Today’s Stories: Pope Benedict XVI took a trip to Germany, leaving Rome for the first time since his abdication. But what does it mean? A Chinese dissident has claimed that the Communist Party in his former homeland is bribing the …
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1P5 Minute #27 – Gregory Petition, USCCB on Scotus Ruling, & Zanchetta Back At Work
PLEASE NOTE: Transcript and related links/show notes are found beneath the video on this page. On this episode of the 1P5 minute, we tackle three stories we’re tracking this week: First, Archbishop Wilton Gregory’s remarks about President Trump have raised Catholic …
1P5 Minute #26 – Gregory, Becciu, & Vigano – Oh My!
Archbishop Gregory gets caught in a deception regarding his attack on President Trump. Cardinal Becciu is at the heart of yet another Vatican Financial Scandal. And Archbishop Viganò is back with another assessment of the forces at play in the …
1P5 Minute #25 – Archbishop Gregory Needs Virtue Before He Can Signal
In the wake of the unjust and tragic killing of George Floyd, the country is at a boiling point. A perfect opportunity for Archbishop Wilton Gregory to virtue signal to his progressive friends against President Trump’s appearance at the John …
1P5 Minute – Episode 24: Why Are German Catholics Leaving?
In 2019, over 10,000 Catholics left the Church in the diocese of Munich and Freising. In 2018, another 9,000 left. Why is the German Church hemorrhaging Catholics? We explore the question. Also: amidst rumors that priest are baptizing babies using …
1P5 Minute #23 – Papal Coronavirus, Legionary “Reform” & Cardinal Zen’s Epic Zinger
Pope Francis has been sick for the past week, missing public appearances and skipping his own Lenten retreat. As rumors mounted that he may have been exposed to novel coronavirus, the Vatican comes out and says, “Nope.” Kind of. But …
1P5 Minute #22 – A Message to the Bishops & Cardinals of the Catholic Church
Today is the 7th anniversary of the announcement of the intention to abdicate by Pope Benedict XVI. In the following 7 years, the crisis in the Church has escalated exponentially, and during that time, one of the most notable things …
1P5 Minute #21 – Amidst More Vatican Scandals, Bishops Want to Control Catholic Media?
On this episode of the 1P5 Minute, we look at the absolute disconnect between a Vatican that can’t stop pumping out scandal and the eagerness of some bishops (and the Orwellian Hobbits that support them) to try to control the …
1P5 Minute #20 | Legionaries of Christ Facing New Sex Abuse Charges
It’s astonishing that the Legionaries of Christ were not dissolved when it was revealed that their founder, Marcial Maciel, was a monstrous sexual predator who had abused some 60 children and fathered six children by three different women. He is …
1P5 Minute #19: What REALLY Happened with the Benedict/Sarah Book?
It’s been the source of conspiracy theory, controversy, overcomplication, and turmoil: the new book on celibacy by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Cardinal Sarah, and the backlash from Team Francis. Today, we talk about how we think things really went …