Free Republic

Diocesan "Pride Month Conversation Resources" The month of June is reserved for the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Roman Catholic Church, while the secular and Jesuit world commemorates a month celebrating a deadly sin (pride) and a sin that cries to Heaven for vengeance (sodomy).Despite the Church's teachings on same-sex relations (still a mortal sin...), some bishops and dioceses continue to promote "pride month" activities. The Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, led by a notorious dissident, Bishop John Stowe, has sent a memo to diocesan parishes with "pride month conversation resources."We received the packet from a novus ordo diocesan...

Traditional priests in France respond after bishop kicked them out under flimsy pretextThe FSSP had always presented the priests it named in the diocese to the archbishop. All these nominations were accepted — even gratefully accepted.une 21, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Following the statement by the French Archdiocese of Dijon, explaining why the Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP) has suddenly been kicked out of its apostolate at the Basilica of Saint Bernard where it has offered the Traditional Latin Mass for 23 years, the FSSP published a firm response last Friday, countering the reasons given for its eviction. The Fraternity is...

Niet! Vienna Cardinal Prevents Bishop Schneider From Celebrating MassBishop Athanasius Schneider is only allowed to deliver the sermon during a 4.30 pm Roman Mass on Monday in Vienna's Karlskirche.The Mass will be celebrated by a priest of the Fraternity of Saint Peter. This news has spread like wildfire among the Old Believers of Vienna. Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, who regularly turns his cathedral into a homosex showroom - has forbidden Bishop Schneider to celebrate the Roman Mass, allowing him only to preside at a New Rite Eucharist.The well known bishop has already been banned from celebrating Mass or giving talks in...

[Catholic Caucus] Archbishop Minnerath Looks for the Fly in the OintmentDijon Archbishop Roland Minnerath is denigrating the Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP) to justify their unjust eviction from his archdiocese.In an unsigned June 17 statement, Minnerath recalled that the first FSSP-priest was received into Dijon Archdiocese in 1998 with the – illegal – clause that he had to co-preside “from time to time” in the New Rite so that there would be “no watertight separation” between the “two rites.” Presenting “co-presiding” as a sign of unity is inadmissible because every priest is free to co-preside or not.Minnerath who came to...

US bishop tries to oust yet another faithful priest in what appears to be a patternFr. James Parker said he was told he can no longer live in a diocese rectory, and was given no clear reason as to why, despite claims of the diocese that he denied an offer of residence.BATAVIA, Illinois, June 11, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — A faithful, tradition-minded and beloved priest has been ousted from his Illinois church without reassignment or clear explanation, and has been denied residence in any diocese rectory.Hundreds of Catholics have been rallying to the defense of Fr. James Parker in recent weeks...

[Catholic Caucus] French Bishop Expels Latin Mass FraternityDijon purges traditionalists after bishops' contemptuous Vatican reportDIJON, France (ChurchMilitant.com) - French Catholics are expressing deep distress after the archbishop of Dijon expelled the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), robbing over 300 worshippers of a thriving Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) apostolate.FSSP French District Superior Fr. Benoît Paul-Joseph FSSP superior Abbot Roch Perrel wrote to his flock Thursday, stating that Abp. Roland Minnerath had forced the fraternity to "abandon the faithful" and leave after the FSSP had spent 23 years of dedicated ministry in the Burgundy region of Dijon and Côte d'Or. "The...

Pastors belong at the foot of the Cross, but Bishop Robert Barron is serenading boomersSt. John has always been my model for what Church leaders should look like. Whatever their personal weaknesses, they must not flee the cross. But one thing Bishop Barron isn’t, is a reflection of John as apostle.June 7, 2021 (The Stream) – In a suffering world, where should Christians stand? Especially where should pastors stand, those men who dare to speak on Jesus’ behalf, to “feed” His sheep? I think the answer is clear from the example of their Master. Jesus shed the glory of heaven...

After 23 Years: French Archbishop Expels Fraternity of Saint PeterMonths before his mandatory retirement, Dijon Archbishop Roland Minnerath, 74, France, is expelling the Fraternity of St Peter (FSSP) from his archdiocese.The two priests have to leave by September. Riposte-catholique.fr has obtained a June 3 letter of Father Roch Perrel, the superior in Dijon, to the about 300 faithful, likely the most frequented parish in town.The FSSP has celebrated daily Mass in Dijon for the past 23 years, including catechism classes and all other parish activities, “All this could disappear with a stroke of the pen? Without any consultation?”, the letter...

There is much on which to reflect this Solemnity of Corpus Christi - No Holy Mass, no Procession, no Holy Sacrament. Who did this to us? It is the Solemnity of Corpus Christi in the modern rite today and the traditional if transferred. In the great and glorious Archdiocese of Toronto, there is, however, as usual, there isOn this day, some in Toronto will attend their parish to receive Holy Communion under a contrived service. One would think if you could have ten persons (under Ford's edict) you could have Mass for ten with the priest and then another...

Pope Francis appoints UK bishop known for criticizing traditional liturgy as head of the Congregation for Divine WorshipCommenting on Twitter earlier today, Deacon Nick Donnelly described the appointment as posing a 'real and present danger' to Summorum Pontificum.VATICAN CITY, May 27, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Pope Francis has today appointed Archbishop Arthur Roche as the new Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (CDW), replacing Cardinal Robert Sarah and potentially ushering in a new era of active opposition to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. Commenting on Twitter earlier today, Deacon Nick Donnelly described the...

BREAKING: Fr. Altman’s bishop has asked him to resign'What really is at play here, dear family, is that other shepherds are offended because I simply state the fact that they abandoned their sheep in a time of need. If this alleged virus was allegedly a fraction as dangerous as they said it was, it was all the more reason to keep our churches open and get you the sacraments so that you stayed in a state of grace. They put your eternal souls at risk!'Father James Altman, the Wisconsin priest whose video message last fall "You can’t be a Catholic...

Bishop Rebukes Bishopa Pro-abort politicians are unworthyGALLUP, N.M. (ChurchMilitant.com) - A New Mexico prelate is protecting brother bishops who believe pro-abortion Catholic politicians should be denied Holy Communion.In an article for First Things on Tuesday, Bp. James Wall of the diocese of Gallup rebuked San Diego bishop Robert McElroy — ripping his essay that argued pro-life bishops are politically motivated and weaponizing the Eucharist.Bishop Wall wrote:But while I don't presume to know what's in the mind and heart of my brother bishops, I am not motivated by political ends, nor are those with whom I have discussed the subject. Our...

Priest forced to leave parish after beautifying church, celebrating Mass as normal amid COVIDAccording to the Archdiocese of St. Louis, beautifying the church was part of a ‘pattern of failing to comply with archdiocesan administrative policies and directives from the Office of the Bishop.’O’FALLON, Missouri, May 19, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — A priest who brought beautiful art and liturgy to his parish has been forced into retirement, allegedly for disobedience. But his parishioners believe that both they and their tradition-loving priest are being punished for celebrating mask-free Masses.Fr. Ray Hager, now 60, was interviewed by one of the Archdiocese of St....

The Eucharistic Miracle of Avignon“Of all the sacred mysteries bequeathed to us by Our Lord and Saviour—there is none more comparable to the most holy Sacrament of the Eucharist; so, for no crime is there a heavier punishment to be feared from God than for unholy or irreligious use by the faithful of that which is full of holiness—which contains the very author and source of holiness.” (The Roman Catechism) This belief in the Eucharist is a timeless understanding held by Catholics around the world. And yet we have Bishop Batzing, President of Germany’s Bishop’s Conference, saying in a recent...

Bishop McElroy defends pro-abortion polsSan Diego prelate uses racism as foilA California bishop defended President Joe Biden receiving Holy Eucharist, arguing that those who would deny pro-abortion politicians Communion are overlooking racism.Bishop Robert McElroy of the Diocese of San Diego decried calls to deny Communion to abortion promoters in an essay at the Jesuit publication America on Wednesday. “The proposal to exclude pro-choice Catholic political leaders from the Eucharist is the wrong step,” McElroy wrote. “It will bring tremendously destructive consequences.”McElroy suggested denying Communion to all Catholic politicians who reject Church teaching on grave moral matters would exclude far too...

Belgian bishop claims hundreds of people in his diocese have left the Church over CDF refusal to bless gay unionsBishop Johan Bonny of the diocese of Antwerp made the claim during a recent online debate hosted by The Tablet under the title 'All God’s Children – a discussion about the Church’s ministry to LGBT Catholics and same-sex couples.'AnalysisMay 6, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp stated at the end of April that 700 people of his diocese have left the Catholic Church in protest against the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s (CDF) recent Responsum making clear...

[Catholic Caucus] Calamity: Naples' Blood Relic AGAIN Fails To Liquify (Video)The blood of San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, has NOT liquefied on Saturday in the local cathedral. It is the second time in a row that the miracle didn't take place.The event is supposed to happen three times a year: on September 19 (Saint Januarius's Day), on December 16 (Saint Januarius's patronage of Naples), and on the Saturday before the first Sunday of May (reunification of his relics).Naples new Archbishop Domenico Battaglia, 58, the one who prefers sitting on the floor when preaching in a basilica, was appointed...

Catholic Parents: ‘Bishop Long is Wrong’Prelate rejects secular politician's bill guarding kids from LGBT ideologyPARRAMATTA, Australia (ChurchMilitant.com) - Catholic parents protested outside St. Patrick's Cathedral Sunday after Parramatta prelate Vincent Long Van Nguyen opposed a bill protecting children from LGBT indoctrination.Banner outside Parramatta cathedral on Sunday Dozens of faithful Catholics held banners with the slogans "Bishop Long is Wrong," "Bishop Vincent be a good shepherd," and "Hands off our children" as they prayerfully stood at the cathedral entrance before the 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist celebrated by Long.In his homily, Long rebuked Catholics flying the "banner of Christendom," asserting that the...

Francis 2.0: Archbishop Reaches Ground LevelNaples Archbishop Domenico Battaglia, 58, presided over an April 19 vigil for vocations in the Madre del Buon Consiglio Basilica in Capodimonte, a church designed after the model of Saint Peter's.A chair was placed for him in front of the altar but a grey-haired Battaglia preferred to sit on the stairs leading up to the altar, his legs crossed. Likely, Battaglia considered this to be "cool," in reality it was embarrassing.The archbishop wants the webpage of his archdiocese to call him “Don Mimmo” (Father Mimmo) but if, indeed, he desired to remain a simple priest...

Bishop Barron’s guide to rediscovering Vatican IIThe Church is changing the world, not the other way around — that is the message of the Second Vatican Council.Bishop Robert Barron’s Word on Fire apostolate has just published the Vatican II Collection. It presents the council’s four key documents with commentary by popes and by Bishop Barron. Reading through the documents made me think that what G.K. Chesterton said about Christianity could be said about Vatican II: The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.As Barron puts it: I believe that the...