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[Catholic Caucus] Francis confirms his hatred for the Latin Mass is ideological, since the greatest "danger" in the Church today is "reaction against the modern" - and criticizes the liberality of John Paul II and Benedict XVIHe clothes it saying Traditionalists are ideological, and basically calling his predecessors John Paul II and Benedict XVI idiots (in so many words) for somehow not having the brilliant "pastoral" foresight he has -- that persecution is good and "pastoral"...From his talk with Hungarian Jesuits, as reported by Jesuit periodical La Civiltà Cattolica:[Question:] The Second Vatican Council talks about the relationship between the Church...

Don’t be afraid to doubt your faith: Pope to young peopleWe are Christians not out of duty, but out of beauty, says Pope FrancisIn Pope Francis’ last speech during his trip to Cyprus and Greece, the Holy Father addressed the concerns of young people. He responded to their testimonies, speaking on issues such as social media use, and the courage to dream in a complex world with uncertain futures.He also gave advice on what to do when doubts against faith arise, or are recurring.“I want to say to you and to everyone here: don’t be afraid of doubts, because they...

[Catholic Caucus] In the Darkness of Advent: The Light of Tradition that cannot be quenched It is indeed difficult in these times in the Catholic Church for those of us who love the Tradition of the Catholic Church to have joy at the center of our lives. The mean-spirited and dishonest attack on Tradition in the publication of the Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes has been followed by statements by the head of the Congregation for Divine Worship, Archbishop Roche, that make it clear that these relics of the 1960s who are now in power in Rome are determined to erase...

[Catholic Caucus] Re-education Decrees for “Second Class Catholics”: The Effects of Traditionis Custodes in France The following article was published in German on December 2 at katholisches.info. It was written “von einer Katholikin,” a Catholic woman who remains anonymous. We can see in the information she provides a particular application of the general scenario Michael Charlier spoke about in his article published here two days ago, which would be the method “on the ground” for pursing Archbishop Roche’s goal, which is the Triumph of Bugnini’s Will.—PAKFaithful gathered outside the Parish archbishop's residenceRe-education Decrees for “Second Class Catholics”: The Effects...

[Catholic Caucus] The Roadmap of Archbishop Roche: Liquidate the Traditional Liturgy! Rorate is pleased to present a translation of the Paix Liturgique Letter 837, with permission of Christian Marquant. The Roadmap of Archbishop Roche: Liquidate the Traditional Liturgy!(Paix Liturgique Letter 837 in French)The future Cardinal Arthur Roche is a key figure in the project to destroy the traditional liturgy. This man, who likes his ease and his tranquility, does not have the stature of a historical figure, nor does he seek to be one: Auream quisquis mediocritatem diligit, said Horace, Whoever loves golden mediocrity...This 71-year-old Englishman from Yorkshire, former...

Pope Francis to Slovakian Catholics: We Need ‘Creativity of the Gospel,’ Not ‘A Defensive Catholicism’Slovakian bishops, priests, religious, seminarians, and catechists listened on headsets to a live translation of the speech, which the Pope delivered in Italian, frequently stopping for off-the-cuff remarks on everything from the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky to the importance of short homilies.BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Pope Francis told Slovakia’s Catholics on Monday that the Church should respond to secularization with the “creativity of the Gospel,” not “a defensive Catholicism.” Speaking to clergy and lay people in St Martin’s Cathedral in the capital, Bratislava, on Sept. 13,...

Will He Resign?Let Us Pray for an End to this Pontificate.Rumors are swirling to the effect that Pope Bergoglio’s recent colon surgery was not due to mere obstructive diverticulitis but rather colon cancer, that his condition is progressive and degenerative, and that, according to Antonio Socci, Francis has suggested that by next spring there may be a new Pope due to his resignation on account of health. That would create an unheard-of triad of Popes: one in office after the next conclave and two still-living Popes emeritus. At that rate, the Vatican would need to establish a 401K account for...

New Leadership Team at Congregation for Divine Worship Shares Pope’s Perspectives on LiturgyVATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has overhauled the leadership of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, appointing a new prefect and secretary who share his determination to press ahead with post-conciliar liturgical reforms. ... A key reason for this and for Archbishop Roche’s appointment as the Congregation for Divine Worship’s prefect, according to many observers, is that both he and Pope Francis share the same liturgical vision, one that Francis sees as an “irreversible” process of reform, consistent with the liturgical reforms...

[Catholic Caucus] The Modernists in the Vatican Prepare an Attack on the Mass of All Time, along with the PopeDear readers of Stilum Curiae, the tireless, indefatigable, and contradictory procurator of Catholic concerns does not seem to want to rest and give some respite to his exhausted flock. The impression is that he wants to act in such a way that even the most tranquil and docile sheep reach a point where they begin to bite. In that case, let the shepherds beware, both those who are declared wolves and also those who are wolves in sheep's clothing. We report...

URGENT: Pope tells Italian Bishops he plans to abolish the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum An urgent news item by our friends at Messa in Latino, the Pope spoke on the matter yesterday to the Italian bishops during the portion of the Italian Conference of Bishops' meeting in which the assembly was closed to the media:It is, for the moment, still fragmentary news, coming from our multiple sources within the CEI [Italian Conference of Bishops] and bishops, but it seems that yesterday (May 24, 2021) the Pope, addressing the Italian bishops at the opening of the annual assembly of the...