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[Catholic Caucus] Catholic university cancels heterodox Fr. James Martin’s commencement speech after student backlashHoly Family University disinvited pro-LGBT Father James Martin as a commencement speaker after Catholics launched a petition demanding his removal and planned a Rosary rally in protest.PHILADELPHIA (LifeSiteNews) — Holy Family University recently disinvited heterodox Jesuit priest Father James Martin as a May commencement speaker after a petition for his removal garnered over 11,000 signatures and a Rosary rally was planned.The notoriously pro-LGBT priest had been invited to speak at HFU’s May 17 commencement ceremony and receive an honorary degree, prompting The American Society for the Defense...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinals tout book on vocations and sexual orientation; Pope Francis writes prefacePope Francis has written the preface to Vocazioni felici: Integrare orientamento sessuale, affetti e relazioni [Happy Vocations: Integrating Sexual Orientation, Affections and Relationships], a new book by Chiara D’Urbano, a psychologist and consultor to the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy.Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik, and Bishop Michele Di Tolve spoke at the April 9 presentation of the book, according to a statement from the Dicastery for the Clergy. Cardinal Reina is vicar general of His Holiness for Rome and archpriest of the Lateran Basilica; Cardinal...

[Catholic Caucus] Priest to join teachers in opposing motion to ban ‘pride’ flags in Ontario Catholic school districtFather Toby Collins, a Kitchener priest known for suppressing the Latin Mass, will be delegating to keep 'pride' flags in Catholic classrooms at an upcoming Waterloo Catholic District School Board meeting.Kitchner area priest Father Toby Collins is scheduled to delegate to the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) in an attempt to stop a ban on “pride” flags.According to information shared with LifeSiteNews, the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) recruited Father Collins, the pastor at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Kitchener, to...

[Catholic Caucus] Former USCCB official sues Grindr for allowing his ‘outing’» Continue to this story on Daily Journal CWN Editor's Note: Msgr. Jeffrey Burrill, the former general secretary of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has filed suit against the “hookup app” Grindr for allowing public disclosure of his identity. Msgr. Burrill was forced to resign his USCCB post in 2021 after it became known that he had used Grindr to arrange homosexual encounters. He returned to parish ministry in the Diocese of LaCrosse, Wisconsin. In a suit filed in Los Angeles County superior court, Msgr. Burrill argues that...

[Catholic Caucus] Gay man writes letter after Pope's statement – and gets a reply22-year-old had been expelled from seminaryGay man writes letter after Pope's statement – and gets a replyRome - The Pope's stance on social diversity was once again a topic of public debate following recent patronising statements. Now a young homosexual has published a letter in response from Francis.Published on 03.06.2024 at 11:51 – A homosexual man who was expelled from a seminary for this reason and turned to Pope Francis has received a response from the pontiff: "The Church must be open to all. Go ahead with...

[Catholic Caucus] Disgraced homosexual priest attends Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence drag ‘ordination’ in GermanyFather Wolfgang Rothe, a former seminary vice-rector who resigned in disgrace after a homosexual and child pornography scandal, has become notorious for his LGBT activism, though Cardinal Reinhard Marx and the Vatican have refused to punish him.Fr. Wolfgang RotheA scandal-plagued homosexual priest known for his LGBT activism has promoted the anti-Catholic hate group “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.”In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Father Wolfgang Rothe thanked the drag queen group for inviting him to a sacrilegious mock “ordination” of a man in drag who calls himself...

[Catholic Caucus] German seminary rector says he allows openly homosexual men to enter, become priestsFr. Wolfgang Lehner of Munich’s Seminary of St. John Baptist admitted that he accepts public homosexuals as seminarians and priests, directly contradicting the position of the Catholic Church.The rector of the Catholic seminary in Munich has said that he allows openly homosexual men to enter the seminary and be consecrated as priests, contrary to the teaching of the Universal Church. When asked in an interview by the local news outlet Münchner Kirchenzeitung how he deals with candidates who are openly homosexual, Fr. Wolfgang Lehner said, “It...

Over 200,000 minors are estimated to have been sexually abused in Spain by the Roman Catholic clergy since 1940, according to an independent commission published Friday. The report did not give a specific figure but said a poll of over 8,000 people found that 0.6 percent of Spain's adult population of around 39 million people said they had suffered sexual abuse by members of the clergy when they were still children. The percentage rises to 1.13 percent -- or over 400,000 people -- when including abuse by lay members, Spain's national ombudsman Angel Gabilondo told a news conference called to...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Müller says Pope Francis revoked penalties on abusive priests at the request of cardinalsCdl. Müller's new book contains revelations about a possible papal hamstringing of the CDF, in order to prevent convicted priests from being laicized.The former head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), Cardinal Gerhard Müller, has highlighted a culture of non-action in the Vatican when it comes to Italian priests condemned by the CDF of sexual crimes.The cardinal’s comments come as part of his recently released book-length interview with Il Messaggero‘s Vatican correspondent, Franca Giansoldati. Entitled “In Buona fede,” the book...

Fr. Earl Fernandes decries normalization of gay subculture in formationCOLUMBUS, OH (ChurchMilitant.com) - The bishop-elect of Columbus, Ohio, has challenged the admission of men with homosexual tendencies into seminaries, vigorously defending Pope Benedict XVI's ban on ordaining gays as priests. Father Earl Fernandes, the first priest of Indian origin to be appointed a bishop in the United States, warned against the priesthood being seen "as a refuge for those who would not desire marriage," given "the continual devolution of sexuality in the culture." Benedict's InstructionIn an academic book titled Seminary Formation and Homosexuality, Fernandes argues that, according to Benedict, even...

Letter from Rome: The old order is passing awayThe Church's implosion accelerates as cardinals call for major doctrinal changes and a former pope tries to save a legacy. There was more turbulence in Roman Catholicism this past week -- at least on the Old Continent.A number of recent events verified -- to those who are willing to open their eyes and face reality -- that the Roman Church's ongoing implosion is picking up pace.Here are just a few things that happened when many people were probably not paying attention:- Two cardinals close to Pope Francis publicly called for radical changes...

Over 500 German priests vow to defy Church’s ban on same-sex couplesA much-hyped blessing service for same-sex couples in Germany at more than 50 parishes is being planned for May 10.April 27, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Hundreds of priests in Germany have vowed to defy the Vatican’s ban on same-sex blessings. A much-hyped blessing service for same-sex couples titled “Love wins, blessing service for lovers” is planned for May 10 with more than 50 Catholic parishes so far signing up to offer such a blessing.Last month, openly homosexual German priest Bernd Mönkebüscher created a Facebook post to protest the Congregation for...

[Catholic Caucus] German Catholics plan huge blessing of gay unions on May 10An LGBT choir sings outside the Pastoral Congress at the World Meeting of Families in Dublin Aug. 23, 2018. (Credit: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters via CNS.)Continuing to openly challenge the Vatican, several Catholic leaders in Germany are openly supporting the blessing of same-sex couples, with a massive blessing service scheduled for May 10, in direct opposition to Rome’s chief doctrinal office.ROME – Continuing to openly challenge the Vatican, several Catholic leaders in Germany are openly supporting the blessing of same-sex couples, with a massive blessing service scheduled for May 10,...

A Setback for the Catholic LeftIts reaction to the Vatican’s ban on blessings for gay couples has been revealing.Pope Francis has never been known to hold a strict view of documents from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). In 2016, a reporter asked him about a 2003 CDF document prohibiting recognition of gay civil unions. He replied, “I do not remember that document well.” In fact, as archbishop of Buenos Aires, he had disregarded the document’s directive and endorsed legislation in favor of gay civil unions.Another indication of his casual view of CDF documents was his advice...

Homosex “Blessings": President of German “Bishops" Wants to “Change" CatechismThe Catechism should be rewritten with regard to practised homosexuality and a "blessing" for homosex couples should be introduced, the president of the German Bishops, Georg Bätzing of Limburg told Herder.de.He believes that "we" need solutions which would not only take effect in private, "but also have a public visibility - but make it clear that no marriage is being founded." Bätzing was unable to say what his "homosex blessing" would institute.Bätzing thinks it is possible to introduce homosex "blessings" independently of the Vatican. Alternatively, a council could discuss these "questions,"...

Priest who gave Sen. Ted Kennedy’s funeral homily charged in sex assault caseA Catholic priest who delivered the funeral homily for Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy in 2009 has been indicted on charges alleging rape and indecent assault of a minor.A Barnstable Superior Court grand jury on Friday indicted the Rev. Mark R. Hession, 62, on two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault and battery of a person under 14, and one count of witness intimidation, court records show.An arraignment date will be set in January, a spokesperson for the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office said. It...

Peter Schweizer: Kamala Harris Refused to Prosecute Priests’ Sexual Abuse After Church’s Lawyers Funded Her Campaign Schweizer stated, “The numbers are pretty stunning. From 2004 to 2011, Kamala Harris was the San Francisco [district attorney] responsible for all prosecutions and the prosecution team in the San Francisco area. Between 2004 and 2011, she did not prosecute a single case of priests’ sexual abuse–period.”Schweizer continued, “To put that in the context of how stunning that is, if you look at the top 50 metropolitan areas in the United States at that time, all 50 prosecuted at least one case, the sole exception...

Fr. Jonathan Morris “sodomy isn’t sin” interview found. Listeners found the Fr. Jonathan Morris interview on the SiriusXM Radio gay channel from several years ago where he EXPLICITLY declares his belief that sodomy is not sin, and that you MUST “love” “homosexuality” and sodomitical acts as intrinsic to a person’s humanity. “Love the sinner, hate the sin” is WRONG! He knows because his sodomite sister told him so!Link here. The whole thing is only 24 minutes long. The we have to love sin part starts at 10:35. Morris says that he “used to believe” “that homosexual sex is not in...

Sexuality and spirituality are the ‘same pure water’ – Catholic priest Gay priest Fr Bernárd Lynch argues sexuality is ‘total, ecstatic self-transcendence’ A gay Irish Catholic priest has told a meeting in Dublin that “as women and gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual and non-binary people we remain part of the church in order to give witness to the face of God”. Fr Bernárd Lynch said, “We live in a world that is not only misogynistic, erotophobic and homophobic, but God-phobic.” It is a world “where sexuality and spirituality are seen as not only split, but in continuous and consistent conflict.” Addressing...

ORAN, Argentina - Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, a prelate from Pope Francis’s native country whom the pontiff brought to Rome and gave a Vatican job in 2017 and who’s now facing charges of sexually abusing seminarians, is expected to appear in court in the diocese he once led on Thursday. Zanchetta has been formally accused of “aggravated continuous sexual abuse” of two young men, and a judge previously ordered him to remain in Argentina and stay away from the alleged victims and their families. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Oran’s prosecutor, María Soledad Filtrín, presented...