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[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Sarah: Plans to ‘abolish’ Latin Mass would be ‘diabolical’Cardinal Robert Sarah has blasted efforts from the Vatican to ‘abolish’ the Traditional Latin Mass, describing the move as a ‘diabolical project’ that breaks with 1,600 years of tradition.Any attempt to “abolish” the traditional Mass would be a “diabolical project” that “seeks to break with the Church of Christ,” said Cardinal Robert Sarah this week.“In the history of the liturgy there is growth and progress, but not rupture,” noted Sarah at an event Monday.Drawing from Pope Benedict XVI’s now famous remark, Sarah made it his own, stating that “what...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis’ hatred of the Latin Mass evidenced in his new memoirOn this episode of Faith and Reason, the panel discusses Pope Francis’ new memoir, specifically his criticism of priests and faithful devoted to the Traditional Latin Mass and his alleged comparison of Trump to Hitler, and much more.On this episode of Faith and Reason, John-Henry Westen, Father Charles Murr, and Frank Wright discuss Pope Francis’ new memoir, specifically his criticism of priests and faithful devoted to the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) and his alleged comparison of Trump to Hitler, pro-LGBT Cardinal McElroy’s appointment as the new archbishop...

[Catholic Caucus] Victim of Francis: Don Alejandro Gwerder - Dedicated Priest and PastorOn 16 January, the anti-Catholic Jorge Scheinig, Archbishop of Mercedes-Lujan, Argentina, announced in an unsigned document - "even in this they are cowards" (Caminante-Wanderer) - that Francis' Dicastery for the Clergy had dismissed Don Alejandro Gwerder from the clerical state for alleged offences against "obedience and communion".The same dicastery that takes decades to convict sexual abusers, or pardons them once convicted, that remains impassive while priests commit the most flagrant acts against obedience and communion in the Church - by preaching heresies, presiding at blasphemous liturgies and blessing...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis’s Autobiography, or Why the Pope Shouldn’t Be a Psychoanalyst — Article by Dr. Tomasz DekertIn recent reports about Pope Francis's newly released autobiography, two aspects particularly caught my attention. First, the book recounts episodes from Fr. Jorge Bergoglio SJ's life in which he sought help from a psychiatrist. Second, it includes his now-traditional (ironic, isn't it?) critique of what a German website calls the “arch-conservative church representatives who continue to cling to the so-called Tridentine Mass.”I reconstruct the Pope’s discourse based on the English version of the book (Pope Francis, Hope: The Autobiography, trans. R. Dixon,...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis accuses young Catholic priests who like the Latin Mass of ‘mental imbalance’Pope Francis has renewed his oft-repeated criticisms of young Catholics devoted to the Latin Mass, accusing them of practicing 'backwardism' and of 'sectarian worldliness' in his new wide-ranging memoir 'Hope' released Tuesday.Pope Francis has issued fresh criticism of devotees of the traditional Mass, accusing them of practicing “backwardism” and of “sectarian worldliness.”“From a sociological point of view, it is interesting to consider the phenomenon of traditionalism, this ‘backwardism’ that regularly returns each century, this reference to a supposed perfect age that each time is another...

[Catholic Caucus] Traditional Mass and many vocations? For Francis, it means forced resignation!Pope Francis removes TLM-friendly bishop from the diocese of Fréjus-Toulon in France, where the bishop also oversaw a thriving seminary... Is it possible that a return to Tradition is one of the keys to revitalizing the Church in France? The positive answer to this question is certainly unpalatable to those who continue to support the reforms introduced by the Second Vatican Council as a point of no return.The recent removal of Monsignor Dominique Rey from the leadership of the French diocese of Fréjus-Toulon, ordered by Pope Francis, is...

[Catholic Caucus] Francis' Autobiography "Hope" is Hopeless on the Traditional Latin Mass: Same old, same old, same old, same old It is always hilarious to read another tirade of Francis against the Traditional Latin Mass, traditionalists in general, and especially young people who love Tradition -- because, as usual, it is HE who sounds old and out of tune.Like those pre-demential elderly who keep saying the same things ("In my days, things were better," or, "you people are just lazy," or, "nobody understood what the priest said"), his arguments are the same, and he repeats them on his new autobiography...

[Catholic Caucus] Dutch bishop: Young people love traditional liturgy, not Pope Francis’ ‘synodality,’ climate agendaYoung people have ‘voted with their feet’ and left woke parishes in favor of ones ‘where the Holy Mass is still Holy Mass,’ Bishop Robert Mutsaerts said. ‘If the liturgy is an incoherent mess, if forgiveness and sin are forbidden words, then what are you doing there?’Dutch Bishop Robert Mutsaerts has criticized the Catholic hierarchy for focusing on “climate change” and social justice issues instead of the salvation of souls. He said that young people are attracted by traditional liturgy and not by Pope Francis’ “synodality.”In...

[Catholic Caucus] Disloyal, Petty, Vindictive, and Ugly: Francis Forces Bp. Dominique Rey to Resign One Year After Asking Him to Stay -- Persecuted for Being Close to "Trads."Bishop Dominique Rey, of Fréjus-Toulon, France, one of the best and most solid bishops in the world, and a beacon of liberty for the Traditional Mass, resigned his office today. He is 72.Francis had first suspended the ordinations in his diocese. Then, he named a coadjutor for him, but encouraged him to stay until his regular retirement, at 75. In his letter of resignation today, Rey says,“During a private audience on December 23,...

[Catholic Caucus] Argentina: An [Anonymous] Bishop Has the Courage to Tell the TruthJust as Argentina was the world champion of hyperinflation (5000% in 1989), today it suffers from hyperinflation of bishops, especially auxiliary bishops, writes La Cigüeña De La Torre on InfoVaticana.com (27 December)."In La Plata, for example, there are five seminarians and four bishops".La Cigüeña De La Torre quotes an Argentinean bishop "who, of course, requested anonymity so that his head would not roll":"If the Argentine Church today does not have the slightest influence in public life, it is because it has been systematically emptied of faith [and brains]...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland’s successor asked for delay on vote banning Communion for pro-abort politiciansBishop Strickland's successor for the Diocese of Tyler, John Gregory Kelly, has a history of siding with heterodox prelates on major issues such as giving Communion to pro-abortion politicians and mass immigration.Bishop Joseph Strickland’s successor for the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, Bishop John Gregory Kelly, has a history of siding with heterodox prelates on major issues such as giving Communion to pro-abortion politicians and mass immigration.In 2021, Kelly, who was tapped to lead the Diocese of Tyler last week, was among the 68 bishops who wanted...

Pope Francis has appointed a new bishop to a Texas-based diocese who will replace a theologically conservative critic of the pontiff who was removed from office last year. The Catholic Diocese of Tyler announced last Friday that Francis appointed the Most Rev. Gregory Kelly, auxiliary bishop of Dallas, to lead the regional body. Kelly will fill the vacancy left after Francis removed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, the former head of the diocese who had criticized the pontiff for some of his policies on LGBT issues and overall doctrine. “I am grateful to the Holy Father for this surprising pre-Christmas gift,...

[Catholic Caucus] Francis: "Synod Church No More Top Down" - "Female Prefect is Coming"In an interview with the Argentinean television channel 'Canal Orbe 21' on December 20, Francis spoke [not about Christ but] about the war in Ukraine."There is a great hypocrisy. And it worries me a lot, because right now Ukraine is sending 20-year-old boys to the front. The thing is, they don't have that many men, while Russia has plenty. A peace treaty is urgently needed, but when someone talks about peace, they start dancing around secondary issues," he said.When asked about conflict resolution, the troublemaker and tyrant...

Fr. Heimerl: Pope Francis’ restrictions on the Latin Mass are ‘not legitimate’The celebration of the Holy Mass requires a humble entry into the stream of tradition and immersion in the traditional form of the liturgy. That is truly Catholic and legitimate.On the second Sunday in Advent, television stations around the world broadcast two Catholic services: the Holy Mass for the reopening of Notre Dame de Paris and the papal mass at the end of the consistory.What connected the two Masses, however, was by no means the unity of the celebration of the Mass according to Paul VI’s new missal; instead,...

[Catholic Caucus] Why Is the Vatican Using a Photo of Pilgrims Who the Vatican Hates?Francis' Vatican wants to destroy the Chartres pilgrimage, the largest Catholic youth pilgrimage in the world, but a photograph of it is used hundreds of times on the Vatican's official Jubilee website.As early as January 2020, during a plenary session of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Secretary of State Pietro Parolin expressed his alarm at the fact that some 13,000 young people had registered for the Pentecost pilgrimage from Paris to Chartres.Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, then Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, said...

[Catholic Caucus] Nancy Pelosi's Communion ban to be resolved by VaticanThe former speaker is challenging the archbishop of San Francisco's 2022 order prohibiting her from receiving the Holy EucharistFormer Speaker Nancy Pelosi has quietly turned to Rome to resolve her two-year-old dispute with the San Francisco archbishop over her receiving Holy Communion.Pelosi for the first time has revealed that Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone's order that she be banned from receiving Communion now is pending a final resolution at the Vatican. She did not say and it is unclear when she sought Vatican intervention."My understanding, as long as Rome has the case,...

[Catholic Caucus] EXCLUSIVE: Chartres pilgrimage will continue even if Vatican cracks down, president saysIn an exclusive interview with LifeSiteNews, Notre Dame de Chrétienté president Jean des Tauriers explained why he feels serene and optimistic about the future of the traditional Chartres pilgrimage.Thousands of Catholics gather for the 2024 Chartres PilgrimageIn a report published last Thursday by the French newspaper La Croix, it was rumored that a “major annual French pilgrimage promoting the Tridentine [i.e. Traditional Latin] Mass is under Vatican review. The Dicastery for Divine Worship believes organizers are not adhering to current regulations for celebrating Mass following the pre-Vatican...

[Catholic Caucus] French Bishops’ Paper: The Vatican Considering forbidding Traditional Masses inside Cathedrals for the 2025 Chartres PilgrimageThe semi-official daily newspaper of the French bishops, La Croix, had news on this startling development yesterday: the greatest Traditional pilgrimage in the world (and largest Catholic pilgrimage in France) under threat.From our friends at French blog Le Salon Beige:The Vatican may ban the celebration of the traditional Mass at the Chartres pilgrimage. According to information gathered by La Croix:“…the dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments considers that this annual gathering raises questions of conformity with the rules in...

[Catholic/Orthodox Caucus] Pope Francis had new Latin Mass restrictions on his desk but didn’t sign document: reportA papal confidant has attested that, following a conversation he had with Pope Francis about the merits of the Latin Mass, the Pope decided not to issue a rumored document restricting it further.This article was originally published by PerMariam: Mater Dolorosa.VATICAN CITY (PerMariam) — A friend of Pope Francis’ has claimed that the Pope told him that a document – much rumored about during the summer – to implement new restrictions on the Latin Mass does exist, and Francis only did not sign it...

[Catholic Caucus] Brazilian Bishop who denounced Pachamama and was expelled from his diocese by the Vatican, diesCV NEWS FEED // The outspoken Brazilian bishop who condemned the worship of the Pachamama and was expelled from his see by the Vatican after his retirement died this week.The Order of Augustinian Recollects and the Catholic Church mourn the death of Monsignor José Luis Azcona Hermoso, emeritus Bishop of the Prelature of Marajó in the Brazilian Amazon. Bishop Azcona, who died on November 20, leaves behind a legacy of fearless defense of the faith and an indelible mark on the Church.Born on March...