Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Catholic Pro-Life Congressman Narrowly Escapes Assassination
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who is Catholic and Pro-Life, was shot in the hip and multiple Congressional aides were hit by a gunman with a rifle who opened fire at a baseball practice in Virginia Wednesday morning, Fox News confirmed.
The security detail was able to bring down the perpetrator.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/14/virginia-gop-baseball-practice-shooting-multiple-people-shot.amp.html
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017
General Superior of the Heralds of the Gospel Resigns (Avoiding the Fate of the Franciscans of the Immaculate?)
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Investiture of the Members of the Third Order. Order and Discipline Which is a Thorn in the Side of Liberals |
(Rome) The founder and first Superior General of the Lay Community of the Heralds of the Gospel (Evangelii Praecones) and the Order, Community of Virgo Flos Carmeli, Monsignor João Scognamiglio Clá Días, has resigned from office. He announced this step in a letter of June 2nd, yesterday. Is there suspicion in the Church, of that which attracts many vocations?
João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, founder and Superior General of the Heralds of the Gospel and Confreres.
Monsignor João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, founder and Superior General of the Heralds of the Gospel.
The Heralds of the Gospel and the male and female branches are a young, traditionally based foundation, which originates from Brazil and is now represented in 80 countries of the world. The charism of the community is strongly missionary and Marian. The Heralds originated in the 1970s, when the founder and other young men personally felt the need for a deepened religious and communal life. The actual development as a lay community and then as a branch of the Order took place in the mid-nineties.
The Heralds of the Gospel are the first lay community of pontifical right, recognized by Rome in the third millennium. They therefore also see themselves as "Heralds" of the third Christian millennium. Not for a progressive, but for a renewed, faithful Church. The recognition of the lay community took place with Pope John Paul II. The recognition of the two branches of the order (societies of the Apostolic Life without perpetual vows, but with promises of celibacy) took place in 2009 with Pope Benedict XVI.
In 2005, the first priests were consecrated, including the founder, Monsignor João Scognamiglio Clá Días, whom Pope Benedict XVI. conferred as a sign of appreciation and recognition in 2008, the title of honorary canon at the patriarchal basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.
Fast-growing, missionary community - Numerous vocations
Today the priestly branch of the Community already has 120 priests and 20 deacons. The two societies of the Apostolic Life include more than 4,000 members. Heralds of the Gospel are over 40,000.
Quickly Growing, Missionary Community. They are Now Available in 80 Countries.
While John Paul II and Benedict XVI. completely stood behind the traditional, missionary community, Pope Francis suddenly changed this relationship. The tradition, the special worship of Our Lady of Fatima, the community discipline of an army which is already expressed in the name of "Heralds," the rigor in youth formation, rapid growth and numerous vocations, have aroused suspicion, envy and resentment in other ecclesiastical circles. It's a negative attitude of which even the Holy See is not free of under Francis.
João Scognamiglio Clá Días will complete his 78th birthday on the Feast of the Assumption. By his resignation he seems to want to save himself from the like that of the Franciscans of Immaculata. The Congregation of Religious, which has already unjustly and acquisitively subjected the Franciscans of the Immaculata, had already set up in recent weeks to take action against the Heralds of the Gospel.
See the background story of the Heralds of the gospel: Is The Pontifical Commissioner Ready for The next "Too Pious" Order?
Text: Giuseppe Nardi
Photo: Arautos do Evangelho (Screenshots)
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Monday, June 12, 2017
Russian Greek Catholic Church Feels Neglected by Rome
The small church of the Byzantine rite, unified with Rome, has met for its first synod in a century. It wants its own bishop and resources for priestly education.
Bergamo (kath.net/jg) The Russian Greek Catholic Church accuses Pope Francis not to taking their concerns into account so as not to jeopardize the approach to the Russian Orthodox Church. This has been reported by the Wall Street Journal.
The leadership of the church, which is unified with Rome, wishes for its own bishop and resources for priestly formation. Currently, the Russian Greek Catholic Church is headed by Joseph Werth SJ, the Latin diocesan bishop of Novosibirsk.
"The survival of the Russian Greek Catholic Church is at stake," says Lawrence Cross, one of her priests, who lives in Melbourne, Australia. The head of the Russian Greek Catholic Church is meeting for the first synod for a century in Bergamo (Italy).
The relationship with the Russian Orthodox Church is strained. The Moscow Patriarchate tolerates the Greek Catholic clergy in Russia. However, a bishop of the Greek Catholic Church in Russia is unacceptable to the Orthodox, says Ronald Roberson, an adviser to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the United States. [But Orthodox Bishops in Italy are acceptable?]
With fewer than 30,000 members, the Russian Greek Catholic Church is one of the smallest churches in Rome. Most of them live outside Russia. There are communities in Western Europe, the USA, South America and Australia.
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Sunday, June 11, 2017
Is an Apostolic Commissar Ready to Destroy the Next "Too Pious" Order?

Seminarians Pray in the Church of the Brazilian Mother House of the "Heralds of the Gospel": Are they the next target of the Congregation of Religious? Too many vocations, too rapid growth, too pious, too friendly to tradition, too Marian?
(Rome) Has Pope Francis already assigned an apostolic commissioner for the next, "too pious" order?
The fate of the Franciscans of the Immaculate could soon befall the Heralds of the Gospel (Evangelii Praecones, EP). This lay community was founded as a youth movement by the Third Order Carmelite João Scognamiglio Clá Dias in Brazil. The inspiration for the name came from the encyclical Evangelii Praecones, which Pope Pius XII. published in1951 about mission.
The Heralds of the Gospel
João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, born in 1939, son of a Spaniard and an Italian, was a member of the Marian Congregation in Sao Paulo and in 1956 a member of the Third Order of Carmelites. He studied law and did his military service in the Airborne Ranger. Subsequently, he turned to the study of philosophy, theology and the right of the Church. At the university, he became a leader of the Catholic student body, which opposed the 1968 student protests.
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Heralds in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary |
The real development of the Heralds of the Gospel began at the same time in the 1960s, when João Scognamiglio Clá Días, Pedro Paulo de Figueiredo and Carlos Alberto Soares Corrêa gathered a group of young Catholics in Sao Paulo to pray in silence, deepen their spiritual life, and to discuss current questions in the Church and in the world. The goal was missioning and evangelization.
In the seventies the desire for a common life arose. The founder and two companions retired to a former Benedictine abbey to deepen their spiritual life in silence and prayer. Of the first companions, no one left, but new ones were added. They first arranged a Marian consecration, began to pray liturgy of the hours together and finally gave themselves a first rule. This resulted in the development of a community life for men and, in 1996, of women. The foundation stone was laid for a flowering male branch, the Societas Clericalis Vitae Apostolicae Iuris Pontificii Virgo Flos Carmeli, and a female feminine branch, Societas Vitae Apostolicae Iuris Pontificii Regina Virginum.
The Heralds of the Gospel were recognized in 2001 by Pope John Paul II as an International Private Association of Believers. They are thus the first ecclesial community to receive this recognition in the third millennium. The two societies of Apostolic Life were consecrated in 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI. canonically established with papal law.
The laity movement also led to the vocation of the priesthood. In 2005, the first priests were consecrated, including the founder of the Heralds himself at the age of 64 .
The Community is now active in about 80 countries, and only 12 years after the first consecration, has already 120 priests and about 20 deacons. The two societies of consecrated life have, after 20 years, more than 4,000 members, two thirds of whom are men, one third of women. Heralds of the Gospel are around 40,000 worldwide. Anyone who reads the figures of the past ten years sees the massive growth of the movement, which was begun under the pontificate of Benedict XVI. João Scognamiglio Clá Días is Superior General of the Heralds and the Society of Consecrated Life. Since 2008 he has also been an honorary fellow at the patriarchal basilica Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.
"Under Francis They Are Already Suspicious of Those Who Had Contact with Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira"
According to "an intimate, internal source", says Tosatti, a "task force" from the Congregation of Religious, headed by the Brazilian Cardinal João Braz de Aviz and the Spanish Franciscan José Rodriguez Carballo, was being assembled to investigate the Heralds. The group is to consist of a bishop, a religious and a church lawyer. "Nothing is known about the reasons for this initiative," says Tosatti, which recalls the Franciscans of Immaculata. Even after four years of the provisional administration, the Vatican has not yet given any reason for the drastic intervention of this traditional order, which had been flourishing until 2013.
It is obvious, according to Tosatti, that the founder of the Heralds of the Gospel, João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, was in touch with Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira to make him "suspicious". Corrêa de Oliveira, who died in 1995, was a mastermind and leader of the Catholic tradition in Brazil. Clá Dias worked for many years in the Brazilian Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Private Property (TFP) founded by Corrêa de Oliveira. On Corrêa de Oliveira's initiative, the Knights of the Gospel emerged, which Clá Dias led after his death, but led away from the social-political struggle and intensified religious life. This is a development expressed by the founding of the Societies of Consecrated Life and its own priestly members. Nevertheless, he calls Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira the "prophet of our time".
The community consists primarily of young people who are distinguished by their discipline. The members of consecrated life do not make vows, but commit themselves to celibacy and devote themselves entirely to the apostolate. They live in houses separated by sex. Their daily routine alternates between Liturgy (Holy Mass, Liturgy of Hours), Prayer (Rosary), study and especially evangelization. To this end they are called in dioceses and parishes, they are missionaries in the streets and go to prisons. The emphasis is on youth work. The religious dress, which is modeled on medieval heralds, is striking. It is equal for men and women, and represents the most visible continuity between the Knights of Corrêa de Oliveiras and the Heralds of Clá Dias.
The two societies of consecrated life are active in the field of art, culture and youth education, which is due to the fact that the founder Clá Dias sees a particularly suitable means of evangelization in music. In addition to activities in schools and universities, they are concerned with communities of elderly care, and they are mainly active in marginal areas, which is also to be understood geographically, for example, in the case of Feuerland.
Cardinal Braz de Aviz: "Throwing a watchful eye on new ecclesiastical realities"
"It is unclear for what reason this apostolic visitation will take place," says Tosatti. Cardinal Prefect Braz de Aviz had recently indicated that it was "appropriate" to raise a watchful eye on this "new ecclesial reality". Why? Because founders sometimes turn out to be "unsuitable," the Cardinal says, "to deal with the many vocations. In the case of the Franciscans of the Immaculate Heart, the Congregation of Religious, with the approval of Pope Francis, radically intervened, dismissed the whole order's leadership, and appointed Commissioners without mentioning any reason. The decision of the Order, founded in 1990, to return from the Novus Ordo to the traditional form of the Roman Rite in 2008, was the bone of contention.
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Priests of the Order |
After the Congregation of Religious failed to lay hands on the real estate of the Order with the help of the secular jurisdiction, the pressure on Father Stefano Maria Manelli, who had been deposed and held under house arrest, was recently increased to induce the lay associations to surrender the assets. At the same time, the Congregation of Religious does not shrink from threatening canonical sanctions against the implacable former Superior General, now 84 years old.
The Franciscans of Immaculata have been under the tutelage of the Papal Commissioner for four years. The Commissioner has just recently finished with the Institute of the Word of Flesh (IVE), an Order founded in 1984 in Argentina, which also attracts numerous vocations. Currently, the order includes around 800 priests, 2,000 religious women and more than 700 seminarians. It operates on all five continents, including the ballyhooed geographical and Catholic "periphery" such as Tajikistan, Papua New Guinea, Iceland, Palestine, Russia, Tunisia, Ukraine, Albania, Taiwan and Egypt. The order is divided into ten provinces, one vice-province and three delegations. In the Federal Republic of Germany, there has been a center of faith in the Archdiocese of Berlin since 2010, and since 2016, a branch with support of the pilgrimage church on the Mariahilfberg near Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate (Diocese of Eichstätt). The branch of the Order of the Virgin Mary, Door of the Sunrise, which includes parts of Central and Northern Europe, also has branches in Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
The Heralds of the Gospel do not yet have branches in the German-speaking world.
Tosatti's summary:
"Apart from more or less real problems and more or less justified accusations against the founders, these communities have three essential similarities: they are committed to the tradition of the Church (therefore, the more Thomas than Rahner supporters, are characterized by a strong worship of Our Lady of Fatima and are active in the right to life of unborn children), many vocations (which are more suspicious nowadays in church hierarchies and bishops) and have considerable financial resources. "
Text: Giuseppe Nardi
Photo: Arautos do Evangelho (Screenshots)
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Saturday, June 10, 2017
Pope Francis Threatens to Suspend Entire Diocese A Divinis
(Rome) Pope Francis threatens to suspend all priests of a whole diocese in Nigeria a divinis. The ultimatum expires on July 8th.
The conflict is already going back to 2012. At that time Pope Benedict XVI., shortly before retiring his office, assinged a new bishop for the diocese of Ahiara.
The priests and faithful of the diocese have since hindered the new Bishop Peter Ebere from taking possession of his diocese because he does not belong to the Mbaise people as did his predecessor.
Monsignor Okpaleke is Ibo. Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja, has been an Apostolic Administrator of Ahiara ever since.
The Ahiara diocese was established by Pope John Paul II in 1987 and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Owerri. Bishop Okpaleke is only the second bishop of the diocese. The number of Catholics in the diocese is more than half a million or about 80 percent of the population. The number of diocesan priests has increased from less than 50 to more than 130 since its establishment.
Last Thursday the Vatican press office announced that Pope Francis had received a delegation from the Ahiara diocese in private audience, accompanied by Cardinal Onaiyekan and Bishop Opaleke. The delegation undertook an ad limina pilgrimage to the tombs of the apostles in Rome.
Discussions about "the tormented situation of the church in Ahiara" also took place with the Cardinal Secretary.
In the audience with Pope Francis, he explained to the delegation that the situation in Ahiara was "unacceptable". After "careful consideration", he maintained there would be "appropriate measures".
What the Press Office did not communicate so directly, but the intelligence service Fides wrote: Pope Francis gave an ultimatum, primarily to the priests of the diocese. Either they accept within 30 days without reservation the appointed bishop, or they will be suspended a divinis. The ultimatum has been public since Thursday.
Text: Giuseppe Nardi
Image: Vatican.va (screenshot)
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Friday, June 9, 2017
Invader Rapes 14 Year Old Girl -- Faces 3-4 Years
The accused is a 30-year-old asylum seeker from Iraq. He is said to have brutally raped the now 14-year-old in November 2016 at the S-Bahnhof Jungfernstieg. The student had previously celebrated with friends on the Rathausmarkt and was drunk. They also met a group of men to whom the Iraqi belonged.
The defendant wants to confess
When the girl was going home at around 3 in the morning, the Iraqi grabbed her at the S-Bahnhof Jungfernstieg from behind, dragged her into a room and he fled. After the deportation, the asylum seeker escaped to Hungary, but was arrested and handed over to Germany at the beginning of March.
According to the judge, the defendant could not have known without doubt that the girl was only 13 years old, reports the Hamburger Abendblatt. Therefore, the parties agreed to abandon the allegation of child abuse. In this way, the girl, who still suffers from the act, can be spared a statement.
The defense has announced that the Iraqi wants to make a confession in the course of the proceedings, which will be continued in the middle of June. The judge signaled that he would have to face a term of imprisonment between three and three and a half years. (Krk)
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Rainbow Flags on Fatima Pilgrimage Church for "Pride"?
(Fatima) The month of June is claimed by the homo-movement as "la "month of Gay pride". Montserrat Sanmartí Fernández reported on the Spanish blog Como Cara de Almendro last Tuesday: "New profanation in Fatima. Homo flag on the pillars of the sanctuary. "
To this end the blog published a photo of the old pilgrimage church with the surrounding pillars. It can be seen that, on each side of the church, six-color cloths were placed on each of the pillars on the porch, which are strikingly similar in the general view to the Aberrosexual flag.
In the Catholic Church, the rainbow flag is common and a much older symbol than the homo-flag, which has only been recognized since 1989.. The rainbow is the symbol of the Old Covenant between God and man and is used in the Christian context as a symbol of peace.
The Christian symbol and the homo-flag are almost identical and can not be distinguished by the untrained eye. In the meantime, the "rainbow flag", as the pride flag as it is also called in English speaking lands, was largely adopted by Gay Pride Movement. That it is also a Christian peace symbol will no longer be known to many.
The difference between both flags is the number of colors. The Christian flag has seven colors, the homo flag only six. In Fatima, only six colors are shown, but the colors and the color arrangement do not match the homo-flag.
The accusation that the homo flag is being shown in the place of pilgrimage is therefore not true, but shows how sensitive believers have become through the penetrant propaganda of homo-organizations - and, unfortunately, also what trust believers today have for Church leaders.
The colorful flags, as the directorate of the place of pilgrimage communicated, were installed because of the imminent pilgrimage to Fatima, which will take place on the 10th of June.
Text: Giuseppe Nardi
Image: Como Cara de Almendro (screenshot)
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017
SSPX Ordinations Recognized as Licit and Valid by Rome
Vatican (kath.net/CWN/jg) The Bishops of the Priestly Society of St. Pius X (FSSPX) may consecrate priests with the consent of the Vatican. This was announced in an interview by Bernard Fellay, the FSSPX Superior General.
He had received a letter from Rome last year. He had been told that his Society priests could be consecrated without the consent of the local bishop. The priestly ordinations of the Society were therefore not only valid, but also allowed, Fellay added.
This is another step in the approach between the Society and the Vatican, said the Superior General. Under Pope Benedict XVI And Pope Francis, relations have improved. Benedict XVI Lifted the excommunication of the Society in 2009. The confessions and nuptials of the FSSPX have been recognized under Pope Francis. In October 2016 Bernard Fellay was received at the Vatican.
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Priest Driven Out by Leftist Senior Citizens in Rural Southern Parish
Also, what happened to the South?
[South Carolina] The pastor of a Catholic church in the N.C. mountains whose conservative leadership style split the congregation and drew national media attention has resigned.
See also Laramie Hirsch...
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Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Something Worth Reading
It is regrettable, however, that Mr. Walther holds Pope John Paul II in such high regard. That the Holy Father had no gift for governance and thereby failed at his duty as pope is beyond dispute. Mr. Walther is to be commended, nonetheless, for in effect calling Mr. Pence to repentance. We at the EF second that call.
Cardinal Turkson: "The Exit Door of Benedict is Always Avalilable for Francis"
Excerpt from the interview
Controversial figure of an "emeritus pope"
Resignation signals from Pope Francis?
"We shepherds must all say farewell. There comes a moment when the Lord tells us, "Go somewhere else, go there, go there, come to me.""
"Francis today nurtured the idea, like his predecessor, to resign his office before his death."
Photo: Sol (Screenshot)
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Monday, June 5, 2017
Traditional Military Chaplain Reinstated to Teaching Post in Vienna
Military Chaplain has employment as religion teacher reinstated. Archdiocese of Vienna condemned.
Ed: we are reminded of Zita's intervention when Cardinal Rampolla was elected. Didn't Schönborn pay the judge?
(Vienna) "What is going on with the military diocese?" In Austria, this was the title of an article on January 25, 2016. The reason was the drastic interventions by the new militaryBishop Werner Freistetter. Because of his dismissal as a religious instructor, Military Chaplain Siegfried Lochner even had to intervene with the Labor Court. Now the Archdiocese of Vienna has been condemned.
Bishop Freistetter took office on June 11, 2015, and was in a hurry to destroy working structures. This included in the first place the dissolution of the time-honored military parish at the traditionally rich Theresian military academy in Wiener Neustadt.
The military bishop announced an "intensification of pastoral care" after his appointment. In the meantime, the opposite has taken place.
The dissolution of the military parish had primarily to do with the then pastor of the Militärakademie, military Chaplain Siegfried Lochner. The military dean, the rank of a colonel, is a fervent priest. Lochner takes seriously the claim of Ecclesia militans. He cultivates and promotes not only the traditional form of the Roman Rite but also maintains an open and clear word.
In these times smooth acclimitazation exercises are characterstically not particularly in demand. In the "colorful" Church almost everything is welcome, but just almost. Lochner is accused of having been a supporter of Heinz-Christian Strache, the President of the Austrian Freedom Party, for the Leftist smart set it is an unpardonable "case of sin.". Strache is one of the three prospective successors to the President's office during the parliamentary elections next October, alongside the Social Democratic and the Christian Democratic Federal Presidents.
On October 1, 2015, however, it was over. Military Deacon Lochner was moved from Wiener Neustadt. Since then, the military parish hardly exists.
One of the peculiarities of the new military bishop is that the former Vicar General, who is a priest holding the rank of general in military service law, has been given to the Protestant military chaplaincy service (!).
At the beginning of 2016, Chaplain Lochner was also denounced as a teacher of religion by the Archdiocese of Vienna, his second employer, and no salary was paid. Whoever has made himself unwelcome will feel the hardness.
Lochner was disabled for some time because of illness. The archdiocese took advantage of this circumstance and declared the employment relationship to be terminated on the grounds of illness-related disability without pronouncing a dismissal. On the other hand, Lochner complained to the Labor Court and has now set all right.
On 22 March, the regional court of Wiener Neustadt made a clear judgment, which was filed on 22 May.
It is "undisputed," the verdict says, that the service relationship between the Archdiocese of Vienna and Mag. Siegfried Lochner continues. For this reason, the Archdiocese of Vienna was also "liable" to pay Lochner's litigation costs.
This was justified by the Court of First Instance "with regard to the complete prevailing of the plaintiff."
The question of how ecclesiastical hierarchy is dealing with an unloved priest, who apparently does not want to fit into the image of the "colorful" Church, remains unresolved.
Text: Martha Burger-Weinzl
Image: Private
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Sunday, June 4, 2017
"'na roba", the Franciscans of the Immaculate and the New Chess Move of the Congregation of Religious
The Commissioner and a slander campaign
"However, they will probably have a sequel to some newspapers and websites with severe financial consequences, because they are civilly faced with high claims for damages by the victims," Tosatti said.
"Na' roba"
As the Congregation of Religious could not get at the Order through the secular courts, it is now exerting pressure on the now 84-year-old founder of the Order, Father Manelli. Since the provisional administration, he has been under house arrest by the Vatican, "which in 2017 is in extremely bad taste," says Tosatti.
Recent actions of the religious congregation: the "Trap" and the demand
"Perhaps he would have done better to meet with the laity and to present the Vatican demand to them.The laity, who are not under obedience, would have made a decision. But he did not apply this ruse."
The "weapon of obedience" and an "act of disobedience"
Saturday, June 3, 2017
Relic of Dom Bosco's Brain Stolen
Rome (kath.net/KAP) Unknowns have stolen a relic with the brain of Saint Don Bosco (1815-1888) from his church in Castelnuovo. As reported by the Italian media on Saturday, the container has disappeared from its place of storage behind the main altar of the lower church since Friday evening. Investigations are in progress.
The priest Giovanni Bosco dedicated himself especially to the care of disadvantaged youth in the emerging industrial city of Turin. The order of the Salesians of Don Bosco goes back to him. The basilica consecrated in 1984 above its birthplace in Castelnuovo is the center of attraction for many pilgrims.
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
AMDG
Vatican Website Advertises Aberrosexual Depravity
(Rome) The origin of the Denarius Sancti Petri, better known as Peter's Pence, dates back to the 8th century. This donation, collected around the high festival of the Apostles Peter and Paul, is reflected in the collection from the world, expressing the faithfulness of the faithful to Christ's representative on earth. The Peter's Pence can also be donated via the website of the Vatican. There was a surprise yesterday.
On the website is the Peter's Pence:
"Peters Pence is an economic contribution, which believers use as a sign of their affinity with the manifold tasks of the Successor of Peter to support his concern for the needs of the universal Church and for the love service to the needy. "
The responsible Vatican office takes advantage of the Internet and is also active on Facebook and Twitter. The motto of Peter's Pence has become "Give with joy".
Yesterday, the Twitter account appeared with a photo of the Polish ex-priest Krysztof Charamsa and his gay life companion was advertised.
On 3 October 2015, shortly before the beginning of the Second Bishops' Synod on the family, Charamsa "outed" himself and demanded a recognition of homosexuality by the Church. He accused the Catholic Church at a media press conference of "discriminating" against homosexuals. Charamsa was then released from all tasks at the Vatican, where he worked for the Congregation for the Doctrine and the Faith. His Polish home bishop suspended him from the priesthood.
The ex-priest wrote a book that has already been translated into eight languages and published by the largest publishing houses. Whoever represents the "right" opinion is encouraged.
The photo, which was published yesterday on the Peter's Pence account, comes from the press conference of 2015. The picture remained a few hours on the net and was then removed. The Vatican press office apologized for the incident, stating that the administration of the Twitter account had been outsourced. Which PR agency or association it manages was not said.
But it was hardly a mistake. At the same time, Google has been advertising in innumerable ways directly or subliminally for homosexuality. Yesterday, for example Google included the omnipresent homosexual flag and the reference to the 66th (!) Birthday of any homo activist.
The message, published on Twitter along with the Charamsa-Photo, read:
"The Church is joyfully on the way to hear unrest."
The passage comes from the morning sermon of Pope Francis from the past May 4th. On the following day, Osservatore Romano published a summary:
"That is the other key concept, the second step: the Church, which understands to hear, the Church, which knows that there is a disturbance in every heart: all men, all women have a restlessness in the heart whether good, bad or ugly, but this unrest is there. Listen to this unrest. One must listen to what people feel, what the heart of these people feel, what they think. Even if they think wrong things, because it is necessary to understand well where the unrest is. In fact, we have all the unrest in us, and the Church must find the unrest of the people. "
Text: Giuseppe Nardi
Image: Twitter (screenshot)
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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