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Leo XIV's New German Nuncio Is Typical Francis-era Diplomat

Today, Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Hubertus van Megen as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany.
A Dutch prelate born in 1961, van Megen was ordained for Roermond in 1987 and entered the Vatican diplomatic service.
His career includes postings in Somalia, Brazil, Malawi, Sudan, and Eritrea.
In 2014, Pope Francis appointed him nuncio to Sudan. Cardinal Pietro Parolin consecrated him a bishop.
He later served as nuncio to Kenya and South Sudan, while also acting as the Holy See’s observer to the United Nations Environment Programme and UN-Habitat in Nairobi. After twelve years as nuncio in Africa, van Megen’s move to Germany may amount to a cultural shock.
Archbishop van Megen emerges as a typical Francis-era field diplomat: shaped by the Global South, active in UN frameworks, and strongly aligned with interreligious and ecological initiatives.
His expansive praise of Francis places him firmly within the current Vatican trajectory.
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German Bishop Claims Homosexuality ‘Part of God’s Plan of Creation’

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German Bishop Claims Homosexuality ‘Part of God’s Plan of Creation’

A German bishop has raved against “patriarchy” and traditional gender roles while claiming sexual and gender “identity” is part of God’s design for humanity.
Ludger Schepers, auxiliary bishop of Essen and “Queer affairs representative” of the German Bishops’ Conference,
lamented in comments to the Catholic press agency KNA that the Church has “not only tolerated but actively promoted” patriarchal structures for centuries.
A patriarchal view of humanity has nothing to do with the Christian faith, but only with the will to power, Schepers argued. Anyone who still defends this today “betrays their own message,” said the auxiliary bishop of Essen. He said the Church must take a clear stance and not tolerate “discrimination.” He sees a return to traditional gender roles as a “misguided path.”
“The diversity of human identities – whether homosexual, transgender, or intersex – is not a modern construct, but part of God’s plan of creation,” Schepers claimed.
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CARDINAL RATZINGER DID NOT ALLOW THE SSPX TO INTERPRET VATICAN COUNCIL II RATIONALLY, TRADITIONALLY AND SO CANONICALLY : HE WAS IN DOCTRINAL SCHISM WITH ‘ LG 16 VISIBLE’

09.04.2026
CARDINAL RATZINGER DID NOT ALLOW THE SSPX TO INTERPRET VATICAN COUNCIL II RATIONALLY, TRADITIONALLY AND SO CANONICALLY : HE WAS IN DOCTRINAL SCHISM WITH ‘ LG 16 VISIBLE’
Cardinal Ratzinger did not allow the SSPX to interpret Vatican Council II rationally, traditionally and so canonically: he was in doctrinal schism with ‘LG 16 visible’.
Ratzinger kept it a secret. He was in schism with the LG 16-visible premise. He allowed the traditionalist Fr. Leonard Feeney in Boston to remain excommunicated in 1965.He did not announce that Feeney was correct there were no visible cases of the baptism of desire. He kept silent.
Then he excommunicated the Cushingite traditionalist Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and the SSPX bishops. They had rejected the non traditional conclusion of Vatican Council II. The Council emerged non traditional when it was interpreted with the LG 16 visible premise of Karl Rahner. This error of Rahner is there in his book The Christian of the Future.
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Receiving communion in the hand was the common practice of the Church in both East and West for the first 800 years of Christianity, and it was certainly considered reverent by the Fathers.

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Early Christian Communion in the Hand

As a scholar of the early Church, I was surprised to learn that the practice of communion in the hand is such a hotly debated topic; it came to my attention during the early days of the pandemic, when many dioceses required communicants to receive in this way. Whatever one thinks about the practice today and its reemergence after Vatican II, it is important that our conversation be grounded in an accurate picture of the history of this practice. Receiving communion in the hand was the common practice of the Church in both East and West for the first 800 years of Christianity, and it was certainly considered reverent by the Fathers.
In North Africa (including Egypt) the practice is mentioned by Tertullian,[1] Cyprian,[2] Augustine,[3] Cyril of Alexandria,[4] and John Climacus.[5] In Jerusalem, we have the mystagogical catecheses of Cyril of Jerusalem (or perhaps of his successor, John).[6] In Syria (what we now call Turkey and surrounding regions) it is witnessed by Basil the Great,[7] …

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Satanic sects, such as the Satanic Grotto. These groups target the Eucharist for use in "black mass" rituals to mock Catholic beliefs, believing in the real presence of Christ. Recent cases include thefts in Oklahoma City and Kansas.
Specific Incidents:
2025/2026 Kansas:
Archbishop Naumann sued a Satanic Grotto group for plotting to desecrate stolen hosts at the Kansas State Capitol.
Oklahoma City: A satanic group previously stole a host, which was later returned, notes Community in Mission.
Mexico: In April 2026, individuals stole a ciborium containing consecrated hosts during adoration in Tlaxcala, according to EWTN News.
Italy: The blessed sacrament was stolen in Sicily in 2020, as reported on YouTube.

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Charade: Pentagon Summoned Nuncio over Leo XIV's Anti-War Rhetoric

Elbridge Colby, serving as Undersecretary of Defense for Policy under Donald Trump, reportedly summoned the then Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, to the Pentagon in January. This was reported by TheFp.com on April 6.
The meeting followed a speech by Leo XIV to diplomats in which he warned against “the imperialist occupation of the world” and urged leaders to abandon the “desire to dominate others.”
The Pentagon considered the speech as a bitter lecture against the USA.
Colby and his colleagues told the Nuncio that the Catholic Church had better take its side.
One U.S. official went so far as to mention the Avignon Papacy (1309–1377), when the popes were under strong influence from the French crown.
Cardinal Pierre sat through the lecture in silence.
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Actually, Leo won’t say anything, as long as China doesn’t want him to. Say his name: Jimmy Lai.

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The Trump administration summoned a Vatican diplomat to the Pentagon, and during the tense meeting a U.S. official invoked the Avignon Papacy

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Bishop Halts New Members in French Religious Community

Bishop Hervé Giraud of Viviers, France, has ordered the Famille Missionnaire de Notre-Dame (FMND), a Novus-Ordo community, to stop accepting new members and to suspend all religious vows, following a recent court ruling involving the community’s former superior, Fr Bernard Domini.
The decision, announced on 30 March, follows a French court sentencing the former leader for “abuse of weakness”. However, the community’s lawyer described the ruling as 'close to an acquittal'. Both sides have appealed the verdict, meaning the case is not final.
The bishop presented the measure as a precautionary step, but it has drawn strong criticism. Some families argue that it disregards the presumption of innocence and disrupts long-standing vocations.
Parents have accused the bishop of “abuse of power” and of “destroying the religious lives” of their children by preventing them from making commitments that had been prepared for over many years.
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Maundy Thursday 2026: This church in Belgium has become a den of gluttony

Le jeudi saint 2026

Une "messe de table" a été célébrée le jeudi saint 2 avril à l'église Notre-Dame du Finistère, en Belgique. Elle s'est déroulée autour d'une grande table de banquet, comprenaient des éléments du repas. Certaines personnes âgées y ont participé. Le curé a prétexté que le carême se finit le jeudi saint et non pas après la vigile de Pâques et donc nous pouvons déjà célébré. La paroisse fait partie de l'archidiocèse de Malines-Bruxelles, dirigé par l'évêque Luc Terlinden. Rappelons que, dans cet archidiocèse l'année dernière, Il avait également eu une "messe de table" dans une autre paroisse de ce même archidiocèse, mais cette fois-là pour être en union avec "nos frères" musulmans couper le jeûne avec eux.

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Millstone.

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Bergoglio's False Canonizations Collapse

Vatican Blocks Continuity of Procedure of Beatification and Canonization of Argentine Bishop -- no new Satanellis
The Church has prohibited public veneration of non-canonized persons; Bergoglio, for instance, raised recognized Marxists and apostates to the altars—an act that constitutes the sin of idolatry.
Bergoglio adulterated the concept of Martyrdom to include murders for political reasons.
Even the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, in its Profession of Faith under Pope John Paul II, affirmed that the canonizations of saints were dogmatic facts. Since it has been established that Bergoglio signed fraudulent canonization processes, we conclude that he was not the Pope. For the Magisterium—both ordinary and extraordinary—of a Pope is infallible when it teaches on matters of faith and morals.
Prevost mocks Sainthood
But under Prevost, not only are apostate pagan priests elevated to the altars—following Bergoglio’s heretical parameters—but half-truths also continue to be …More

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Let us not forget that Bergoglio's false "communion of saints" includes apostates and blasphemers.
Francis Wanted to Canonize a Bishop Accused of Child Sexual Abuse — Radio Milagro
Las falsas canonizaciones de curas marxistas por …

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Homily Friday, April 10

Acts 4:1-12
Peter and John tell the people, “There is salvation through anyone else.”
Jesus sends the Apostles out to evangelize. He is the food the world needs.
John 21:1-14
Jesus said to the apostles, “Children, have you caught anything to eat?” They answered him, “No”.
Jesus is checking whether they are on a mission and whether they are sharing the food of eternal life.
Biblical texts: NAB-RE
Normand Thomas.

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A Priest on the war on Iran who lived in Iran (John-Henry Weston show)

Fr. Christopher Basden draws on his Middle East upbringing to challenge mainstream narratives about Iran, Israel, and the push toward war. He argues that claims of imminent threats mirror past justifications like the Iraq War, while deeper conflicts over Palestine and geopolitical interests continue to fuel instability. The discussion highlights the human cost of war, including displacement, destruction, and the suffering of Christian communities. Criticism is directed at Western Church leaders for inconsistent responses to these crises. Despite the turmoil, Fr. Basden points to growing awareness and enduring faith as signs of hope.
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He was also in Ramsgate

Maria delos Angeles

I know that priest from real life. He has served on two parishes I have visited and I have spoken him on the phone and in person before.

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Priestly Ordinations for 'Heralds of the Gospel' Unblocked After Years of Suspension

The Heralds of the Gospel announced on April 5 in São Paulo that priestly ordinations will resume in April 2026, following a suspension in place since 2019.
31 acolytes will be ordained as deacons on April 11 and 26 deacons to the priesthood on April 12.
The ordinations concern members of the clerical society of apostolic life Virgo Flos Carmeli, which is associated with the Heralds of the Gospel.
The diaconal ordinations will be conferred by Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, archbishop emeritus of the Military Ordinariate of Brazil. The priestly ordinations will be presided over by Raymundo Damasceno Assis, archbishop emeritus of Aparecida and Pontifical Commissioner.
Ordinations within the Heralds had been suspended following a Vatican intervention that began in 2017 and was reinforced in 2019 with the appointment of a Pontifical Commissioner.
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If they were persecuted by the infamous Bergoglio, it means they are worthy in the eyes of God.

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The Heralds were right to choose Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães and Raymundo Damasceno Assis, since they were not elevated as archbishops by the false Pope Francis nor the current one; otherwise, the ordinations would be invalid.

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Fr Basden had a Latin Mass in London before his retirement.

"Quando ero bambino, mio padre viaggiò in auto con me dall'Inghilterra all'Iran. Questo oggi sarebbe impensabile e inattuabile. Perché, a parte l'incomprensibile situazione odierna?"
Ho tradotto a senso una parte delle sincere dichiarazioni di questo Sacerdote (nato in Egitto da padre Battista del Texas e madre Cattolica inglese)

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ZIONISM & IRAN: A Perspective from a Priest Raised in Iran

ZIONISM & IRAN: A Perspective from a Priest Raised in Iran
Fr. Christopher Basden draws on his Middle East upbringing to challenge mainstream narratives about Iran, Israel, and the push toward war. He argues that claims of imminent threats mirror past justifications like the Iraq War, while deeper conflicts over Palestine and geopolitical interests continue to fuel instability. The discussion highlights the human cost of war, including displacement, destruction, and the suffering of Christian communities. Criticism is directed at Western Church leaders for inconsistent responses to these crises. Despite the turmoil, Fr. Basden points to growing awareness and enduring faith as signs of hope.
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