Vatican denies reports suggesting alleged abuser Fr. Rupnik cleared by court (CNS photo/Vatican Media) The Vatican, curiously, has responded in the negative to reports that accused abuser Marko Rupnik, formerly S. J., has been acquitted. What is curious is not that the response is negative but that it happened at all. What was the last time, during this pontificate or the previous one, that you can remember vital clarifications being provided? Not even the Dubia of the Four Cardinals have been touched with a ten-foot pole. When the Vatican spokesperson speaks, we can't help but notice, it is for a reason, and the reason rarely turns out to be even-handed papal dedication to veracity, the common good, or the salvation of souls. Let's see. On July 20, reports make the rounds of a Rupnik acquittal. With the usual caveats, the next day all the usual suspects in the Catholic commentariat respond as usual. Then, hey presto, at the o...
Leo approves new bishop in false Chinese ‘Catholic’ church...."Cardinal Joseph Zen...has repeatedly criticized the deal strongly. He described the agreement as an 'incredible betrayal' of China’s Catholics"
Pope Leo approves new bishop in false Chinese ‘Catholic’ church Joseph Chang Yanfeng was consecrated in a ceremony presided over by a vice-chairman of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CCPA). Pray an Our Father now for reparation for the sins committed because of Francis’s Amoris Laetitia and for the restoration of the Church. Stop for a moment of silence, ask Jesus Christ what He wants you to do now and next. In this silence remember God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost – Three Divine Persons yet One God, has an ordered universe where you can know truth and falsehood as well as never forget that He wants you to have eternal happiness with Him as his son or daughter by grace. Make this a practice. By doing this you are doing more good than reading anything here or anywhere else on the Internet. The Catholic Monitor The Catholic Monitor https://www.thecatholicmonitor.com I ask all The Catholic Monitor readers to also pray for the end of this ...