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Australian bishop welcomed to new diocese with pagan ‘smudging’ ritualOn July 11, Bishop Kenneth Howell participated in the indigenous pagan ceremony before the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Toowoomba, Queensland.TOOWOOMBA, Australia (LifeSiteNews) — An Australian bishop was welcomed into his new diocese with a pagan “smoking” or “smudging” ceremony performed at the steps of his cathedral. It was intended to “purify” him and the sacred place of “negative energies.” On July 11, Bishop Kenneth Howell participated in the indigenous pagan ceremony before the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The ceremony was conducted by Janine Mayer of the...

Shocking news: The University of Illinois fires professor for articulating Catholic moral teaching -- Register your urgent protest here:SIGN THE PROTESTYour voice can make a HUGE difference in this case. Please join TFP Student Action in urging the president of the University of Illinois to stop the persecution and reinstate Prof. Kenneth Howell who was recently fired – yes, dismissed – for simply repeating Catholic moral teaching on marriage and Natural Law. According to press reports, this is what happened: Prof. Kenneth Howell Adjunct Prof. Kenneth Howell, a Catholic, explained to his students that homosexual vice violates Natural Law during...