In 2018, the Vatican signed a document with Communist China, which has become one of the most controversial aspects of Pope Francis’ pontificate and led to a “betrayal” of Catholics in the nation. The highly secretive Sino-Vatican deal is now in its seventh year after being renewed for the third time in … Read more
In 1994, TFP founder Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira denounced a top-down effort by authorities in the Catholic Church and civil society to impose same-sex “marriage.” With Catholic moral teaching on homosexuality being clear and irreformable, he could see this authoritarian action triggering a split: “Then there will be an internal clash within … Read more
Heretical voices within the Catholic Church clamor for change. Their radical agenda at the Synod on Synodality is clear: Distort doctrine, subvert tradition, and dismantle the hierarchical nature of the Church. With refreshing clarity, authors José Antonio Ureta and Julio Loredo de Izcue explain the present crisis in their new book, The … Read more
This year, the Chinese Communist Party is celebrating the centenary of its founding with all pomp and circumstance. The celebration has been long in preparation. On October 18, 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Party, delivered an important speech to the 2,280 delegates at the 19th Congress of … Read more
In some weeks, I could go to jail in Italy, where I live, for what I’m about to write. The reason for this dramatic affirmation is an “anti-discrimination” law that could pass soon. For many years, the left has been trying to force through this law that would, in practice, forbid any … Read more
Socialism has failed worldwide because it uses the government’s brutal power to force people into its anti-natural program against private property. It also suppresses the social, economic and religious forces that are the natural defenses against its destruction. However, the ideological virus has the uncanny ability to mutate. When one plan shipwrecks, … Read more
Who would ever have thought that pagan Incan idols would be worshiped at the Vatican in Rome? Yet, that is what happened over the course of the month-long Pan-Amazon Synod. It started in the Vatican Gardens on October 4, 2019. There was a ceremony with a ring of people, including one in … Read more
Who would ever have thought that pagan Incan idols would be venerated at the Vatican in Rome? Yet, that is what happened over the course of the month-long Pan-Amazon Synod. It started in the Vatican Gardens on October 4, 2019. There was a ceremony with a ring of people, including one in … Read more
What is the green movement all about? Where did it come from? What is its ideology? Does it have a solid scientific backing for its theories? Is there a hidden agenda behind it? Does the green movement have communist roots? The environmental or “green” movement is defined and spurred by the issues … Read more
We publish below some comments by José Antonio Ureta, which appeared just days ago on the blog of Vatican expert Aldo Maria Valli, regarding the comment of Cardinal Brandmüller about the Instrumentum laboris of the Synod on the Amazon. Dear Dr. Valli, Since your blog deals extensively with the Synod on … Read more