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LGBT-friendly Irish bishop gives talk to dissident ‘Catholic’ group pushing for women priests‘We Are Church Ireland’ continue to call for the ordination of women priests, a heretical position at odds with the Magisterium of the Catholic Church.(LifeSiteNews) — An Irish bishop who previously described a ban on same-sex marriage blessings as “hurtful” has told the dissident “We Are Church Ireland” group that the “door isn’t closed” on the question of married priests.“We Are Church Ireland” rejects magisterial teaching on the male-only priesthood, sodomy, abortion, divorce and the denial of Holy Communion to those in adulterous relationships.Bishop Paul Dempsey, the youngest...

Schism, scandal, or sideshow? What’s a bishop to do about ‘womenpriests’?In the Episcopalian cathedral of Albuquerque, New Mexico, a Catholic woman will undergo a ceremony Saturday that will declare her a priest — a Catholic priest, specifically, and a member of the Roman Catholic Womenpriests movement.The ceremony will get some attention — the woman, Anne Tropeano, has been featured in both secular and Catholic press.A protest for the ordination of woman as Catholic priests. Credit: Sally and Richard Greenhill / Alamy Stock Photo.ShareThe ceremony will not validly confer ordination — Tropeano will not be regarded by the Church as a...

Male nuns? Blame Pope Francis and our effeminate prelatureLet’s drop the pretense of faithfulness to Church teaching once and for all: Catholic prelates have a soft spot in their hearts for feminine men, masculine women, and sodomy.Thanks to Pope Francis and our bishops, this guy thinks he can be a Catholic nunApril 13, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — “A 46-year-old Catholic man in Belgium who identifies as female is pushing to gain entrance to a convent as a nun where he hopes to live the remainder of his life as a religious sister,” reported my colleague, Pete Baklinski, last week.“Eefje” Spreuters told...

German bishops’ new Synodal Path working doc demands female ‘ordination,’ ‘new council’‘For theology, too, there is no one central perspective, no one truth of the religious, moral and political world, and no one form of thought that can lay claim to ultimate authority.’February 9, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — German bishops and laity on the so-called Synodal Path are pushing for an expanded role for women in the Church, including preaching during Mass and even female ordination, according to a working document recently published in an unofficial but accurate English translation. The document also demands elections for leadership positions, as well as...

German Synodal Way Into the MadhouseThe German Synodal Way organised a two-day online conference on 4/5 February with 229 pre-selected participants.Among the craziest statements was that of Regina Nagel of the Federal Association of Women Parish Assistants, who enquired from the bishops: "What are you doing to make the priestly profession attractive for women?"Rottenburg Stuttgart Auxiliary Bishop Matthäus Karrer communicated that "breaches in doctrine and tradition will be unavoidable if power in the Church is controlled, shared and distributed fairly."Most members want [invalidly ordained] women priests and a permission for illicit sexual practices.Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, the chairman of...

New Dublin archbishop favors women deacons, blessing of rings for gay couplesDUBLIN, Ireland, January 8, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — The new archbishop of Dublin, Ireland, Dermot Farrell, has come out in favor of female deacons and blessing rings for homosexual couples, while simultaneously attacking traditional Catholics.Pope Francis’s new appointee as archbishop of Dublin, Farrell, was most recently the bishop of Ossory in the south of Ireland, after having being moved to that post by the Pope in January 2018. Farrell is also the finance secretary for the Irish Bishops Conference.In an interview given to the Irish Times (the full text of...

Top Swiss bishop: ‘I can very well imagine women standing at the altar’Following the example of Jesus who was a male and who only ordained males to the priesthood, the Catholic Church has always reserved the priesthood for males.BASEL, Switzerland, January 4, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Switzerland’s top Catholic bishop stated that he can “very well” imagine women standing at the altar.“Yes, I can very well imagine women standing at the altar. Women are already active in all church functions in which one does not have to be a priest,” said Bishop Felix Gmür of Basel and head of the country’s...

Pope Francis prays that women be handed more leadership roles in the Church ‘We must promote the integration of women, especially where important decisions are made,’ the Pope said in his October prayer intention. VATICAN CITY, October 9, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― Pope Francis’ October prayer intention is for more roles of responsibility for lay people, especially women, in the institutions of the Catholic Church. His prayer comes at a time when some Church leaders, especially in the German Church, are advocating for the ordination of females to the diaconate and even the priesthood, a position incompatible with perennial Church teaching. Moreover,...

German priest responsible for priestly formation approves of female ordination Our Lord was 'a child of His time,' Fr. Christof May insisted, in restricting the priesthood to his male disciples. LIMBURG, Germany, October 9, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The priest responsible for the formation of young men preparing for the priesthood in the German Diocese of Limburg in a homily last Sunday demanded that the Church change her prohibition on blessing the so-called divorced and remarried, as well as homosexual relationships. Fr. Christof May also said he no longer understands why women can’t become priests, and he supported allowing non-Catholics to...

New Cardinal Touts Globalist Agenda 'A revolution is underway' ROME (ChurchMilitant.com) - A European cardinal is praising the radical German "synodal way" and its promotion of theologically radical feminism.  Werner Hoyer In a recent interview with katholisch.de, Cdl. Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J., of Luxembourg discussed his openness to "priestesses" while also touching on illegal foreign refugees and the effects of the COVID-19 closings on the future of the Church. Hollerich, president of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (COMECE), is one of the most prominent cardinals in Europe.  Hollerich, who was appointed cardinal by Pope Francis in 2019, said he is "open" to women becoming "priestesses." "It is...

Swiss bishop calls for a council on female priesthood, ‘otherwise we will experience a schism’ 'The facts are on the table,” he stated, “the time is ripe. All bishops of the world should come together: yes or no' September 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Bishop Denis Theurillat, the auxiliary bishop of Basel, Switzerland, has given an interview in which he argued that the Church should conduct a council in Rome in order to vote for or against female priests.  “The facts are on the table,” he stated, “the time is ripe. All bishops of the world should come together: yes or...

Head of German bishops: ‘I consider the female diaconate to be very legitimate’ Bishop Georg Bätzing presented arguments that could also be used to introduce female ‘priests’ or even ‘bishops.’ LIMBURG, Germany, September 21, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The president of the German Bishops Conference said he considers “the female diaconate to be very legitimate.” During an interview last week with Deutschlandfunk, a public radio station in Germany, Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg talked extensively about the role of women in the Church, not only signaling his openness to women “deacons” but presenting arguments that could also be used to introduce...

German diocese has women preaching at Mass as part of ‘week of action’ The Catholic Church generally forbids anyone but an ordained man (a priest or a deacon) to preach homilies. OSNABRÜCK, Germany, September 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — In an apparent violation of Church law, Bishop Franz-Josef Bode of the German diocese of Osnabrück is allowing women to preach during Holy Mass, as part of the upcoming “week of action” entitled “Women proclaim the Word.” Inga Schmitt works for the diocese in the area of communication of the faith. In an interview published by the diocesan website, she explained that...

[Catholic Caucus] German archbishop: John Paul II’s teaching can’t ‘stifle’ debate on female priests Archbishop Stefan Hesse said Catholics ‘have to be allowed to think and discuss the issues.’ HAMBURG, Germany, August 21, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The head of the German archdiocese of Hamburg, Archbishop Stefan Heße (pronounced “Hess-uh”), has called for open-ended discussions on female priests. “You have to be allowed to think and discuss the issues,” he said on Wednesday. Heße was appointed archbishop of Hamburg by Pope Francis in 2015. “The discussion is still there, it is alive, and it cannot be stifled by a paper,” Heße...

uly 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The discussion about the possibility of establishing a female “diaconate” in the Catholic Church has received new attention in recent weeks, due to the interventions by two members of the Papal Commission on the Female Diaconate. That commission was established in April 2020 by Pope Francis in the wake of the October 2019 Pan-Amazon Synod in Rome. Both Professor Anne-Marie Pelletier (France) and Father Santiago del Cura Elena (Spain) have now said that the first goal could be to give women prominent roles in the Church, also in the field of governance, without “ordaining” them....

ROSARIO, Argentina – Three Spanish-born cardinals on Wednesday offered up their “red hats and cardinal rings” to any woman who wants to be a member of the Catholic Church’s most exclusive club. Yet, there’s a catch: they argue that there’s a need to rediscover the priesthood as Jesus perceived it, saying “it’s about service, not power.” “Women, like men, have to rediscover baptism and the dignity of being children of God that the baptism gives us,” said Cardinal Cristobal Lopez, archbishop of Rabat. “Our joy is not in being bishops or cardinals, ordained or not. Our joy must come from...

Excommunicated woman masquerading as priest officially represents liberal US priest group Bishop Daniel Thomas of Toledo reaffirmed the excommunication of Beverly Bingle for her 2013 bogus ordination and warned of grave concerns with the radical Association of US Catholic Priests, which employs her. NOTE: At the end of this article, the Lepanto Institute is asking our readers to contact their own bishop to ask them to publicly condemn the AUSCP, forbidding their priests from membership, support, or participation in its events. June 18, 2020 (Lepanto Institute) — Last month, a major story went largely unnoticed due to extreme media attention...

German bishops’ head: We need to speak about female ordination, ‘transport’ discussion to Rome The German synodal path, where the bishops are discussing these matters, has been under strong criticism for questioning the Church’s teachings on sexuality. May 29, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Georg Bätzing, the head of the German Bishops’ Conference, insisted that the rejection of female priests by recent popes is not conclusive and that there needs to be more discussion “because the question is present, in the middle of the Church!” Other projects mentioned by him are Communion for Protestants and a blessing for those who cannot...

[Catholic Caucus] Female ‘Episcopal Vicar’ Violates Canon Law Grandmother appointed to top clerical position FRIBORG, Switzerland (ChurchMilitant.com) - In a historic first, a high-ranking clerical position which canon law reserves exclusively for a priest, has been been conferred on a lay woman in Switzerland. Bishop Charles Morerod of the diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Friborg, has appointed "lay minister" Madame Marianne Pohl-Henzen "episcopal vicar" for the German-speaking part of the canton of Friborg from August 1, 2020, changing her job title to "episcopal delegate" or "episcopal manager."Bp. Charles Morerod of Lausanne, Geneva and Friborg "A lay woman is now hierarchically superior to all priests...

[Catholic Caucus] BREAKING: Pope Francis appoints another commission to study female deacons Pope Francis has reopened the investigation into the possibility of women’s ordination as deacons. VATICAN CITY, April 8, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― Pope Francis has reopened the investigation into the possibility of women’s ordination as deacons.  This morning the Vatican released a memo stating that the pontiff had decided “during a recent audience granted to His Eminence Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith [CDF]” to appoint a new commission on the “study of the female diaconate.”  Francis appointed Cardinal Giuseppe...