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‘Mass Pass’ for the Faithful?ROME (ChurchMilitant.com) - Cardinals close to Pope Francis will soon celebrate a High Mass where the faithful will have to present the Italian health passport in order to attend, an arbitrary requirement that ignores the instructions of the Italian bishops' conference and the guidelines of the government. Cdl. Marcello Semeraro and Msgr. Vincenzo Viva The suburbicarian diocese of Albano, currently led by Cdl. Marcello Semeraro, will celebrate both the episcopal ordination of its new bishop, Msgr. Vincenzo Viva, and the golden priestly jubilee of Cdl. Semeraro on the next Feast of the Nativity of Mary. For...

US Catholic Bishops Attend Conference Promoting Same-Sex ‘Marriage’Heresy on full displayFrom June 21–24, the Association of United States Catholic Priests ("AUSCP") held its annual assembly in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Participating in the conference were at least three Catholic bishops: Abp. John Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico; Bp. Richard Pates of Crookston, Minnesota; and Bp. William Wack of Pensacola, Florida.The Lepanto Institute was on location for the duration of the assembly, holding two Rosary rallies of reparation for the heresies and sacrileges being promoted by the AUSCP while further monitoring the AUSCP's activities. While the AUSCP has vocally supported homosexuality in...

Pope Francis advisor 'Father Jim' says Catholics should celebrate Pride monthRev. James Martin, SJ—popularly known as Father Jim—was asked to serve as special advisor to Pope Francis to help communicate to the English-speaking world. Some Vatican insiders say Father Jim has been a conduit to help communicate what Pope Francis really wants to say outside of the constraints of the Catholic cardinals and archbishops who run the Vatican.Father Jim, a popular pro-LGBT author and editor of America magazine, has been disinvited by Catholic bishops and universities who oppose his preaching of tolerance and acceptance.In a June 2 social media video,...

List of US bishops for and against denying Communion to pro-abortion politicians like Biden, PelosiThe question of Communion to pro-abortion politicians has become a dividing line for U.S. cardinals and bishopsUNITED STATES, May 21, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Should pro-abortion politicians who say they are Catholic, like President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, be admitted to Holy Communion while attending Mass? The question has become a dividing line for U.S. cardinals and bishops. Some say that such a ban would amount to a “weaponization” or “politicization” of the Eucharist. Many more point out, however, that such a ban is...

Vatican’s former doctrine head: Cardinals Tobin, Cupich acting more like representatives of Democratic Party than of Christhepherds of the Catholic Church are not supposed to play 'games of power and diplomacy' while placing in the background the truths of the faith, he said.May 17, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Cardinal Gerhard Muller, former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) at the Vatican, criticized U.S. Cardinals Blase Cupich of Chicago and Joseph Tobin of Newark for acting more like “representatives of the Democratic Party” than of Jesus Christ.Muller made the comment in reference to news that the two...

Heretic ClericsA rejection of Catholic Church teachingPrelates and priests alike are skirting around Catholic Church doctrine to avoid being declared proper heretics. Bishops like Cdl. Joseph Tobin of Newark, Cdl. Blase Cupich of Chicago and the German Bishops' Conference throw away Catholic teaching on sexual morality.Bp. St. Nicholas allegedly struck Arius It is why they so outwardly oppose the Vatican's recent statement denouncing the blessing of homosexual unions. These improper heretics, for lack of a better term, are just as dangerous as the proper ones. They are perhaps even more dangerous. The Church, luckily, has millennia of experience in dealing...

What Does Cardinal Wuerl Know That's Worth $2 Million?The headline for this piece was the first thought I had upon reading the following from The Pillar:The Archdiocese of Washington has allocated more than $2 million for the “ministry activities” of retired Cardinal Donald Wuerl.The archdiocese, which has pledged in recent years a commitment to financial transparency, has not responded to questions about the details of Wuerl’s continued ministry, the costs associated with it, or the source of the funds allocated for Wuerl.According to financial records of the Archdiocese of Washington, $2,012,639 was designated for “continuing ministry activities for [the] Archbishop...

Former Philly archbishop: Biden ‘not in full communion with the Catholic Church’'By his actions during the course of his public life, Mr. Biden has demonstrated that he is not in full communion with the Catholic Church,' wrote Archbishop Charles Chaput.December 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Former Vice President Joe Biden has demonstrated through his support of legal abortion and same-sex unions that he is “not in full communion with the Catholic Church,” former Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput wrote Friday, contrary to the claims of some American Catholic leaders who have continued to recognize the presumptive future president as a Catholic in...

The McCarrick report is a shameful whitewashIt would take hours to list the evasions, half-truths and omissions in the reportOn Tuesday the Vatican published its long-delayed report on the subject of ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the insatiable sexual predator who served as archbishop of Washington from 2001 to 2006 but continued to wield huge influence in the Catholic Church until 2018, when he was finally exposed by the media and forced to resign as a cardinal. Less than a week later, it’s becoming clear that the document is a laborious but clumsy whitewash. Let me explain why. The ostensible purpose of...

Bizarre Information in the McCarrick Report The November 10 McCarrick report contains in side- and footnotes the following assessments: • When McCarrick was considered to become a bishop, a recommendation said: “Monsignor McCarrick would not be a cause of scandal of any kind.” • In the early 1980s, McCarrick’s rising profile drew the attention of the FBI and the KGB. A KGB agent tried to befriend him but the FBI asked him to serve as a counterintelligence asset. McCarrick declined, but the FBI persisted. McCarrick asked Nuncio Laghi who said that McCarrick should “not be negative” about the proposal. It...

How Francis Is Preparing the Conclave, With His Cardinal Favorites It is no longer a hypothesis but a certainty. Now we know that Pope Francis “first of all” keeps his thoughts fixed “on what will come after me,” meaning on the future conclave, whether this is to come sooner or later. He said so himself in an interview a few days ago with the agency ADN Kronos. In which he also applied to himself the memorable “We’re on a mission from God” of the Blues Brothers, in these words:“I fear nothing, I act in the name and on behalf of our Lord. Am I...

Insidious Rumours: Neo-Cardinal Had A Gay Relationship With A Priest? Neo-Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, the Neo-Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, has turned Albano Diocese into the Italian capital of the "Catholic-gay movement," Riccardo Cacioli writes on LaNuovaBq.it (October 29).Albano hosts an annual “Forum of Italian LGBT Christians” promoting the acceptance of active homosexuality in the Church.Semeraro wrote the preface to Possible Love a homosex-book by the homosex-activist Aristide Fumagalli, who coincidentally is a priest.After Francis’ endorsement of homosex civil unions, Semeraro supported them as well. He did so already in January 2016.John Paul II made Semeraro first...

Pope Francis Backs The Wrong Horse....Again If you care about the Church, you're probably struggling a bit at the moment for lots of reasons. With Jorge Bergoglio at the reigns as Pope Francis, it feels like a mad old parish priest well past his sell by date is running things. He doesn't care about theology, canon law, doctrine, or the effect his decisions have. He supports and promotes the UN, which has at its' heart a dubious strategy of population control. Most of his teaching seems troublingly pantheistic, and occasionally contains more than a feint whiff of direct opposition to...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis has already signed ‘ambitious’ Roman Curia reform document: Vatican observer 'It is perhaps the most ambitious project of the current pontificate.' VATICAN CITY, July 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — According to a report by the French Catholic newspaper La Croix, Pope Francis’s long-awaited document reforming the Roman Curia has already been signed and is currently being translated into various languages. The new constitution will lead to dozens of new appointments within the Vatican bureaucracy. The La Croix article, written by Robert Mickens, did not provide any significant details of the new constitution, which it says is titled...

Cardinal Celebrates Ramadan at Home England's top prelate: It would be 'scandal' to reopen churches WESTMINSTER, England (ChurchMilitant.com) - Britain's leading prelate is being slammed for "appearing to deny Christ" after celebrating "Ramadan at Home" while telling Catholics it would cause "scandal" to reopen churches at present. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW), joined in the Iftar ritual breaking of the Ramadan fast at sunset on Wednesday, for the fourth year in a row. Cdl. Nichols at Neasden Hindu temple in 2009  Because of the Wuhan virus pandemic, Nichols, who hosted a Ramadan Iftar meal at Archbishop's House in...

[Catholic Caucus] Sorry, Cdl Cupich, you can’t insist that private baptisms require episcopal approval Church law informs parents that they have an obligation—not just an option—to have their children baptised in the ‘first few weeks’ April 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Much has been written about the lack of Holy Communion and the Sacrament of Penance (Confession) in the current public health situation, but I’d like to say something about the Sacrament of Baptism. This will only affect a small number of people, but it has a particular interest because in principle, as we are all taught in Catechism, anyone having...

[Catholic Caucus] Chicago archdiocese demands bishop’s approval for ‘emergency’ baptisms Directions issued under Cardinal Blase Cupich not only ban all baptisms but require ‘permission’ for emergency baptisms. CHICAGO, March 27, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― The Archdiocese of Chicago, under the leadership of Cardinal Blase Cupich, has reportedly told its priests that all baptisms “must be postponed” in response to the coronavirus pandemic and that even an “emergency” baptism requires the “permission” of the bishop.  In an analysis published yesterday, Ed Condon and J.D. Flynn of Catholic News Agency (CNA) reported that Archbishop Cupich’s priests “have been told that during the (coronavirus)...

[Catholic Caucus] MASSES CANCELED IN ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2020MASSES CANCELED IN ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK(New York, NY) In light of the continued concern surrounding the coronavirus, and the advice of medical experts, all Masses in the Archdiocese of New York will be canceled beginning this weekend, March 14-15, 2020.This development follows upon today’s decision of Dutchess County to prohibit gatherings of more than 20 people.  It is also intended to provide clarity and consistency throughout the ten counties that comprise the Archdiocese of New York (Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island, Westchester, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan,...

Cardinal Cupich warns against the Church entering partisan politics NEW YORK - One day after President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to address the March for Life, Cardinal Blase Cupich cautioned that “the Church’s job is not to discern which political, partisan or military force we should support in order for good to triumph,” but to see Christ as the “starting point” for the Church’s social ministry.“What is needed is an integrated and consistent approach, with the priority being our attention to what Christ is doing, saving us by bringing us together, bringing about the Kingdom of God...

Pachamama Invocation at Vatican Christmas Concert Cardinals cross arms over chest to venerate Mother Earth ROME (ChurchMilitant.com) - Catholics are outraged over the re-appearance of "Pachamama" in the Vatican at a Christmas concert sponsored by the Holy See's Congregation for Catholic Education.  The Mother Earth goddess, worshipped by the indigenous people of the Amazon, was invoked by a Latin American woman before an audience of 5,000, while two million watched on television in Italy and around the world on Christmas Eve and the afternoon of Christmas day. An indigenous woman asked the audience to cross their arms over their chest and to feel a strong vibration:...