Author: Marco Tosatti

Arnaud Beltrame, Recognized by the Church as a “Hero of Christian Charity.”
Yesterday afternoon I read an impressive document. It was the testimony of a Canon who was the friend of Arnaud Beltrame, the Lieutenant-Colonel who died after offering himself in exchange for the hostages in the Islamic terrorist attack in Trèbes, …

Cardinal Sarah: “I Denounce the Crisis of Faith of a Betraying Clergy”
Cardinal Sarah, in Belgium, spoke about the crisis of faith on the part of the church hierarchy and did not hesitate to denounce the betrayal committed by the clergy through their lack of faith In the last few days …

Pinerolo, Italy: Another Scandal Cries Out for Answers to the Dubia
Last Sunday [February 11, 2018], an interesting interview appeared on Vita Diocesana Pinerolese [the website of the Diocese of Pinerolo, Italy, near Turin in the Piedmont] (Anno 9, N.3) in which the newly appointed bishop, Derio Olivero, comments on the …

A World-Wide Petition to the Bishops: We Ask for Kneelers for the Faithful Who Want to Receive Communion Kneeling
Today we want to relaunch an initiative which seems to us both legitimate and desirable, at a moment in which the sense of the sacred is being continually eroded, also within the Church, by other concerns and priorities, often linked …

Letter to Tosatti: “I Fear We Are in the End Times”
Dear friends, enemies, and any other readers, this morning I thought I was going to have a day off. Then a message arrived from “Big Shot”, which, I must confess, truly took my breath away, because of its tone and …

But How Many Beautiful Denials in July!
Image: The late Joaquín Navarro-Valls, Director of the Holy See Press Office from 1984 to 2006. Editor’s Note: In the following text, first published this morning at MarcoTosatti.com, veteran Vatican journalist Marco Tosatti reflects upon his own experience with the nature and …

The Pope, the Hypocrisy, the Yes Yes, No No, Amoris Laetitia, the Dubia, and the Synod of Bishops with a Pre-cooked ending
Translation by Andrew Guernsey Two days ago [on June 6th] in Santa Marta, the Pontiff addressed the issue of hypocrisy. Vatican Radio reported all his words*, of which we here offer some excerpts: We know how much hypocrisy can be a defect of ecclesiastical circles, of …

The Pope Speaks, But Do His Actions Follow?
Image: screenshot of Catholic News Service video. The words that the sovereign Pontiff delivered yesterday, 4 June, in Saint Peter’s Square on Pentecost Sunday seemed to me to be very interesting. He addressed all Catholics and said: “For this to …
A Sad Clerical Bestiary: Perhaps the Roman Pontiff is Telling Lies…
By Marco Tosatti (11 February 2018) [Editor’s Note: A bestiary was a medieval compendium of animal stories, which often contained a moral point.] This is a sad clerical bestiary. More sad than anyone can imagine. Let’s give a reason: perhaps …
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