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Pope Francis Endorses Same-Sex Civil Unions, but Something Intrinsically Evil Cannot Be the Object of Legal Rights

by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo June 3, 2021December 4, 2020

Released on October 21, Francesco, a documentary by Evgeny Afineevsky, shocked millions of Catholics because Pope Francis visually endorsed the legalization of same-sex unions. Two cardinals, several bishops, priests, and lay Catholics stressed the obvious: The papal endorsement is incompatible with Catholic doctrine. Based on Scripture, Tradition, and her perennial teaching, the … Read more

Fratelli Tutti: A Socialist-Utopian, Ecumenical-Interreligious Encyclical

by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo October 30, 2020October 29, 2020

The new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti (hereafter FT), is an atypical papal document. First, because contrary to tradition, it is not addressed to the Catholic bishops, clergy, or faithful. Instead, it is written for “all people of goodwill, regardless of their religious convictions.” Second, because it is not inspired by Sacred Scripture, Fathers … Read more

Faithful Resistance to Pope Francis’s Call for Civil Union Laws

by John Horvat II October 29, 2020October 28, 2020

Catholics have long extended the benefit of the doubt to Pope Francis when he frequently veers off the path of orthodoxy. With his latest statement regarding same-sex civil unions, there are no benefits in entertaining doubts. Many Catholics sense something is terribly wrong. “What we have to create is a civil union … Read more

Pope Francis’s New Ostpolitik with Communist China Is Just Like the Old One

by James Bascom June 3, 2021October 21, 2020

In September 2018, the Vatican and Communist China signed a landmark agreement in which the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agreed to recognize the Catholic Church as a legal entity in China. In exchange, the Vatican conceded to the CCP the power to appoint bishops over which the Vatican retains the right of … Read more

I’m Catholic. Can I Disagree With Pope Francis on Property?

by John Horvat II June 3, 2021October 12, 2020

Pope Francis’s encyclical Fratelli Tutti presents a dilemma for all who defend the right of private property. On the one hand, the teaching document Pope Francis signed on October 3 questions this right. On the other, past popes, theologians, and canonists have always taught that private ownership, as it is largely practiced, … Read more

Pope Francis Submits to Religious Leaders Opposed to Our Lord Jesus Christ

by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo June 6, 2020June 5, 2020

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

The Pachamama, Pope Francis, and the Pandemic

by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo May 16, 2020May 14, 2020

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

Resisting the Grave Errors in Pope Francis’s Apostolic Exhortation Querida Amazonia

by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo March 4, 2020March 3, 2020

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

Pope Francis: “Show Me Your Friends, and I’ll Tell You Who You Are”

by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo January 30, 2020January 30, 2020

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

Having Worshipped Pachamama, Pope Francis Now Disparages Mary’s Co-Redeeming Role

by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo December 30, 2019December 23, 2019

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

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