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[Catholic Caucus] No Communion for Adulterers - President of Spanish Bishops Defies 'Amoris Laetitia'One cannot receive Communion “when a marital relationship has broken down and those who were part of that marriage are living in a new conjugal relationship,” said Archbishop Luis Argüello of Valladolid, Spain, president of the Spanish Bishops' Conference, in a pastoral message reported by EFE (June 1).Those living in a new conjugal relationship after the breakdown of a valid marriage must understand that the rupture of the Sacrament of Marriage “prevents them from receiving Eucharistic Communion.”“They may participate in the celebration, as well as in the...

[Catholic Caucus] Synodality: The New ReligionYes, this image really came from the Vatican’s Synod websites.The revolution in the Catholic Church is more widely recognised than ever, and as two books written about it reveal, the only real questions are: when it began, and whether you are for or against it.My face when I see “Synodality”I have been reading two books about Synodality, one from the SSPX - and one from within the Holy See. If you are interested in the crisis in the Church today, I would strongly recommend you read them both.Every week on Faith and Reason I have...

Pastor Franklin Graham sharply criticized Texas Democratic state Rep. James Talarico over his false claims about the Bible supposedly being silent on abortion. Graham is calling it “an absolute lie” for the U.S. Senate candidate to claim the Bible does not condemn killing babies before birth. Graham, CEO of Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, responded after Talarico, the Democratic nominee challenging Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in November, asserted that his Christian faith somehow allows abortion. “I trust Texas women to make decisions about their own bodies, to shape their own destinies in consultation with their...

Remembering Cardinal Pell's "Toxic Nightmare"At 6’4” the late Cardinal George Pell towered over his fellow prelates in height and stature. George Pell, renowned for his toughness, blunt candor, and fearless demeanor—qualities forged, in part, during his days as a hard-charging Australian Rules ruckman. Pell was a battle-scarred athlete, known for his savage takedowns, and the most formidable fighter in the entire College of Cardinals. His intellect and instincts were every bit as lethal as his physical prowess, with his verbal blows carrying the same crushing ferocity as his physical ones. Whether Cardinal Pell was ruthlessly exposing the cynical manipulation and...

"Leo XIV Is Generous Toward Other Religions - Why Not Toward the FSSPX?"Recently visiting the Philippines, Bishop Athanasius Schneider gave a wide-ranging interview to Adrian Milag TV on May 20, also addressing the upcoming FSSPX episcopal consecrations. Key quotesAppeal to Pope Leo XIV on the FSSPX episcopal consecrations"Do not go down in history, dear Pope Leo XIV, as the Pope who accepted or permitted that there was a schism or again excommunications and a wound opened again — which was not necessary."Leo XIV’s generosity toward other religions"You are so generous with the other confessions, receiving the lady Archbishopess of Canterbury......

Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas: a blueprint for the destruction of the Catholic ChurchIn Leo XIV's new society, 'the poor, the sick, the migrants and the least among us — will become the cornerstone' and not Jesus Christ.On May 8, 2025, Leo XIV spoke these words from the loggia of St. Peter’s:We want to be a synodal Church.Now, on May 25, 2026, he has published a detailed manifesto for its construction.Magnifica Humanitas is a blueprint for the construction of a new society, which Leo variously calls the “city,” “Jerusalem,” and a “civilization of love.” The words “building” and “rebuilding” are used...

[Catholic Caucus] Toronto Catholics urge cardinal to intervene over SSPX consecrationsMore than 140 faithful from the Archdiocese of Toronto have hand-delivered a letter to Cardinal Frank Leo, together with the full text of the Declaration of Catholic Faith presented to Pope Leo XIV by the superior general of the Society of St Pius X on May 14, asking the archbishop to act as mediator regarding the Society’s planned episcopal consecrations on July 1 in Écône, Switzerland.The letter expresses the signatories’ “profound love for the Holy, Catholic, Apostolic and Roman Church” and their full adherence to the Declaration. They write that...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope at Audience: Liturgical tradition and renewal drive evangelizationDuring his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflects on Vatican II's 1963 Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, and emphasizes the importance of liturgical progress that also preserves sound tradition.Renewing the liturgy and allowing it to progress, while preserving tradition, allows the Church to grow, be united and continue her mission of spreading the Gospel to all, Pope Leo XIV said during the Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter’s Square on May 27.Pope Leo XIV continued his catechesis series on the Documents of the Second Vatican Council, and...

Judge Andrew Napolitano praises Latin Mass, calls Pope Leo XIV ‘Francis II’Napolitano said at an event honoring Fr. John Perricone that the Latin Mass that he attends is like ‘another religion’ compared to the ‘American watered-down Protestantized Mass.’Judge Andrew Napolitano delighted the audience gathered to celebrate Fr. John Anthony Perricone’s 50 years as a priest when he called Vatican II “dangerous and pernicious” and “nonsense” while extolling the Traditional Latin Mass.Napolitano also unapologetically referred to Pope Leo XIV as “Pope Francis II.”The former judge and Fox News personality began by recounting the time that he addressed a massive gathering of...

[Catholic Caucus] Synod on Synodality Critics Warn of Doctrinal Confusion on HomosexualityHas the Synod on Synodality transformed “listening” into a vehicle for doctrinal compromise? A troubling new Synodal study document appears to recast sin, homosexuality, and moral law through the lens of “lived experience,” prompting serious concerns about whether Catholic teaching is being obscured rather than openly denied. he recently published report from Study Group 9 of the Synod on Synodality should alarm any faithful Catholic who still believes that the Catholic Church has something clear, definite, and salvific to say regarding human sexuality.Notably, the report, titled “Theological criteria and...

[Catholic Caucus] Madrid Replaces Confessionals With “Listening Spaces” for Leo XIV VisitAs Germany pushes female deacons, Albano demands LGBT “recognition,” Tucho maps faith’s collapse, and the Synod drives toward 2028, Madrid supplies the perfect symbol: listening instead of confession.The Sacramental Parable in MadridSometimes the whole revolution appears in one little administrative choice.Hiraeth In Exile is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.SubscribeDuring Leo XIV’s upcoming trip to Spain, confessionals reportedly will not be set up at the youth prayer vigil or at other major events. Instead, organizers plan to provide “listening...

[Catholic Caucus] SSPX ‘Operation Survival’ 2.0: Interview with Canonist Marc BalestrieriWhen Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, founder of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), consecrated four bishops in 1988 against the will of Pope John Paul II, he famously referred to his act as “Operation Survival” during his sermon for the occasion:It is not for me to know when Tradition will regain its rights at Rome, but I think it is my duty to provide the means of doing that which I shall call ‘Operation Survival,’ operation survival for Tradition. Today, this day, is ‘Operation Survival.’ If I had made this...

[Catholic Caucus] BREAKING: Vatican releases new document on implementing the SynodA new Vatican document says that final reports of Synod study groups should be ‘integrated as far as possible,’ despite intense backlash over a recent pro-LGBT Synod report.The Vatican on Wednesday released a new document on “the path of the implementation” of the highly controversial Synod on Synodality.The text focuses on preparation for the 2027–2028 “Synodal Assemblies,” which it says “constitute a decisive step in the implementation of the Synod.”This so-called implementation phase “invites communities to experiment with more synodal practices and forms of ecclesial life, to assess their fruits,...

[Catholic Caucus] Toward a Religion with No Doctrinal or Moral PrinciplesHow does it feel?How does it feel?To be on your ownWith no direction homeLike a complete unknownLike a rolling stone?i> — Bob Dylan, 1965They do not call it “change.” They call it a “paradigm shift.” This is what someone says when they want to make you think that nothing is changing, when in fact everything is going to be different. I am talking about the “Final Report” of Study Group 9, released May 5, 2026. In response to the Synthesis Report of the First Session of the XVI Ordinary Assembly...

SSPX 2026 Consecrations: Why It’s No Longer 1988For better or worse, most Catholics will judge the SSPX 2026 consecrations through the lens of 1988. But after Pachamama, Synodality, Fiducia Supplicans, and the collapse of doctrinal clarity in Rome, can serious Catholics still pretend nothing has changed? The case for the SSPX is far clearer today than it was when Archbishop Lefebvre consecrated bishops nearly four decades ago. Here's why: Not much, if anything, has changed about the fundamentals of the SSPX’s position since Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre consecrated bishops without Rome’s approval in 1988. Indeed, Archbishop Lefebvre’s sermon from the 1988...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican II Condemns Today’s Vatican, Not the SSPXWho actually aheres to more of Vatican II's teachings: the SSPX, or the current Vatican? Drawing extensively from Vatican II’s own texts, this explosive analysis argues that Rome now contradicts many of the orthodox teachings conservative Council Fathers fought to preserve.One of the most interesting passages in Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre’s They Have Uncrowned Him is his description of the way in which the Vatican II documents were drafted. After having discussed the efforts of conservative Council Fathers to add orthodox passages to the Council documents to counterbalance liberal assertions, he wrote...

The Weaponization Of Excommunication - Who Should Be Excommunicated?In the Diocese of Chur (?) in Switzerland, the local bishop will not discipline three parishioners (who) gave Consecrated Hosts, that is, Our Lord Himself, to their dogs. The bishop's name is Joseph Vonamane, and has instructed his priests not to condemn LGBTQ behavior. The 1983 code of canon law attaches automatic excommunication to certain offenses, among them being desecration of the Holy Eucharist.In the LifeSite News clip, Westin quotes the bishop as excusing those parishioners for they "did not act with sacrilegious intent". So everything is just hunky-dorry over in Switzerland,...

SSPX responds: ‘Excommunicated? But by whom? By those who kneel before Pachamama?’The Society of Saint Pius X responds to the Holy See's recent statement regarding excommunication if episcopal consecrations are carried out on July 1.Fri May 15, 2026 - 2:54 pm EDTFri May 15, 2026 - 4:18 pm EDT (Society of Saint Pius X) — “Physician, heal yourself” (Lk 4:23).1. The Vatican Press Office published, on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, the following statement from Cardinal Fernandez, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith:Regarding the Society of Saint Pius X, we reiterate what has already been communicated. The...

SSPX to Pope Leo XIV: “We Would Rather Die Than Renounce the Faith”In response to Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández’s warning that the SSPX’s upcoming July 1 episcopal consecrations could constitute a “schismatic act,” SSPX Superior General Don Davide Pagliarani has issued a sweeping Declaration of Catholic Faith addressed directly to Pope Leo XIV. Far from announcing a break with Rome, the SSPX insists its mission is to preserve the Traditional Mass, the Sacraments, and the perennial Catholic Faith amid what it sees as a profound crisis in the Church.Following Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández’s May 13 declaration that the upcoming episcopal...

SSPX Superior publishes "Declaration of Catholic Faith", addressed to Pope Leo XIVDeclaration of Catholic Faith addressed to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV by Fr. Davide Pagliarani Superior General of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius XMay 14, 2026Most Holy Father,For more than fifty years, the Society of Saint Pius X has endeavoured to set before the Holy See a matter of conscience in the face of the errors that are destroying Catholic faith and morals. Regrettably, all the discussions entered into have remained without result, and none of the concerns expressed have received any truly satisfactory response. For more than...