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[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland calls for instant removal of all Rupnik art after Lourdes’ bishop delaysUrging the removal of all displayed artwork by alleged serial abuser Fr. Rupnik, Bishop Strickland wrote, 'There should be no delay, no debate, no consideration, no compromise.'LOURDES, France (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Joseph Strickland has called for the immediate removal of all images by Father Marko Rupnik from “all Catholic sites,” days after the Bishop of Lourdes shied away from removing the mosaics at the shrine due to “real opposition.”In a social media post July 4, Strickland issued a call for the instant removal of all...

[Catholic Caucus] Close ‘confidante’ says Cardinal Pell’s nose broken when body sent to Australia by the VaticanLibero Milone, the Vatican's ex-auditor general and former colleague of Cardinal Pell, stated this week the cardinal's death is 'shrouded in mystery.'A close confidante of Cardinal George Pell has attested that the late cardinal’s nose was broken and his body treated with “gross disrespect,” upon the arrival of his body in Australia from the Vatican.In a July 4 program, Sky News Australia host Andrew Bolt commented on what he called a “final insult to a great and innocent man,” namely Cardinal George Pell. Bolt...

[Catholic Caucus] Appeal to priests: Resist ‘blessings’ for homosexual ‘couples,’ even to the point of shedding bloodPriests who ‘bless’ a homosexual or other sinful ‘couple’ defy the universal and constant teaching of the Church and commit at least four mortal sins at once. On the Day of Judgment, Christ will say to them: ‘Depart from me, I do not know you.’The heterodox “blessing” of homosexual “couples” and those in “irregular situations,” which Pope Francis and Cardinal Fernández have proposed in Ficucia supplicans, continues to be a cause of grave scandal and confusion among priests and faithful alike. Many bishops and...

[Catholic Caucus] Upcoming book ‘We Must Obey God’ written by Bishops Strickland, Schneider, and Archbishop AguerSophia Institute Press has reported that it will publish the upcoming book 'We Must Obey God: Fidelity and Obedience in Times of Crisis,' co-authored by Archbishop Héctor Aguer, Bishop Joseph Strickland, and Bishop Athanasius Schneider.Sophia Institute Press has reported that it will publish the upcoming book We Must Obey God: Fidelity and Obedience in Times of Crisis, co-authored by Archbishop Héctor Aguer, Bishop Joseph Strickland, and Bishop Athanasius Schneider. The volume will offer theological principles, historical examples, and practical advice on fidelity and true obedience...

Rome Takes Historic Step Towards ‘Full Communion’ with Conservative AnglicansThe Vatican is taking historic strides towards achieving “full communion” with Anglicans who do not ordain female priests. It is doing so by recognizing Anglican holy orders and churches, but not requiring them to merge with or convert to Roman Catholicism.“We are scheduled to begin our talks at the Vatican this coming September 26-27,” Bishop Ray Sutton, presiding bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church in the U.S., announced in an Ecumenical Relations Task Force Report of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) College of Bishops.The ACNA bishops, who oversee 128,000...

Bishop Strickland: Remember that the gates of hell shall not prevail against Christ’s Church'The Church is now facing extremely hard times. ... It is important for all of us to wake up and look around.'The following is a piece written by Bishop Emeritus of Tyler, Texas, Joseph Strickland, first published here. (LifeSiteNews) — “And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliacim the son of Helcias, and I will clothe him with thy robe, and will strengthen him with thy girdle, and will give thy power into his hand: and he shall be...

[Catholic Caucus] Frontline report: New rounds in the war against traditionOtto van Veen, Valentinus Taken Prisoner Can we speak of a “report from the front” when it comes to the current dispute over the traditional liturgy of the (no longer) Latin Church? We are afraid so: Yes!—and judging by the unspeakable outbursts of the papal court theologian Grillo, one not only may speak of “war”, one must.But let’s take the news of the last few days in turn. First of all, there is the case of the “Missionaries of Divine Mercy”—a small community of diocesan right founded by the (now...

[Catholic Caucus] Why is the Traditional Latin Mass So Hated? - Op-Edby Father Enda*Vision of TuyAmongst all women one alone was chosen to be His Mother, who is The Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mediatrix of All Graces. No other. Chosen from amongst all other holy Virgins.Amongst all instruments one alone was chosen to be His Katechon, ("what witholdeth" (2 Thess. 2:6-7 -singular), which is the Latin Rite Mass of the Ages. No other. Chosen from amongst all other holy rites. The Vision of Tuy is the vision of the Katechon. The Mediatrix of All Graces stands beneath Her Son over...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland urges Catholics to oppose ‘blasphemies’ and corruption from Church hierarchyBishop Strickland warned Catholics that remaining ‘complacent’ towards false teaching, such as homosexual ‘blessings,’ ‘leaves us in grave peril and at risk of eternal damnation’ and criticized Joe Biden as a ‘disastrous puppet.’Bishop Joseph Strickland has denounced the Catholic hierarchy’s attempts to “alter basic teachings of the faith,” warning that complacency about this puts us “at risk of eternal damnation.”In a Saturday X post, Bishop Strickland urged U.S. Catholics to make “critical decisions with immediate urgency,” regarding both support of President Joe Biden and obedience to a...

[Catholic Caucus] I am accused of not following the “Hermenentics of continuity” when criticizing the “Fiducia supplicans”!?I must confess that I have often wasted my time following the program “Reason and Theology” of Michael Lofton, this big man with a little beard (who would do well to hide his tattoo when he speaks like a theologian), I have been driven by curiosity to hear the hilarious non sense he says. This time, however, I saw that he was criticizing me. With great seriousness, he is scandalized that I, who insist so much on the hermeneutics of continuity, now dare to...

Lefebvre, Viganò and the Post-Conciliar Struggle Against the Catholic Church’s EnemiesArchbishop Carlo Maria Viganò began his recent statement (responding to accusations of schism) by quoting Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre from 1979:“‘When I think that we are in the palace of the Holy Office, which is the exceptional witness of the Tradition and of the defense of the Catholic Faith, I cannot stop myself from thinking that I am at home, and that it is me, whom you call ‘the traditionalist,’ who should judge you.’ So spoke Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in 1979, when he was summoned to the former Holy Office, in...

[Catholic Caucus] Fr. James Martin appears alongside blasphemous images of Our Lady while attending ‘LGBT Catholic’ eventAt an LGBT conference, James Martin stood at a pulpit adorned with a banner that appeared to show Mary holding a transgender flag and also appeared with conference organizers, who displayed a t-shirt that mixed images of Christ and Mary with the rainbow flag.Fr. James Martin with the Imago Dei conference teamJames MartinProminent pro-LGBT Jesuit Father James Martin appeared as part of an “LGBTQ Catholics” event recently, which featured blasphemous images of Our Lady wrapped in pro-LGBT flags.In social media posts on June 30,...

[Catholic Caucus] The Game: What Now For the Traditional Mass Under Francis? - Op-EdDuring the pontificate of Pope Francis, we have seen a careful game being played by the Vatican and their allies when it comes to dealing with Catholics drawn to the Traditional Latin Mass. When they attempt to downplay traditionalists, they are an irrelevant sect, with numbers so insignificant none should take them seriously. After this approach, they then flip, treating traditionalists as a threat to the unity of the Church, a threat so severe the ordinary rights of clerics and the faithful must be curtailed. This mentality...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland: Banning the Latin Mass would be an ‘unjust law’ many faithful couldn’t obeyOn this week’s two-part episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, Bishop Joseph Strickland discusses the narrow path to salvation, awareness of false prophets, and the rumored ban on the Traditional Latin Mass.On this week’s two-part episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, Bishop Joseph Strickland discusses the narrow path to salvation, awareness of false prophets, and the rumored ban on the Traditional Latin Mass.Strickland begins the first part of the episode by offering commentary on Matthew 7:6-14, in which Our Lord tells his disciples to...

[Catholic Caucus] Belgian court rules against 2 Catholic archbishops for refusing woman to enter training for diaconateCardinal Jozef De Kesel and Archbishop Luc Terlinden have both been ordered to pay more than $1,000 in damages for having ‘discriminated’ against a female pastoral worker by refusing her requests to enroll in a training course for future deacons.A district court in Belgium has ruled that two Catholic archbishops must pay damages of more than $1,000 each for refusing to allow a woman to enter training for the diaconate.In a bizarre case, a district court in Mechelen ruled against Cardinal Jozef De Kesel...

The Pope is NOT an Absolute Monarch! Catholics Must Understand the Limits of Episcopal Authority!People tend to think of the pope as the head of a large company with the ultimate power to make all the decisions and impose them on his underlings beginning with the heads of the various departments. They can express their opinions to him, but he is the ultimate authority and if they disagree they can obey anyway or "off with their heads!"That is not a proper image for the Catholic Church.The pope is not a dictator with the ultimate power to throw out bishops on...

[Catholic Caucus] New York Priest Celebrates ‘Pride Mass’ Outside of Gay Monument — on LGBT FlagFather Eric Andrews, Pastor of Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in New York City, celebrates Mass at the Stonewall National Monument surrounded by pride flags. A New York City Catholic church, previously caught up in LGBT controversy, hosted a “Pride Mass” Thursday evening using an altar shrouded with a gay and transgender “pride” flag at a local federal monument with sculptures of two same-sex couples and decorated by dozens of LGBT rainbow flags.The federal monument enshrining a gay bar, The Stonewall Inn, and its...

[Catholic Caucus] Rupnik artwork must come down, says top US cardinal as he breaks ranks with RomeAmerican Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston issued a statement saying he has asked the heads of all offices in the Roman Curia to take down the artwork of a famed priest and artist accused of abusing dozens of adult women.The statement came from the Pontifical Commission for Protecting Minors (PCPM), for which O’Malley serves as President, and said in that capacity, the cardinal has written to the heads of all Vatican departments asking that “pastoral prudence would prevent displaying artwork in a way that...

[Catholic Caucus] Priest: Pope Francis causing ‘many schisms’ and ‘deeper wounds’ in the Church than any other PopeIn the past, the Popes stood for purity of Church doctrine, while the schismatics rejected this doctrine. Today, however, Pope Francis rejects traditional Catholic teachings and seems to condone schisms or even provoke them.Anyone who has been following Church news recently will increasingly come across the term “schism,” which is causing an unusually strong stir.In Spain, a convent of Poor Clares has broken away from the Church and considers all Popes after Pius XII (1939-1958) to be illegitimate. In their view, the Apostolic...

Archbishop Viganò: I accuse Bergoglio of heresy and schismEditor’s note: The following essay is the full English translation of a statement from Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò in response to the charge of schism from the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, published in Italian on June 28, 2024.‘But even if we or an angel from heavenShould preach to you a gospel other than the one that we preached to you,let that one be accursed.As we have said before, and now I say again,if anyone preaches to you a gospel other than the one that you received,let him be...