In the latest online edition of the Catholic Standard, we see an article regarding the disagreement between Cardinal Kevin Farrell and Archbishop Chaput of Philadelphia. I wrote on this a few days ago; please review. In the wake of Farrell's criticism of the guidelines that Chaput issued for his own diocese, Farrell betrayed a viewpoint that dissents from the Church's teachings on the indissolubility of marriage. It is fair to say two things about Farrell's error: 1) it conforms to the apparent error of Pope Francis and 2) if this viewpoint is promulgated, many souls will be placed in danger of damnation owing to rotten council.
But Farrell's statements betray another error. Since when do the bishops need to answer to some "bishops' conference" to "discuss these things"? The local conferences have no canonical authority over individual bishops; each bishop answers only to God and the Holy Father. Period.
So let Pope Francis take up any objections directly with Archbishop Chaput - if he dares. As things stand now, Amoris Laetitia is being subject to scrutiny on account of the dubia issued by the four cardinals. For now, Farrell may want to stick with the Church's ageless teachings. They're ageless for they come from God Himself, who is not bound by time nor its changing fads.
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Saturday, November 19, 2016
Friday, February 15, 2019
Farrell To Be Papal Camerlengo - What Could Possibly Go Right?
I've written a good bit about Cardinal Farrell in the past. Some might recall that before he made himself infamous, he was pastor of a local parish in Washington DC. He was unimpressive then so we knew he'd be a problem when he was named a cardinal.
Among many of his problems is his close association with now ex-cardinal McCarrick. Farrell lived with McCarrick for six years, yet he claims to have known nothing regarding McCarrick's perverted assaults on young men.
Now that McCarrick is on the verge of being laicized (unless he weasels his way out of this), we find it odd that the pope has appointed a close McCarrick associate as camerlengo. This official wields much influence after the death of a pope, essentially managing Vatican and Church affairs until a new pope is elected.
So we have Farrell as camerlengo and Cupich running the abuse summit in a few weeks. As they say, personnel is policy, so again we have clear evidence of current policies at the Vatican.
Among many of his problems is his close association with now ex-cardinal McCarrick. Farrell lived with McCarrick for six years, yet he claims to have known nothing regarding McCarrick's perverted assaults on young men.
Now that McCarrick is on the verge of being laicized (unless he weasels his way out of this), we find it odd that the pope has appointed a close McCarrick associate as camerlengo. This official wields much influence after the death of a pope, essentially managing Vatican and Church affairs until a new pope is elected.
So we have Farrell as camerlengo and Cupich running the abuse summit in a few weeks. As they say, personnel is policy, so again we have clear evidence of current policies at the Vatican.
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Must The Four Cardinals Formally Correct The Pope?
Earlier this week we learned of the attempt of the four cardinals to seek clarification from Pope Francis regarding the heretical statements in Amoris Laetitia. The questions were formatted in such a way that they must be answered in the positive or negative - no "in-between". In September they had posed their questions to the pope privately but received no reply.
Yesterday the National Catholic Register published an interview between Edward Pentin and Cardinal Burke regarding these questions. Towards the end, Pentin asked His Eminence about any "next steps", should these publicized questions not be answered. The cardinal spoke of "taking a formal action of correction of a serious error".
That more or less leaves the proberbial ball in the pope's court. Whether or not such a formal action would be deemed necessary is largely up to him. Unfortunately, he has given us an indication of his inclinations. Recall that several months ago, Archbishop Chaput of Philadelphia issued guidelines that plainly stated that divored/remarried Catholics may not receive Holy Communion unless they live as brother and sister. He was directly contradicted by Cardinal-designate Kevin Farrell. Farrell plainly stated that those de-facto adulterors could receive Holy Communion while continuing in their mortal sin. Now recall that the pope picked Farrell to head the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, as well as naming him a Cardinal. With that in mind, it is reasonable to deduce that with regards to the heresies embodied in Amoralis Lamentia, that Farrell and the pope are of like mind.
Let us pray that the pope will ponder carefully the correction that the four Cardinals are trying to offer him. But let us be prepared for what will likely follow in the wake of continued papal obduracy.
Yesterday the National Catholic Register published an interview between Edward Pentin and Cardinal Burke regarding these questions. Towards the end, Pentin asked His Eminence about any "next steps", should these publicized questions not be answered. The cardinal spoke of "taking a formal action of correction of a serious error".
That more or less leaves the proberbial ball in the pope's court. Whether or not such a formal action would be deemed necessary is largely up to him. Unfortunately, he has given us an indication of his inclinations. Recall that several months ago, Archbishop Chaput of Philadelphia issued guidelines that plainly stated that divored/remarried Catholics may not receive Holy Communion unless they live as brother and sister. He was directly contradicted by Cardinal-designate Kevin Farrell. Farrell plainly stated that those de-facto adulterors could receive Holy Communion while continuing in their mortal sin. Now recall that the pope picked Farrell to head the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, as well as naming him a Cardinal. With that in mind, it is reasonable to deduce that with regards to the heresies embodied in Amoralis Lamentia, that Farrell and the pope are of like mind.
Let us pray that the pope will ponder carefully the correction that the four Cardinals are trying to offer him. But let us be prepared for what will likely follow in the wake of continued papal obduracy.
Friday, December 9, 2016
Amoris Laetitia Or The One True Faith - Each Catholic Must Choose
A few weeks ago I wrote how Cardinal Farrell knotted his knickers because Archbishop Chaput had the audacity to act like a real bishop. The latter issued guidelines for Catholics in his own diocese, telling his flock that Church Tradition took precedence over Amoralis Lamentia. Now it seems like Farrell will soon be taking pot-shots at Archbishop Sample for doing the same thing. Sample's clear and accurate statement "accepting an erroneous judgment of conscience is neither mercy nor charity" will not sit well with Farrell and the others who hope to exploit ambiguity so that God's teachings may be undermined.
Thankfully we do see an increasing number of those who are standing with the four cardinals in approval and support of the dubia. A number of churchmen issued an open "Letter of Support Of The Four Cardinals From Catholic Academics And Pastors". Church Militant TV interviewed Dr. Joseph Shaw, one of the signers of that letter. When asked whether or not he believes schism is brewing, he replied, "it seems appropriate to use the language of schism."
He was commenting on a statement made earlier by Bishop Athanasius Schneider. When asked if the pope's silence in regards to the dubia increases the risk of schism, he replied that "a certain type of schism already exists in the Church." In a meeting this past Monday he remarked, "the reaction to the dubia is a proof of the climate in which we actually live in the Church right now. We live in a climate of threats and of denial of dialogue towards a specific group." Of course that specific group is those who faithfully adhere to the teachings of Jesus Christ despite the rubbish found in Amoralis Lamentia and other progressive flim-flam. At that Monday meeting, also in attendance were Cardinals Burke and Brandmuller, two of the four cardinals; Bishop Schneider chaired it. Amoralis Lamentia was discussed, as well as courses of action to be taken.
Professor Roberto de Mattei, also in attendance, stated that "it is important to comprehend that today there is a clear choice between fidelity to the Church, to the perennnial Magisterium, or infidelity, which means errors, heresy and apostacy." He has taken his stand with the four cardinals against the mess found in Amoralis Lamentia. Each and every Catholic faces that choice, like it or not. Ora et labora.
Thankfully we do see an increasing number of those who are standing with the four cardinals in approval and support of the dubia. A number of churchmen issued an open "Letter of Support Of The Four Cardinals From Catholic Academics And Pastors". Church Militant TV interviewed Dr. Joseph Shaw, one of the signers of that letter. When asked whether or not he believes schism is brewing, he replied, "it seems appropriate to use the language of schism."
He was commenting on a statement made earlier by Bishop Athanasius Schneider. When asked if the pope's silence in regards to the dubia increases the risk of schism, he replied that "a certain type of schism already exists in the Church." In a meeting this past Monday he remarked, "the reaction to the dubia is a proof of the climate in which we actually live in the Church right now. We live in a climate of threats and of denial of dialogue towards a specific group." Of course that specific group is those who faithfully adhere to the teachings of Jesus Christ despite the rubbish found in Amoralis Lamentia and other progressive flim-flam. At that Monday meeting, also in attendance were Cardinals Burke and Brandmuller, two of the four cardinals; Bishop Schneider chaired it. Amoralis Lamentia was discussed, as well as courses of action to be taken.
Professor Roberto de Mattei, also in attendance, stated that "it is important to comprehend that today there is a clear choice between fidelity to the Church, to the perennnial Magisterium, or infidelity, which means errors, heresy and apostacy." He has taken his stand with the four cardinals against the mess found in Amoralis Lamentia. Each and every Catholic faces that choice, like it or not. Ora et labora.
Thursday, August 18, 2016
At The Vatican, Personnel Is Poison
On August 16th it was revealed that Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia to head both the Pontifical Council for Life and the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. He already heads the Pontifical Council for the Family. Please note that it was the latter council that published a "sex education" program during World Youth Day that can accurately be described as pornographic and disrespectful of the authority of parents. It was also Paglia who stated that during last year's World Family Meeting in Philadelphia last year, gays would enjoy the same status as other attendants, in implementation of the proceeds from the sin-nods at that time. See here and here for more details. Given the job he's done so far, what could possibly go right with this new dual appointment?
The 1P5 piece mentions that the former head of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, was excluded from the two sin-nods although he is a staunch defender of the Church's teachings in these matters. Hmm.. Perhaps that preceding sentence might be a tad more accurate if we scratch the "although" and instead substitute "because". I was aware that no one representing the JPII Institute was present for either sin-nod, perhaps for the same reason. There is also some expectation that Professor Josef Seifert will be ejected from the Council for Life, both for his defense of the Faith and for being a vocal critic of Amoris Laetitia.
A Catholic News Service piece that appears in Catholic Register stated that the Pope made these changes to "focus more clearly on the horizon of mercy" for "even in theological study, a pastoral perspective and attention to the wounds of humanity should never be lacking". Here we see the false dichotomy between truth and mercy being ever so slyly interjected here. Without the sharpest focus on God's truth, there is no real mercy. What we will see is an allowance of the "anything goes" attitude that Paglia already displayed at the Philadelphia meeting. No one can seriously doubt that the pope is systematically establishing godless progressivism inside the Vatican.
Now for the second Kasperite dissident bishop..
Bishop Kevin Farrell of the Archdiocese of Dallas will be taking the reins of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life. He too has proven himself an enemy of Church moral teaching. Recently he appointed as pastor of one of his churches a priest who was associated with "St. Sebastian's Angels", a network of flaming-gay priests. Vox Cantoris exposed that, plus Farrell's hissy-fit against Catholic bloggers (he'd do Rosica proud!). A Blog For Dallas Area Catholics revealed that Farrell is giving support to a dissident "gay ministry" in area parishes. The fact that this group calls itself "Always Our Children" is its own red flag. This bunch has links to both New Ways Ministry and Dignity groups. Again, one wonders what could possibly go right with such an assignment. But having things "go right" is obviously not the intent.
Cardinal Burke has called for a 54-day Rosary novena for the intention of bringing our nation back to sanity. It couldn't hurt to include Holy Mother Church in that prayer intention as well. We clearly need it.
The 1P5 piece mentions that the former head of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, was excluded from the two sin-nods although he is a staunch defender of the Church's teachings in these matters. Hmm.. Perhaps that preceding sentence might be a tad more accurate if we scratch the "although" and instead substitute "because". I was aware that no one representing the JPII Institute was present for either sin-nod, perhaps for the same reason. There is also some expectation that Professor Josef Seifert will be ejected from the Council for Life, both for his defense of the Faith and for being a vocal critic of Amoris Laetitia.
A Catholic News Service piece that appears in Catholic Register stated that the Pope made these changes to "focus more clearly on the horizon of mercy" for "even in theological study, a pastoral perspective and attention to the wounds of humanity should never be lacking". Here we see the false dichotomy between truth and mercy being ever so slyly interjected here. Without the sharpest focus on God's truth, there is no real mercy. What we will see is an allowance of the "anything goes" attitude that Paglia already displayed at the Philadelphia meeting. No one can seriously doubt that the pope is systematically establishing godless progressivism inside the Vatican.
Now for the second Kasperite dissident bishop..
Bishop Kevin Farrell of the Archdiocese of Dallas will be taking the reins of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life. He too has proven himself an enemy of Church moral teaching. Recently he appointed as pastor of one of his churches a priest who was associated with "St. Sebastian's Angels", a network of flaming-gay priests. Vox Cantoris exposed that, plus Farrell's hissy-fit against Catholic bloggers (he'd do Rosica proud!). A Blog For Dallas Area Catholics revealed that Farrell is giving support to a dissident "gay ministry" in area parishes. The fact that this group calls itself "Always Our Children" is its own red flag. This bunch has links to both New Ways Ministry and Dignity groups. Again, one wonders what could possibly go right with such an assignment. But having things "go right" is obviously not the intent.
Cardinal Burke has called for a 54-day Rosary novena for the intention of bringing our nation back to sanity. It couldn't hurt to include Holy Mother Church in that prayer intention as well. We clearly need it.
Friday, August 7, 2015
Who Does The Pope Call When Bishops Disgrace The Church?
The scandals have been erupting at a rapid pace this week. It's almost as if progressive bishops were vying with Planned Parenthood for the "outrage of the month award". We read that in Germany, a flaming lesbian is running a Church daycare. This is in the wake of weakened policies of the German Catholic Conference, chaired by Cardinal Reinhard Marx. In fact, the debacle is occurring in his diocese. He is one of the pope's top nine advisers.
Stateside, in the Archdiocese of Newark (NJ) an openly gay priest will be assigned to two parishes. He was fired from Seton Hall University for posting a tweet sympathetic to gay #mowwidge. As you look at this article from ChurchMilitant.tv, notice Father Warren Hall's picture. He's not in clerics, but in the context of the picture it is a blessing for he does appear to be "flipping the bird". How he came to be assigned to parishes, where he can spew forth his spiritual and moral poison, is beyond me. Better for everyone - Father included - had he been reassigned to a monastery to spend a good chunk of time in prayer and reparation for his public embrace of mortal sin.
I mentioned the Planned Parenthood videos. How have some of our, uh, "intrepid" bishops reacted? Well, there's this from Archbishop Blaise Cupich of Chicago. It starts out well enough but soon segues into "seamless garment" pabulum. Ladies and gentlemen, can we agree that immigration concerns don't amount to a hill of beans in comparison to the butchery and sale of babies? Apparently the good archbishop seems to be befuddled by that obvious distinction.
But at least Cupich made a statement, lame and silly that it is. From the Archdiocese of Washington we hear crickets. Oh, the Catholic Standard had a rather paltry blurb deep in the inside of the rag speaking of the impending Congressional investigation, but that's it. That blurb is dwarfed by the "walk with Francis" hoopla. By the way, if they really want to "walk" in service of the Church, why not promote some "walking" and prayer in front of the several abortion mills within the Archdiocese of Washington?
We saw that Bishop Farrell of Dallas, Texas seems to be suffering from the same confusion about the immigration issue as does Cardinal Dolan. Both seem hell-bent on obfuscating the difference between those here legally, that is, respecting our rule of law, versus illegally, in defiance of our laws. Why, a cynical person (ahen!) might be tempted to believe that Farrell and Dolan are receiving and spouting talking points furnished by some progressive sugar-daddy, since they sound so very similar! But we know that's just pure coincidence, right? Right? (cough!) The Archdiocese of Atlanta is taking the immigration nonsense a step further. It is giving refuge to an illegal immigrant who cut her legally-ordered monitor bracelet from her ankle. Lord only knows how many other criminals they are harboring.
Ladies and gentlemen, there are solid bishops out there. I will touch on them in another post. Suffice it to say for now that the clerics mentioned above (and many more) are making fools of themselves and casting dishonor upon Holy Mother Church.
Regrettably the pope is not helping much. He seems to recognize the Church's utter lack of moral credibility in the eyes of the world, but what he proposes as a solution will only worsen the problem.
He has asked some prominent individuals to assist in improving the Church's image in the media, forgetting that the Church, being the Bride of Christ, is not to be concerned with worldly image but rather pleasing and being obedient to Jesus Christ. Didn't Our Lord say that the world would hate us, that is, the Church, as much as it hated Him?
So who are these individuals? Well, they include Oprah Winfrey, Matt Damon, and Ari Emmanuel: three of the people who are least qualified to counsel Catholic clergy on matters of Church "image". I must admit when I first saw this news, I thought it was a spoof; sadly it isn't.
Winfrey has made no secret of her new-age dalliances, going so far as to announce the founding of her own "church". Steeped in deadly spiritual error as she obviously is, she has absolutely no credibility to assist the Bride of Christ in anything. She is in deep need of repentance herself. Does the Church now literally take cues from someone under the influence of Satan?
Then there's Ari Emmanuel. Besides being a prominent Hollywood agent, he's the brother of Rahm Emmanuel, mayor of Chicago and Obama-buddy. Of all the Hollywood agents, why was this one picked? On the other hand, should the pope reinstate the fish-on-Friday discipline, Emmanuel might prove to be helpful since his brother Rahm knows how to get his hands on lots of fish.
The pope's priorities are woefully misplaced. The Church is not about "image". It is about preaching the truth of Jesus Christ and saving souls from hell. We know from Our Lord Himself that Satan wields power in this world; therefore, to seek a favorable "image" from worldly institutions is to coddle favor with minions of the devil. Let our clergy (right up to the pope) start obeying Our Lord by proclaiming His Truth in its entirety and administering the Sacraments. Period.
Stateside, in the Archdiocese of Newark (NJ) an openly gay priest will be assigned to two parishes. He was fired from Seton Hall University for posting a tweet sympathetic to gay #mowwidge. As you look at this article from ChurchMilitant.tv, notice Father Warren Hall's picture. He's not in clerics, but in the context of the picture it is a blessing for he does appear to be "flipping the bird". How he came to be assigned to parishes, where he can spew forth his spiritual and moral poison, is beyond me. Better for everyone - Father included - had he been reassigned to a monastery to spend a good chunk of time in prayer and reparation for his public embrace of mortal sin.
I mentioned the Planned Parenthood videos. How have some of our, uh, "intrepid" bishops reacted? Well, there's this from Archbishop Blaise Cupich of Chicago. It starts out well enough but soon segues into "seamless garment" pabulum. Ladies and gentlemen, can we agree that immigration concerns don't amount to a hill of beans in comparison to the butchery and sale of babies? Apparently the good archbishop seems to be befuddled by that obvious distinction.
But at least Cupich made a statement, lame and silly that it is. From the Archdiocese of Washington we hear crickets. Oh, the Catholic Standard had a rather paltry blurb deep in the inside of the rag speaking of the impending Congressional investigation, but that's it. That blurb is dwarfed by the "walk with Francis" hoopla. By the way, if they really want to "walk" in service of the Church, why not promote some "walking" and prayer in front of the several abortion mills within the Archdiocese of Washington?
We saw that Bishop Farrell of Dallas, Texas seems to be suffering from the same confusion about the immigration issue as does Cardinal Dolan. Both seem hell-bent on obfuscating the difference between those here legally, that is, respecting our rule of law, versus illegally, in defiance of our laws. Why, a cynical person (ahen!) might be tempted to believe that Farrell and Dolan are receiving and spouting talking points furnished by some progressive sugar-daddy, since they sound so very similar! But we know that's just pure coincidence, right? Right? (cough!) The Archdiocese of Atlanta is taking the immigration nonsense a step further. It is giving refuge to an illegal immigrant who cut her legally-ordered monitor bracelet from her ankle. Lord only knows how many other criminals they are harboring.
Ladies and gentlemen, there are solid bishops out there. I will touch on them in another post. Suffice it to say for now that the clerics mentioned above (and many more) are making fools of themselves and casting dishonor upon Holy Mother Church.
Regrettably the pope is not helping much. He seems to recognize the Church's utter lack of moral credibility in the eyes of the world, but what he proposes as a solution will only worsen the problem.
He has asked some prominent individuals to assist in improving the Church's image in the media, forgetting that the Church, being the Bride of Christ, is not to be concerned with worldly image but rather pleasing and being obedient to Jesus Christ. Didn't Our Lord say that the world would hate us, that is, the Church, as much as it hated Him?
So who are these individuals? Well, they include Oprah Winfrey, Matt Damon, and Ari Emmanuel: three of the people who are least qualified to counsel Catholic clergy on matters of Church "image". I must admit when I first saw this news, I thought it was a spoof; sadly it isn't.
Winfrey has made no secret of her new-age dalliances, going so far as to announce the founding of her own "church". Steeped in deadly spiritual error as she obviously is, she has absolutely no credibility to assist the Bride of Christ in anything. She is in deep need of repentance herself. Does the Church now literally take cues from someone under the influence of Satan?
Then there's Ari Emmanuel. Besides being a prominent Hollywood agent, he's the brother of Rahm Emmanuel, mayor of Chicago and Obama-buddy. Of all the Hollywood agents, why was this one picked? On the other hand, should the pope reinstate the fish-on-Friday discipline, Emmanuel might prove to be helpful since his brother Rahm knows how to get his hands on lots of fish.
The pope's priorities are woefully misplaced. The Church is not about "image". It is about preaching the truth of Jesus Christ and saving souls from hell. We know from Our Lord Himself that Satan wields power in this world; therefore, to seek a favorable "image" from worldly institutions is to coddle favor with minions of the devil. Let our clergy (right up to the pope) start obeying Our Lord by proclaiming His Truth in its entirety and administering the Sacraments. Period.
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Skullduggery In The College Of Cardinals - Sarah Sidelined, Three New Progressives In
Cardinal Robert Sarah is a faithful prelate who did much to oppose the wreckage of the Magisterium that was the purpose of the two sin-nods on the family. This blog and others have been shining the light on theses sin-nods and their resultant mess that is named Amoris Laetitia. I have renamed it Amoralis Lamentia.
It seems that His Eminence is beginning to share some of the fate of Cardinal Burke, another faithful prelate. Cardinal Sarah is currently Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. He had been scheduled to open the academic year for the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family on October 27 in Rome, but the pope basically expelled him from that role, saying he'd do it himself. This comes after the pope apppointed two progressive prelates to head that institute. That institute had also opposed the progressive juggernaut at the two sin-nods.
In August, I wrote about one of those progressive prelates, Archbishop Paglia. His appointment is solid evidence that the pope does indeed intend - as stated in Amoralis Lamentia - to allow divorced Catholics who are living in adultery to commit the mortal sin of sacrilege by receiving Holy Communion without the requisite repentance from mortal sin. In that post, I wrote about another progressive prelate who has done damage to the faith - Bishop Farrell. I will be addressing him in the next paragraph.
The pope just announced that he named 17 new cardinals, to be elevated on November 19th. Three of them are US prelates and one of them is Bishop Farrell. Another is - Archbishop Blaise Cupich of Chicago. Yes, this Cupich! As you can see, he has occasioned a whole series of blog posts with his dissidence and insults to the Faith. Read that anthology and consider the progression of events.
The third US prelate is Archbishop Joseph Tobin of Indianapolis. In January 2015, we learned that a Knight of Columbus council in his diocese rented their hall to lesbians so they could celebrate their sinful relationship. We contacted him to have this debacle stopped; we heard crickets from him. He is not to be confused with Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence RI, who is a faithful prelate.
I just touched upon the three US cardinal-designates. I'd be willing to bet that the fourteen from other countries are just as problematic.
There can be no doubt that the pope is deliberately stacking the College of Cardinals with progressive cronies while marginalizing truly faithful Princes of the Church.
It seems that His Eminence is beginning to share some of the fate of Cardinal Burke, another faithful prelate. Cardinal Sarah is currently Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. He had been scheduled to open the academic year for the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family on October 27 in Rome, but the pope basically expelled him from that role, saying he'd do it himself. This comes after the pope apppointed two progressive prelates to head that institute. That institute had also opposed the progressive juggernaut at the two sin-nods.
In August, I wrote about one of those progressive prelates, Archbishop Paglia. His appointment is solid evidence that the pope does indeed intend - as stated in Amoralis Lamentia - to allow divorced Catholics who are living in adultery to commit the mortal sin of sacrilege by receiving Holy Communion without the requisite repentance from mortal sin. In that post, I wrote about another progressive prelate who has done damage to the faith - Bishop Farrell. I will be addressing him in the next paragraph.
The pope just announced that he named 17 new cardinals, to be elevated on November 19th. Three of them are US prelates and one of them is Bishop Farrell. Another is - Archbishop Blaise Cupich of Chicago. Yes, this Cupich! As you can see, he has occasioned a whole series of blog posts with his dissidence and insults to the Faith. Read that anthology and consider the progression of events.
The third US prelate is Archbishop Joseph Tobin of Indianapolis. In January 2015, we learned that a Knight of Columbus council in his diocese rented their hall to lesbians so they could celebrate their sinful relationship. We contacted him to have this debacle stopped; we heard crickets from him. He is not to be confused with Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence RI, who is a faithful prelate.
I just touched upon the three US cardinal-designates. I'd be willing to bet that the fourteen from other countries are just as problematic.
There can be no doubt that the pope is deliberately stacking the College of Cardinals with progressive cronies while marginalizing truly faithful Princes of the Church.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Latest CMP Video Exposes PP Affiliate Where Asst DA Sits On Board Of Directors
By now you may have heard David Daleiden, director of Center for Medical Progress, has been indicted by a Texas district attorney who was charged with investigating Planned Parenthood. You may recall over the past few months the postings of various videos that caught Planned Parenthood officials red-handed in the sale and trafficking of the bodies of babies whom they murdered.
The DA in question is Devon Anderson of Harris County, TX. Right from the get-go, her handling of this case has shown signs of corruption and cronyism. Anderson was originally tasked with investigating Planned Parenthood; that means bringing evidence before a grand jury for their vote. It appears that the grand jury never took a vote on the charges against Planned Parenthood; rather, they turned on CMP. Ladies and gentlemen, even if the grand jury honestly found no basis to charge Planned Parenthood, they still should have taken an official vote accordingly. They didn't; why?
Now consider that Troy Newman, president of Operation Rescue, sits on the board of directors of CMP. At about the same time that Anderson assumed office in 2013, OR lodged a complaint against Houston abortionist Doug Karpen for especially grisly methods of baby murder. Karpen was represented by Chip Lewis. He at the time tried to turn the tables on OR; that move went nowhere. OR's complaint prompted Texas to pass abortuary regulations known as HB2.
This same Chip Lewis is a close friend of Anderson's - and one of her largest political donors! Coincidence? How about the fact that one of Anderson's assistant DAs, Lauren Reeder, sits on the board of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast? Oh, my! All sorts of "coincidences" abound!
Your prayers are needed that real justice may be done in this situation. Daleiden isn't letting this matter stop him. Today CNP released another video in which Planned Parenthood admits to issuing padded invoices to research organizations to increase their blood money profits from the sale of tiny children. The video is below. Note at the 3:15 mark the words of Melissa Farrell are recorded. She is Director of Research at Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast - the same PP outlet that has Lauren Reeder, Harris County Assistant DA, on its board. If you want to see the unedited video with PPGC personnel, go here.
The DA in question is Devon Anderson of Harris County, TX. Right from the get-go, her handling of this case has shown signs of corruption and cronyism. Anderson was originally tasked with investigating Planned Parenthood; that means bringing evidence before a grand jury for their vote. It appears that the grand jury never took a vote on the charges against Planned Parenthood; rather, they turned on CMP. Ladies and gentlemen, even if the grand jury honestly found no basis to charge Planned Parenthood, they still should have taken an official vote accordingly. They didn't; why?
Now consider that Troy Newman, president of Operation Rescue, sits on the board of directors of CMP. At about the same time that Anderson assumed office in 2013, OR lodged a complaint against Houston abortionist Doug Karpen for especially grisly methods of baby murder. Karpen was represented by Chip Lewis. He at the time tried to turn the tables on OR; that move went nowhere. OR's complaint prompted Texas to pass abortuary regulations known as HB2.
This same Chip Lewis is a close friend of Anderson's - and one of her largest political donors! Coincidence? How about the fact that one of Anderson's assistant DAs, Lauren Reeder, sits on the board of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast? Oh, my! All sorts of "coincidences" abound!
Your prayers are needed that real justice may be done in this situation. Daleiden isn't letting this matter stop him. Today CNP released another video in which Planned Parenthood admits to issuing padded invoices to research organizations to increase their blood money profits from the sale of tiny children. The video is below. Note at the 3:15 mark the words of Melissa Farrell are recorded. She is Director of Research at Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast - the same PP outlet that has Lauren Reeder, Harris County Assistant DA, on its board. If you want to see the unedited video with PPGC personnel, go here.
Monday, July 30, 2018
The Patron Saint Of The USCCB!
Here he is!
Some of McCarrick's comrades are doing stellar jobs at emulating their patron saint!
Seriously, though, I'd urge you all to watch the video below. The denials of Farrell, Wuerl, etc are brazenly dishonest. I again urge you to implement this immediately; find some like-minded Catholics in your areas to help promulgate this so that the boycott will have optimum impact.
Some of McCarrick's comrades are doing stellar jobs at emulating their patron saint!
Seriously, though, I'd urge you all to watch the video below. The denials of Farrell, Wuerl, etc are brazenly dishonest. I again urge you to implement this immediately; find some like-minded Catholics in your areas to help promulgate this so that the boycott will have optimum impact.
Saturday, July 8, 2023
Usual Gang Of Suspects To Attend October's Sin-Nod
In October the gab-fest begins. The list of attendees is out, and we know how things will wind up. The usual gang of homophiles and dissenters will be there, including:
- Cardinal Gregory
- Cardinal Cupich
- Cardinal Farrell
- Cardinal Tobin
- Cardinal McElroy
- Archbishop Fernandez, aka Kissy-Face
- Father James Martin
- Cardinal Maradiaga
I'm sure there are more, of which I don't know.
They are going to prattle about "hot-buttom topics" such as women deacons, LGBTQ(append any letter you wish) outreach, priestly celibacy. You know what? In a spirit of positive Church service, I am going to save the Church thousands, if not millions, of dollars in dealing with these matter - or more accurately reminding that they have been addressed two thousand years ago.
- LGBTQ outreach? It has always existed in the Church. For those engaged in perverted practices, there is the Sacrament of Confession, encompassing repentance and resolution to cease such behaviors.
- Women deacons? As in ordination? That has already been determined. The answer is NO. What's the point of bantering about that?
There now! I've just saved these guys from hours, even days, of useless jabber-jawing about already-decided matters, saving thousands of dollars in the process! Thank me very much! Alas, I fear the Vatican will not heed these words of wisdom!
Well, I guess there is one advantage to all this yammering. It gets those progressives out of their chanceries and unable to wreak their normal havoc.
Thursday, February 15, 2018
News Flash! The Church Does Not Do Paradigm Shifts!
Thank George Weigel for that title. He is correct.
Heterodox Cardinal Cupich gave an address in Cambridge England last week; here's the full text of the gibberish.entitled, "Pope Francis' Revolution Of Mercy: Amoris Laetitia As A New Paradigm Of Catholicity". Not possible. The Deposit of the Faith cannot change for it comes from God who is Himself immutable. There can be no "paradigms" when it comes to Church doctrine and/or Church practice. Anything that pretends to be a "new paradigm" is by definition heresy.
Section 1 of the thing, called "The Present Reality", contains a bald-faced lie. It claims, "His description of the present reality in chapter 2 of Amoris relies heavily on the worldwide consultation of the faithful and the deliberations of the bishops at the 2014 and 2015 synods on marriage and family." No, it doesn't. Many of us reported on those two synods and how the deliberations of the bishops were disregarded and overruled by the select few in control. But I really don't have time to wade through this gobblygoop. FatimaPerspectives has a decent treatment of the mess.
The National Catholic Register informs us that Cupich will carry on his Amoralis Lamentia shilling in three seminars for the benefit (?) of US bishops. He will be assisted by some of the usual gang of suspects: Cardinals Kevin Farrell, Donald Wuerl, Joseph Tobin, Bishop Robert McElroy. Of course what would such seminars be without some key laypeople? Therefore Kate Ward, former board member of Call to Action, is involved.
Please note in the Vortex below the references made to the two synods in 2014 and 2015. These two synods were a sham, meant to lend legitimacy and pave the way for Amoralis Lamentia. Voris also has some words to say about Cardinals Tobin and Cupich. I must take issue with an implied belief that Pope Francis is merely too concerned with mercy so as to "let his strings be tugged". The evidence is all too clear that Pope Francis is a willing and knowing accomplice, if not a leader, in these attempts to subvert our Faith.
Heterodox Cardinal Cupich gave an address in Cambridge England last week; here's the full text of the gibberish.entitled, "Pope Francis' Revolution Of Mercy: Amoris Laetitia As A New Paradigm Of Catholicity". Not possible. The Deposit of the Faith cannot change for it comes from God who is Himself immutable. There can be no "paradigms" when it comes to Church doctrine and/or Church practice. Anything that pretends to be a "new paradigm" is by definition heresy.
Section 1 of the thing, called "The Present Reality", contains a bald-faced lie. It claims, "His description of the present reality in chapter 2 of Amoris relies heavily on the worldwide consultation of the faithful and the deliberations of the bishops at the 2014 and 2015 synods on marriage and family." No, it doesn't. Many of us reported on those two synods and how the deliberations of the bishops were disregarded and overruled by the select few in control. But I really don't have time to wade through this gobblygoop. FatimaPerspectives has a decent treatment of the mess.
The National Catholic Register informs us that Cupich will carry on his Amoralis Lamentia shilling in three seminars for the benefit (?) of US bishops. He will be assisted by some of the usual gang of suspects: Cardinals Kevin Farrell, Donald Wuerl, Joseph Tobin, Bishop Robert McElroy. Of course what would such seminars be without some key laypeople? Therefore Kate Ward, former board member of Call to Action, is involved.
Please note in the Vortex below the references made to the two synods in 2014 and 2015. These two synods were a sham, meant to lend legitimacy and pave the way for Amoralis Lamentia. Voris also has some words to say about Cardinals Tobin and Cupich. I must take issue with an implied belief that Pope Francis is merely too concerned with mercy so as to "let his strings be tugged". The evidence is all too clear that Pope Francis is a willing and knowing accomplice, if not a leader, in these attempts to subvert our Faith.
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Soon-To-Be Cardinal Gregory: Focus On "Full Panoply Of The Church's Social Teachings"
This interview that Gregory gave demonstrates that he intends to follow in the steps of Cupich, Farrell, Joseph Tobin and other progressives as they promote the now-debunked "seamless-garment" crap of the late Cardinal Bernardin. Gregory is quite unabashed and blatant here.
- He wants to "broaden the concept of pro-life" so that "other pressing issues might be on a par with the ongoing slaughter of 3500+ babies daily in this country.
- He commented on the language of the USCCB's voting guide that called abortion "our preeminent priority". He said that language "could benefit from rephrasing".
- He wants to include the "history of black Catholics in the US" as part of Catholic school curriculum. I wonder when he plans to include modules on "history of Irish Catholics" or "Italian Catholics"? But I digress
- He commented on recent firings of openly "gay-married" employees of Catholic institutions by saying "it's not a one-size-fits-all situation". So when is the retention of a flagrantly disobedient Catholic not a scandal?
- He said that LGBT individuals should be treated with respect. That is true enough as they are made in the image and likeness of God. But one could wonder what Gregory meant by "respect" given his overly-cozy relationship with Fortunate Families.
Of course he bad-mouthed Father James Altman for having the chutzpah of acting and speaking as an actual priest of Jesus Christ and proclaiming the truth. He called Altman's remarks "egregious and unhelpful" and that Catholics should base voting on "the full panoply of the church's social teaching". I remind his excellency that the true social teaching of the Church is to be found in Father Altman's words, not his progressive interpretation of it. Now Gregory had to know whom he was defending in that remark. He is responsible for leading souls astray and into formal cooperation with Biden's own support of baby-slaughter.
One can only suspect for whom he voted this past Tuesday. Let us keep praying that the various voting frauds come to light and that Trump claims his rightful victory.
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Call To Action For Catholics Of The Archdiocese Of Washington
Unless one is deliberately oblivious and clueless they cannot help but notice the revelations about Cardinal McCarrick and his sexual abuse of young men. Actually, most of us have known this "open secret" but now all pretenses of secrecy have been jettisoned.
Ann Barnhardt has some plausible theories regarding the archdiocese' current prelate. Whatever else Wuerl might or might not be, he certainly was an enabler for McCarrick. And no, we are not such dunces as to believe that Cardinal Wuerl (or J Tobin or Farrell) were innocently unaware of what was transpiring under their noses.
I link now to a LifeSiteNews article written by a psychiatrist who has dealt with clergy sex abuse. Here are two paragraphs that caught my eye.
In my clinical experience, bishops or those on their staff who are sexual heretics attempt to laicize loyal priests who did not abuse minors or adults and whose psychological conflicts can be resolved. They also support or generate false accusations of abuse against loyal priests whom they then try to laicize. As with Cardinal McCarrick, other bishops are aware of their hostile, passive-aggressive activities against loyal priests and the Church.
Loyal priests are often told by their pastors or pressured by their bishops through his staff not to preach on contraception, sexual morality, marriage, fornication, homosexuality or adultery. Those who do not remain silent on these subjects are often victims of false accusations. Tragically, a ‘critical mass’ of homosexually inclined clergy has tipped the balance and the clergy who are faithful on sexual ethics are in danger of being falsely accused.
This very accurately describes the treatment meted out to Father Guarnizo at my parish just over six years ago. Prior to his encounter with the lesbian who tried to take Communion from him, he was preaching on the evils of homosexuality during the weekday Masses. Several guilty noses were thrown out of joint and they were looking for the opportunity to take him down. When the Post picked up on the situation with the lesbian (My! Didn't that happen with all speed?), they removed his faculties with barely the pretense of any due process. I've no doubt that they would have laicized him, if he weren't actually incardinated in another diocese.
I absolutely agree that all who enabled McCarrick over the years should immediately resign. That might mean an empty DC chancery, but that really would be no great loss.
Michael Voris has issued a call to action. Part of that entails the boycott of any and all diocesan collections. Obviously that is doubly incumbent upon us who reside in McCarrick's home diocese. Let us start by boycotting the CCHD collection that will occur during the weekend of Aug 4-5. We shouldn't be contributing one penny to that Alinskyian cash cow anyway. However, we have a way to send a message to the chancery. Don't just throw your envelopes away. Inside your envelope, place a note in it and drop that in the collection basket. Here is some suggested language for the note.
"I will not contribute one red cent to a fund that funnels money to anti-God and anti-life organizations. Furthermore, I will never contribute again to any diocesan collection unless Cardinal McCarrick and his enablers atone for their crimes against young men, nature, and the God whom they pledged to serve."
Please pass this on to your fellow Catholics, especially within the Archdiocese of Washington.
Ann Barnhardt has some plausible theories regarding the archdiocese' current prelate. Whatever else Wuerl might or might not be, he certainly was an enabler for McCarrick. And no, we are not such dunces as to believe that Cardinal Wuerl (or J Tobin or Farrell) were innocently unaware of what was transpiring under their noses.
I link now to a LifeSiteNews article written by a psychiatrist who has dealt with clergy sex abuse. Here are two paragraphs that caught my eye.
In my clinical experience, bishops or those on their staff who are sexual heretics attempt to laicize loyal priests who did not abuse minors or adults and whose psychological conflicts can be resolved. They also support or generate false accusations of abuse against loyal priests whom they then try to laicize. As with Cardinal McCarrick, other bishops are aware of their hostile, passive-aggressive activities against loyal priests and the Church.
Loyal priests are often told by their pastors or pressured by their bishops through his staff not to preach on contraception, sexual morality, marriage, fornication, homosexuality or adultery. Those who do not remain silent on these subjects are often victims of false accusations. Tragically, a ‘critical mass’ of homosexually inclined clergy has tipped the balance and the clergy who are faithful on sexual ethics are in danger of being falsely accused.
This very accurately describes the treatment meted out to Father Guarnizo at my parish just over six years ago. Prior to his encounter with the lesbian who tried to take Communion from him, he was preaching on the evils of homosexuality during the weekday Masses. Several guilty noses were thrown out of joint and they were looking for the opportunity to take him down. When the Post picked up on the situation with the lesbian (My! Didn't that happen with all speed?), they removed his faculties with barely the pretense of any due process. I've no doubt that they would have laicized him, if he weren't actually incardinated in another diocese.
I absolutely agree that all who enabled McCarrick over the years should immediately resign. That might mean an empty DC chancery, but that really would be no great loss.
Michael Voris has issued a call to action. Part of that entails the boycott of any and all diocesan collections. Obviously that is doubly incumbent upon us who reside in McCarrick's home diocese. Let us start by boycotting the CCHD collection that will occur during the weekend of Aug 4-5. We shouldn't be contributing one penny to that Alinskyian cash cow anyway. However, we have a way to send a message to the chancery. Don't just throw your envelopes away. Inside your envelope, place a note in it and drop that in the collection basket. Here is some suggested language for the note.
"I will not contribute one red cent to a fund that funnels money to anti-God and anti-life organizations. Furthermore, I will never contribute again to any diocesan collection unless Cardinal McCarrick and his enablers atone for their crimes against young men, nature, and the God whom they pledged to serve."
Please pass this on to your fellow Catholics, especially within the Archdiocese of Washington.
Friday, April 4, 2025
Theodore McCarrick Dead - God Have Mercy On His Soul
Earlier today, Friday April 4, disgraced ex-prelate Theodore McCarrick went to his eternal reward, such as it may be. No one who has two brain synapses firing can be unaware of the devastation that he wreaked upon the Church, not to mention the lives of the boys and young men that he raped over his chequered tenure in the Church hierarcy.
This blog and its sister website were inspired by this man, but not because he was a paragon of virtue. I did so to bring this man's evil deeds into the limelight so that others could see him for what he was. He could be a charming guy, but such charm is deadly and seductive. Lord knows the Catholic Standard wouldn't do so, since it functioned as McCarrick's mouthpiece. When controversy arose because of McCarrick's stance on giving Holy Communion to adulterers, the Catholic Standard ceased its "letters to the editor" column and has never resumed it. This blog attempted to fill that void.
At that time though, I was unaware of the depths of his depravity. Oh, there were rumors swilling about, regarding his abuse of young men and seminarians. However, since no victim came forward, I could not in good conscience promulgate those rumors lest I myself sin against honesty.
The testimony of James Grein changed that, however. Once he relayed the horrific nightmare inflicted upon him by McCarrick, others came forward. Finally the Vatican had to take action, if only to save its own sorry face. Francis, himself of like mind with McCarrick on a great many matters, reduced him to the clerical state. Oh, I'm sure that there were considerations given to McCarrick. He never served jail time, did he?
McCarrick was known as a "king-maker". He was influential in appointing many like-minded guys (I have trouble calling them "men") into high places in the Church. I speak of fellows like Blaise Cupich, Kevin Farrell, and of course, the current prelate of the Archdiocese of Washington. He was instrumental in selling out faithful Catholics in red China to their virulently corrupt Communist government. There are so many ways in which he besmirched Holy Mother Church. Time prevents me from rehashing all that in this post, so please read what I wrote previously over the years.
Let's pray that he made a good confession, or that he at least made a perfect act of contrition before he drew his last breath.
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