Cardinal Robert Sarah firmly rejects Fiducia Supplicans, saying: “To maintain peace and unity in truth, we must refuse to argue with the divider, we must respond to confusion with the word of God.”
He adds: “I must thank the episcopal conferences that have already carried out…
« Devo ringraziare le conferenze episcopali che hanno già fatto quest’opera di verità, in particolare quelle del Camerun, del Ciad, della Nigeria, di cui condivido e faccio mie le decisioni e la ferma opposizione alla dichiarazione Fiducia supplicans. »
"To bless couples in irregular marriages or same-sex couples without giving the impression that the Church is not validating their sexual activity is a charade. All those present at such blessings know, without a doubt, that such relationships are sexual in nature. No one is…
Cardinal Burke believes that “without a healthy sense of sin” and the recognition of the need for regular confession, cases of mental illness are increasing, as people believe they “can just go sailing along” in a direction of unrepented sin until they find themselves “in a…
Shortly before he died a year ago today, I asked Cardinal Pell whether he and other members of the College of Cardinals had privately appealed to Pope Francis to change direction and uphold doctrine and apostolic tradition. “Two words,” he replied. “Many times.”
Canterbury Cathedral, where St Thomas Becket was martyred just next to the nave, is hosting a “90s Silent Disco” over two nights Feb. 8-9. 3,000 people expected to take part. Faithful are protesting against the event with prayer vigils outside
@CburyCathedral
“Another contribution that Africa brought up within this synod was our view on the teaching of the Church, on the human person, and human sexuality. In Africa, we understand marriage as a union between a man and a woman, and anything short of that is witchcraft. This is something…
RAYMOND ARROYO: “Some outlets have been reporting that, when you met with Cardinal Pierre at the Nunciature in Washington, he said something to you to the effect of: ‘The Holy Father is watching you […] You need to stop talking about the deposit of faith. There is no deposit of…
Some key points from Cardinal Raymond Burke’s Oct. 3 speech at “The Synodal Babel” international conference in Rome.
“The whole synod process is presented as a work of the Holy Spirit who will guide all the members of the synod, but there is not a single word about the obedience…
Our Lord Jesus Christ who alone is our Savior is not at the root and center of synodality. The divine nature of the Church in its foundation and in its organic and enduring life is neglected and, in truth, forgotten.
The annual traditional “Ad Petri Sedem” (To the Chair of Peter) pilgrimage procession from the minor basilica of San Celso e Giuliano to St. Peter’s Basilica this morning.
"The formal authority of the Pope cannot be separated from the fundamental connection with Holy Scripture, Apostolic Tradition and the dogmatic decisions of the Magisterium that preceded him. Otherwise, as Luther misunderstood the papacy, he would put himself in place of God, the…
“There are forces which we must acknowledge that are behind this, that are pushing this kind of removal of a bishop for standing with the Gospel” — Bishop Joseph Strickland speaking after his forced resignation.
WATCH: My exclusive interview with Bishop Strickland, where I ask him all the questions on everyone's heart in the midst of his unjust cancellation.
Pray for this good Bishop.
#IstandwithBishopStrickland
Bolivia’s new interim President, Jeanine Añez, replaces the Pachamama with the Gospels. Report says she is “opposed to the resurgence of indigenous paganism” that had been promoted by ousted President Evo Morales, now living in exile in Mexico
"I would encourage you to offer [up] this suffering of living in such confused times — but God has placed you, in His wisdom, in this time so that you can gain many merits for eternal life, and so that your faith will be purified like gold" — Bishop Athanasius Schneider in…
Some key points of Cardinal Zen's letter to episcopal members of the Synod on Synodality:
“I feel [even greater confusion and worry] when I see the suggestion being made that finally the day has come to overturn the pyramid, that is, with the hierarchy surmounted by the lay…
Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, head of the bishops’ conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), has said he agrees with Cardinal Robert Sarah on Fiducia Supplicans.
Cardinal Sarah said earlier this month that the document is the latest example of a push for “the culture of
A group of lay faithful from around the world are standing in silent prayer in Munich today to ask
#PopeFrancis
and Germany’s bishops for “clarity and coherence” and an end to “dissimulation and deception”
@NCRegister
Pope Francis received in private audience this morning Cardinal Raymond Burke. It follows Francis' enforced withdrawal — without any formal notice or reason — of the Cardinal's pension and health insurance, and notification of a fourfold increase in the rent of his Vatican…
Father Jean-Marc Fournier: “I asked Jesus — and I really believe he is present in these hosts — to fight the flames and preserve the building dedicated to his mother.”
@NCRegister
At 3.30pm today on vigil of Michaelmas, priests will be privately praying Leo XIII's Prayer of Exorcism (the longer prayer to St Michael) at a church near Castel Sant'Angelo w/ intention to expel the "diabolical influence from the Vatican, especially in view of the
#AmazonSynod
"
Cardinal Sarah: “What breaks my heart and hurts me deeply is the brutality, irreverence, lack of consideration and indecency with which Benedict XVI was treated”
@NCRegister
Excerpt from
@cardinalrlburke
’s homily on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dec. 12:
“Many today violently rebel against God Who reveals Himself to us through reason and, most fully and perfectly, through the Catholic faith. The rebellion has beguiled even members of Christ’s
An Arab boy greeted the Pope in Spanish: “It is my pleasure to welcome you to my country,” he said. “I hope you enjoy Abu Dhabi and feel at home.” “Congratulations on the Spanish," the Pope replied
@cnalive
@NCRegister
@EWTN
#PopeFrancisInUAE
#لقاءالأخوةالإنسانية
Francis on Benedict: "Each time I go to visit him I feel this [that he's like a grandfather]. I take his hand & let him speak. He speaks little, at his own pace, but with the same profundity as always. Benedict's problem is his knees, not his mind. He has a great lucidity"
@EWTN
+Gänswein: “Papa emerito said to me and to all those who accompanied him in his last hours, "Please pray for me!" - I would like to pass on this request of the Pope Emeritus to all those whom his death touches” via
#TagespostFoundation
ARROYO: “Did Cardinal Pierre offer any reason for the request for you to retire, or resign from your office, rather?”
+STRICKLAND: “Yes. He read several pages of issues of concerns. And really, he made it clear that the decision is made. He was just sort of giving me…
Cardinal Raymond Burke has launched a personal website where one can send him special intentions to pray for. He says the site will also help him carry out his mission as bishop and cardinal, especially in teaching the Church’s doctrine and discipline
"The Catholic Faith cannot admit a change or a rupture, or a reinterpretation into another meaning than it had been constantly believed and taught for two thousand years. Nowadays, we see the introduction of some changes and ruptures in the presentation of the truth regarding
Tapestry of St. Michael the Archangel now on display on the facade of St. Peter’s basilica.
#PopeFrancis
has invited the faithful to pray the Rosary every day during the Marian month of October, concluding it with a prayer to St. Michael to protect the Church from the devil
“What wasn’t spoken about was Jesus Christ [or] divine Revelation, the grace of human persons created according to the image and likeness of God, and of God as the goal of our human existence. All is being turned around so that now we must be open to homosexuality and the…
The Coptic Orthodox Church has confirmed that its decision this week to suspend dialogue with the Catholic Church was due to what it called Rome's "change of position” on homosexuality.
In a March 8 video, Coptic Orthodox spokesman Fr Moussa Ibrahim said “the most notable” of
Cardinal Pell has a devotion to St. Thérèse of Lisieux and, providentially, relics of the Little Flower are on tour in Australia and just happen to be at the Carmelite monastery where he is now staying at the exact same time
@NCRegister
Pope Francis this morning received in private audience Father Andrzej Komorowski, superior general of the traditional Priestly Fraternity of St Peter (FSSP).
Cardinal Müller says the Catholic Church is facing “a hostile takeover” by people who think doctrine is “like the program of a political party” that can be changed by votes
@RaymondArroyo
@WorldOverLive
Cardinal George Pell in Rome today, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the canonisation of St. Mary of the Cross McKillop, at the Domus Australia. 📸 Fr. Joseph Hamilton
“Homosexually active clergy members roam untethered and unfenced in America—and Bishop Strickland, the man who tried to stop them, has been punished, and now has no home,” writes Kevin Wells in
@CrisisMag
On eve of
#VaticanSummit
on clerical sex abuse, a silent protest of lay faithful is taking place in Piazza San Silvestro in Rome to “break down the wall of silence: the sepulchral silence of the pastors of the Church in the face of an unprecedented doctrinal and moral crisis”
Italian lawyer Filippo Martini defending
#AlfieEvans
says: Italian medical professionals giving “remote instructions” to Tom Evans. Defense Minister Pinotti confirms availability of military plane to take him to Italy. “We are helping the miracle... but let the miracle happen.”
“I was asked to meet with the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, and in that meeting I was read a list of the reasons I was being removed. I would make these reasons available to you if possible; however, I was not given a copy of this list at that time, and I have not been…
++Sarah says a “demon” wanting our “spiritual death” is what makes some prohibit Mass in the Old Rite. How can we not be "deeply shocked" that what "was the rule yesterday is prohibited today?” he asks, and urges a “move away from dialectical oppositions”
Zambia’s bishops have joined their counterparts in Malawi in saying they won’t be implementing the Vatican declaration ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ regarding same-sex blessings.
The response of Malawi’s bishops:
Last night was a ceremony to illuminate the facade of the church of Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini in Rome, returned to its original splendour after several months of restoration. Consecrated in 1616, the church is home to the traditional Priestly Fraternity of St Peter…
“This battle we face is not a battle between Republicans and the Democrats, it’s not conservatives or liberals, or left versus right,” said Sr. Deidre Byrne. “This is a battle between the devil, who is real, and Our Lord.”
via
@cnalive
BREAKING: Cardinal Angelo Becciu has been sentenced by a Vatican Tribunal to 5 years and 6 months in prison for several counts of embezzlement. More soon.
"They are introducing a new hermeneutic through which they want to reconcile the Word of God with these ideologies — anti-Christian ideologies. But we cannot reconcile Christ and the Antichrist. This homosexual, 'LGBT' ideology is, at its center, an anti-Christian ideology. It’s…
On today’s
#FeastoftheHolyInnocents
Hungary’s bishops have issued a pastoral letter calling on Church and society to reiterate the Church’s teaching that life begins at conception. They ask that through “our prayers God’s teaching may be heard and become a blessing for the world”
+Vigano: "The Pope learned about [McCarrick's abuses] from me on June 23, 2013 and continued to cover for him. He did not take into account the sanctions that Pope Benedict had imposed on him and made him his trusted counselor along with Maradiaga"
Please pray for Cardinal Raymond Burke who’s battling Covid in hospital and is on a ventilator.
Image of him praying at the head relic of one of his favourite saints, St. Thomas More, in St Dunstan’s church, Canterbury, England, in 2017.
@cardinalrlburke
"I am shocked and outraged that the spiritual distress of the poor in the Amazon is being used as a pretext to support projects that are typical of bourgeois and worldly Christianity"
@NCRegister
“Prayer for the 2023 ‘Synod on Synodality’
Lord Jesus Christ, Our God and Saviour, You are the Head of the Church, Your spotless Bride and Mystical Body. Look mercifully upon the profound distress to which Our Holy Mother Church has been subjected.
Doctrinal confusion, moral
JUST IN: +Athanasius Schneider offers Catholics around the world a prayer (below) for the upcoming Synod on Synodality in Rome: “O Lord, send forth your Holy Angels under the command of St Michael the Archangel...to frustrate the plans of your enemies within the synod assembly.”
Benedict XVI’s former personal secretary +Gänswein tells
@EWTN
on anniversary of Benedict’s death that he “practised what he had always taught: to prepare the way to eternal life. My impression was that he was going to a friend, a friend to whom he was dedicated all his life.”
On the flight back from Mongolia, Pope Francis was asked what he thought about the book "The Synodal Process Is a Pandora's Box."
In response, he recalled a conversation he had with a Carmelite prioress who told him they were afraid he was going to change doctrine through the
.
@bernardopkuster
said not only are there “theological problems” with synod, but “through the
@FordFoundation
, there’s blood money inside the Vatican” which he believes has “influenced” Catholic documents, such as the synod's controversial working document
The day
@Pontifex
met +Roche to approve the Responsa ad Dubia instruction that further clamped down on the traditional rites, St Peter’s Basilica suffered a blackout. Nov. 18 was also the feast of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts Peter and Paul.
+Chaput: "Many bishops were frustrated by the lack of advance translations for important issues they were expected to vote on. As one of the synod fathers argued, it’s actually immoral to vote 'yes' on significant issues if you can’t even read and reflect on what the text says."
Pope Francis appears to open the door to same-sex blessings in his response to dubium no. 2, saying that priests may use their discretion in giving such blessings, so long as they don’t imply a same-sex union is equivalent to a heterosexual marriage:
a) The Church has a very…
On the opening day of
#SinodoAmazonico
, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has issued a statement warning clergy not to “hide in silence” but to speak out against the “wolves” and “worldly powers” that are threatening Christ’s flock
@dianemontagna
Cardinal Müller: “A politician who symbolically holds up the Rosary is more to be trusted than one who literally takes down the Cross of Christ.”
@NCRegister
Pope Emeritus
#BenedictXVI
yesterday with Italian photographer Stefano Spaziani. Benedict was reported to be “lucid, in good humour and physically quite active.” (Photo: Spaziani / Facebook)
This year’s
#Vatican
Nativity scene, revealed tonight, comes from a town in the Abruzzi region of Italy famous for its ceramics. Its creators say it’s meant to have a contemporary and unconventional look influenced by ancient Greek, Sumerian and Egyptian art. Photo:
@dibanezgut
“Some want to pass us off as naïve. They try to make us believe that our publishers have manipulated us...This is totally false! There’s no misunderstanding. All these polemics are a diversionary tactic to avoid talking about [the] content of the book”
Cardinal Sarah encourages other national or regional bishops' conferences to follow the lead set by those who have already rejected Fiducia Supplicans. "In so doing, we are not opposing Pope Francis," he says, "but firmly and radically opposing a heresy that seriously undermines…
++Brandmüller: The deeper problem is a growing sexualization of society and that the Church is “no different from what is happening in society as a whole...The real scandal is that the Catholic Church hasn’t distinguished itself from the rest of society.”
German Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, who died today aged 89, was co-founder of World Youth Day and from 1995 to 2010 headed the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" which coordinated Catholic charities and donated funds to humanitarian causes.
In 2020, he told
@NCRegister
that he…
“
#Tigray
is really in hell,” the Tigrayan priest told
@NCRegister
. “Never before has a government denied medicine to millions of its own people, closed their infrastructure, cut off their banking system and completely deprived all means of survival.”