Is Legion Comparing the Pope to Pilate?

Recent claims that Father Marcial is accepting his sentence in silence like "Jesus" risk the comparison that the Church is persecuting Father and that the pope unjustly condemning an innocent man. This seems to fly in the face of the agreement that Father Marcial entered into with the Vatican. The Legion has prided itself with unswavering loyalty to the pope and in this situation are presented with an equally difficult situation of choosing to elevate their founder and implicate the pope in some kangaroo court act or accept the decision of the pontiff and remain silent about the founder as to whether he is innocent or not (and in acceptance of Jesus' command not to judge).
It is my hope that the many fine Legion priests that I have had the pleasure of meeting over the years will continue to side with the pope and leave to the Lord the judgment of their founder who like us all will one day stand at the judgment seat of God.

A Priest's Premonition of Death?

Via Amy's Open Book, word that blogger Fr. Todd has died in an Austin, TX water boating accident. In January, Father Todd entered the following post:

So with these thoughts I have been working on my own funeral. I have my
casket picked out. You can find it at TrappistCaskets. I am going for a simple oak casket in the traditional shape rather thant he rectangular one. I am getting all the legal documents ready. I am going to prepare a letter or a video for my family. Finally I am going to prepare my liturgy in advance.
I am going to be working with my parishioners to encouarage them to think about these things as well. Here are some of the things I want to encourage them to
have.
1. A durable power of attorney (this is much better than a living will
because you can't handle ever situation with a living will. It is better to have
someone you trust to make the decisions. I will put up a sample form later of
this for download.)
2. A will (Again the state can do all sorts of weird things with your estate if you don't leave a will. It saves the family a lot of pain and suffering if this document is carefully prepared and in place)
3. A Codice to the will expressing your desires for your funeral.
4. A funeral liturgy plan ( this should be worked out in conjunction with your priest and kept on file at the parish. If your priest changes then you should review it
with your new pastor. It is important that you don't leave this step out because
you don't want to plan stuff the priest can't do or that isn't in accordance with the liturgy. If someone presented me with one of these that I hadn't seen I would try to honor it as much as possible but if I couldn't then I would have to delcline parts of it. It also is a beautiful way to speak to your family one last time through your selection of the funeral readings.)

Please remember Father Todd in your prayers.

Pope Arrives in Poland

From Radio Polonia:

Upon his arrival in Warsaw, pope Benedict XVI expressed his joy of being in the homeland of late John Paul II. The pontiff stressed that he came to Poland
to walk the routes of his predecessor. During this visit Benedict XVI would like
to meet and get to know the generation of John Paul II as well as all the generations which grew up under the spiritual care of the Polish-born pope who died in April last year. President Lech Kaczynski responded to the motto of the pope’s visit by declaring that Poles are willing to be strong in the faith and that their hearts are open to the message of Benedict the XVI. Later this afternoon president Kaczynski will receive the pope.

Pope Speaks to Journalists on Plane

Here is the picture:


And so far here is the only reference I've found available from about a hundred papers online:

Asked by journalists on the plane how he felt about visiting Auschwitz as a German, Benedict said, ``I am above all a Catholic. I must say that this is the most important point.''

UFO Spotted at Papal Audience

instantissima oratione

instantissima oratione

First, when you set out to do some good work, beg the Lord with most insistent prayer to bring it to completion.

St. Benedict’s Rule, Prologue 4

Devotion to the Holy Face of Our Lord

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