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[Catholic Caucus] Why is the Traditional Latin Mass So Hated? - Op-Edby Father Enda*Vision of TuyAmongst all women one alone was chosen to be His Mother, who is The Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mediatrix of All Graces. No other. Chosen from amongst all other holy Virgins.Amongst all instruments one alone was chosen to be His Katechon, ("what witholdeth" (2 Thess. 2:6-7 -singular), which is the Latin Rite Mass of the Ages. No other. Chosen from amongst all other holy rites. The Vision of Tuy is the vision of the Katechon. The Mediatrix of All Graces stands beneath Her Son over...

Rome Takes Historic Step Towards ‘Full Communion’ with Conservative AnglicansThe Vatican is taking historic strides towards achieving “full communion” with Anglicans who do not ordain female priests. It is doing so by recognizing Anglican holy orders and churches, but not requiring them to merge with or convert to Roman Catholicism.“We are scheduled to begin our talks at the Vatican this coming September 26-27,” Bishop Ray Sutton, presiding bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church in the U.S., announced in an Ecumenical Relations Task Force Report of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) College of Bishops.The ACNA bishops, who oversee 128,000...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland: Banning the Latin Mass would be an ‘unjust law’ many faithful couldn’t obeyOn this week’s two-part episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, Bishop Joseph Strickland discusses the narrow path to salvation, awareness of false prophets, and the rumored ban on the Traditional Latin Mass.On this week’s two-part episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, Bishop Joseph Strickland discusses the narrow path to salvation, awareness of false prophets, and the rumored ban on the Traditional Latin Mass.Strickland begins the first part of the episode by offering commentary on Matthew 7:6-14, in which Our Lord tells his disciples to...

The Pope is NOT an Absolute Monarch! Catholics Must Understand the Limits of Episcopal Authority!People tend to think of the pope as the head of a large company with the ultimate power to make all the decisions and impose them on his underlings beginning with the heads of the various departments. They can express their opinions to him, but he is the ultimate authority and if they disagree they can obey anyway or "off with their heads!"That is not a proper image for the Catholic Church.The pope is not a dictator with the ultimate power to throw out bishops on...

[Catholic Caucus] Rupnik artwork must come down, says top US cardinal as he breaks ranks with RomeAmerican Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston issued a statement saying he has asked the heads of all offices in the Roman Curia to take down the artwork of a famed priest and artist accused of abusing dozens of adult women.The statement came from the Pontifical Commission for Protecting Minors (PCPM), for which O’Malley serves as President, and said in that capacity, the cardinal has written to the heads of all Vatican departments asking that “pastoral prudence would prevent displaying artwork in a way that...

[Catholic Caucus] Priest: Pope Francis causing ‘many schisms’ and ‘deeper wounds’ in the Church than any other PopeIn the past, the Popes stood for purity of Church doctrine, while the schismatics rejected this doctrine. Today, however, Pope Francis rejects traditional Catholic teachings and seems to condone schisms or even provoke them.Anyone who has been following Church news recently will increasingly come across the term “schism,” which is causing an unusually strong stir.In Spain, a convent of Poor Clares has broken away from the Church and considers all Popes after Pius XII (1939-1958) to be illegitimate. In their view, the Apostolic...

Archbishop Viganò: I accuse Bergoglio of heresy and schismEditor’s note: The following essay is the full English translation of a statement from Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò in response to the charge of schism from the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, published in Italian on June 28, 2024.‘But even if we or an angel from heavenShould preach to you a gospel other than the one that we preached to you,let that one be accursed.As we have said before, and now I say again,if anyone preaches to you a gospel other than the one that you received,let him be...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Burke criticizes ‘terrible situation’ of German Church, says ‘synodality’ is linked to ideologyCardinal Burke lamented the German Church’s ‘so-called Synodal Way’ and pointed out that ‘no one can define’ the novel idea of ‘synodality’ in a new interview.Cardinal Raymond Burke criticized the German Synodal Way and the concept of “synodality,” which he said is a “placeholder” for “all kinds of ideologies” during an interview with Pints with Aquinas host Matt Fradd.“Today we have this terrible situation in Germany with this so-called Synodal Way and in general this whole notion of ‘synodality,’” Cardinal Burke said. “I’ve spoken about...

New Vatican document reveals Francis’ plan for a grotesque parody of the papacyA new Vatican document reveals the roadmap by which Francis intends to establish a new 'synodal papacy,' intended to replace the papacy permanently established by Christ.A new Vatican document reveals the roadmap by which Francis intends to establish a new “synodal papacy,” which will preside over a new “synodal church.”This new “synodal papacy,” which is intended to replace the papacy permanently established by Christ, would lead a global ecumenical church without doctrine or discipline. The new “working document,” called “The Bishop of Rome,” outlines a number of objections...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis’ errors are causing ‘many invalid confessions’: Italian priest and theologianVATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis’ errors regarding sacramental absolution and contrition are causing “many invalid Confessions,” an Italian priest and theologian is warning.Don Tullio Rotondo, author of the book Betrayal of sound doctrine through “Amoris Laetitia,” is raising the alarm that any attempt by a priest to grant absolution in Confession without the penitent expressing sorrow for all mortal sins committed – which must all be confessed – or without the penitent’s firm intention to avoid sin in the future, are not valid confessions. Don Rotondo...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican Document Further Restricting TLM said to Exist, Backed by Cardinal Parolin A Remnant Exclusive VATICAN CITY, June 25, 2024 — Having made several inquiries regarding recent reports, I have been informed by reliable sources that a new Vatican document more restrictive than Traditionis Custodes does indeed exist, is backed by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and has been presented to Pope Francis. Well-informed sources have confirmed that the new document, if published, would prohibit all priests other than those belonging to approved ex-Ecclesia Dei institutes from offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the...

[Catholic Caucus] A University Student Reflects on His Discovery of and Love for the TLMSubmitted to Rorate by a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville who has just completed his Masters degree.Over the past week there has been abundant speculation and commentary on the possibility of yet another Vatican ban on the Traditional Latin Mass, or the Mass of the Ages. This should come as no surprise. The fides qua of these faithful devotees to the TLM are primarily at odds with what has come from the Vatican in recent years.[1] Rumors of another act against the TLM, while not...

[Catholic Caucus] Francis: Better No Priest than a Priest of the Roman RiteFrancis, the Pope of "mercy", is still blocking priestly ordinations for the Missionnaires de la Miséricorde Divine in the diocese of Fréjus-Toulon, France.One Missionaries of Divine Mercy has been awaiting for more than two years to be ordained a deacon and four deacons have been awaiting their priestly ordination for one year.According to Father Jean-Raphaël Dubrule, the superior, this waiting is no longer linked to the situation in the diocese of Fréjus-Toulon, where ordinations have resumed, but to the fact that the community celebrates the Roman rite, as...

[Catholic Caucus] A new offensive in the war on traditional liturgyRome’s rumor mills are buzzing. According to multiple sources, a new Vatican document is being prepared, which would impose still tighter restrictions on the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM). If approved in its current form, our informants tell us, the document would bar diocesan priests from celebrating the TLM; only the communities specially formed around the old liturgy (the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, the Institute of Christ the King, etc.) would be allowed to use the ancient rite. Whether these reports are entirely accurate, and whether the...

[Catholic Caucus] The Faithful React to Dark Rumors about the TLMFred Simon was born before Vatican II. He still remembers the ornate gothic paintings in the German parish where he attended Mass with his father and grandfather. Then, one day, the entire interior was whitewashed and a new altar was placed in the middle of the sanctuary. It was the beginning of Simon’s exile from the TLM. Years later, after a priest invited him to see a TLM, Simon found his way back to the Mass of the Ages. He was “awed by the reverence and holiness” he witnessed on...

Pope Francis to Lutherans: ‘Jesus Christ is the heart of ecumenism’Pope Francis this morning received a delegation from the Lutheran World Federation at the Vatican and stressed that “Jesus Christ is the heart of ecumenism.”In his talk given during the audience held in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican, the Holy Father called this encounter “an important gesture of ecumenical fraternity.”The pontiff recalled the visit of this delegation to Rome three years ago, an occasion in which they reflected on the upcoming 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea in 2025 as an ecumenical event.In this context, he noted...

[Catholic Caucus] EXCLUSIVE: Archbishop Viganò confirms he will not attend Vatican ‘schism’ trial'I therefore wish to make it clear that I did not go to the Vatican yesterday, and that I have no intention of going to the Holy Office on June 28, and that I have not delivered any statement or document in my defense to the Dicastery, whose authority I do not recognize,' Viganò wrote.The following is a statement sent exclusively to LifeSiteNews by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò on Friday, June 21, 2024.(LifeSiteNews) — The reports spread by certain media outlets, stating that I presented myself yesterday, Thursday,...

Priest: Pope Francis is waging a ‘war against the Church’ at every turnPopes don’t usually wear black pants under their white robes, and they don’t wear black shoes either.They do not live in the Vatican guest house and do not use simple wheelchairs. No matter how frail a pope may be, he always maintains maximum dignity. He owes this less to himself than to his high office; after all, being pope always means fulfilling a role that is greater than yourself; but it also means that you become someone else to some extent. The numerous titles of the popes indicate...

[Catholic Caucus] Sermon for the “Final” Mass in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne – 19th June, 2024 - The Prophetic Words of Cardinal Pell in 1992Feast of Sts. Gervase & ProtaseIf you be reproached for the name of Christ, you shall be blessed: for that which is of the honour, glory, and power of God, and that which is His Spirit, rests upon you.In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.May it please Your Grace. Very Rev’d Monsignor, the Dean, Dear Fathers, dear brethren, Tonight my mind goes back to Saturday, 13th June,...

[Catholic Caucus] Francis Discards the Psalms"Not all the Psalms - and not every Psalm - can be repeated and made their own by Christians, and even less so by modern man," Francis waffled at the Wednesday audience on 19 June.Nobody knows what "Christians" means for Francis and who his "modern man" is. While for Christians the Psalms are part of the Word of God, Francis believes that they "sometimes reflect a historical situation and a religious mentality that is no longer our own". The term "our own" refers to Francis, who in this case uses the pluralis majestatis.Trying to reconcile...