Columnist: Fr. Gerald Murray
Fr. Murray: Selling Radical ‘Synodality’ as ‘Social Prophecy’
A close look at Sister Becquart’s remarks reveals them to be an exercise in sloganeering. The recent annual Assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious received a video message ...
‘Synodal Shepherds’ Attack the Sheep
The Catholic Church is accustomed to attacks upon her teaching. The history of heresy over the centuries reveals the never-ending efforts of those who seek to replace Catholic doctrine with ...
Fr Murray: The Jargon-Filled Synodal Trajectory
When Pope Leo XIV spoke from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on the day of his election he said: “we want to be a synodal Church.” The significance of ...
Fr. Murray: Synodality Forever!
The unending process that is the Synod on Synodality has taken a new and unexpected turn. The current “Implementation Phase” of the three-year synodal path, following the conclusion of last ...
Fr. Gerald Murray: The Pope, the Border, and the Law
Pope Francis’ Letter to the Bishops of the United States on what he describes as “the major crisis that is taking place in the United States with the initiation of ...
Fr. Gerald Murray: Pope Francis Commandeers the Synod on Synodality
The Vatican is again talking about how to talk. That, in a nutshell, describes the Catholic Church’s “Synod on Synodality,” which begins Oct. 2. The 368 voting members are clergy ...
Fr. Gerald Murray: Cardinal McElroy Denounces the ‘Haters’
It is essential to safeguard the deposit of faith,” Cardinal Robert McElroy affirmed in his recent address to the Los Angeles Archdiocesan Religious Education Congress. Yet he next posed this ...
Two Commentaries by Two Prominent Priests on Fiducia Supplicans
Twenty Questions for Cardinal Fernández (and Pope Francis?) Fr. Raymond J. de Souza Earlier this year, Cardinal Daniel Sturla, Archbishop of Montevideo, and Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, then the Archbishop ...
Fr. Gerald Murray: Bishop Strickland’s Removal Was Against Canon Law
The removal of Msgr. Strickland from the leadership of the diocese by Pope Francis, took place without a trial, in violation of canonical norms. Msgr. Torres received the same treatment ...
Fr. Gerald Murray: The Sheep in Place of the Shepherds, the Synod Subverts the Church
I am grateful for the opportunity this evening to share with you my serious concerns about the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops soon to open at the Vatican ...
Fr. Gerald Murray: ‘Outing’ the Liberal Catholic Project
The Archbishop of Berlin, Heiner Koch, recently authorized priests in his archdiocese to confer ceremonial blessings upon homosexual couples. Strangely, he also announced that he himself would not impart such ...
WATCH: Fr. Gerald Murray Responds to Recent Church Controversies
Fr. Gerald Murray, weighs in on three recent Church controversies: Archbishop Fernández's warning bishops against judging the ‘doctrine of the Holy Father’ the Vatican's investigation of Bishop Joseph Strickland Berlin ...
WATCH: Fr. Gerald Murray and Dr. Scott Hahn – Can You Criticize the Clergy?
Fr. Gerald Murray sits down with Dr. Scott Hahn to discuss how to voice concerns to members of the clergy ...
WATCH: Fr. Gerald Murray – Will the Synod “Change” Church Teaching?
Canon lawyer Father Gerald Murray joins A Catholic Take to break down the problems in the documents and members of the Synod on Synodality, as well as the big issue ...
Fr. Gerald Murray: The Synodal Church of ”Me, Myself, and I”
The Instrumentum Laboris [IL] (Working Document) for the October Synod on Synodality, released June 20, embodies the now familiar pattern seen in the various stages of the synodal process. Certain ...
Fr. Gerald Murray: Church Teaching on Trial
The recently published North American Final Document for the Continental Stage of the 2021–2024 Synod (NAFD) confirms suspicions that the discussions at the October 2023 Synod on Synodality will almost ...
Pope Francis Must Stop the Madness
The situation of the Catholic Church at present is one of grave disorder, due in large part to the willingness of Pope Francis to say, do, and tolerate things that ...
Fr. Gerald Murray: A Different Kind of Catholicism?
Pope Francis recently gave an address to the International Theological Commission (ITC) in which he returned to a theme he often emphasizes: the dangers of traditionalism and the need to ...
A Self-Destructive Synod
The General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops issued the Working Document (WD) for the Continental Stage of the Synod for a Synodal Church last week. It unapologetically calls into ...
Vatican Failures In The Case of Cardinal Ouellet – More Of The Same
An excerpt from the column by Fr. Gerald Murray: It is impossible to see in the Holy See’s failure to act as anything other than a decision to protect Cardinal ...
What Are Bishops Supposed to Teach?
What is a Catholic bishop supposed to teach? The Oath of Fidelity on Assuming an Office to be Exercised in the Name of the Church supplies a succinct answer: “In ...
