Issue: April 1983

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Letter to the Apostolic Delegate

Case No. 8 of the Angelus Press dossier on schism & anarchy within the Catholic Church in America: Dogs in the sanctuary and all that jazz.

The Legal Status of the Tridentine Mass, Pt. 2

Some further considerations: Michael Davies replies to a second article by the South African priest whose article asserting the abrogation of the Tridentine Mass prompted him to write "The Legal Status of the Tridentine Mass."

Who Is Msgr. Pierre Martin Ngo-Dhin-Thuc?

The following comment on the sedevacantist "bishops" is by Father P. Cornelio Byman, a missionary priest working in Mexico.

Congratulations to "The Remnant"

On 12 May 1976, Mr. Walter L. Matt presided over the first large public reception given in honor of Archbishop Lefebvre in the United States. During the course of this reception he delivered a testimonial in honor of the Archbishop which has lost none of its relevance with the passing of seven years. We reprint it in full in honor of The Remnant's fifteenth anniversary.

Partisans of Error

Rev. John Francis Emerson reviews Michael Davies's book about St. Pius X and the modernists: Partisans of Error, a must-read, for "The same enemy that St. Pius X fought is our enemy today; he knew then how to defeat them; armed with his weapons, and let sanctity be the chief of them, we cannot fail to do the same today."

Angel Talk

A religion quiz crossword puzzle.

The New Code of Canon Law

Fr. Stark, not yet having read it, provides an overview of the forthcoming new Code of Canon Law.

Ask Me...

Father Carl answers questions about a married priest, resolution of the traditionalists' situation, John Paul II's status after authorizing the new Code of Canon Law, the absence of rubrics for lay Eucharistic ministers, and deviation from the rubrics during the Consecration.