What does CAF think of Fr Ripperger?

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I find the “Careerists” even more untrustworthy. [Hasn’t pope Francis recently mentioned them in a saint Martha homily?]

And dost the great Deacon guess why? I’ll tell you: Because every single greatest atrocity in recent history had an army of “bureaucrats” happily playing along enabling it all. All too easy to be “perfectly aligned” with the “establishment”, another “cog” in the “infernal maquina”. Well reputed and considered, consecrated by peers, covered in “state nobility”, they’re all security -every single option of political correctness.

So I’d wouldn’t put the “oddball” with his occasional “eccentric outburst” in any category as lowly as the “careerists”.

All the more so with the scandals in recent memory where an entire social structure failed completely at taking any timely action whatsoever, or at saying anything - whatsoever. No short amount of “trustworthy”, “unquestionable”, “credible” careerists there.

God bless.
 
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So, I looked here for Don Ruggero and certainly found many comments but I am still not sure who he is. Do you know what parish he is located at and does he have any other writings that can be found?
 
Like all chatters here, we don’t give out personal details. Be content to know Don Ruggero is a clergy member, a professor in theology, a specialist in Marian theology , and European…
Anything he has published and that he wanted to share is linked here.
 
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This is a real shame. I never interacted on here with Fr. Ruggero, unfortunately. I have found his posts on this forum to be some of the best sources for information here. I often find Don_Ruggero posts when I search topics of interest and his posts are quite good reading and very educational. You can tell they are written by someone who absolutely knows what he is talking about—someone very well educated and experienced in his field. Fr. David as well often had quite good points to make in threads that us laypeople wouldn’t have known about. With both, you could see the difference in how they looked at questions and problems versus the average CAF poster. I know I would benefit much if there were more actual Priests who frequented these forums.
 
No dear brother in Christ, I meant only that we should resist the temptation to discredit those who in a moment of great tension might say something odd. [OK, and I deemed the “contrast” well worth, almost a “classic” - I hope you’ll give that much.]

[And there is actually a scriptural precedent (I can’t recall exactly where) when some asks approximately:“The prophets are insane”. For, apparently, even the true prophets of God at times fell into behaviors that were outwardly bizarre and even incomprehensible. - And I deem this brief note, also noteworthy.]
 
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Fr. Ruggero if I remember correctly said he worked on ecumenical committees between the Vatican and Protestant congregations specifically I remember he said it was with the Anglicans he interacted and studied the most. Many people as you may have guessed found his opinions on this matter wrong because these opinions are not as strict as certain members would like to see from a Catholic theologian. He said he is retired which means he must have had a lifetime of having to fight for credibility as all human beings and just being dismissed like he was a kid who presents ideas “not in line with the Catholic Church Teaching” must be leave him baffled and annoyed. I saw priests being pushed around on Christian forums regularly. I know this is a challenge for them, the interaction with the “digital Christian community” that is (and oh my! my apocalyptic scruples are making me cringe just as the reality of this type of community). I expect only younger priests will one day find …a voice… if a specific type of voice is needed to for “digital evangelizing” for the simple reason that the tone is usually very aggressive and computer-game like between Christian users and a lot of patience is needed to even stand sane.
 
Actually I rather think this whole thread is rather bothersome, in that, many comments are less than charitable toward a Catholic priest. He leans toward a different charism, focusing more on spiritual warfare, but he is still a Catholic priest, in good standing with the Church.
 
This was only in preparing documents and events for the 500 year anniversary of the reformation, that the Vatican commemorated with its seperated brethren.
There were cafers who took umbrage to the Vatican commemoration of the anniversary of the reformation. The work of Don Ruggero was not wrong, since it was in line with the church and used by the church. Unless you are suggesting the church is wrong in this regard
 
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I wasn’t big on the Vatican issuing that Protestant stamp, which seemed to me like a very bad joke, but I still like Don Ruggero.

I’ll freely admit that I probably have to work harder on developing ecumenical feelings towards certain groups of Protestants.
 
Even with NFP the couple IS open to life because a woman can conceive literally at any point. NFP is just abstaining at certain times to lower the chances of pregnancy but it is in no way the same as birth control.
 
I agree it is not the same as contraceptives and yes they may conceive at certain points. Many women use NFP to obtain pregnancy but the abuse happens when it is used ongoing to continually prevent pregnancy without reason, thus then not being open to life.
 
NFPis hard to use when you have a serious reason. I can’t begin to understand how a couple could be successful at it without a serious reason. As someone said earlier, it self corrects.
 
I agree with Deacon Jeff. It’s not as if NFP is easy to just keep doing for “no real reason”.
 
Right. That’s why it always kind of baffles me when people make an issue of it or try to hammer home the point that NFP can be misused. It’s like picking a fight with your friends for no real reason.
 
All I am saying is that it can be misused. I think it is great that faithful Catholics use it, I myself have used it, to gain pregnancy, which is what many women do.

That said, it can be misused at times. I personally spoke with a Catholic woman who used it, claimed it was birth control and could be used long term.

Many women do not just turn to ABC, because of their health hazards. Neurologists are finding even more links to ABC and strokes.

Something that should be talked about. It is important to realize that pregnancy is being avoided in our society today and many times by Catholics.
 
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It is important to realize that pregnancy is being avoided in our society today and many times by Catholics.
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If you married with an openness to life, and you consummated the marriage at least once while being open to life (so marriage cannot be challenged), then I don’t see how the Church is going to police the sex life of you and your spouse to make sure you’re not “avoiding pregnancy”.

It’s not like there’s a rule that you have to have intercourse in the middle of a fertile period once per year to prove you’re not “avoiding pregnancy” and bring physical proof to the priest so you don’t get kicked out of the Church.
 
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Well, we hope not anyway.

I think you misunderstood me or I didn’t explain myself well. There are many young Catholics who are misguided into believing that NFP can be used ongoing as a birth control and we just need to be more clear in our teaching.
 
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So, the difference for men would be NOT working without a grave reason. A husband and father is responsible for his family. There would need to be grave reasons why he doesn’t work. Yes, of course there are times when he can’t, (a grave reason) and the wife needs to step in and fill that role but that would be the exception not the rule.

He does have talks that address men and their roles as husbands and fathers.
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And it’s fine if he gives this as his personal opinion – it’s when he claims it’s the teaching of the Church that it’s problematic. Women don’t need a grave reason to work outside the home; men don’t need a grave reason to be stay-at-home parents. It’s up to the couple – who are both responsible for their family, to determine how their employment and child-rearing practices are handled.
 
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