Posted on 05/16/2026 9:55:31 AM PDT by ebb tide
In the Diocese of Chur (?) in Switzerland, the local bishop will not discipline three parishioners (who) gave Consecrated Hosts, that is, Our Lord Himself, to their dogs. The bishop's name is Joseph Vonamane, and has instructed his priests not to condemn LGBTQ behavior. The 1983 code of canon law attaches automatic excommunication to certain offenses, among them being desecration of the Holy Eucharist.
In the LifeSite News clip, Westin quotes the bishop as excusing those parishioners for they "did not act with sacrilegious intent". So everything is just hunky-dorry over in Switzerland, right? Well, hold that thought as we consider another situation where the excommunication sword is most definitely being rattled in its scabbard.
As most of us know by now, the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) will consecrate new bishops to relieve their aging bishops. They do not have an official papal mandate to do so, despite their attempts to obtain one. The Vatican has thus far remained obdurate. Many are puzzled by this strong-arming from the Vatican. I am not. Ladies and gentlemen, the SSPX, owing to their fidelity to traditional liturgy and Sacred Tradition, remind the current pope and his aficionados of the sinfulness of their own disregard for the Deposit of Faith. The SSPX, by their very existence, rightly rebukes the progressives who are attempting to destroy the Church from within. They want the destruction of the SSPX. That is why they won't approves of the ordination of SSPX bishops.
Faithful Catholics have been pointing out the utter folly of denying permission to the SSPX for the ordination of those bishops. I will not rehash what they say here, but recommend them to your reading. My blogging colleague at Les Femmes makes the point that supplied jurisdiction can and often does override strict adherence to official jurisdiction. She cited examples such as English priests ministering to the faithful under the reign of Elizabeth I. Maike Hickson points out that it is the Vatican's tinkering with Tradition that is the true cause of disunity, not the SSPX's attempts to preserve Tradition.
Rorate Caeli published a piece authored by the Canon of Shaftesbury that explained why the proposed excommunication of the SSPX simply doesn't pass canonical muster. I will quote one key passage: "Furthermore, for a canonical act to constitute schism, there must be a positive will to separate from the Roman Pontiff or to refuse submission to his authority (cf. Canon 751). This is an essential element of the offense, not merely an aggravating circumstance. Bishop Athanasius Schneider and other reputable canonists have argued persuasively that the SSPX lacks this intent entirely. The Society professes full submission to the Roman Pontiff, accepts his doctrinal primacy, and explicitly does not seek to establish a parallel hierarchical jurisdiction."
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Let's look at Pope Leo himself and his visit to the Mosque of Algiers last month. Upon entering, he removed his shoes and expressed "gratitude for being in a place that represents the space proper to God". It should be noted that others inside that room kept their shoes on. Recall also that last October, the pope gave a "prayer room" to Muslins inside the Vatican. He facilitated prayer to an idol at best, and perhaps a demon itself.
Now go back to that list of excommunicable offenses. I see "apostates, heretics and schismatics" listed therein. Is the pope himself excommunicated?
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The same question arose with respect to the late unlamented Francis.
Uh, pope frank 2.0?
As I recall, Pope Francis flirted with heresy and was on friendly terms with priests and bishops who openly flouted church teaching. The only ones he disciplined seemed to be those who criticized HIM for his scandalous behavior.
Please....
The Protestants!
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I Want Nothing to Do with
The Holy Roman Catholic Church!
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The Mere Thought of being slightly
Associated with Such a Lawless Religion
Turns my Stomach.
Please Understand the Souls defending That Organization have many reasons to defend It but very Little to Justify it for Their Personal Salvation.
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God Save Us.
Besides the two most recent popes?
Those two clownunists should be excommunicated via catapult.
Were the dogs baptized Catholics? Have they been to confession recently?
The Church needs to immediately revert to Communion on the tongue.
These sacrileges need to stop.
In the Diocese of Chur (?) in Switzerland, the local bishop will not discipline three parishioners (who) gave Consecrated Hosts, that is, Our Lord Himself, to their dogs.
Are the three offending parishioners Christians? Is the bishop himself?
The article doesn’t give any explanation how this happened without bad intent. I can’t think of a way this would have been done in innocence. Hence my question.
Too bad Protestantism is dying the death fruit takes when it’s cut off the vine
Time for a church split?
I don’t take advice from enemies.
Who should be really doesn’t matter.
It’s who will be?
And that depends on who’s in power.
Oh Well
We Had A Good Run!
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Not really.
Division, wars, heresy, further and further dilution of the faith as Islam advances, more and more denominations reproducing every day, each at odds with each other.
The has greatly affected our ability to spread the gospel.
It will be a good day when the rebellion of Martin Luther finally dies.
Okay
We can debate the Fact that the Pope Has put a Prayer Room In The Vatican.
Obama is seeking an Audience with the Pope through Axlerod.
Both parties Veiw Cath/Prots as Christians. Protestants just another subdivision of ‘Universalist’.
Luther,Jon Hus and Calvin started out Catholics and tried to point it into a new direction and after failing to ‘Recant’ were killed , Like Stephen,Simon/Peter and the rest of The Apostles except John who lived to An Old age. Revelation must have taken some Time on Patmos.
My point being the world ends with a Great Falling Away with beheadings for failing to ‘Recant’ the Gospel.
This Pope is embracing the ‘LGBT’ Agenda as recently posted by ebbtide who posts alot of the inner workings of the Vatican.
My Bible says Love God and Your Brothers. We All love The Lords Prayer and John 3:16 but forces are Aligning in a Very sinister Way and It is Critical to See things and to Call Them By Their True Name.
Thanks
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Jesus Is Lord
I just got back from The Range and I Have No enemies,I pray for those that picture metmom as one or me.
Darkness Hates Light.
We got issues here and probably always will but individually we should encourage
One another.
.Cheers
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