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.”

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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