The United States Department of Justice released on April 30 a 548-page report on how the Biden administration targeted believing Christians, including traditional Catholics. The report concludes that the Biden administration “zealously pursued actions to limit Christians’ ability to act in accordance with their faith,” particularly those holding traditional biblical views on abortion, sexuality, and gender. Among the report’s findings is that the FBI’s Richmond Field Office treated traditional Catholics as potential extremists, including churches associated with the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X. The FBI expanded its scrutiny after interviewing Xavier Louis Lopez, a self-described “radical traditional Catholic Clerical Fascist” convicted of possessing destructive devices. Agents opened a formal law-enforcement “Guardian profile” on his church and interviewed his priest, despite the parish having no involvement in his crimes. Agents also tracked the priest’s jail visits to Lopez …Zvimwe
And the impostor Robert Prevost, mocking the male priesthood instituted by Christ, began his speech by addressing the heretic Sarah Mullally disguised as a bishop and her accomplices with: "Your Grace, Peace be with all of you."
Bishop Marian Eleganti wrote to Pope Leo XIV about widespread homosexuality among priests and its significance in the abuse crisis in the Church. He mentioned this on Marian-Eleganti.ch on April 24: "All church studies on abuse show a disproportionately high number of male victims. It does little good to turn a blind eye to this." He also drew attention to the numerous cases of sexual abuse occurring outside the Church, emphasising that society is primarily focused on and scandalised by those within the clergy. #newsZltfzndgfn
At least somebody is saying something about it to Leo. He'll ignore it, of course, and that's even if he actually gets the letter and deigns to read it. But at least one of his brother Bishops has made the effort to warn him directly and explicitly. He cannot claim ignorance.
THE ISLANDER @IslanderWORLD Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson — Colin Powell’s own chief of staff said the quiet part... “We lied about Vietnam, we lied about Iraq, we lied about Afghanistan, we lied about Somalia, we lied about Libya.” Then the hammer: “We put more small arms and medium arms into the hands of terrorist groups the world over by not securing Gaddafi’s weapons caches in Libya than any arms merchant has ever put into the world.” He didn’t stop there. Same story in Iraq — Saddam’s arsenals left wide open because “we didn’t have enough troops,” handed straight to Al Qaeda and ISIS. A top insider from the heart of the machine confessed: America doesn’t fight terrorism. It manufactures it, then lies about it for decades. The blowback isn’t accidental but policy. Natural consequences don’t forget who armed the monsters.
St. Macarius ~~~ The soul that truly desires to please God must expect warfare. Grace does not dwell in a soul that lives in comfort and avoids every cross...
Carmelite community of Campiégne martyrs to close: The historic Carmelite community of Compiègne, which is now based in Jonquières, France, is closing. The six remaining nuns have announced that they will be leaving due to the ageing nature of the community and a lack of new vocations. Founded in 1641, the community is best known for the sixteen Carmelite martyrs of Compiègne who were executed during the French Revolution in 1794 and canonised by Pope Francis in 2024. The monastery in Jonquières has been home to the community since 1992. The nuns are leaving over the coming months, not all at once.
The six remaining cloistered Carmelite nuns in Jonquières, France, are closing their historic community, ending a 400-year legacy of prayer ... and martyrdom.
Anglican 'Archbishopessa' Hints at Male-Only Priesthood as Injustice: After her audience with Leo XIV on Monday, Mrs Sarah Mullally, who holds the title and costume of Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, was asked whether she had spoken with the Pope about the impossibility of female ordination. She replied evasively, stating that although she is not a politician, one of her roles is to "speak out where there is injustice". The interview took place at the Venerable English College, a Catholic seminary in Rome.
In an interview at the Venerable English College in Rome following her private audience with Pope Leo XIV, Sarah Mullally was asked whether she discussed the ministry of women with the Pope. “First and foremost, I am a pastor and a spiritual leader. But of course, in sometimes speaking as a spiritual leader and a pastor and a Christian, there are things that we will say that may be perceived as political – but I am not a politician.” “In a sense, what I’m hoping to do is to provide people with hope, praying for those who are in difficulty,” she continued. Mullally then hinted that she sees the ban on female ordinations as an “injustice,” stating that one of her tasks is “at times speaking out where there is injustice, but doing it in a way that is certainly pastoral and spiritually founded.”
Brothers—in case you have not yet grasped it—allow me to translate this for you into the very language of Marxist liberation pseudo-theology. Do you not realize that the war Prevost is waging is against Christ and His Church? This ideology teaches that the Catholic Church—Christ, His Church, and His male priesthood—are precisely the oppressors against whom they fight to defend the rendering of "justice" to (heretical) Protestants, to Jews who reject Christ, to pagans (Pachamamists), to idolatrous Muslims and all other false religions, to blasphemous atheists, and to all the unrepentant—such as sodomites, adulterers, and the like.
Bishop Michael Martin of Charlotte, North Carolina, reportedly refused Holy Communion to a Catholic family who knelt at the Communion rail during a Eucharist on April 29 in Greensboro.
Bishop Martin the Diocese of Charlotte refuses communion to families at altar rail
Bishop Michael Martin of Charlotte has refused Holy Communion to a Catholic family who approached the altar rail during a Confirmation Mass, in an AdVaticanum exclusive report. The incident took place on April 29 at Our Lady of Grace parish in Greensboro, North Carolina. While the Confirmation ceremony took place as usual, during Communion only two or three families approached the altar rail to receive the Eucharist. One father who brought his family said to AdVaticanum: “He was sitting in front of us when we went to the rail and he simply ignored us. All the priests turned their backs on us,” he said. “Everyone else communicated and we were denied. To be frank, it was very humiliating.” The same witness said that while the wider congregation received Communion, those kneeling at the rail were passed over. Attempts were made to speak to Bishop Martin about incident after the Confirmation Mass, but he did not respond in detail. Photo taken from the confirmation Mass. Submitted anonymously. …
On 28 April, a Catholic nun was assaulted near King David’s Tomb in Jerusalem’s Old City in an incident that Israeli police are investigating as a suspected racially motivated attack. The nun, who is affiliated with the French School of Biblical and Archaeological Research, sustained a head injury, and a 36-year-old suspect has been arrested.
A Catholic nun has been violently assaulted in Jerusalem The hate attack occurred near the tomb of King David and has been charged as 'racially motivated' while the nun's institute director called it 'sectarian violence' A 36 year old man has been arrested
Among Benedictines, the Roman Rite and the Novus Ordo coexist very peacefully side by side, said Abbot Primate Jeremias Schröder, a German Benedictine, in an interview with KNA on 30 April. Throughout the order, there are around ten abbeys that celebrate the old rite, mostly in France. The majority belong to the Congregation of Solesmes. Fontgombault Abbey was the first of a group of monasteries that celebrate according to the old rite and they are fully integrated into the Solesmes congregation. Most monasteries in that congregation use the Novus Ordo. In addition, there is Le Barroux Abbey and its daughter foundations, which were initially oriented towards the Lefebvrist movement. Following the episcopal consecrations in 1988, the monastery returned to full communion with Rome is now under the authority of Abbot Schröder. He also mentioned the community in Norcia, Italy (pictured). Novus Ordo in Fontgombault Abbot Schröder summarised: "We all treat one another with respect. As Abbot …Zvimwe
On April 28, the German bishops published a new ‘Ratio Nationalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis’, a 203-page document reforming priestly formation in Germany. It replaces the previous 111-page guidelines from 2003. Approved by the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy on March 11, the new norms are binding for Germany’s 27 dioceses. Long-Term Decline The reform comes amid a long-term collapse in priestly vocations. Germany ordained 557 priests in 1962 and 303 in 1970. By 2015, that number had fallen to 58, and by 2025 to just 25, the lowest figure on record. At the same time, the number of lay pastoral workers increased from roughly 5,200 in 1990 to 7,516 in 2021, and include today transvestites. Psychological Screening The new Ratio includes expanded sections on psychology, abuse prevention, sexuality, synodality, and pastoral practice. It mandates psychological screening for candidates and places new emphasis on emotional maturity, boundaries, and abuse prevention. The document explicitly …Zvimwe
The German bishops are terrified that seminarians will actually be Catholic and teach the faith in all it's beauty. That means all out war to the bishops. May they be crushed.
The Germans haven't known the fundamentals of the Apostolic Faith for over a century, so their priests couldn't become fundamentalist in German seminaries already.
To put the controversy in perspective, it is helpful to review the thinking of Rome just a few years back: “I am of the opinion, to be sure, that the old rite should be granted much more generously to all those who desire it. It’s impossible to see what could be dangerous or unacceptable about that. A community [i.e. Rome] is calling its very being into question when it suddenly declares that what until now was its holiest and highest possession is strictly forbidden and when it makes the longing for it seem downright indecent.” (Ratzinger Salt of the Earth (1997) If these are the thoughts of the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (future Pope Benedict XVI) it is not possible to hold that the SSPX is schismatic for holding the same beliefs and striving to preserve "the holiest and highest possession". The author states up-front, that his only interaction with the SSPX are acquaintances and students. The treatment of the controversy would be more balanced after …Zvimwe
Pope Leo recently stood shoulder to shoulder with representatives of schismatic churches, celebrated vespers together, and proclaimed "We are one! We already are!" Among these schismatics to whom the pope spoke were the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox, who are non-Chalcedonian and don't even accept the two natures of Christ. If such a generous and accommodating attitude can be shown to schismatics who literally reject one of the seven ancient councils, there is absolutely room for a very generous attitude towards the Society at every level of the Church—even if we granted the Society is in schism. Even if you disagree with the Society, why can we not adopt the attitude modeled by Leo in his meeting with other Christian schismatics, whose schisms are much bigger, older, and graver? Would you be willing to stand with the SSPX and say "We are one! We already are!" If you aren't, then either you are off or Rome is.
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MISS MASS DELIBERATELY? Sunday morning arrives. The Church bells ring. The altar is prepared. Heaven opens. And Christ invites you to His banquet. Yet many say: "I'll go next week." Or worse: "I don't feel like going today." That choice is far more serious than many realize. THE THIRD COMMANDMENT STILL MATTERS God commanded: "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." For Christians, this obligation is fulfilled on Sunday, the Day of the Lord. The Church does not invent this command. She safeguards it. Attending Mass on Sundays and holy days is one of the fundamental obligations of Catholic life. It is not merely a recommendation. It is a command rooted in divine law. DELIBERATE ABSENCE IS GRAVE MATTER To knowingly and freely miss Sunday Mass without a serious reason—such as illness, caring for an infant, or unavoidable circumstances—is a mortal sin. That is the clear teaching of the Catholic Church. Why so serious? Because the Eucharist is the source and summit …Zvimwe