Thursday, March 21, 2019

Post-Synodal Writing: “Christ, our hope, lives.”

Next Monday, Pope Francis will sign the post-synodal letter on the synod of the Youth.

(Rome) Vive Cristo, esperanza nuestra, with these words Pope Francis begins his document for the first time in Spanish.

Official reproductions in other languages ​​are not yet available for these initial words. In English translation, the wording is as follows:

"Christ, our hope, lives".

It is the Incipit of the Spanish original text of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the Youth Synod. The document, which Francis will sign this March 25, will be published in the form of a letter to the youth. The YouthSynod  took place from the 3rd to 28th October 2018 in the Vatican.

The daily bulletin of the Vatican Press Office did not mention it today, perhaps a note is then in the document: The choice of words was used on 14 April 2004 by Pope John Paul II at the general audience in the Easter week. For the first time he made them in the post-Synodal letter Ecclesia in Africa just for the Special Synod on Africa. The words can be found in the final document of the Synod Fathers. The special assembly, held from April 10 to May 8, 1994, took place under the impact of the genocide in Rwanda, which began on April 6.

The post-synodal letter summarizes the findings, in particular on the basis of the document of the Youth Synod, and reproduces the conclusions of the Pope. However, theChurch  leader is not bound by it. The final document has also been criticized as an "IKEA catalog" because of its numerous haphazard themes, and spongy formulations.

At the Feast of the Annunciation, the Pope will pay a visit to the Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto in Marche. There he will also put his signature under the post-synodal document.

The document will be presented after March 25 in a press conference at the Vatican. A date has not yet been announced.

Text: Giuseppe Nardi
Image: Vatican.va (screenshot)
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Rome’s Most Popular Church: Warning Notice About Reception of Communion

Santa Maria in Aracoeli, the youngest of the Roman churches, which was built in the basilica style. On the left is the "Fatherland altar".

(Rome) The Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli on the Capitol is one of the most popular churches in Rome. In it, in a side chapel, the Santo Bambino, the baby Jesus, is worshiped. In the church, a warning board has now been attached, which is the opposite of what is said under the slogan "Communion for all".

The "Holy Child" was carved by a Franciscan in the late Middle Ages from the wood of an olive tree from the garden Gethsemani. The Franciscan order has been in charge of the church since 1250. From 1517 until the end of the 19th century, it even housed the Order's General House. The construction of the present church began shortly before.

The first church on this highest elevation on the Capitol, the former political and religious center of the city of Rome, was built in the 6th century. The church was connected to a Benedictine monastery. At that time the church was still called Santa Maria in Capitolio. The grand staircase to the church was built by the city council in the middle of the 14th century, as an exvoto for the end of the plague that raged in Europe at the time.


High altar with miraculous image

The church on the hill, today somewhat constrained by the oversized promulgation of the secular "Fatherland Altar", with which the Italian state celebrated its unification and the conquest of Rome (and also symbolically overshadowed the conquered Church, along with a new state cult), Throughout the centuries, it was the church of the Roman people - even more than St. Peter's Basilica and the other patriarchal basilicas. Here, the Romans make their pilgrimage today with their worries and requests for the baby Jesus. Here they thank with the Te Deum at the end of the year.

In 1797, the French Revolutionary troops expelled the Franciscans, robbing and destroying. The church was profaned. Already in 1799 it was restored and the brothers of St. Francis of Assisi returned. When Italy was united by force in 1870 and eliminated the Papal States, the monasteries on the Capitol, like all monasteries, were abolished. The young state turned it into a barracks.

ara caeli

In 1886 the monastic history of the monastery ended, which was demolished to give way to the aforementioned monument, which the Romans derisively call "the bit". Shortly before 1900, the Franciscans built a new, much smaller monastery next to it.

The baby Jesus was stolen in 1994 by unknown perpetrators. The excitement and indignation in Rome was very great - even Rome's underworld. From the prisons of the city, the imprisoned Roman
crooks appealed to the perpetrators to return the baby Jesus. It has remained lost until today. The Roman crooks then started a collection of money from the prison. With the money a faithful copy was made, which has been worshiped since then in the church.


The Franciscans, whether for a concrete or preventive occasion, at the entrances to the church brought a multilingual reference reminding and admonishing the faithful and visitors of the church in Italian, English, French and Spanish:

"At the Holy Mass, only baptized persons who are in the state of grace can receive Eucharistic communion."

A reminder that also applies to some German bishops.

Text: Giuseppe Nardi
Image: Wikicommons
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Benedict Addressed as Pope in Secretariat Stationary

Letter from the State Secretariat of 18 February 2019.

(Rome) There have been some concerns and annoyances in the Vatican, because not a few believers in Benedict XVI. see a pope or even "the" Pope. However, the Holy See should not wonder about it, as it contributes to it.

Benedict XVI. laid the foundation for this by stipulating, as a pope, what his life would look like after his resignation on February 28, 2013. He retained the name and clothing of the Pope and also signed as such, but with the addition of a Papa emeritus, an emeritus pope, hitherto unknown in Church history. If one uses the term analogously to the retirement of bishops, then it would mean that he remained pope with all rights, but was released from the leadership duties.

One difficulty is that one does not emeritus himself but is retired. It is related to the person concerned, to a passive verb. So can a pope emeritus himself?

For the clarification it is not helpful, but the interpretation was of two Pope’s was rather aggravating, who perform the function of Peter together in different ways. It was offered by Curial Archbishop Georg Gänswein and was certainly well-intentioned, but in the matter irrationally transfiguring. Emeritus Curial Cardinal Walter Brandmuller replied to the general question with a serious warning and the statement that there could only ever be one legitimate pope. There has recently been a private correspondence between the Cardinal and Benedict XVI. (See also the essay "Divine Providence compels Benedict XVI to witness the debacle he has caused" by Roberto de Mattei.)




However, the Holy See, of all people, promotes this ambiguous interpretation of a situation that is perceived as an anomaly and has repeatedly been described as such.

The State Secretariat of the Vatican, the supreme governing body of the Holy See serving the Pope, addresses Benedict XVI in a letter of 18 February 2019. as if he were still ruling pope.

The First Section - General Affairs answered a priest in the USA. The occasion and content of the letter do not matter. It is noteworthy that the Vatican Secretariat of State Benedict XVI. designated and titled like an incumbent Pope. The letter could not have been written differently before 28 February 2013.

Benedict XVI. is called by his pope name and as "holiness". That's exactly how a Pope feels, and that's exactly what Benedict XVI wanted. also. To distinguish him from his successor, he added but with the "emeritus" retirement. This distinction is missing in the letter of reply from the Secretariat of State, signed by Msgr. Paolo Borgia, after all, number two in the First Section behind the substitution of the Secretary of State.

Ob es sich um ein Versäumnis oder um eine besondere Form der Höflichkeit handelt, sei dahingestellt. Man sollte auch nicht zuviel hineininterpretieren. Allerdings sollte man sich im Vatikan auch nicht wundern, wenn Gläubige es anders auslegen und darin Zeichen sehen. Sie sind Ausdruck einer Verunsicherung und der erwähnten Anomalie, und beide gehen vom Vatikan aus.
Text: Giuseppe Nardi
Bild: Ann Barnhardt
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Francis Does Not Accept Cardinal Barbarin’s Resignation


Offered resignation of the Archbishop of Lyon sentenced at first instance for non-disclosure of sexual abuse "under the presumption of innocence" not accepted

Paris-Vatican City (kath.net/KAP) Pope Francis has for the time being rejected the resignation of the French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, who was sentenced to a probation sentence for non-disclosure of sexual abuse. Barbarin retires from the exercise of the episcopal ministry "for a time" and hands over the leadership of the Archdiocese of Lyon to his Vicar General Yves Baumgarten. This was announced by Cardinal Barbarin and Vatican spokesman Alessandro Gisotti on Tuesday in two communiques published in parallel in Lyon and Rome.

He offered Francis his resignation as Archbishop of Lyon on Monday in a conversation at the Vatican, Barbarin stated in his statement published on the website of the Archdiocese of Lyon. The Pope had "under the presumption of innocence," will not accept the resignation, reported the cardinal.

A court in Lyon sentenced the 68-year-old Barbarin to six months' probation on 7 March for failure to report sexual assault. The lawyers of the 68-year-old cardinal announced that they would appeal the verdict. Under French law, he is innocent as long as the proceedings are ongoing.

Immediately after the first-instance conviction, Barbarin had announced that he would offer his resignation to the pope immediately. In response to the suggestion of the Pope, and in view of the fact that "the Church of Lyon has been suffering for three years," he has decided to "retire for some time and leave the leadership of the archdiocese to Vicar General Yves Baumgarten," Barbarin said , The decision applies from this Tuesday, added the cardinal.

Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Islamic Invader Guns Down Women and Elderly in Utrecht

Edit: this invader was also a rapist.

UTRECHT, Netherlands — Gunshots shattered the tram ride in a heavily Muslim neighborhood of this old Dutch city. The prime minister called it possible terrorism. SWAT teams rushed in, residents were ordered indoors, and all mosques closed as the police sought a killer in a country that had been spared large-scale terrorist attacks. [ Theee were killed ]

Suddenly the mayhem on Monday in the Netherlands seemed as if it might be another planned public slaughter in a seemingly tranquil part of the world, like the mosque massacre that had traumatized the people of Christchurch, New Zealand.

The suspect, it turned out, was a Turkish immigrant described by acquaintances as a sometimes-religious man with a criminal record who may have been entangled in a dispute with his ex-wife.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/world/europe/utrecht-shooting.html

Of course, the usual suspects are objecting to measures demanding an applicant for a gun license reveal his nationality and ethnicity. Holland already has very strict gun control laws and it’s difficult to acquire a license to own a gun and owning a gun for self-defense is not possible. Of course, the Islamic rapist who waged Jihad on Monday may not have gone through the trouble.


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Fabulous Media Priest Libels Church Militant — Voris Threatens Legal Action



Edit: Fancy priest, Larry Richards, accused Church Militant of threatening to kill him at a Legatus Conference for Catholic businessmen.

Someone should tell Father Richards that while accusing people of wanting to kill you might be campy drama, it might also be actionable.

Father Larry Richards has a lot of emotional issues.
Note if you will Richard’s  histrionicism and narcissism. Note his support of the evilness James Martin. We.wonder if Father Larry’s aberrosexual propensities would have been noticeable when he went into seminary. Shouldn’t a priest like this be liable to some kind of retroactive process of laicisation?

I suppose this is hard to define, but just how do you tell what “homosexual tendencies” are, and then, in what degree and number would they prohibit someone from entering the clerical state? If we were to take this document seriously, Father Richards and a host of other clergy, especially senior clergy, wouldn’t have made it into seminary. From CONGREGATION FOR CATHOLIC EDUCATION: Instruction Concerning the Criteria for the Discernment of Vocations with regard to Persons with Homosexual Tendencies in view of their Admission to the Seminary and to Holy Orders

In the light of such teaching, this Dicastery, in accord with the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, believes it necessary to state clearly that the Church, while profoundly respecting the persons in question, cannot admit to the seminary or to holy orders those who practise homosexuality, present deep-seated homosexual tendencies or support the so-called "gay culture"

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Monday, March 18, 2019

500 Baptized at Westminster Cathedral

(London) The Church, which suffers from abuse scandals and confusion in the doctrine of the faith, also has other sides. On Easter night, 500 catechumens will be baptized and inducted into the Church of Jesus Christ at Westminster Cathedral.

The message says a lot. Once, there are still people in the Western world in whom de-Christianization is advancing at a disturbing pace, asking to be accepted into the fellowship of the Church. And they do it even when the confusion in the doctrine of faith, in pastoral care, and last but not least in the liturgy  and scandals like those of the mainly homosexual abuse of minors filling the front pages of the media. The past year can be described as annus horribilis, and yet the number of neophytes is increasing, preparing for baptism for several months.

Some of the baptism candidates are converts, others have been without religion.

At a preparatory weekend, Bishop Alan Hopes of East Anglia, who is a convert himself and previously an Anglican pastor, said:

"It is your celebration of hope and trust in Jesus Christ, to whom you turn for your salvation."

Although there is no breakdown, it can be assumed that most of the converts come from the Church of England. The Anglicans are experiencing even more dramatic signs of dissolution through the decline of churchgoers and vocations than the Catholic Church.

If the decline continues to the same extent, it is calculated that the last Anglican will have died before the end of the century. Above all, the Anglican Church lives by its entanglement with the British monarchy. The magnificent ceremonies that take place in Canterbury on certain occasions of state and royal family, however, deceive beyond reality. The queen is not only the head of state, but also the head of the church, but a church without members.

Text: Giuseppe Nardi
Image: InfoVaticana
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Cardinal Sarah Calls in Faithful to Pray Novena to Our Lady for Bishops

Cardinal Robert Sarah calls on the faithful to pray for the bishops "at this difficult time".

The Prefect of the Roman Congregation for Worship and the Order of the Sacraments, Robert Cardinal Sarah, supports the novena "Marie qui fortifie les évêques" published by the French publisher Life editions, literally "Mary, who strengthens the bishops" "Mary, strengthening the bishops". Cardinal Sarah calls on the faithful to help prayerfully with their pastors, especially in these difficult times.

The imprimatur for the publication of the novena was given by Bishop Marc Aillet of Bayonne, Lescar et Oloron. The cardinal from Guinea refers to St. Paul, who in a few words expressed what the apostolic ministry of the bishop is:

"As servants of Christ, we should be considered and administerers of the Mysteries of God" (1 Cor 4: 1).

On the day of his episcopal consecration, the new bishop is turned upside down by the Gospel who has just been anointed with the christening oil. He receives a ring as a sign of his apostolic authority, which he always has to bear as an expression of the special, permanent and final bond and his unity with the Church

In the middle of the priesthood, the new bishop, as successor to the apostles, also wears the miter. It is the symbol of his supreme pastoral responsibility in the service of the people of God, with that very special holiness of the shepherd offered as a sacrifice for the salvation of souls. In prayer, each priest prays for the bishop every day. The faithful should also pray for their bishops and for all the bishops and ask the Lord to shape them on the model of great bishops and intercessors, such as St. Augustine, St. Charles Borromeo, St. Francis de Sales.

Finally, the new bishop receives the pastor's staff of the shepherd, because from now on his whole life shall serve the service and salvation of the souls entrusted to him by Jesus, the Good Shepherd, to guide them to the "green pastures" as it is described in Psalm 22, on which the grace which springs from the heart of our Lord Jesus Christ springs forth like living water.

"We understand at once that the episcopate is a heavy burden requiring untiring pastoral care ... a burden that can cause great fatigue, especially spiritually. Before serious decisions have to be made, the bishop is alone before God, which is why on certain days he can feel a very heavy and indescribable loneliness. The task of the bishops is therefore immense: in the West because of the complex situations of de-Christianization (...) "

"Above all, there are many bishops who live in real emergencies: material distress, sometimes with dioceses where misery reigns, and of course moral distress in all the countries where Christians are maltreated or even persecuted because of their faith. This is especially true of the countries under the rule of Islamic law and totalitarian communism.

"The bishop finds great comfort and strength in the prayer of his people, which rises like a pleasant fragrance to the throne of God. Pray for the one who has been commissioned to lead the people of God, true to the spirit of wisdom and the abundance of divine graces, faithful to the duties, fulfilling g his episcopal ministry in the present context of a Church plagued by persecution and the pains of relativism and indifference. The initiative of the "Novena Maria,” which strengthens the bishops, not only seems to me to be excellent, but indispensable. It reveals the intimate and inseparable union of the shepherd and the Christian people in the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

“May the Mother of the Church, Mother of the Believers and Shepherds, help us, enlighten us, guide us and lead us to the Heart of Jesus pierced for our sins! Because she was the first disciple of our Redeemer, the Virgin Mary, Redemptoris Mater - the Mother of the Redeemer - teaches us in the meditative prayer of the Rosary to listen to Him and trust Him despite all obstacles. She teaches us to pray to Jesus, her beloved Son, gradually to enter into His familiarity and to fully love and serve Him humbly.

“I wholeheartedly bless this initiative in trusting Our Lady, Mother of the Church, whom Holy Bishop Charles Borromeo has called as 'Our Lady of Good Counsel'. "

Text: Giuseppe Nardi
Picture: Riposte Catholique
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Hypocrisy of Austria’s Judiciary — What’s OK for Socialist Jews Not OK for Pro-Life Protestants

Honest and Dishonest 

Emil Goldberg, Christ on the Cross Mocker, complains of the new Good Friday rule

The sudden concern of SPÖ and Andreas Schieder member for a Christian festival



Email Goldberg, SPÖ: in 2015 with a Christ mockery on Good Friday he had become noteworthy, yet he is now concerned in 2019 for the Good Friday holiday [Pictures: twitter Email Goldberg]

Good Friday 2019

Strange. That anti-clericals from the SPÖ [Socialist Party Austria] and trade unions suddenly fight for Good Friday as a holiday, although they first supported the lawsuit in the European courts, which was directed against the favored holiday arrangements for Protestants. Logical consequence: The alleged factually unjustified leave of absence is to end.

How honest the concerns of the SPÖ and the union are, is shown by the example of Emil Goldberg, from the twitter account "Informationshandwerker für @spoe_at and @ SCHIEDER".

Good Friday 2015

On the twitter account of Emil Goldberg, then as today (Jewish) member of the SPÖ, there is Christ mockery believed extinct since the Nazi era (top right picture).

"Special conditions" for SPÖ employees

The judiciary makes an offer to Emil Goldberg to avoid criminal prosecution:

"Understanding of the accused of wothdrawl of the criminal prosecution under determination of a trial period
and payment of a fine

The Federal Police of Vienna Have filed against you a preliminary investigation for the offense under § 188 StGB. Accordingly, you are under suspicion. You publicly posted a picture of the crucified Jesus on Twitter on April 3, 2015, saying, "If you're Jesus and you know ... Clap your Hands," which person is the subject of the worship of one in the nationally existing churches, degraded by posting this.

If you file an expense contribution for the costs of the proceedings in the amount of 90.00 EUR within 14 days of service of this notice, you will not be prosecuted for the charge. Account: Provincial Criminal Court Vienna

BIC: BUNDATWW IBAN: AT62 0100 0000 0546 0449 "

Goldberg: "A farce"

Emil Goldberg denies the prosecution's letter, "Jesus joke costs $ 90, ‘expense contribution’, and I have to be good for a year now. Alright. Nevertheless, a farce," can be found on twitter @ emil_goldberg (October 30, 2015).

Mind you: It was an expense for the Christ mockery, but no fine!

Time passes, prosecutor inaction

Only after a press query with the public prosecutor's office in Vienna was the application for punishment for disparagement of national religious teachings with the district court Döbling. For now, however, under a faulty continuation request.

No procedure at BG Döbling

At our request for the continuation of the proceedings, the head of the district court, Dr. Ing. Barbara Helige, granted that this procedure would certainly not be negotiated at the BG Döbling: It was not responsible.

Anti-Catholic General Tendency

Then finally the criminal complaint was addressed by the Provincial Court of Vienna. With a thoroughly curious - according to the anti-Catholic basic orientation of the Viennese courts - court order to reject the criminal complaint without trial:

"In the criminal case against Emil Oliver GOLDBERG for the offense of degrading religious doctrines according to § 188 StGB in connection with § 1 Abs 1 Z 12 MedienG the criminal complaint of the public prosecutor of Vienna from 13.04.2016 in accordance with § 485 Abs 1 Z 3 in conjunction with § 212 Z 1 StPO rejected and closed the case.” (twitter" Emil Goldberg "on May 30, 2016

"Court’s Decision"

"The readership of Twitter messages, including those who are being incriminated, include people from all walks of life who are interested in the personal opinions of individuals, organizations, businesses and celebrities on an unlimited number of topics. The only prerequisite is Internet access, so that the readers are mostly younger persons and persons who are experienced in dealing with modern media.

The reader from the aforementioned circle of readers summed up the incriminated tweet, especially in connection with Good Friday, in such a way that the defendant has a critical attitude towards religious communities, in particular the Christian denomination, and wants to shake up believers with his publication and start a discussion process by mocking one person, Jesus, and a symbol, namely, his crucifixion, worshiped by followers of Christian doctrine. The aforementioned readers see in the incriminated publication no factual statement, but see it as a valuation of the defendant, who would like to express his personal disregard of the mentioned religion in the form of satire. In particular, the inserted speech bubble with the words "Fuck!" clearly expresses to the reader that now Jesus Christ realized that his sacrifice was not a good idea for humanity.

Another characteristic of satire is the lack of seriousness of said depiction. This was also in connection with the follow-up tweet, which focused on the then well-known discussion of a statement by a former Justice Minister. Rather, it is therefore a provocative statement expressed in the form of art, at best the depreciation of a central person of the Christian faith, which, however, is not suited to provoke legitimate annoyance within the meaning of Section 188 of the Criminal Code. Thus, the defendant's tweet may well be considered a provocation of a person critical of religious sensibilities, especially given the timing of the publication, namely on a Good Friday, but this statement remains under the threshold of a punishable act and, in the absence of direct attack on a religious community in the framework of the right to freedom of expression, because an account such as this never triggers a profound (negative) feeling on the part of the average person or average member of the "challenged" religious community. "(Quoted from https://twitter.com/emil_goldberg/ status / 737207480804118528 / photo / 1)

Catholic persecution by the Vienna Regional Court - Double Standard

Just two weeks later, Dr. Alfons Adam, founder of the "Christian Party" and committed fighter against abortion killings, was convicted of the same § 188 StGB by the Vienna Regional Court, although he did nothing but to co-copy a pamphlet with quotes not doubted by the court, from the writings of Buddhism and  to reprimand the Dalai Lama for contacts with former Waffen SS members and his foreword to a book by a representative of racial doctrine. The prosecution also involved the Regional Court of Krems (sentencing abrogated), the OGH and the Higher Regional Court of Vienna, as well as the General Prosecutor.

Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Sunday, March 17, 2019

Francis Goes on Retreat With Pet Predator Bishop

"The City With Burning Desires"

Edit: this reminded us of Confessions of St. Augustine:

To Carthage I came. There I put my ear to the cauldron and heard from within and all around a song of unholy loves.1

(Rome) On the evening of the First Sunday of Lent, the fasting exercises of the Pope and the Roman Curia began. Through Twitter, Francis asked for the prayer "for me and my co-workers". Bishop Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta is among "my co-workers" who attend the retreat.

At 6 pm on Sunday evening, this year's fasting exercises for the curia started. They take place again in the retreat house "Divin Maestro" in Ariccia. They are being held by the Olivetan Abbot Bernardo Francesco Gianni of the Abbey of San Miniato al Monte in Florence. The Olivetans are a reform branch of the Benedictine Order, which originated exactly 700 years ago, 1319, as a hermit movement. The monks are also known as "White Benedictines" because of their religious habits. In 1960, the Olivetans joined as a Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation. The congregation has 26 independent monastic monasteries worldwide.

The theme of the retreat, which lasts until March 15, is: "The City of Burning Desires. For paschal vistas and gestures in the life of the world." The first part refers to the Florentine poet Mario Luzi (1914-2005), who was spiritually close to the Renouveau Catholique (Catholic Renewal). On the occasion of his 90th birthday, the then Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi appointed him senator for life. Luzi died five months later, without being able to speak in Parliament. The theme was chosen by Abbot Bernardo Francesco Gianni, who published on the lyricist on the occasion of Luzi's death.

In his last tweet, before the beginning of the retreat, Pope Francis wrote:

"I ask all of you to remember in prayer to me and my collaborators of the Roman Curia, who begin this evening the week of spiritual retreats."

Among "my coworkers" Pope Francis also included the Argentine Curia Bishop Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta, who in 2017 left his diocese Oran in a without a leader and vanished for half a year. With his disappearance, he submitted the resignation request, which the pope immediately accepted. There remained an irritated diocese, which did not know how it happened. Later, Zanchetta suddenly reappeared in the Vatican and received a high-ranking position from Francis in the Apostolic Property Administration APSA, which was specially created for him. At that time it was already known that he had left the finance and administration of two dioceses in chaos, first as vicar general of his home diocese, then as bishop of his diocese of Oran. An employment in the Vatican's property management was therefore particularly surprising.

Shortly before Christmas 2018 it became known that the financial disorganization of his diocese was not really the reason for the nightly departure as bishop, but allegations of an aberrosexual double life and the sexual harassment of his seminarians.

On January 4, the Vatican press office reported that an Argentine bishop had been charged with investigating the case. Bishop Zanchetta will "leave the job" during the investigation. Should the suspicions be confirmed, the case will be forwarded to the Special Commission for the Bishops."

The interim Vatican spokesman, Gisotti justified the Vatican's approach so that at the time of Zanchetta's resignation as the diocesan Bishop of Oran, only allegations were known of an authoritarian style of leadership, but still no allegations of sexual misconduct.

Shortly thereafter, a veritable media bomb exploded: The Argentine daily El Tribuno published a 2015 submission that showed that the Vatican had been informed of sexual misconduct even then, two years before Zanchetta's escape from his diocese. The complaint had been made by the two Vicars General, the Rector of the seminary and other prelates of the diocese. It was also about authoritarianism in the Bishop's dealings with his priests, but also about the bishop's "obscene selfies" found on his smartphone and about the bishop's sexual harassment of seminarians.

In 2016, the rector of the seminary turned "very worried" to the Apostolic Nunciature in Argentina over the behavior of Bishop Zanchettas towards the seminarians in the first year of studies, who let them attend classes in the episcopal residence. The behavior of the bishop demanded "urgent measures" to protect the seminarians, said the rector to the Nuncio.

Since then, the credibility of the Holy See has been severely shaken in the matter. Francis, however, sticks to his agenda as if nothing had happened. So far also Bishop Zanchetta. In any case, the protection of seminarians from lustful bishops does not seem to be a primary goal of this pontificate. Francis protected Cardinal McCarrick till the last possible moment, as he did with Auxiliary Bishop Pineda of Tegucigalpa. It is still the case for Bishop Zanchetta. All have taken advantage of their own seminarians. In all cases, Francis did not act until the media exposed the sexual activities too loudly.

The British Catholic Herald headlined yesterday:

"The Bishop who is being investigated for sexual misconduct is with Pope Francis at spiritual retreats".

To requests of the Catholic Herald regarding the current state in the case of Zanchetta, the Vatican press service has not responded.

Text: Giuseppe Nardi
Image: Vatican.va (screenshot)
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com

1. The Confessions of Saint Augustine, Modern English Edition, Spire, Baker Book House, 2005.

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Saturday, March 16, 2019

Evil Italian Bishop Forbids Immemorial Mass — Help Comes From Unexpected Source

For ten years, the bishops of Cremona have refused to celebrate Holy Mass in the traditional form of the Roman Rite.

(Rome) The Bishop of Cremona refuses believers the Holy Mass in the traditional rite. The hostilities of the ecclesiastical hierarchy do not want to end. On the other hand, however, criticism rises from an unsuspicious side.

The pastoral theologian Msgr. Antonio Napolioni was appointed Bishop of Cremona in 2015 by Pope Francis. "The Latin Mass is discovered by sociologists but hampered by the bishops," wrote the Nuova Bussola Quotidiana (NBQ) on 2 March. This is especially true in Italy.

For ten years, believers have been asking the local bishop to allow them to celebrate Mass in the traditional rite, but in vain. The Motu proprio Summorum Pontificum does not seem to have reached Cremona.

The predecessor of the incumbent Bishop, Msgr. Dante Lafranconi, appointed by John Paul II in 2001, did not want to know anything about the "Latin Mass.” His successor does the same. The episcopal behavior of Cremona shows, according to NBQ, "that many Italian bishops have a veritable phobia against the Latin Mass."

A new attempt after the Bishop's change

After the change of bishop took place, a new group of believers made an application in the hope that now the time would finally be ripe. On March 27, 2017, the answer was given by Bishop Napolioni:

"This request was already made to my predecessor, who saw in the diocese the conditions were not met to be able to accept the request and it was therefore refused, especially due to the fact that in more than 40 years the implementation of the liturgical reform of the Council throughout Diocese was adopted in peace. "



Bishop Antonio Napolioni

The faithful tried to make the bishop understand that there are a considerable number of believers in his diocese who have this desire. This is verifiable, because the faithful sought refuge in the monastery church of the Barnabites, which is thus not directly under the episcopal jurisdiction, where a priest after the repeated rejection of the bishops declared to celebrate in the traditional rite.

The bishop was unimpressed. He affirmed his refusal and cited the Barnabite priest himself. He reproached him severely and demanded that he bend down and stop the celebrations. Otherwise, he is guilty of a break in the ecclesial community. All arguments did not help. The bishop remained inaccessible. Since he did not want to bow, the religious was banned to celebrate sine populo two weeks ago. The Motu proprio Summorum Pontificum excludes private celebrations from any restrictions. The Barnabite the. capitulated. The faithful are back without Holy Mass.

"What problems does the bishop have?"

Since Summorum Pontificum, the bishop is no longer entitled to express approval or rejection. It was like that before, but it has not worked since.

"The prevalent liturgical creativity and pastoral relativism are prevalent everywhere, but that does not seem to be a problem," says NBQ.

The believers now receive support from an unsuspicious side.

On March 6, Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re spoke up. He was , until 2000, Substitute of the Cardinal Secretary of State and then until 2010 Prefect of the Congregation
Of Bishops. Since 2017 he is Cardinal Sub-Dean. In the local newspaper La Provincia di Cremona he was "astonished by the Bishop of Cremona" and stated: "The Tridentine Mass is allowed.” He adds:

"I do not understand the reasons, but I will deepen the matter. It is celebrated all over the world. "

On March 8, a tweet by Matteo Matzuzzi followed the Vatican newspaper of the newspaper Il Foglio. The journalist also did not spare a swipe that alludes to Pope Francis' judgments:

 "I am not a visitor to Vetus Ordo Masses, but I ask myself: what problems does the Bishop of Cremona have for forbidding believers who ask him to do so, according to a rite authorized by a Pope? Who in this case is the 'rigorist',
who is guided by an ideology? "

Text: Giuseppe Nardi
Image: Nuova Bussola Quotidiana
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Friday, March 15, 2019

Church Desecration in Madrid


Church desecration and robbery of the Holy of Holies.

(Madrid) On the night of March 9th to 10th,  unknown perpetrators invaded the parish church of San Rafael Arnaiz Sanchinarro in Madrid and robbed the Holy of Holies. Archbishop and parish call for reparation.

The parish dedicated to the holy Trappist and mystic Rafael Arnáiz Barón (1911-1938) is still young. It is located in a new neighborhood of the Spanish capital. The church is a provisional one, since the future parish church is only under construction.

The perpetrators, apparently burglars, took things which seemed somehow precious. However, they also broke the tabernacle and robbed monstrance and ciborium. The consecrated Hosts were poured on the floor. The Custodia with the Body of Christ was also stolen, kept there in the form of a consecrated Host in the Monstrance.

The Episcopal Vicar celebrated an expiation on the day after the sad discovery.

The parish published a press release with an appeal to the perpetrators to return the Blessed Sacrament intact.

"We pray for the repentance of those who have committed the worst sin that can exist. We pray to make reparation for the sacrilege done to Our Lord. "

Members of the parish searched the area and all garbage bins for the body of Christ.

The declaration of the parish states, referring to the Lord present in Real Presence:

"This attack must make us love Him even more, love Him even for those who do not love Him, and for the times when we did not love Him enough."

Carlos Cardinal Osoro Sierra, the Archbishop of Madrid, will probably visit the parish today and celebrate a rite of expiation in the parish church. In the evening there will again be a rite of expiation with Eucharistic adoration.

[Update: 15:24 clock] Originally it was said that the parish is dedicated to the Archangel Raphael. An attentive reader pointed out the mistake. Brother Rafael Arnáiz Barón died at the age of 27 after a serious illness. In 1992 he was beatified by John Paul II and canonized in 2009 by Benedict XVI.

Text: Giuseppe Nardi
Image: Parroquia San Rafael (screenshot)
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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“What Planet Are Our Ecclesiastical Leaders From?”


Cardinal Zen, archbishop emeritus of Hong Kong, sharply criticizes Vatican's China policy: "The call to trust the [Chinese] government is incredible!"

Vatican-Beijing (kath.net) "The call to trust the [Chinese] government is incredible! Is there any lack of information about the recent suppression of our Vatican supervisors?" asks Cardinal Joseph Zen, Archbishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, who criticized the Vatican's current China policy so sharply. This was reported by the "Catholic Herald".  Zen responded with a blog post to Cardinal Fernando Filonis (Vatican Secretariat of State) praising the controversial deal between the Communist People's Republic of China and the Vatican. The Vatican has been trying for some time to defuse the conflict over underground Catholics who are not recognized by China's government. Catholics in China are divided into two groups, a not-until-recently recognized Vatican Catholic State Church (which does not recognize all parts of Catholic doctrine) and a Catholic Church of underground Catholics, some of whom have suffered massive persecution and continue to suffer.

Cardinal Zen explained: "The Holy See intends to present the dialogue with China as a homogeneous process from John Paul II through Benedict to Pope Francis." It remains unmentioned, "that John Paul II and Benedict who lived under totalitarian regimes have never believed in the theory of Ostpolitik.” With the election of Pietro Parolin as Secretary of State of the Vatican "Pope Francis gave the group of powerful men of the Curia the opportunity to resume their project of Ostpolitik. By following Pope Francis in his optimism, he dangerously surrenders easily, hiding the terrible face of Chinese Communism, of which he [Parolin] is well aware."

The negotiations between China and the Vatican were partly also in the hands of the disgraced, after massive allegations of abuse, US Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who provides further explosive force in the controversial deal.

Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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10,000 Come to Penance at Maria Vesperbild in 2018

While in some places the sacrament of confession is almost dead, it blooms in Maria Vesperbild.

Ziemetshausen (kath.net) While in some places the sacrament of confession is almost dead, it blooms in Maria Vesperbild. The pilgrimage directorate of Maria Vesperbild draws attention to this in a press release. "Maria Vesperbild do not complain about many other places of pilgrimage: In 2018, 10,247 people confessed their sins in Maria Vesperbild. We know that very well because every confessor records the number of penitants. More than 10,000 people have thus relieved their conscience and have come to terms with themselves and with God. "The Department of Sanctity recalls that these confessions are a blessing" also for society, for families and any other community, because "that is more than 10 000 people who do not let themselves go, but fight against their great and small wickedness and, in addition, avail themselves of God's help.”  Furthermore, in Maria Vesperbild nine priests for confessions and confessional talks are available.

In the sacrament of confession, Jesus Christ forgives the penitent and assigns to him the fruits of His suffering and death on the cross, as kathpedia explains confession. God forgives the penitent through the mediation and words of the priest. Only a consecrated priest, legally authorized by the Church, has the authority to administer the sacrament of confession.

Pope Francis had made several confessions in St. Peter's Cathedral in front of cameras in order to invite the faithful to emulate his own example.

Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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There Are Now 122 Papal Electors





As of yesterday, 122 cardinals are eligible to vote in the conclave.

(Rome / Manila) Yesterday Cardinal Orlando Beltran Quevedo completed his 80th year. Thus, 122 cardinals are currently eligible to vote in a conclave. In the autumn, new cardinal appointments by Pope Francis could be forthcoming.

Cardinal Quevedo was born on March 11, 1939 in the northern Philippine city of Laoag on the South China Sea. Since 1954 he has belonged to the Order of the Oblates of the Immaculate Virgin Mary (OMI). He was ordained a priest in 1964 after completing his novitiate in Texas and his studies in the United States.


Cardinal Quevedo




In the same year he became chaplain of the cathedral parish of the Diocese of Cotabato. He spent all his priestly life on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. Three quarters of the islanders are Christians. Two thirds of them are Catholics. In addition, there is a fifth of Muslims, which in the past has led to political and problems of violence.

He became Dean of Studies at the University of Cotabato and finally Rector of this University. In 1980, John Paul II appointed him bishop and prelate of Kidapawan. In 1982, when the Pope elevated the prelature to the suffragan of the archdiocese of Cotabato, Msgr. Quevedo became its first bishop. In the diocese is the Apo, which is the highest mountain in the Philippines at almost 3,000 meters.

In 1986, John Paul II made him archbishop of Nueva Segovia and in 1998 archbishop of Cotabato. From 1999 to 2003 he was President of the Philippine Episcopal Conference. In 2014, Pope Francis created him cardinal. His Roman titular church is the parish church of Santa Maria Regina Mundi and Torre Spaccata, built in 1970.

Cardinal Quevedo was almost 80 years old when Pope Francis made emeritus archbishop of Cotabato. Under Francis this means a very special appreciation. At the level of the universal Church, the cardinal has not been noticed. His elevation to  cardinal goes back to his personal contact with Pope Francis, who met the Filipino at the CELAM meeting of Latin American bishops in Aparecida in 2007, which plays a central role for Francis, as he edited the final document. Quevedo took part as representative of the bishops of Asia.

With the departure of the Filipino Cardinal from the electoral body, 122 cardinals remain eligible to vote in the conclave. These are two more than the limit set by John Paul II. This will be reached next April 27th. Until then, Cardinal Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, and Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, Emeritus Archbishop of Krakow and longtime personal secretary to John Paul II, have left the circle of papal electors. Both were elevated by Pope Benedict XVI.  to the rank of cardinal.

By the end of 2019, the number of papal electors  will drop to 114. After April 27, another six cardinals will reach the age of 80: Cardinal Tong Hon (Hong Kong, PRC) on 31 July, Cardinal Brady (Ireland) on 16 August, Cardinal Monsengwo Pasinya (Congo) on 7 October, Cardinal Grocholewski (Poland) on 11 October, Cardinal Menichelli (Italy) on 14 October and Cardinal Toppo (India) on 15 October.

The exact number may change, however, as the conclave of 2013 showed, in which Cardinal Walter Kasper was still eligible to vote - and became the master builder of the current pontificate - even though he was already over 80.

In 2020, another four electors will leave (the Maronite Cardinal Raï, Cardinal Vicini Vallini, Synod Secretary Cardinal Baldisseri and Cardinal Wuerl, who was prematurely retired as Archbishop of Washington as part of the sexual abuse scandal in the United States).

If not already in the autumn of 2019, no later than 2020, new cardinal appointments by Pope Francis can be expected.

Text: Giuseppe Nardi
Picture: MiL
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Thursday, March 14, 2019

Bishop Athanasius Schneider: Brazilians Do Not Want Married Clergy

Bishop: This is an idea of ​​'white priests' like Bishop Kräutler and not the Brazilian

Kazakhstan (kath.net) Catholics in Brazil do not want married priests. This is an idea of ​​"white priests, not the natives." This was emphasized by Bishop Athanasius Schneider in an interview with "LifeSiteNews." Schneider explained that he himself had been working in Brazil for seven years and that he knew the people very well there.
Married priests are an idea of ​​priests who do not lead a "deep apostolic and self-sacrificing life." According to Schneider, Brazilians are "very pious and simple people. They would never get the idea of ​​married priests.” Two prominent Catholic "white priests" who want to push married priests there are, according to Schneider, the Austrian bishops Erwin Kräutler and Fritz Lobinger. Both are now emeritus, but Kräutler was to be found in the Preparatory Committee for the Amazon Synde.

According to Schneider, the shortage of priests is recognizably only an "excuse to practically (not theoretically) abolish celibacy in the Latin Church.” This was the goal since Luther. For the enemies of the Church and the sects, the first step is always to abolish celibacy. Priestly celibacy is the last stronghold that would be abolished in the Church. The sacramental life is only the pretext for it.

The auxiliary bishop explained:  "The shortage of priests in the Amazon is an example to me of the opposite: Perhaps the priests lack a deeply committed and devoted life in the spirit of Jesus, the apostles and the saints. They are therefore looking for human replacement. Indigenous married clerics will not lead to deepening and growth in the Amazonian Church. Certainly the advent of married clerics in the indigenous culture of the Amazon and in other parts of the world of the Latin rite will cause other problems.”

The German-born Schneider is an Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Astana, Kazakhstan.

Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Poland’s Bishops Oppose LGBT Charter

The Polish Catholic Bishops' Conference contradicts the LGTB Charter, which is currently much debated in Poland with a powerful statement - the charter promotes homosexual situations, but stigmatises people with a different view of the world or other religions

Warsaw (kath.net) Poland's bishops emphasize in a joint statement that they lack respect for the dignity of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals, but they have the "common good of society as a whole and, above all, the rights of parents and the Polish Catholic Bishops' Conference writes in its statement against the "LGBT Charter,” which is currently heavily debated in Poland and proposed by some local governments: "The Church does not use the name 'LGBT' because it calls into question the Christian image. In the scriptures it reads that, God created man according to his image and image, as man and woman, different in vocation but equal in dignity, and the divinity desired by God is the foundation of marriage and the family built on it, which is the basic cell of society. The proposed vision of the human images does not count toward the truth about human nature and only refers to imaginary ideological ideas. Not only are they completely alien to European civilization, but if they were to become the basis of social norms, they would be a threat to the future of our continent.”

The Polish bishops further explain that the LGBT Charter proposes activities "that promote homosexual environments or initiatives that stigmatize people with a different worldview or religion. In other words, although the Charter requires the fight against discrimination, it nevertheless promotes discrimination against others. "Moreover, the bishops criticize that" these projects would be funded by public funds, but raise doubts about respect for the principles of social justice.”

The most worrying, according to Polish bishops, is the demand for "the introduction of sex education courses addressing 'issues of psychosexual identity and gender identity, in line with WHO (World Health Organization) standards and guidelines. This project can easily take away parents' influence on their children's education and become a corrupt program for them,” say Catholic Church Pastors.

Link to the statement of the Polish Episcopal Conference in full length on its homepageStanowisko Konferencji Episkopatu Polski w sprawie tak zwanej Karty LGBT

Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Leading Member of Sankt Gallen Mafia Dies — Godfried Cardinal Daneels Goes to His Judgement




Gay Patriarch


Pope praises Danneels as an "avid shepherd".

Vatican City (kath.net/KAP) On the death of the Belgian Cardinal Godfried Danneels, Pope Francis has expressed his "deepest sympathy" to the Catholic Church of Belgium. In a letter of condolence to the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels, Cardinal Jozef De Kesel, published by the Vatican on Thursday, the Pope acknowledges Danneels as an "avid shepherd.” He had "served with great commitment not only to his diocese but also to the entire world Church.” Danneels, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels from 1979 to 2010, died on Thursday at the age of 85 in Brussels.


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Francis Has Handed the Helm of the Church to Gay Lobby




Pope Francis with sodomite group of the Archdiocese of Westminster.

(Rome) The LGBT + Catholics Westminster Pastoral Council met with Pope Francis. "An encounter that weighs like an encyclical," said Riccardo Cascioli, editor-in-chief of Nuova Bussola Quotidiana (NBQ). The problem is not the reception of people with homosexual inclinations, who are anchored in the bosom of the Church to know and struggle for their sinfulness. The problem is the reception for organized homosexual groups whose goal is to change the teaching of the Church and to entertain their deviancy.

The Pope of gestures

Pope Francis knows that gestures and above all media propagated images of these gestures have more effect than a thousand words. His pontificate is founded in no small portion on this conception. Pope Francis is the "Pope of gestures".

"That's why there's little to interpret," says Cascioli, when one sees the warm welcome Francis granted to Westminster's gay community. Francis can also be very different, as the reception for US President Donald Trump showed.

The homo community of Westminister, which is sponsored by Cardinal Vincent Nichols, was already the subject of a review by the Congregation of the Faith, as Cardinal Gerhard Müller had the say there. The instructions given by him seem to have received little attention.

It was the homosexuals themselves who joyfully announced the papal attention on Monday.

Desired meeting

The meeting took place on March 6 and formed the conclusion of the pilgrimage to Rome, which was led by the Jesuit, Fr. David Stewart.

There has been no shortage of preferred treatments in Rome. At the general audience on St. Peter's Square, the Homo group received "privileged seats". At the end of the general audience they were invited to an "encounter with Pope Francis".




Good-humored Pope with "LGBT + Catholics Westminster"

These are not "random photos" that have been distributed on the Internet, but a planned meeting that was desired by the Holy See. This is confirmed by the attached message from Cardinal Nichols. If it was not the Pope himself, the gathering was favored, at least by his entourage. Martin Pendergast, the well-known homosexual activist, was able to introduce the group to a beaming Pope Francis.

An obvious "sign of acceptance and humanity" as Pope Francis asks of the Church, Cascioli says with an ironic undertone.

Of course, the method is "exhausting," according to the NBQ editor-in-chief, "to pretend that nothing will change so that everything changes." It is exhausting for contemporaries to see through the observers, those affected, the bishops, the faithful, and to understand what is being played at. The method consists in hollowing out the doctrine of faith through practice until it is empty, without ever admitting it, ever speaking about it, and without giving any justification for it. So one day comes the moment when it is determined that everything has changed and no one knows or wants to know how it could have happened.

A sin yesterday, today a virtue?

Until yesterday, practiced homosexuality was an unnatural sin, even an outrageous sin calling for the vengeance of God. This is how St. Pius X taught it, and so it is still today in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (KKK, 1867). This is not the invention of a pope. It is the Holy Scripture that teaches it.

Today, however, homosexuality seems to be a virtue.

On what basis did this change occur? What has changed? Maybe nature?

There are no answers to that, at least not from the Vatican. There it was simply decided, without saying it, without admitting it and without explaining that it is simply different now. Just because. Anyone who criticizes this, who - as Francis speaks - is a "rigorist", a "teacher of the law", a stickler for the law, a stubborn dogmatist, a "hard-hearted" who throw stones.

The Pope's requests to speak frankly and freely, to cultivate the synodality, on closer inspection, quickly turn out to be cheap words that the facts can not match.

The Jesuitization of the Church

The essential feature of papal action "is the ambiguity,” says Cascioli.

"Let your yes be yes, your no a no; everything else comes from evil” (Mt 5:37).

This message from the Lord who delivers the Gospel seems to be nothing more than an "impossible" relic of the past - according to Pope Francis. Jesuit general Arturo Sosa will argue that there were no tape recorders at that time, which is why these words may have been handed down incorrectly. Who knows exactly.

Some critics speak of a Jesuitization of the Church, and do not mean that positively.

From Rome it echoes differently, and many babble about it: "The Pope takes all. We are all sinners.” Does he help people with that, or is it simply bowing and scraping as the price of relativism? There is no doubt that Francis sets his gestures out of this spirit of acceptance, according to Cascioli.

"But the gesture also has an objective message, and that goes way beyond. Objectively, this gesture legitimizes sin.”

The gay lobby has taken command in the Church 

The Pope did not meet individuals on 6 March, to whom he personally turned. He met with an organized group that considers and promotes their homosexuality for something good and great. He met with a structured lobby that denies human nature and aims to change Church doctrine and Scripture. The latter is even clearer as far as God's plans are concerned, as larger parts of the Church doctrine since the Second Vatican Council. The clear statements of Scripture begin with the Creation account (Gen 1:27), where it is plain that God created man "as a man and a woman".

At least he could  justify the paradigm shift practiced. Was God wrong? Has the Church taught wrong things for about two thousand years?

"There is no escape from such questions. It can not be that an act is a sin in one day and the most natural thing the day after. This is not a deepening of the doctrine but its denial," says Cascioli.

The meeting with the Homo group wanted by the Pope makes it even easier to understand later why the anti-abuse summit in February avoided the issue of homosexuality, although several bishops raised the problem. For Cascioli, one thing is clear:

"If it's still not clear, the gay lobby has taken command in the Church."

For those who are too innocent in thought, and for those who do not want to admit it, there are two more comments to better understand what is happening.


Note 1

The English aberrosexual group celebrated the morning praise "in memory of the victims of homophobia and transphobia" during their stay in Rome in the Church of San Bartolomeo all'Isola. The church is run by the community of Sant'Egidio. In it, however, the Church does not remember this "sacrifice" but "the martyr of our day". If you grasp this point, you have understood something.

"I think that no one can escape the fact that there is an attempt to put the alleged victims of even more alleged discrimination against the Christian martyrs of the twentieth century, who were killed for their love for Jesus Christ, on a par."

Here an ideologically motivated operation is taking place to profane the place that Pope John Paul II intended to commemorate millions of Catholics killed by the totalitarians of the previous century.

Note 2

The meeting of the Pope with the Homo group and their press release revealed that the Archdiocese of Westminister even has a "Pastoral Council of LGBT + Catholics". Probably, according to Cascioli, this is not even an isolated case.

"That means that in different dioceses the language of the Church is no longer spoken, but that of the world. The gender ideology has fully invaded pastoral care. "

Every second and fourth Sunday in London, there is a Mass for the LGBT + at Farm Street Church, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. The church was chosen by Cardinal Nichols. The Mass is celebrated by Jesuits.

At the World Family Meeting in August 2018, for the first time, program items sponsored by aberrosexuals were honored. The "wish" came expressly from Rome. In the Youth Synod in October 2018, there was found in the preparation document, the aberrosexual self-description  LGBT. It was missing in the final document because the pressure on the synod was so great.

"As you can see, the reality is much greater. There are already bishops and cardinals who, out of conviction or convenience, have adapted to the new dictatorship and want to impose it on the whole Church. "
[+Nichols has always been an enabler of sodomy and its glorification.]

Text: Giuseppe Nardi
Picture: lgbt-ca-w (screenshots)
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Neocatechumenate Cult Grabs Mount of Olives For Judaizing Project



(Jerusalem) A part of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, a place that played an important role in the life of Jesus Christ, has become the property of the Neocatechumenal Way.

The Mount of Olives, a range of hills east of the Temple Mount, plays an important role in salvation history and is therefore of particular importance for Christianity and Judaism. The prophet Zechariah announced that the Messiah would enter Jerusalem via the Mount of Olives and hold the Last Judgment in the Kidron Valley at the foot of the Mount of Olives. That's why there is a large Jewish cemetery there.

As the Gospels testify, Jesus moved across the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem and then prayed before his capture in the garden of Gethsemane at the foot of the ridge. From the top of the Mount of Olives on the 40th day after Christ's resurrection His Ascension took place.





The Mount of Olives around 1899. At that time there were about 30 percent Christians in the Holy Land. Today it is less than three percent.

The Neocatechumenal Way was founded in 1964 by Kiko Argüello and Carmen Hernández in Spain and is one of the so-called new spiritual communities in the Catholic Church. The movement is popular and has a high degree of mobilization, as demonstrated by the Family Days in Italy, which protested for the protection of children, against abortion and against the introduction of gender ideology in schools. Controversial are Judaizing elements and the handling of the liturgy: the Mass celebrations in some halls instead of in churches and on Saturday evening (anticipated Mass), bypassing Sunday.

As reported by the EFE press agency and the daily La Vanguardia, Panama-based Catholic Foundation, Domus Jerusalem purchased a 5173-square-meter part of the Mount of Olives from a tender in Milan on July 31, 2018. The property belonged to "the Italian Monte Tabor". This is likely to mean the  San Raffaele del Monte Tabor Endowment by Don Luigi Maria Verzè (1920-2011). The hospital empire of Don Verzès collapsed in 2011 and was liquidated as a result, as well as the assets of the Foundation.

The purchase price for the property is given as five million euros. The foundation, based in Panama, then donated it to the Neocatechumenal Way. This new spiritual community wants to establish "an international mission center in the Holy Land" there.

The project Domus Jerusalem





Several religious organizations had shown strong interest in the property. For this reason, finally, a call for tenders was made. Finally, the circle of interested parties was reduced to three: the Domus Jerusalem Foundation, the Eritrean Orthodox Church and the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria.

Through a middleman for the priest Manuel Anselmo Diaz Ortiz, pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Panama, the president of the Domus Jerusalem Foundation, they were  awarded the contract.

The foundation, hence its name, was founded with the intention of creating a "new retreat and ecumenical center" in Jerusalem "to welcome pilgrims from all over the world". According to the model and the experience of Domus Galilaeae, it is to be built on the Mount of Beatitudes, which was also built by the Neocatechumenal Way.

The Domus Galilaeae on the Mount of Beatitudes




The Domus Galilaeae was completed in the year of the Holy Year 2000. It is run as a study and conference center and retreat house. The Neocatechumenate describes the mission of this Domus,  "to read the Gospel in the light of tradition and the Jewish liturgy" to "proclaim the mystery of this people, which does not prove the existence of God, but as a living witness announcing its presence throughout history." The authorization for the construction of Domus Galilaeae on the Mount of Beatitudes was provided to the Neocatechumenal Way by the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land. The foundation stone was laid in 1999 with a fragment of the tomb of the Apostle Peter from the Vatican, which was blessed by Pope John Paul II (for Domus Galilaeae see also The Conversion of 1000 Jews: What does the Neocatechumenal way about the end of the times and conceals it ?).

The foundation Domus Jerusalem was therefore created in Panama, as it is also known to Neocatechumenate related circles, because the idea arose there and pastor Diaz Ortiz there acts.

Model of the project Domus Jerusalem 





The Domus Jerusalem project is supported by "many personalities and benefactors," including Cardinals Sean O'Malley of Boston, Cardinal Antonio Rouco of Madrid, and Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna, as shown on the project's website.

In recent years, funds have already been collected for the realization of the project, but there was still a lack of suitable land. With the acquisition on the Mount of Olives, near the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus prayed with His disciples after the Last Supper and suffered mortal fear before he was arrested.

Text: Giuseppe Nardi
Image: Domus Jerusalem / Domus Galilaeae (Screenshots)
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Monday, March 11, 2019

Statement by Prior of Johannes Brothers About Sex Abuse

We understand that victims are still angry at our community - the Johannes Community has published a recent statement on the allegations of abuse against the founder of the community, Fr Marie-Dominique Philippe

Vienna-Paris (kath.net)  Kath.net documents the statement:

Following a shocking testimony of an abuse victim of Fr. Marie-Dominique Philippe over the last few days, the Brothers of St. John set great store by asking forgiveness from all the victims.

The Brothers of St. John denounce any incident of sexual abuse and abuse of power and reaffirm their commitment to communing with Pope Francis in the fight against abuse. They are aware that their approximately 45-year religious history is painfully shaped by their founder's sexual abuse cases - which was unveiled on the Prior General’s own 2013 initiative - and by confreres, as well as by mistakes made in dealing with sexual abuse cases, in particular by a lack of awareness of the victims' suffering and lack of training and inadequate procedures in dealing with such cases.

Mistakes that have happened in the past would not be possible today and have been for several years. Each reported incident will be handled according to state and ecclesiastical jurisdiction.

We understand that the victims of our community can still be angry. In a letter to all the brothers on the 20th of February [1] this year, Father General Thomas Joachim, General Prior, wrote about the painful issue of abuse: "I want to take this opportunity to ask forgiveness from those victims who have not been sufficiently heard and / or accompanied (...). I would like to apologize to the victims of our founder and some of our confreres.”

The governing body of the Brothers of St. John has for years, with courage and determination, taken important steps to prevent the errors and mistakes of the past from being repeated. In a letter from the Vatican dated 18 February 2019 to the General Prior of the Brothers, "[the Dicastery] recognizes the measures taken and encourages all the brothers and sisters of St. John to continue on this path in humility and with courage, trust and determination.”

The General Prior stated in his letter of 20 February 2019 to the brothers: "In order to fight against the manifold abuse and the internal climate that made this possible, we had to implement measures in at least four areas. They concern: 1) the education of the brothers 2) a facility for immediate hearing of victims 3) a facility to handle reported incidents seriously and promptly 4) measures to assist victims of abuse and provide real assistance.” In fact, numerous measure have been implemented for several years; At the same time, these included: the distinction of vocation, the basic and secondary education of the brothers in affective and sexual matters, the prevention of pedophilia, spiritual guidance, procedures for dealing with allegations or testimonies against a brother, and in particular the establishment of an Abuse Commission in 2015, which also includes two lay people - including a psychologist - which includes full cooperation with Rome and the state authorities. For all this, we call on the support of external experts.

We would like to remind you that any (affected) person can contact the Abuse Commission directly by sending an e-mail to sos.abus@stjean.com or by contacting the complaints office of the French Episcopal Conference at: paroledevictimes@cef.fr

Our commitment to correcting mistakes is also motivated by the desire that we will not overlook all the good that is done in the 50 or so priests of the brothers of St. John on all 5 continents, and that the life of the great majority of the brothers, dedicated to the service of God and man, continues to be a sign of hope in this world.

In the following words, the General Prior concluded the letter of February 20 to his brothers: "Thanks to the power of the Johannine charism we have received, thanks to our brotherhood, which amazed me most recently during our last Vicariate meeting, in the face of all the trials we have I am convinced that, in his letter of June 2016, Cardinal Braz de Aviz [Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life] rightly said to us, "That young people in your family of St. John can be called to spiritual life, is a good for them and the Church. "The joint work begun will certainly bear fruit for our community in the medium term, even if we have to sow in tears.

Trans: Tancred veiron99@hotmail.com
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Thursday, March 7, 2019

Just Breaking in News: Evil Cardinal Sentenced to Prison for Covering up Sex Abuse

The French Bishops' Conference did not want to comment on Barbarin's move - VIDEO: Statement by Cardinal Barbari

Paris (kath.net/KAP) [Modernist] Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, sentenced to six months probation for not reporting a case of abuse, will offer Pope Francis his resignation. The Archbishop of Lyon announced this on Thursday in a brief statement to media representatives. "I take note of the court's decision and have decided to go to the Holy Father to offer him my resignation," said Barbarin. Pope Francis will receive him in the Vatican in a few days.

The French Bishops' Conference did not want to comment on Barbarin's move. A brief statement on the website said that the judgment against the Cardinal was being noted and that the outcome of the appeal hearing was now awaiting notice. Barbarin's decision to submit his resignation to the pope was subject to the "personal conscience" of the cardinal. At the same time, the Episcopal Conference reaffirmed its determination to tackle all sexual aggression committed by clerics toward minors.

Diocese of Lyon / France: Statement by Cardinal Barbarin: 'I will ask the Holy Father for dismissal' (French)




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Sassy Pants Hamburg Archbishop Wishes His Flock, “Could Have Done This Shit Alone” as Catholic Education Collapses

Planned school closings in the Archdiocese continue to cause fierce debate among Catholics and beyond. Archdiocese does not want to transfer schools threatened with closure to Fundación Arenales, which is supposed to be close to Opus Dei

Hamburg (kath.net/rn) In the archdiocese of Hamburg, the planned school closings among the Catholics and beyond continue to cause heated debate. This is reported by FAZ. After the diocese had determined that its own school association barely formed pension provisions and the schools were not operating while covering costs, the emergency brake was pulled and eight school closures decided upon. Because of the over-indebtedness of the budget in the amount of 83 million euros in 2017, the debt would rise in the next five years, according to the diocese to 350 million euros. The nerves in the archdiocese of Hamburg are likely to have been pushed to the edge by the diocesan administration. The FAZ quotes the Hamburg Archbishop Heße as follows: If he had known what to expect in Hamburg, "then they could have done the shit alone.”

It is also interesting that the Archdiocese of Hamburg offered schools that were to be closed to establish new sponsorship associations. A director then founded an Edith Stein School, which since January 1, 2019, a daughter of Diakoniewerk New Bank Ramp, a non-profit Christian carrier from the region. Another school has already taken similar steps.

According to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, however, six out of a total of 21 archdiocesan schools are still to be closed, and two more are subject to a moratorium of one year.

An explicitly Catholic school would like to avoid the Archdiocese of Hamburg, however. An offer of school takeover by a Spanish foundation called Fundación Arenales, which according to the FAZ is close to Opus Dei and the Neocatechumenate, was rejected. The Fundacion already runs a kindergarten in Munich. The Archdiocese said that the Foundation does not want to transfer any schools.

Incidentally, the number of students at the Catholic schools in Hamburg has fallen from more than 10,000, and since 2013 it is presently around 8,500.

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