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[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Presides “Drag Queen” Eucharist (Video)Likely to play up to the oligarchs, São Salvador da Bahia Cardinal Sérgio da Rocha, Brazil, presided a May 21 Eucharist for alleged murdered victims of “LGBTphobia.”The performance included a "Drag Queen" chanting the Ave Maria. In his homily, Rocha lamented “many violent deaths” among homosexuals. He left distributing Communion to his co-presiders, likely in order to avoid embarrassing pictures.According to CruxNow.com (June 11), Rocha responded “promptly” to the request of two local homosex propaganda organisations - so quickly that even the propagandists were surprise. One organiser, Cris Serra, said that he/she didn’t...

Read: Letter from Pope Francis rejecting Cardinal Marx's resignationDear brother,First of all thank you for your courage. It is a Christian courage that does not fear the cross, it does not fear annihilating itself before the tremendous reality of sin. This is what the Lord did (Phil 2. 5-8). It is a grace that the Lord has given you and I see that you want to assume and guard it so that it bears fruit. Thanks.You tell me that you are going through a moment of crisis, and not only you but also the Church in Germany is experiencing it....

The San Francisco Giants will debut special uniforms to honor the LGBTQ+ community this week, the team announced on Tuesday, the first day of Pride Month. The move will make the Giants the first team in Major League Baseball to incorporate the 11 Pride colors into an on-field uniform. “We are extremely proud to stand with the LGBTQ+ community as we kick off one of the best annual celebrations in San Francisco by paying honor to the countless achievements and contributions of all those who identify as LGBTQ+ and are allies of the LGBTQ+ community,” Giants president and CEO Larry...

More than 75 Asian and LGBTQ organizations issued a statement Wednesday rejecting the anti-Asian hate crime bill that recently soared through the Senate. Why it matters: The groups say the bill will bolster law enforcement and further harm marginalized people. Their opposition reflects a fracture among Asian Americans as the community looks to address a yearlong spike in anti-Asian hate...In Wednesday's statement, published on writer Jenn Fang's blog, "Reappropriate," activists called the bill a contradiction of "Asian solidarity with Black, Brown, undocumented, trans, low-income, sex worker, and other marginalized communities whose liberation is bound together." The bill does not create...

Male nuns? Blame Pope Francis and our effeminate prelatureLet’s drop the pretense of faithfulness to Church teaching once and for all: Catholic prelates have a soft spot in their hearts for feminine men, masculine women, and sodomy.Thanks to Pope Francis and our bishops, this guy thinks he can be a Catholic nunApril 13, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — “A 46-year-old Catholic man in Belgium who identifies as female is pushing to gain entrance to a convent as a nun where he hopes to live the remainder of his life as a religious sister,” reported my colleague, Pete Baklinski, last week.“Eefje” Spreuters told...

Two US bishops back pro-LGBT campaign calling for acceptance of men who claim to be femaleBishops Wester and Stowe joined the Human Rights Campaign in calling for 'transgender individuals' to be 'treated with dignity and respect'April 9, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — A U.S. Catholic archbishop along with a bishop and several priests joined up with the pro-LGBT Human Rights Campaign in releasing an April 1 letter affirming “transgender individuals” — men who claim they are women and women who claim they are men — while calling for an end to the “epidemic of violence” that they say such individuals face.“We, Bishops,...

[Excerpts] 4. ..some [recruits] arrive with mindsets and biases that are wholly inconsistent with our way of thinking. We must speak plainly and forcefully with our recruits and candidates from day one, and tell them that..sexists, bigots, homophobes...are not welcome. It is impossible to be both a good Marine, and be any one of those things at the same time... 5. Introducing an individual to our core values and explaining how they work in practice during entry level training is important. In fact, it is critical if we are to establish uniform expectations for every Marine. However, it is also...

Explainer: Cardinal Tobin will now help Pope Francis pick bishops. What does that mean for the U.S. Church?Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, N.J., to the Vatican’s influential Congregation for Bishops on March 4, filling the position left open when Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, the former archbishop of Washington, D.C., retired in November from his Vatican roles.Cardinal Tobin joins Chicago’s Cardinal Blase Cupich as one of two Americans on the congregation. The two will play a key role in choosing bishops for the United States in particular, as congregation members generally have significant sway within the body...

CNA Staff, Feb 23, 2021 / 02:00 pm MT (CNA).- A German Catholic bishop has publicly defended his support for a book of blessings and rites for homosexual unions. Bishop Peter Kohlgraf of Mainz also suggested that Catholics with homosexual inclinations cannot all be expected to live chastely and the Church should adopt a pastoral approach that acknowledges this. “Quite a few people who have homosexual attractions belong to the Church and are truly pious in the best sense of the word,” Bishop Peter Kohlgraf of Mainz wrote in a column for his diocesan newspaper that was also published on...

Pro-LGBT Fr. Martin, Fr. Massingale involved in pro-homosexual ‘Wonderfully Made’ filmNEW YORK, January 28, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – A new film to be released in early 2021 that directly challenges the Church’s teaching on homosexuality received the full endorsement of Father James Martin, SJ, author of pro-homosexual book “Building a Bridge,” and Father Bryan Massingale, an openly homosexual priest.The film, “Wonderfully Made,” was created by Jewish filmmaker Yuval David, a homosexual “married” to a Catholic man, Mark McDermott.The purpose of the movie is apparently to fill a “significant gap” in Christian iconography, namely “an LGBTQ+ depiction of Jesus,” David told amNew...

Catholic bishops sign statement to LGBT youth: ‘God created you, God loves you.’A group of U.S. Catholic bishops, including a cardinal and an archbishop, have signed a statement of support for L.G.B.T. youth, telling them, “God created you, God loves you and God is on your side.”“As we see in the Gospels, Jesus Christ taught love, mercy and welcome for all people, especially for those who felt persecuted or marginalized in any way; and the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that LGBT people are to be treated with ‘respect, compassion and sensitivity,’” reads the statement, released by the Tyler...

Spanish Archdiocese Celebrates ‘Sexual Diversity’Universal Church disagreesMADRID (ChurchMilitant.com) - The Office of Social-Pastoral Work of the archdiocese of Madrid parroted on its website the LGBTQ slogan of "living unity in diversity," a mantra propagated by the Jesuit-administered Community of Christian Life (CVC).Almudena Cathedral, archdiocese of Madrid The websites of the archdiocese and the CVC notably bear the rainbow colors of the LGTBQ flag. CVC claims to be inspired by Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia. Quoting the controversial document, the website states, "The Church makes her own the attitude of the Lord Jesus, who offers His boundless love to each...

Catholic First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, has come out in support of the GOP LGBT group, Log Cabin Republicans. In a video which has been seen over 250,000 times in less than 24 hours, Mrs. Trump explained that her husband, the president of the United States who is now vigorously campaigning for reelection, is “the ultimate outsider, and that earned him many enemies in the political establishment.” “I was shocked to discover that some of these powerful people have tried to paint my husband as anti-gay, or against equality. Nothing could be further from the truth,” asserted...

Hunter Biden is facing accusations that his laptop includes numerous suggestive images of underage girls, Rudy Giuliani announced on Newsmax TV Tuesday night. Rudy Giuliani also broke the news that a text message between Hunter and Joe indicates potentially nefarious activity, including Facetiming naked, between Hunter and an unnamed 14-year-old girl. Giuliani said he had turned over evidence to Delaware State Police for possible investigation. Giuliani has not revealed any of the images, even in a censored form, and Revolver has not been able to confirm their existence. A source close to the matter, though, who claims to have seen...

In Italy, new book suggests changes to Catholic doctrine on homosexuality Denver Newsroom, Jun 12, 2020 / 08:00 am MT (CNA).- A book published by an employee of the Italian bishops’ conference, which claims to be inspired by Pope Francis' Amoris laetitia, suggests an approach to pastoral care that calls for changes to the church’s doctrine on homosexuality.The book "Chiesa e Omosessualitá, Un’inchiesta alla luce del magistero di papa Francesco," (Church and Homosexuality, an investigation under the light of Pope Francis' Magisterium") was released in Italy, shortly after the publication in Austria of a book considering how homosexual couples might...

Vatican archbishop retweets image of naked adults surrounded by naked children The image from a film about marriage shows a naked man and woman lying on the ground surrounded by naked children ITALY, July 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A prominent Vatican archbishop, infamous for commissioning a homoerotic mural to be painted in his Cathedral, retweeted today an image of a naked man and woman lying on the ground surrounded by naked children. Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, chancellor of the new John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences in Rome and the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, retweeted a post...

[Barf Alert] Moral March on Washington Fr. James Martin endorses pro-gay march "This movement is not about saving the Democratic Party or criticizing the Republican Party; this movement is about saving the soul of this nation." Endorsed by pro-gay Jesuit, James Martin, "the Mass Poor People's Assembly and Moral March on Washington" took place on Saturday — digitally.  Father James Martin remarked of the event, "Now, why would a Catholic go to something like that and participate digitally? Well, first of all, as Christians, we know that Jesus stood with the poor. In His ministry, He was consistently taking the side of...

American hurdler and bobsledder Lolo Jones talks wanting to lose her virginity at 36 years old and being open to a showmance in the “Celebrity Big Brother” house. “Celebrity Big Brother” season 2 premieres on Monday, Jan. 21, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Global.

LANSING, MI - Michigan State Police Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue shared a message on social media criticizing the NFL players' protests, calling them "degenerates" and "millionaire ingrates who hate America and disrespect our armed forces and veterans," according to The Associated Press. Etue, who heads the statewide police department, shared the meme entitled "Dear NFL" on her Facebook page Sunday. It was a post widely shared on social media by those critical of hundreds of NFL players this past weekend who locked arms and/or kneeled during the pre-game playing of the national anthem. Some forms of the meme are calling...

NEW YORK — During a Breitbart News exclusive video interview, Paula Jones, the former Arkansas state employee who notoriously sued President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment, recounted what she said Clinton did to her inside a hotel room on May 8, 1991.