Tag Archives: Vatican

Vatican Now in Crisis Management Mode with German Bishops

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

NEWS ANALYSIS: Sources say that two senior cardinals wanted to bring the president of the German bishops’ conference to Rome for correction regarding his recent controversial comments, but were overruled by Pope Francis. Edward Pentin at NCR, March 26, 2021: … Continue reading →

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A Den of Thieves

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

From OnePeterFive: Editor’s Note: On Saturday, December 19th, an Op-Ed piece from His Excellency Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò appeared in Italy’s La Verità. In it, the former nuncio addresses themes which have become familiar to readers of his other analyses: the Vatican’s … Continue reading →

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More bad news from the Vatican

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Wherein Fr Z rants: Ed Pentin reports on more fresh hell from the Vatican. What this boils down to, I think, is demonic gender bending theory and eventual ruthless population control/reduction through contraception (willing or not), sterilization (willing or not), and … Continue reading →

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McCarrick’s ‘Nephews’ Still Run the Church

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

The Vatican’s report on his scandal is monumentally misleading. By George Neumayr at The American Spectator: Anybody who bothers to slog through the Vatican’s mountainous report on the McCarrick scandal will not emerge from the experience enlightened. The report’s revelations, … Continue reading →

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EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo interviews Archbishop Viganò about the McCarrick Report

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

The archbishop, whose explosive letter in August 2018 helped trigger the Vatican investigation into McCarrick’s misconduct, explains why he believes the report is gravely flawed. More than any other person except for Theodore McCarrick himself, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò is … Continue reading →

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By Words, Actions and Omissions, Vatican Officials Weigh In on US Election

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

NEWS ANALYSIS: Joe Biden, whose globalist, humanitarian and politically liberal vision finds sympathizers in the Vatican, had been quick on the campaign trail to use Pope Francis’ words, despite the politician’s dissent from Catholic teaching on abortion and marriage. By … Continue reading →

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Vatican Extends Plenary Indulgence for the Dead Throughout November

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA, October 2020: VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has extended the availability of certain plenary indulgences for the souls in Purgatory, amid concerns about avoiding large gatherings of people in churches or cemeteries and including those confined to home … Continue reading →

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Another Nail in the Coffin: Vatican Produces Pachamama Coin

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

From Gloria TV: The Vatican’s Mint issued on October 13 a ten-euro silver coin depicting “Mother Earth” (left picture). The image was designed by Luigi Oldani for World Earth Day. CronacaNumismatica.com called the representation “Madre Terra” (Mother Earth, Pachamama). It … Continue reading →

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China Is Already Breaking Its Vatican Deal

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

By Benedict Rogers at Foreign Policy: At a time when much of the rest of the world is starting to wake up to the repression, mendacity, and dangers of the Chinese Communist Party regime, the Vatican is getting even deeper … Continue reading →

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Vatican’s management culture creates tension and insecurity

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Edward Pentin, Vatican, September 16, 2020 VATICAN CITY — “I had no rights,” said Eugenio Hasler, a former lay official who worked at the highest levels of the Governorate of Vatican City State, the Vatican’s principal administrative office. A respected … Continue reading →

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Cardinal Sarah calls for a “necessary and urgent” return to in-person Mass

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

From La Croix: Cardinal Robert Sarah has written to all the world’s conferences of Catholic bishops, encouraging them a return to the “normality of Christian life,” in particular to the resumption of regular participation at Mass. “As soon as circumstances … Continue reading →

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Pontifical Academy profanes Pietà

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

VATICAN CITY, ChurchMilitant.com: The Pontifical Academy for Life (PAL) is sparking a fresh wave of outrage after it posted a doctored image of Michelangelo’s Pietà portraying Jesus as black, ostensibly in support of the Marxist Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Catholics, as well as … Continue reading →

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Homosexual abuse scandal and cover-up during Benedict’s pontificate shakes Vatican

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

A case now before the criminal courts of Germany involving a former high-ranking Vatican Monsignor reveals the alleged mishandling of credible allegations of sexual abuse within the Vatican’s own walls. Sat Sep 5, 2020 – 10:30 am EST By John-Henry Westen at LifeSiteNews: Sixth months after the revelations … Continue reading →

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Pope Benedict XVI is ‘Very Frail’ and Has Been Sick Since His Visit to Germany

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA, Vatican, August 3, 2020: Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is sick with a bacterial infection and “very frail,” according to a German newspaper report. Citing Pope Benedict’s biographer Peter Seewald, German newspaper Passauer Neue Presse(PNP) reported Aug. 3 that the … Continue reading →

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Liz Yore: Catholics must put pressure on Vatican to stop the unholy alliance with the CCP

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple
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