VIDEO: Pope Francis calls for changes to papacy and a more decentralized church

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis called on Saturday for “healthy decentralisation” of power in the Roman Catholic Church, including changes in the papacy and greater decision-making authority for local bishops.

Francis made his comments at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Synod of Bishops, a worldwide gathering that occasionally advises the pope on a host of issues. MORE

Shroud Of Turin DNA Indicates Global Origins

SHROUDCatholics do not need signs and symbols to believe in the existence of GOD.

“Here we report the main findings from the analysis of genomic DNA extracted from dust particles vacuumed from parts of the body image and the lateral edge used for radiocarbon dating,” Dr. Gianni Barcaccia, a plant genetics and genomics professor at the University of Padova in Italy, wrote in a paper co-authored with his colleagues about the DNA results. MORE

Breaking: Pope Reportedly Suffers Stroke After Going on Rampage

ANGRYPOOPEToday I rushed to the Vatican to check out what was going on for myself as the news coming out of the Synod of Bishops seemed pretty disturbing; the Pope was brought away with reportedly a mild stroke after exploding in anger in front of his Bishops.

…This occurred immediately after a publication on the website ‘I’Espresso, one of the two most prominent Italian weeklies, of an open letter addressed to the Pope in which 13 conservative cardinals raised their objections to the Pope at the Synod, the mild Bergoglio went on a rampage.

At this point Roberto DAgostino reports from his very respected and credible website Dagospia, now also picked up in the last few hours by all the main Italian media, the Pope was caught by a sudden and violent fit of anger and the usually mild and peaceful Bergoglio lost it completely, thundering against the purple conservatives prelates while stating:

“If this is the case, they can leave. The Church does not need them. I will throw them all out! MORE

POPE FRANCIS MAKES STUNNING DEFENSE OF ISLAM AS ‘PEACEFUL RELIGION’

ISLPOPEPOPE FRANCIS SAID ON SUNDAY THAT EQUATING ISLAM WITH VIOLENCE WAS WRONG AND CALLED ON MUSLIM LEADERS TO ISSUE A GLOBAL CONDEMNATION OF TERRORISM TO HELP DISPEL THE STEREOTYPE.

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Francis, the leader of 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, told reporters aboard his plane returning from a visit to Turkey that he understood why Muslims were offended by many in the West who automatically equated their religion with terrorism. MORE

Insight into the Catholic Faith presents ~ Catholic Tradition Newsletter

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The Early Church and Fathers

Vol 8 Issue 42 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
October 17, 2015 ~ St Margaret Mary Aloquoque, opn!

1. Baptism: Means of Salvation (38)
2. Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
3. Saint Luke, Evangelist
4. Christ in the Home (13)
5 .Articles and notices

Dear Reader:

Thank you for your prayers.

As always, enjoy the readings and commentaries provided for your benefit.—The Editor Continue reading

Judge: Texas can deny birth certificates for U.S.-born children of some immigrants

certA federal judge ruled Friday that Texas officials can continue to deny U.S. birth certificates to the children of immigrants who cannot supply required identification because they entered the country illegally.

Though children born in the United States are entitled by law to U.S. citizenship regardless of the immigration status of their parents, Texas authorities have been placing significant barriers to immigrants who have entered the country illegally and are seeking birth certificates for their U.S.-born children. MORE