James Martin SJ Wants the Church to Ordain [More] Homosexual Priests: Homosexual activist Fr James Martin SJ has called on Pope Leo XIV to remove the – largely unenforced – restrictions against "celibate homosexuals" to become priests. Fr Martin believes that "sexual orientation" alone should not stop a man from being ordained. He points to Pope Francis, who said there are already many "holy, healthy and celibate" homosexual priests. However, in 2005 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger concluded that men with deep-seated homosexual temptations should not enter the seminary because they lack the emotional maturity needed for lifelong celibacy.

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Father James Martin calls for ‘gay priests’

Continuing his public advocacy on LGBT issues, Fr James Martin SJ has argued that the Catholic Church should officially admit ‘gay’ priests. In a new essay published by his pro-LGBT organisation Outreach, Fr James Martin has presented his case for why the Church should admit homosexuals to the priesthood. He notes that he is only in favour of admitting celibate men, but after establishing that as the foundation of his argument, the prominent Jesuit calls on the Church to change its rules regarding seminary admission and ordination.

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john333

Isn't that redundant

Wilma Lopez

Paywall. The same failure as with Pelican+

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Vatikanen förnekar uppgifterna om Rupnik-rättegången – offren har fortfarande inte fått komma till tals

Vatikans talesman Matteo Bruni sade idag att ”uppgifterna om att domarna skulle ha överlagt i samband med fallet rörande fader Marko Ivan Rupnik är helt grundlösa”.
Han sade att utredningen fortfarande pågår och att panelen granskar dokumentation från de berörda stift, jesuitorden, berörda parter och pressen. ”Under rättegången, liksom vid alla rättsliga förfaranden, kan ingen information om pågående verksamhet delas på något sätt, av respekt för själva rättegången och för att undvika att skada någon av de inblandade.”
Bruni tillade att det kanoniska straffrättsliga förfarandet ”kan ge vägledning om skuld eller oskuld i enlighet med kanonisk rätt”, medan Rupnik fortfarande omfattas av civilrätten och preskriptionsbestämmelserna i de länder där eventuella brott påstås ha begåtts.
Samtidigt sade Laura Sgrò – advokaten som företräder de fem kvinnor som anklagar Rupnik – att processen i Vatikanen har varit nästan helt ogenomskinlig.
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Biskop Prevosts håndtering af misbrugssagen: Den anklagede præst dør, uden at der er blevet iværksat en undersøgelse

Den peruvianske præst Ricardo Yesquén Paiva er død i en alder af 59 år uden nogensinde at have været genstand for en kirkeretlig eller civil efterforskning af beskyldningerne om, at han i 2006 begik seksuelt misbrug mod en 10-årig pige.
I september 2024 oplyste bispedømmet Chiclayo, at Yesquén led af en »alvorlig degenerativ sygdom«, der gjorde ham ude af stand til at forsvare sig i en kirkeretlig sag. Bispedømmet har aldrig præciseret, hvilken sygdom der var tale om.
Klagere bestred denne forklaring og henviste til officielle bispedømsoptegnelser og fotografier, der viste ham ved offentlige liturgiske begivenheder i hvert fald indtil begyndelsen af 2023, hvilket modsagde påstandene om, at han for længst havde ophørt med at udøve sit præsteembede.
Et billede fra januar 2023 viser den daværende biskop Robert Prevost – nu pave Leo XIV – fejre en fødselsdag sammen med Yesquén, næsten tre år efter den første klage.
Sagen vakte international opmærksomhed, fordi den første klage mod Yesquén …Meira

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Leo XIV Promoted This Hopping, Dancing Bishop in Mexico: In January 2026, Pope Leo XIV appointed Monsignor Trinidad Antonio Márquez Guerrero, 60, as auxiliary bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico. He was consecrated a bishop on May 8. On Sunday, July 19, he celebrated a Eucharist during the diocesan Youth Day in the bullring in Yahualica, attended by some 1,300 young people. Still wearing his mitre and liturgical vestments, he started hopping and dancing around like an overexcited young person.

🙄 Y luego nos preguntamos por qué algunos católicos se van con los lefebvristas...

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The false church continues its most blatant mockery of the Holy Mass.

eva333

Prevost chooses the worst people to most effectively undermine the Church.

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Helgedomarna i Cotignac klarade sig undan den förödande skogsbranden: En omfattande skogsbrand i sydöstra Frankrike brände ner mer än 2 500 hektar, förstörde omkring 60 bostäder, tvingade 500 personer att evakueras och ledde till att fyra personer skadades. Trots att lågorna nådde bara några meter från pilgrimsplatserna Vår Fru av Nåden och Sankt Josef i Cotignac klarade sig båda helgedomarna oskadda, delvis tack vare brandmännen och insatser för att röja undan vegetation.

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The shrines of Cotignac remain intact after a devastating fire in southern France

The shrines of Our Lady of Graces and Saint Joseph of Cotignac, two of the main pilgrimage centers in France, remain intact after the forest fire that between Tuesday and Wednesday ravaged more than 2,500 hectares in the Var department, in the southeast of the country. The fire destroyed nearly 60 homes, forced the evacuation of about 500 people and mobilized more than 900 firefighters, including personnel from other regions of southern France. The flames reached the surroundings of Cotignac during the night, one of the best-known medieval villages in Provence, whose population multiplies during the summer. Although the fire came within a few meters of the two shrines, both buildings were ultimately unharmed. Evacuation of the shrines Faced with the advance of the fire, the authorities ordered the evacuation of the shrine of Our Lady of Graces and the monastery of Saint Joseph of Bessillon. The religious communities, pilgrims, families present and groups of young people participating in …

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Bishop Prevost's Handling of Abuse: Accused Priest Dies Without Investigation

Peruvian priest Ricardo Yesquén Paiva has died at the age of 59 without ever facing a canonical or civil investigation into allegations that he sexually abused a 10-year-old girl in 2006.
In September 2024, the Diocese of Chiclayo said Yesquén suffered from a "serious degenerative illness" that left him incapable of defending himself in canonical proceedings. The diocese never identified the illness.
The complainants disputed the explanation, pointing to official diocesan records and photographs showing him at public liturgical events through at least early 2023, contradicting claims that he had long ceased exercising ministry.
One image from January 2023 shows then-Bishop Robert Prevost - now Pope Leo XIV - celebrating a birthday alongside Yesquén, nearly three years after the first complaint.
The case gained international attention because the first complaint against Yesquén reached Bishop Prevost as early as March 2020, while he led the Diocese of Chiclayo.
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That look Hmm?

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Leo XIV godkender biskop, der i marts blev udpeget ensidigt af de kinesiske myndigheder

I dag blev pastor Joseph Chang Yanfeng indviet som biskop i bispedømmet Chifeng i den autonome region Indre Mongoliet i Kina.
Vatikanets nyhedsbrev meddelte i dag indsættelsen og oplyste, at pave Leo XIV havde godkendt Changs kandidatur den 15. juni.
Vatikanets meddelelse nævner ikke, at Chang allerede var blevet valgt som biskopskandidat i Kina den 20. marts 2026, rapporterer AsiaNews.it.
Bispesædet i Chifeng havde stået ubesat i tyve år.
Karriere udelukkende inden for den statsstyrede kirke
Chang Yanfeng, født den 4. april 1984 i Beizhen i Liaoning-provinsen, tilhører udelukkende Kinas statsanerkendte religiøse struktur.
Han studerede ved Shenyang Teologiske Seminar fra 2000 til 2006. Han begyndte på seminaret, da han kun var seksten år gammel. Shenyang er det største seminar for den kinesiske statsreligion i det nordøstlige Kina.
Fra 2007 til 2010 fik han tilladelse til at gennemføre en videregående uddannelse ved Det Katolske Universitet i Daejeon i Sydkorea. Teologiske studier i …Meira

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Rupnik sa at rettssaken «går veldig bra for ham» – ifølge en rapport

Den italienske journalisten Luigi Casalini fra MessaInLatina.it står fast ved sin rapportering om Vatikanets kirkerettssak mot presten Marko Ivan Rupnik, etter at Den hellige stol avviste opplysninger om at dommerne hadde truffet en avgjørelse.
I går kalte Vatikanets talsmann Matteo Bruni påstander om noen form for rettslig behandling for «helt grunnløse».
Casalini hevder imidlertid i dag at Vatikanet har tilbakevist noe som hans publikasjon aldri har påstått. Hans kilder antydet at visse anklager hadde blitt fjernet fra saksbehandlingen fordi de manglet tilstrekkelig bevis eller ikke utgjorde lovbrudd i henhold til kirkeretten – ikke at en endelig dom var blitt avsagt.
«Spørsmålet», skriver Casalini, «er om vår rapport er grunnløs, eller om den eneste grunnløse påstanden – en vi aldri har fremsatt – er at en endelig dom allerede er avsagt.»
Casalinis mest slående poeng gjelder en nylig samtale med Rupnik. Han sier at en felles bekjent snakket med den tidligere jesuittpresten for omtrent …Meira

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Rupnik Said Trial "Going Very Well for Him" - Report

Italian journalist Luigi Casalini of MessaInLatina.it is standing by his reporting on the Vatican's canonical trial of Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik after the Holy See denied reports that the judges had reached a decision.
Yesterday, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni called claims of any judicial deliberation "absolutely unfounded."
However, Casalini argues today that the Vatican refuted something his publication never claimed. His sources indicated that certain allegations had been removed from the proceedings because they lacked sufficient evidence or did not constitute offenses under Canon Law - not that a final verdict had been reached.
"The question," Casalini writes, "is whether our report is unfounded, or whether the only unfounded claim - one we never made - is that a final judgment has already been reached."
Casalini's most striking point concerns a recent conversation with Rupnik. He says a mutual acquaintance spoke with the former Jesuit about twenty days ago, during which Rupnik …Meira

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Leo XIV besöker helgedomen i bergen: I dag gjorde påven Leo XIV ännu en överraskande pilgrimsfärd och besökte helgedomen Den Heliga Treenigheten, belägen på en bergssluttning i Vallepietra. Han tog sig dit med bil. Helgedomen, som är känd för sin medeltida freskomålning av den Heliga Treenigheten, ligger cirka 60 miles nordost om Castel Gandolfo i Simbruini-bergen.

Surprise surprise… when you’re visiting the Vallepietra sanctuary and get an unexpected blessing from the Pope

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France: 91 Contemplative Monasteries Have Closed in 20 Years

A new study of Catholic contemplative monasteries has found that 91 monasteries have closed in France over the past two decades, representing nearly one-third of the country's contemplative houses.
The findings come from French sociologist Isabelle Jonveaux, a specialist in monastic life at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), whose research was published by LaVie.fr on July 21.
Several well-known monasteries have already announced their closure for 2026, including La Grande Trappe of Soligny (Orne), the Carmel of Compiègne (Oise), and Notre-Dame du Port-du-Salut (Mayenne).
According to the study, nearly 30% of France's contemplative monasteries have disappeared since 2007. Women's communities have been affected more severely than men's, with 32% of women's monasteries closing compared with 21% of men's.
The pace of closures has also accelerated. Until around 2015, France averaged fewer than four monastery closures per year. Today, the figure is close to ten annually.
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I am a contemplative. Many like me.

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Den unge Prevosts elevstreger: Et afføringsmiddel forklædt som slik og tv sent om aftenen

I den nye dokumentarfilm fra Vatican News, »Leone a Roma«, bringes anekdoter om pave Leo XIV’s studietid på det internationale St. Monica-kollegium i Rom, der tilhører augustinerordenen.
En augustinerbror husker, at medstuderende spillede »så mange spøg« med ham – »så mange«.
En nat vågnede han i den overbevisning, at et fly kredsede uden for hans vindue. Brødrene havde gemt en radio, der ringede, oven på hans klædeskab, hvilket fik ham til at lede efter den mystiske lyd midt om natten.
En anden gang tilbød nogen denne munk noget, han troede var et stykke slik. »De sagde til mig: ’Her, jeg vil gerne give dig et stykke slik.’ Så jeg troede, det var et stykke slik, men i stedet var det en afførende pille. Som følge heraf måtte jeg, mens jeg var i kapellet, løbe ud på toilettet.« Dokumentaren ledsager historien med et foto af en smilende ung Robert Prevost, uden at antyde, hvem der stod bag.
En anden munk husker, at den fremtidige pave hver eneste aften klemte sig ind på hans værelse for …Meira

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Young Prevost's Student Pranks: A Laxative Disguised as Candy and Late-Night TV

Anecdotes about Pope Leo XIV's student years at the International College of St. Monica in Rome, belonging to the Augustinian Fathers, are published in the new Vatican News documentary Leone a Roma.
An Augustinian friar recalls that fellow students played "so many jokes" on him—"so many."
One night he woke convinced an airplane was circling outside his window. The brothers had hidden a ringing radio on top of his wardrobe, leaving him searching for the mysterious noise in the middle of the night.
On another occasion, someone offered this friar what he thought was a candy. "They said to me, 'Here, I would like to offer you a candy.' So I thought it was a candy, but instead it was a laxative tablet. As a result, while I was in the chapel I had to run to the bathroom." The documentary accompanies the story with the photo of a smiling young Robert Prevost, without suggesting who was responsible.
Another friar recalls that the future pope would squeeze into his room every single evening to …Meira

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all true men seeing this post know how sick and anti male the Priesthood become. Gay Mafia

eva333

But his most diabolical mischief is that which he perpetrates by usurping a papacy that does not belong to him.

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Vatican Denies Reports on Rupnik Trial - Victims Still Unheard

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said today that “reports of any deliberation by the judges following the case of Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik are absolutely unfounded.”
He said the evaluation is still ongoing and the panel is examining documentation from the dioceses involved, the Jesuits, interested parties, and the press. “During the trial, as with any judicial proceeding, no information regarding ongoing activity can be shared in any way, out of respect for the trial itself and to avoid harming anyone involved.”
Bruni added that the canonical criminal proceeding “may provide guidance regarding guilt or innocence in accordance with Canon Law,” while Rupnik remains subject to the civil laws and statutes of limitations of the countries where any crimes were allegedly committed.
Meanwhile, Laura Sgrò - the lawyer representing five women accusing Rupnik - said the Vatican process has been almost completely opaque.
She told the Associated Press that, as of July 2026, her clients had never been …Meira

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The Vatican on July 22 denied reports circulating on blogs and social media that Father Marko Rupnik, the former Jesuit accused by several women religious of sexual abuse, had been acquitted.

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You can be sure that if Kissy is involved, then it’s a kangaroo court and the crooked fix is in.

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Historic First: Two Women to Lead German Deanery

Two women will jointly lead the Catholic Deanery of Bremen-Nord, Hildesheim Diocese, for the first time, marking a historic shift in church leadership. The decision was announced on July 21.
Ute Zeilmann is a theologian and will oversee pastoral ministry and the pastoral staff. Agnes Dobrzynski will lead administration. Both have worked in the Bremen-Nord deanery for several years.
To meet canonical requirements, Rev Johannes Pawellek will act as moderating priest, accompanying the new leadership team after his retirement in November 2026.
The pastoral team will also be joined by Rev Pradyut Bahla, an Indian priest currently pursuing doctoral studies in Frankfurt. He will serve in Bremen-Nord for five years.
The two women want “to embrace the global Church's call to synodality: leading together, listening to the Holy Spirit, and moving away from isolated leadership decisions”.
The Diocese of Hildesheim was led by pro-homosexual Bishop Heiner Wilmer until June 2026. He was promoted by …Meira

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Father Karl A Claver

More secular non-Catholic ways of depleting Catholicism.

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“Listening to the Holy Spirit” huh?….He’s going to tell you two broads to get back to your household chores or profess vows at a Convent.

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Biskop Prevosts håndtering av overgrepssaken: Den anklagede presten dør uten at det er gjennomført noen etterforskning

Den peruanske presten Ricardo Yesquén Paiva er død i en alder av 59 år uten noensinne å ha blitt gjenstand for en kirkelig eller sivil etterforskning av anklagene om at han skal ha begått seksuelle overgrep mot en 10 år gammel jente i 2006.
I september 2024 opplyste bispedømmet Chiclayo at Yesquén led av en «alvorlig degenerativ sykdom» som gjorde ham ute av stand til å forsvare seg i kirkerettslige saker. Bispedømmet oppga aldri hva sykdommen var.
Klagerne bestred forklaringen og pekte på offisielle bispedømsdokumenter og fotografier som viste ham ved offentlige liturgiske arrangementer i hvert fall frem til tidlig i 2023, noe som motsier påstandene om at han for lengst hadde sluttet å utøve sitt prestegjerning.
Et bilde fra januar 2023 viser den daværende biskopen Robert Prevost – nå pave Leo XIV – som feirer en bursdag sammen med Yesquén, nesten tre år etter den første klagen.
Saken fikk internasjonal oppmerksomhet fordi den første klagen mot Yesquén nådde biskop Prevost allerede i …Meira

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Aztec-Inspired Concert "Misa Azteca" at Los Angeles Cathedral: On 27 June, the Cathedral of Los Angeles hosted a performance of the concert 'Misa Azteca', a piece by the composer Joseph Julián González. The production incorporated pagan Mexican musical traditions and featured Nahua poetry and Aztec-inspired dance. The programme began with a ceremonial procession of dancers. Contrary to online claims, the event was not a Eucharist.

This happened on Saturday, June 27, 2026. Apparently Misa Azteca is a unique work that brings together the prayers of the Latin Mass with the rhythms and sounds of indigenous Mexican musical traditions.

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Temperance

Come Lord Jesus!

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Most fortunately none of the attendants was sacrified yet.

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Den unge Prevosts elevbus: Ett laxermedel förklätt till godis och sena TV-program

Anekdoter om påve Leo XIV:s studietid vid Internationella högskolan St. Monica i Rom, som tillhör augustinerorden, presenteras i den nya dokumentären ”Leone a Roma” från Vatican News.
En augustinerbroder minns att studiekamraterna spelade ”så många spratt” på honom – ”så många”.
En natt vaknade han övertygad om att ett flygplan cirklade utanför hans fönster. Bröderna hade gömt en radio som ringde ovanpå hans garderob, vilket fick honom att leta efter det mystiska ljudet mitt i natten.
Vid ett annat tillfälle erbjöd någon denne munk något som han trodde var en godisbit. ”De sa till mig: ’Här, jag vill ge dig en godisbit.’ Så jag trodde att det var en godisbit, men istället var det en laxerande tablett. Följden blev att jag, medan jag var i kapellet, var tvungen att springa till toaletten.” Dokumentären illustrerar berättelsen med ett foto av en leende ung Robert Prevost, utan att antyda vem som låg bakom det hela.
En annan munk minns att den blivande påven varje kväll trängde sig in i …Meira

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Leo XIV Approves Bishop Unilaterally Selected by Chinese Authorities in March

Today, Rev. Joseph Chang Yanfeng was consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Chifeng in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
The Vatican bulletin announced the consecration today and stated that Pope Leo XIV had approved Chang's candidacy on June 15.
The Vatican statement does not mention that Chang had already been elected bishop-designate in China on March 20, 2026, reports AsiaNews.it.
The episcopal see of Chifeng had been vacant for twenty years.
Career Entirely Within the State-Controlled Church
Born on April 4, 1984, in Beizhen, Liaoning Province, Chang Yanfeng belongs entirely to China's state-recognized religious structure.
He studied at Shenyang Theological Seminary from 2000 to 2006. He entered the seminary at just sixteen years old. Shenyang is the major seminary of the Chinese state religion in northeast China.
From 2007 to 2010, he was permitted to pursue graduate studies at the Catholic University of Daejeon in South Korea. Overseas theological study by mainland Chinese …Meira

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The Pope has approved another bishop under the Vatican’s deal with China, a policy critics say has accelerated the persecution of the underground Church.

Klaus Elmar Müller

Leo XIV. benutzt das Kirchenrecht willkürlich. Kommunistisch ernannte Bischöfe sind ihm lieb, die der FSSPX hasst er.

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Historisk første gang: To kvinder skal lede et tysk dekanat

For første gang skal to kvinder i fællesskab lede det katolske dekanat Bremen-Nord i bispedømmet Hildesheim, hvilket markerer et historisk skifte i kirkens ledelse. Beslutningen blev offentliggjort den 21. juli.
Ute Zeilmann er teolog og skal varetage det pastorale arbejde og lede det pastorale personale. Agnes Dobrzynski skal stå for administrationen. Begge har arbejdet i Bremen-Nord-dekanatet i flere år.
For at opfylde de kanoniske krav vil pastor Johannes Pawellek fungere som modererende præst og ledsage det nye ledelsesteam efter sin pensionering i november 2026.
Det pastorale team vil desuden blive forstærket af pastor Pradyut Bahla, en indisk præst, der i øjeblikket er i gang med et ph.d.-studium i Frankfurt. Han vil tjene i Bremen-Nord i fem år.
De to kvinder ønsker »at tage imod den globale Kirkes opfordring til synodalitet: at lede sammen, lytte til Helligånden og bevæge sig væk fra isolerede ledelsesbeslutninger«.
Bispedømmet Hildesheim blev ledet af den pro-homoseksuelle biskop …Meira