AsiaNews: The outspoken supporter of the Chinese Communist Party and 98-year-old patriotic Bishop Anthony Tu Shihua of Puqi was buried at Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery on Jan 10. More here.
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Jesuit Educated Congressmen Overwhelmingly Pro-Abortion
Catholic Culture: In the new US Congress, most of the representatives who graduated from Jesuit-run colleges and universities are strongly in favor of legal abortion, according to a study by Matthew Archbold of the Cardinal Newman Society. More here.
‘Stay Focused’ Says Lutheran Leader, Lutherans Must Be Lutheran
Catholic Culture: The general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation called upon Lutherans around the world to remain focused on Martin Luther’s teaching of salvation through faith alone during 2017, the 500th anniversary year of the Protestant Reformation. More here.
CDF Had Issued 20 Pages of Objections to Amoris Laetitia, None Were Accepted
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said in a live television interview on Sunday that a “fraternal correction” of Pope Francis regarding his apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia (The … Continue reading
On Scorsese’s ‘Silence’ and the New ‘Complexity’ Obrogation
Fatima Network, Christopher Ferrara: So the Vatican has made a big fuss over Martin Scorsese’s latest filmic opus, “Silence,” in which Scorsese, an admitted “lapsed Catholic,” once again exploits his Catholic background to perpetrate a travesty of the faith, just as … Continue reading
To See or to Read? That Is the Question, Or Is It Both?
Interesting article. I have a relative who has an exaggerated view about icons, now that he regularly started attending the Byzantine liturgy. For some reason, he is less appreciative of statues as he is of icons. Or, so I’ve been … Continue reading
Margaret Sanger’s 1922 China Mission: Birth Control, Abortion, Even Infanticide
National Catholic Register, Matthew Archbald: In the end, it’s difficult to calculate the impact Sanger had on the ensuing horrific record of eugenics employed by the Chinese government but at least one birth control advocate in China, Zhang Jingsheng, jealously … Continue reading
Head of Italy’s Civil Protection Office Warns of ‘Very High’ Probability of Islamist Terror Attack in Italy
Catholic Culture: The possibility of a terrorist attack in Italy is “very high,” warns one of the country’s top civic officials. Franco Gabrielli, the head of Protezione Civile—the office that responds to national emergencies—told Il Giornale that it would be … Continue reading
Cardinal Mueller Critical of the Four Cardinals’ Dubia
1Peter5, Maike Hickson: Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), has just made comments that seem to be critical of the Four Cardinals and their published Dubia. The pope’s close friend, the journalist … Continue reading
‘The Parable of the Vinegar’
No book is perfect. One will always find a typo or two, or even three sometimes. But this book of which I speak is the Bible, albeit the King James version, published in 1717, the same year as modern Freemasonry was … Continue reading
Cardinal Zen’s Explosive Interview With WSJ
WSJ, David Feith: Cardinal Joseph Zen, the most senior Chinese cleric in the Catholic Church, believes the Vatican is fast approaching a tragic mistake in China. Within days church leaders could conclude a landmark agreement with the Chinese government after … Continue reading
Bishop Schneider Calls Freemasonry ‘Instrument of Satan’
1Peter5, Deacon Nick Donnelly: Bishop Athanasius Schneider, a collaborator with Cardinal Burke and an auxiliary bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan, have given a lecture on “Mary, conqueror of all heresies”, in which he warned that Freemasonry is an “instrument of Satan”. Bishop Schneider made this observation … Continue reading
Alabama SC Rules Pre-Born Babies Are Persons and Under Protection of Right to Life
LifeSite News: A unanimous opinion handed down the last day of 2016 by the Alabama Supreme Court is the latest in a growing body of state law extending personhood and the equal protection of the law to pre-born children in … Continue reading
Pakistan: Assassinated Governor’s Son Could Be Indicted for ‘Insulting’ Mohammed
The assassinated governor, Salman Taseer, was an advocate for Asia Bibi. AsiaNews: The son of Salman Taseer, the former Punjab governor assassinated for criticizing the “black law” on blasphemy, is likely to be indicted for insulting the Prophet Muhammad. Fundamentalist groups … Continue reading
Scientology and Coercive Abortion
The Catholic Stand, Victoria Gisondi: A&E network just aired its fifth episode of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, an eight part documentary exposing the unbelievable institutional abuse of the Church of Scientology. Each episode has featured mind blowing personal accounts … Continue reading
