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Cologne Cancels Iconic Cathedral to Boost Diversity
"With the new image, we want to contribute to promoting the perception of what the local church has to offer and the diverse commitment of the people," a diocesan press release announced. Read more
Prelate Admits Celibacy Was Never Part of Formation
A senior archbishop is blaming historic seminary formation for failing to train priests to cope with celibacy and has admitted he came "close" to falling in love with a woman who is still a close friend. "We were never trained for celibacy. You are cut out from the world," Abp. Diarmuid Martin, the former primate of Ireland and emeritus archbishop of Dublin, told Ireland's state broadcaster RTÉ in a new television series titled "The Meaning of Life." Read more
Bishops’ Media College Performs Rite With Hindu Cult
The media institute of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India has performed a Hindu rite with a pro-abortion doomsday cult to celebrate a Hindu festival that ritually seals a sacred bond between brother and sister. The ritual involves a sister tying a rakhi (sacred thread) around the wrist of a brother on the feast of Raksha Bandhan (knot of protection) and, in turn, the brother pledges to protect his sister at every birth of the cycle of reincarnation. Read more
Papal Mystification in Mongolia
Pope Francis wrapped up his historic trip to Mongolia by attempting to redefine the Church's mission. On the plane trip back to Vatican City, he further offered some thoughts on China-Vatican relations, which are difficult to reconcile with the lived experiences of Chinese Catholics. In a prepared talk on Monday, the pontiff stated, "Another myth needing to be dispelled is that the Catholic Church, distinguished throughout the world for its great commitment to works of social promotion, does all this to proselytize, as if caring for others were a way of enticing people to 'join up.'" Read more
Prelate Defends Giving Communion to Muslim Sheikh
A pro-LGBT Brazilian archbishop is invoking Pope Francis' apostolic letter on liturgical formation and the documents of Vatican II to justify his choice to administer Holy Communion to a Muslim sheikh at a funeral service. "Every reception of Communion of the Body and Blood of Christ was already desired by Him in the Last Supper," argues the archbishop of Londrina, Geremias Steinmetz, quoting Pope Francis in a clarification issued on the diocesan website on Aug. 30. Read more
International Scientists Agree the Climate Crisis Is Fake News
International scientists are sounding the alarm on the myth of man-made climate change. A total of 1,609 scientists and professionals worldwide signed a declaration this month that dismissed the idea of a global climate emergency. Read more
Starving Christians in Artsakh
An Armenian Catholic bishop is imploring the faithful around the world to join in prayer as over 100,000 Christian Armenians face imminent starvation in the Caucasus. The Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in the United States and Canada is collaborating with an international online prayer forum to promote a novena for the Armenian Christians facing death by starvation in Nagorno-Karabakh. The region, referred to by locals as Artsakh, lies within Muslim-ruled Azerbaijan. Read more
Prelate Sued for Upholding ‘Pure Blood’ Catholicism
A couple, denied the sacrament of marriage on racial grounds despite a high court order, is suing a Syro-Malabar archbishop and priest for contempt of court. Justin John, a Catholic from the Kottayam archdiocese, filed a contempt of court petition against Abp. Mathew Moolakkatt and Fr. Sijo Stephan in the Kerala High Court on Friday, upping the ante in a 30-year-long battle against the racist practice of "pure blood" Knanaya Catholics. Read more
Pope Francis’ Ad-Libbing Triggers Diplomatic Debacle
In a rare intervention, the Holy See Press Office has stepped in to clarify Pope Francis' stance on the Russia–Ukraine conflict after the pontiff's extempore comments praising Russia triggered a diplomatic fiasco. "The pope's intention was to inspire young people to uphold the positive aspects of Russia's great cultural and spiritual heritage" and "not to exalt imperialistic logics and governmental figures," Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, clarified on Tuesday. Read more
Archbishop Licenses Priests to Confer ‘Gay Blessings’
The archbishop of Berlin has released an official statement permitting priests under his jurisdiction to administer blessings to same-sex couples, emphasizing that his directive aligns with the intentions of Pope Francis. Quoting Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia in a letter dated Aug. 21, Abp. Heiner Koch notes that "it is no longer possible to say that all who are in any so-called irregular situation are in a state of mortal sin and have lost sanctifying grace." Read more
Ghana Religious Leaders Blast LGBT Agenda
Catholic bishops and other religious leaders in Ghana are calling on the West to stop imposing its ideologies on the African country. On Thursday, members of three Christian ecumenical councils in Ghana released a joint statement asking the United States and other Western countries to "stop the incessant attempts to impose unacceptable foreign cultural values on us." Read more
Gay Catholic Priest Drafts World’s First ‘Queer Bible’
A homosexual priest from Lucerne, a city renowned as the capital of Catholic Switzerland, claims to have reimagined the Holy Scriptures to create the world's first "Queer Bible." Launching 'Die Queerbibel' at the Lucerne Pride Festival on Saturday, Fr. Meinrad Furrer, an LGBT activist, presented a sample of his heterodox text by offering a "queer" rewriting of the Joseph story in the book of Genesis. Read more
Greek Bishop: Pope’s Synod Doesn’t Fit Eastern Model
A senior prelate in the Greek Catholic Church is trashing the frequently stated claim that Pope Francis' forthcoming Synod on Synodality conforms to the synodal model followed by the Eastern Churches. In a commentary published on the Greek Catholic Exarchate website, Bp. Manuel Nin Güell warns that the pope's synodal project runs the risk of turning into a form of "'Christian parliamentarianism' that would allow us to express opinions on everyone and everything." Read more
Jesuits Banned in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan government banned the Jesuits and seized all the society's assets. On Wednesday, the Sandinista regime, led by President Daniel Ortega, banned the Society of Jesus and dictated the confiscation of all the religious order's assets. Read more
The ‘Hypocrisy’ of the World Bank
A Ugandan politician is slamming the World Bank for hypocrisy regarding its decision earlier this month to halt new loans for the country owing to its laws against homosexuality. On Wednesday, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known by his stage name Bobi Wine, stated, "While we welcome sanctions against [President Yoweri] Museveni, we call out the hypocrisy of the international community." Read more
