“A dictatorship requires three things: a man, an idea, and a following ready to live for the man and the idea, and if necessary to die for them. If the man is lacking, it is hopeless; if the idea is …
Interview: Bishop Schneider Addresses a New “Syllabus of Errors” for the Modern Church
It is with much gratitude that we present today to our readers a lengthy, original interview with Bishop Athanasius Schneider of the Archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana, Kazakhstan. He was so considerate in his answers to the following questions, …
Richard the First and How to Become Lionhearted
Looking back to the Middle Ages may not always be a popular thing to do in the Church today, as some aspects of our past have become contentious over the centuries. Few aspects of the history of the Church are …
The Vatican II Points of Rupture Remain
Editor’s note: The following is the response of Prof. Paolo Pasqualucci to some criticism of his previous article, “‘Points of Rupture’ of the Second Vatican Council,” available here. The critical remarks: “Articles such as this one, written at a time of …
“Points of Rupture” of the Second Vatican Council with the Tradition of the Church – A Synopsis
It has become an inevitability that in our attempts to understand the current crisis in the Church, we must look back upon the events that precipitated it. There is perhaps no more debated topic in this regard than the question …
Are We God’s “Sons and Daughters”?
When contemporary clergy preach about our relationship to the Father in Christ, they will refer to Christians, almost without exception, as “God’s sons and daughters.” The new document from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Placuit Deo, falls …
Argentinian Nun Says Pope Advocates Contraception. Again.
A famous Argentinian nun has said that Pope Francis told her that several forms of contraception could be permissible to stop those women who want to avoid pregnancy from choosing abortion. It wasn’t long ago that the idea of a pope promoting …
The Church and the World in Vertigo – We Are Still in Need of the Full Fatima Message
This might well have been one of the most poignant Easters in our lifetime. It was overshadowed by Pope Francis’ purported claim — later half-denied — that Hell does not exist, a claim which caused the public indignation of Catholic …
The Lost versus the Faithful: An Interview with Abp. Luigi Negri
Image: Screengrab from YouTube Editor’s note: The following is an interview with Archbishop Luigi Negri, formerly of Ferrara, Italy, who resigned from his leadership of that archdiocese shortly after accusations arose that he expressed a desire that Pope Francis die …
Anne Catherine Emmerich, the Two Popes, Pagans, and the Pantheon.
In the wake of growing crisis in the Church that came into more stark relief after the startling resignation of Pope Benedict and the equally startling and disheartening papacy of Pope Francis, a number of Catholic prophecies came under widespread …
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