anecdote from the surgeon that operated on Pope Leo XIV: "On the second day after the operation, we turned around and found him arranging the chairs in the chapel himself. We said, “Holy Father, we can do that.” And he replied, “It doesn’t matter. I can do it, so I will.” What can I say? He really was an absolutely ideal patient."
In a speech given on Oct. 7, Vatican interreligious dicastery head Cardinal George Koovakad attacked "integrists". And: The 1986 Assisi interreligious prayer meeting, "becomes part of the ordinary teaching of the Magisterium. It is no longer merely an event to be remembered: It is a criterion through which to interpret the present."
Catholic criticism of the 1986 Assisi meeting is "schismatic", and this interreligious prayer meeting is part of the "ordinary magisterium". These remarks were made by Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad in a speech on 7 October at the Pontifical University Antonianum in Rome. He is the Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue. Cardinal Koovakad recalled that, in 1986, 160 religious leaders gathered “to pray: each faithful to his own tradition, all before the Mystery”. Despite the presence of a Buddha statue on the altar and photographic evidence, Cardinal Koovakad insisted that “the encounter had been conceived and experienced without a shadow of syncretism.” He added that “not everyone understood it”: “Integrist circles contested the day, even making it one of the reasons for a schismatic rupture, while others feared syncretism or relativism, as they still do today.” Cardinal Koovakad paraphrased Leo XIV's encyclical 'Magnificent Humanity', saying that “the 'spirit of …More
This guy comes immediately to mind when looking for a new bishop...
Leo XIV-appointed bishop wants women to preach at Mass. Bishop Beat Grögli of St. Gallen, Switzerland, has defended the practice of women delivering homilies at Mass, although canon law defines the homily as an inherent part of the liturgy. Kath.ch reported on October 8 that Bishop Grögli told a group of women that this prohibited practice had existed in his diocese for nearly 50 years. He suggested that reversing the practice would be incomprehensible. Grögli described the theological arguments against women preaching as “weak,” adding: “Honestly, I have never understood them.” He considers “the female perspective in preaching an enrichment.” Asked whether his position constituted disobedience, he pointed to ongoing discussions with Rome. Canon 767 §1 reserves the homily at Mass to priests and deacons. The Vatican's 2004 instruction Redemptionis Sacramentum states that lay homilies at Mass cannot acquire legitimacy through longstanding custom. Pope Leo XIV appointed Grögli Bishop of …More
James Martin speaks with a forked tongue. He rejects Catholic teaching on homosexuality and Communion, condemning priests who deny the Eucharist to unrepentant, sexually active homosexuals as treating them “like dirt”—despite the Church's prohibition against receiving Communion in a state of mortal sin.
"Conservative" institutions are supporting the homosexual activist James Martin SJ. Two Catholic groups - the substack.com account 'The Pillar' and the Napa Institute - have given public prominence to pro-homosexual James Martin. On 12 October, JD Flynn of 'The Pillar' published a 96-minute interview with Martin. He claimed that practising homosexuals (who "do whatever") are "treated like dirt" when they are told not to receive Holy Communion. Martin accused priests and other Catholics of mistreating homosexuals, whom he portrayed as victims of even physical violence. Flynn did not challenge these unsubstantiated allegations. The following day, Martin took part in the Napa Institute's annual Eucharistic procession through Midtown Manhattan, starting at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Founded in 2010 by businessman Timothy Busch and Jesuit Father Robert Spitzer, the California-based Napa Institute attracts conservative Catholic bishops and wealthy donors. Its flagship event, the annual Summer …More
Pope Leo XIV's brother Louis Prevost also battling cancer
Pope Leo XIV’s older brother, Louis Prevost, discussed the pontiff’s reported lung cancer and shares an update on his condition following surgery. He said he spoke to the Pope before he went into the surgery but hasn’t spoken to him directly following the news of his diagnosis: “It was quite a shock especially from my younger brother, my youngest brother because I’m undergoing cancer treatment myself..to hear that he had that nodule on his lung it was kind of nerve-wracking, shaky…but speaking to him, you know that’s when he told me..well I said, was it life-threatening, 'no', does it seem serious, 'no, they think it's early enough it's small it should be relatively easy surgery'…so we were all in high-hopes and high spirits hoping for the best.
Leo XIV urged COVID vaccination as 'act of love' in resurfaced 2021 video
VIDÉO EXHUMÉE : Le pape Léon a poussé les catholiques à se faire vacciner contre le COVID en 2021. « Relevez vos manches et faites-vous tous vacciner, car c’est vraiment un grand service. Comme l’a dit le pape François : “C’est un acte d’amour.” » Sign of the Cross - UNEARTHED VIDEO: Pope Leo pushed Catholics to take the COVID jab in 2... UNEARTHED VIDEO: Pope Leo pushed Catholics to take the COVID jab in 2021. "Roll up your sleeves and all of you get vaccinated, because it is truly a great service. As Pope Francis said: 'It is an act of love.'" Sign of the Cross (@CatholicSOTC) on X
A pastor at a Baptist church in Texas allowed children to smash statues of angels and the Blessed Virgin Mary on the altar as a reward during a “Bible drills” exercise.
"We got a Mary, for all the Catholics." At Steadfast Baptist Church, pastor Jonathan Shelley leads the kids into 'bible drills,' with the winner rewarded with smashing statues of Mary and various angelic figures.
Five first Saturdays of reparation were requested to atone for the five ways in which people offend the Immaculate Heart of Mary: 1. attacks upon Mary's Immaculate Conception 2. attacks against her Perpetual Virginity 3. attacks upon her Divine Maternity and the refusal to accept her as the Mother of all mankind 4. for those who try to publicly implant in children's hearts indifference, contempt and even hatred of this Immaculate Mother 5. for those who insult her directly in her sacred images.
So the Catholic faith was always very important to you? Definitely. I altar served throughout grade school. Actually, I even served a couple Masses at college at Pitt. Like I said, the nuns were tough, but it was really good for me. Everything has changed because they don’t get the vocations anymore. They need the vocations in order to do what they have to do.
1. The extent of surgery is unknown. Dr. Elmer Huerta explains that surgeons may remove a small wedge of lung tissue, a larger segment, or an entire lobe, depending on the nodule. This could significantly affect recovery. 2. Minimally invasive surgery is possible. Huerta says lung nodules are often removed using minimally invasive or robotic techniques. However, the Vatican has not confirmed which procedure Leo XIV will undergo. 3. The November trip may still be possible. Huerta suggests the Pope could potentially fly within two or three weeks after a relatively minor wedge resection. More extensive surgery could require a longer recovery. This is particularly relevant to his planned November 6–17 visit to South America. 4. Imaging characteristics influence the decision to operate. Dr. Bruno Vincenzi explains that irregular or spiculated nodule margins can raise suspicion of malignancy, whereas well-defined margins or calcifications more often suggest a benign condition. 5. A tissue …More
"A Catholic is not pro-life if they oppose abortion but support the death penalty." – Leo XIV In other words: • God is not "pro-life": He instituted the death penalty. • The prophets were not "pro-life": they taught it. • The apostles were not "pro-life": they confirmed it. • The Catholic Church was not "pro-life" for two millennia: it preserved it. Equating the innocent life of an unborn child with the life of a murderer found guilty in a fair trial is the height of false equivalence. Precisely because God wants to protect human life, He instituted the death penalty against murderers. – The Father under the Old Testament: "Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image" (Genesis 9:6). – The Son under the New Testament: "For all who take the sword will perish by the sword" (Matthew 26:52).
“The Church is not a sinking ship, it is simply being remodeled,” Cardinal Reinhard Marx
“The Church is not a sinking ship, it is simply being remodeled,” Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of Munich, said before the Diocesan Council on October 9. He added: “We will continue sailing together on the high seas.” According to the cardinal, society, and with it the Church, was going through troubling times at both the global and diocesan levels. #newsElkpdlivvj
Cardinal Müller: “When Mary is called ‘Co-Redemptrix’ in Catholic piety and theology, this is neither a misleading attribution nor an enthusiastic exaggeration, but a truth objectively contained in the revelation"
The Vatican will publish Pope Francis's diary from 1992 to 2024, edited and commented on by Cardinal Fernández, reportedly against his "will." Will it reveal what led him to push so many changes to the Church, from banning the Latin Mass to "blessings" for same-sex couples?
After the procession and opening hymn of the September 30 Mass, celebrated by Father Daryold Winkler, a woman delivered a “land acknowledgment,” followed by a purification ritual in which smoke was fanned over those present while an indigenous hymn was recited. A four directions prayer then used “sacred plants”—sweet grass, cedar, sage, and tobacco—to “purify” the cathedral while facing each cardinal direction. The Catholic clergy present participated in these pagan rituals.
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica in Ottawa incorporated an Indigenous purification ceremony, a four-directions prayer and other ceremonial practices into a Mass for Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30.
St. Thomas Aquinas would certainly not support the US position to end the war by using nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki incinerating and melt the flesh from the innocent population. All we have to do is look at the president at the time: Truman – an avowed Free Mason. I’m with Tucker on this debate.
Now, we have a cardinal in Chieti (while Los Angeles hasn't had a cardinal for many years now).
Confirmed: Pope Leo XIV has appointed Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, 60, as Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto. The move brings Gambetti’s tenure as Archpriest of St Peter’s Basilica, Vicar General for Vatican City and President of the Fabric of St Peter to an end. His successor at the Vatican has not yet been announced. Cardinal Gambetti's years in the Vatican were marked by repeated controversies, many of which were brought to public attention primarily by SilereNonPossum.com. The investigation was based on documents, photographs, videos and testimony. Among other issues, SilereNonPossum reported favouritism in personnel appointments - including the hiring of people personally connected to Gambetti. Other scandals included controversial expenditure, costly events and projects, and concerns over the maintenance and management of the Basilica. Cardinal Gambetti succeeds Archbishop Bruno Forte, whose resignation Pope Leo XIV has accepted. The transfer comes after months of rumours that …More
