"I’m hungry for a Church that knows how to opens its doors, welcomes and looks after everyone.” I'm hungry for a Church that seeks to look after God first and foremost.
Speaking off-the-cuff at lunch with 200 poor people from the Diocese of Rome, and welcoming them to the Pontifical gardens of Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV says: “I didn’t prepare a speech because I am hungry. I’m hungry for justice, I’m hungry for authentic charity, I’m hungry for a Church that knows how to opens its doors, welcomes and looks after everyone.”
'She said she never had a longing to meet Pope Francis, saying that, like many British parliamentarians, especially on the political right, she had strong reservations over his China policy.'
"There is no such thing as an 'emergency Church' that can withdraw from the visible unity of the Church in order to establish an ecclesial order not in full communion with the Successor of Peter."
The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX) rejected a Doctrinal Declaration proposed by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), which would have been followed by the granting of a canonical status, Monsignor Guido Pozzo told LaNuovaBq.it on July 7. A meeting took place on 28 February 2018 at the Congregation between Cardinal Luis Ladaria, then Prefect, Monsignor Guido Pozzo, and Bishop Bernard Fellay. Bishop Fellay said he would submit the Declaration to the FSSPX General Chapter, scheduled for July 2018. At that Chapter, on 11 July 2018, Father Davide Pagliarani was elected Superior General. In the autumn of 2018, Cardinal Ladaria and Monsignor Pozzo met with Father Pagliarani. Monsignor Pozzo on Fr Pagliarani: "He informed us that he would not sign the Declaration, as he considered it insufficient and inadequate to address the difficulties and critical issues raised by the FSSPX, and that Rome would have to acknowledge its errors." Why Ecclesia Dei Commission Was …More
The pope, cardinals and bishops have withdrawn from the visible unity of the Church seen in the Magisterium of the Middle Ages, for example. This is official public schism. Pope Leo interprets Vatican Council II with an Irrational Premise and I interpret the Council with a Rational Premise. So our conclusions are different. He is schismatic with LG 16 visible and I am traditional with LG 16 invisible.
"Bishop Jean-Pierre Delville stated that he had been informed of Fr Richter’s ordination in Écône and assured him of his prayers...His hope, he said, was that the newly ordained priest would carry out that mission “as an authentic disciple of the Gospel”."
Listen to this extraordinary exchange between Camilla Tominey and Labour’s Health Secretary James Murray. It is genuinely jaw-dropping. Camilla: “You’re quite pro-trans, aren’t you? Do you think a woman can have a penis? Because you did previously?”
People Leo sends a message on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence. In the message, he stressed the country's long tradition of welcoming immigrants
Cardinal Koch, Prefect of Christian Unity, on the SSPX Consecrations: "We need to rethink Traditionis custodes, especially for those faithful who feel drawn to this liturgy without sharing the ideology of the SSPX."
Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, says the illicit episcopal consecrations by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X (FSSPX) should not be seen as the end of dialogue with Rome. Key quotes from the Communio podcast published by Herder on 2 July.. On Excommunication and Future Dialogue - An excommunication is a medicinal penalty. It is not intended to be definitive; rather, it is meant to invite repentance so that one may find the way back. - I hope it will be possible in the future to resume new talks, so that they may find their way back into the Catholic Church. - At the moment I do not see that happening, but it would also be far too early. No Recognition of Popes Since Vatican II - This amounts to a form of self-authorisation for carrying out episcopal consecrations. - …a self-contradiction: on the one hand, they invoke the authority of the Pope in the most beautiful terms, yet on the decisive issues they go their own way. - To me, this gives …More
As opposed to the conga line of contradictions coming from the Synodal Church. In some cases it is not a situation of malice, these bishops were never taught disciplined, careful reasoning.
According to the Vatican: As of yesterday, not just the SSPX bishops are excommunicated but also *all* those who continue to adhere to the Society. SSPX sacraments of confession and marriage declared invalid; Catholics may not attend SSPX Masses.
The Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on July 2 issued a decree excommunicating the six bishops of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX). The decree also warns clergy and faithful not to adhere to the Fraternity's schism, stating that doing so incurs automatic excommunication. An accompanying explanatory note says that all attempts since Pope Paul VI to reconcile the movement founded by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre with the Catholic Church have failed. The recent episcopal consecrations against the will of Pope Leo XIV, it says, "constituted the offense of schism, with the resulting canonical consequences for the sacred ministers and lay faithful involved." "The sacred ministers belonging to the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X are in schism and must therefore be considered schismatics." Lay faithful who formally adhere to the Fraternity are likewise to be considered schismatics and excommunicated. The FSSPX clergy administer "the sacraments illicitly": "The …More
Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, OP, concelebrated and preached at a June 13 Mass marking the 50th anniversary of the friendship and partnership of homosexual activists Julian Filochowski and Martin Pendergast at Holy Apostles Church in Pimlico. In his homily, Radcliffe praised what he described as the "good fruits" of their relationship.
On June 13, two homosexual men celebrated a “Mass of Thanksgiving for 50 Years of Friendship, Partnership, and Commitment in the Pursuit of Justice” at Holy Apostles Church in London, England. About 150 relatives and friends of the hardened sinners attended. The two homosexual men, Julian Filochowski and Martin Pendergast, established the Diocese of Westminster's "pastoral ministry" for homosexuals in 1999. The principal celebrant was Fr. Jim O'Keefe, a longtime "friend" of the homosexuals. The concelebrants were Bishop John Crowley, emeritus of the Diocese of Middlesbrough; Bishop John Rawsthorne, emeritus of the Diocese of Hallam; and Canon Chris Vipers, a priest of Holy Apostles Parish. Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, OP, delivered the homily. While celebrating homosexuality, he also blasphemed against the Holy Trinity, declaring: "I would add that the Son is the friend and the Spirit is friendship. So every true, faithful, well-lived friendship is a sharing in the life of God." After …More
"Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., sought to clarify and defend one of his most controversial writings on homosexuality in which he likened same-sex activity to Christ’s self-gift and added that the Church needs to have a more general principle of 'welcome' for LGBT people.“ With everything going on I forgot about this perv. One tends to get lost in the haze of perversion. Above is from Lifesite Dec. ‘24.
Benedict XVI: Places of worship, like this splendid Al-Hussein Bin Talal mosque, stand out like jewels across the earths surface. They all point to the divine.
It is significant that we have no record in the Gospels of our Lord having visited, or praised, the alternative temple in Samaria. He praised the actions of certain Samaritans for the action's faithfulness to the will of the Father, not for their 'Samaritan-ism' itself. Samaritan behavior of this form was used by our Lord as a sort of 'cattle-prod' to the sons and daughters of the temple of Jerusalem, and ultimately those who would follow Him through His disciples, to "up their game".
Cf. also: "Due anni dopo, infatti, un blocco di travertino romano di duecento chili fu posto per iniziare i lavori della Grande Moschea di Roma. Gli ambasciatori dei 24 paesi che avevano sottoscritto i sessanta miliardi di lire necessari al centro culturale islamico invitarono il presidente della Repubblica Sandro Pertini, Giulio Andreotti, il sindaco di Roma e autorità civili e militari. Il Vaticano era rappresentato da Marcello Zago del segretariato per i non cristiani." edizionicantagalli.com/…ads/2023/03/Estratto-Meot… and "Si inaugura oggi a Roma una grande Moschea. Tale avvenimento costituisce un segno eloquente della libertà religiosa qui riconosciuta ad ogni credente. Ed è significativo che a Roma, centro della Cristianità e sede del successore di Pietro, i Musulmani abbiano un loro proprio luogo di culto nel pieno rispetto della loro libertà di coscienza. In una circostanza significativa come questa, si deve, purtroppo, rilevare come in alcuni Paesi islamici manchino altrettanti …More
The episcopal consecrations in Ecône, Switzerland, today should lead the Church to reconsider the restrictions on the Mass in the Roman rite, Cardinal Gerhard Müller told IlGiornale.it on July 1. The restrictions imposed by Traditionis Custodes (2021) have only strengthened the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX) by giving them "a symbol of dissent against Rome". They have "almost served as propaganda" for them. According to Cardinal Müller, Traditionis Custodes "has not had a positive effect": "Using an authoritarian approach to demand blind obedience is not our way." He praised Benedict XVI's Summorum Pontificum (2007) for bringing "a great deal of peace" to the Church, adding: "One cannot prohibit the rite in its ancient form." The ancient Mass cannot be harmful when "the saints and the Fathers of the Church celebrated in this form." Cardinal Müller rejected the claim that those attached to the ancient rite reject the Second Vatican Council, arguing instead that the …More
The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX) "didn't consider useful the dialogue we've proposed", Cardinal Tucho Fernández, soft porn author and Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, told @Michael Haynes on X.com. Tucho added: "But we hope in future, thanks to the action of the Holy Spirit, it'll be possible. I'm sure, but we'll need time." #newsXnfaezetpr
Cardinal Raymond Burke argued that ‘ordaining bishops without a papal mandate will incur’ an automatic ‘excommunication, and that will have to be published by the Holy See.’
Supporters of Germany’s Synodal Way have vowed to keep pressing for lay people to preach the homily during Mass after the Vatican again rejected the proposal
The president of the German lay organization ZdK, Irme Stetter-Karp, 69, commented on the paper tiger from Rome claiming that laypeople supposedly may not preach during Eucharists. The German Synodal Way had already voted in favor of the proposal in March 2023, with strong support from the bishops. “We therefore expect the German bishops to reaffirm their substantive position to Rome, strengthen their arguments, and under no circumstances read Cardinal Roche’s letter as a cause for discouragement,” she said. For Ruth Fehlker of the Catholic Women’s Association of Germany (kfd) - that only a few days ago called for abortions in Catholic hospitals - the letter demonstrates “how great the gap is between the pastoral realities of many local churches and the directives coming from Rome.” #newsNtnvgtepdv
On June 24, Leo XIV has appointed Rev. Anand David Xalxo, 50, Vicar General and Rector of St. Mary's Cathedral in Ranchi, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Ranchi, India. The Archdiocese of Ranchi comprises about 180k Catholics, 35 parishes, more than 300 priests and over 1,000 religious sisters. Born in Mandar on 20 November 1975, Monsignor Xalxo was ordained a priest in 2006. Over the past two decades he has served in a variety of pastoral and administrative roles. On July 5, 2019, Rev. Xalxo spoke with UcaNews.com about the Eastern meditation method yoga. He said that most Catholic schools in the Archdiocese practice yoga daily “to build up positive energy, good health, and mental stability.” “There is no opposition to yoga in our schools. There are instances of our priests and nuns practicing it and teaching others,” he said. Cardinal Ratzinger wrote in 1989 that Eastern methods including yoga are "not free from dangers and errors" harmful to Catholic spirituality. A Product …More
The Church has “frequently wounded the LGBT community through judgmentalism and exclusion,” Washington Cardinal Robert McElroy claimed in a June 20 homily at the homosexual conference Outreach, held at the Jesuits’ Georgetown University. He pointed to "two developments during the pontificate of Leo XIV". The first was a remark Leo XIV made during his trip to Africa in April, when he said that “the unity or division in the church should not revolve around sexual matters.” Cardinal McElroy commented: “Too often both in magisterial statements and on the popular level, sexual sins have been condemned with an ardor that effectively places them in the eyes of many believers as the core moral obligation of Christians.” Leo XIV instead pointed “to the comparative importance of economic justice, war and peace, immigration and racism as key elements of the Christian moral life.” The second development cited by McElroy was the publication of the report of synod's Study Group 9 in May and its “…More
When a physician sets a bone, it hurts. At the very least the injured has to stop doing what caused the break long enough to be examined. A judgement is made to determine the best treatment. A change in life is needed out of a desire for full healing. The doctor has one goal, to prevent harm and restore to full life, That is true charity.