Pope Francis’ post-synodal apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia, published on April 8, 2016, was a “breakthrough” for the Church. This was stated by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, 81, of Vienna, who had presented the document at the Vatican ten years ago, in an interview with Kathpress.at on March 30. In a footnote, Francis "allowed" adulterers to grab Holy Communion using the case-by-case trick. Cardinal Schönborn commented: "That Pope Francis addressed the question of whether divorced and remarried persons may receive Communion only in a small footnote deeply moved me personally." “When I take the document from my bookshelf or even just think about it, it still brings me to tears,” he added. For many people in the Church - and for him personally - the document represented a “huge sigh of relief.” The reason, he explained, is that Francis speaks “about real life.” Families in “difficult” situations should not be constrained or judged according to "rigid criteria". Instead, one …Caman
Christ washes his disciples' feet. The treason of Judas. The new commandment of love. 1Before the festival day of the pasch, Jesus knowing that his hour was come, that he should pass out of this world to the Father: having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them unto the end. 2 And when supper was done, (the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray him,) 3 Knowing that the Father had given him all things into his hands, and that he came from God, and goeth to God; 4 He riseth from supper, and layeth aside his garments, and having taken a towel, girded himself. 5 After that, he putteth water into a basin, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. [1] "Before the festival day of the pasch": This was the fourth and last pasch of the ministry of Christ, and according to the common computation, was in the thirty-third year of our Lord: and in the year of the world 4036. Some …
On 30 March, Pope Leo XIV appointed Archbishop Paolo Rudelli as Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, making him the Vatican’s third most senior official. Born in Gazzaniga, Italy in 1970, Monsignor Rudelli was ordained to the priesthood in 1995. He studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University and joined the Vatican diplomatic service in 2001. After serving in nunciatures in Ecuador and Poland, he worked in the Secretariat of State before being appointed Permanent Observer to the Council of Europe from 2014 to 2019. In 2019, Pope Francis personally consecrated him as a bishop and appointed him as Apostolic Nuncio. He served as Nuncio to Zimbabwe (2020–2023) and to Colombia (2023–2026). As a senior Vatican diplomat, Monsignor Rudelli is accustomed to maintaining message discipline and avoiding polarising issues. "Follow Francis' Synodal Path!" Across Zimbabwe and Colombia, Nuncio Rudelli presents a vision of the Church in the Francis era. In a 2023 address to …Caman
"When Pope Francis proposes fraternity as the foundation of social friendship and the pursuit of the common good, we could say that he proposes fraternity as the foundation of a universal ethic," Archbishop Rudelli said.
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Catholic Sacred Music Project Summer Institutes at Princeton, NJ, June 7th - 20th, 2026 Composing, Singing, Conducting Institutes With Sir James MacMillan, Gabriel Crouch, Tim McDonnell, and Peter Carter The Catholic Sacred Music Project (CSMP), led by Peter Carter, is once again hosting workshops on the Princeton University campus this coming summer. As in 2024, the CSMP is hosting three institutes - composition, singing, and conducting – with unparalleled opportunities to work with an incredible faculty that includes Sir James MacMillan (whose Angels Unawares was premiered by The Sixteen in the Sistine Chapel on March 22nd – see the video below), Gabriel Crouch of Princeton University, and Timothy McDonnell of Hillsdale College. See posters for each workshop below. The event is co-sponsored by the Scala Foundation, and there will be talks to the attendees by me and Margarita Mooney Clayton. Margarita, Executive Director of Scala, has been giving tours of the Gothic Princeton University …
NON SERVIAM The Rebel’s Gospel and the Damnation It Purchases St. Paul did not mince words. He rarely did. “Let every soul be subject to higher powers: for there is no power but from God: and those that are, are ordained of God. Therefore he that resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God. And they that resist, purchase to themselves damnation.” (Romans 13:1–2, Douay-Rheims) Purchase. To themselves. Damnation. Not inconvenience. Not imprudence. Not a regrettable tactical error. Damnation. The Apostle uses κρίμα — condemnation, judgment — the same word used for the verdict rendered at the last hour. And he says the rebel brings it on himself. It is self-purchased. Self-willed. The logical terminus of a soul that has decided it knows better than God’s providential ordering of the world. Keep that word in mind. We’re going to need it. THE REBEL’S ONE MOVE Every rebel, in every age, makes the same move. He does not simply oppose a specific unjust act. He delegitimizes …Caman
SUED by Epstein Survivors in HISTORIC CASE In breaking news, a historic first-ever class action lawsuit brought by the Epstein Survivors has been filed against the Administration (for disclosing the personal identifying information of survivors) and Google (for profiting from it on its search engine). Popok dissects the new suit and demonstrates that the filing also means that the Government, busy settling with Jan6 insurrectionists and convicted perjurers, refused to compensate victims for the outing of their identities in the Epstein Files Release, requiring it to be sued in the case. Subscribe: @LegalAFMTN Visit Meidas+ | MeidasTouch Network | Substack for more!
Sulaiman Ahmed - JUST IN: U.S President Trump EMBARRASSES Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Sa... JUST IN: U.S President Trump EMBARRASSES Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Salman: “He didn’t think he would be kissing my ass, he really didn’t…and now he has to be nice to me….he better be nice to me, he’s gotta be..” I thought this was fake and had to double check it. Humiliated …
Conservative Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, published a “counter-view” to the teaching that Judas has earned his place in hell on FoxNews.com on Palm Sunday. Monsignor Barron's main arguments for having hope for Judas' salvation - Judas shows repentance: "Judas, the betrayer, deeply regretted what he had done: 'I have sinned in betraying innocent blood.'" "This is not callous indifference or self-justification. This is a clear and honest admission of guilt." - The Church has never declared that Judas is in hell: "St. Pope John Paul II insisted that the Church has never made a definitive statement regarding whether any particular person is in hell." "Pope Benedict said that we should suspend judgement regarding Judas and commit him to the mercy and justice of God." - Suicide does not guarantee damnation: "We should not despair of the eternal salvation of persons who have taken their own lives.' 'By ways known to him alone, God can provide the opportunity for salutary …Caman
Bishop Barron - Please explain why Apostle Judas has never been declared a Saint by any religion, you knumb-skull. Those who admire Judas are Spiritually in the ranks of The Devil's Brigade. From the Orthodox Service book, page 212: Holy Thursday Judas was, of a truth, the descendant of the vipers who ate manna in the wilderness, and murmured against Him who fed them: for while the food was still in their mouths, the ingrates spake evil against God. And this godless man, while he bare in his mouth the heavenly bread, committed treachery against the Saviour. O nature insatiable, and audacity inhuman! He selleth the One who feedeth him, and betray- eth unto death the Master who loveth him. Of a truth is he the son of the impious, and with them hath he inherited perdition. But spare - thou our souls, O Lord, from such inhumanity, O thou who alone art of ineffable long-suffering.
During the January consistory, Leo XIV told Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, France, of his wish to explore avenues for resolving the tensions surrounding the Roman rite, La-croix.com reports, citing anonymous sources. One bishop, who also wished to remain anonymous, said that Leo XIV is allegedly "extremely interested in the question and asked us to think something through". Another bishop, who has spoken with Leo XIV about the Roman rite, said that "for the Pope, what is done in France serves as a model" for other countries. "It is the first time I have heard so clearly that the subject must be addressed at a theological level and not just in a pastoral and emotional way," he added. Another anonymous bishop, from the southeast, said: "Behind the attraction to beauty and the sacred, there is a whole theological debate that some do not perceive: a distant God versus a God who draws near - encompassing a whole relationship with the world, freedom of conscience and interreligious …Caman
@MarioNawfal 4 military drones were stolen from Fort Campbell, Kentucky in late November. The Army is offering $5,000 for information. The FBI warned of a potential Iranian drone attack on the West Coast just yesterday and the internet is doing what the internet does: The theory revolves around the stolen U.S. military drones that could be used to hit American targets and make it look like Iran did it. Source: WSMV, The Cradle x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2032099291867808019
Beauty of the Catholic Faith - ♰ Where Jesus fasted for 40 Days ♰ "He ate nothing during those days... ♰ Where Jesus fasted for 40 Days ♰ "He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them He was hungry." Luke 4:2 The Monastery of the Temptation (Arabic: Deir al-Quruntul) is a Greek Orthodox monastery perched on the slopes of the Mount of Temptation, approximately …
The game of being two face coming to a end 80 % of the clergy use the church as a cover for this lifestyle . Seminaries were gateways that good men were kicked out and gave these people a home. Years in the making
Fr. Romano Tommasi, SLD 21 March, 2026. Theological Persuasion, Imperial Governance, and Emergency Ecclesiology: Structural Reassessment of the SSPX in Light of Roman Juridical Practice and Historical Parallels Introduction: The Question Misstated The question of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) is almost universally framed in Catholic discourse as a question of obedience or disobedience, and more sharply as a question of schism. This framing, however, presupposes what must be demonstrated—namely, that the existence of parallel ecclesial structures, sustained over time and involving episcopal ordinations without papal mandate, necessarily constitutes schism in the strict canonical and theological sense. This article proposes a different approach. Rather than adjudicating the rightness or wrongness of the SSPX position, it asks whether the category schism is an adequate diagnostic descriptor at all. It argues that the persistence of the SSPX is better explained by a structural failure …Caman
The national hymn changed, from a land devoted to our Lady to one in which catholic hospitals allow euthanasia to happen... I thought Canada was bad, but Spain is trying to take 2nd place, as the Vatican is solidly number one... Anyways, Spain while embracing the "upgraded" version of communism: socialism, in which they have some form of capitalism, we can’t deny they have embrace darkness. A "catholic" hospital there allowed a paraplegic young woman to be murdered, let me repeat this again... a "catholic" hospital let euthanasia to thrive in their halls. While Leo goes in his pachamama "feel good tour" in Monaco, catholicism is no longer solid within as priests no longer have a spine. It is truly sad seeing the rebellion everywhere and the top instead of fighting, they’re embracing, promoting and even preaching it... But who cares right? Souls are no longer important, neither teaching the truth, like pope Benedict XVI prophesied: the Church will become small. Sad seeing the destruction …Caman