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[Catholic Caucus] Francis Repeats: "God Wants Diversity of Religions - Are Gift of God"Francis doubled down on his apostasy statement in Singapore in a video message to participants in the 'Med24 Meeting' on September 17.He said today that God loves everyone, adding the lie that God "makes no differences among us" as if sinners and saints are the same.Francis: "Contemplate the difference of your traditions as a richness, a richness that God wants to be. Unity is not uniformity, and the diversity of your cultural and religious identities is a gift from God".

Pope Challenges Jesus To Debate On Whether All Religions Lead To GodROME — Sources close to Pope Francis confirmed that the 87-year-old Bishop of Rome has just challenged Jesus Christ to a debate on how people can get to heaven.According to Francis, the debate has been in the works for quite a while, though he's hoping that Jesus will finally take him up on the offer now."I really need set the Lord straight," said the successor of the Apostle Peter. "We've just kept missing each other. One of those 'prayer tag' things, you know? Anyway, I heard Jesus said something...

Pope Francis Weighs In on Trump-Harris Race with Damning Words That May Give Voters a Lot to Think AboutPope Francis, center, didn't support either former President Donald Trump, left, or Vice President Kamala Harris, but he threw out a challenge for votersIn more than a decade since taking over as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has left little doubt about his preferences in American politicsEven in the face of the Democratic Party’s unflinching dogma promoting abortion — a procedure Catholic theology considers equivalent to murder — he has made his distaste for conservatives clear.But in cautiously weighing in...

Francis in Asia: "All Religions Lead to God." - Pius XI: That is a "false opinion" Francis speaking in Singapore earlier today:Every religion is a way to arrive at God. There are different languages to arrive at God but God is God for all. But my God is more important than your God, is that true?There is only one God and each of us has a language to arrive at God. Sikh, Muslim, Hindu, Christian, they are different paths.*** On the other hand, Pius XI in Mortalium animos (1928): Never perhaps in the past have we seen, as we see...

[Catholic Caucus] St. Louis parishioners appeal Latin Mass cancellation, parish closure to Vatican’s highest courtA co-founder of Save Rome of the West argues that both Traditionis Custodes and its application in fact contradict the spirit of canon law by disregarding the salvation of souls.Parishioners in the Archdiocese of St. Louis appealed to the Vatican’s highest court of canon law to stop the archbishop’s closure of a parish church with a thriving Latin Mass community.St. Barnabas in O’Fallon, Missouri, on the outskirts of metropolitan St. Louis, was a flourishing parish that exclusively offered the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) when it was...

BREAKING: Pope Francis: ‘Every religion is a way to arrive at God’Pope Francis told young people in Singapore that being ‘Sikh, Muslim, Hindu, Christian’ are just ‘different paths,’ as ‘every religion is a way’ to God.Pope Francis today told young people of different faiths that “every religion is a way to arrive at God.”Addressing an inter-religious meeting of young people in Singapore just before departing for his return flight to Rome, Pope Francis turned to one of the central themes of his pontificate – inter-religious dialogue.“One of the things that struck me about all of you here is your ability...

Francis Prays to Some Kind of Allah, Omits Trinity and Sign of the CrossFrancis arrived in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on September 3 to begin his 11-day swing through Asia and Oceania.Looking fit and energetic after the 13-hour flight, he joked and laughed.The trip is expected to be the longest and most challenging international trip of his pontificate, his 45th.On Wednesday, Francis received an enthusiastic welcome at Jakarta's cathedral and spoke to bishops, priests and religious.He then met with the Scholas Occurrentes movement and planted a tree. In his final "blessing", he pointed out that the students present represent...

[Catholic Caucus] The Vatican got almost everything wrong in its weak response to the Olympic blasphemyThe ceremony was not merely an offense against Christians; it was an offense against God. What the Vatican handled as a breach of good manners was in fact a deliberate blasphemy, a violation of God’s first commandment.(Catholic Culture) — What’s wrong with the Vatican statement on the Olympic blasphemy? Nearly everything.Start with the timing. More than a week passed between the opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics and the release of the tepid Vatican response. During that week thousands of people had expressed their shock...

[Catholic Caucus] Sodomorum SupplicansTHE EDITORThe pontifical puppeteer has thrown caution to the wind by installing a diabolic puppet to turbo-charge his hellish demolition of the Church. ... Tucho, at Jorge's behest, will abandon the orthodox rigour, wisdom and prudence of Tradition to entrench Modernist ideology by still further injection of heterodoxy and heresy into the Catholic bloodstream. ... Clearly, the moral and doctrinal sellout will only deepen and worsen from hereon. - "El Tucho: Puppet from Hell," CO, Aug-Sept 2023In light of Rome's latest effort to debase and refashion the Faith by stealth — i.e., "to initiate processes rather than...

[Catholic Caucus] Sexual Morality, Pope Francis, and Ascetic ChristianityTo the chagrin of many Catholics, Pope Francis’s pontificate has tended to deemphasize the gravity of sexual sins. The Pope has stated on more than one occasion that sexual sins or “sins of the flesh” are far less serious than other sins, especially “sins of the spirit.” His remarks are problematic because virtues like chastity and temperance matter a great deal in Catholic teaching and theology. As the sexual revolution advances, will it now face little protest or resistance from its major adversary, the Catholic Church?The Eclipse of Traditional Sexual MoralityIn a...

[Catholic Caucus] Jorge Luis Borges: Something Alarms Me about Father BergoglioThe text, taken from Jorge Luis Borges' conversation with Roberto Alifano in 1979, was published by La Cigüeña De La Torre on InfoVaticana.com (19 July). Borges (1899-1986) was an Argentine writer known for his short stories, essays and poems. His literary style and philosophical depth have had an influence on both Spanish and international literature."How strange and confusing the people of God can sometimes be, Alifano. Well, I'll tell you. There are two priests who visit me quite often, and they have nothing to do with each other.You know them...

[Catholic Caucus] For Those With Eyes to See, Satan’s Synodal Church is the Most Important Sign in the World Today“He will set up a counterchurch which will be the ape of the Church, because he, the Devil, is the ape of God. It will have all the notes and characteristics of the Church, but in reverse and emptied of its divine content.” (Archbishop Fulton Sheen, Communism and the Conscience of the West)Five years before the publication of Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s Communism and the Conscience of the West, Pope Pius XII wrote his 1943 encyclical on the Mystical Body of Christ,...

[Catholic Caucus] The Enemy of the Holy Mass: Vittorio ViolaThe greatest enemy of the Roman Rite, along with Cardinal Parolin, is Monsignor Vittorio Viola, Secretary of the Dicastery for the Liturgy, nicknamed 'Monsignor Nada, Nada, Nada', writes PaixLiturgique.fr (11 July).- Viola is a Franciscan and wears the episcopal ring of Monsignor Annibale Bugnini, the inventor of the Novus Ordo.- Viola was the main architect of 'Desiderio desideravi', the strict interpreter of the 'Traditionis custodes', and the supporter of all the prohibitions, most recently the celebration of Holy Mass at the end of the Covadonga pilgrimage.- This earned him the nickname...

[Catholic Caucus] Diocesan Latin Masses suppressed in Richmond as Vatican’s two-year indult expiresTraditional Latin Masses in three diocesan churches have come to a halt as Traditionis Custodes comes into full force in the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia.All diocesan Traditional Latin Masses have been suppressed in the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia due to the Vatican’s restrictions per Traditionis Custodes after the expiration of a two-year indult from Rome.The Latin Mass Directory website announced that as of July 5, the diocese implemented Pope Francis’ motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, according to which bishops are not to allow Traditional Latin Masses (TLM) in “parochial...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope hopes for ‘faithful’ and ‘creative’ interpretation of Lord’s intentions for women and ministryJuly 12, 2024» Continue to this story on L'Osservatore Romano (Italian) CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis has written the preface to Donne e ministeri nella Chiesa sinodale [Women and Ministries in the Synodal Church], an anthology written by Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg, Cardinal Seán O’Malley of Boston, and the three women who addressed the Pope’s advisory Council of Cardinals on the topic in February. “Christian thought, in its theological, juridical, magisterial and cultural dimension, in its legitimate effort to transcend the contingency of the...

[Catholic Caucus] Archbishop Cordileone defends Latin Mass in new article: ‘Beauty evangelizes’The San Francisco archbishop offered his support to Catholics who love the Traditional Latin Mass and emphasized that the sacred form has many advocates.Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone defended the use of the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) amid rumors that the Vatican plans to impose further restrictions on it.In an essay published in the National Catholic Register, the archbishop of San Francisco explained why the Church needs the TLM and that restricting it would be a mistake, stressing that the beauty of the traditional Latin Rite is an essential tool of...

The New Instrumentum Laboris Shows Why Catholics Aren’t Welcome in the Synodal Church “Ecumenical dialogue is fundamental to fostering an understanding of synodality and the unity of the Church. Above all, it drives us to imagine authentically ecumenical synodal practices, including forms of consultation and discernment on shared and urgent concerns.” (Synod on Synodality, Instrumentum Laboris for the Second Session (October 2024)) Although we have already seen more than enough to unequivocally condemn Francis’s Synod on Synodality as a blasphemous assault on the Catholic Church, it is worth considering how the newly released Instrumentum Laboris refines the Synodal Church’s anti-Catholic...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican confirms third study group is looking at issue of ‘female diaconate’Cardinal Mario Grech, a supporter of ‘ordaining’ women to the diaconate, said Pope Francis has tasked the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith of looking into the theme of ‘female deacons.’VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — It was revealed today that a papally-appointed study group examining the issue of the “female diaconate” is comprised of members of the Congregation (now Dicastery) for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF).Fielding questions after a Synod on Synodality press conference, Cardinal Mario Grech noted that Pope Francis has tasked the CDF to...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope’s Restrictions Spark Resurgence of Interest in Traditional Mass Among YouthTwo French Catholic writers analyze how Traditionis Custodes is fueling a Traditional Mass movement among young CatholicsThe authors of two articles published in the progressive French Catholic daily La Croix have drawn attention to how Pope Francis’ restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass have fueled a growth in support for the ancient liturgy among young Catholics, producing the opposite effect to what was intended and posing a dilemma for bishops and for Rome. In a June 4 article headlined “Young Trads: ‘Bishops Must Seek a New Balance,’” French...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland: The Vatican is more interested in silencing Viganò than addressing his allegationsWhile Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò is excommunicated, the same Vatican tolerates and even supports figures like Theodore McCarrick and others who abuse and challenge Church teaching.Editor’s note: The following text has been taken in full from Bishop Joseph Strickland’s X account (formerly Twitter). The original posts can be found HERE and HERE.(LifeSiteNews) — We find ourselves at a strange moment in Church history when Archbishop Viganò is excommunicated swiftly while Theodore McCarrick remains unexcommunicated after years of his crimes against the Church have come to...