Michael Haynes: One element that remains familiar, however, is the appointment of a decidedly mixed group of consultors to a Roman office, this time the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue. Announced at the start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the appointments show Leo keen to place his own stamp on the Dicastery’s work. Yet all is not entirely settled. One of the names is Emilce Cuda, the Argentine theologian often billed as one of the few figures able to interpret Pope Francis reliably. An executive of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America and a member of both the Pontifical Academy for Life and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, Cuda attracted criticism when she appeared to play down the overturning of Roe v. Wade. “Sadly, many Catholics fall into the temptation of confusing defence of life with defence of ideological positions,” she said. Another appointee, Catherine Cornille of Boston College, represents the pluralistic style of ecumenism that flourished …More
Pope Leo XIV offered to step aside and hear Arnold Schwarzenegger's Confession when they met in October at the Vatican. Schwarzenegger said he jokingly declined: "You don't want to do that-it would take three hours."
Actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger has turned down Leo XIV's invitation to go to confession to the Pontiff. During a climate event in Kitzbühel, Austria, Schwarzenegger mentioned that Leo XIV invited him to step aside for a few minutes, but he jokingly refused, saying it would take three hours, reported Bild.de on January 24. Schwarzenegger met Leo XIV in Castel Gandolfo during the embarrassing climate conference involving the blessing of the glacier in early October. He said that he respects Pope Leo XIV and believes the Church has allegedly great power to help protect the environment and fight pollution. #newsKejvxjquln
Interesting... If a true story, it does show a side of Leo that denotes an authentic pastor's heart for someone who is a public sinner. BUT he met Arnold at a globalist event that is out-of-sync with the worldview of the true faith. Perhaps this is a PR stunt? Sadly Arnold took Francis' approach - no need for pesky sacraments to get right with God. No, the false mercy of "todos, todos,todos" guarantees universal salvation!
With John's death after battling stomach cancer for several years, many will rightly mourn the loss of the man who became one of the most prolific English language interpreters of Vatican affairs. I also mourn the loss of a mentor, whose same brash and tenacious style that convinced a restaurant owner to open for his friends on his day off allowed John the ability to penetrate Vatican walls to provide greater clarity on an often opaque institution.
R.I.P. and I hope he was right before God when he passed, but I never understood why many considered him "balanced" in his reportage when he was instrumental in pushing the heresy of the NCR crowd.
On 20 January, Cardinal Joseph Zen wrote about the consistory on his blog. His main points. - Because of time constraints, we were asked to discuss and vote to choose only two out of the four topics; the result was that Synodality and Evangelisation were selected. In my view, this wasted an entire afternoon. - What was originally a two-day meeting has now become one day. - The form of the meeting was like a copy of the recent ‘Synod’: everyone sat around round tables chatting; the time for plenary discussion was very little, leaving only two sessions of forty-five minutes. - Before the meeting began, the ‘Synod’ preacher addressed the Cardinals; the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith also distributed documents; the Secretary General of the ‘Synod’ also spoke; and even though liturgy was no longer discussed, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship also distributed a document. - It seems that someone treated this consistory as a continuation of the Synod on …More
“In the history of the liturgy there is growth and progress, but no rupture.” (Benedict XVI, Letter to the Bishops on Summorum Pontificum) “The Novus Ordo of 1970 appears to any honest and objective observer as a rupture with the millennial tradition of the Roman Rite.” “The Order of Mass of 1970 represents the result of a kind of liturgical revolution, contrary to the true intention of the Council Fathers.” “The document of Cardinal Roche gives the impression of a clear prejudice against the Traditional Roman Rite and its present use.” “The document evokes the desperate struggle of a gerontocracy that seeks to impose itself through manipulative arguments and, ultimately, through the misuse of power and authority.”
For any honest and objective observer, Cardinal Roche’s document conveys the impression of a clear prejudice against the traditional Roman Rite and its present use. It appears driven by an agenda aimed at denigrating this liturgical form and ultimately eliminating it from ecclesial life. The cardinal seems determined to deny the traditional rite any legitimate place in the Church today. A commitment to objectivity and impartiality—marked by freedom from bias and a genuine concern for truth—is conspicuously absent.
Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur, 63, - famous for declining the appointment as Cardinal from Pope Francis in 2024 - has resigned as the Bishop of Bogor, Indonesia, on January 19. The Holy See had requested the resignation. Leo XIV appointed Bishop Christophorus Tri Harsono of Purwokerto as Apostolic Administrator of Bogor according to yesterday’s bulletin from the Holy See Press Office. Bishop Syukur is a Franciscan. He resigned 12 years after being appointed and 12 years before the age of 75. The Diocese of Bogor in West Java serves about 83,000 Catholics and was established in 1948. Out of Obedience to the Holy See The Vatican did not provide a reason for the decision, and there have been no public reports of health issues. The Diocese of Bogor confirmed that Bishop Syukur read a resignation letter during a farewell event on January 19. Quoting 2 Timothy 4:7, he said: “"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Behind every administrative decision, …More
Ghana’s Archbishop John Kwofie warned that homosexuality and “gay culture” are “growing like a monster” in seminaries and urged Church leaders to “weed out” candidates with homosexual tendencies, saying this contradicts priestly life and Catholic teaching.
African archbishop urges seminary leaders to ‘weed out’ those who endorse homosexuality
Cardinals Cupich, McElroy and Tobin issued a joint letter today critiquing American foreign policy. The US is now in “the most profound and searing debate about the moral foundation for America’s actions in the world since the end of the Cold War. The events in Venezuela, Ukraine and Greenland have raised basic questions about the use of military force and the meaning of peace.”
Drei US-Kardinäle fordern eine grundlegende Neuausrichtung der US-Außenpolitik. Sie kritisieren militärische Drohungen und Interventionen (u.a. Ukraine, Venezuela, Grönland) und betonen, dass militärische Gewalt nur als letztes Mittel in Extremsituationen zulässig sei – nicht als normales Mittel der Politik.
It's been 13 years since I have seen a Holy Father at that loggia. I think there are much more important things to pray for don't you think (e.g. conversion of false prophet Prevost, or liberation of Vatican from the grip of satan's servants...to name a few).
“I’m distressed we’re still talking about Synodality” “Synodality as conceived by Pope Francis is an ongoing revolution in the Church”
Fr Murray commenting on Synodality during the consistory: "It’s troubling that Synodality is still such a point of contention." And: "As Pope Francis envisions it, Synodality represents a continuing transformation within the Church."
Benedict XVI warned Cardinal Marx in 2021 that Germany's Synodal Way “will do harm and end badly if it is not stopped.” Marx apparently ignored the warning.
Fr Murray commenting on Synodality during the consistory: "It’s troubling that Synodality is still such a point of contention." And: "As Pope Francis envisions it, Synodality represents a continuing transformation within the Church."
Catholics gathered outside of Charlotte Diocese Pastoral Centre yesterday to pray in reparation after a ban on altar rails and kneelers went into effect in the Diocese
January 15 in Charlotte, in the cold and in front of the chancery, faithful gathered to pray for our diocese, for Bishop Martin, and in reparation for his liturgical directives.