Vaticanista Sandro Magister reported today that a video of 79-year-old Fr. Giovanni Nicolini, an Italian priest of some stature (and a “protagonist of Vatican II”), has surfaced in which Nicolini claims that in the Amazon region, married deacons are offering “mass” because of the priest shortage, and that Pope Francis not only knows about it, but … Read more
“The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.” ―Sun Tzu, The Art of War As each of the synods during the pontificate of Francis gets underway, we are treated to what has become a familiar dance. For lack of a better description, we’ll call it the … Read more
We were caught up and lost in all of our vices In your pose as the dust settled around us And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above The pop song “Pompeii,” by the band Bastille, is an upbeat earworm that … Read more
The Declaration of Truths recently signed by five bishops provides the Church with a clear document capable of uniting Catholics against the enemies of Holy Church. But in order to unite, faithful Catholics of every stripe will need to agree on this: the pastoral approach of Vatican II must be abandoned — but without abandoning … Read more
In this week’s 1P5 minute we tackle Cardinal Gerhard Müller’s Manifesto of Faith, as well as the rumors that former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick will be stripped of the clerical state as a consequence of his lifelong abuse of seminarians and minors. Related Links: Cardinal Müller issues Manifesto: A quasi correction of Pope Francis’ pontificate Cardinal … Read more
At an astonishing pace, one third of the 27 German dioceses have already now come out with statements concerning the recently published controversial intercommunion guide of the German Bishops’ Conference. Only one diocese has, so far, declared that it will hold back on implementing the new guide allowing, in individual cases, Protestant spouses of Catholics … Read more
Over at his “Seventh Heaven” blog at L’Esspresso, top Vaticanista Sandro Magister has a post up from a couple days ago that’s worth reading for those keeping score on the contradictory nature of the Francis pontificate — or as I like to call it, the “shell game.” Magister notes that this year there have been “at … Read more
When yesterday finally publishing their controversial intercommunion guidelines, the German bishops also published eight documents related to the discussion with Rome about this text. Among them is the first letter written by the Chief of Doctrine, Archbishop Luis Ladaria, which was sent early on in the conflict, on 10 April 2018, as a response to … Read more
Those whacky German bishops are at it again! This time, they’ve released their handout promoting intercommunion after being forbidden to do so by the CDF by simply saying it’s not an official document of their episcopal conference. In this 1P5 Minute, Steve breaks down the latest developments.
The German progressivist bishops are unanimously indignant and disappointed about the recent CDF letter from Archbishop Ladaria which told them not to make public their controversial intercommunion guidelines. In a new interview, a Vatican specialist explains that there is, indeed, a civil war in the Church and that the Pope himself had to make a … Read more
“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 lacking, it is impossible; if the following is missing, the dictatorship is only a bad … Read more
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