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.
Smoke Signals:
The White Conclave Smoke of Oct. 26, 1958
We realize we’ve brought this up a few times before, and we don’t want to beat the topic to death, but there are probably a lot of new readers of our site out there now who may not be aware of what happened 58 years ago today at the conclave that was taking place in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Pius XII.
As happens after the death of every Pope, so too in 1958 the cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City to determine who would succeed the late Pius XII, who had died on Oct.… READ MORE
Former FBI Consultant Claims: U.S. Intel Docs show Cardinal Siri elected Pope Gregory XVII in 1958
Former FBI consultant Paul L. Williams cites declassified U.S. intelligence documents allegedly showing that Cardinal Giuseppe Siri was elected Pope Gregory XVII at the conclave that, two days later, produced John XXIII
In 2003, former FBI consultant Paul L. Williams published a book called The Vatican Exposed: Money, Murder, and the Mafia (Prometheus Books). Although the book deals with alleged Vatican corruption in terms of money and power and has a decidedly liberal flavor, Williams also — almost as a side note — includes some straightforward, objective information on the papal conclave of 1958.… READ MORE
@gonefishin1948 Oh really? Then offer to teach Quas Primas and Mortalium Animos in your diocesan seminary sometime and see what your local ordinary says about that.
@tjhooked1 Any Protestant could make that objection when you challenge him to research the Church Fathers and become Catholic. The question of the vacancy is not a luxurious add-on that is ultimately of little relevance. Only someone who does not understand (or believe in) the Papacy could
@charleybrown77 That's possible, of course, but until there is evidence in that regard, we should assume that others are not being deliberately deceptive. I couldn't in good conscience accuse the three fired professors of deliberately trying to deceive anyone. I have no good reason to believe
@charleybrown77 I should have been more specific. Yes, of course Martin and the other two are themselves part of the progressivist agenda, properly speaking, but on a lower level than the Bergoglians. The fired professors were a speed bump on the way to ultra-progressivist hell - I guess that's
@Catholicizm1 But we should also remember that the prophecy of the scepter not departing from Judah (in Genesis 49:10) was not made void during the period of the Second Temple before the arrival of the Messiah simply because there was no Davidic king during that long time. Then there is also
Innsbruck ‘bishop’ Glettler, known for his love of blasphemous art, says showing Donald Trump on a cross is ‘perverse’ – but calls crucified frog 'awesome'!
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