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[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Sarah: African bishops ‘have spoken for the whole Church’ by rejecting homosexual ‘blessings’Cardinal Sarah issued a stirring call to the African episcopacy, urging them to ‘speak in the name of unity of faith’ as ‘many Western prelates are paralyzed by the idea of opposing the world.’MVOLYÉ, Cameroon (LifeSiteNews) –– Warning that the “Church is dying,” Robert Cardinal Sarah has issued a striking call to action for African Catholics to be the “defenders of the universality of faith” especially at the Synod on Synodality, while also praising them for their rejection of same-sex blessings. Speaking in Cameroon as...

[Catholic Caucus] EXCLUSIVE: Cardinal Müller calls Pope Francis’ homosexual ‘blessings’ an attack on marriage‘Unfortunately we have a lot of bishops with a wrong understanding’ and who ‘have no theology of the Catholic theology,’ Cardinal Müller said.In an exclusive interview with LifeSiteNews, Cardinal Gerhard Müller critiqued the Synod on Synodality for its “concession to feminist ideas,” and stated that Fiducia Supplicans is “a propaganda trick” to win support from the LGBT movement.“Behind Fiducia Supplicans there is nothing to do with the pastoral [care] for these persons of so-called same-sex attraction, but it is only a propaganda trick to show ‘we are...

[Catholic Caucus] Puerto Rico bishop removed by Pope Francis: Bishops must reject Fiducia Supplicans or risk God’s wrathBishop Daniel Fernández Torres denounced Pope Francis’ Fiducia Supplicans for causing ‘scandal and great suffering’ to many Catholics and violating Church teaching, and stressed that bishops ‘must’ rebuke the document.ARECIBO, Puerto Rico (LifeSiteNews) — A Puerto Rican bishop deposed from his diocese by Pope Francis after opposing COVID “vaccine” mandates strongly denounced Fiducia Supplicans and warned that bishops who fail to speak out against it risk incurring God’s wrath.Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres, who led the Diocese of Arecibo from 2010 until his sudden...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Sarah: ‘Very proud’ of African bishops for rejecting Pope Francis’ homosexual ‘blessings’Cardinal Sarah made these remarks on February 23 at the Catholic University of East Africa in Nairobi, as part of a Q&A for a Theological Symposium.NAIROBI, Kenya (LifeSiteNews) — Cardinal Robert Sarah, former prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, said he is “very proud” that the African bishops have “completely” rejected the controversial Vatican document Fiducia Supplicans that proposes the priestly blessing of couples in irregular situations and same-sex couples. “I think Fiducia Supplicans has a response from the African Bishops –...

[Catholic Caucus] Hypocrisy and same-sex blessingsBlessing couples in irregular situations and same-sex couples is not analogous to blessing an individual businessman who may exploit people.Today I saw the headline, “Pope denounces ‘hypocrisy’ of those who criticise LGBT blessings.” I found that disconcerting, because I have been critical of LGBT blessings. It grieves me to be regarded as a hypocrite by the Holy Father.Why does Pope Francis call such criticism hypocrisy? He explains: “Nobody gets scandalised if I give my blessings to a businessman who perhaps exploits people, and this is a very grave sin. But they get scandalised if I...

[Catholic Caucus] I’m Grateful a Priest Never Blessed My Same-Sex Marriage (or My Irregular One)I got marriage wrong, twice. Here’s why I’m grateful a priest never blessed me for being in that state.I got marriage wrong, twice. Here’s why I’m grateful a priest never blessed me for being in that state. When I was in college, I entered into a relationship with another woman. She was a practicing Catholic; I was less practicing but more an occasional Catholic. Weekly Mass attendance was still part of her routine, and we would sometimes go together. Usually, her sister went with us, so...

[Catholic Caucus] Francis is Gaslighting the World Into Thinking Christianity is a Hate CrimeIt is fiendish gaslighting for Francis and Tucho to tell us that Fiducia Supplicans constitutes an “innovative broadening" of the Church’s teachings about blessings and then insist that only hypocrites and haters see it as an “innovative broadening” of what the Church has always taught. In his interview published by the Italian magazine Credere on February 8, 2024, Francis scolded those who question Fiducia Supplicans, the December document authorizing the blessing of same-sex unions:“‘The gravest sins,’ the Pope adds, ‘are those that disguise themselves with a more...

[Catholic Caucus] "Spontaneous Blessing" Hoax: Two Homosexuals [Pseudo] Blessed At EucharistDuring a Eucharist at the Jesuit parish of the Holy Family in Mexico City on 28 January, Redemptorist Father Patrick Keyes blessed two homosexual concubines, reports AciPrensa.com.He justified his blasphemy with Francis' propaganda piece Sodoma supplicans. At the end of the 7pm Eucharist, two homosexuals came to the side of the Novus Ordo table to receive the [pseudo] blessing.What was supposed to be "spontaneous" according to Francis was announced during the "parish announcements" by the pastor of the church, Father Gonzalo Rosas, a Jesuit.It was only after the scandal broke...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis accused of ‘straw man’ tactics in response to question about homosexual blessingsAsked about the controversial document, Pope Francis replied: 'No one is shocked if I give a blessing to an entrepreneur who maybe exploits people, and that is a very serious sin. Whereas they are scandalized if I give it to a homosexual.... This is hypocrisy!'In comments critics call “straw man” arguments, Pope Francis has stated that outrage over Fiducia Supplicans is “hypocrisy.”The Pontiff made the remarks in an interview he gave to the weekly Italian journal Credere, which is due to be released February 8,...

[Catholic Caucus] Archbishop Aguer: Fiducia Supplicans has been repudiated in places where the Church is flourishingIn Africa and Asia, attachment to ecclesial Tradition leads to a repudiation of the Bergoglio-Fernández project to confuse Catholics with their (sadly) celebrated declaration, Fiducia Supplicans.The declaration Fiducia Supplicans and the reactions it has engendered allow us to observe a division of continental dimensions pulsating through the Church: In Europe, approval; in Africa and Asia, repudiation. This is therefore not something marginal, or which has to do with “ideological groups,” as the Pontiff asserts.This is the ecclesial reality: In old Europe, Christian faith and culture...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Zen on homosexual ‘unions’: Calling ‘a sin as something good’ is ‘heresy’The Hong Kong cardinal said that the alleged ability for homosexual unions ‘to mature’ in Fiducia Supplicans is ‘nothing good, it is a serious sin, so that’s a heresy when you call a sin as something good.’Joseph Cardinal Zen has issued fresh criticism of Fiducia Supplicans, stating that any description of a homosexual relationship as “good” is a “heresy.” “The whole thing is really a confusion,” said Cardinal Zen, speaking to EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo on February 1. He questioned the rationale of Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández...

[Catholic Caucus] Fiducia Supplicans: A Crisis of TrustThe current reactions to Fiducia Supplicans constitute an outbreak of a crisis of trust toward the Holy See that has been lingering for years.I remain amazed and puzzled by how the publication of Fiducia Supplicans is affecting the Church—and by how the responses to it still seem to be under-perceived, downplayed, or ignored. Negative reactions to the document, and against specific contents of the document, have been strong, including those from entire bishops’ conferences and large numbers of priests and lay people. Ignoring the vehemence and the reasons behind these reactions is not...

[Catholic Caucus] "Fiducia Supplicans and the Meaning of Faith" - Major treatment of problems in Declaration by Fr Emmanuel Perrier, OP(From the highly-esteemed Revue Thomiste: source.)The "Fiducia supplicans" declaration of December 18, 2023 has caused quite a stir. In this article, we give the main reasons why.As sons of the Church founded on the apostles, we cannot but be alarmed at the turmoil among the Christian people caused by a text coming from the Holy Father's entourage[1]. It is unbearable to see Christ's faithful losing confidence in the word of the universal shepherd, to see priests torn between their filial...

[Catholic Caucus] "On Fiducia supplicans: Anonymous and Anomalous Blessings"With the declaration Fiducia supplicans (FS) of 18 December 2023, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, with some haste compared to the fresh synodal outcomes, asked Pope Francis ex audientia to approve new blessings, created ad hoc “for couples in irregular situations” and “couples of the same sex” The emphasis is on the 'couple' in both cases. In order to approve it at the level of principle, thus justifying its moral acts, an attempt is made to separate the liturgical aspect of the blessing from its previous, 'theological' but not...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis' Synod on that Sin of the Cities of the PlainsIt is historically known as the peccatum mutum, the unspeakable sin; and in fact, Pope Francis avoids the word and instead uses the euphemism "synodality."Why is homosexual marriage and the homosexual act itself so important to this pope? Why does he seem to want to base a whole new magisterium of the Church on this one hitherto proscribed act?At first it seems incredible that he would want to do so. Isn't the sin of Sodom one of the four sins that cry to heaven for vengeance? Doesn't...

Popesplaining: Paving the Way for the AntichristIt’s official, Pope Francis et al have answered the most recent Dubia and have seemingly opened the door for same-sex “marriage” blessings. Of course, the vociferous defenders of Pope Francis strongly disagree with that interpretation and have unceremoniously declared folks like me to be schismatics or sinful for insinuating such a thing, but what else is new?At any rate, for an adult human person who has the reading ability of a middle-schooler, there is no other way to interpret Pope Francis’ remarks. When Francis says, “Pastoral prudence must therefore properly discern whether there are...

[Catholic Caucus] The Vatican’s irresolute response to the threat of German schismIn an interview posted today, Cardinal Pietro Parolin expressed opposition to the German bishops’ decision to offer blessings for same-sex unions. So far, so good. But the reasons that the Vatican Secretary of State gave for that opposition are troubling.Cardinal Parolin said that the German episcopal conference “cannot make such a decision that involves the discipline of the universal Church.”Well, first of all, the German bishops did make that decision. The German bishops voted 38-9 in favor the statement passed by the Synodal Path, “Blessing ceremonies for couples who...

Berlin Archbishop "Unreservedly" In Favour of Homosex "Blessings," Will Stage "Queer" ServiceBerlin Archbishop Heiner Koch will appoint a "chaplain" to encourage unrepentant homosexuals on their evil path, he announced after an audience for the Berlin homosex group LSVD which is rampantly anti-Catholic.Koch "apologised" that as a bishop he could not ignore the Roman refusal of homosexual blessings "for the sake of the unity of the church" (sic!), but said in the same breath that he would "unreservedly" commit himself to granting the blessing of [his] "God" to the "love" and "relationship" of homosexuals .Koch even promised to hold a "service"...

Canon lawyer: Belgian bishop who rejects Church teaching on homosexuality should resignFor the good of his soul and of the souls of his flock, I pray he recants. If he refuses and also refuses to resign, he should be removed by Pope Francis as a stumbling block, a true scandal to the faithful.’NEW YORK, March 25, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Well-known canon lawyer Fr. Gerald Murray has called on Bishop Johan Bonny to resign, after the bishop of Antwerp, Belgium, said he was “ashamed” of the Church for the Vatican’s reiteration of the ban on blessings for same-sex couples.In the wake...

Leading Vatican cardinal hints at way to avoid ban on same-sex blessingsCardinal Kevin Farrell, head of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, pointed to the difference in sacramental nature of various unions, and hinted at Church favor towards same-sex civil unions.VATICAN CITY, March 19, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — The head of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, has signaled a way around the recent Vatican document banning the blessing of same-sex unions. He pointed to the difference in sacramental nature of various unions, and hinted at Church favor towards same-sex civil unions.Farrell made...