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[Catholic Caucus] Disgraced homosexual priest attends Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence drag ‘ordination’ in GermanyFather Wolfgang Rothe, a former seminary vice-rector who resigned in disgrace after a homosexual and child pornography scandal, has become notorious for his LGBT activism, though Cardinal Reinhard Marx and the Vatican have refused to punish him.Fr. Wolfgang RotheA scandal-plagued homosexual priest known for his LGBT activism has promoted the anti-Catholic hate group “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.”In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Father Wolfgang Rothe thanked the drag queen group for inviting him to a sacrilegious mock “ordination” of a man in drag who calls himself...

[Catholic Caucus] German seminary rector says he allows openly homosexual men to enter, become priestsFr. Wolfgang Lehner of Munich’s Seminary of St. John Baptist admitted that he accepts public homosexuals as seminarians and priests, directly contradicting the position of the Catholic Church.The rector of the Catholic seminary in Munich has said that he allows openly homosexual men to enter the seminary and be consecrated as priests, contrary to the teaching of the Universal Church. When asked in an interview by the local news outlet Münchner Kirchenzeitung how he deals with candidates who are openly homosexual, Fr. Wolfgang Lehner said, “It...

The public prosecutor's office and the criminal police have apparently searched premises of the Archdiocese of Munich as part of investigations into the church abuse scandal. As reported by the "Süddeutsche Zeitung", the action took place on 16 February at the Ordinariate and the Archbishop's Palace. In the process, the investigators are said to have looked into the rumour that there could be a "poison cabinet" in the Archdiocese with sensitive files on abuse cases.

In regard to the contribution of the German experience to the World Synod, Cardinal Marx says that “some persons in Rome and in other places look at the German synodal path with some apprehension.”ZENIT News / Frankfurt, 14.09.2022).- In an interview with the French newspaper La Croix, the Archbishop of Munich, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, revealed that the texts of the recent Synodal Assembly of the German Synod “will soon be translated into several languages and will be able to influence the debate in other parts of the world.” In one of her questions, the interviewer, Delphine Nerbollier, stressed that the...

‘Treason’: German Synodal Path furious after bishops block document on changing Church teachingCardinal Reinhard Marx, the former head of the German bishops and a member of the Pope's Council of Cardinals, said he was 'very disappointed' by this voting result.FRANKFURT-AM-MAIN, Germany (LifeSiteNews) — Following a setback, progressivists dominating the German Synodal Path are shocked, speak of “disaster” and “treason,” and bemoan that some bishops are “secret blockers” who “do not say openly what they think.”Yesterday, on the feast of the Nativity of Our Lady, the entire Catholic world was surprised when, during the fourth Synodal Path assembly, 21 German bishops...

The Catholic Media Prize 2022 goes to contributions on the topics of homosexuality, abuse of power, consequences of the Holocaust and animal protection. The main prize of 5,000 euros will be awarded to the team of authors Hajo Seppelt, Katharina Kühn, Marc Rosenthal and Peter Wozny in the television category for the documentary "Wie Gott uns schuf - Coming-out in der Katholischen Kirche" (How God Created Us - Coming Out in the Catholic Church) commissioned by rbb/SWR/NDR, as announced by the Catholic German Bishops' Conference in Bonn on Tuesday.

‘I believe that the time is ripe that it must and should be open to men and women,’ said the dissident German archbishop and top adviser to Pope Francis.MUNICH (LifeSiteNews) — Cardinal Reinhard Marx, a dissident German prelate and close adviser of Pope Francis, called for the establishment of the women’s diaconate on Saturday. “I believe that the time is ripe that it must and should be open to men and women,” said the Munich Archbishop during a sermon at the Cathedral of Our Lady, reported MK-Online, adding that Marx called for “a new approach.” Marx said a lot of...

[Catholic Caucus] Jesuit Father James Martin Rushes to Defense of Cardinal Marx over HomosexualityROME — Pro-LGBT Jesuit Father James Martin rushed to the defense of German Cardinal Reinhard Marx Saturday, after the latter proposed changing Catholic teaching on the morality of gay sex.After Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, admonished Cardinal Marx, calling for his resignation, Father Martin suggested that Cardinal Marx had not contradicted Catholic belief in any significant way.“Bishop Strickland of Tyler, Texas, says that Cardinal Reinhard Marx, former chairman of the German Bishops Conference has ‘left the Catholic faith,’ not for denying the Trinity or the Incarnation,...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Marx Thinks Practised Homosexuality Is “Not A Sin"Homosexuality is "not a sin," Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx told the anti-Catholic Stern.de (30 March).Marx calls homosexuality "love" that shows itself "precisely in the sexual encounter [sic!]", although sin and love are opposites.Ten years ago, Marx could not have imagined staging a homosexual service, as he did in March.It "doesn't matter" to him that this “offends" Catholics [and God]. He feels freer to say what he "thinks" and wants to "take Church teaching further" [into the abyss].Marx believes that God seeks communion with homosexuals. For him, "it is rather sinful...

Cardinal Marx Celebrates Mass Marking ‘20 Years of Queer Worship and Pastoral Care’Speaking at the Mass, the cardinal said: 'I desire an inclusive Church. A Church that includes all who want to walk the way of Jesus.' Speaking at the Mass, the cardinal said: 'I desire an inclusive Church. A Church that includes all who want to walk the way of Jesus.' Cardinal Reinhard Marx marks ‘20 years of queer worship and pastoral care’ at St. Paul parish church, Munich, southern Germany, March 13, 2022.MUNICH, Germany — Cardinal Reinhard Marx celebrated a Mass marking “20 years of queer worship...

CARDINAL REINHARD MARX WITH POPE FRANCIS A prominent Roman Catholic Church leader in Germany has said that he believes priests should be allowed to get married, opposing centuries of mandated celibacy for clergy. Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the archbishop of Munich and a reformist ally of Pope Francis, told the German publication Sueddeutsche Zeitung that he supported clerical marriage as part of reforms to battle sex abuse. “For some priests, it would be better if they were married — not just for sexual reasons, but because it would be better for their life and they wouldn’t be lonely,” stated Marx, as...

The German cardinal’s views contradict the Catholic Church’s long-standing ban on the ordination of homosexual men.MUNICH, Germany (LifeSiteNews) – The most senior German cardinal in the Catholic Church has expressed his support for ordaining homosexual men to the priesthood, in the latest attack on Magisterial teaching by the prelate. Cardinal Reinhard Marx made the comments at a press conference yesterday in Munich where he was responding to a new report alleging he and several of his predecessors, including then-archbishop Josef Ratzinger (Pope emeritus Benedict XVI), mishandled multiple sexual abuse cases as archbishops of Munich and Freising. After reading a prepared...

Read: Letter from Pope Francis rejecting Cardinal Marx's resignationDear brother,First of all thank you for your courage. It is a Christian courage that does not fear the cross, it does not fear annihilating itself before the tremendous reality of sin. This is what the Lord did (Phil 2. 5-8). It is a grace that the Lord has given you and I see that you want to assume and guard it so that it bears fruit. Thanks.You tell me that you are going through a moment of crisis, and not only you but also the Church in Germany is experiencing it....

Cardinal Marx resigns, synodal path winsI’m taking a brief time out from a larger work to comment on the big news dominating Catholic, and much of secular, media this morning: Cardinal Marx Submits Letter of Resignation to Pope Francis!Euronews, a network that claims to reach to “over 400 million homes in 160 countries,” called the letter “stunning.” The Wall Street Journal reported it as a “surprise move.”National Catholic Reporter weighed in by declaring the resignation “shocking.”Based on the reaction of many so-called “conservative” and “tradition-minded” Catholics on social media, the most shocking thing of all, in my view, is the...

German cardinal: Ecumenism of return to Catholicism ‘is completely impossible’‘If someone goes to the Eucharist or the Lord’s Supper of the other denomination after a decision of conscience, I will have to accept that.’May 10, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — In a recent interview with far-left German magazine Publik-Forum, Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich revealed more of his revolutionary agenda for the Church, showing openness to intercommunion with non-Catholic denominations, promoting “synodality,” “moving forward” and a “learning process” within the Church. He also demonstrated his annoyance with the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith’s recent responsum recalling that the Church cannot...

Cardinal poses by Karl Marx statueMUNICH (ChurchMilitant.com) - The German Bishops' Conference is facing backlash for a post about Karl Marx. On Tuesday last week, the conference shared a photo of Cdl. Reinhard Marx posing in front of a statue of communism's forefather. Tuesday's post said the cardinal "appreciates" Karl Marx "as a great thinker," and stopped by the statue in Trier during a visit there the week prior. "From 2002 to 2008," the post noted, "Cdl. Reinhard Marx was bishop of Trier, the hometown of Karl Marx." Social Media BacklashThere was backlash to the post on social media, with...

Lutherans Hail Cdl. Marx for Ecumenism Leftist prelate working for joint Holy Communion AUGSBURG, Germany (ChurchMilitant.com) - Cardinal Reinhard Marx is sharing an award for ecumenism with a German Lutheran clergyman. Marx and Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, were awarded the Augsburg High Peace Festival Prize last weekend. The city of Augsburg and the Lutheran Church present the triennial award to "individuals who have rendered outstanding services to a tolerant and peaceful coexistence of cultures and religion." Marx explained what the award meant to him. "Christianity in Germany and Europe will only have a future if we strongly work together and stay together ecumenically. That is...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis has already signed ‘ambitious’ Roman Curia reform document: Vatican observer 'It is perhaps the most ambitious project of the current pontificate.' VATICAN CITY, July 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — According to a report by the French Catholic newspaper La Croix, Pope Francis’s long-awaited document reforming the Roman Curia has already been signed and is currently being translated into various languages. The new constitution will lead to dozens of new appointments within the Vatican bureaucracy. The La Croix article, written by Robert Mickens, did not provide any significant details of the new constitution, which it says is titled...

Claim contradicted by dataMUNICH, Germany (ChurchMilitant.com) - Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising is asserting that the clerical sex abuse crisis is tied to a lack of women leaders in the Church — a claim countered by research from the Ruth Institute.Marx made his comments last week, reflecting on a 2018 study of clerical sexual abuse commissioned by the German bishops' conference, which showed clerical structures and a male clerical administration named as factors in the massive abuse scandal in the Church and its cover-up. "Women in leading positions in the Church — and this is precisely not a...

[Catholic Caucus] German archdiocese celebrates Corpus Christi with photos of monstrance in profane places Photos showed the monstrance in a playground, on a trophy room shelf, and on a park bench. MUNICH, Germany, June 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – In a new publicity stunt for the feast of Corpus Christi (where Catholic celebrate the body of Christ in Holy Communion), the German Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, headed by Cardinal Reinhard Marx, is promoting photos of a monstrance with a non-consecrated host in profane places like a playground, a trophy room, and a park bench.  The photos are accompanied by short texts without...