Questions tagged [pope-francis]
Pope of the Roman Catholic church, since 2013
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How can God not be a magician if Jesus' conception was supernatural?
To create more humans a member of the female sex has to copulate with a member of the male sex. The man's sperm fertilities the egg and an embryo develops in the females womb and this is natural.
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Where to locate the monthly Prayer Intentions of previous Popes?
The monthly prayer intentions of Pope Francis are found, for example, here.
QUESTION: Have the monthly prayer intentions of previous Popes been published somewhere, and if so, where may I find them? I ...
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Prayers for the Intentions of the Pope
Consider the published monthly prayer intentions by Pope Francis for 2024:
The Monthly Prayer Intentions of Pope Francis for 2024
When Catholics say, for example, a family Rosary or perform some other ...
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What are the messages communicated by Pope Francis' advice of 7th January to parents?
In a news item of National Catholic Register titled 'Pope Francis baptizes babies in the Sistine Chapel on January 7, 2024. Vatican Media ' the following is found :
The Pope told parents to let their ...
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Clarification on Canon 188
There is currently controversy between some Catholics regarding the current pope and the validity of him holding the office. On a video addressing this controversy (which I can no longer find), a ...
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What does the phrase "Undermine the deposit of faith" mean?
Bishop Strickland was recently deposed by Pope Francis, ostensibly because he tweeted something about the Pope "undermining the deposit of faith". Is that a technical term or just a ...
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Is Pope Francis right in saying God has favourite people?
Here's something the Pope said recently:
Tutti siamo fragili e bisognosi, ma lo sguardo di compassione del Vangelo ci porta a vedere le necessità di chi ha più bisogno. E a servire i poveri, i ...
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Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich's Prophecy on the Two Popes
I would like to know the source (a book, I presume) that speaks about Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich's "Prophecy of the two popes.''
Every online site that I recall, which speaks about it, has ...
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Why is liturgical form "irreversible"?
As G.K. Chesterton put it, it's useless to say you can't put back the clock, that's literally the function of the clock, to be able to put it back.. that is. So who is Pope Francis to say that ...
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According to Pope Francis and/or Catholicism, what sins are more serious than sins of the flesh?
Pope Francis, was quoted about accepting the resignation of a French Archbishop following on his recent trip to Greece:
“small caresses and massages that he gave to the secretary.” ... Francis added ...
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In light of Traditionis Custodes, is the TLM celebrated by a well known schismatic Priest an invalid Mass?
In light of Traditionis Custodes, is the TLM celebrated by a well known schismatic Priest an invalid Mass?
The recent motu proprio of Pope Francis spoke more on "disunity" rather than the ...
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What is the implication of "munus"?
In the Declaratio, Pope Emeritus Benedictus XVI renounced the exercise of the munus, but not the munus itself. So what is the munus and what are the implications of the renunciation of the exercise ...
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Does 'Traditionis Custodes' have any effect on Novus Ordo mass?
I was reading Fr. Raymond de Souza's article on the Pickle that Cardinal Gregory is in and it reminded me of something I thought of when reading Traditionis Custodes, it would seem as if the final ...
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How many theologians were censured under popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis?
This question contains three parts:
How many theologians were censured under Pope John Paul II? (1978-2005)
How many theologians were censured under Pope Benedict XVI? (2005-2013)
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Who is this cardinal in this picture?
Who is this pope's auxiliary? I see him with the Pope in many pictures. Thanks
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