365 Days of Francis: What was the Worst?

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365 Days of FRANCIS:
What Was the Worst?


It’s been a full year since March 13, 2013, that fateful day when “Cardinal” Jean-Louis Tauran stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter’s and announced the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as “Pope Francis.” The moment the Argentine apostate appeared, the mayhem began, and we have chronicled the highlights — or lowlights, to be more precise — every step of the way. To review the facts about Rev. Bergoglio, please access our “Pope Francis” Page here; a review of our Novus Ordo Wire blog posts will provide additional insights.… READ MORE

Resignationism: Now “Abp.” Georg Ganswein Weighs In

Resignationism Continued…

Now “Abp.” Ganswein Weighs In:
Benedict’s Emeritus Status “Corresponds to Reality”

“Archbishop” Georg Ganswein, Secretary to Benedict XVI

Italian journalist and author Antonio Socci is back with more on the neverending drama surrounding what we have termed the Resignationist thesis, the idea that the resignation of Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) was invalid and he is therefore still the legitimate Pope of the Catholic Church, Francis being an impostor. (For those who don’t know, the position of Novus Ordo Watch is that all “Popes” after Pius XII have been impostors. More on that here.)

In his latest contribution, published March 2, 2014 for the Italian El Libero, Socci reveals the “serious answer” Benedict XVI’s private secretary, “Abp.”… READ MORE

Socci after Benedict’s Reaffirmation: “The Plot Thickens”

Resignationism Reloaded

Socci: “The Plot Thickens”

“Greater Mystery” seen in
Ratzinger Response to Tornielli

Just as we predicted yesterday, not all who give credence to the idea that Benedict XVI’s resignation may have been invalid are convinced by Ratzinger’s reported reaffirmation of its validity to Italian journalist Andrea Tornielli.

“The plot thickens,” Socci says in a Feb. 26, 2014 article posted on his web site:

Socci claims that the questions he raised earlier this month have not been answered but instead the mystery surrounding Benedict’s abdication is deepening.

Socci, author of the book The Fourth Secret of Fatima, criticizes Andrea Tornielli of the Italian daily La Stampa for not releasing the full text of the alleged letter the “Pope emeritus” wrote him, saying that for a story of such magnitude, it would have been appropriate to at least reproduce the letter in its entirety, or better yet, a scanned facsimile copy showing Ratzinger’s signature and letterhead.… READ MORE

Benedict XVI: “My Resignation was Valid”

Resignationism, R.I.P.

Benedict XVI Speaks: “My Resignation Was Valid”

Bad news for Resignationists — those who believe that Benedict XVI’s resignation was invalid because brought about by force. While it would allow them a convenient, non-sedevacantist way out of the problems with Francis by saying the true Pope is still Benedict, it is Joseph Ratzinger himself now who has explicitly denied the rumors and confirmed that he gave up his claim to the papacy by his own free will.

Responding to a letter written him by the well-known Italian Vatican journalist Andrea Tornielli of La Stampa, the “Pope Emeritus” clearly states:

There is absolutely no doubt regarding the validity of my resignation from the Petrine ministry.

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French SSPX Families rebel against Bp. Fellay, Demand Resignation

Calls for Resignation

“We Cannot Accept It Any Longer”

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French SSPX Families Demand Resignation of Superior General Bp. Fellay

Now there is absolutely no denying it: The Society of Saint Pius X is in great turmoil.

On Feb. 15, 2014, the French blog Avec L’Immaculée (“With the Immaculate”) published a lengthy letter written by a group of French SSPX traditionalists who call themselves the Familles Catholiques Fidèles, or “Faithful Catholic Families.” The letter is addressed to the current Superior General of the SSPX, Bp. Bernard Fellay, who has been in his position since 1994.

In this open letter, an unidentified number of “faithful Catholic families” petition Bp.

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The Vicar of Snark: How Francis has changed the Tone in the Vatican

Even the secular press is noticing…

The Vicar of Snark

Francis has definitely changed the tone in the Vatican…

[From The Week, U.S. Edition]

Pope Francis, Insult Comic

Hailed for striking a gentler tone, the pope is actually the vicar of snark

by Michael Brendan Dougherty

The pope’s favorite American prelate, Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston, opined this week on the character of the church’s biggest celebrity. According to O’Malley, Pope Francis isn’t about to launch a revolution in the church, he’s just changing the tone.

O’Malley said the shift in emphasis is necessary because the church has been in the past “too strident, maybe too repetitious.”

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The Apostasy Advances: “Cardinal” Tauran at Hindu Temple

More Syncretist Junk…

The Apostasy Advances:
“Cardinal” Tauran at Hindu Temple

[We are indebted to Tradition in Action for this story.]

The apostasy of the Vatican II Sect advances with ever greater and more alarming speed. “Cardinal” Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran is the current President of the so-called Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, having been appointed to this post by “Pope” Benedict XVI in 2007. He is incidentally also the very same individual who introduced Jorge Bergoglio as “Pope Francis” to the world on that fateful day of March 13, 2013.

On June 13, 2013, “His Eminence” visited a Hindu temple in London, where he paid homage and gave credence to the false religion of Hinduism and its idols.… READ MORE

Angry Birds: Francis’ Peace Doves get Attacked

A Saint Francis he isn’t…

Angry Birds!
Francis’ Peace Doves get Attacked

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[Vatican City, Jan. 26, 2014] The ‘Francis Show’ suffered a slight setback today as the Argentinian Antipope called for peace in the Ukraine at his Sunday Angelus address. After the traditional white peace doves were released (incidentally, by two children standing at Francis’ side), both of them were attacked by a seagull and a crow, right there in front of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. If the doves were to be a symbol of peace, perhaps this attack by the other birds has symbolic value also.… READ MORE

Conspiracy! Meet 6 Well-Known Traditional Catholic Conspiracy Theorists

Reality Check for Novus Ordos…

Conspiracy! Meet Six High-Profile Traditional Catholic Conspiracy Nuts

A favorite tactic among Novus Ordo apologists when trying to argue against sedevacantism is to discredit it by making the position look foolish; and what better way to do that than to label it a conspiracy theory! Nowadays, few words are more effective in making people turn a blind eye to disturbing facts than that infamous and dreaded ‘C’ word: conspiracy, or, better yet, conspiracy theory.

“I don’t believe in conspiracy theories,” many people, often good-willed, are quick to point out, conveniently allowing them to ignore evidence put before them.… READ MORE

The List: Francis’ 19 New “Cardinals”

Now a grand total of 218 bogus princes…

“Pope” Francis Names 19 New “Cardinals”

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The announcement had been expected for a while, and on January 12, 2014, it finally came: the list of the names of the men Antipope Francis will create “cardinals” in the consistory to be held on February 22. Here it is, in the order of precedence by which they will be admitted:

  • Pietro Parolin (Secretary of State; Vatican City)
  • Lorenzo Baldisseri (Synod of Bishops; Italy)
  • Gerhard Ludwig Müller (Congregation for the Destruction of the Faith; Vatican City)
  • Beniamino Stella (Congregation for the Clergy; Vatican City)
  • Vincent Gerard Nichols (Westminster, England)
  • Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano (Managua, Nicaragua)
  • Gérald Cyprien Lacroix (Quebec, Canada)
  • Jean-Pierre Kutwa (Abidjan, Ivory Coast)
  • Orani João Tempesta (St.
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Ex-Swiss Guard Breaks Silence on Vatican Gay Lobby

Vatican ‘Gay Lobby’ Update

Former Vatican Swiss Guard:
“Cardinals Solicited Me for Sex”

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A Swiss Guard with a Novus Ordo Cardinal (generic internet photo)

On Sunday, January 5, 2013, the Swiss weekly paper Schweiz am Sonntag broke the story of a former Vatican Swiss Guard, who claims to have received offers for homosexual acts — from “Cardinals”!

[from Schweiz am Sonntag: “Schweizergardist packt aus: ‘Habe von Kardinälen Sex-Angebote erhalten'”]

Swiss Guard Breaks Silence: “Cardinals Solicited Me for Sex”

by Henry Habegger and Beat Kraushaar
posted Saturday, Jan. 4, 2013, 11:32 pm CET

Now the Swiss Guard joins the sordid circle of the Vatican’s Gay Lobby.

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Vatican Hires Leading Pro-Homosexual Corporations as Advisors

But who are they to judge, eh?…

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Vatican Hires Leading Pro-Homosexual Corporations as Advisors

by Randy Engel

[from RenewAmerica.com]

Introduction

In their efforts to bring “transparency” and “efficiency” and “financial reform” to the Government of the Vatican City State (the “Governatorato”), Vatican officials have managed to completely ignore the lack of moral credentials of the mega firms they have hired to carry out these tasks including the world’s top pro-lesbian, “gay,” bisexual, transgender (LGBT) consulting firm of Ernest & Young, now formally known as EY. Nor, apparently, did Ernst & Young officers volunteer this information before signing their formal contract with the Vatican to seal their lucrative consultation deal.

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FFI Update: Laity demand Removal of Apostolic Commissioner

Tyranny against Indult Traditionalists

Franciscans of the Immaculate:

Apostolic Commissioner Demands “Oath FOR Modernism”, Lay Faithful Petition for his Removal

UPDATE 12/19/13: Deep Dive into the Vatican Crackdown (click here)

UPDATE 12/14/13: Vatican Rejects Calls for Removal of “Fr.” Volpi (click here)

UPDATE 12/11/13: Rorate Caeli has provided more details and links to translations and documents – CLICK HERE

The tyranny “Pope” Francis has unleashed upon the vigorous and growing order of the Franciscans of the Immaculate (who adopt the so-called “indult” position of trying to be traditional Catholics yet only with the “permission” of the Modernist hierarchy, to which they submit), whose only “crime” has been to prefer the pre-Vatican II liturgical books to those of the Novus Ordo, is coming to a head.… READ MORE

Interview with SSPX Bp. Fellay: “Francis Talks Too Much”

SSPX Update

“Francis Talks Too Much”:
An Interview with SSPX Superior General Bishop Bernard Fellay

The Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X, Bishop Bernard Fellay, has given an interview in which he discusses “Pope” Francis, the state of the Novus Ordo Church, and how the SSPX is currently engaging in its “resistance” against both. Conducted in French, the interview is available with English subtitles in the video above, but you can also read a full English transcript here:

Here are some highlights of what Bp. Fellay says in the interview:

  • On Francis: “I think that he talks too much” and “this is not a man of doctrine.”
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New Evidence: Two Sister Lucys of Fatima

Fatima Reality Check…

New Evidence Confirms
Two Sister Lucys of Fatima

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Is this really one and the same woman?

Some Background

On May 13, 1917, the very day when Pope Benedict XV consecrated the future Pope Pius XII a bishop, the Mother of God first appeared to three shepherd children at a place called Cova da Iria at Fatima, Portugal. The eldest of the three was Lucia de Jesus dos Santos, who later widely came to be known simply as “Sister Lucy” of Fatima. The Blessed Virgin appeared a total of six times to the children, always on the 13th day of the month, from May to October of the same year.

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