Seillier, Vice-President of the Movement for France, and his wife Françoise Seillier, Former Member of the European Parliament (France) Virginia Coda Nunziante, President of March for Life Committee (Rome, Italy) Jeanne Smits, journalist (The Netherlands) Antonello Brandi, President of Pro Vita (Italy) The Rt. Rev. Emanuel d’Able do Amaral OSB, Archabbot of São Bento of Bahia (Brazil) H.R.H. Countess Hélène of Limburg Stirum (Belgium) Luke Gormally, Director Emeritus, The Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics [since 2010: The Anscombe Bioethics Centre, Oxford]; Ordinary Member The Pontifical Academy for Life (UK) Gianfranco Amato, President of Lawyers for Life (Italy) Duca e duchessa Antonello del Balzo di Presenzano (Italy) Dr. Juvenal de Arruda Furtado, Head of the legal department of the Federal Savings Bank, State of Ceará (Brazil) Graf und Gräfin Benedikt Piatti (Austria) Jaime Mendez de Vigo y del Arco and his wife ID Prinzessin Monika zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Spain) Conte Giorgio Piccolomini (Italy) Dom João de Castro de Mendia, Conde de Resende (Portugal) Conte e Contessa Gustavo Figarolo di Gropello (Italy) Terrence M. Scanlon, President of the Capital Research Center (USA) Christa Meves, author, child and adolescent psychotherapist (Germany) H.R.H. Prince Dom Antônio of Orleans-Braganza (Brazil) Héctor Riesle Contreras, former Chilean ambassador to the Holy See (Chile) Mathias von Gersdorff, author, President of the German Society for the Defence of Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP) (Germany) Prof. Robert Lazu, Ph.D. and his wife. Philosopher and writer. Assistant Professor at Western University--Timisoara (Romania) Ing. Rafael Rey Rey, Peruvian Representative to the Andean Parliament. Former Peruvian Ambassador to Italy (Peru) Prof. Hubert Gindert, Editor-in-Chief of Der Fels, President of the German Catholic Forum (Germany) José Roberto Leme Alves de Oliveira, Judge (Brazil) Conte e contessa Giovanni Vannicelli Casoni (Italy) Comte Michel de Rostolan (France) Dr. Juan Vicente Ugarte del Pino, lawyer, former President of the Peruvian Supreme Court (Peru) Baron et Baronne Cédric Peers de Nieuwburgh (Belgium) Dr. Miguel Nagib, Advisor for the State of São Paulo to the Federal Government (Brazil) Sr. e Sra. Mario Münzenmayer Abarca, former members of the Pontifical Council for the Family (Chile) Ambassador Emilio Barbarani (Italy) Dr. Thomas Ward, Founder and Vice-President of the National Association of Catholic Families and a Corresponding member of the Pontifical Academy for life (UK) Dr. G.J.M. Van den Aardweg, psychologist and psychotherapist. Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of NARTH (The Netherlands) Prof. David Magalhães, Assistant Professor at the School of Law in the University of Coimbra (Portugal) Maria Madise, coordinator of Voice of the Family (UK) Jean Pierre Maugendre, President of Renaissance Catholique (France) Baron et Baronne Rudolf Pfyffer von Altishofen (Switzerland) Dr. Gilberto Callado de Oliveira, State Prosecutor for the State of Santa Catarina (Brazil) Eduardo Soto Kloss, Doctor of Law, University of Paris. Author (Chile) Olivier Figueras, journalist (France) Prof. Pietro De Marco, Professor at the University of Florence (Italy) Federico Iadiccico, former councillor of the Province of Rome (Italy) Deacon Francisco Eloi Martinho Prior Claro (Portugal) Dom Álvaro Manuel Nogueira Barba de Menezes, President of the Real Associação of Viseu (Portugal) Anne Bernet, writer (France) Mme. Bérénice de Montpellier d’Annevoie (Belgium) M. Philippe Pichot-Bravard, Professor of the History of Law at the University of Brest, writer (France) Alessandro Gnocchi, writer and journalist (Italy) Gianandrea de Antonellis, President of the European Institute for Studies, Research and Formation--IEREF (Italy) Dr. Carlos Alfredo Benítez Meabe, lawyer and legal expert (Argentina) Fernando Moreno Valencia, author, former university professor (Chile) Paolo Deotto, Director of Riscossa Cristiana (Italy) Giovanni Turco, philosopher at the University of Udine (Italy) Mario Correa Bascuñán, Professor, former University President (Chile) John Laughland, writer and journalist (UK) Coronel António Feijó de Andrade Gomes, President of the Military Brotherhood of Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Portugal) Guillaume de Thieulloy, Director of Riposte Catholique (France) Dom Francisco de Bragança Van Uden (Portugal) Justin Shaw and his wife Caroline Shaw (England) Dr. Luís Filipe Esquivel Freire de Andrade, Order of Malta (Portugal) Rev. Msgr. André Reyne, Dean of the Metropolitan Chapter of Notre-Dame des Doms of Avignon (France) Fr. Cor Mennen, canon of the cathedral chapter of ’s-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands) Cristina Siccardi, writer (Italy) Carlo Manetti, journalist and teacher (Italy) Hedwig Freifrau von Beverfoerde, pro-family activist (Germany) Felizitas Küble, Director of the Publishing House Komm Mit, President of Christopheruswerk (Germany) Rev. Fr. Pavlo Vishkovskyi, Prior Provincial of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate for Ukraine, Russia and Crimea Rev. Fr. Efrem Jindráček OP, Vice-Dean of the School of Philosophy of the Angelicum, Rome (Italy) Benjamin Harnwell, Founder and Honorary President of the Dignitatis Humanae Institute (Italy) Maria Guarini, Director of the website Chiesa e posconcilio (Italy) Michael Hesemann, author (Germany) C. Preston Noell III, President of Tradition, Family, Property, Inc. (USA)

http://filialappeal.org/

50 posted on 02/01/2015 9:14:42 AM PST by BlatherNaut
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To: BlatherNaut

Only if they repeatedly kept inferring that the Code of Canon Law, CCC, or Vatican II were all somehow defective. Oh, and maybe if they were regularly carping and back-biting about the Pope.

I have looked into the site you mentioned, and found no confirmation of it except for a few blogs. It is isn’t referenced by EWTN, Catholic Answers, or Cardinal Burke himself.

There are no statements by the Americans listed, acknowledging their signature, nor encouraging others to sign.

In short, its provenance is questionable at best and shady at worst.


52 posted on 02/01/2015 2:04:01 PM PST by SpirituTuo
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