https://freerepublic.com/tag/sinofschism/ en-us Sun, 5 Jul 2026 01:43:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4386707/posts Leo Praises Liberty While He Puts Écône in ChainsAs Leo praised freedom of worship, Rome branded the SSPX, threatened the faithful, and tolerated a conciliar world where sanctuaries become playgrounds and Christendom becomes a punchline.Liberty for Everyone Except TraditionOn July 3, Leo XIV accepted the Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center and spoke like a man defending freedom of conscience.He praised the American founders’ appeal to nature and nature’s God. He spoke of human dignity as something that precedes the State. He described authentic freedom as the capacity to know the truth and adhere to the good, even at... Hiraeth In Exile https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4386707/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2026 01:43:47 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4386668/posts The SSPX Crisis is not an AbstractionI have tried to stay out of the tribal warfare surrounding the SSPX because I do not belong to anyone’s faction. I just want to be left alone to practice the orthodox Faith. I am a convert, but I am not an uninformed one. Before entering the Catholic Church, I studied Catholic theology, Church history, papal authority, canon law, Vatican II, Tradition, and the Magisterium. I read the Summa cover to cover. I have continued studying ever since. I understand why the consecration of bishops without a papal mandate is treated as an extraordinarily... X (formerly Twitter https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4386668/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2026 18:29:40 GMT