Synod on Synodality News & Punditry:
The Pope is Consciously Breaking with the Church’s Tradition – Gavin Ashenden/Catholic Herald
Leading Synodite Complains of Secrecy, Threatens to Apostatize(?) – Katholisch/Catholic Cnclv
Final Chapter of the ‘Rigging of a Vatican Synod’ – Edward Pentin
A Synod of Shattered Expectations – Stephen P. White at The Catholic Thing
Why the Synod is Unlikely to Open the Door to Ordained Female Diaconate – S. Tadié/The Reg
The Full Text of Cardinal Zen’s Pre-synod Letter – Sandro Magister/Settimo Cielo/L’Espresso
Here’s the Synod in Key Numbers – I. Media at Aleteia
Avoiding the Term ‘Secrecy,’ Pope Calls Synod to ‘Fasting’ from Publicity – Elise Ann Allen at Crux
‘Laudate Deum’, a New Apostolic Exhortation, News & Punditry:
The Vatican’s New Exhortation On “Climate Change” Has Many Errors – William M. Briggs, Ph.D.
Laudate Deum: Or, Is the Catholic Church Just Another NGO? – Samuel Gregg, D.Phil. (Oxon)
Pope Francis & the Dubias News & Punditry:
Dubious Defenses of Marriage – Todd Aglialoro at Catholic Answers
When Being Affirming Isn’t Loving – Carl R. Trueman at First Things
The Magical Mystery Magisterium & the Hermeneutic of Hermeneutics – Ph. Premeau/Crisis
The Dubia Were Not Meant as an Attack on Pope, Cardinal Burke Says – Solène Tadié/The Reg
Top-10 Afternoon Catholic News & Punditry:
1. Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
2. The Time has Come to Create Catholic Colonies – Shane Schaetzel at Real Clear Catholic
3. Strong Reactions For & Against the Film Mother Teresa and Me – Kathy Schiffer at The CWR
4. Omnes Sancti Cancellarii, Orate Pro Nobis – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
5. Practicality, Style and. . . Less Laundry – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
6. Exodus from Swiss Church in Wake of Sex Abuse Scandal – SwissInfo.ch via Complicit Clergy
7. How Art Historians Found a Lost Work by Baroque Master Artemisia Gentileschi – Aleteia
8. The Words of Faustina – Will Ross
9. St. Faustina: Apostle of Divine Mercy – Mary Beth Bracy at Catholic Exchange
10. Sign Up for Eucharist & The Spiritual Life Conference with Dr. Brant Pitre & Friends! – FOT
Best of the Rest of Afternoon Catholic News & Punditry:
Blessed Seelos – October 5 – Amy Welborn at Charlotte was Both
The Tapestry of Choice: Weaving a Meaningful Life – Dennis Dillon at Catholic Stand
Afternoon Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
What a Kidder Our Pope Is! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
They Have No Clue About Uncle Billie – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
PopeWatch: Climate Change – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
What Do Our Pets Say? Perhaps They Express the Longing of All Creation – Msgr. Ch. Pope
Why the Church Blesses Animals – Fr. Hugh Barbour, O.Præm., at Catholic Answers
Israeli Police Arrest Suspects for Spitting near Christian Pilgrims – Julia Frankel at AP News
Azerbaijani Arrests in Nagorno-Karabakh Sour Relations With EU – Zoltán Kottász
Falun Gong Practitioners from Yi Ethnic Minority Heavily Persecuted – L. Changpu/Bitter Winter
Who Will Replace Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House? – Joe Burkas at CNA via NC Register
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