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Anglican Priestess "concelebrates" Catholic Mass? A Case Study in SynodalityIt seems that one of Mackinlay's priests has allowed an Anglican priestess to feign the concelebration of a Catholic Mass during which she also received Holy Communion. The woman, a known lesbian and LGBT-rights advocate, was one of two Anglican women who were dressed in vestments and remained near the altar throughout the Mass. Although the 'Canon' did not speak, she attempted to read the Gospel and helped herself to a chalice containing the Precious Blood.It is fairly common to hear that the definition of Synodality remains a mystery, even years...

LEO XIV: The Upcoming Challenges for the New Pope by Serre Verweijfor Rorate CæliWe have a new Pope elected during a Jubilee year. He instantly faces many crucial tasks and dilemmas. This might seem obvious for any new Pope, but in 2013 Pope Francis primarily had to deal with curial reform, he did not have to deal with countless open questions, and even open wounds, left by his predecessors. Pope Leo XIV will have to deal with foreign policy debacles, a multiyear synod, and national churches that are in open rebellion against the faith.Firstly, Cardinal Grech announced that Pope Francis...

How the Church’s Enemies Have Exploited Mistaken Views of Heresy to Essentially Guarantee Another Heretical Claimant to the PapacyDays away from the conclave to elect Francis’s successor, serious Catholics fear that it would take a miracle for the white smoke to signal the election of a pope who is Catholic. We offer our prayers and sacrifices for the most favorable outcome, but as we study the list of those cardinals most likely to receive serious consideration, it is evident that very few of them would have been recognized as Catholic by Pope Pius XII or any of his predecessors.Some sincere...

[Catholic Caucus] After 12 years of Francis, faithful Catholics must not recognize the election of a hereticIf the cardinals elect a known heretic, who is clearly ineligible to become pope, then they will surely invite God’s wrath as never before in the Church’s history. In his introduction to LifeSite’s recent article about eight cardinals who may succeed Francis, Bishop Joseph Strickland alluded to the role of the Catholic Church in recognizing whether or not the man elected by the conclave is truly the pope: As St. Robert Bellarmine and others have taught, a heretic cannot be the head of the...

A religion of externals is attractive to the unrenewed heart. The pomp and ceremony of the Catholic worship has a seductive, bewitching power, by which many are deceived; and they come to look upon the Roman Church as the very gate of heaven. None but those who have planted their feet firmly upon the foundation of truth, and whose hearts are renewed by the Spirit of God, are proof against her influence. Thousands who have not an experimental knowledge of Christ will be led to accept the forms of godliness without the power. Such a religion is just what the...

Surveying the Most Anti-Catholic Elements of the International Theological Commission’s New Document on the Nicene Creed On April 3, 2025, the International Theological Commission released a document on the Council of Nicea, "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour: 1700th Anniversary of the Ecumenical Council of Nicea (325-2025)". As its preliminary note states, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández and Francis approved the document’s publication in late 2024. Although we learned from Fiducia Supplicans to expect dangerous heresies from any document approved by these two men, the new document goes well beyond even the worst expectations. As we can see from the following...

Trad Godfathers at Vatican II: Lefebvre on the Eve of the CouncilTowards a Better Understanding of the Second Vatican Council: The Importance of studying the Cœtus Internationalis Patrum. Read part I The Coetus: Trad Godfathers at Vatican IIPart II: What Did the Leading Members of Coetus Want Vatican II to Address?The Case of Archbishop Marcel LefebvreWhen the progressives won their first procedural victory at Vatican II on November 21, 1962 (John XXIII withdrew the schema on Revelation that had been prepared before the council), a conservative resistance formed around Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre throughout the rest of that first conciliar session....

US Bishops Denounce Trump’s Immigration PlansThe Catholic Church has clear teachings on immigration, but US bishops stand to lose lots of money from mass deportations.Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago opposes Trump plan for deportationsAs President-elect Donald Trump is just days away from returning to the White House, American Catholic leaders are denouncing his immigration agenda. Chicago’s powerful Cardinal Blase Cupich warned in a recent interview that U.S. bishops “are going to have to be prophetic and denounce any abuse of human dignity that may occur” as Trump rolls out his mass deportation program. “We are going to be vigilant and...

How Do We Address the Fact that Francis is Only One Heretical Bishop Among Many?For understandable reasons, there is growing debate about whether Francis is the pope. One common argument that he has either lost the papacy, or never had it, posits that a non-Catholic cannot possibly be the pope, and Francis is not Catholic — as such, Francis cannot possibly be the pope. As interesting as that line of reasoning may be, it raises another question that receives far less attention: how do we address the fact that Francis is only one heretical bishop among many?To begin to answer...

Bishops within the Church of England have raised concerns that certain Christmas carols might be “problematic” because of their explicit references to Jesus as the “true Messiah.” The Birmingham Diocese recently communicated to its clergy the need to reassess the language used in hymns to create an “inclusive” environment during the festive season. The Birmingham Diocese instructed clergy to “use language that won’t add further confusion or tension or take away anything from the good news of the Nativity,” The Mail on Sunday reported, citing the email. The hymns under scrutiny include “Lo, He Comes With Clouds Descending,” a favorite...

Heresy purveyor Daystar Television Network has employed the law firm Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP to send requests for retractions via cease and desist letters (we call them “nastygrams” as a ministry that has received more than its fair share) to several YouTube discernment ministries and social media channels that have been critical of the heretical network and the actions of their president, Joni Lamb, who is being accused of covering up and downplaying sexual abuse by her son and daughter in law, Jonathan and Suzy Lamb. Some of these channels that have been hit with requests for “correction and...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Müller: Synod supporters are committing ‘sins against the Holy Spirit’Supporters of the so-called ‘synodal Church’ are guilty of ‘sins against the Holy Spirit’ by trying to overturn Catholic teaching with ‘woke ideology’ and to ‘subordinate the Church of the Triune God’ to globalist programs like Agenda 2030, Cardinal Müller said.Cardinal Gerhard Müller said that supporters of the so-called “synodal Church” are guilty of “sins against the Holy Spirit.”In an essay published in First Things, Cardinal Müller criticized Pope Francis’s modern concept of “synodality,” listing seven ways in which the “synodal Church” sins against the Holy Spirit.“Factions with...

The Synod on Synodality is an inversion of the true ChurchThe preposterous premise of the Synod is that the Synodal Church determines its religious truths by listening to all of the baptized people (including non-Catholics) and allowing their consensus to define what the Church believes. A recent article from the Society of St. Pius X noted that although the Synod on Synodality’s October session in Rome avoided the approval of female “ordination” to the diaconate, there were nonetheless serious problems with the session: We are almost relieved that the final text of the synod avoided the worst. It is a...

The Synodal Church: Built-in ObsolescenceThe bishops and other clergy members who are even now praising and helping to launch the Synodal Church seem unaware that they will soon become superfluous. Their role, which already embodies a symbolic element, will soon be reduced to nothing more than that, and at worst, could be just an embarrassing reminder of a Church which is no longer required or appreciated.It has been instructional to observe the dynamic at grocery store checkouts over the past decade or so. The helpful assistants who stood by, smiling, as we shoppers learned to navigate the self-serve checkouts, appeared...

[Catholic/Anglican Caucus] Did the Synod on “Synodality” End Smoothly?On October 27, the XVI Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops announced its closing. The Pope immediately approved of the document adopted by the Synod and said he would not write a Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation. All parties found this to be a completely “innovative” approach, but it seems that few have pointed out that this approach was rather problematic. I felt that way, but didn’t dare to raise it publicly. I feared that my pessimistic mindset may have led me to wrong judgments. But, then, after reading three articles, I now...

[Catholic Caucus] Monsignor Nicola Bux: What Happens When the Christian Faith Is No Longer Lived?Monsignor Nicola Bux, 76, a famous Italian theologian and friend of Benedict XVI, spoke at Le Tavole di Assisi. Excerpts.- At the top of the Church, clerics have taken office for whom Christ is just an excuse to talk about something else.- They are creating a "Church in reverse" of what the Lord intended.- We have reached the point where new bishops, installed in dioceses, destroy what their predecessors did.- Since the 1960s, utopias have entered the Magisterium to the point of becoming moral norms.- What...

Is the Synod Undermining the Unity of the Church?In this final phase of the so-called Synod on Synodality, 368 synodal “fathers and mothers” (yes, really!) participated, of whom 272 were bishops and 96 were non-bishops, gathering around round tables in the Paul VI Hall (a bit cringe, to be honest). According to Pope Francis and the Vatican Press Office, the Final Document is to be regarded as having the value of authentic magisterium.On October 26, 2024, the Final Document of the Second Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, held from October 2 to October...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland slams Synod on Synodality: ‘I reject’ it, ‘it’s not Catholic’During LifeSite's election coverage, Bishop Strickland said, 'There are threats on the horizon. This Synod on Synodality, I reject, because it's not Catholic. Many voices have already said this is not the Catholic Church.'Bishop Joseph Strickland has issued a stinging rebuke of the Synod on Synodality while calling on Catholics to oppose those who follow in the footsteps of Judas Iscariot. “There are threats on the horizon. This Synod on Synodality, I reject, because it’s not Catholic. Many voices have already said this is not the Catholic...

[Catholic Caucus] Leading African cardinal claims Catholics are ‘morally obligated to support’ Synod decisionsCardinal Cristóbal Romero made a stunning statement that a consensus decision by the Synod is 'morally' binding on those who oppose it.RABAT, Morocco (LifeSiteNews) — The president of the Northern African bishops’ conference welcomed the Synod on Synodality’s conclusions as a “prophetic sign” for the world, adding that opponents of its decisions are “morally obligated to support” them.“Synodality is a prophetic sign that can enlighten the world because it is not just about bringing democracy to the Church, as many have stated, but it goes much further,”...

Prominent Catholic theologian: Francis may no longer be regarded as legitimate due to heresyWe are now in a position to answer the question: Is Francis a public and notorious heretic through notoriety of fact? If so, does that mean he is not the pope? At least since the Synod of the Family in 2014, much concern has been expressed about words and actions of Francis that do not seem compatible with the Catholic faith. These words and actions have been exhaustively examined and discussed. This process of examination and discussion has been taken as far as it can usefully go....