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The scandals haunting Pope Francis - Scheming cardinals are sharpening their knivesThe cardinals are already meeting to discuss who should be the next pope. Some of the liberal ones, who feel safe because they’re in favour with the ailing Pope Francis, can be seen comparing notes in a bar near the gates of the Vatican. The conservative cardinals are more nervous: they gather at suppers in each other’s apartments or — if they can trust the fawning waiters not to betray them — in a favourite restaurant.Perhaps you can see the flash of a bishop’s ring as he taps a...

[Catholic Caucus] Not only “blessings”: Now Francis voices approval of the need of “legal recognition” of same-sex “unions”In yet another set of declarations, included in his “autobiography” to be published in a few days by HarperCollins.From the excerpt made available by Italian daily “Corriere della Sera”:"It is right that these people who are living the gift of love can have legal coverage like everyone else. Jesus often went out to meet people who lived on the margins, and that's what the Church should do today with people from the LGBTQ+ community, who within the Church are often marginalized: make them...

Video proves painting of nude Jesus ministering to Judas Iscariot hangs on wall in Pope Francis’ studyThe public now has confirmation that a scandalous depiction of a nude Jesus ministering to his traitor is really there.The Vatican released a video address proving that a scandalous painting portraying a nude Jesus ministering to Judas, Christ’s own betrayer, hangs in Pope Francis’ personal study.Vatican News on Wednesday released a video address from Pope Francis delivered that day to the Pan-American Committee of Judges for Social Rights and Franciscan Doctrine (COPAJU), showing that the controversial painting is indeed hanging in Francis’ study, behind...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis accused of opposing reforms to tackle clerical sexual abuseActivists say pontiff also ‘turning a blind eye’ to priests who assault nuns and force them to have abortionsPope Francis has been accused of opposing reforms that would seriously address the problem of clerical sexual abuse of children and vulnerable adults, while “turning a blind eye” to priests who assault nuns and force them to have abortions.Francis promised to “spare no effort” to bring to justice paedophile priests and the bishops who covered up their crimes at an unprecedented summit in February 2019, an event that was supposed...

[Catholic Caucus] SSPX on Declaration allowing “Blessings” of Same-Sex “Couples”: A Scandal and Perjury Legitimizing SinRome: The DDF Authorizes the Blessing of Same-Sex or Unmarried CouplesOn Monday, December 18, 2023, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) published a Declaration signed the same day by Pope Francis, authorizing, for reasons of pastoral charity, the blessing of couples “in irregular situations”—in other words, unmarried or divorced and remarried couples, as well as same-sex couples.In this rather long text, the DDF justifies this decision by relying on the teaching of Francis, and in particular on the response he gave to...

[Catholic Caucus] Francis and Fernández: Is the Roman Curia Now furious?Caminante-Wanderer.blogspot.com commented on 19 December on the recent homosex-propaganda text by Francis and Fernández that "allows" a "blessing" of practised homosexuality, which is a mortal sin. His main points.- The scribble was written by Fernández and Bergoglio and published without going through the usual channels, allegedly infuriating the Roman Curia. Only two years ago, Tucho's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said the opposite, and the theologians who work there are still the same people.- Caminate-Wanderer believes that Cardinal Parolin "must be furious" because a few weeks ago he...

[Catholic Caucus] Archbishop prohibits priests from ‘performing any form of blessing’ of same-sex couples in response to new Vatican declarationRome — A metropolitan archbishop has become the first prelate to issue guidance to his flock on the Vatican’s declaration allowing same-sex blessings. In it he firmly prohibits priests and faithful from accepting or performing any form of blessing of couples in an irregular situation and same-sex couples.In a statement dated December 19, and sent to all priests and parishes in his archdiocese, Archbishop Tomash Peta of Saint Mary in Astana, Kazakhstan, together with Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider, firmly contend that...

[Catholic Caucus] EXCLUSIVE: Bishop Strickland urges bishops to say ‘no’ to Francis’ ‘blessings’ of homosexual couplesIn an exclusive video statement for LifeSiteNews, Bishop Joseph Strickland called on all Catholics, and especially on bishops, to reject Pope Francis’ new ‘blessings’ for homosexual couples.The recently canceled Bishop of Tyler, Texas, His Excellency Joseph Strickland, is calling on Catholic bishops to resist Fiducia Supplicans, a document released earlier today by Pope Francis in conjunction with left-wing Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández that calls for blessings of homosexual couples.In remarks shared exclusively with LifeSiteNews via video, Bishop Strickland encouraged “my brother bishops that we all...

Normalizing Sodomy: The True Legacy of FrancisA few days ago, the head of the former Holy Office, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, went out of his way to let the world know that single mothers who repent and confess their sins should be allowed to receive Holy Communion. NEWSFLASH to Cardinal Victor: The Catholic Church has never said otherwise. I was educated in Catholic schools from the first grade all the way though Catholic university, and I never heard any priest, sister, or lay professor even suggest that an unwed mother was to be considered excommunicated and therefore cut off from...

BREAKING: Pope Francis publishes norms for clergy to ‘bless’ homosexual couplesPope Francis’ new document allows clergy to bless any homosexual couple, in contradiction to the unchangeable Catholic teaching that the Church cannot bless sinful relationships.VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis and Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández have issued a text allowing “blessings for couples in irregular situations and for couples of the same sex” in contradiction to the unchangeable Catholic teaching that the Church cannot bless sinful relationships.The Declaration “Fiducia Supplicans,” issued without warning on December 18, the Congregation (now Dicastery) for the Doctrine of the Faith’s new prefect, Cardinal Victor...

Pope Francis, Sexual RevolutionaryPope Francis? A sexual revolutionary? Surely not?We know he’s not good but isn’t that going a bit far?Well, judge for yourselves.A very revolutionary change, sneaked in by Pope Francis during the Covid-19 lockdown, was his Apostolic Letter Spiritus Domini of 10 January 2021, universally changing canon law for the whole Church regarding the so-called “lay institutes” of Acolyte and Lector that Paul VI first introduced (in his Ministeria quaedam of January 1973) to replace “First Tonsure,” the minor clerical Orders of Porter, Lector, Exorcist and Acolyte and the major Order of Sub-deacon.The lay institutes were just that...

Artist responsible for "Piss Christ" guest of Pope in Vatican This week the Pope welcomed artists to the Sistierne Chapel, reminding them that true beauty inspires the desire for God, and renders glory to Him, for the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the Vatican Museums’ Collection of Modern Art by Pope St. Paul VI.One of them was Andres Serrano. There is nothing beautiful about his work.He is notorious for "Piss Christ", a photo of a crucifix submerged in his own urine which was destroyed by protestors in 2012, only for the a restored/or replaced version to be sold at...

[Catholic Caucus] Is the Church’s Teaching on Sex “Still in Diapers?”The pope's recent statement that the Church's teaching on sex is "still in diapers" reveals a tragic ignorance of reality.For the past decade faithful Catholics have gotten used to being anxious whenever Pope Francis gives off-the-cuff interviews (one would not be blamed for wanting a ban on papal air travel). A recent discussion with 10 young adults for a Hulu documentary only deepens that anxiety. As expected, much of the controversy following the release of the interview surrounds the pope’s comments on sex. In one instance he was asked about...

Pornofex: Was It Really Necessary? Even Francis' Friends Are BaffledWas it really necessary to invite a porn actress to explain to Francis that men were making specific requests to her for shooting nude videos?” the anti-Catholic La-Croix.com asked (April 6).La-Croix referred to Francis' Disney+ documentary "The Pope Answers" with 10 people in their early 20s, among them an internet prostitute and a former nun who now lives as a "lesbian". He told them that sex is a "beautiful thing."“Do you know Tinder?” asks Celia, one of the participants. Ignorant Francis admitted that he does not know it, but responded: “It’s...

Pope Francis ignored letters from nuns allegedly abused by Fr. Rupnik: reportThe Vatican has continued its policy of absolute silence on the matter of Fr. Rupnik and his alleged abuse, even as the disgraced priest's former Jesuit province announced it believes the accusations.VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — As the revelations surrounding alleged abuser priest Father Marko Ivan Rupnik continue to appear, and the Jesuit’s own Slovenian province say the accusations against him are true, the Vatican still remains silent.As LifeSiteNews has extensively reported – HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE – Rupnik has been accused of psychologically and sexually abusing religious sisters...

Francis shocks Barcelona seminarians with sexual expletivesThe case of the Pope’s speech at the December 10 meeting with the Barcelona seminarians is snowballing. Instead of reading the prepared speech published on the Vatican website, Bergoglio allegedly spoke off the cuff, denying (again) the need for repentance in order to grant absolution. According to testimonies collected by Germinans Germinabit, he also used vulgar expressions. It necessitates urgent clarification from the Vatican Press Office.The first to break the news was the Catalan blog Germinans Germinabit, edited by a Barcelona lawyer, very attentive to the facts of the Church, especially the Catalan one,...

Pope: Even nuns watch pornPriests and nuns watch pornography online just like everybody else, the pope told aspiring clerics of the Roman Catholic Church this week. “It is a vice that many people have, many laymen, many laywomen, and also priests and nuns. The Devil gets in that way.” Francis added that he’s not talking about child pornography, but “pornography that is a little ‘normal.’”

Vatican Failures in Cardinal Ouellet’s CasePope Francis issued a letter on August 20, 2018 in the aftermath of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report on sexual abuse by Catholic clergy and cover-ups by bishops. He wrote: “’If one member suffers, all suffer together with it’ (1 Cor 12:26). These words of Saint Paul forcefully echo in my heart as I acknowledge once more the suffering endured by many minors due to sexual abuse, the abuse of power and the abuse of conscience perpetrated by a significant number of clerics and consecrated persons.”He didn’t stop there: “Looking ahead to the future, no...

Pope says journalists accusing him of pro-Russian stance have a fetish for excrementROME – Pope Francis says journalists who accuse him of being pro-Russian for not condemning Vladimir Putin by name for his invasion of Ukraine are falling into “disinformation, slander, defamation, and coprophilia.”The pontiff was responding to a letter sent to him by Argentine journalist Gustavo Sylvestre, who works for the C5N television station, which is aligned with the current government of the South American country.“Coprophilia” is the technical term for a sexual fetish involving human excrement.In his letter to Sylvestre, Francis said some of the reporters accusing him...

Just Be Done With It, Frankie!Does Christ approve of “civil partnerships”, Frankie? Pope Evil Clown has flown again and, again, he has vomited out of his filthy mouth stuff that would make his saintly pre-V II predecessors turn in the grave. To put it short, the man thinks that civil partnerships are good. I never thought I’d see the day. Once again, this man shows what a Christianity-free space, or waste of it, he is. It must be noted first and foremost that the guy never seems to show any disgust for homosexual practices. I am tempted to say that...