News Digest July 23, 2023

Chronicling the unending infernal chaos of the Vatican II Church…

July 23, 2023

You can’t miss this ‘Earth Day Mass’ in the San Bernardino diocese!

Vatican’s Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication: Catholic media needs ‘prophetic gaze of communion’. What are these people smoking?

Jesuit magazine discovers the sacred: “Why going to the movies is a sacred act”.

Just so cool, dude: ‘Brother Metal’ is probably another reason why you’re not Novus Ordo anymore.

How about that: “A 40-year-old man drives a car at high speed into Vatican City State, and is arrested after forcing two checkpoints of the Swiss Guard and the Vatican Gendarmerie.”… 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

Curial Prelate Warns in 1872: Freemasonic Conspiracy Will Shake Church to Its Foundations

Book endorsed by Pope Pius IX…

Curial Prelate Warns in 1872: Freemasonic Conspiracy Will Shake Church to Its Foundations

On May 15, 1956, Pope Pius XII published the magnificent encyclical Haurietis Aquas explaining and promoting devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In it, the Holy Father lamented that “both in the past and in our own times, this most noble devotion does not find a place of honor and esteem among certain Christians and even occasionally not among those who profess themselves moved by zeal for the Catholic religion and the attainment of holiness” (Haurietis Aquas, n. 8).… READ MORE

Taylor Marshall’s About-Face on Robert Prevost: From Worst-Choice Candidate to Hope for the Church?

Marshall quickly deleted pre-conclave episode critical of Leo XIV…

Taylor Marshall’s About-Face on Robert Prevost:
From Worst-Choice Candidate to Hope for the Church?

Imagine you’re a ‘trusted Catholic influencer’ with a huge following and you publish a video about who in your opinion would be among the worst possible candidates for Pope.

For Dr. Taylor Marshall that distinction belonged to ‘Cardinal’ Pietro Parolin, but since his chances had tanked in the days just before the 2025 conclave due to alleged involvement in a financial scandal, among other things, Marshall wasn’t terribly worried about him anymore. The next in line for worst candidate in his estimation was — wait for it — ‘Cardinal’ Robert Francis Prevost.… READ MORE

Muslim Imam Chants Koran Verses During Interreligious Service at Austrian Cathedral

It’s the ‘new normal’ in Novus Ordo Land…

Muslim Imam Chants Koran Verses During Interreligious Service at Austrian Cathedral

© Land Steiermark/Robert Binder (cropped)

A terrible tragedy occurred in Austria ten days ago: “A former pupil killed 10 people and himself at a secondary school in Austria’s second [largest] city, Graz, on Tuesday in the worst school shooting in Austria’s modern history”, Reuters reported on June 10, 2025.

Graz is the capital of the Austrian state of Styria. The official state memorial service was of the interreligious kind, of course, and was held at the local Roman Catholic cathedral on June 17.… READ MORE

To the Razor’s Edge: ‘Father’ Zuhlsdorf leads Souls into Temptation by promoting lewd Video Ad

Because ‘masculinity’, see!

To the Razor’s Edge: ‘Father’ Zuhlsdorf leads Souls into Temptation by promoting lewd Video Ad

Years ago ‘Fr.’ John Zuhlsdorf was a big name in the world of conservative Novus Ordos and so-called “indult” traditionalists, that is, those in the Vatican II Church who still took Catholicism seriously and wanted to assist at the Traditional Latin Mass in “full communion” with Joseph Ratzinger (“Pope Benedict XVI”) and later Jorge Bergoglio (“Pope Francis”).

Starting out as a columnist writing about ecclesiastical Latin for The Wanderer, ‘Father Z’, as he likes to be called, gradually morphed into a blogger whose primary occupation appeared to be, well, blogging.… READ MORE

Francis: ‘If I see the Gospel in a Sociological Way only, Yes, I am Communist, and so too is Jesus’

Interview with Jesuit ‘America’ journalists…

Francis: ‘If I see the Gospel in a Sociological Way only, Yes, I am Communist, and so too is Jesus’

Sometimes ‘Pope’ Francis (Jorge Bergoglio) says outrageous things that go under, simply because he says and does so many other outrageous things that one cannot read or process everything in due time.

Thus it is that we must turn once again to the interview Francis gave to journalists affiliated with the Jesuit rag America, which was published Nov. 28:

America‘s departing editor-in-chief, ‘Fr.’… READ MORE

Francis Congratulates King Charles and Camilla on the Anniversary of Their Adulterous Union

“Thou shalt not commit adultery” (Ex 20:14)…

Francis Congratulates King Charles and Queen Camilla on the Anniversary of Their Adulterous Union

Francis during a general audience on March 24, 2024 (image: Shutterstock/Fabrizio Maffei)

[UPDATE: Video of Charles and Camilla’s Visit added to post below]

Nine years ago, on Apr. 8, 2016, the Argentinian Modernist Jorge Bergoglio (aka ‘Pope’ Francis) issued the infernal apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia, which gave the green light to those in the Vatican II Church who are in an adulterous second ‘marriage’ — the so-called ‘divorced-and-remarried’ — to receive Holy Communion without first repenting of their adultery.… READ MORE

‘Most accomplished Example of Modernism’: SSPX Superior deconstructs Bergoglio’s Synod Theology

While offering an odd theology of his own…

‘Most accomplished Example of Modernism’:
SSPX Superior deconstructs Bergoglio’s Synod Theology

On May 12, 2023, the official news site of the Lefebvrist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) published an insightful interview with Fr. Davide Pagliarani, the Society’s Superior General:

Back in March, ‘Pope’ Francis (Jorge Bergoglio) celebrated his 10-year anniversary of usurping the Chair of St. Peter. Father Pagliarani, who as a Lefebvrist acknowledges Francis to be a true Pope (Vicar of Christ) but refuses him submission as he deems appropriate, was asked to identify what in his estimation is “is the most significant point of these last few years”, and his response was: synodality.… READ MORE

Francis: Jesus Wasn’t Rigid, He Changed His Attitude!

The gospel according to Bergoglio…

Francis: Jesus Wasn’t Rigid, He Changed His Attitude!

Probably one reason why ‘Pope Francis’ (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) loves to talk so much is that it is the best way for him to change the Gospel and communicate his false doctrines. Barely a Sunday goes by on which he doesn’t use the opportunity to put his own spin on the teaching of Christ found in the Gospel reading of the day, sometimes to the point of distorting completely the message the Son of God actually transmitted.

For a long time now, one of the false pope’s favorite themes has been that of condemning “rigidity”.… READ MORE

Over a Dozen ‘Prominent Catholics’ Warn Francis: Resign or Be Deposed!

Bad theology against a false pope – not going to work!

Over a Dozen ‘Prominent Catholics’ Warn Francis:
Resign or Be Deposed!

On May 2, 2024, the feast of Saint Athanasius, the semi-traditionalist blog Rorate Caeli published a ‘major statement’ against Jorge Bergoglio (aka ‘Pope Francis’). It is entitled “Call for the Resignation of Pope Francis” and bears the signatures of 16 people Life Site describes as “prominent Catholics”.

Just how prominent the signatories are, is another question, but it doesn’t really matter. Their names, along with their respective credentials, are listed by Rorate Caeli as follows:

Rev. Linus F.

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Announcement of Upcoming Livestream: Special Broadcast on 10 Years of ‘Pope’ Francis

Mark your calendars!

Announcement of Upcoming Livestream:
Special Broadcast on Ten Years of ‘Pope’ Francis

[UPDATE: Link to Full Video Broadcast HERE]

This coming Monday, Jorge Bergoglio will celebrate his tenth anniversary as “Pope Francis”.

To mark this infernal milestone, we are happy to announce a live-streamed special edition of the Catholic Family Podcast on March 13, 2023. It will start at 5:00 pm EDT (2:00 pm PDT; 21:00 UTC; 22:00 CET).

Host Kevin Davis will be joined by co-host Mario Derksen of Novus Ordo Watch and sundry interesting guests. We will review and discuss some of the worst, ugliest, and most ridiculous that has transpired since the apostate Jesuit from Buenos Aires has claimed the papal throne:

Our special guests will include former Novus Ordo priest Fr.… READ MORE

Assessing a Half-Truth: Was Pope Pius IX a Liberal Before His Election?

Setting the record straight…

Assessing a Half-Truth:
Was Pope Pius IX a Liberal Before His Election?

His Holiness, Pope Pius IX (r. 1846-1878)

History may not repeat itself, but it certainly does rhyme.

This observation, commonly attributed to Mark Twain, is being confirmed in our day when, after 12 frightful years of ‘Pope Francis’ (Jorge Bergoglio), the Vatican II Sect has once again chosen a new head: ‘Cardinal’ Robert Prevost of Chicago, now known as ‘Pope Leo XIV’.

Unlike his Argentinian predecessor, the current American occupant comes across in his external dealings with men as genuinely benign, kind, humble, thoughtful, and serene.… READ MORE

The Immoral Pope Benedict IX: Response to a Recent ‘One Peter Five’ Article

More anti-papal junk from the semi-trads…

The Immoral Pope Benedict IX:
Response to a Recent One Peter Five Article


He may have been a moral reprobate, but he was nevertheless a true Vicar of Christ

The pseudo-traditionalist web site One Peter Five has been on a ferocious campaign against the Papacy for years.

Always promoting a conclusion that is still in search of a good argument, One Peter Five under the editorship of Timothy S. Flanders has been cranking out, with foolhardy determination, all kinds of propaganda material that ultimately only has one chief purpose: to uphold Jorge Bergoglio (‘Pope Francis’) as a true Pope, no matter how badly the Catholic teaching on the Papacy must be distorted in order to accomplish the desired result.… READ MORE

In Your Face: Francis uses Serial Abuser Rupnik’s Art in Video Message to Marian Conference

Completely shameless or just tone-deaf?

In Your Face: Francis uses Serial Abuser Rupnik’s Art in Video Message to Marian Conference

The name of ‘Fr.’ Marko Ivan Rupnik, S.J. (b. 1954) has become infamous in recent months.

Rupnik is a Slovenian Jesuit presbyter and artist whose religious mosaics have been used in various churches in Europe, including Redemptoris Mater chapel in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace. In late 2022, accusations of spiritual, psychological, and sexual abuse surfaced against him — and then followed additional revelations:

  • “The head of Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order admitted Wednesday that a famous Jesuit priest had been convicted of one of the most serious crimes in the Catholic Church some two years before the Vatican decided to shelve another case against him for allegedly abusing other adult women under his spiritual care.”
… READ MORE