Luiz Sérgio Solimeo 
The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity, an interreligious organization composed of Islamic, Jewish, and Catholic members, called for May 14 to be a journey “for fasting, works of mercy, prayers, and supplications for the good of all humanity.” “I Have Accepted the Proposal of the Higher Committee” During the May 3 Regina Caeli, … Read more
In several recent pronouncements, Pope Francis has hinted that the current coronavirus pandemic is a revenge of nature. “A Revenge of Nature”? In a March 22 interview with Spanish journalist Jordi Évole, Pope Francis was asked whether the present pandemic is not “a revenge of nature”? The pope answered with a popular … Read more
For some high-ranking prelates, God never punishes. To say that the scourge of the current epidemic could be divine punishment would be, for them, a pagan thing. That is what the current successor of Saint Charles Borromeo in the archdiocese of Milan, Archbishop Mario Delpini, said in a recent interview. The reporter … Read more
On February 2, Pope Francis finally made public the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Querida Amazonia. It was eagerly awaited: With joy by those seeking a new and desacralized Church, and with concern by those who love the Church. The Errors in the Synod’s Prior Documents Were Not Condemned Querida Amazonia neither corrected nor … Read more
This adage came to mind when reading Pope Francis’s latest interview with Eugenio Scalfari. It is sadly true that the pope has chosen Scalfari—an old socialist atheist, apostate from the Catholic Church, and co-founder of the Italian leftist newspaper La Repubblica—as a friend and confidant. Indeed, Pope Francis has made Scalfari the … Read more
The terrible crisis afflicting Church and papacy fills good and faithful Catholics with unspeakable sorrow. However, in resisting the errors being promoted at the highest levels in the Church, some conservative critics seem to be slipping now and then into confusion. The Danger of Attacking the Papacy Itself Some of them have … Read more
In October, Pope Francis attended the worship of the “Pachamama” pagan goddess in the Vatican gardens where he blessed the idol. Days later, the idol was introduced into St. Peter’s Basilica. After five copies of the statuette were thrown into the Tiber, he asked forgiveness for the pretended offense. Now, at the Mass … Read more
As people’s attention is turned to the Amazon Synod underway in Rome, an unbelievable statement attributed to Pope Francis has made the news: the Supreme Pontiff is alleged not to believe in the divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ! The news came from his longtime friend and confidant, the atheist news editor … Read more
Commenting on Pope Francis’s statements during his recent trip to Mozambique, the Italian daily Il Fatto Quotidiano, headlined: “Pope Francis: ‘Gluttony and lust are not grave sins. Clericalism, fixated on sex, is a true perversion in the Church.’” Supporting the Sexual Revolution Reading this headline, a Catholic could be tempted to conclude that … Read more
“It’s an honor that the Americans attack me.” Whose anti-American diatribe is this? Is it Venezuelan socialist dictator Maduro’s or Bolivia’s equally socialist Evo Morales? Perhaps Nicaragua’s bloodthirsty tyrant Daniel Ortega? It hurts to say it, but it came from the lips of the common father of the faithful (including Americans)—Pope Francis. … Read more