Ed Tomlinson
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Ed Tomlinson
@fathereddy
catholic priest (married!) husband, father, rugby player, Norwich city fan - fond of 🍺 - priest of the Ordinariate of Our lady of Walsingham
Pembury, England انضم Aralık 2012
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@holysmoke To quote Trumpy- this is fake news! According to our Ordinary no such meeting ever took place
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Does Roche have the authority to interfere with the Ordinariate usage in this fashion?
Peter Kwasniewski@DrKwasniewski
BREAKING I have learned from an inside source that when the bishops of the Anglican Ordinariate bishops met with Cardinal Roche last month, he ordered that they cease to utilize priests as deacons/subdeacons (and deacons as subdeacons) during solemn Mass but rather, if there is more than one priest, they must all concelebrate, and deacons may only function as deacons. Prior to this, the Ordinariate had been following Catholic tradition by observing the distinction of offices in the liturgy with the classic triad of priest-deacon-subdeacon, which is part of the common liturgical patrimony of Catholics. It is, moreover, perfectly theologically accurate, since each rank in the hierarchy builds on the one that came before it and thus, obviously includes its powers. That is why a bishop in the traditional pontifical Mass wears the vestments of all ranks: alb, tunicle, dalmatic, and chasuble. The obsession with concelebration was critiqued at the Second Vatican Council in a major intervention by the Dominican archbishop and later cardinal Paul-Pierre Philippe, as reported at New Liturgical Movement earlier this week. The same article recounts the potent critique made of concelebration by Fr. Enrico Zoffoli—one of many critiques that have been made over the years (see here, here, and here for starters). How could it harm anyone to let a priest exercise his inferior ministerial roles? Oh, but it's so hierarchical—that must be the problem in our age of simplification and synodality. Is it the nod toward the immemorial tradition of the subdiaconate? One would think that an office Latin Christians share in common with Eastern Christians would be privileged in this age of ecumenism. (For a full defense of the Minor Orders and the Subdiaconate, see my book Ministers of Christ: Recovering the Roles of Clergy and Laity in an Age of Confusion.) The pettiness of this intervention is apparent. The Ordinariate is minuscule, so who cares? Evidently, the observant eye of Roche & Co. notices whenever there is the slightest deviation from the utopia of Bugnini's liturgical reform, and crushes it! Let us hope for a time when this kind of nonsense is a bad memory rather than an active burden. Meanwhile, the intelligent and pious will know how to work around the unreasonable dictates of the still-lingering Bergoglian court. (The above text is posted at Rorate) rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/04/breaki…
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Absolutely ridiculous they’ve been allowed back into this encounter
Derby have been dire - this should be out of sight completely
So frustrating
#NCFC
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In this week’s episode I ponder the clash between President Trump and Pope Leo!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/thi…
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@train2000c @Julius_faber_ @frkevinnotts I a member of the ordinariate requests it- then a non ordinariate cleric can use it - so it could easily be offered in a great many parishes as most have ex anglicans who would be eligible to join and then request it
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@Julius_faber_ @frkevinnotts @fathereddy I think the Catholic dioceses in England should be able to use the ordinariate use.
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I do believe that by the end of this century, the foundation of the ordinariates will be seen as one of the most important things in the history of 21st century church.
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@TheDemSlayer Such a dumb take on history.
Prior to printing press literacy levels were on the floor so nobody could read a bible even if you gave them one.
Also a bible, hand written, was chained cos it was worth a small fortune. Do explain how ordinary people were meant to afford one…
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Reminder: Protestant Reformers gave their lives so you could read the Holy Bible for yourself.
The Catholic Church intentionally kept God’s Word from you.
If the Catholic Church had it their way, you’d still be chained to their pulpits and left in spiritual darkness and
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@BijanOmrani Anglican hierarchy have capitulated to culture and lost supernatural faith. This explains WHY they remunerate /trust diocesan experts over clergy & host silent discos in Cathedrals to attract newcomers instead of having confidence in actual worship of God…
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The Church of England needs to look after its clergy. New article @Telegraph (gift access in thread...)
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@SwordMasterPub @XXxxDrewCxxXX So now you have shifted from saying people don’t need an authority to some people - if Muhammad and Joseph smith don’t count. Who chooses which people to listen to or not? Seem you need…hmmm what’s the word…ah yes- an authority to decide that!
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@XXxxDrewCxxXX Joseph Smith was a gold digging opportunist and Mohammed was a warmongering Pedophile. Association fallacies don't answer the question at hand.
Can you know truth without the Magesterium?
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Catholicism teaches you cannot properly interpret scripture on your own and need the Catholic Magisterium to interpret it for you.
How is this not gaslighting?
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Mohamed Toure is the first Norwich City player to score two away hat-tricks for 93 years (since Jack Vinall in 1933).
In nine games, he's already scored the same number of #ncfc hat-tricks as Sutton, Huckerby, Roberts, Jerome and Sargent combined (in a total of 931 games) 🔰🇦🇺
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@holysmoke @GM20198114 @catholicEW It absolutely appalling- everything modernist is working against the architecture of the beautiful original. But it would only take a skip and a bit of love to have it restored to glory…
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@GM20198114 @catholicEW It’s disgusting. Look where they’ve placed the sanctuary.
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This ancient church was returned by the C of E to the Catholic Church – but look at the sickening vandalism to its interior by Vatican II zealots. Bishop Marcus Stock of Leeds should order its restoration. It’s a symbol of everything wrong with @catholicEW.
British Catholic Aesthetics@BritCathAes
St Leonard & Mary Catholic Church, located in Malton, North Yorkshire. Built prior to the 1100s, and became an Anglican parish during the Reformation. It was returned to the Catholic Church in 1971 as an ecumenical gesture, and is currently the oldest Catholic church in England.
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@realmikolson You misunderstand and misrepresent Catholicism - hebrews poses no problem
Now you do John chapter 6 - noting how Jesus insisted people needed to eat his actual flesh to the point of being prepared to lose followers over it… which blows Protestant claims out of the water
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I truly do not understand how someone can honestly reading the book of Hebrews and remain a Roman Catholic.
It shreds to pieces their entire sacramental system of atonement.
If you’re a Roman Catholic, I urge you to read Hebrews front to back. And then read it again. And,
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@oliverburdick He already did. You seek that which showed up already! At Pentecost and in the holy sacrament of the altar. He is with us to the end of the age. Adoration 6pm every Wednesday in my parish
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It's been almost 2000 years.
Do you still believe Jesus is returning?
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@Thatbrian Brian thanked God that he is not like other people—and certainly not that CATHOLiC!!
But the Catholic stood at a distance, beat his chest and said “God be merciful to me, a sinner”
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@Thatbrian Plenty of seats of honour in Protestant churches - go talk to the tele evangelists raking in the cash, and man made traditions (hands up in the chorus but not the verse). Looks like there are beams there too as you dig out Catholic motes
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Roman Catholics = Pharisees
Jesus slammed the Pharisees for loving their robes, titles, seats of honor, and man-made traditions that burdened people.
Roman Catholic clergy do the exact same thing — fancy vestments, “Father” and “Holy Father,” thrones, and endless rules layered
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@pattif21 @BruvverEccles We have a few purple chasubles - I try and go darker in advent and more violet in lent - just feels right!
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@BruvverEccles @fathereddy We certainly don't
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A question for all priests, especially in Lent and Advent.
serenity@calmlivng
what’s your favorite shade of purple ?
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@SimoninSuffolk @holysmoke Housing would be the issue I suspect - if I wasn’t committed here and needed to be near London for Mrs T - I would take it in a flash!
My dream posting and a season ticket at carrow road would be a no brainer!
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Here Fr Ed Tomlinson shares his vision for the Ordinariate following last months Rome document. Its worth listening to and captures sonething of what we are seeking to build in Husbands Bosworth (Leicestershire Ordinariate)
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