“There have been endless dialogues with the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X, but they simply circle around,” Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller told TheCatholicHerald.com on December 12. “There is no way around recognising the Second Vatican Council as the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church.” He added: “The claim that the Lefebvrists are the last bastion of true Catholicity must finally come to an end.” At the same time, Cardinal Müller acknowledged that the Fraternity has correctly identified “the wounds inflicted on the Body of Christ by self-appointed reformers in the style of Modernism.” But, he insisted, “there is never a justification for distancing oneself from the Catholic Church — even though the Church is a mixture of saints and sinners.” For Cardinal Müller, the moment has come for “all Catholics to reunite in the truth of Christ, who in the person of St Peter and his successor, Pope Leo XIV, has established an enduring principle and foundation of …More
Interviewers need to begin pressing these waffling conservative cardinals by asking: Does not the Second Vatican Council have a relationship with the Protestant Reformation? If so--and it does--does not the solution for today have a relationship with the Counter-Reformation?
Vatican II had a chance to become the twenty-first Catholic Council, had it not been the scene of a revolution. In the end, it became not the twenty-first Council of the Catholic Church, but the first council of the conciliar-synodal church.
CATECHISM OF PERSEVERANCE : AN HISTORICAL, DOCTRINAL,MORAL, AND LITURGICAL EXPOSITION OF THE CATHOLIC RELIGION. Translated from the French of Abbe Gaume by REV. F. B. JAMISON - COURSE FIRST- CHAPTER VII - Knowledge of God - God considered in his works - End of third day and beginning of the fourth day of the Creation....to download, to print !
Christmas Tree Blessing Explained | A Catholic Advent Tradition for Families | Catechism for Kids A Christmas Tree Blessing is a beautiful Catholic tradition that helps families prepare their hearts for Christmas during the season of Advent. More than decorations and lights, the Christmas tree becomes a reminder of Jesus Christ, who came into the world to bring hope, light, and new life. In this child-friendly explanation, we discover why Catholics bless the Christmas tree and what it truly represents. The evergreen tree reminds us of God’s everlasting life, while the lights point to Christ as the Light of the World. By blessing the tree, families invite God into their homes and focus on the real meaning of Christmas — the birth of our Saviour. Children will learn: Why Catholics bless the Christmas tree How Advent helps us prepare for Jesus What the tree, lights, and decorations symbolise How simple family prayers can bring us closer to God Why Christmas is about hope …More
Obviously an old post - it's too late to pray that Francis die "repentant." that ship has sailed. While true that ONLY God judges & knows, it doesn't look good from what information we have.
Apple has released iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, addressing a wide range of security vulnerabilities, including two zero-days reportedly exploited in sophisticated targeted attacks against iOS users. The update patches at least 30 flaws across critical system components, ranging from the kernel to WebKit, exposing the extent to which malicious actors have been probing the Apple software ecosystem. The two zero-day vulnerabilities patched in this release are CVE-2025-43529 and CVE-2025-14174, both located in WebKit, the browser engine underlying Safari and other iOS apps. According to Apple, these bugs may have been exploited in real-world attacks targeting individuals with high precision, possibly through malicious web content. CVE-2025-14174 was previously reported as a zero-day in Google Chrome and later assigned by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), who co-authored the joint CVE attribution with Apple. CVE-2025-14174 involves a memory corruption flaw in ANGLE (Almost Native Graphics …
Fri Dec 12, 2025 - 3:23 pm EST (LifeSiteNews) — Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the papal nuncio to Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia, during an interview released last weekend said Pope Leo XIV should end the restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) and return to the norms of Pope Benedict XVI’s motu proprio Summorum Pontificum because it brought unity to the Church. Gänswein, during an interview that aired on December 7 with the German Catholic television network, Katholisches Fernsehen (K-TV), noted that the Tridentine Mass, which nourished the faith of the Church for centuries, cannot suddenly become invalid or invaluable now, and questioned why Pope Francis promulgated Traditionis Custodes, when the majority of bishops were satisfied with his predecessor’s motu proprio Summorum Pontificum. The former personal secretary to Pope Benedict XVI then emphasized that Summorum Pontificum was the right path to fostering liturgical peace in the Roman rite, and he hopes it will be restored …
This publicity stunt is not about Benedict's jailer Gänswein but it's there to aid Prevost in confusing remaining Catholics while he slowly but surely implements his plan of destruction of Catholic Church.
We continue posting daily Advent reflections by the Church Fathers. It's a good way to prepare to celebrate Christmas. The reflections and quotations come from the book titled, Advent and Christmas with the Church Fathersby Marco Pappalardo. Introduction Good and evil are not far removed from human experience: they are the light and darkness of everyday life. There is a human and material good that needs to be illuminated by the light of Christ to prevent it from becoming evil; there are adversities that can plunge us into the darkest of depths without the burning flame of faith. We can choose to follow the light of the star or to remain motionless, lamenting the darkness. St. Augustine, Thus it is night down here; but this night seems to have its light and its shadows. If we call it night in general, what is its light? The prosperity and happiness of this world, temporal joy, and temporal honours are the quasi-light of this night. But the adversity and bitterness of tribulations and …
Kristi Noem is exposed in her lies about not deporting American citizens, even those affected were present when she was exposed. Truth is coming out for those Trump lovers and racist people who call themselves christians and are anti - christs, wolves in sheep clothing. Justice will be done by asking God through prayer. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. GOD WILL DEFEAT THOSE DEMONS.
'Europe must prepare': Minister warns Britain is on a war footing as Nato chief says conflict with Russia 'at our door' Britain was told to prepare for armed conflict with Russia last night. Armed Forces minister Al Carns said the country was on a 'war footing' and warned that the 'shadow of war was at Europe's door'. His chilling message came as Mark Rutte, secretary general of the Nato alliance, said its members, including Britain, must prepare 'for the scale of conflict our grandparents and great grandparents endured'. But, amid the terrifying warnings, there were questions for the Government over defence spending. In Berlin, Mr Rutte predicted that Europe is Vladimir Putin's 'next target', adding: 'We are already in harm's way'. His frightening reference to the two world wars experienced by previous generations came as Mr Carns, a former Royal Marines officer, said the UK had experienced a 50 per cent increase in Russian threats and attacks in the last year. While the total number …
If they would only stop provoking Russia. Putin has said over and over again. We do not want war with anyone. He has said this repeatedly. UK admits sending paratroopers to Ukraine If he did, there already would have been a war. And not just liberating a few sections in Ukraine who voted to become part of Russia. UK by now would be pretty much destroyed by now. Along with Brussels and a few other places. They have what it will take already. But they just keep dealing with the psycho's in Europe and the US instead. Anyone remember all the times Russia destroyed Officers and officials of nato while they were plotting and planning how to destroy Russia? When they were hiding in Ukraine! I guess they don't know what they are doing. But Russia is getting a lot of experience from learning from their mistakes. While everyone who is attacking Russia one way or another and they have no idea what they are doing. Losing everything in the process.