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[Catholic Caucus] New CDF prefect Archbishop Fernández hits back at critics of his erotic book on kissingArchbishop Fernández, Pope Francis' new appointment to head the CDF, decried one specific criticism of his 1995 book, but left wider concerns about the text unanswered. Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández, the newly appointed head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), has hit back at criticisms of his 1995 erotic work on kissing, arguing that one word in particular was mis-translated. In a shock announcement July 1, Pope Francis announced to the world that fellow Argentinian Archbishop Fernández would assume the...

Most of these people didn't walk from Central America. And someone paid for those bus rides and airplane tickets. Entering the USA improperly is a crime. The first illegal entry is a misdemeanor; any subsequent entry is a felony. Every illegal alien becomes a criminal simply by entering the country. The ideological left is crowing that the administration scored a "victory" in United States v. Texas. On June 23, the Supreme Court stated that the administration can set priorities when deciding which illegal aliens to prosecute. But the Court also issued an opinion in United States v. Hansen. That is...

During a series of desperate attempts to obfuscate and defend fellow lawyer Harmeet Dhillon, unfortunately Mike Davis joins the ranks of former Bannon Warroom members Matthew Tyrmand and Steve Cortes. It will be interesting to watch how Mr. Bannon responds to the latest sunlight upon his network of allies.The issue started with Laura Loomer doing an excellent job exposing a scheme within the California GOP to change the delegate apportionments to proportional as a result of the state change in primary dates. California representative to the RNC, and former RNC Chairwoman candidate, Harmeet Dhillon then lied about the construct of...

Former chief strategist for the Bush-Cheney 2004 presidential campaign Matthew Dowd said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Lindsey Reiser Reports” that former President Donald Trump is in a “much more dominant position” in the 2024 presidential race than he was in 2015 and 2016.Dowd said, “It’s fascinating about Ron DeSantis, who has had good success in Florida obviously and won overwhelmingly in Florida but can’t do anything when he goes out. At some point, the first time, second time, third time, fourth time outside their state, if they are not doing well, I don’t know if the fifth or sixth or seventh...

From Cardinal Bea to Synodality: Obscuring the Mystical Body of Christ to Prepare the Mystical Body of the AntichristAlthough the competition for most heretical and dangerous statements is fierce in the new document from the Synod on Synodality, Instrumentum Laboris, paragraph 20 offers this top contender:“[A] synodal Church is founded on the recognition of a common dignity deriving from Baptism, which makes all who receive it sons and daughters of God, members of the family of God, and therefore brothers and sisters in Christ, inhabited by the one Spirit and sent to fulfil a common mission.” At first glance, this...

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For one historic Presbyterian church in San Francisco, Isaiah 5:20 is a glaring reality. The verse warns, "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil; who exchange darkness for light, and light for darkness, who exchange bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter." By hosting an all-ages "Drag Queen Bible Story Hour," Calvary Presbyterian Church brought blasphemy and shame into the house of God last Sunday. The nearly 200-year-old church's services featured drag performers speaking to audience that included young children. While it was a first for the church, LGBT advocates Rev. Jane Spahr and Rev. Victor Floyd...

When in the course of human events, a “woke” partisan mob, in collaboration with Wall Street globalists, social media oligarchs, and a propagandist corporate media, seizes the reins of power, it becomes necessary for the people most victimized to throw these rascals out. To this end, we hold these truths to be self-evident:American taxpayers are entitled to a fair return on the investments they make through tax payments and sound governance. They must not be treated as instruments of a Marxian redistribution of income to advance leftist causes. A country in which only a minority of its citizens pay income...

Last week a judge decreed that the Proud Boy must pay a hefty $1.03 million to a historic Black church in Washington, D.C. The reason? In December 2020, amid a tumultuous protest surrounding the U.S. presidential election, Proud Boys members desecrated and incinerated a Black Lives Matter (BLM) banner from the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, a revered landmark in the nation’s capital. In his ruling, Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz cited the “emotional trauma” inflicted on the church members due to the incident. He put forth a firm edict, effectively barring the Proud Boys from venturing near Metropolitan AME...

The U.S. Secret Service has confirmed that cocaine was found at the White House on the eve of Fourth of July, the discovery of which prompted a West Wing evacuation, according to ABC News. Secret Service agents discovered the substance in the West Wing on Sunday, two days after President Joe Biden’s son Hunter was seen leaving the building, as part of a routine security sweep of the building, and initially suspected it was anthrax, prompting an evacuation of the building. The agency confirmed that the substance was cocaine Wednesday after conducting a drug test, according to ABC News. [cut]...

President Joe Biden has been keeping Hunter Biden in the public eye more than ever despite reports indicating political advisers are concerned about the optics of having his scandal-ridden son so close during his reelection efforts. Hunter Biden appeared on the balcony of the White House on Tuesday night for the Fourth of July, holding his son Beau Biden while celebrating alongside the president’s other children and grandchildren. The president’s son also accompanied Joe Biden to Camp David over the weekend, attended a State Dinner at the White House on June 22, went to Camp David on June 24 and...

ShareFacebookTwitterRedditTelegramVKEmail The deadly mass shooting in Philly on Monday night, which the media hyped on the hope the shooter was a white guy, was allegedly carried out by 40-year-old black transgender "Black Lives Matter supporter" Kimbrady Watson Carriker. From the NY Post, "Gunman arrested for Philadelphia mass shooting which left 5 dead is BLM activist who wore women’s clothes: sources": On his Facebook page, Carriker posted two pictures of him wearing a bra, a women’s top and earrings with his hair braided long in March, three months before the alleged shooting. He also regularly posts about supporting Black Live Matter,...

The closer we get to the 2024 Presidential election, the more the economy is slip slidin’ away. As Powell and The Gang raise interest rates, the more the economy is … slip slidin’ away. US Manufacturers New Orders YoY in May declined -1.0% for the first time since Covid. But as M2 Money growth slows, its getting late in the election cycle. Too soon?

Why do you think I focus so much emphasis on reminding people the RNC and DNC are private corporations – two private clubs, under the exclusive control of the billionaires who fund them? Here’s why…Laura Loomer is doing a great job exposing how the California Republican Party is changing their delegate rules in order to support the national RNC agenda. The primary date in California was changed to Super Tuesday; as a consequence, the massive number of delegates that come from the populous state will be distributed proportionately, blocking the “winner take all” haul of Republican delegates that would elevate...

[Catholic Caucus] A Rocky Beginning for Tucho Fernandez: Erotic Poetry, "Youth Ministry," and Covering Up for PredatorsThe appointment of Tucho Fernandez as Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has met with disapproval across the Catholic world-- even from unlikely sources.The problems began with the resurfacing of Fernandez's 1995 book, "Heal Me with Your Mouth: The Art of Kissing." The book includes sexually graphic, vulgar and disturbing poems written by Fernandez interspersed with insipid attempts at theological insight. Written when Fernandez was a parish priest, this is a book that should have raised alarm bells at the...

"You also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house" (1 Pet. 2:5). Christ is your life, and you are an integral part of what He is accomplishing in the world. The Jewish culture of Peter's time centered on the Temple in Jerusalem. Apparently drawing from that picture, Peter used vivid language to teach that God no longer dwells in an earthly, material, temporal house, but in a spiritual house. Christ is the cornerstone, and the spiritual house He is building is comprised of individual believers. That analogy introduces us to the first spiritual privilege Christians enjoy:...

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This pizza came in hot. A Texas woman shared the shocking moment a pizza deliveryman cursed her out over the $5 tip she gave him for an order she said cost just $20. Lacey Purcival posted the video on TikTok, showing a DoorDash driver she identified as Corey delivering dinner to her home. The deliveryman can be seen ringing the doorbell, and Purcival opening the door and greeting him. After nearly dropping the pizza as he pulled it out of its sleeve, Corey handed over the pie as Purcival thanked him enthusiastically.

Physician, heal thyself. Outgoing CDC Director Rochelle Walensky departed with a warning that we should beware of politicized science and misinformation. She should know. In recent months, we’ve seen a lot of public-health folks quietly rowing back their once-apocalyptic COVID advice and asking for forgiveness for the mistakes they made. Well, to make mistakes is human, and to forgive them is divine. But it’s easier to forgive human mistakes that aren’t pronounced using the Voice of God. And deliberate misrepresentations don’t count as mistakes. Those count as lies, because that’s what they are. In the early days of COVID, Anthony...

A large shark came very close to swimmers at Navarre Beach in the Florida panhandle on Monday. The sighting was caught on camera by Cristy Cox who said the shark was chasing a school of fish. In the video, people are heard yelling to others to get out of the water. Experts say shark sightings are more common in June than any other month because they like to come close to the shore to hunt.