Unam Sanctam
With all 21 Ecumenical Councils completed, we begin today bringing you pertinent Papal Decrees. The first we present is the landmark Papal Bull by Pope Boniface VIII which asserted the Sovereign Pontiff as superior to a temporal king and which also asserted that the Church of Rome is the sole means of salvation, using the example of Noah and his ark to represent the only barque of refuge while outside all else is destroyed. For this dogmatic Papal Bull, see Unam Sanctam

 Catholic PewPOINT
Today editor Michael Cain continues his series on the analogy of the Mystical Body of Christ with the sorrowful mysteries as he presents the fourth sorrowful mystery - the Carrying of the Cross. He equates this painful journey of Christ's Passion with the debilitating, fruitless and painful 40-year period during which the Mystical Body of Christ has borne the cross of the 'bad fruits' of the Vatican II reforms in Unsound Doctrine and the Yoke of Blind Obedience.

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 On the BattleLine
In this issue Atila Sinke Guimarães gives six examples of Church precedents for resisting a Roman Pontiff when he is in error. Indeed, while he is the successor of Peter, he is also Simon. The Pope is not the Church and he can err - sometimes most gravely as Atila illustrates documented cases from the first six centuries beginning with St. Paul resisting St. Peter to his face in Galatians 2: 11 "But when Cephas (Peter) came to Antioch I withstood him to the face, because he was deserving of blame." Atila shows how respectfully we must all resist those hierarchs when they are deserving of blame - whether they be priest, bishop, or even the Pope in his column Historical Precedents for Resisting Popes in Error

 Traditional Thoughts
On Tuesday we bring you the first of a two-part excellent article by Christopher A. Ferrara, columnist for The Remnant. Editor Michael J. Matt has graciously given his permission for us to share these words of common sense with our readers. Chris acknowledges that the neo-Catholic establishment has tried to make sport of traditionalists but more often than not they end up being the butt of the joke. The sad thing is it really isn't a laughing matter when souls and the faith are at stake as Chris explains in part one of his article A Strange Obsession. For last week's feature by Peter Miller, see The Eucharistic Heresy of Modern Catholics

 FOCUS
On Tuesday we will focus on an excellent essay by Ervan Park, courtesy of Peter Miller, editor of www.Seattle Catholic.com, on the chaos that reigns today in the modern church. Park points out how the ramparts have been so battered that many don't know which way is up as trust and confidence in the hierarchy has sunk to the depths as depravity and insanity rule the roost. Our only hope is the assurance that Christ will always be with His Bride no matter how much she may be assaulted and abused as Park describes in his article Chaos, Common Sense and the Church Catholic Today For last week's FOCUS feature on the second part of an interview with Fr. Amorth, chief exorcist in the Church, see The smoke of satan in the house of the Lord.

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 White Smoke, Black Fire!
In episode three of Chapter Seven in Part II - "The Smoldering" - As darkness falls on the seven hills of Rome, Pat's cab makes its way slowly toward his hotel through the nightly grapevine of snarled traffic. He can sense the fetid stench of the Basilisk's breath growing stronger and closer. For last week's episode, see Chapter Seven, Episode Two.

"The association of the Latin language with the timeless, mystererious, and traditional aspects of worship is so profound that no fully adequate translation of it into the vernacular is possible. The decision to translate the liturgy into the vernacular has had momentous consequence which should not be minimized. It may lead to the disappearance of almost all sense of the sacred in liturgy."