Traditionalists appear to be divided, Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen, 94, wrote today on his blog about the case of the Priestly Fraternity of St Pius X (FSSPX). He suggests two things to consider: 1. A schism must be avoided with every effort, because it would cause serious and lasting damage to the Church. 2. A serious problem of conscience must also be respected: "How can someone be forced to follow teachings that evidently deny the Holy Tradition of the Church?" Cardinal Zen doubts that a dialogue between the FSSPX and the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will bear fruit: "Tucho, who intends to undo the traditions of the Church - how could he not hate the FSSPX? He will probably be happy to see them excommunicated!" Cardinal Zen trusts Pope Leo XIV, even though it is he who keeps Tucho as his prefect at the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Cardinal Zen refers to Leo XIV as "the good Father". "Pope Leo XIV is someone who listens. He understands, and he will help his …More
How pitiful. Cardinal Zen says the SSPX will be in schism if they follow through on the consecrations. He then goes on to advise faithful Catholics to place their trust in a Pope that has allowed the anti-God Communists to select their bishops and control what is left of the Catholic Church in China and Hong Kong. As an educated Catholic man, Cardinal Zen should know that the SSPX will not be in schism with the Church even if they consecrate the bishops as promised in July. No one questions the fact that it would be an act of disobedience, but that is not schismatic. Moreover, because the Church has been in a crisis since Vatican II, the very existence of the authentic teachings of the Church are being threatened. As a result the SSPX is as compelled to act today as Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre was compelled to act in 1988. Consequently, few rational theologians would dispute the fact that the consecrations would be a classic act of “necessity” under Canon Law which would even justify …More
It is truly unbelievable how all these “orthodox” prelates (Müller, Zen, Schneider, Burke, etc.) see the errors and heresies within the Church, but do not (want to or dare to) draw the conclusion that Leo XIV is an impostor. It is such a mystery that I think we must conclude that it is not in God's plan for them to see it. It is like the Pharaoh of Egypt who was blinded by God and thus became an instrument of God's plan. I cannot explain it any other way.
Bishop Emanuel Shaleta, 60, of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle of San Diego, California, was arrested on Thursday at San Diego International Airport while attempting to leave the United States, reports NBCSanDiego.com. The arrest followed a months-long investigation by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Fraud Unit. Authorities say Shaleta will face eight counts of embezzlement, eight counts of money laundering, and an aggravated white-collar crime enhancement. The investigation began in August after a church representative from St. Peter Chaldean Church in El Cajon reported suspected financial misconduct. Investigators say more than $427,000 in church funds may be missing, possibly as much as $1 million. Rental payments from a church-owned property were reportedly taken in cash and never deposited, with the missing money later replaced by checks drawn from a charity account intended for the poor. Shaleta is also accused of visiting a brothel in Tijuana, Mexico, and …More
Leo XIV has appointed Swiss Guard Lieutenant Anton Kappler as his new personal valet, according to Eva Fernández on X. Born on 16 August 1979 in Wattwil, St. Gallen, Kappler has served in the Pontifical Swiss Guard since 2001. Often described as the Pope’s “butler,” the papal valet is responsible for the pontiff’s private daily routine. The role has occasionally drawn controversy, most notably in the 2012 Vatileaks scandal.
Eva Fernández: D'ora in poi vedremo questa Guardia Svizzera molto vicina al Papa: si tratta del tenente Anton Kappler, che Leone XIV ha scelto come suo “valletto”, una figura discreta ma essenziale nella vita quotidiana. Di solito sarà vicino al pontefice (in abiti civili).
Was a Michelangelo Sculpture Discovered in Rome? A study announced on March 4 suggests a marble bust of Christ the Savior in Rome’s Basilica of Sant’Agnese fuori le Mura may be by Michelangelo. Researcher Valentina Salerno proposed the attribution after years of archival research, noting stylistic similarities and links to circles close to the artist in his final years
Il Cristo di Sant’Agnese attribuito a Michelangelo Presentata la nuova ricostruzione storica sul busto conservato sulla Nomentana Èdi Michelangelo Buonarroti il busto scultoreo del Cristo Salvatore conservato da secoli nella Basilica di Sant’Agnese fuori le mura, lungo la via Nomentana a Roma. L’opera, finora considerata anonima, è stata oggetto di una nuova attribuzione resa pubblica nel corso di una conferenza stampa nella stessa basilica. La riattribuzione è stata presentata dalla ricercatrice Valentina Salerno insieme all’Ordine dei Canonici Regolari Lateranensi, che regge il complesso monumentale. Alla base della nuova ricostruzione vi è un’approfondita indagine documentale sull’eredità di Michelangelo, fondata su testamenti, carteggi, diari, libri storici e di viaggio, relazioni, inventari notarili e atti confraternali dal 1564 fino ai giorni nostri. Secondo quanto emerso dagli studi, l’insieme delle fonti consentirebbe di ricondurre il busto del Cristo Salvatore alla mano …More
Archbishop Juan Antonio Aznárez Cobo, 65, of the Military Ordinariate of Spain, refused permission for the funeral rites of Antonio Tejero Molina to be held at the Armed Forces Cathedral in Madrid. No Canonical Explanation Monsignor Aznárez Cobo personally informed Tejero’s family that the funeral scheduled for 25 March would not be permitted in the cathedral. In a statement issued through their lawyer, the family expressed "deep sorrow and perplexity," noting that no canonical explanation had been provided for the decision. They emphasised that Catholic funerals are not judgments on a person’s life, but rather prayers for the soul of the deceased and a source of consolation for those who mourn. The Figure of Antonio Tejero As a lieutenant colonel, Tejero led the armed seizure of the Spanish parliament during the 1981 Spanish coup attempt. He supported the Francoist system. However, the coup collapsed following a televised address by King Juan Carlos I, after which Tejero was convicted …More
Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Kazakhstan, gave an interview to Robert Moynihan, on March 2. Key points slightly paraphrased. Inclusiveness of All Except the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X "The Vatican speaks about tolerance, about a synodal approach, about inclusiveness of all. But it is a contradiction when they are so harsh, so uncompromising with the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X." On the Proposal that FSSPX Must Wait Before Consecrating Bishops "To say to the FSSPX, 'First we will discuss everything, and only afterward consider the consecration of bishops,' is simply not realistic. From a pastoral perspective, it does not take into account the concrete situation of the faithful and priests who depend on them." Vatican Would Punish Bishops Who Ordain Priests for FSSPX "The Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X is not yet regularized by Rome. Therefore they cannot simply ask a bishop — myself or another — to ordain their priests. If I were to ordain for the Priestly Fraternity of …More
Catholics are not Jews nor are we Protestants we are Catholic because we reject the Jewish and Protestant Doctrine, Worship and believe the Catholic Church the only Church founded by Jesus Christ the ONLY mediator to the Father. When the very thick and tall Temple veil was torn from top to bottom, that was the end of Gods covenant with the Jewish Religion. Everything they do now is in vein. The Novus Ordo Problem "This great rupture and revolution came after the Council with the so-called Mass of Paul VI, which was a horizontal Protestant style, anthropocentric style, very ambiguous doctrinally. [...] It is shaped as a kind of meeting of people… and the offertory prayers were invented or exported from the Jewish supper meals, destroying really the meaning of the sacrifice."
REALLY!? He needs to meet with "Latin Mass Researchers" ....? For what? (Sounds like "believe the science' during the covid church mandates of anti-pope Bergoglio) Hasn't he (Leo) read writings of Saints/Martyrs/Fathers/Apostles that go back to over 2000 years? Did he get so 'vacant' in whatever part of South America he rode on donkeys, llamas or alpacas...that he lost his Catholic brain compass and does not want to 'offend Tucho'?! What a ridiculous circus is continuing at the Vatican.... "trust the science" they told us! Support for the SSPX all the way; although no one is perfect, at least they profess Catholicism of the Ages!
A Maltese court acquitted former X-Factor Malta singer Matthew Grech on 4 March after a three-year legal battle over statements he made about leaving homosexuality. The apostate Catholic began attending an Evangelical Christian church and publicly spoke about his conversion and religion. Grech had faced up to five months in prison and a €5,000 fine under Malta’s laws banning “conversion practices” for homosexuals. The “corpus delicti”: In a 2022 interview on the online programme PM News, he shared his personal religious testimony about becoming a Protestand and converting from homosexual sins. The court ruled that speaking about his own experience did not amount to offering or promoting conversion therapy. Two hosts of the programme who were charged in the case were also acquitted. #newsBqhdpbqexj
On 20 February, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco celebrated a Mass in the Roman rite at the National Shrine of St Francis of Assisi. The church was crowded with Catholics. On 2 March, the Archbishop shared photos of the Mass on social media.
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone: "Thank you to all who crowded the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi on Feb. 20 for the Solemn Pontifical Mass. We celebrated Mass for the intentions of the living and deceased members of the Legion of Mary worldwide. Thanks to Dr. Jennifer-Donelson-Nowicka and the Catholic Institute of Sacred Music for the sacred music, and to the Benedict XVI Institute for spreading the word."
He's never suppressed the "LGBQT-friendly" Holy Redeemer parish in the Castro district of San Francisco. After a visit there he stated in an interview that his dialogue with the sodomites "tenderizes one's heart." Please excuse my lack of enthusiasm.
Cardinal Joseph Zen, 94, published today on his blog a short meditation on the readings of the Eucharist: "The first reading (Jeremiah 18:18–20) reminds us that this prophet who ‘feared death yet remained faithful to God’ was not a hero. But he spoke whatever the Lord commanded him. Facing the persecution of the ungrateful people, and court-appointed false prophets, he lamented to God, even complaining at times. Yet in the end he always placed his destiny in God’s hands. The Gospel (Matthew 20:17-28) reveals how the mother of two of the apostles mistakenly believed Jesus would be a worldly ruler, hoping her sons would attain high office and wealth. In fact, at that time no one could understand Jesus’ plan of salvation. Shall we emulate the prophets in proclaiming God's word, or willingly become false prophets for the court - be it the secular or ecclesiastical?" #newsYmrgxzjzru
The peoples of the Middle East - including the already fragile Christian communities - have once again been plunged into the horror of war including the uncertain outcomes, Cardinal Pietro Parolin told VaticanNews.va on March 4. Regarding the US and Israeli attack on Iran, Cardinal Parolin said: "If states were to be recognised as having the right to 'preventive war' according to their own criteria and without a supranational legal framework, the whole world would risk being set ablaze. This erosion of international law is truly worrying: justice has given way to force; the force of law has been replaced by the law of force, based on the belief that peace can only be achieved by annihilating the enemy." Cardinal Parolin questioned whether anyone truly believed that launching missiles and bombs was the solution. He continued: "A multipolarism marked by the primacy of power and self-referentiality is dangerously taking hold." Vatican Has Not Even Media to Make Any Difference The cardinal …More
The Vatican's Secretary of State, Pietro Cardinal Parolin on the US-Israeli war on Iran: “This erosion of international law is truly worrying: justice has given way to force; the force of law has been replaced by the law of force.”
Today, the Vatican’s International Theological Commission published a document on AI and transhumanism, titled Quo Vadis Humanitas?. The Commission acts only in an advisory capacity to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. The sub-commission that drafted the text was chaired by Javier Prades López, a Spanish priest and theologian from the Universidad Eclesiástica San Dámaso. The writing style is abstract and conceptual, using long, structrues sentences and a diplomatic tone. The text is unlikely to be read by many people. Its central idea is the personalist concept of human 'vocation' [rather than an order toward the 'final end']. The text argues that human life should not be understood as a project of self-design, but as a calling. Human identity is shown as a gift rather than something constructed at will. Human freedom is described as a response to this gift and call from God. As If AI Weren't Trained by Evildoers Furthermore, it criticises the growing influence of …More
The Vatican brought up sex while talking about AI! I've noticed since the 1960s that the Vatican is preoccupied with sex. Maybe its the cultural revolution; or maybe the clergy have lost their focus on God. Keep in mind, Catholic leadership is supposed to be celibate.
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On 1 March, the anti-Catholic Italian association Rete L'Abuso reported that the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith had confirmed that the statute of limitations would apply in the case of Italian priest Valentino Salvoldi of the Diocese of Bergamo. Ordained in 1970, Salvoldi served as a missionary in several African countries and presented himself as a professor of philosophy and moral theology involved in clergy formation. Describing himself as a “beggar of love”, he promoted a spirituality centred on affection, the body, and physical closeness, often positioning himself as critical of what he considered to be a “rigid” Church. He has been accused by at least 21 individuals — all male and including minors at the time — of sexual abuse allegedly committed during youth camps and spiritual retreats between the 1990s and early 2000s. The allegations describe a pattern of prolonged kissing, inappropriate physical contact, sharing beds, and manipulative spiritual practices …More
The flip side of justice for victims is justice for the accused. Statutes of limitations exist for a reason. Presumption of innocence is a fundamental legal safeguard. The cost of ensuring that the innocent are not condemned is that some criminals get away with their crimes.
This puts a new meaning to the statement, "We can hope Hell is empty." There is no statute of limitations with God. All times and all sins are in the present to Him. That gives us a glimpse of His mercy. He is not forgiving a sin from the distant past, as we perceive it, but a present sin right before His eyes. Neither this priest nor the prelates who have failed to correct Him can be forgiven without sincere repentance and penance. The statute of limitations will not protect them.
As he left Castel Gandolfo for the Vatican this evening, Pope Leo XIV spoke to journalists again. However, he took only one question from EWTN. It was about Jimmy Lai's 20-year sentence under Hong Kong's national security law. Leo XIV replied: "I can't comment on that." He then added that "we must pray for peace, work for peace and reduce hatred". He continued: 'Hatred is constantly increasing in the world. We must seek to promote dialogue and find solutions.” On 23 December, he “couldn’t comment” on a question about his appointment of the effeminate Archbishop Ronald Hicks of New York. #newsKmcpvoilbb
High Ranking Clergy in Vatican Want Another, Protestantized Church: Bishop Athanasius Schneider gave an interview to Robert Moynihan on March 2: “I have the suspicion that there are some high-ranking clergy, maybe also in the Vatican, who fear the presence of the Priestly Fraternity of St Pius X because it would allow discussions to be raised about ambiguities in certain expressions of Vatican II and of the Novus Ordo. […] In reality, these high-ranking clergy desire a secularized, Protestantized liturgy. They want another kind of Church. They want a global, relativistic religion. They seek to transform the Church into a naturalistic organization, perhaps adorned with religious cosmetics and decorations, but fundamentally reshaped to serve the elites of this world rather than her supernatural mission.”
Bishop Schneider: "They want another Church...to serve elites of this world."
We have clear evidence now from the unrelenting stream of illicit Bishop appointments. There is no room for suspicion when the evidence is ground into your face over and over again.
On Tuesday, the General Secretariat of the Synod published two final reports from the study groups established for the October 2024 Synod. Study Group Number 3 concerns a comprehensive strategy for Christian mission in the digital age (30 pages). Study Group 4 concerns the reorientation of priestly formation (25 pages). Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod, claimed that these reports are "not just simple bureaucratic cooperation" – and thereby identified the problem. The reports' language is repetitive and employs dense synodal vocabulary, frequently referencing the Final Document of the Synod, Vatican II texts and papal addresses. Vatican Licks Wounds The Group 3 report on missions in the digital environment recognises that the Church must be present in a culture increasingly shaped by algorithms and online communities: "Digital mission must become part of regular Church structures instead of remaining a niche project." The document calls on the Church to treat the …More
New Vatican Synod reports on digital evangelisation and priestly formation suggest significant shifts in how authority, mission and ministry are understood.
Seventy church buildings in the Diocese of Roermond are currently in the process of being closed, Bishop Cornelis Van den Hout, 61, of Roermond, Netherlands, told Nd.nl on March 3. In 2026, he employed a full-time economist to oversee the closure of church buildings. "It's an urgent issue. The financial figures leave us with no other option," Bishop Van den Hout said. He believes that the downward spiral will not stop after the closing of the seventy churches. "At the moment, the diocese has 280 church buildings. Around the turn of the century, we had 360. Occasionally, a church would be closed in the previous century, but until 1981, new ones were still being built." Monsignor Van den Hout added that presiding over the Eucharist in a church "requires a certain number of people — not ten people in a church that can hold several hundred". "Given the current financial situation and declining church attendance, it is inevitable that we will designate one centrally located church building …More
Churches have become so far apart that, more and more, only those who can afford a car (or a round-trip Uber) can attend Mass. That leaves out most of the old, disabled, and just plain poor. Of course, one benefit of that is the attendance numbers decline more and the closure of more churches can be justified. It's "Let them eat cake" instead of the Bread of Life for them (they only put a widow's pence in the collection basket, anyway).
Leo XIV appointed on November 26 the Indian Carmelite Fr Joshy George Pottackal, 48, as Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany. He will be ordained a Bishop on March 15. Monsignor Pottackal was born in the southern Indian state of Kerala. He became a German citizen in 2014, after living in Germany for ten years. On March 2, he told the Substack.com-Account 'The Pillar' that his appointment can be seen as a stance against the alleged "growing racism" and "xenophobia in Germany": "Immigration is a part of Germany, and therefore immigrants are a natural part of all areas of society." Furthermore, he presented himself as an opponent of the Apostolic liturgy, faith and morals. "I like that priests in Germany have more freedom to add personal and individual touches to church services." He did not participate in the heretical German synod: "I have been following it closely over the years." His opinion: "I think it is a positive that the synodal way led to quicker reforms and brought about a change …More
This appointment is Rome's approval of the German Synodal while officially calling for caution. You can see the pattern. A priest in the Apostolic Church Acts in persona christi, denying himself. In the Synodal Church it is all about the individual, innovation (non servium) promoted for one and all.
Rev. Asif Sardar, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Lahore, participated recently in an interreligious prayer event at the Badshahi Mosque, Lahore’s historic royal mosque. On March 2, he told Fides.org that the gathering included an iftar, the meal that Muslims use to break their fast. "In this difficult time marked by war that directly affects us, we want to reaffirm our spiritual communion and our shared commitment to peace," he said. There is currently violence and war at the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. According to VaticanNews.va, the Vicar General described the event as a "dream" because he was able to witness interreligious harmony and peace between the two communities. During the meeting, Fr. James Channan, a Dominican and the head of the Peace Center in Lahore, shared a commitment with Abdul Khabir Azad, the imam of the mosque, to "deepen the roots of relations between Christians and Muslims in Pakistan." They also agreed to "live the shared values of fasting, …More