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Cdl. Brandmüller Sets Record Straight Concerning the German Intercommunion Handout

In light of the 21 June remarks by Pope Francis concerning the German intercommunion handout allowing some Protestant spouses of Catholics to receive Holy Communion, Cardinal Brandmüller reminds Catholics now of the fundamental principles involved in this matter. He reminds us that there are only few cases of dire emergency where Christians of the Eastern…

The Roots and Historical Consequences of Modernism

Translator’s Note: Roberto de Mattei’s paper, presented today in Rome, is entitled “The roots and historical consequences of Modernism”. It provides a detailed study of the origin of the present theological confusion in the Church in the ideas embraced at the time of the so-called “Modernist crisis” of the early 20th century. The teaching of Maurice…

Are Faithful Catholics Allowed to Question the Liturgical Reform?—A Dialogue

William: My good fellow, I simply can’t go along with your position that the Novus Ordo is inherently defective. A pope could never promulgate a liturgy that was harmful to the faithful. Terence: Bill, you amaze me! What prevents you from seeing what seems an obvious fact to me and so many other Catholics? Of course…

Homosexuality in the Church, Cardinal McCarrick, and the Internal Ecclesial Attack on Humanae Vitae

In light of the revelations about the secret life of Cardinal Theodore “Uncle Teddy” McCarrick — a man who has been described with alarming frequency over the years (even though these warnings have gone largely unheeded) as a homosexual predator who took advantage of vulnerable seminarians under his spiritual authority — we wish to present…

Burke: Cardinal Caffarra “Personally Delivered” Dubia Letter to Papal Residence

In response to remarks made by Pope Francis that he only learned of the dubia regarding his apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia "from the newspapers," the second of the two still-living "dubia cardinals" has spoken out. Cardinal Burke told John-Henry Westen of LifeSiteNews today that “The late Cardinal Carlo Caffarra personally delivered the letter containing the…

Cardinal Schönborn Backtracks on the Possibility of Female Priests and Bishops

The Austrian cardinal just gave an interview to an Austrian TV channel in which he now claims that the ordination of female priests is not permissible. However, women might somehow still be admitted to the first stage of sacramental ordination: namely, the diaconate. Speaking (at minute 34) with a journalist from the TV channel oe24.at…

Cardinal Brandmüller Questions Francis’ Claim Not to Have Received the Dubia Before Publication

Today, on 20 June, Reuters published a new interview with Pope Francis. Although the interview is making headlines because of the Pope’s criticism of President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, it also contains another controversial assertion: the pope surprisingly now claims that he only heard about the Dubia (concerning his document Amoris Laetitia) “from the newspapers”…

Cardinal McCarrick Removed From Ministry After “Credible” Allegations of Abuse

An allegation of sexual abuse half a century ago has led to the removal from public ministry of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, DC. The disciplinary action was taken against him by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, on behalf of Pope Francis. McCarrick famously recounted, in a 2013 talk at…

Bishop Schneider on the Pan-Amazon Synod, Married Priests, and Female Preachers

In a new interview, Bishop Athanasius Schneider discusses the working document of the upcoming 2019 Pan-Amazon Synod and rejects the idea of ordaining married men. He argues that priestly continence is a Church tradition that goes back to Apostolic times. As to the role of women, he fears that the Church might soon imitate the…

1P5 Minute – 6-19-2018: Pope Talks Media & Dictatorships; The Vatican Gets Cozy With “LGBT”

Hey, there’s a new 1P5 Minute! In today’s episode, Steve addresses some questions about the name of the show, then talks about the pope’s recent comments about dictatorships beginning through corruption of media. ALSO: the Vatican is getting cozy with the term LGBT, and it’s beginning to look like a prominent theme at the World…

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