Archbishop José Rafael Quirós Quirós, 71, of San José, Costa Rica, has ordered that kneelers are not to be placed in churches for the distribution of Holy Communion, reports InfoVaticana.com. This measure is ordered in a circular dated 13 May. It is signed by the Episcopal Delegate for Liturgy, Rev. Francisco Morales González. "From now on, kneelers are not to be installed in churches for the distribution of Communion," the document states. The circular responds to questions raised in recent weeks regarding the installation of kneelers for the faithful who wish to receive Communion while kneeling. It "argues" that the presence of kneelers could lead some of the faithful to believe that receiving Communion while kneeling is "the only form established by the Church". The decree also claims that kneelers could hinder access for elderly people or those with mobility difficulties who are accustomed to receiving Communion while standing. #newsTqsbzfubql
The General Secretariat of the Synod has distanced itself from the pro-homosexual report prepared by Working Group No. 9 of the Synod on Synodality. This gesture, which amounts to little more than a fig leaf, followed a strong online backlash. However, Leo XIV has taken no personnel action. And, even worse, he continues to appoint more pro-homosexual bishops. The synod's report contained criticism of the Catholic apostolate 'Courage' that helps homosexuals to resist their temptations. It also presents flowery testimonies from people in homosexual "marriages". 'Courage' condemned the text for containing 'slander' and 'defamation'. In a statement to Religión Confidencial, the Secretariat's communications team said that the published final report "cannot be attributed to the General Secretariat" and emphasised that they are merely "working documents". The team added that its role was limited "exclusively to translating summaries, editing reports, and publishing and distributing them", …Okuningi
On May 15, Leo XIV spoke on the phone with Egyptian Tawadros II, the leader of the Coptic Orthodox group, reaffirming his commitment to closer ties. As usual, the Holy See called the conversation “cordial and fraternal”, focussing on Christian unity, dialogue, and peace in the Middle East. Both expressed their desire overcome obstacles to dialogue “in faith and charity.” In a letter to Tawadros II for the Day of Coptic-Catholic Friendship (May 10), Leo XIV said that “at a time when our world is afflicted by so many conflicts, particularly in the Middle East, Christians must, more than ever, strive for full unity so that we may bear witness together to the Prince of Peace.” The Coptic Orthodox split from the Church after the Council of Chalcedon in 451, rejecting the Chalcedonian formula of "two natures", effectively denying or diminishing the full human nature of Christ. #newsQczszkqnmq
By elevating such testimonies without doctrinal commentary, the report effectively normalizes homosexual relationships within a Church context. The recently published report from Synod Study Group 9 represents a troubling departure from the Catholic Church's consistent moral teaching. While the authors claim they lack "the expertise or, above all, the necessary ecclesiastical authorization" to address individual moral issues definitively, the report's methodology and framework systematically undermine the Church's ability to proclaim and apply her moral doctrine. This is not merely a technical deficiency — it is a fundamental contradiction of Catholic teaching that demands a forceful response. The most immediate concern involves the report’s treatment of same-sex relationships. The document presents testimonies from individuals with homosexual attractions without providing the Church's moral framework for understanding these experiences. The report says that one witness “bears witness …
The French-born, skinny Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco of Algiers learned within the Dominican Order to "experience brotherhood with homosexual brothers", calling himself "a heterosexual brother". He wrote the preface for the book 'Gays and Catholics: The Church Put to the Test of Reality', published on Outreach.faith on 13 May. The Cardinal's main phrases and claims, including the usual victimism. - One day - when a homosexual brother said to me, "No one chooses to be homosexual" - my eyes were finally opened. That was my road to Damascus. - Homosexuality is not an illness, and there are no chemical or psychological treatments. - It is not a sin because sin is committed freely and "no one chooses to be homosexual". - Nor is it the result of educational or social conditioning: within the same family, where siblings have received the same upbringing, one child may be gay while the others are not. Homosexuality Is Neither …Okuningi
Former European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker revealed that a European minister proposed that Greece sell the Acropolis during the negotiations of the Greek Crisis era. Credit: GreekReporter ArchiveCredit: Greek Reporter Former European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker reflected on the darkest days of the Greek financial crisis and revealed that a European minister proposed that Greece sell the Acropolis to settle its debts. In a candid interview for the SKAI documentary To the Millimeter (Στο Χιλιοστό) with journalists Eleni Varvitsioti and Victoria Dendrinou, Juncker painted a grim picture of Greece’s standing within the Eurozone leading up to the first bailout. A crisis of credibility: Sell the Acropolis! Former European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. Public Domain According to Juncker, Greece’s biggest obstacle wasn’t just debt. It was a total collapse of trust. “After Greece admitted to misleading its partners, its credibility was at zero,”…
Cyprus and Greece was bought up by the zionists. One may recall from the time of their financial crises. Remember the disabled ATM's in Cyprus? I believe this was also threatened on the Vatican. Before Pope Benedict's "resignation".
On May 14, the Feast of the Ascension, Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Giampaolo Dianin as the new Archbishop of Gorizia, Italy. Monsignor Dianin was born on October 29, 1962, in Teolo, in the Diocese of Padua. He earned a doctorate in Moral Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and was ordained a priest in June 1987. In 2021, he was appointed Bishop of Chioggia and was ordained a bishop in January 2022. Rev Dianin collaborated in intellectual environments with compromised theologians such as Maurizio Chiodi or Pierangelo Sequeri. Chiodi became internationally controversial after legitimizing contraception. Similarly, Sequeri was involved in revising Catholic sexual ethics. Amoris Laetitia Preparation On March 14, 2015, Rev Dianin gave a lecture on the Eucharist for adulterers, as reported by FamigliaCristiana.it. At that time, he was the rector of the Seminary of Padua. He supported a pastoral path for divorced and remarried that would "allow" them to grab the Eucharist …Okuningi
Us humans are such a thing, we love to be praised, we are attached to material things, we enjoy our favorite sins and we become what we hate most times rather than not... Jesus showed us the way, not to be attached to this world, to run away from their celebration of one self...He even suffered GREATLY and died for YOU! God has given us talents, and we are the ones who either multiply them or bury it, but one thing is for sure, those gifts or talents are used for good and bad, for selfish and unselfish reasons, one of the most gifted persons ever to come to earth was Michael Jackson, the exploited child by the elders in the Jackson family who grew to become such phenomenom in music, yet Michael wasn’t centerd on seeking to be the center of things, actually he preferred to be alone, a thing we don’t see from artists today. Now, Michael NEVER hurt anyone outside of himself (and Paul Mcartney), the allegations of child molestation were both a money grab scam and at the same time, those in …Okuningi
"It [the sacrosanct Roman Church, founded by the voice of our Lord and Savior] firmly believes, professes and preaches that all those who are outside the catholic church, not only pagans but also Jews or heretics and schismatics, cannot share in eternal life and will go into the everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels, unless they are joined to the catholic church before the end of their lives; that the unity of the ecclesiastical body is of such importance that only for those who abide in it do the church's sacraments contribute to salvation and do fasts, almsgiving and other works of piety and practices of the Christian militia produce eternal rewards; and that nobody can be saved, no matter how much he has given away in alms and even if he has shed his blood in the name of Christ, unless he has persevered in the bosom and the unity of the catholic church." -Pope Eugene IV, Cantate Domino, Session 11, Ecumenical Council of Florence . I also hope that Michael …Okuningi
The recently published report from Vatican’s Synod Study Group 9 on homosexuality fundamentally contradicts Catholic teaching, writes Cardinal Willem Eijk of Utrecht, the Netherlands, on NcRegister.com (May 14). His main ideas. - The most immediate concern is the report’s treatment of homosex relationships. It presents testimonies from individuals with in homosexual attractions without providing the Church’s moral framework for understanding them. - The report states that one witness “discovered that sin, at its root, does not consist in the (same-sex) relationship, but in a lack of faith in a God who desires our fulfillment.” The authors reproduce this claim without correction or clarification. - This witness’s reasoning is fundamentally flawed. Homosexual acts are intrinsically evil - a settled point of Catholic doctrine. A Christian who engages in such acts also falls short in faith by failing to trust in God’s grace to avoid sin. But that does not mean the sin lies primarily in …Okuningi
The problem with Homo mafia just didn't happen over night the seminaries been hijacked since the 1960s . They been living the high life at the expense of Catholic faithful for years
The SSPX (Society of St. Pius X) has sent a Declaration of Catholic Faith addressed to Pope Leo XIV here it is Declaration of Catholic Faith Addressed to Pope Leo XIV Declaration of Catholic Faith addressed to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV by Fr. Davide Pagliarani Superior General of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X Most Holy Father, For more than fifty years, the Society of Saint Pius X has endeavoured to set before the Holy See a matter of conscience in the face of the errors that are destroying Catholic faith and morals. Regrettably, all the discussions entered into have remained without result, and none of the concerns expressed have received any truly satisfactory response. For more than fifty years, the only solution truly considered by the Holy See has appeared to be that of canonical sanctions. To our great regret, it seems to us that canon law is thus being used, not to confirm in the Faith, but to lead away from it. In the text that follows, the Society of Saint Pius X is glad …Okuningi
@spinmeister re. sedevacantism The SSPX people are in a pickle, it would be going against the will of Lefebvre: Several American priests of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX): Daniel Dolan, Anthony Cekada, and Donald Sanborn, reportedly sedevacantists in the 1970s, who were expelled with several other priests by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre for holding this view. Nine of these priests later founded the Society of Saint Pius V (SSPV) in 1983. Dolan and Sanborn were later illicitly consecrated bishops.
Today, the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X has officially responded on Fsspx.news to the May 13 statement of Cardinal Víctor “Tucho” Fernández. The article was written by Fr. Jean-Michel Gleize and marks a noticeably sharper tone after years of diplomatic language. He interprets Tucho's statement as signaling that Pope Leo XIV will refuse to grant authorization for the episcopal consecrations planned for July 1. Fr. Gleize argues that the 1983 Code of Canon Law provides grounds for claiming that episcopal consecrations performed in a real or sincerely perceived state of necessity do not incur automatic (latae sententiae) excommunication. He cites Canons 1323 and 1324: - A person is not subject to punishment if he violates a law out of necessity or to avoid serious harm, provided the act is not intrinsically evil or harmful to souls. - Even if the act were judged objectively wrong, penalties must be mitigated, and automatic penalties (latae sententiae) do not apply when the person …Okuningi
Can a Bishop appeal his excommunication by a Pope to the Vatican Court? Fromm OOOGLE AI Under Catholic canon law, the answer is no. A bishop cannot appeal an excommunication imposed directly by a Pope to a Vatican court, as the Pope is the supreme authority on earth and is judged by no one.The canonical reasoning and procedures dictate the following:No Higher Earthly Authority: Canon law explicitly states that no appeal or recourse is permitted against a sentence or decree handed down by the Roman Pontiff. Because the Pope represents the highest judicial authority in the Church, there is no higher "Vatican court" to overrule him.The Principle of Canon 1404: The foundational legal rule for the papacy is that "the First See is judged by no one". Therefore, even if a bishop believes the Pope's actions are unjust, erroneous, or sinful, there is no mechanism within the Church's judicial system to try the Pope or overturn his decisions.Appealing to a Council: Canon law strictly forbids a …Okuningi
"Explorers" of Heaven Dear brothers and sisters, on Sunday, May 17, we celebrate the beautiful Solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven, which will fill our hearts with joy and hope. First of all, we must clarify that the Heaven to which Jesus ascends is not a place found in our physical universe, but another dimension, the spiritual one, God's dimension...
The Vatican’s decision to award the Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX to Mohammad Hossein Mokhtari - Iran’s ambassador to the Holy See - has sparked controversy. Mokhtari has served as ambassador since 2023 and received the decoration on Tuesday together with twelve other diplomats. Iranian state-linked media portrayed the award as a personal recognition by Leo XIV and linked it to the Pope’s criticism of military escalation against Iran. The Vatican, however, stressed that the decoration was part of a routine diplomatic custom. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said that the Order of Pius IX is traditionally granted to all ambassadors accredited to the Holy See after roughly two years of service. The medal was not personally handed over by Leo XIV, but by Archbishop Paolo Rudelli of the Secretariat of State. The diploma was signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin. #newsRriwyrpvvv
Roman Calendar (Follows: Africa and Canada – Ascension) Acts 1:12-14 “These devoted themselves with one accord to prayer.” Only God’s love can unite hearts, and this is what personal and group prayer is all about: surrendering everything to God, remaining in God, and revealing God’s beauty in people. 1 Peter 4:13-16 “If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you.” Love, values, and the meaning of life are found in God and nowhere else. Let us reveal God’s beauty in people, and there will be almost no more insults. Besides, insults are not necessary to be happy. Let us receive the joy of the child within us from God, and we are happy. Let us allow this joy to radiate from our hearts. John 17:1-11 Jesus said, “I pray for them.” Let us recognize God’s love within us and reveal the joy (God’s love) of the heart in others. Thanks Lord for praying for us. Africa and Canada Calendar (Ascension) Acts 1:1-11 “The Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be my witnesses.” We …Okuningi