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[Catholic Caucus] Architect of "Traditionis Custodes" Endorses German Synodal Way on "Homosexuality as God's Creation"Those who have long followed liturgical discussions are well aware of the name of Andrea Grillo, an Italian liturgical thinker (not precisely a liturgical scholar) who, though he denies having had a hand directly in ghostwriting Traditionis Custodes, is at the center of the Sant'Anselmo brigade whose ideas are (and sometimes verbatim) present in its text, as I discussed here. (For more on Grillo's anti-traditionalism, see this, this, and this; for his stance against Humanae Vitae, see here.) In short, it is no exaggeration to say...

More from Mr Cricket, this time justifying sex outside of marriage.Remember Mr Cricket? Flipping off the entire world? Loathing the people who desire traditional worship? Drowning wonk shouting for attention?Keep in mind what I have been saying. For Solum Vaticanum II extremists, the imagined spirit of the Council gives permission to reinterpret everything before the Council. Everything.From a reader…Andrea Grillo continues to show his cards. He writes in a comment to a critic of a recent (Nov. 8) article of his:“The analogy between the Tridentine rite and marriage nullity is based on the need to translate tradition. What was delivered...

Faithful prelate warns: 'We already live in a situation of schism'TURIN, Italy (ChurchMilitant.com) - In January, Church Militant reported on Bp. Derio Olivero of Pinerolo's deliberate omission of the Nicene Creed during Mass in order to avoid offending non-Catholics. It wasn't the first time Bp. Olivero made headlines for his controversial decisions, as members of his diocese, along with clergy of the neighboring archdiocese of Turin, have been engaging in spreading heretical practices for years. Before becoming bishop of Pinerolo in 2017, Msgr. Olivero then was vicar general of the diocese of Fossano, and presented himself for his last celebration...