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[Catholic Caucus] ‘Everything comes from the Spirit,’ Pope tells Italian bishops’ synodal assemblyPope Francis has sent a message to the second synodal assembly of Italy’s dioceses, which is taking place at the Vatican, in Paul VI Audience Hall, from March 31 to April 3.“It is the final stage of the pastoral and social journey you have made over the last five years,” the Pope wrote in his message, dated March 28 and released three days later. “So many initiatives, so many meetings, so many good practices: everything comes from the Spirit.”After reflecting on Christian joy—which is “never exclusive, but always...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Müller: Synod supporters are committing ‘sins against the Holy Spirit’Supporters of the so-called ‘synodal Church’ are guilty of ‘sins against the Holy Spirit’ by trying to overturn Catholic teaching with ‘woke ideology’ and to ‘subordinate the Church of the Triune God’ to globalist programs like Agenda 2030, Cardinal Müller said.Cardinal Gerhard Müller said that supporters of the so-called “synodal Church” are guilty of “sins against the Holy Spirit.”In an essay published in First Things, Cardinal Müller criticized Pope Francis’s modern concept of “synodality,” listing seven ways in which the “synodal Church” sins against the Holy Spirit.“Factions with...

[Catholic Caucus] BREAKING: Pope Francis says Synod’s final doc part of his Magisterium, asks ‘that it be accepted’While saying that the document would need 'several mediations,' Pope Francis stipulated that local 'Churches and groupings of Churches are now called upon to implement, in their different contexts, the authoritative instructions contained in the Document.'Pope Francis wants the Synod’s final document to be accepted as part of the Magisterium of the ChurchThis morning Pope Francis released a formal “Note” to accompany his “Final Document of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops,” that is, the final document for the...

The Unholy Synodal Church Can Help Us Reject the Vatican II Cockle Sown by the EnemyAlmost by definition the Synodal Church’s “faith” becomes the lowest common denominator of Christian beliefs. In this way, the path is cleared to eliminate almost everything about Catholicism that stands in the way of the Christian unity championed by John XXIII and Cardinal Bea. No serious Christian would find this appealing, but the Synodal Church is not for serious Christians anyway.In his February 14, 2013 address to the clergy of Rome, Benedict XVI spoke of the tremendous evils caused by Vatican II:“We know that this...

Is the Synod Undermining the Unity of the Church?In this final phase of the so-called Synod on Synodality, 368 synodal “fathers and mothers” (yes, really!) participated, of whom 272 were bishops and 96 were non-bishops, gathering around round tables in the Paul VI Hall (a bit cringe, to be honest). According to Pope Francis and the Vatican Press Office, the Final Document is to be regarded as having the value of authentic magisterium.On October 26, 2024, the Final Document of the Second Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, held from October 2 to October...

[Catholic Caucus] Dishonest Cardinal Hollerich: Roman Rite Catholics “Did Not Write” To SynodThe Roman Rite "was not a topic for discussion" at the ex-synod, Luxembourg Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ said at the end of the meeting, according to NcRegister.com (November 6).Cardinal Hollerich added of Catholics: "We were not against them, we were not for them."When reminded that the synod was supposed to include listening to all points of view, Cardinal Hollerich replied: "We discussed things that were raised by the people of God, and those people did not write to us."In reality, there were numerous, well-documented interventions at all stages...

[Catholic Caucus] Women Deacons, ‘Sexuality’ and More: Here’s How the Synod Final Document Changed From the DraftAmendments, or other avenues for affecting what was included in the text, still made significant difference in the 2024 text on a number of topics, including sexuality and the selection of bishops.When the final document of the Synod on Synodality’s was confirmed on Oct. 26, it emphasized that the possibility of women deacons remains unsettled.“The question of women’s access to diaconal ministry remains open,” reads the document, which was expressly approved by Pope Francis after each of its 155 paragraphs were affirmed by 355...

[Catholic Caucus] A Response to the Feminist Demand for Priestly Ordination: Contemplate MaryA Response to the Feminist Demand for Priestly Ordination: Contemplate the Maternal Priesthood of Mary.By Karen Darantière “It’s so insulting to keep on saying that the only valid role that will get the approval of this pope is to be nurturing, is to be a mother, while you can be nurturing and mothering and be a priest.” (1) So says Miriam Duignan, an advocate of female ordination and of abortion, in response to comments against the female diaconate made by Pope Francis, recently reiterated by Cardinal Fernandez. One...

[Catholic Caucus] In Rome, theologians reflect on ‘reception’ stage of Synod on SynodalityTheologians and others involved in the October gathering of the Synod on Synodality met this week to offer their expert opinions on the synodal process as it moves into the “reception” or implementation phase.The academic congress — “From the Council to the Synod: Rereading a Church’s Journey, 60 Years on Since Lumen Gentium (1964–2024)” — was hosted by the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome from Oct. 28–30.“We are still in this synodal process, and with the approval of the final document, in fact, the third phase of the...

On Synodality...It has been brought to light that there is a commission of 14 members which dictated the Synod's final document; 7 of which represent a given earthly continent. The Continental Delegate from North America was announced as Catherine Clifford, Professor of Systemic and Historical Theology at Saint Paul University in Ottawa. She is the founding director of the Center for Research on Vatican II and 21st Century Catholicism there. Ms. Clifford has composed pieces with many and varied titles, including, "Receptive Ecumenism as Transformative Ecclesial Learning: Walking the Way to a Church Re-formed," "The Priority of Social Justice at...

[Catholic Caucus] Ground Control to Francis: POPE PAUL VI CONDEMNED SYNODALITYRTV in Rome...Pope Paul VI already condemned Synodality and all its works and pomps.Yep, he sure did! Check it out for yourself -- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, volume 64 (1972) Pope Paul VI Condemned "Synodalism" . . . so what's up, Francis?Is that why they're talking in Ovaltine code every day here at the Synod ... because what they're doing has already been condemned by the magisterial teaching of all the current pope's predecessors?Michael Matt from the Piazza San Pietro in Rome explains why resistance is mandatory, and leaving the Church...

[Catholic Caucus] Synodality—and ‘controversial’ issues—are here to stay: Takeaways from the Synod’s final documentWe have completed our work as synod delegates and have, with the approval of the Holy Father, published our final document: “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission.” This is the fruit not only of our prayer, dialogue and discernment over these past two years in Rome, but even more importantly, reflective of the broad consultation that began in 2021 with the People of God in every diocese in the world. What are the highlights of this document? As I see it, they are as follows:1....

[Catholic Caucus] EXCLUSIVE: Archbishop Viganò’s reaction to the Synod: ‘Whore of Babylon’Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has warned that the Synod on Synodality is a vehicle for the ‘globalist agenda,’ supplanting the Catholic Church with ‘the Whore of Babylon that is subservient to the New World Order.’Editor’s note: Below follows a short reflection from Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò following the close of Pope Francis’ multi-year Synod on Synodality.(LifeSiteNews) — The “Synod on Synodality” that has just concluded is a perfect icon of the duplicitous and fraudulent nature of the conciliar and synodal church.The usual promotion of the globalist agenda is all...

The Damnable Nonsense of the Synod on Synodality’s Final DocumentIn the November 21, 1963 entry in his My Journal of the Council, Yves Congar wrote the following in all caps: “I SEE THAT THERE IS A PROFOUND AMBIGUITY UNDERLYING THE SAME WORD “ECUMENISM,” BETWEEN THOSE WHO SEE ONLY REUNION WITH THE CHURCH (FAVORED BY CHARITY) AND THOSE WHO SEE SOMETHING QUITE NEW AHEAD OF ALL OF US, THAT CALLS FOR A PROFOUND REFORM.” Congar counted himself among those in this latter group — he saw the need for profound reform, as he emphasized in the 1967 preface to the revised...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis closes Synod saying Church needs to ‘get its hands dirty to serve the Lord’Closing the Synod, Pope Francis rebuked the Church for being ‘seated in blindness’ and urged the Church to ‘take up the cry of the world’ and be ‘a Church that gets its hands dirty to serve the Lord.’Closing the Synod, Pope Francis rebuked the Church for being ‘seated in blindness’ and urged the Church to ‘take up the cry of the world’ and be ‘a Church that gets its hands dirty to serve the Lord.’ Accusing the Church of already being unable to...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Fernández Says Female Diaconate Will be Studied ‘More Intensively’Cardinal Victor Fernández, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, announced that the female diaconate will be the subject of a more in-depth study under the impetus of the proposals sent to the commission assigned to this task. He also stated that this question, although Pope Francis considers it not “mature,” is not a “closed issue.”To delve deeper into the differences between holy orders and authority in order to be able to entrust laywomen with leadership functions in the Church is, according to Fernández, the...

[Catholic Caucus] Müller: Holy Spirit Doesn't Inspire Francis To Invent False DoctrineBishops are betraying their divine mission by failing to preach the Catholic Faith, Cardinal Gerhard Müller told a conference the day before the Roman Rite's 'Summorum Pontificum' pilgrimage event to Rome tomorrow (Edward Pentin, X.com).Müller knows that the power of politics, the media and the banks is, in secular terms, "the safe side". Truth, on the other hand, defies contradiction and promises suffering with Christ. Müller also pointed out two serious errors:1. That a Pope with his maximum apostolic authority (plenitudo potestatis) could even change the hierarchical constitution of...

[Catholic Caucus] Live updates: The Synod on Synodality debates the Catholic Church’s futureThe Catholic Church’s final session of the multiyear Synod on Synodality is coming to a close this weekend.The story so far Oct. 25: ‘Not over the hump yet’: Synod delegates anxiously await the final documentFor those concerned about making sure the Synod on Synodality doesn’t open the way to contested changes in Church teaching and practice, the draft version of its final document appears to be good enough.But it might not stay that way: 1,000 amendments to the text are currently being incorporated into the final document by...

[Catholic Caucus] Radcliffe on drafting of final synod document - full textMeditation by the Rev. Timothy Radcliffe, O.P. Monday, 21st October 2024We are about to embark on our last task, to consider the final document, amend and vote on it. Today we prepare ourselves to exercise this weighty responsibility. How are we do so?With freedom! St Paul wrote to the Galatians, ‘For freedom, Christ has set us free.’ (5.1). Our mission is to preach and embody this freedom. Freedom is the double helix of the Christian DNA. First of all, it is the freedom to say what we believe and...

[Catholic Caucus] Synod now debating draft of final document prior to Saturday publicationThe final stages of the multi-year Synod on Synodality are now in motion, with the much anticipated final document having been drafted and delivered to the Synod for discussion.ATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Synod participants are now discussing what will become the final document of the Synod on Synodality, examining a draft which will receive amendments and votes before being publicly released on Saturday.The entire final week of the 2024 session of the Synod on Synodality is given over to the highly anticipated document which will emerge on October...