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[Catholic Caucus] Texas nuns ‘recognize’ Bishop Olson, reject ‘unauthorized’ authorityAn attorney for the Carmelite nuns of Arlington, Texas, issued a statement Wednesday which claimed both to recognize Bishop Michael Olson’s authority as diocesan bishop, and to reject his Vatican-conferred authority to intervene over the Carmelite community. The lawyer’s statement comes after Olson warned that the nuns might have incurred the penalty of excommunication by their recent statements about his authority. As Olson and the nuns continue to issue public statements, sources in Texas have told The Pillar that the Vatican is likely preparing an apostolic visitation of the monastery.“The Arlington...

[Catholic Caucus] On Bp. Michael Olson (of Ft. Worth, TX)Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson is an alcoholic and a self-admitted homosexual, vengeful, troubled, so prone to rage he's even contemplated torturing and murdering a priest. That's the collective sum of multiple lawsuits and complaints laying bare a revolt against Olson's reign in the Texas diocese.Emerico Perez: "He's like a bully, you know. If you don't agree with him, it's his way or the highway."Vivian Wolf: "He gets angry like this; he just flips and he just ... ."Yolanda Hendon: "He has hurt so many priests, so many parishioners."Steve Knobbe: "This...

[Catholic Caucus] Costa Rica: These Are the Enemies of the Roman RiteSpanish born Alajuela Bishop Bartolomé Buigues Oller, 58, Costa Rica, who sent Father Sixto Varela Santamará to a re-education camp for having presided the Latin Novus Ordo, is more “open” when it comes to homosexualism.He commented the May 2020 introduction of homosex pseudo marriage in Costa Rica so,“We are happy that there are different types of human relationships, different ways of family, and I believe that where there is a manifestation of affection and family in some way, God manifests himself there, and we have to encourage this."The real...

Diocesan "Pride Month Conversation Resources" The month of June is reserved for the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Roman Catholic Church, while the secular and Jesuit world commemorates a month celebrating a deadly sin (pride) and a sin that cries to Heaven for vengeance (sodomy).Despite the Church's teachings on same-sex relations (still a mortal sin...), some bishops and dioceses continue to promote "pride month" activities. The Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, led by a notorious dissident, Bishop John Stowe, has sent a memo to diocesan parishes with "pride month conversation resources."We received the packet from a novus ordo diocesan...

Belgian bishop claims hundreds of people in his diocese have left the Church over CDF refusal to bless gay unionsBishop Johan Bonny of the diocese of Antwerp made the claim during a recent online debate hosted by The Tablet under the title 'All God’s Children – a discussion about the Church’s ministry to LGBT Catholics and same-sex couples.'AnalysisMay 6, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp stated at the end of April that 700 people of his diocese have left the Catholic Church in protest against the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s (CDF) recent Responsum making clear...

Catholic Parents: ‘Bishop Long is Wrong’Prelate rejects secular politician's bill guarding kids from LGBT ideologyPARRAMATTA, Australia (ChurchMilitant.com) - Catholic parents protested outside St. Patrick's Cathedral Sunday after Parramatta prelate Vincent Long Van Nguyen opposed a bill protecting children from LGBT indoctrination.Banner outside Parramatta cathedral on Sunday Dozens of faithful Catholics held banners with the slogans "Bishop Long is Wrong," "Bishop Vincent be a good shepherd," and "Hands off our children" as they prayerfully stood at the cathedral entrance before the 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist celebrated by Long.In his homily, Long rebuked Catholics flying the "banner of Christendom," asserting that the...

LifeSite delivers over 42k signatures to Abp. Gregory, asking him to apologize to Trump WASHINGTON, D.C., November 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – LifeSiteNews has delivered our petition to Archbishop Wilton Gregory, which asks him to apologize to President Donald Trump and the Knights of Columbus for the harsh and divisive remarks which he made about the president’s planned visit to the Shrine of Pope St. John Paul II in early June. Recall the Archbishop’s caustic remarks about the president’s visit: I find it baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated in a fashion...

New JP II Life Academy pres criticizes Vatican archbishop for attacking political defense of life in US  ‘For the Pope’s representative to caution against today’s political defense of life in America can only serve to weaken the resolve of less committed Catholics to vote for the pro-life party’ VATICAN CITY, Rome, September 1, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The archbishop who heads the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life suggested that the political defense of life in America, currently being championed by President Trump, can be a cause of “great harm.” Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia made his remarks in an interview with Crux and...