Yesterday, on the occasion of the Rome Film Festival, the director Evgeny Afineevsky presented a documentary called Francesco, which proposes several interviews done with Jorge Mario Bergoglio over the course of the last few years of his pontificate. Among other …
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Archbishop Viganò on Pope’s Support of Homosexual Unions: Francis is Trying to Provoke a Schism
DECLARATION of His Excellency Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò about the documentary film Francesco Rome, October 21st, 2020 – The Vatican News website[1] has reported the news that today at the Rome Film Festival a documentary film will be screened called …
Do Traditional Catholics Require Traditional Dioceses?
I begin with a sentimental longing. The longing is inspired by a scene from Willa Cather’s Shadows on the Rock. The passage takes place in 17th century Quebec, and concerns St. Francois de Laval, the first bishop of Quebec. Behold how …
The Encyclical Era: Are Catholics Obliged to Read Every Papal Document?
For years as an Evangelical Protestant, the common discourse revolved around quotations from the Holy Scriptures. Speakers would talk at conferences. Pastors would preach. No one would think anyone really argued a point without copious references to the Holy Bible. …
Book Review: Pentin’s The Next Pope Leaves Us Asking More Questions about the Petrine Office, Not Just Who Might Succeed Francis
The Next Pope: The Leading Cardinal Candidates Edward Pentin Sophia Institute Press 523 pages $9.99 Kindle; $20.95 Paperback Edward Pentin’s recent book The Next Pope is a heavyweight tome, quite literally — nearly 700 pages printed on high quality paper stock. The author …
Does Pope Francis Think the Death Penalty is Intrinsically Evil?
Since the release of Fratelli Tutti a few days ago, the debate over the Church’s re-imagined position on the death penalty — covered in some depth in the new encyclical — has resumed with gusto. And the questions that surround …
The Corrupt Aristocracy of the Church
Much has been written in recent days about yet another Vatican scandal, this time involving Cardinal Becciu, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Faced with accusations that still have to be proven, Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s response seemed …
Archbishop Viganò: Is Vatican II “Untouchable”?
By Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò Peter Kwasniewski’s recent commentary, titled “Why Viganò’s critique of the Council must be taken seriously”, impressed me greatly. It appeared (here) on OnePeterFive, on June 29, and is one of the articles on which I …
No More Platitudes: It’s Time to Take a Hard Look at the Crisis of Catholicism
A few years ago, my wife looked at me, after one of my rants about how bad things were getting in the Church, and asked me a simple question: “If this makes you so miserable, why are you still doing …
Scapegoating Francis: How the Revolution of Vatican II Serves the New World Order
Editor’s Note: On October 24th, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò gave the address below to the attendees of the 2020 Catholic Identity Conference. He sent the text of his address to 1P5 for publication. Since our receipt of that address, The …
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