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[Catholic Caucus] American Jesuits have betrayed the faith for woke political activismThe Jesuit focus on politics over Catholicism has never been stronger. The Synod on Synodality is the obvious example. Other evidence is plentiful at Jesuits.org.The late Malachi Martin pulled no punches in his nonfiction masterwork, The Jesuits: The Society of Jesus and the Betrayal of the Roman Catholic Church.The 1987 book detailed the five-century-old religious order’s “abandonment of basic Roman Catholic teaching, the replacement of it with sociopolitical solutions, and the inevitably consequent abandonment of the prime Jesuit vocation to be ‘Pope’s Men.’”Martin’s “war between the papacy and the...

[Catholic Caucus] Top Jesuit supports ‘LGBTQ Catholics’ event held at order’s headquarters in RomeFather Johan Verschueren, the general counsellor and delegate for the Interprovincial Houses and Works of the Society of Jesus in Rome, expressed his support for the “LGBTQ Catholics” event held recently at the general house of the Society of Jesus in the Eternal City.Within the context of the Synod on Synodality, the Jesuits hosted an event Oct. 8 in which a group of LGBTQ-identifying people (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals, and queer) shared their testimonies and requested greater participation in the ecclesial community.Verschueren expressed to ACI Prensa, CNA’s...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope says Church must ‘confront forms of paganism’ in secularismIn his meeting with his brother Jesuits in Belgium, Pope Francis call secularization a “complex phenomenon” and noted sometimes the Church must “confront forms of paganism.”Speaking to 150 Jesuits in Brussels on Sep. 28, the pontiff answered a question from a member living in Amsterdam, one of the most secularized cities in the world.In his reply, Francis noted he didn’t mean a paganism like the one in the ancient world.“We do not need a statue of a pagan god to talk about paganism: The very environment, the air we...

[Catholic Caucus] What do Jesuits believe today? Their woke parish websites provide cluesA sampling of the websites of the 66 Jesuit parishes in the United States reveals distinctive priorities, visible in both large metropolises and smaller cities with Jesuit colleges.Pope Francis’ recent comments suggesting faith in Christ is just one of many paths to God have underscored his heterodoxy and opened him up once again to charges of heresy.Such accusations have been piling up since the first Jesuit pontiff seized the helm of the Roman Catholic Church in 2013. But what does the Society of Jesus teach and believe at...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope faces abuse scandals, lays out template for Catholicism in a secular milieuROME – In a country still reeling from a deep clerical sexual abuse crisis, Pope Francis on Saturday bitterly acknowledged that such abuse “generates atrocious suffering and wounds,” vowing that the path of reform includes learning from survivors.The realities of abuse, the pontiff said, can even “undermine the path of faith.”“There is a need for a great deal of mercy, to keep us from hardening our hearts before the suffering of victims, so that we can help them feel our closeness and offer all the help...

[Catholic Caucus] Francis Quotes Cardinal Commenting on His Election as Pope: "This Will Be A Disaster!"Francis had several meetings with Jesuits during his recent trip to Asia. LaCiviltaCattolica.com has published a transcript of what was said. Main points.During a meeting with 200 Jesuits at the nunciature in Jakarta on 24 September:- I want the Jesuits to make noise. The Spirit leads to 'uproar', not to let everything stand still".- I celebrate the Eucharist, of course."- "Never hide behind 'it's always been done this way' - carry on as we are used to. That is not good."At a second meeting with...

The Jesuits’ flagship publication in the United States offered a lengthy comparison between the Republican and Democrat platforms on immigration, concluding the Democrats’ solution is far superior to the Republicans.’“Overall, the Democratic platform on immigration is far more robust and recognizes many more nuances of the immigration system,” declares J.D. Long García in his August 21 essay for America magazine.“The Democrats have put forward a position on immigration that resonates with much of Catholic social teaching,” the article contends. “The Republicans have not.”

[Catholic Caucus] Catholic Standard - Competing With The Washington Blade? The Catholic Standard, media mouthpiece for the Archdiocese of Washington, sunk to a new low in its support of depravity. It doesn't matter that the depravity originates from the Archbishop of Washington himself. Those who run the Standard are Catholics and owe their allegiances first to Our Lord Jesus Christ. I wish I could say that I am shocked, but sadly I am not.Cardinal Gregory offered that Mass at the perversion celebration at Georgetown last Saturday, and the Standard has the unmitigated gall to publish it. I suggest you read...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Gregory To Say Mass For Perversion-Enablers This WeekendCanon 212 linked to the gushing account of this gay-pandering gab-fest that will happen this weekend, starting Friday August 2, at Georgetown University. Please note that this account is NOT from the Gay Blade, although one could understandably have that mistaken impression. It is from the Vatican News. They printed the pope's greetings to the participants in this gathering that will serve to condone the mortal sins of sodomy and other related perversions. They intend to "build community and share best practices".Again, note that the pope did not condemn these...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis tells pro-LGBT conference: ‘I will be spiritually with all of you’Pope Francis sent a hand-written letter to Father James Martin shortly before the commencement of the pro-LGBT Outreach conference, writing 'I will be spiritually...with all of you, united in prayer.'Pope Francis has once again sent a handwritten letter of support to Father James Martin SJ, expressing his closeness with the priest’s pro-LGBT Outreach conference being held this weekend.Shortly before the commencement of its 2024 conference held in Georgetown University this weekend, Outreach published a photo of a hand-written letter sent from Pope Francis to Fr. Martin...

[Catholic Caucus] Protest Fr. Martin’s Pro-LGBTQ Summit on Catholic CampusJoin faithful Catholics in prayerful protest to oppose Fr. James Martin’s summit titled “Outreach 2024: LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference” at Georgetown University.When: Saturday, August 3, 2024.Where: Georgetown University37th St NW & O St NWWashington, D.C.Time: 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PMNot only does Fr. Martin support transgenderism for children, but he also endorses blasphemous “Pride Masses,” blessings for sinful unions, and sacrilegious “rainbow rosaries.” In short, his message is this: “Accept homosexuality. Subvert the Church.”Unfortunately, Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, D.C., is scheduled to celebrate Mass at the pro-homosexual event.-- Join...

[Catholic Caucus] Father James Martin’s pro-LGBT fundraiser hosted by ‘married’ homosexualsThe Jesuit priest thanked the two men for their support of LGBT activism in the Church.Fr. James Martin at the Outreach fundraiser, July 2024.Father James Martin S.J.’s pro-LGBT group had its recent fundraiser hosted by two “married” homosexual men in a seemingly recurring event. In a social media post, the prolific LGBT advocate and Jesuit priest revealed details of the latest fundraiser for his pro-LGBT group, Outreach. “Thanks again to Brian Stevens and Alex Capecelatro for hosting a fundraising dinner for Outreach at their beautiful home in Provincetown, Mass,” Martin...

[Catholic Caucus] New Synodal Working Document: Continuing Plan to Ordain Women?Editor’s note: follow Synod Watch for analysis of the upcoming Synod on Synodality in Rome this fall. In his new article “Pope Francis Disappoints Progressives. He Will Do So Again,” Fr. Thomas Reese describes a source of frustration for some papal supporters: the slow pace of change in certain areas of the Church. From the pope’s “temporary no” to the ordination of married men (Reese’s words) to Francis’s current “no” to the ordination of women deacons, the pope has surprised many by stepping back—more than once—from the precipice of change.So...

[Catholic Caucus] Knights of Columbus to cover Rupnik art in DC and ConnecticutThe Knights of Columbus announced Thursday it will cover mosaics by the accused abuser Father Marko Rupnik in Washington, D.C., and Connecticut, a dramatic move that represents the strongest public stand yet by a major Catholic organization regarding the former Jesuit’s embattled art.The 2.1-million-member lay Catholic fraternal order said July 11 it would use fabric to cover the floor-to-ceiling mosaics in the two chapels of the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington and in the chapel at the Knights’ headquarters in New Haven, Connecticut — at...

Pope Francis née Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who practices an ecclesiology tailored to the spirit of the times, could easily be mistaken as Joe Biden in a white cossack and skull cap. They share an imperious disposition that takes delight in overturning or diminishing the decrees of their predecessors, overregulate their administrations with orders and encyclicals, are vindictive in their treatment of ideological opponents, look unfavorably upon conservative American Catholics, believe their foundational documents are out of step with modern times, and are hell-bent on transforming their sovereignties. They are both vaccinistas pushing COVID jabs, and climate hypocrites unfazed by their...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland calls for instant removal of all Rupnik art after Lourdes’ bishop delaysUrging the removal of all displayed artwork by alleged serial abuser Fr. Rupnik, Bishop Strickland wrote, 'There should be no delay, no debate, no consideration, no compromise.'LOURDES, France (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Joseph Strickland has called for the immediate removal of all images by Father Marko Rupnik from “all Catholic sites,” days after the Bishop of Lourdes shied away from removing the mosaics at the shrine due to “real opposition.”In a social media post July 4, Strickland issued a call for the instant removal of all...

[Catholic Caucus] Fr. James Martin appears alongside blasphemous images of Our Lady while attending ‘LGBT Catholic’ eventAt an LGBT conference, James Martin stood at a pulpit adorned with a banner that appeared to show Mary holding a transgender flag and also appeared with conference organizers, who displayed a t-shirt that mixed images of Christ and Mary with the rainbow flag.Fr. James Martin with the Imago Dei conference teamJames MartinProminent pro-LGBT Jesuit Father James Martin appeared as part of an “LGBTQ Catholics” event recently, which featured blasphemous images of Our Lady wrapped in pro-LGBT flags.In social media posts on June 30,...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican communications prefect: Removing Rupnik art ‘not the Christian response’The prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication told a group of Catholic journalists Friday that removing artwork by disgraced religious artist and alleged serial sexual abuser Fr. Marko Rupnik is “not the Christian response.” Paolo Ruffini, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, speaks at a synod on synodality briefing at the Vatican on Oct. 14, 2023. Screenshot from Vatican News YouTube channel.“I don’t think we have to throw stones, thinking it is the way of healing someone,” said Paolo Ruffini, according to video footage of his remarks...

[Catholic Caucus] Father James Martin says he knows ‘hundreds’ of homosexual priests: ‘They’ve been my mentors’James Martin wrote that in his ’25 years as a priest and almost 40 as a Jesuit,’ he has ‘known hundreds’ of homosexual priests, including some of his ‘superiors,’ ‘mentors’ and ‘spiritual directors.’The prolific pro-LGBT Jesuit Father James Martin has attested he has known “hundreds” of homosexual priests, as the fallout continues from Pope Francis’ reported statement that is there being too much “f–ggotry” in seminaries.The heterodox Jesuit wrote that in his “25 years as a priest and almost 40 as a Jesuit,” he has...

ROME — Pope Francis told CBS anchor Norah O’Donnell that conservatives are willfully blind and manifest a “suicidal attitude” in their narrowmindedness. In an interview set to air Sunday on 60 Minutes, the pope asserts that a conservative “is someone who clings to something and does not want to see beyond that. It is a suicidal attitude.” “One thing is to take tradition into account and consider situations from the past but quite another is to be closed up inside a dogmatic box,” he adds. The Pope addresses his conservative critics in the church. “Conservative is one who clings to...