Society of Saint Pius X Priest Becomes Sedevacantist

Father Reid Hennick leaves SSPX

Society of St. Pius X Priest Becomes Sedevacantist

Ordained for the SSPX in 2016: Fr. Reid Hennick

Father Reid Hennick was ordained a priest for the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) on June 3, 2016, by Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta.

On Feb. 12, 2025, Fr. Hennick published a one-page letter in which he announced he was leaving the Society because he could not in good conscience continue his ministry in it, having adopted the sedevacantist position.

“…I have come to the conclusion that the Holy See has been vacant since the Second Vatican Council — a conclusion with profound implications for the apostolate”, Fr.… READ MORE

Sick ‘Art’ Exhibit Defiles Catholic Church Buildings in Germany

Nude, lewd, and crude…

Sick ‘Art’ Exhibit Defiles Catholic Church Buildings in Germany

(We have intentionally blurred certain parts of the sculptures for the sake of modesty)

Huge wooden sculptures of naked men and women in a ‘Catholic’ church? The Vatican II Sect in Germany makes it possible. The following scandal took place during Advent of last year but we have only now become aware of it, thanks to a recent post on GloriaTV.

Cityadvent is the name given to an annual art installation in a ‘Catholic’ church in the city of Münster, Germany. Every year during Advent, a special art display, open to the public, is installed in the Überwasserkirche of the diocese of Münster.… READ MORE

Disordered Charity: ‘Pope’ Francis, Deportations, and the ‘Ordo Amoris’

Bergoglio sends letter to U.S. bishops…

Disordered Charity:
‘Pope’ Francis, Deportations, and the Ordo Amoris

A few years back, the American author and journalist George Neumayr (1972-2023) published a book about Jorge Bergoglio (‘Pope Francis’) entitled The Political Pope (2017).

That the adjective fits, Francis demonstrated today by sending a missive to the ‘Catholic bishops’ of the United States regarding the current enforcement of federal immigration laws by the Trump administration. The Vatican released the text today:

The letter contains a total of ten numbered paragraphs, in which the ‘Pope’ criticizes the enforcement of U.S.… READ MORE

The World NEEDS Hindu Temples? More on ‘Bp.’ Martinelli’s Effusive Praise of Hinduism (VIDEO & PODCAST)

In-your-face apostasy in Abu Dhabi…

The World NEEDS Hindu Temples?
More on ‘Bp.’ Martinelli’s Effusive Praise of Hinduism

On Feb. 4, 2025, we reported on a blasphemous speech given almost a year ago by the Vicar Apostolic of Southern Arabia, ‘Bp.’ Paolo Martinelli, OFM Cap., in Abu Dhabi, UAE, for the opening of a Hindu temple:

For the text of the speech, we relied on the official script published at the web site of the Vicariate of Southern Arabia. We have since come to find out, however, that during his actual delivery of the address, Martinelli spontaneously added further remarks, and they made the matter even worse.… READ MORE

Novus Ordo Bishop Says Catholic Church Rejoices at Inauguration of Hindu Temple

In speech at ‘Day of Harmony’ in Abu Dhabi…

Novus Ordo Bishop Says Catholic Church Rejoices at Inauguration of Hindu Temple

“For all the gods of the Gentiles are devils: but the Lord made the heavens.” (Psalm 95:5)

The following news item is almost a year old, but it really doesn’t matter when this absurdity took place, whether last year or last week — the evil and the scandal are the same. This story did not receive a lot of coverage when it came out, so it’s time we exposed it.

‘Bishop’ Paolo Martinelli, O.F.M. Cap. (b. 1958), is the Novus Ordo Sect’s Vicar Apostolic of Southern Arabia.… READ MORE

NEWS DIGEST January 31, 2025

Chronicling the unending infernal chaos of the Vatican II Church…

January 31, 2025

‘Light and Blessing’ light show in Essen cathedral, Germany

Guess which side the diocese is taking: City of Toledo, Ohio vs. diocese of Toledo in battle over saving or demolishing historic Catholic church building.

Canadian Jesuits offer three-session course on “The Enneagram – A Practice for Accessing Your Divine Essence.” What, you didn’t know you’re divine? The Jesuits do!

‘Pope’ Francis puts on his evangelizing face for a moment: “Once we’ve encountered Christ, we can’t keep Him to ourselves”. Unless, of course, we’re telling an interreligious audience that Christianity is just one language among many that lead to God, that the different religions express the “richness of different ways of coming to God”, that the diversity of religions is like a mosaic in which each piece is necessary for the beauty of the whole, or that God has given religious diversity as a gift to mankind.… READ MORE

Pope Pius XII on the Unchanging Orthodoxy of the Papal Teaching Office

Papal address of January 17, 1940…

Pope Pius XII on the Unchanging Orthodoxy of the Papal Teaching Office

One of the main services Novus Ordo Watch tries to render to the public is the making available of, or raising awareness concerning, Catholic magisterial texts that are not widely known or have not before been published online in English. There is a wealth of pre-Vatican II papal teaching ‘on the books’ that, unfortunately, is largely unknown even to traditional Catholics; thus we are trying to do our part to help remedy this situation. Thankfully, with recent advances in technology, discovering and spreading it has become easier and easier.… READ MORE

Former SSPX Bishop Richard Williamson Is Dying

Ordained by Abp. Lefebvre in 1988…

Former SSPX Bishop Richard Williamson Is Dying

[UPDATE 29-JAN-2025: Bp. Williamson died at 23:23 GMT.]

The Most Rev. Richard Williamson, one of the four bishops consecrated for the Society of St. Pius X (FSSPX) in defiance of ‘Pope’ John Paul II on June 30, 1988, by Abp. Marcel Lefebvre and Bp. Antonio de Castro Mayer, is reportedly near death and may already have died by the time this post is published.

According to Vatican journalist Edward Pentin, the 84-year-old bishop from England was admitted to the hospital yesterday evening on account of a brain hemorrhage and has received extreme unction:

… READ MORE

PHOTOS: ‘Bishop’ Athanasius Schneider in Audience with ‘Pope’ Francis

A jolly chitchat in the Apostolic Palace…

PHOTOS: ‘Bishop’ Athanasius Schneider in Audience with ‘Pope’ Francis

(image ©Vatican Media)

The daily news bulletin put out by the Holy See Press Office on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, included a rather unexpected item: ‘Pope’ Francis (Jorge Bergoglio) had received in audience that morning the Most Rev. Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C., auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Maria Santissima in Astana, Kazakhstan.

This was a surprise insofar as Schneider has for years been one of Bergoglio’s most vocal critics.

Not much is known about the meeting. There has been no comment from the Vatican, but of course there are photographs (above and further down below, and a few more here), and there are a few words from Bishop Schneider himself to the National Catholic Register:

Bishop Athanasius Schneider said Pope Francis “showed great cordiality” toward him during a private audience on Monday and that they “spoke about some important themes on the life of the Church.”

… READ MORE

Mel Gibson, Sedevacantism, and the 1958 Conclave: A Commentary

Famous Hollywood icon interviewed by Joe Rogan…

Mel Gibson, Sedevacantism, and the 1958 Conclave

Everyone has been talking about it: Mel Gibson’s appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast earlier this month. As of the publication of this post, the YouTube version of the episode has 8.7 million views; and that’s not counting the audio-only version on Spotify, where the podcast has its home.

Joseph Rogan (b. 1967) is an immensely successful secular podcaster. His show, The Joe Rogan Experience, is among the world’s most listened to podcasts.

Mel Gibson (b. 1956) is, of course, a famous Hollywood actor and movie producer.… READ MORE

German Novus Ordo Bishop: No Need to Evangelize the Whole World!

Says God will find other ways to get people “on the right track”…

German Novus Ordo Bishop:
No Need to Evangelize the Whole World!

There’s nothing Catholic left in him: ‘Bp.’ Franz-Josef Overbeck of Essen

The state of post-Vatican II ‘Catholicism’ in Germany has never been worse than today. This is confirmed by a recent sermon delivered by Franz-Josef Overbeck (b. 1964), the ‘Catholic bishop’ of the diocese of Essen.

Some quick background: In 2021, ‘Bp.’ Overbeck, made headlines by claiming that God is present in sodomitical relationships. His auxiliary, ‘Bp.’ Ludger Schepers (b. 1953), was recently appointed commissioner for queer pastoral care by the German bishops’ conference. … READ MORE

The Binding Force of Papal Teaching: A Pre-Vatican II Theologian Explains

Catholics must assent to what the Pope teaches – period.

The Binding Force of Papal Teaching:
A Pre-Vatican II Theologian Explains

Fr. John F. Cronin (1908-94) was an expert on Catholic social teaching

For about six decades now, many Catholics of good will have been subjected to great deception and falsehood from two angles: On the one hand, the Novus Ordo religion that emerged in the Vatican with the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), and on the other hand, the good-faith but nevertheless often theologically-flawed attempts to resist that new religion while nevertheless recognizing the ‘Popes’ who have imposed it as legitimate Popes.… READ MORE

Youth-Centered ‘Zimzum Festival’ in Augsburg Misleads Souls

Novus Ordo-approved, Catholicism-free!

Youth-Centered ‘Zimzum Festival’ in Augsburg Misleads Souls

Since the Vatican II religion offers nothing genuinely satisfying to hungry souls, especially not in its liturgy, every so often the powers that be in Novus Ordo Land feel the need to engage the youth in some kind of exciting ‘faith adventure’ to rouse their interest in religion and administer another dose of pseudo-spirituality to them to keep them going for a while longer.

What could be more conducive to that end than a charismatic festival that is not just for ‘Catholics’ but also for people from all kinds of other churches/denominations?… READ MORE

The Stuff of Nightmares: Novus Ordo Church in Canada Among World’s Most Hideous

St. Mary’s in Red Deer, Alberta

The Stuff of Nightmares: Novus Ordo Church in Canada Among World’s Most Hideous

(image source: stmarysparishreddeer.ca; cropped/fair use)

It’s fairly easy to find ugly Novus Ordo churches because they’re practically everywhere. But every so often, one comes across a humdinger of a post-Vatican II ‘Catholic church’ that is so extraordinarily hideous that it deserves a special dishonorable mention.

Of such a kind is the building known as ‘St. Mary’s Catholic Church’ in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. What at first glance looks more like a sewage plant or an indoor water park turns out to be a ‘Roman Catholic church’ of the Archdiocese of Edmonton.… READ MORE

For Year’s End, Some Humor: Francis Discovers Vatican Employees Read Novus Ordo Watch

Happy new year!

For Year’s End, Some Humor: Francis Discovers Vatican Employees Read Novus Ordo Watch

Another busy year comes to a close. We render our deepest gratitude to Almighty God, to the Blessed Virgin Mary, to all the angels and saints, and to our friends and supporters for their help, spiritual and temporal, throughout the past year.

Today was supposed to see the publication of TRADCAST 039, but on account of a small medical emergency in the family, it could not get done in time and will be released in January instead.

For the last few hours of the year, we would like to provide an amusing satirical video clip we originally released in 2016, but which a lot of people may not be aware of.… READ MORE