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[Catholic Caucus] BREAKING: Archbishop Héctor Aguer, staunch defender of Latin Mass, dies at 83 Aguer spoke boldly about the truths of the faith and the state of the Church, and recently called for an end to Traditionis Custodes.Argentine Archbishop Héctor Aguer, an orthodox prelate and ardent supporter of the Traditional Latin Mass, died on Tuesday at the age of 83.The Archdiocese of La Plata confirmed early afternoon Tuesday that its former head, Héctor Aguer, passed away. “With deep regret, but with the hope placed in the Risen Christ, we communicate to all the People of God who are the pilgrimage...

[Catholic Caucus] Accountability from the Vatican needed after Cardinal Fernández’s recently unearthed bookCardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández is back in the news - again for the wrong reasons. Simply put, the prelate’s recently unearthed book, titled “¿Por qué no termino de sanarme?” (“Why can’t I finish healing myself?”) and published in 2002, as reported by Vatican news correspondent Michael Haynes, has ignited grave concerns and serious questions.This newly “discovered” book seems to perpetuate all-too-familiar patterns already detectable in Fernández’s erstwhile contentious writings regarding sexuality and mysticism. I shall spare readers from the highly graphic (in fact, I would consider even pornographic)...