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[Catholic Caucus] Doctrine of the Faith said Medjugorje was NOT Supernatural -- Francis waved it off anyway Italian journalist D. Murgia recently published results of the 2016 deliberations within the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), that shed important new light on the Vatican’s handling of the alleged apparitions at Medjugorje.The International Commission on Medjugorje, chaired by Cardinal Camillo Ruini, had been established in 2010 at the request of Pope Benedict XVI. Crucially, it was not constituted as an independent body reporting directly to the Pope, but within and under the authority of the Congregation for the Doctrine...

[Catholic Caucus] Benedict XVI and Vatican II Condemn Leo XIV’s Synodal RevolutionBenedict XVI's own words dismantle the Vatican's case against the SSPX. Read his statements alongside Leo XIV's current treatment of Tradition, Vatican II, and Synodality, and you'll notice that Benedict's criticism applies more to today's Vatican than to Archbishop Lefebvre.As Leo XIV stated prior to the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) proceeding with the episcopal consecrations without his approval, he believes that the real problem with the SSPX is that it does not accept certain teachings of Vatican II:“Certainly, division among Christians is always a painful matter. But...

[Catholic Caucus] Over 1/5 of US bishops support ordaining same-sex attracted men, to the delight of Fr. James MartinThe bishops contradict Catholic teaching and, wittingly or unwittingly, align themselves with Fr. James Martin, who used the publication of a survey to call for admitting homosexual men to seminaries and the priesthood.A survey commissioned by the University of Notre Dame’s McGrath Institute for Church Life found that an alarming number of U.S. bishops are “comfortable ordaining a man who experiences deep-seated same-sex attraction.”The survey was originally published in 2025 and came to light this week in a report titled Do You...

[Catholic Caucus] Why does God allow error and confusion among the bishops?It's not so that good Catholics go to hell, but so that they have a higher place in heaven.Many Catholics think that “Catholic” means “universal,” and they are correct, but they make the mistake of thinking this is universal not through history but just today in this current Church crisis. We look to the great saint and Doctor of the Church of the 5th century, St. Vincent of Lerins, for how to navigate a Church crisis when many bishops believe and teach different things. St. Vincent of Lerins was...

[Catholic Caucus] Faithful Catholics confront pro-LGBT ‘All Are Welcome Mass’ in San DiegoMassResistance held a Rosary rally against an LGBT 'Pride Mass' in San Diego, California, earlier this month.Contrasting messages from San Diego Catholics: Traditional Catholics outside (left) vs radical message inside (right) during the St. John the Evangelist Church's "pride" Mass.For many years, faithful Catholics have endured a disturbing pro-LGBT turn in many of their churches. But lately, in some places, that has gone completely overboard. And many Catholics have had enough of it.The Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego is the most “LGBTQ+” area in town. One would hope...

The Challenge of a Synod That Walks Away from Christ Introduction The superiors of the Society of Saint Pius X have argued that there exists a state of emergency in the Catholic Church. Those who deny this claim, who insist that all is well, that the concerns of the Society are exaggerated or unfounded, have, to employ a metaphor, buried their heads in the sand. The evidence is not obscure; it is visible in parishes, in chanceries, in synodal assembly halls, and in the documents these assemblies produce.The crisis assailing the Church is not just a liturgical matter, though the...

Leo XIV is continuing Pope Francis’ war against traditional CatholicsPope Francis’s 2021 motu proprio ‘Traditionis Custodes’ marked the opening shot in a campaign against Catholic tradition that has only intensified under Pope Leo XIV.Catholics of goodwill see it. The machinations have been well-documented. Popes Francis and Leo have each steered the holy Barque of Peter into a war footing; a war in which the Vatican is the aggressor.It is not a war “against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places” (Ephesians 6). Nor is it a...

Why many traditional Catholics believe the SSPX is answering Our Lady’s callOur Lady in Fatima, Akita, La Salette, and Good Success foretold the confusion, division, and moral collapse now visible in the Vatican's standoff with the SSPX.In moments of confusion and division within the Church, many faithful Catholics turn to the messages Our Lady has given over the centuries.These private revelations – approved ones like Fatima, Akita, La Salette, and Good Success – are not articles of faith, but they have offered comfort and warning to generations facing crisis. Today, as tensions between the Vatican and the Society of Saint...

Condemnation of SSPX consecrations uses the reasoning of the PhariseesLike the Pharisees, SSPX critics painstakingly uphold procedural law at the expense of the law’s underlying purpose, the salvation of souls.The condemnation of the SSPX consecrations is a Pharisaical error. This point might be inflammatory, but I want to make clear that I think most practicing Catholics who condemn the consecrations love Christ and totally desire to uphold the faith. I am not saying that they, as people, are like the Pharisees, only that their position unwittingly endorses the kind of reasoning used by the Pharisees. One of the clearest recurring...

Connect The Dots: Leo Somewhat Too Near To Another Alleged Homosexual Molester, And Promoting To Bishop A Promoter Of SodomyYou might remember yours truly writing this less than one year ago. As time goes by, it seems that Leo keeps finding himself in strange “situations”. Take this one here: the resignation of a Bishop accused of homosexual behaviour. If you read the full text, you discover the following: a) The two had worked together for a long time, and were both occupied in various roles in the Peruvian Episcopal Conference. I dare to say you get to know people with...

Suicide is Canonized, Another Latin Mass is Banned, and an Openly “Gay” Priest Gives Lectures on “Living Queer.” Meanwhile the SSPX is in “Schism.”A suicide memorial, Lutheran worship in a Catholic sanctuary, a suppressed Latin Mass, and the boundaries of Leo XIV’s open-door ChurchChicago’s Pastoral CanonizationOn June 26, the Archdiocese of Chicago dedicated a memorial called At Peace near the main entrance of Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois. The memorial offers families affected by suicide a place for prayer, remembrance, and mourning. Bishop Lawrence Sullivan described it as a visible sign that grieving families remain within God’s loving...

The SSPX Appeals to Rome: Will Pope Leo XIV Practice the Synodality He Preaches?The Society of St. Pius X has formally appealed Rome's excommunication decree, setting up one of the most consequential canonical disputes in decades. Attorney Robert Morrison examines why this legal challenge places Pope Leo XIV's own teachings on ecumenism, religious liberty, and synodality under unprecedented scrutiny—and why the Vatican's response may shape the future of the traditional Catholic movement.On July 13, 2026, the General House of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) announced that it had submitted a preliminary recourse to the Dicastery of the Doctrine...

TRIBUNE. The Failure of Leo XIVThere was a time when excommunication could bring an emperor to his knees or cause an entire nation to apostatize. But excommunication is no longer what it once was, and that is the work of the very Church that today wields it against the FSSPX. History knows these diminished echoes, those tragedies that repeat themselves as farces, as Marx described when he identified Napoleon III as a ridiculous imitation of his uncle. Nor is Leo XIV Gregory VII. But if farce is already a fairly appropriate term to describe this case, with Tucho Fernández, carrying...

SSPX community in Charlotte acquires 26 acres for church expansion projectThe world-famous architect James McCrery will be designing a church complex for the SSPX community of Charlotte, North Carolina.SSPX community of St. Anthony's, Mount Holly, North Carolina“This milestone was achieved as the result of a 3-year search over a 3,000 square-mile search area that included analysis of more than 1,300 properties,” said Jim De Piante, project manager for the new St. Anthony’s church. “We hope this first step in our master plan to build a beautiful and spacious church complex on the property will ensure that the Catholic faithful will...

A Silent “Excommunication” of All Traditionalists?Tradition itself has been excommunicated according to the rule used against the SSPX.Many believe that the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) was excommunicated from the Catholic Church following the much-anticipated consecrations of four new bishops on July 1, 2026 without getting the Papal mandate.In fact, there is a large contention of pseudo-traditionalists and conservatives who are relishing in the false belief that the SSPX was excommunicated and yet still feel free to criticize aspects of Vatican II and the New Mass while virtuously claiming to be obedient sons of the Holy Father. Ironically, the...

[Catholic Caucus] The New InquisitionThat Cardinal Fernández leads the DDF is a tragedy that borders on terror.The question of whether there is a crisis in the Catholic Church hinges on a slew of facts and their interpretations. The argument that the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the oldest department in the Roman Curia—tasked with identifying and stomping out heresy since 1542—has itself been compromised is among the most persuasive. Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, the current prefect for the Dicastery, initially appointed by Pope Francis, is case in point.Fernández, author of multiple erotically-charged and, frankly, creepy books, reigns supreme...

SSPX Excommunications & the Vatican’s Plan to Cancel CatholicismForty years after Archbishop Lefebvre's consecrations, history is repeating itself—but the stakes are even higher. Michael Matt was there in 1988, and he believes the Vatican's latest excommunications are only one front in a wider campaign against Catholic Tradition. Before another generation of faithful Catholics is divided, hear what he says.he SSPX consecrated four new bishops on July 1, 2026. The next day, the Vatican declared the bishops excommunicated, reviving one of the most painful conflicts in modern Catholic history.Michael Matt lived through the first SSPX consecrations in 1988. There is no...

Episcopal Consecrations: What Fr. Pagliarani Told the Members of the Society of Saint Pius XPreparing Hearts for the Episcopal ConsecrationsA Message to the Faithful and Friends of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius XDear faithful and friends,As we prepare for the episcopal consecrations, scheduled for 1 July in Écône, we wish, exceptionally, to make available to you an editorial that the Superior General addressed to the members of the Society on 7 March.This text does not revisit the question of the consecrations themselves, but is devoted to recalling the spirit in which they must be prepared for and lived: a...

Leo Winks at Divorce While His Bishops Support Gay Blessings and Women “Co-Presiding” at the Altar. Meanwhile, the SSPX is in “Schism.”The Camera Saw ItCardinal Timothy Radcliffe now wants the London event to shrink.According to the reports, he told AdVaticanum that he gave no blessing, had no prior awareness that blessings would be given, and that the Eucharist at Holy Apostles was private. He also rejected the interpretation that the Mass celebrated a homosexual relationship.The camera says otherwise.The event marked fifty years of “friendship, partnership, and commitment” between Julian Filochowski and Martin Pendergast. The church was full enough for about...

Cardinal Koch falsely claims ‘no salvation outside the Church’ only applies to CatholicsEven the salvation of those remaining outside the Church ‘through no grave fault of their own’ is effected through the graces of the Catholic Church.Cardinal Kurt Koch has erroneously claimed that the doctrine “no salvation outside the Church” only applies to Catholics who already believe the Catholic Church “points the way” to salvation.In an interview with Koch the day following the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) episcopal consecrations, German theologian Jan-Heiner Tück asked the cardinal why extra ecclesiam nulla salus (“no salvation outside the Church”) has become...