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[Catholic Caucus] Lawyer for Catholic archbishop accused of blasphemy denies priesthood of ChristMODENA, Italy (LifeSiteNews) – A lawyer for the Archbishop of Modena, the prelate currently under investigation for his part in a blasphemous art exhibit, has denied in court that Jesus Christ was a minister of the Catholic Church and concluded that He could not be an injured party.The second hearing before Modena’s Preliminary Investigations judge, Andrea Scarpa, regarding the charge of vilification for the blasphemous “Gratia Plena” art exhibition in Carpi, took place on March 3. Among the accused are the Archbishop Erio Castellucci and the artist Andrea...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope to Rome's faithful: Synodality expresses the nature of the ChurchIn a discourse to the faithful of the Diocese of Rome, Pope Francis describes the Synodal process due to begin in October and the importance of the diocese as the Church works together to feel part of “one great people”. By Francesca MerloAddressing the faithful of the Diocese of Rome, Pope Francis described the upcoming Synod — with the theme "For a synodal Church: communion, participation, mission" — as a journey in which the whole Church is engaged.He noted that the Synod will take place between October 2021...

Hindu Chant Profanes Blessed Sacrament Pope's pan-religious day of prayer slides into syncretism BRENTWOOD, England (ChurchMilitant.com) - A priest who displayed Hindu, Buddhist and African idols in front of the altar in his church has provoked further outrage by chanting a Hindu mantra during an "interfaith" service of eucharistic adoration.  Father Britto Belevendran, pastor of the Church of the English Martyrs, Hornchurch, in London, intoned the Pavamana Abhyaroha (all-purifying holy chant) from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad together with the praṇava sacred syllable OM, during a pan-religious service concluding with the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.  Buddhist, Hindu and African idols placed at English Martyrs Belevendran's service,...

I now have quite a few emails in my box about the fashion “gala”… “gay-la”?… in NYC inspired by ecclesiastical dress of all kind, aided and abetted by “the Vatican”.It was a night that would have made any Jesuit swell with pride.Here is something of the inside story of how the Met’s Costume Institute convinced the authorities in Rome to cooperate.  HEREI’ve now seen photos from the gay-la.   HERE  I warn you.  It’s the perfect storm of ugly, stupid, vulgar, creepy, sacrilegious and also blasphemous.  It is perverse.  I suspect you can find better taste at ComicCon.

Italian bishops’ newspaper — Avvenire, publishes another blasphemous cartoon Sergio Staino drawing a cartoon. The Avvenire, a Roman Catholic newspaper published in Milan, Italy, has an ongoing cartoon, la domenica di Staino, which depicts the life of Our Lord Jesus the Christ.  La domenica di Staino translates into English as the Sunday of Staino.  The Staino in question is one Sergio Staino the cartoonist and writer responsible for the comic strip.  Often times the strip is sacrilegious and blasphemous but this particular cartoon of was so terrible we at Call Me Jorge... had to comment on it.  Not surprisingly, Mr....