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Noten

(01) Life of Pope St. Celestine V , in The Catholic Encyclopedia:http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03479b.htm

(02) Mass of Possession of the Chair of the Bishop of Rome – Homily of his Holi-

ness Benedict XVI (May 7, 2005):http://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/homilies/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_hom_20050507_san-giovanni-laterano.html

(03) Full transcript of Pope's in-flight interview from Korea (July 28, 2013):http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/full-transcript-of-popes-in-flight-interview-from-korea-96141/

Press conference of Pope Francis on the return flight from Rio de Ja-neiro on July 28, 2013:http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2013/july/documents/papa-francesco_20130728_gmg-conferenza-stampa.html

(04) How the Church will change - Dialogue between Pope Francis and La Re-

pubblica’s founder, Eugenio Scalfari on Oct. 1, 2013:http://www.repubblica.it/cultura/2013/10/01/news/pope_s_conversation_with_scalf ari_english-67643118/?refresh_ce

Pope Francis: Saint Paul boasted of his Sins, by Christopher A. Ferrara(Sept. 6, 2014):http://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/fetzen-fliegen/item/997-pope-francis-saint-paul-boasted-of-his-sins

(05) The Pope Francis Little Book of Insults:http://thatthebonesyouhavecrushedmaythrill.blogspot.be/2013/12/the-pope-francis-little-book-of-insults.html

(06) Press conference of Pope Francis on the return flight from Rio de Ja-

neiro on July 28, 2013 (as concerns his opinion on the Mgr Ricca case and the gaymovement in general; see his last answer):http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2013/july/documents/papa-francesco_20130728_gmg-conferenza-stampa.html

The Prelate of the Gay Lobby , in www.Chiesa by S. Magister (July 18, 2013):http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1350561?eng=y

Pope Francis appoints Father Radcliffe, a pro-homosexual to VaticanCouncil, by Geoffrey Grider (May 20, 2015):http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/pope-francis-appoints-radically-liberal-pro-homosexual-priest-to-vatican-council/

Pope held private meeting with same-sex couple in U.S., by Daniel Burke,

CNN Religion Editor (Oct. 3, 2015), in CNN:http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/pope-gay-washington/

Un scandale touche un proche du Pape (Un média romain a révélé les frasquesgays de Mgr Ricca qui venait d'être nommé à la banque du Vatican), parJean-Marie Guénois dans Le Figaro (19/07/2013):http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2013/07/19/01016-20130719ARTFIG00475-un-scandale-touche-un-proche-du-pape.php

Catholic Church warms to liberation theology as founder heads to Vatican, by Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome and Jonathan Watts in Rio de Janeiro in TheGuardian (May 11, 2015):http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/11/vatican-new-chapter-liberation-theology-founder-gustavo-gutierrez


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Cardinal Danneels admits to being part of the Mafia Club opposed toPope Benedict XVI, by Edward Pentin in the National Catholic Register [Americannews] (Sept. 24, 2015): http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/cardinal-danneels-part-of-mafia-club-opposed-to-benedict-xvi

Controversial Chilean bishop’s appointment continues to divide diocese, by Austen Ivereigh (July 7, 2015) in National Catholic Reporter:

http://ncronline.org/news/faith-parish/controversial-chilean-bishops-appointment-continues-divide-diocese

(07) Pope and Altarboy (Nov. 2013), on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QgP0YaOLT4&feature=youtu.be&t=25

(08) ‘I keep away from them’: Pope Francis says neurotic priests scare him (Nov. 20, 2015) Agence France-Presse. What he meant was ‘traditional priests’:http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/i-keep-away-from-them-pope-francis-says-neurotic-priests-scare-him/

(09) Address of Pope Benedict XVI in the Audience Hall on February 14, 2013:http://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2013/february/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20130214_clero-roma.html

Franciscans of the Immaculate under severe Vatican persecution, Mar-co Tosatti’s December 4 column for La Stampa:http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2013/12/for-record-situation-with-franciscans.html?m=1

The absolutely non-negotiable point for the Congregation for Reli-gious, by New Catholic in Rorate Cæli (Aug. 5, 2015):http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-absolutely-non-negotiable-point-for.html

(10) Vatican’s investigation into US sisters ends with conciliation and white wash, by Hilary White in LIFESITE (Dec. 18, 2014):https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/vaticans-investigation-into-us-sisters-ends-with-conciliation-and-whitewash

http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2014/12/16/0963/02078.html

Vatican Cracks Down on US Nuns for Pro-Abortion, Same-Sex Mar-riage Views, by Stoyan Zaimov, a Christian Post Reporter (April 19, 2014):http://www.christianpost.com/news/vatican-cracks-down-on-us-nuns-for-pro-choice-same-sex-marriage-views-73526/#QS5vXddXSy41KvY4.99

Doctrinal Assessment of Leadership Conference of Women Religious (Dec 2011):

http://www.usccb.org/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&pageid=55544 Vatican doctrine head, Card. Gerhard Müller: LCWR has moved beyond

Church & faith, by CNA/EWTN News (Rome, May 6, 2014):http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vatican-doctrine-head-lwcr-has-already-moved-beyond-church-faith/

(11) Full text: Pope Francis’ first Angelus address, by Catherine Harmon in TheCatholic World Report (March 17, 2013):http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Blog/2091/full_text_pope_francis_first_angelus_address.aspx

Detaching pastoral practice from Catholic doctrine is a dangerous schi-zophrenic pathology , says a Vatican Cardinal, by Hilary White of LIFESTYLE (Febr

23, 2015):https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/detaching-pastoral-practice-from-catholic-doctrine-is-a-dangerous-schizophr


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A Big Heart Open to God - The exclusive interview with Pope Francis (search: small-minded rules), by Antonio Spadaro, S. J. in The National Catholic Re- view [of America] (Sept. 30, 2013): http://americamagazine.org/pope-interview

Pope to Synod: The Church must be a Bridge, Not a Roadblock , by Ge-rard O’Connell in The National Catholic Review (of America) (Oct. 4, 2015):http://americamagazine.org/content/dispatches/pope-synod-church-must-be-bridge-

not-roadblock

Pope Francis’ General Audience on the 9th of September 2015 in Rome(search: closed doors):http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/audiences/2015/documents/papa-francesco_20150909_udienza-generale.html

The Pope’s homily of Febr. 28, 2014 regarding also the communion for‘remarried’ divorcees: A trial balloon, multiple ironies, unanswered questions(search: casuist), with comments on the Rorate Cæli weblog by Richard Cipolla:http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-popes-homily-of-february-28-2014.html

(12) Post-Synodal apostolic exhortation “Sacramentum Caritatis” by PopeBenedict XVI (Febr. 22, 2007): http://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_ben-xvi_exh_20070222_sacramentum-caritatis.html

Apostolic exhortation “Familiaris Consortio” by Pope John Paul II (Nov.22, 1981):http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_19811122_familiaris-consortio.html

Pope Francis, Communion, and the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Posted ona blog by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (Oct. 13, 2014):http://wdtprs.com/blog/2014/10/pope-francis-communion-and-the-outskirts-of- buenos-aires/

Pope Francis tells adulterer that she should be allowed Communion, by Abramo for Gloria.tv [the more Catholic the better] (April 23, 2014):http://gloria.tv/media/ZUnuuuMUrFd

Pope Francis tells sinner she should be allowed Communion – In appa-rent break from Catholic teaching, the Pope is said to have phoned remarried ArgentineJacqui Lisbona to say ‘nothing wrong’ in her taking Holy Communion, by Nick Squiresin THE TELEGRAPH (April 23, 2014):http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/the-pope/10782508/Pope-Francis-tells-sinner-she-should-be-allowed-Communion.html

(13) Synod of the Family – The Interim Report of October 13, 2014:http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2014/10/13/0751/03037.html

Family Synod midterm report stirs controversy among bishops, by FrancisX. Rocca for the Catholic News Service / U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops [CNSNews] (Oct. 14, 2014):

http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2014/family-synod-midterm-report-stirs-controversy-among-bishops.cfm

Bishop Athanasius Schneider on the Synod on the Family , by IzabellaParowicz on LIFESTYLE (Nov. 5, 2014): https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bishop-athanasius-schneider-on-the-synod-on-the-family

Pope Francis’ speech at the conclusion of the Synod on the Family , by Vatican Radio (Oct. 18, 2014):http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2014/10/18/pope_francis_speech_at_the_conclusio

n_of_the_synod/1108944


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Cardinal Nichols hopes ‘valuing’ language in favor of homosexuality will return to the next Synod, by Hilary White in LIFESTYLE (Oct. 21, 2014) CardinalNichols said he had been ‘disappointed’ at the wording of the final document. However,he said: “I am hopeful because the final document is not an end but only the starting point for the next Synod.” :https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cardinal-nichols-hopes-valuing-language-will-

return-to-next-synod-doc.-on-h The Rigging of a Vatican Synod?, by Edward Pentin in The Catholic World

Report (Sept. 2, 2015):http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/4131/the_rigging_of_a_vatican_synod.aspx

(14) The Instrumentum Laboris (working draft) of June 23 for the Synod on theFamily (Oct. 5-19, 2014):http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/synod/documents/rc_synod_doc_20140626_instrumentum-laboris-familia_en.html

Analysis of the Instrumentum Laboris of the Ordinary Synod on the Family, by Matthew McCusker for The Voice of the Family [see conclusion] (July 28, 2015):

http://voiceofthefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Analysis-of-the-Instrumentum-Laboris-of-the-Ordinary-Synod1.pdf

RORATE EXCLUSIVE: Bishop Athanasius Schneider reaction to Synod-door to communion for divorced & remarried officially kicked open (Nov. 2, 2015):http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2015/11/rorate-exclusive-bishop-athanasius.html

Pope Francis addresses Bishops at conclusion of the Synod on theFamily, by Vatican Radio (Oct. 24, 2015):http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2015/10/24/pope_francis_addresses_synod_of_bishops_at_conclusion/1181854

(15) Catholic Divorce – Head of Vatican Commission Admits in Official Paper: Surgein Number of ‘Annulments’ Intended, by Francesca Romana in Rorate Cæli (Sept.

14, 2015): http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2015/09/important-admission-from-head-of.html#more

We’re heading for «Catholic Divorces», by Benedict Nguyen in the CatholicHerald magazine (Sept. 18, 2015):

http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/issues/september-18th-2015/were-heading-for-catholic-divorces/

Motu Proprio [Papal Decree] of Pope Francis regarding the nullity ofmarriage (Aug. 15, 2015):http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/papa-francesco-motu-proprio_20150815_mitis-iudex-dominus-iesus.html

Pope attacked over Motu Proprio [Papal Decree] – Cardinal Kasper reassertshis proposal, by Edward Pentin in the National Catholic Register [American news](Sept. 11, 2015): http://m.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/pope-attacked-over-motu-proprio-cardinal-kasper-reasserts-his-proposal#.VoQ9ByjbzIp

Francis’ annulment changes stress prompt decisions, power of local bishops, by Joshua J. McElwee in La Stampa (Sept. 8, 2015):http://www.lastampa.it/2015/09/08/vaticaninsider/eng/the-vatican/francis-annulment-changes-stress-prompt-decisions-power-of-local-bishops- j2UWj0Ou5WK7kmKr88qRFL/pagina.html

(16) A Big Heart Open to God – The exclusive interview with Pope Francis onpolitical issues, by Antonio Spadaro, S.J. in The National Catholic Review [America], which first appeared in La Civiltà Cattolica, a journal published in Rome by the Societyof Jesus since 1850 (Sept. 30, 2013): http://americamagazine.org/pope-interview


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Pope Francis: my fears over national division [in Great Britain] , byDavid Leask, Chief Reporter of The Herald Scotland (June 13, 2014):http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13165219.Pope_Francis__my_fears_over_national_division/

(17) Obama praises Pope Francis Encyclical on Climate Change: We have aprofound responsibility to protect our children, by Charilie Spiering in Breitbart NewsNetwork (June 18, 2015): http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/i-keep-away-from-them-pope-francis-says-neurotic-priests-scare-him/

World weighs in on Laudato Si – the environmental encyclical, in theNational Catholic Reporter by the NCR Staff (June 18, 2015):http://ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/world-weighs-laudato-si

Four new Echoes in Francis Revolution, by John L. Allen Jr. in the NationalCatholic Reporter (Jan. 13, 2014):http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/four-new-echoes-francis-revolution

(18) The Ark Community and the CEEC House of Bishops meet with Pope

Francis, transcript courtesy of the Ark Community (Oct. 28, 2014) Comment abovethe transcript of the Arc Community: “Francis needs to learn a basic pre-Vatican II”Catechism: http://thearkcommunity.org/pdf/Transcript.pdf

(or) http://callmejorgebergoglio.blogspot.be/2014/10/francis-needs-to-learn- basic-pre.html

Pope Francis says it’s the devil who divides Protestants and Catholics, by Lucinda Borkett-Jones for Christian Today (May 27, 2015):http://www.christiantoday.com/article/pope.francis.says.its.the.who.divides.protestants.and.catholics/54765.htm

Pope Francis: Shedding of blood a shared Christian experience, by Vati-can Radio (Nov. 1, 2015) on NEWS.VA – the official Vatican network (Nov. 5, 2015):http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-shedding-of-blood-shared-christian-ex

Encyclical of Pius XI on Religious Unity [Mortalium Animos] (Jan. 6, 1928):http://w2.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_19280106_mortalium-animos.html

(19) Pope Francis stirs Communion controversy at Lutheran gathering, byDiane Montagna for Aleteia News (Nov. 16, 2015). He said: “Talk to the Lord and thengo forward. I don’t dare to say anything more.” : http://aleteia.org/2015/11/16/pope-francis-stirs-communion-controversy-at-lutheran-gathering-in-rome/

(20) Pope Francis orders no conversions in Catholic schools, by Adfero forRorate Cæli (Nov. 21, 2015): http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2015/11/pope-francis-orders-no-conversions-in.html

(21) Pope Francis says world nearing climate-change suicide, by Nolan Feeneyin TIME (Nov. 30, 2015):http://time.com/4129640/pope-francis-climate-change-paris/

Evangelii Præconesen – Encyclical of Pope Pius XII on the promotion ofCatholic Missions (June 2, 1951):http://w2.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_02061951_evangelii-praecones.html

(22) Transcript of interview of Pope Francis on his return flight from Africa, by CNA/EWTN News (Nov. 30, 2015):http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/full-text-of-popes-in-flight-interview-from-africa-to-rome-48855/


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(23) Holy War: The year the Muslims took Rome, by Sandro Magister in ChiesaNews. Based on the book from 2005: “The Legacy of Jihad – Islamic Holy War and theFate of Non-Muslims” by Andrew G. Bostom M.D., foreword by Ibn Warraq:http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/44479?eng=y

(24) The Sack of Rome in 1527: a merciful chastisement, by Roberto de Mattei for

Rorate Cæli (Dec. 3, 2015):http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2015/12/de-mattei-sack-of-rome-merciful.html

Life of Pope Clement VII, in The Catholic Encyclopedia (search: Lutherans):http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04024a.htm

(25) The Battle of Lepanto that saved the Christian West, by Christopher Checkfor Catholic Answers Magazine:http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/the-battle-that-saved-the-christian-west

(26) Transcript of interview of Pope Francis on his return flight from Africa, by CNA/EWTN News (Nov. 30, 2015):http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/full-text-of-popes-in-flight-interview-

from-africa-to-rome-48855/

(27) Transcript of Pope’s Interview with Italian Jubilee Publication Credere,in Zenit – The world seen from Rome (Dec. 3, 2015):http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/text-of-pope-s-interview-with-italian-jubilee-publication-credere

(28) Address of Pope Benedict XVI to participants of the forum organized by theapostolic penitentiary (March 25, 2011): https://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2011/march/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20110325_penitenzieria.html

(29) Cardinal Burke’s interview with Spanish magazine Vida Nueva:

“It seems to many that the Church’s ship has lost its compass.”In the November 1-7, 2014 edition (pp. 38-39) by Darío Menor.Posted by New Catholic in the English translation at Nov. 7, 2014 in Rorate Cæli:http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2014/11/cardinal-burkes-full-interview-with.html

(30) Edward Pentin heeft op 17 november 2015 het volgende op Twittergezet bij monde van een Vaticaanse prelaat:

(31) Pope Francis, the People’s Pope, by Howard Chua-Eoan and Elizabeth Diasfor TIME (Dec. 11, 2013), in the context of the election for 2013 of the TIME’s person ofthe Year:http://poy.time.com/2013/12/11/person-of-the-year-pope-francis-the-peoples-pope/

(32) Apostolic Constitution Quo Primo, by St Pope Pius V (July 14, 1570) (search: wrath): http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Pius05/p5quopri.htm

Documents

Open Brief aan Paus Franciscus – Dec. 2015