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[Catholic Caucus] James Martin, fellow Synod Jesuit claim ‘same-sex relationships’ are ‘integral’ to the ChurchMartin carefully avoided the Church’s condemnation of homosexuality activity and the homosexual inclination in his latest scandalous article, joined by a prominent Jesuit from Africa.(LifeSiteNews) — Notorious LGBT activist Father James Martin, S.J., has joined with a fellow prominent Jesuit and Synod on Synodality member to claim that “we cannot deny the reality of same-sex relationships as integral to the meaning of the church as the People of God.”“Both heterosexual and homosexual people embody the truth of their dignity as imago Dei in their sexuality,” Martin...

[Catholic Caucus] "Buenos Aires: lightning on the halo and keys of St. Peter. Bergoglio at the end of the road?"I am reposting another article by Andrea Cionci that was originally published in Sfero.Well, from a faith perspective, how should we interpret the lightning bolt that struck the statue of St. Peter on December 17th?Statue of Saint Peter, Buenos AiresOn Sunday December 17, 2023, lightning literally pulverized the key and halo of the statue of Saint Peter, located on the facade of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of San Nicolas , north of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The news...

Has Pope Francis stepped in it?After putting out a document calling for the blessings of people in "irregular" marital situations and gay marriage, Africa's Catholic bishops aren't taking this well.One after another, they are putting out statements of their own condemning the idea: Bishops in Malawi have prohibited the implementation of the Vatican declaration on the blessing of “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations,” Fiducia Supplicans, which the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released Dec. 18.https://t.co/4sr3nVPiOq — Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) December 20, 2023 Cameroon's bishops issue 1 of strongest statements rejecting #PopeFrancis' Fiducia Supplicans: “we...