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[Catholic Caucus] Catholicism’s Surrender to Maoism: Beijing Chooses Communist Bishops. Rome Says Yes. Beijing has chosen a new Catholic bishop who promoted Communist ideology, participated in Maoist political “re-education,” and dismissed reports of persecution against Catholics in his own diocese. Rome approved him anyway. The consecration of Paul Liu Honggang, argues Gaetano Masciullo, is a shocking example of what the Sino-Vatican agreement has produced: The Communist regime chooses, and Rome goes along with it.The diplomatic farce of the Vatican’s Ostpolitik has reached a new, desolate peak. Last August 31, Paul Liu Honggang was consecrated bishop of Datong. The appointment had...

[Catholic Caucus] Leo XIV summons world’s bishops to entrench ‘heretical’ Amoris Laetitia Pope Leo considers the highly controversial Amoris Laetitia a guiding text for the Church, elements of which many consider to be heretical.Pope Leo XIV has called upon the presidents of the world’s Episcopal Conference to meet in Rome in October in order “to examine and discuss the teachings of Amoris Laetitia and how to proclaim the Gospel to families today,” according to a report from Vatican News. Earlier this year, Pope Leo praised Amoris Laetitia as a guiding text for the Church and signaled his intention to honor...

Synodal Rome Co-Organizes Antichrist Conference That Brings Together Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs for the Sake of “Fraternity”Before Vatican II, such an event would have been inconceivable.The Synodal Church’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue is currently co-hosting (June 23–24) a conference titled Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jains and Sikhs in Europe: Building Fraternity through Dialogue and Collaboration, and yes, it is as antichrist and anti-Catholic as it sounds.The opening remarks of “Cardinal” George Jacob Koovakad, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, provided yet another startling illustration of the profound gulf separating the religion practiced and promoted by the post-conciliar hierarchy...

Conciliar Catechesis Watch: IntroductionOn Wednesday, Leo launched a new initiative with an Introduction to his planned General Audience series consisting of catechesis on the documents of Vatican II. For how long this weekly series will go on is anyone’s guess, but it seems likely to go on up to and perhaps beyond Lent.In any case, beginning today, the akaCatholic Podcast will respond to each of Leo’s weekly catechetic sessions with a closer look at what he had to say and how it compares and contrasts with what the Church has always taught.Beneath the video, a transcript will be provided for...