Scott's Catholicism Blog July 2007 Archive

The most controversial element of the recent document "Responses to Some Questions Regarding Certain Aspects of the Doctrine on the Church," issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the ... Read More

If the Church of Christ "subsists in" the Catholic Church, yet "numerous elements of sanctification and of truth" are found, through the work of the Holy Spirit, in other Christian ... Read More

Several months after the election of Pope Benedict XVI, the Italian media started reporting that the Holy Father was making secret trips, late at night, back to his former apartment. ... Read More

Is the Church of Christ identical to the Catholic Church? On the one hand, the Church has always held that extra ecclesiam nulla salus ("outside the Church there is ... Read More

The Holy See has had a website for some time now: www.vatican.va. Now, Vatican City--the independent state in the heart of Rome from which the Holy Father governs the ... Read More

Since Vatican II, one enduring source of tension between more "liberal" elements in the Catholic Church and more "conservative" ones has been the statement of the Council Fathers, in the ... Read More

A little over a week after Pope Benedict XVI announced that he was restoring the Traditional Latin Mass as one of two approved forms of the Mass, Catholic World News ... Read More

In the recent document "Responses to Some Questions Regarding Certain Aspects of the Doctrine on the Church," the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith addressed five questions about Catholic ... Read More

While the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, restoring the Traditional Latin Mass as one of two approved forms of Mass in the Roman Rite, has received much attention, the Vatican has ... Read More

One of the decisive influences on my faith and my study of Christian doctrine was my encounter with Heresies: The Image of Christ in the Mirror of Heresy and Orthodoxy ... Read More

When Pope Benedict XVI's motu proprio "Summorum Pontificum" takes effect on September 14, 2007, many Catholics who have never had an opportunity to attend the Traditional Latin Mass will now ... Read More

On July 7, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI issued the Apostolic Letter Motu Proprio "Summorum Pontificum," declaring that the Traditional Latin Mass is one of two approved forms of the Mass. ... Read More

Today, the Vatican released the official Latin text of the motu proprio "Summorum Pontificum" ("Of the Supreme Pontiffs"), restoring the Traditional Latin Mass as one of two approved forms of ... Read More

As Catholics await the release of Pope Benedict XVI's motu proprio restoring the Traditional Latin Mass as one of two approved forms of the Mass, many are wondering how his ... Read More

As we in the United States celebrate the 231st anniversary of our Declaration of Independence from England, we might pause a moment to reflect on the true meaning of freedom. ... Read More

On Saturday, June 20, capping perhaps the most eventful week of his pontificate so far (having redefined the rules for electing the pope and announced the coming restoration of the ... Read More