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Why is there a painting of a nude Jesus ministering to Judas in Pope Francis’ study?

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican’s own newspaper, featured as its cover photo a scandalous painting of Our Lord in the Pope’s own quarters. (LifeSiteNews) According to the Vatican’s own newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis has placed a painting of a resurrected nude Jesus … Continue reading →

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We must not capitulate before this world, but recapitulate all things in Christ

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

An interview with the Superior General of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X on the pontificate of Pope Francis. [CP&S comment below] DICI: Reverend Father, it has been eight years since Pope Francis ascended the throne of Saint Peter, … Continue reading →

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Ex-pope Benedict chides ‘fanatical’ Catholics who reject his resignation

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

CP&S comment. Well, well, this news comes as a surprise right now! And also something of a disappointment. However frail Benedict XVI might be, he cannot be blind to the horrors we been have subjected to under Francis since he … Continue reading →

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Goodbye tradition, hello fashion!

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

SWITZERLAND, February 2021 LifeSiteNews: Joseph Maria Bonnemain, who Pope Francis picked on Monday for the Diocese of Chur, Switzerland against the wishes of the local ecclesial leadership, declared on Wednesday that he won’t have his own episcopal coat of arms. … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis Accepts Cardinal Robert Sarah’s Resignation from Divine Worship Congregation

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA, Vatican, February 20, 2021: VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Robert Sarah as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Cardinal Sarah, who turned 75 in … Continue reading →

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Divine Sense of Humour?

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Maybe it was Divine Intervention, when during the Angelus on 14th February a powerful gust of wind blew a window tapestry up into Pope Francis’ face, just as he said that “God is the One who contaminates Himself” – perhaps … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis, Biden and “post-institutional” Catholics

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

by Roberto de Mattei at the Lepanto Foundation What will be the effects of Joe Biden’s election on the life of the Church? Biden is the second Catholic President in the history of the United States after John Fitzgerald Kennedy, … Continue reading →

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The Pope’s misplaced sympathy for fathers who leave home

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

By Phil Lawler at Catholic Culture: Last week Pope Francis took another step to dismantle the edifice of teaching on marriage left to the Church by his predecessor, Pope John Paul II. You already know, I trust, that Pope Francis … Continue reading →

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Under President Biden, Vatican-US Relations Are Poised to Shift Dramatically

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

NEWS ANALYSIS: The new US administration is aligned with Pope Francis’ Vatican priorities in areas like immigration and environmental policy, but at odds with foundational Church teachings on abortion and gender ideology. By Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register: When President-elect … Continue reading →

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Understanding Today’s Feast: “Chair of Saint Peter”

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Comment – The One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church under Pope Francis is traversing a time of great confusion and anxiety. A large portion of Catholics believe that the current Pontiff is failing in his duty to sufficiently protect the … Continue reading →

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Archbishop Viganò reacts to Pope Francis saying all must take the COVID vaccine

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

January 15, 2021, LifeSiteNews: Considerations by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò on the promotion of the vaccine by the Holy See. A few days ago, an interview was broadcast on Canale5 in which Jorge Mario Bergoglio appeared in the unusual role of sponsor of the … Continue reading →

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Steve Bannon’s ‘War Room’ interview with Abp. Viganò

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

January 4, 2021, LifeSiteNews: Editor’s note: The following is a transcript of an interview Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò gave on the “War Room” with Steve Bannon.   1. Now that the Vatican has renewed its insidious secret agreement with China, a deal … Continue reading →

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Abortion in Argentina: A Crime Committed by Francis’ Friends

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Comment: It is truly “sad” that on the 7th Day in the Octave of Christmas, and Commemoration of the outstanding Pope, Saint Sylvester I (whose reign saw the end of the Roman persecutions and the blossoming of the Church; who … Continue reading →

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Francis Formally Strips Secretariat Of State Of Assets

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Signing a “law,” Francis formally stripped the Vatican’s Secretariat of State headed by Cardinal Parolin of its financial and real estate assets. The move follows a bungled management of hundreds of millions of euros and investments that are now subject of a … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis: Let us Dream of a New World Order

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

By David Martin Pope Francis recently published a new book titled, Let us Dream: A Path to a Better Future, which is being touted “an inspiring and actionable blueprint for building a better world for all humanity” (Simon & Schuster). What is … Continue reading →

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