hot persecution vs cold persecution the enemy is inside the gates that cold Hot physically persecution more demanding but clearer who the enemy is but the end cold is more dangerous to the soul
The German Catholic Congress (Katholikentag), taking place May 13–17 in Würzburg, will include a workshop on May 14 entitled: “Planning Blessing Services with Trans* Individuals.” The Congress is one of Germany’s largest Catholic gatherings and includes more than 900 events. There is a strong presence of politicians, including Protestant President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Markus Söder, Ricarda Lang, Andrea Nahles, and climate activist Luisa Neubauer. On May 16, there will be a homosexual worship service (“Queer-Gottesdienst”) under the title “Life is colorful – diversity in the Church?!” in the Augustinerkirche. Other official program events include: - Bible workshop: “Reading the Bible queerly: Why God is a fan of diversity” - When queer believers encounter the Church - From murder mystery dinners to escape games: discovering queer traces in the Bible through playful methods - Queer in the climate crisis: vulnerability and empowerment — also in Europe …More
There goes the Catechism. The new cover will be rainbow. Everyone will receive a blessing, whether in sin or not. History will record: This is a burden Pope Leo will be held personally responsible for. If you remove the smoke screen from the land of Oz, it's easy to see that this is His Proud Agenda. In the very near future: The "special children" will be ENTITLED to receive a blessing ANY church they walk into - if the priest refuses, the special children are to report this inaction to the local Archbishop to initiate chastisement and schism if ever repeated.
I can guarantee you that won't happen in the PNW. I am sure we were prepared for this outcome. After all most of the wheat/grain goes to Red China, so that pipeline will stay open!
On Pentecost Monday, Cardinal Raymond Burke will celebrate the closing Mass of this year's Chartres Pilgrimage in France. With more than 20,000 pilgrims registered to take part, this is the highest number yet. Other celebrants and preachers alongside Cardinal Burke include Monsignor Patrick Chauvet, former rector of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris; Father Antonius Maria Furtado, Superior General of the Missionaries of the Holy Cross; and Father Serge-Thomas Bonino, OP. Cardinal Burke also celebrated the closing Mass of the pilgrimage in 2017. Other prelates who have previously celebrated the Mass include Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Cardinal Gerhard Müller and Cardinal Robert Sarah. #newsFfujebqnww
Abp. Vigano: Müller, Sarah, and Burke constitute a controlled opposition. Their role is to contain the hemorrhage of Catholics caused by the conciliar revolution, deluding the faithful into thinking that it is possible for two opposing entities to coexist. Obedience to the Hierarchy becomes misleading when it deviates from the Truth of Dogma and Tradition. Unity is not primarily institutional but doctrinal, rooted in the immutable Deposit of Faith. .
The German Catholic Days in Würzburg are marked by strong emphasis on strong emphasis on climate protection, gender issues, and queer-themed programming this year, reflecting a significant shift in focus compared to earlier editions of the event. The gathering takes place from Wednesday to Sunday and is expected to attract around 30,000 participants, with more than 900 events scheduled across the city. This year’s motto, “Be courageous!,” is presented by organizers as a call to engagement in public life, though the concept of courage is framed primarily in socio-political rather than religious terms. According to the official programme materials, central themes include the “climate crisis” and the “endangered democracy,” alongside a wide range of discussions on social change, activism, and public debate. Traditional theological concepts such as sin, repentance, forgiveness, and eternal life appear to receive comparatively limited attention. Instead, initiatives include “climate …
Of the first 26 bishops appointed in the USA, 11 (42%) were born outside the United States. Hailing from South America, Asia and Africa, they include a former undocumented immigrant from El Salvador and two former refugees from Vietnam.
As of May 6, 2026, he has made 26 appointments of bishops for his homeland. Eleven of these bishops — 42% — were born outside the United States.
From a former undocumented immigrant to the nation's youngest prelate, Pope Leo XIV's recent bishop appointments reflect a diverse Catholic Church in his homeland. Since his election on May 8 last year, Pope Leo XIV has named numerous bishops to fill posts around the world, also in the USA. Before becoming pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost was himself in charge of proposing new bishops for established Latin Rite dioceses around the world. So, while such decisions are never taken lightly, Leo XIV is particularly keyed in to the needs and criteria involved. As of May 6, 2026, he has made 26 appointments of bishops for his homeland. This includes raising priests to the bishopric, elevating auxiliary bishops to new dioceses, and transferring ordinary bishops to new sees. Eleven of these bishops — 42% — were born outside the United States. Sixteen of them are under 60 years old, and the youngest is 45. Only three come from religious communities: a Jesuit, a Benedictine, and an Oratorian. They …
In 1987, the Lutheran minister Richard John Neuhaus argued that history had entered into a “Catholic moment,” in which the Catholic Church had a chance to take up its “rightful role” in constructing a “religiously informed public philosophy” for the United States. Given the Church’s declining numerical and institutional strength, it is striking to find that a strange kind of Catholic moment has indeed arrived—one in which the Church has a thinner presence on the ground but seemingly a greater one in public debates.
The talk of a Catholic revival spurred by a surge in adult conversions is misplaced, writes Matthew Schmitz in FirstThings.com (May 12). Conversions show no signs of offsetting the broader decline of Catholic life in the United States. Schmitz points to statistics. In 2000, 2.6 million American children attended Catholic schools. By 2025, that number had fallen to 1.6 million. In 2001, more than a quarter-million Catholic weddings took place in the United States; by 2024, there were only around 107,000. Infant baptisms have also collapsed: more than one million infants were baptized in the Church in 2001, compared with fewer than half a million in 2024. "Catholicism" in Service of U.S. Political Interests At the same time, Schmitz argues that while the Church is shrinking institutionally, Catholic ideas and language are allegely shaping public debate in America. Discussions about immigration, war, political authority, and moral responsibility are now often conducted using Catholic concepts …More
The tail is wagging the dog in Canada and so many Western nations. In no way, shape or form are any of these countries 'democratic', if they ever were.
14.05.2026 SSPX LAITY CARD.FERNANDEZ IS IN PUBLIC SCHISM: YOU HAVE TO PROVE IT BEFORE JULY 1 VATICAN COUNCIL II IS RATIONAL Pro-SSPX families must interpret Vatican Council II rationally i.e. LG 8,LG 14,LG 16,UR 3,NA 2, GS 22 etc in Vatican Council II refer to hypothetical and invisible cases only in 2026. This is the doctrinal base. We then build upon it in public. Inform Pope Leo and Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez. 1. For example, if you live in the diocese of Charlotte, in North Carolina, USA, Bishop Michael Martin ofm cap., must agree that LG 8, 14, 16, UR 3, NA2, GS 22 etc, refer to hypothetical and invisible cases only in 1965-2026. He must agree in public that LG 8, 14, 16 etc, are theoretical cases only. They exist only in our mind. If there are any such cases in real life they can only be known to God. So they are not objective examples of salvation outside the Catholic Church in 2026. 2. They are not objective exceptions , in the present times , for the dogma extra ecclesiam …More
Correction IV. For him being saved with the baptism of desire or invincible ignorance, refer to invisible and not visible cases in the present times. So the Nicene Creed means for him,‘I believe in two or more known baptisms (desire, blood etc) for the forgiveness of sins and they exclude the baptism of water.’ The above should read:- 4. For him being saved with the baptism of desire or in invincible ignorance, refer tovisibleand notinvisiblecases in the present times. So the Nicene Creed means for him, ' I believe in two or more known baptisms ( desire, blood etc) for the forgiveness of sins and they exclude the baptism of water.
Today, Leo XIV has appointed Father Emilio Biosca Agüero, 61, as the new bishop of Venice, Florida. Biosca's parents are both Cuban. He speaks Spanish and Tok Pisin. The Venice diocese covers most of southwest Florida. Monsignor Biosca is a member of the Pittsburgh-based Capuchin Franciscan Friars. He served for over two decades in Papua New Guinea (1994-2006) and Cuba (2007-2019). His public profile is almost entirely defined by immigration ministry. Since 2019, he has been the pastor at the parish of the Sacred Heart in Washington, D.C., one of the city's historic immigrant parishes located five kilometres from the White House. The congregation is predominantly Latino, particularly Salvadoran, but also includes Haitians, Brazilians and Vietnamese Catholics. Under Fr Biosca, the parish expanded ministries for illegal immigrants well beyond pastoral care, including immigrant accompaniment, attending court hearings, legal support, covering rent and legal fees. Several of his parishioners …More