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Pope Francis

A Filial and Apprehensive Supplication to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

Most Holy Father, In view of your recent and auspicious statements in defence of the family and the consistency that Catholics must maintain in public life by upholding the principles of the Faith, the undersigned associations, heirs to the thought and action of the great Brazilian Catholic leader Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, filially address Your […]

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Hundreds more priests, scholars ask Church leaders to request Pope Francis withdraw Fiducia Supplicans

‘Never in the history of the Catholic Church has a document of the Roman Magisterium experienced such a strong rejection’ as Fiducia Supplicans. UPDATE: Since the publication of this filial appeal on February 2, one bishop, more than 100 priests, and at least 500 Catholic scholars from all over the world have added their signatures.

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Why Does Pope Francis Target American Catholics?

Despite efforts to adjust to the theological rollercoaster of the Francis papacy, the American clergy finds itself the frequent target of his offensive remarks. A new study on priests and seminarians in America gives some insight into the reasons behind the attacks. The liberal Pope Francis has called upon Catholics to embrace controversial positions on

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Why Pope Francis’s Eco-Friendly Apostolic Exhortation Rings Unconvincingly for the Faithful

Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum, is a hard document to characterise. Exhortations are supposed to encourage Catholics in their Faith. However, this document deals with ecological issues and is addressed to “all people of goodwill on the climate crisis.” Thus, the work reads more like an eco-lamentation, a written debate, a United Nations report,

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Synodal “Church Reform” Truly Means Democratic Upheaval in the Church

Pope Francis convoked a “Synod on Synodality,” which convened in Rome in October 2023. Many faithful Catholics have expressed concern as the Synod’s promoters have proposed severe and potentially destructive changes to the Church’s structure. Synod leaders have repeatedly expressed their desire to discuss “church reform.” The following article, taken from the recently published book,

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Malawi bishops forbid ‘blessings’ of homosexual unions amid confusion over Vatican document

The Episcopal Conference of Malawi issued a directive on Tuesday forbidding the blessing of same-sex unions in the wake of confusion over a Vatican declaration allowing blessings “for couples of the same sex.” Read more…

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German bishop asks priests to ‘bless’ homosexual unions, citing Pope Francis and Synodal Way

Bishop Karl-Heinz Wiesemann of the Diocese of Speyer, Germany, has called on priests in his diocese to grant “blessing ceremonies” for homosexual unions as well as adulterous and sinful relationships outside of marriage. In a November 2 letter to the clergy and staff of the diocese, the bishop invoked the German Synodal Way, which voted

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Cardinal Müller: Pope would ‘automatically’ lose his office by teaching heresy

Cardinal Gerhard Müller has stated that a pope who teaches heresy would automatically lose his office.  “To teach contrary to the apostolic faith would automatically deprive the pope of his office,” he wrote in an opinion piece published on Friday in the religious journal First Things. “We must all pray and work courageously to spare

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Swiss bishop: Pope Francis is undermining Church teaching under ‘democratic’ pretenses

It is becoming increasingly clear (cf. Cardinal Fernández’s latest statements on Facebook and his response to Cardinal Duka’s dubia) what the newly propagated concept of “synodality” is really about: the dissolution of independent, hierarchical, ecclesiastical authority in terms of doctrine and governance. The ecclesiastical hierarchy is to be leveled in its exercise into democratic –

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