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Health and Nutrition / Re: Wine Recommendations
« Last post by Bonaventure on Today at 11:27:27 AM »
Let's say $5 to $50.

I'm somewhat particular to red wines.  And more specifically, Chilean wines. So this post will be exclusively Chilean wines (I'll make another post on U.S. wines). 

In that price range, here is what I'd recommend trying:

Casillero del Diablo by Concha y Toro ~$10. This is a good all-around wine, but it should be breathed.  Upon proper breathing, this $10/bottle wine turns into a $20/bottle wine.  Also, not only is Concha y Toro the largest vineyard in Chile, it's the 3rd largest in the world, so it shouldn't be too difficult to find this in wine shops.  I'm particular to their Carmenere.


Primus The Blend ~$15  A Chilean Bordeaux Blend.



Cousiño-Macul Antiguas Reservas ~$20


LaPostolle ~$20 - $75  Very unique vineyard in that the none of their wine goes through any pumps in that the building is built into the side of a hill wherein the grapes are brought to the top, and the entire process uses gravity to go from vat to bottling. 



Perez Cruz ~$20  This is a smaller vineyard located about 45 minutes outside of Santiago, Chile.  I've never had a bad bottle from Perez Cruz.


Marques de Casa Concha ~20  One of my personal favorites, primarily because it is easily found in a lot of wine shops.  Also, the main vineyard is located on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile.


BTW, I've toured/visited the vineyards where each of the above wines are made.
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The matter is dealt with in the 1917 Code of Canon law in Chapter 10, Article 1. However, it seems evident that one cannot just dissolve his own marriage without a competent authority, which is currently unavailable, and would thus not apply to the present situation.
The issue is, if both he and his first wife were unbaptized, then their marriage was civil/natural only.

If he becomes baptized and joins the Church, he could marry *again* (technically it wouldn't be a second marriage, but be his first SACRAMENTAL marriage) to a practicing catholic.  This assumes the original spouse does not want to join the Faith.

A civil/natural marriage can be "upgraded" to a sacrament in this specific circuмstance, as St Paul explains.  Since the purpose of marriage is to get to heaven, a civil/natural marriage in which a spouse is hostile to the Faith can be "dissolved" (not sure if that's the correct word) so that a sacramental union can take place.

Would this need the approval of a marriage tribunal?  A catholic marriage tribunal wouldn't waste their time on non-sacramental marriages, as it's clear in Canon Law that these aren't catholic marriages.  I've heard these cases handled by Trad priests many times.  A parish priest may have the power to decide, but I'm unsure. 
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Isn't there the Pauline/Petrine privelege for marriage, where if a person converts to the Faith and his unbaptized spouse won't convert, they can remarry a Catholic and receive the full sacrament?  It's a rare case, but it may apply to this thread.
Lay people can't apply the Pauline/Petrine privilege to their own situation.  Only a Tribunal or the Rota can issue an declaration.  And there is no traditional authority to do so.  The OP must separate from the new "wife".
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Isn't there the Pauline/Petrine privelege for marriage, where if a person converts to the Faith and his unbaptized spouse won't convert, they can remarry a Catholic and receive the full sacrament?  It's a rare case, but it may apply to this thread.
The matter is dealt with in the 1917 Code of Canon law in Chapter 10, Article 1. However, it seems evident that one cannot just dissolve his own marriage without a competent authority, which is currently unavailable, and would thus not apply to the present situation. 
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2017 / 2018
https://fsspx.news/en/news/interview-bishop-bernard-fellay-fatima-centenary-church-crisis-18544

...Maike Hickson:What is, in your own view, the reason for the continued hesitancy of those people in the Church who could disclose, for the greater good, much more information? What do they still have to fear or to lose? Would such a disclosure not be an act of mercy toward the suffering Church in this deep crisis?

+Fellay: " I remember that Sr. Lucy, in an interview with a cardinal from India in the mid-1990s, was very afraid that the Pope would publish the Secret. She said, if she were to give the Holy Father advice, she would caution great prudence. If, for instance, the text contained something like the coming of the Antichrist or something else quite serious that would cast grave doubt on the authority of the Church, it could be a reason the same authorities are hesitant to publish this. I don’t pretend these examples are the case; I am simply speculating as to what some possible reasons might be for not releasing it. "

Never heard of this before, but just one more example of what the "Fake sister Lucy" would  spout. We all know that BVMary/ Sister Lucia wanted the secret opened by 1960 !!!

P.S.  Did the newSociety say that the Fatima Apparitions were private??? Oh yeah, just greatest miracle witnessed by 70,000 souls. !! ● • ● ○
Talk about the letter of the law that killeth. 
BTW we are the Church M ilitant!  Pray!


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Hate to be the one to break it to you, but your civil marriage was valid since you were both non-Catholics. Thus to live with this other woman, however nice she is, would be adultery.
Isn't there the Pauline/Petrine privelege for marriage, where if a person converts to the Faith and his unbaptized spouse won't convert, they can remarry a Catholic and receive the full sacrament?  It's a rare case, but it may apply to this thread.
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Dear Striving Catholic,

Thank you for sharing your story. It took a lot of courage, I'm sure.

I was going to reply with some information relating to your original post, but I can imagine that the replies to your story have thrown you into anguish and turmoil.

My advice to you now is to immediately seek the counsel of a traditional Roman Catholic priest. Let him examine your case, and tell you for certain if your previous marriage is valid.

I suggest contacting Immaculate Heart Seminary in Round Top, NY.

Send them a message via email. I find these priests very charitable.

Just Google it, and the website will come up.
A priest's opinion doesn't give you certainty as you suggest, only the Church can give you certainty with a declaration of nullity, which is at present, unfortunately, unavailable. The SSPV is so indifferentist that it doesn't even require general confessions for people converting from the Novus Ordo. It's useless to gamble on the opinion of some priest and then if one doesn't like that priest's opinion he can go in search of another fallible opinion.

Catholic principles in this case are clear-cut and anyone can apply them for himself - unbaptized non-Catholics marry validly when they seek a civil marriage, that's certain, the question is only if that's what happened and StrivingCatholic knows that for himself. In any case, to go seek another marriage a declaration of nullity would be required, which he cannot get, since there is no competent authority to provide it at present.

In short, one can and should seek advice from knowledgeable priests or laymen, however, one can't go seek certainty from a priest's opinion.

P.S. The marriage is assumed valid until proven otherwise beyond any doubt, not the other way around.
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PAUL VAUGHN

JOHN YEP

and pray for Tim Ballard who is considering Catholicism

Is Ballard the Mormon who made the recent movie with Jim Caviezel?
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Dear Striving Catholic,

Thank you for sharing your story. It took a lot of courage, I'm sure. 

I was going to reply with some information relating to your original post, but I can imagine that the replies to your story have thrown you into anguish and turmoil. 

My advice to you now is to immediately seek the counsel of a traditional Roman Catholic priest. Let him examine your case, and tell you for certain if your previous marriage is valid. 

I suggest contacting Immaculate Heart Seminary in Round Top, NY. 

Send them a message via email. I find these priests very charitable. 

Just Google it, and the website will come up. 
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Hate to be the one to break it to you, but your civil marriage was valid since you were both non-Catholics. Thus to live with this other woman, however nice she is, would be adultery.

Living in adultery prevents you from receiving the Eucharist as you will be in a perpetual state of unrepentant mortal sin.  There are those on this forum who unwittingly got into this same situation but once you know, you go.  You must separate from this new "wife" who is actually a concubine.  You may not like this truth but it has to be done.  And forget about living as "brother and sister" or the internal forum.  That's not Catholic at all.  If you stay with this woman you are condemning her to Hell for all eternity as well as yourself.  If you love her, then you will want her to get out of this sinful co-hab situation.  As a Catholic, she already knows in her heart that this is adultery.  Our Lady would never condone what you are doing.  She said many marriages are not of God.  

You won't listen to this.  I know from experience.  But you will pay a dear price...like many of us, you must remain single and celibate the rest of your life.
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