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As predicted, the consistory was a nothingburger: https://novusordowatch.org/2026/01/leo14-extraordinary-consistory-hope-disappointment/ https://x.com/NovusOrdoWatch/status/2009399332156449021/photo/1
The Traditional Latin Mass not discussed at the consistory -- according to a number of cardinals this evening.
One such is…
German Jesuit Berates Church for Imposing Natural Family as Normative - https://novusordowatch.org/2026/01/jesuit-berates-church-for-imposing-natural-family/ Because it 'discriminates' people in pseudo-families! https://x.com/NovusOrdoWatch/status/2009392971003654307/photo/1
NEW: Just 25 cardinals were able to speak in 'free interventions' in the consistory this week.
This was due to the only 1hr…
“Liturgy was mentioned but not as much as evangelisation, but liturgy comes into evangelisation as well,” Cardinal Wilfri…
JUST IN: Cardinals Pablo David of the Philippines, Stefen Brislin of South Africa, & Luis José Rueda Aparicio of Colombi…
Covering herself up in shame, the German Church goes completely bonkers - https://cathcon.blogspot.com/2026/01/covering-herself-up-in-shame-german.html
Liturgy and the Roman Curia are left out as topics for Leo XIV’s first consistory - https://zenit.org/2026/01/07/liturgy-and-the-roman-curia-are-left-out-as-topics-for-leo-xivs-first-consistory-this-was-discussed/
"One of the most striking developments of the consistory was the exclusion of the liturgy from its agenda" - https://radicalfidelity.substack.com/p/why-the-consistory-is-officially This really shows how so many semi-trad pundits - who expected this to be a big moment for the Traditional Mass - are living in their own bubble
Read at your own risk: 'Cardinal' Radcliffe’s complete meditation in English to the Consistory - https://zenit.org/2026/01/07/peter-the-pope-must-not-be-unaccompanied-cardinal-radcliffes-complete-meditation-in-english-to-the-cardinals-in-the-consistory/
Meanwhile, in the Novus Ordo…
When since the death of the last Apostle did the highest prelates of the Church get together and "seek together what the Holy Spirit wants"? - https://www.omnesmag.com/en/news/the-pope-there-is-life-in-our-church/
1969: The Substitution That Made Abolition Unnecessary - https://frtjojeka.blogspot.com/2026/01/1969-substitution-that-made-abolition.html
Pope St. Pius X had warned priests to stay far away from the love of novelty, but here comes 'Cardinal' Radcliffe: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-lgbt-cdl-radcliffe-urges-openness-to-novelty-in-address-to-extraordinary-consistory/
Leo says consistory must be free of personal, group ‘agendas’ - https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2026/01/pope-says-consistory-must-be-free-of-personal-group-agendas
…So much modernism
After seven months of Leo XIV, they're already trying to "make sense" of him... https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/01/07/altieria_leoninepapacy/
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This is a perfect occasion to review why the SSPX is wrong. I posted this a while ago:
If you want to know why the theolog…
Leo XIV tells consistory participants: "...it is not the Church that attracts, but Christ; and ***if a Christian or an ecclesial community attracts***, it is because through that 'channel' flows the lifeblood of Charity that cascades from the Heart of the Savior"!
FULL TEXT: Pope Leo XIV’s opening address at the Extraordinary Consistory, Jan. 7, 2026 - https://www.osvnews.com/full-text-pope-leo-xivs-opening-address-at-the-extraordinary-consistory-jan-7-2026/
Vatican releases photos of the first day of the extraordinary consistory: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2026/1/7/concistoro-straordinario.html
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