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The Galat Case: A Lesson in Prudence for Papal Critics

Yesterday’s article on the excommunication of papal critic Professor José Galat, formerly the rector of La Gran Colombia University and founder of Spanish language TV station Teleamiga, has stirred up quite a firestorm in the comment box. And not without reason. Galat is not, however, just a papal critic. As reported by Maike Hickson, he takes his…

The Alleged Vatican Commission on Humanae Vitae – Nothing to See Here?

Back in May, we shared a report from veteran Vatican journalist Marco Tosatti, who had gotten wind of an alleged Vatican commission formed to study — and possibly to revisit — the teachings on contraception found in Humanae Vitae. Within a month’s time, the existence of this commission was confirmed by Professor Roberto de Mattei in…

Jesuit Website Refers to Fr. Sosa as the First Superior General to “Baptize Himself a Buddhist”

 ‘It is not permitted to be present at the sacred rites of infidels and heretics in such a way that you would be judged to be in communion with them’. – St. Alphonsus Liguori, Theologia Moralis, Lib.5, Tract. 1, Cap. 3. I don’t even know where to start. Thanks to a tip from a reader this morning, I headed over…

Getting Perspective: There’s Nothing New in the Five Questions Story

Image: Yet another downward spiral at the Vatican. Yesterday, when we hit publish on the story about five alleged questions the pope asked Cardinal Müller before informing him his mandate as prefect of the CDF would not be renewed, I knew we were opening the door to backlash, outrage, and accusations. This is only the second…

Cardinal Meisner’s Witness Concerning Fatima and the Dubia

Image credit: Dr. Michael Hesemann As we reported earlier this week, Cardinal Joachim Meisner, one of the four dubia cardinals, passed away on 5 July. The German cardinal fell peacefully asleep while praying his breviary in preparation for offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the morning. In the wake of the news of Cardinal Meisner’s death, Dr.…

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 those who “speak and judge” [one way] but think something else. This is hypocrisy. “And hypocrisy is not the…

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