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How Extraordinary are the Ministers?

Dear Australian Bishops Every Sunday at the time for Holy Communion, a number of 'extraordinary' ministers approaches the altar to help in the distribution of the Blessed Sacrament. These are overwhelmingly female. Given the small attendance at Mass these days, one wonders why they are needed. But the question arises. How can they be extraordinary? They seem to have become quite ordinary. And yet the ordinary minister would surely need to be a priest, who cannot be f

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Printing Money

Dear Australian Bishops When a counterfeiter prints money, his free dollars dilute the dollars of the rest of society. His addition to the money supply means that more dollars are chasing the same number of goods. So prices go up, and with them rises inflation. People on a fixed income find themselves poorer because of this theft. When caught, counterfeiters are punished for their crime. Our government provides laws that enforce this punishment. But criminals are no

Jan 312 min read

Mass in the Extraordinary Form

Dear Australian Bishops Many years ago I took up the defence of Vatican 2 and the Novus Ordo Mass. I corresponded with the SSPX and leaders of the Latin Mass Society. However, some of their arguments caused me considerable difficulty. For example, they could argue that Communion in the hand and under both Kinds were introduced via disobedience, that is, via sin. This did not square with the claim that they were inspired by the Holy Spirit, as if God is capable of ins

Jan 82 min read

The Emperor Comes Forth

The Editor The Australian Dear Sir A couple of terrorists shooting Jews, to the cry of 'Allahu Akbar'. Who could these people be, and what is their motive? The police, as usual, are totally baffled. The media also seem unable to identify the culprits. Who are they protecting? Are they Baptists? Quakers? Buddhists? Adventists? Everyone seems to like the emperor's new outfit. Richard Stokes

Dec 15, 20251 min read

Child Bride Forced to Marry

Dear Australian Bishops Please see the video below. I have seen enough documentation to know that this is perfectly normal in Islam, following the example of Muhammad and Aisha. Should wives not be allowed to consent to their own marriage? What is the stance of our bishops on this atrocity? Child Bride Carried Screaming into 'Marriage'

Dec 9, 20251 min read

Are there homosexuals running the Vatican?

Dear Australian Bishops Please see the links below. Is it possible that a significant organisation of homosexuals in the Vatican is engaged in managing the daily affairs of the Catholic Church? If the information below is false, please tell me. If not, what should be done about it, and who should do it? Is there not an urgent case for the Australian Bishops to issue a social justice document explaining the evils of sodomy? Is 'Tucho' Fernandez a 'gay'? Tucho Fernandez in Pict

Nov 9, 20252 min read

Slavery on the way back?

The Editor New York Times Dear Sir Daily we see vociferous representatives claiming that people who happen to be of a certain colour should pay reparations for slavery to people of a different colour. That is, there are activists (many of whom are quite well-fed) who want money without working for it. To be paid by people who offended no one, yet who must work while the products of their labour go to the first group. In the words of Dinesh D'Souza, you work, I eat. It seems

Oct 21, 20251 min read