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Cardinal Vesco says Catholic Church is ‘not there to convert’ in interview on evangelisation Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco has said the Church is “not there to convert”, arguing that proselytism is “poison” and that Christians should approach other religions through fraternity rather than seeking conversionsCardinal Jean-Paul Vesco has said that the Catholic Church is “not a proselytising Church, not a Church that is there to convert”, arguing that its role is to form part of Algerian society rather than seek religious conversions.In an interview with Belgian Catholic media outlet CathoBel on 23 October, the Archbishop of Algiers said: “We are the...

Beloved, how absolutely amazing is this! That the very One who is our ETERNAL propitiation has risen from the grave and is now seated at the Right Hand of Almighty God to be our Advocate, Helper, and Comforter! In today's EXPONENTIAL hour, a picture is worth a million words! The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! Maranatha! David My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for...

Tucho’s New Document Identifies the Crisis… and Makes it Much Worse Rome knows the Catholic faith is in crisis. But in "Venite ad Me", Tucho’s new document offers a diagnosis that ignores the Vatican II revolution, and remedies that make matters worse. Robert Morrison examines the contradictions, the surprising passages on traditional liturgical sensibilities, and what the Church’s own perennial teaching says about the way forward.“Today, a specific investigation into the sudden decline of Catholicism in countries where it was deeply rooted is necessary to understand its causes and develop an appropriate pastoral response.” (Paragraph 119 from Venite ad Me)On...

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Beloved, an image in today's world is worth a million words! The two most neglected individuals of the seven-year tribulation period are the Two Witnesses of Revelation! What absolutely blows my mind is how many great end-time pre-trib dispensational teachers leave these two out of the end-times equation and totally minimize them! The two most neglected individuals of the seven-year tribulation period are the Two Witnesses of Revelation! These two will absolutely dominate the first half of the seven-year tribulation from Israel and be a Divine global firewall and hindrance to the Prince of Daniel 9:27 (Rev. 11). Who are...

[Catholic Caucus] Leo XIV-appointed nun again says women ‘may hear the call to priesthood’ ‘Who am I to say whether the door is open or closed (to ‘women priests’)?’ Sister Mary Teresa Barron scandalously told EWTN News.Sister Mary Teresa Barron, NSA, who Pope Leo XIV recently appointed as adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization, has again suggested that women may be called to be “ordained” as priests, contradicting Catholic teaching.The nun, who is currently the superior general of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles, during an October 20 interview with EWTN News, stood by the previous erroneous...

[Catholic Caucus] Tucho’s new document contradicts John Paul II. Today, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, headed by the soft-porn author and Cardinal Víctor “Tucho” Fernández, has published Venite ad Me (“Come to Me”), a document on transmitting the Catholic faith. He disclaims “terminological precision and systematic treatment,” instead adopting a more discursive approach.Tucho creates a contrast between faith and its doctrinal formulations. Paragraph 29 of the document states: “The faith is not transmitted primarily as a body of doctrinal content or religious information, but as a form of ecclesial life into which the believer is gradually...

[Catholic Caucus] The uniqueness of Jesus "cannot be absolutized": a Brazilian joins the Theological Commission Tiago de Fraga Gomes, a 39-year-old priest, has been studying Claude Geffré’s religious pluralism since 2015 and in 2025 defended an “even sacramental” integration of irregular situations.Pope Leo XIV on Monday, October 19, appointed Brazilian priest Tiago de Fraga Gomes, 39, a member of the International Theological Commission. He is a presbyter of the Diocese of Osório in the state of Rio Grande do Sul and an associate professor at the School of Humanities of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)...

[Catholic Caucus] Synodal church reverses Our Lord’s mandate to proclaim the Gospel Cardinal Ferrão’s words about the family stem from the Synodal mentality which is essentially rooted in the heresy of Universalism.I have recently read the statement by Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão regarding the family at the Amoris Laetitia Summit in Rome. I was disturbed but not as utterly shocked as I should have been.I would have been more shocked had the statement not been a part of a whole host of alarming comments and actions from some of the hierarchy of the Church rooted in the so-called Synodal Way.Ponder...

Beloved, just a brief outline of the foundational truths of time and ETERNITY! They say an image is worth a thousand words, but this image above is worth an ETERNITY of words! Dear friends, be sure that you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ in these Last Days; and if you do, be sure to know and possess the fundamental truths of the Bible and lay hold of the ETERNAL Life Almighty God the Father has given to you in Jesus Christ! The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! Maranatha! David ETERNAL Death vs. ETERNAL LIFE From Condemnation to...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Bernardin’s ‘seamless garment’ theology lives on under Pope Leo Pope Leo’s Vatican praised Cdl. Bernardin as a model for the Church despite his ‘seamless garment’ theology undermining Catholic teaching on bioethical matters.The Vatican’s media arm has published a tribute to Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, whose controversial “seamless garment” theology – which blurs important distinctions in Catholic moral teaching – has influenced Pope Leo XIV’s approach to bioethics.On October 17, Vatican News published the complete text of a lecture delivered by Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich, exalting his predecessor, Bernardin, on the 30th anniversary of his death as “An example...

[Catholic Caucus] The Quiet Revolution Undermining Catholic Tradition | A Bishop Speaks The Church's most dangerous revolution is the one that never admits it is happening. Bishop Rob Mutsaerts exposes how pastoral ambiguity, progressive reforms, and local experiments erode Catholic teaching while claiming to leave doctrine untouched.The Deceptive Tactics of the Quiet RevolutionOver the course of two thousand years, the Catholic Church has endured just about everything that can happen to an institution: bad popes, corrupt bishops, heresies, schisms, revolutions, persecutions, decadent monasteries, dissolute clergy, and theologians so determined to be original that, in the end, they were the only...

Is the Synod Redefining Papal Infallibility?A proposed revision to Canon 749 raises a fundamental question: who determines the truth of Catholic doctrine? Gaetano Masciullo examines the Synod’s vision of infallibility, the expansion of lay authority, and what these changes could mean for the Church’s teaching office and Sacred Tradition.Today in the Vatican it is possible to identify a plurality of centers of power, operating within a complex dialectic between strategic convergence and internal tensions. Bergoglio acted as several sovereigns and emperors of the past did, that is, he concentrated power in his own hands during his lifetime, even going beyond...

It is only in Jesus Messiah (the Savior of the world) that is found the PERFECT RIGHTEOUSNESSthat we so desperately need to enter into Almighty God’s HOLY and PERFECT Heaven (John 3:16-17, Rom. 10:2-4, 2 Cor. 5:21, 1 John 2:2, 4:10). Almighty God has provided a PERFECT solution to make atonement for the sins of the world and all who put their trust in Him will be saved from the wrath which is to come on ALL ungodliness (progressive- conservatism) (Matt. 1:20-21, Luke 1:30-35, John 1:14, Heb. 10:5, 1 Peter 1:19). We who know Him will be caught up in...

Pope Leo Praises Lutherans: Has Rome Abandoned Trent? Pope Leo XIV has praised the landmark Catholic-Lutheran agreement on justification. While the document's claims about faith, grace, and the Council of Trent raise serious questions about Rome's ecumenical project, the contrast with its treatment of the SSPX is impossible to ignore.In his October 1, 2026 address to the Delegation of the World Lutheran Federation, Leo XIV praised a 1999 joint declaration of the Lutheran World Foundation and the Catholic Church regarding justification:“I am pleased that the Lutheran-Catholic relations have matured both spiritually and theologically over the decades. The international dialogue, now...

[Catholic Caucus] EXCLUSIVE: Bishop Schneider says Amoris Laetitia is ‘against divine law’, must be ‘explicitly correctedAs the Pope gathers prelates to the Vatican to discuss Amoris Laetitia, Bishop Athanasius Schneider has expressed his concerns that the text is a practical “denial of the divine truth of the indissolubility of marriage” and an attack on the “ineffable sanctity of the Holy Eucharist”. The prominent prelate, auxiliary of Astana in Kazakhstan, gave a wide-ranging interview to the Catholic Herald recently, discussing issues such as the Society of Saint Pius X, the traditional Mass, Amoris Laetitia (AL), the recent document commemorating Nostra Aetate...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal notes “changing understandings of gender,” says Church must discern how to change. At Leo XIV's meeting marking ten years of Amoris Laetitia on October 8, Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão delivered a speech on the challenges facing families in Asia. He is the President of the Conference of Bishops of India.Discussing changes in the “identity, nature and composition of the family,” the cardinal observed that “new forms of partnership and cohabitation are emerging, amid changing understandings of gender and relationships in urban settings.”Reflecting on what the Church has learned from its pastoral work, Ferrão declared: “Pastoral work is...

[Catholic Caucus] At Leo’s Amoris Laetitia Jubilee, Christ Is Described as “Flirting” With the Woman at the Well — Meanwhile, Leo Cements Sacrilegious Communion as Catholic There are many ways to open a Vatican gathering on marriage.One could begin with Cana.One could begin with Christ’s words on the indissolubility of marriage: “What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.”One could read St. Paul on the union of husband and wife as an image of Christ and His Church. One could remind bishops that Our Lord restored marriage to its original dignity after fallen man had distorted it.Or,...

[Catholic Caucus] The Deceptive Tactics of the Silent Revolution Engulfing the Church - by Bishop Robert Mutsaerts The Deceptive Tactics of the Silent RevolutionBy Bishop Robert MutsaertsAux. Bishop of the Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsThe Catholic Church has experienced, over two thousand years, virtually everything that can befall an institution: bad popes, corrupt bishops, heresies, schisms, revolutions, persecutions, decadent monasteries, dissolute clergy, and theologians so determined to be original that ultimately only they themselves understood what they meant.And yet the Church endures. Not because Catholics have always been wise — that would be a rather audacious historical hypothesis. The Church survived...

The Catholic Response to a (Synodal) Church in Crisis | Bishop Mutsaerts CIC 2026 In an address that received the longest standing ovation in Catholic Identity Conference history, Bishop Rob Mutsaerts of the Netherlands challenges the modern obsession with constant reform, asks whether the Synodal project has actually produced the fruits it promised, warns against confusing mercy with affirmation, defends the sacred character of the liturgy, and explains why young Catholics are often searching for precisely what the Church has been tempted to abandon: truth, sacrifice, reverence, doctrine, confession, beauty, and a supernatural faith. Below are both the transcript and...