18 March AD 2024

Pope Francis

TVESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
Church Attacks Increase 800% in 6 Years: FRC Report – Fr. Ben Johnson at Washington Stand
Terror Attack on Church in Mozambique Prompts Papal Plea – John Burger at Aleteia
Papal Delegate to Foyers de Charité Resigns – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Panamanian Cardinal Who Went Missing – The CWR

Eucharistic Revival:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – EWTN Poland via BigPulpit.com

Catholic News & Punditry:
What is It About Our Bishops That Keeps Them So Supine? – Regis Martin, S.T.D., at Crisis
Love & Monsters: Updated – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., & H.W. Crocker, III/The American Catholic
Chastity in Dating: Not Just ‘No Sex’ – Rachel Hoover Canto at Catholic Answers Magazine
When History Became Legend, & Legend Became Myth – Deacon Frank at Catholic Stand
Evolutionary Psychology—what Sets Humans Apart – Dan Kuebler/Catherine Hadro/Magis Center
Catholicism Everywhere: From Hail Mary Passes to Cappuccinos – Ignitum Today
Books in Theology – Randall B. Smith, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Easter Dresses: Bring On The Bloom! – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Exploring Dante’s Theology of Limbo – Joseph Tuttle at Missio Dei
St. Frances Cabrini Planted Roots in This Once-Remote Corner of Manhattan – The Reg
Romano Guardini’s Diagnosis of the Modern World – Jeremy A. Kee
Support BigPulpit.com & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Tito Edwards
Catholic Prison Ministry Makes Good Use of Large Donation of Bible Study Materials – The CWR
Converting Conservatives: The Importance of Moral Consistency – Dr. Richard DeClue
Against Adopting a Medieval-Peasant Mindset – T.B. Joseph at Crisis Magazine
Great Oaks from Little Acorns; Truckers May Strike NYC & More Links – Catholics for Catholics
The Francis X. Maier Interview – What We Need Now
Jesuits Gotta Jesuit – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Waking the Sleeping Giant in South Bend – Pete Colan at American Thinker
“The Gates of Hell Shall not Prevail” – Catholics for Catholics
Protestant Prooftext – Emily Torres at Indulgences Blog
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Why Are We Promoting Trans Films in Atlanta Archdiocese Church Bulletins – James Flanagan
Denigration of Catholic Reverence for a Faux Secular Catholic – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
Chicken Dance Mass – i am dust
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
What the White Rose Students Can Teach Today’s Young Scholars – National Catholic Register
What Happened at St. Patrick’s & What Now Won’t Happen in Austin – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Great Commission & Liberalism – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Catholic Women’s Colleges All-in for Transgender Men – Mt. McDonald at NC Register
Magisterium AI: Revolutionary Tool for Catholic Non-Profits, Apostolates – Catholic Fundraiser
Bobbi Althoff’s Divorce: Does Social Media Kill Another Marriage? – Lila Rose
Should Catholics Practice Yoga? – Alexander Frank at Catholic Answers Magazine
Seven Churches Established by St. Thomas in Kerala India – Soul Winners India

The Scandal in Cardinal Dolan’s Archdiocese:
Problem was Liturgical Law wasn’t Followed & Pastoral Flexibility Created Issues – Fr. McDonald
Cardinal Dolan’s Response Says It All, Doesn’t It? – Matthew Archbold at Creative Minority Report
“Trans” Funeral Travesty at St. Patrick’s Cathedral! Michael Hichborn Explains – Joe McClane

Pope Francis:
PopeWatch: Stacking the Deck – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Trouble Looms for Pope Francis: Sex Abuse Victims of Marko Rupnik Speak Out – F. Giansoldati
PopeWatch: Down Argentine Way – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic

Fiducia Supplicans:
Cardinal McElroy Slams Conservative Catholics for Anti-Gay ‘Animus’ – Tho. D. Williams, Ph.D.
A Catholic Revert’s Reaction to Fiducia Supplicans! – Joe McClane
Possibly the Best Individual Bishop’s Statement Yet on Fiducia Supplicans – Rorate Caeli

Lent:
Nuns Making Altar Bread Are Prime Lenten Viewing for Kids – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Classical Education News & Articles | February 2024 – ClassicalEd Review
Signal Introduces the Ability To Show a Username Instead of a Phone Number – Rick Findlay
Are Democrats About to Tell Biden to Quit, & More Dispatches – Catholics for Catholics
A Private, Offline, Open-Source Alternative to Apple Maps & Google Maps – Tom Parker
Provide a Shabbat for an Israeli Soldier – Shabbat Alone Together

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Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
Diocese of Rapid City Announces Death of Bishop Peter Muhich – The Reg
New Film: The True Story of Fr. Ryan Stawaisz – Palomita Films
Witnesses Share Details of Nigerian Christian “Genocide” – John Burger at Aleteia
Six U.S. Prelates in Need of Laicization – Msgr. Gene Thomas Gomulka at Complicit Clergy
Fr. Gerald E. Murray, S.T.D.: ‘Women Deacons’ Would Be ‘Serious Moment Of Heresy’ – CC
Anyone Know Anything about Creative Minority Report? – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts

Eucharistic Revival:
The Eucharistic Hymns of St. Thomas Aquinas – Hunter Leonard at Catholic Stand
Registration Opens for ‘Milestone’ 2024 National Eucharistic Congress – The CWR
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – EWTN Poland via BigPulpit.com

Catholic News & Punditry:
A Vatican Feast With Egyptian Flavor: 21 Martyrs Have 1st Catholic Event – Cyprien Viet/Aleteia
New Series Hopes to Inspire Catholic Parents to ‘Fully Embrace Their Vocation’ – The CWR
Rome Says ‘Nein’ to German Bishops’ Synodal Committee Vote – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
Support BigPulpit.com & Donate Now to This Evangelizing Apostolate – Tito Edwards
C.S. Lewis & the Development of Doctrine – Luis E. Lugo at The Catholic Thing
Avicenna, Aquinas, & Leibniz on the Argument from Contingency – Edward C. Feser, Ph.D.
Facing the Peril of Docetism – Regis Martin, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
The Last Days of Saint Thomas Aquinas – Ignitum Today
Malta: a Land of Faith & Marian Wonders – Daniel Esparza, Jean Pierre Fava, & MTA, at Aleteia
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Cardinal of Vatican Orgy Fame Takes Part in ‘Historic’ Meeting with Italian Freemasons – CC
What St. Maximilian Kolbe Saw on February 17, 1917 – Paul Sofranko at Catholic365
Who Decides if a Type of Prayer is Consistent With the Gospel? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Husband & Wife With Their Eleven Children on Palm Sunday 1954The American Catholic
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
Why St. Bernadette Has a Feast Day in February & April – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
AOC is Catholic? – Fred Simon
CIA Hid Evidence Behind Russian Collusion Lies, & More Links – Catholics for Catholics
We Built Ugly Churches & Still Do Not Attract Young People: Is This Possible?
Amrcn Spectator
Magisterium AI: Revolutionary Tool for Catholic Non-Profits, Apostolates – Catholic Fundraiser
First of Its Kind Catholic Trade High School Debuts in Houston – Peter Pinedo at The CWR
Our Lady of Guadalupe & Preparing the Americas for Christ – Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D.
Cardinal Zen Publishes New Critique of Synod on Synodality – Mt. Santucci at CNA via The CWR
How to Understand Past Attitudes Toward Violence – David Armstrong at The Reg
Blessed Mother Statue at D.C.’s National Shrine Vandalized – J. McKeown at CNA via The CWR
Response to Jesse’s Blog on Juan Mendez, AZ Dem Senator & Satanist – Jesse Romero
Refresh Your Closet (and Fall in Love Again) – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Greece Becomes First Orthodox Christian Country to Legalize “Same-Sex Marriage” – The CWR
If a Parish Isn’t Crying, It’s Dying – Mark Naida at Wall Street Journal
Catholic Prayer App Hallow Makes History in App Store – Francesca Pollio Fenton at CNA
St. Mary’s College’s President & Trustees Should Resign – Michael Warsaw at The Reg
The False Christianity of “He Gets Us” – Michael Ippolito at Crisis Magazine

The Scandal in Cardinal Dolan’s Archdiocese:
“Whore Funeral” in St. Patricks: The End Game of Vatican II & the Ideological Novus Ordo – RC
This is Allowed at St. Patrick’s, While the TLM at Austin is Suppressed – Fr. A.J. McDonald
Fr. James Martin, S.J., Remains Coyly Silent – One Mad Mom
An Anti-psychotic Drug to Counteract the Psychosis of Funeral Liturgy Sacrilege – Fr. McDonald
Rector: Mass of Reparation Offered at St. Patrick’s after ‘Scandalous’ Funeral – OSV News
Well, at Least It Wasn’t a Traditional Mass – Don. R. McClarey, Esq./The American Catholic
Mother of All Whores: Trans Activists Irreverent Funeral for Atheist Prostitute at St. Pat’s – MMO
Outcry After Raucous Funeral Mass For Trans Activist – J. Liedl & Mt. McDonald at CNA
Complete Video of the Desecration – Fr. Nicholas Gregoris
Video of Fr. Edward Dougherty Officiating Atheist Trans Sex Worker Activist – Mary M. Olohan
Scenes f/Trans Activist Cecilia Gentili’s Funeral as Mourners Fill St. Patrick’s – Time Magazine

Pope Francis:
Pope Accused of Opposing Reforms to Tackle Clerical Sexual Abuse – Catholic Culture
Will Pope Francis Authorize the Ordination of Female Deacons? – Fr. Allan J. McDonald

Fiducia Supplicans:
We’re All Africans Now – Christopher Manion, K.M., at The Wanderer

Lent:
The Lenten Cure for Secular Optimism – David Mills at National Catholic Register
Looking for a New Lenten Recipe? Try Baked Trout – Julien Kwasniewski at NC Register
Catholic Celebrities Kick Off Lent on Social Media Encouraging Prayer & Holiness – ChurchPOP

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Provide a Shabbat for an Israeli Soldier – Shabbat Alone Together

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MONDAY LATE MORNING EDITION

Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
There is Nothing Sadder Than an Aging Hipster – Catholics for Catholics

Cardinal Fernandez & Sex Book Updates:
Cardinal Fernández Controversial Book Reappears – Joe McClane at A Catholic Take via YouTube
Something Big About To Break? – Updated – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
A Perverse & Pornographic Book Written by Cardinal Fernández – Diane Montagna via Xtwitter
Tucho’s Version of 50 Shades of Gray? – Complicit Clergy
Mysticism, Sex, & Justification for Sin – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D. at Rorate Cæli
His Book Is Not Listed On His Bibliography – bibliografiadevictorfernandez.blogspot.com
Reaparece Polémico Libro Sobre “Espiritualidad & Sensualidad” – David Ramos at ACI Prensa
Il Libro Scandalo Del Card. Fernández: Sugli Orgasmi Maschili, Femminili – Messainlatino.it

Pope Francis, Fiducia Supplicans, & Amoris Laetitia Updates:
The Saving Grace of This Pontificate is Its Usual Gross Incompetence – Don. R. McClarey, Esq.
There is Nothing Sadder Than an Aging Hipster – Catholics for Catholics
Cardinal Robert Sarah Firmly Rejects Fiducia Supplicans – Ed. Pentin via Xtwitter
Cardinal Sarah Responds to Fiducia Supplicans (English) – Sandro Magister via Complicit Clergy
‘Fiducia Supplicans’ 2.0Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at National Catholic Register

MYSTIC UPDATE | Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Spirituality, Saints, & Eschatology:
Every Act of Kindness is Remembered by God – Donald R. McClarey, Esq./The American Catholic
Of Miracles & the Christmas Orange – Cynthia Millen at Catholic Stand
Vatican Investigates Miracles of Japanese Christian Samurai – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia

Catholic News & Punditry:
Senior Vatican Official Makes Case for Married Priests – Philip Pullella at Reuters
Nienstedt Asks Holy See to Clarify ‘Imprudent’ Actions in Vos Estis Findings – Michelle La Rosa
Can Women Preach at Mass? – Jimmy Akin at Catholic Answers Magazine

Bull Moose Politics:
A Just Insurrection is as American as Apple Pie – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at TACatholic
Poll: Record Low Satisfied in U.S. with ‘Way Democracy Is Working’ Under Biden – K. Hamilton
Will Ashli Babbit’s Family Receive Justice? – Daniel Chaitin at Daily Wire
The Democrats Can’t Disgorge Biden – David Catron at The American Spectator
Next Star Wars Features Female Who Turns to the Dark Side Every Month – The Babylon Bee

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Disgraced U.S. Priest Who Fled to Italy with18-year-old Defrocked – Catholics for Catholics
Support the IDF with a Meal as They Battle Evil – Shabbat Alone Together

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Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
Pope Francis, Please Step Down – Regis Martin, S.T.D., at Crisis Magazine
Nicaragua Arrests More Priests, Intensifying Crackdown on Catholic Church – Voice of America
Jimmy Lai Pleads Not Guilty in Hong Kong National Security Trial – D. Payne/CNA/Angelus News

Eucharistic Revival:
Eucharistic Miracle of Betania – Blessed Carlo Acutis via Highway to Heaven

Christmastide:
Evidence of Jesus’ Birth on December 25, & More Dispatches. . . – Catholics for Catholics

Fiducia Supplicans Updates:
By Their Fruits – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Fiducia Supplicans: Between a Rock & a Hard Place – Christopher Altieri at The CWR
Bishops Responses to Fiducia Supplicans – Catholic Arena
The Hermeneutics of Making It Up as You Go Along – D.R. McClarey, Esq./The American Catholic
PopeWatch: Gay “Marriage” Blessing in America – Don. R. McClarey, Esq./The American Catholic
Truth is Unchanging, Available, & More Accessible than Ever! – Joe Tevington at Catholic Stand
Blessings For Beastialists – Guy McClung, Ph.D., Esq., at The American Catholic
Bishop of Nakuru: We Refute Gay Blessing, Shall Never Allow It in Our Churches – CC
The Church is about Clarity, Not Confusion; So, about Those New Blessings. . . – Leila Miller

MYSTIC UPDATE | Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Spirituality, Saints, & Eschatology:
Mother of God – Catholics for Catholics
How to Live More Liturgically this New Year – Matthew Plese at One Peter Five
But Non-Christians Have Miracles, Too – Matt Nelson at Catholic Answers Magazine
Deathbed Visions – Matt C. Abbott at RenewAmerica
Saint Basil the Great – Catholics for Catholics

Pope Francis Updates:
Did Pope Francis just Hint at Female Ordination? – Joe McClane at A Catholic Take via YouTube
Another Traditional Latin Mass Cancelled! Happy New Year! – Updated. . . Sad – Fr. Z’s Blog
Priest Excommunicated for Calling Pope ‘Usurper’ – ANSA
The Medieval Peasant Option – T.S. Flanders at One Peter Five

Catholic News & Punditry:
‘Sincere, But Wrong’: Cardinal Dolans’ Immigrant Position – Dad29
Peter Sonski: the Other Catholic Candidate – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at Crisis Magazine
Are All Religions the Same, & More Dispatches. . . – Catholics for Catholics
More on Cardinal Dolan’s “Illegals” Appeal – Dad29
How to Submit, & Enjoy It – Fr. Samuel Keyes at Catholic Answers Magazine

Bull Moose Politics:
Harvard President Claudine Gay Hit with Six New Charges of Plagiarism – Wshngtn Free Beacon
Maine Bans Trump from 2024 Primary Ballot, & More Dispatches. . . – Catholics for Catholics
Harvard Newspaper Backs Claudine Gay, But. . . – Jazz Shaw at Hot Air
Battle Flags – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic

Western Civ Defender:
Armenian Christians attacked in Jerusalem, Some in Serious Condition – The Jerusalem Post
Pro-Democracy Media Mogul Jimmy Lai Pleads Not Guilty in Landmark Hong Kong Case – NR
Xi Promises ‘Complete Reunification’ of China & Taiwan in Year-end Address – NYP

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
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Headline Catholic News & Punditry:
Mass Shootings in Maine: Multiple People Killed, Manhunt Continues – D. Payne/CNA/The Reg

Pope Francis’ Rehabilitation of the Sexual Predator Rupnik:
The Rupnik Affair Goes from Scandalous to Contemptible – Christopher R. Altieri at The CWR
How Consoling that Francis is So Concerned for Women! – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
Parody – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Pope Protects Abuser Priest, Now Returning to a Parish – T.S. Flanders at One Peter 5
With Scandalous Rehab of Rupnik, Francis Underscores Linkage b/w Discipline & Doctrine – RC

Synod on Synodality News & Punditry:
Bishops Walking Out, ‘Tiresome’ Listening: Inside Tensions at the Synod – Christopher White
Symptoms of the Synod 2023 III – 25 October 2023 – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at The Catholic. . .
Mexican Cardinal Comments on Treatment of Controversial Issues at Synod – NC Register
Synod Produces First Document, Differences on Role of Women – Nicole Winfield
Must be a Psychological Diagnosis for Someone Who Loves Polarization. . . – Fr. A.J. McDonald

Afternoon Catholic News & Punditry:
A Touching Sense of Tact – Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer at Catholic Stand
The Four Presentations of “Saint” Alfred the Great – Fr. John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment
Who is Maison DesChamps, Recently Arrested ‘Pro-life Spider-man’ – J. Burkas/CNA/The CWR
Fighting the Battle of Ideas with Comic Books – Genesius at Catholic Stand
A Pilgrimage & a Devotion for Eucharistic Revival – Derek Rotty at Catholic Exchange

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Happy Birthday Never President! – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic

War in the Middle East:
Putting the Blame Where It Belongs – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Seven Ways to Participate in Day of Prayer & Fasting Called for by Pope Francis – The Reg
Two Nuns, Also Twin Sisters, Remain in Gaza to Help Victims, Their Inspiring Story – Church Pop
David Gushee & Damage Control – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
Why Should I Fast for a War that is Far-away? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Cardinal Zuppi Calls Hamas ‘the Worst Enemy of the Palestinian People’ – CNA via The Reg

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Highlighted Catholic News & Punditry:
Pope Francis: No Woman Deacons – Fr. Z’s Blog
Statue Outside Cathedral in Boston Vandalized – Kelly Sullivan at Boston 25 News
Catholics Worldwide Organize for World Day of Prayer, October 27 – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia

Pope Francis’ Rehabilitation of the Sexual Predator Rupnik:
Why Has the Vatican Restored Father Rupnik? – Michael Brendan Dougherty at National Review
No Excuse for Surprise: Rupnik, Francis, & the Pattern of Protecting Predators – Steve Skojec
Fr. Marko Rupnik Incardinated in Slovenian Diocese – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
Pope Francis Authorizes Sexual Predator Rupnik to Enter New Diocese (X) – Dm. Thompson
Disgraced Former Jesuit, Marko Rupnik, Accepted in Slovenian Diocese – Catholic Vote
Scandal Upon Scandal: Rupnik Incardinated in Slovenia – Silere Non Possum/Catholic Conclave

Synod on Synodality News & Punditry:
Personnel is Policy – Amy Welborn at Charlotte was Both
Archbishop Broglio is the Voice of Reason at the Synod (Xwitter) – J.D. Flynn at The Pillar
Synod This! – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
A Letter from a Headless Synod? – Ed. Condon at The Pillar
In Unprecedented Letter, Synod Urges More Synodality – The Pillar
Meet the Aussie Laywoman Pushing for Motherhood, Not Female Priesthood – NC Register
Letters From the Synod: an Imbalanced Ecclesial Ecosystem – Xavier Rynne, II
Is It a Canonical Synod of Bishops or Not? Some Observers Express Their Doubts – Ed Pentin
Jimmy Savile & Whoopi Goldberg have a ‘Synodal’ Way of Thinking – De Omnibus Dubitandum. . .
Women’s Ordination Prohibited by Apostolic Tradition, Say Church Leaders – Catholic Vote
The Synod on Synodality at the Halfway Point – George Weigel at First Things
The Letter from the Synod of Bishops to the People of God (full text) – Aleteia
Pope Francis Enforces Secrecy Even While Saying He Hopes For ‘Synodality’ – Richard Ostling
Examining the Synod on Synodality’s ‘Conversation in the Spirit’ – CNA via NC Register

Top-10 Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
1.  Ask Father: Bowing to the Priest When He Enters for Mass – Fr. Z’s Blog
2.  Shrek, Loneliness, & Celibacy – John Brundage at Integrated Prayer
3.  Francis Continues to Make a Mess – William K. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., at Turning Point
4.  Deconstructing Ann Barnhardt’s Benedict Video – Steven O’Reilly at Roma Locuta Est
5.  A Video That Gets to the Heart of Things (video) – Fr. Z’s Blog
6.  The Pro-Life Movement’s Achilles’ Heel – Daniel & Nellie Kuebler at NC Register
7.  Pope Blames West for Rise of Islamic State & Lawless Libya – Tho. Colsy at Catholic Herald
8.  Pope Francis Thanks Notorious LGBT Activist for His ‘Ministry’ – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
9.  Largest Christian University Alleges It’s Unjustly Targeted by Feds – Joshua Q. Nelson
10.  Tolkien’s Faith – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at The Imaginative Conservative

Best of the Rest of Morning Catholic News & Punditry:
The Great His­to­rian of Cul­ture: Christo­pher Daw­son – F. Russell Hittinger, Ph.D.
Miraculous Healing at Eucharistic Adoration, & More Links – Tito Edwards at NC Register
Supporting Marriages in Crisis – Masha Goepel at Catholic Stand
What You Need To Know! A Catholic Take with Joe McClane – The Station of the Cross Radio
Eucharistic Congress: Adoring Christ in New York State – National Catholic Register
Join a New Political Movement for Catholics! – Catholics For Catholics
Notre Dame Students Publish Letter Objecting to Drag Show on Campus – CNA via NC Register
Sign Up for Eucharist & The Spiritual Life Conference with Dr. Brant Pitre & Friends! – FOT
GOP Presidential Hopeful Tim Scott Discusses Beginning Each Day With Scripture – The Reg
The Crossbody: Your Travel Go-To – Meghan Ashley Styling, a Catholic Wardrobe Stylist
About That #WeCount’s Latest Report Showing Abortion Increase – Live Action News
Nigerian Diocese Mourns Murder of Kidnapped Monk – Fr. Justine John Dyikuk at The Pillar

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Pope Francis Attacks Young Priests That Wear Cassocks (Xwitter) – Catholic Sat
I Have Officially Seen My Favorite Halloween Costume Ever – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
Mapped: Gas Prices in Every U.S. State – Niccole Conte at Visual Capitalist
Requiescat In Pace: Wanda Poltawska – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Saint Raphael, Endowed With the Grace of Healing – Mary O’Regan at Mary’s Blog
Any Difference between an NGO & Pope Francis? – D.R. McClarey, Esq./The American Catholic
China, Patriotic Catholic Church Supports the Repression of Falun Gong – Bitter Winter

War in the Middle East:
Hamas War in Light of My Conversion from Judaism to Catholicism – Dr. Edouard Belaga
Pope Francis’ Call for Peace b/w Israel & Hamas Really a Call for Injustice – Maureen Mullarkey

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VVEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION

Lorenzo Cardinal Baldisseri & Greg Burke at the Vatican,18 September 2018 (Credit: Daniel Ibáñez of CNA via NC Register)

Pope Francis Boosts Authority of the Synod of Bishops in Episcopalis Communio

. . .In new apostolic constitution, the Holy Father gives the body new powers including applying magisterial authority to a synod’s final document. . .

by Edward Pentin,

of the National Catholic Register

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Goals for Third Vatican Council by Heterodox Theologians – Edward Pentin via Twitter
Is It Okay to Applaud at Mass? Here’s What Popes Have Said About It – ChurchPOP
Permanent Assignments for Parish Priests Long Overdue – Richard Becker, Crisis Mgzn
Famed Aussie Atheist, Bill Hayden, Baptized into The Church at 85 – Fr. M. Schneider LC
Episcopalis Communio: What Does Pope’s New Document Mean for The Church? – CHrld
Classical Music’s Divorce from God: Greatest Failures of Our Times – G. Corbett Ph.D.
Leaked NPR Emails: Don’t Call Kermit Gosnell an Abortion Doctor – M Lewis, Daily Beast
The Roots of Modernity in Perversions of Christianity – Evan Brann
Religious Priest Named Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford – CNA/EWTN News via The CWR
Praise for a Catholic Guide to Mindfulness – Claire Dwyer, Catholic Spiritual Direction
The Cure for Homelessness – Jacob G. Hornberger, Mises Wire
Corporate Cult: Google Executives Sparkle with Self-love – Scott W. Johnson, City Jrnl
Pascal & Amoris Lætitia – Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic
Ember Days: History & Theology of Fasting for Holy Priests – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.
This is the Virtue Every Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiver Needs – Dolors Massot, Aleteia
Organic Development, N0t Liturgical Ruptures – Fr. John Hunwick, Fr Hunwicke’s Mu. . .
The Brutal Truth About Persecution of Christians in China – Michael Brown Ph.D.
Catholic Charities Distributes Disaster Relief to Areas Hit by Florence – CNS via Crux
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Viganò Watch: Tuesday First Edition

Pope Francis & Cardinal Maradiaga

Cardinal Maradiaga, Cardinal Danneels, & McCarrick Campaigned for Bergoglio to be Pope

. . .Cdls Danneels & Ex-Cdl McCarrick campaigned for Bergoglio to be Pope, as did ++Maradiaga on eve of Conclave, phoning up various cardinals from the Honduran embassy in Rome.  Despite their pasts, all 3 prelates have since been special advisors of Francis or rehabilitated by him. . .

by Edward Pentin

via Twitter

Wherein Fr. Z is Intimidated & Just a Bit Scared – Fr. Z’s Blog
7 Reasons Why I Believe Vigano’s Accusations to be Credible, Updated – Thomas Peters
One Mad Mom Fisks John Allen’s Reporting on Scandal – One Mad Mom
The Best Nuncio We’ve Had Thus Far – George Weigel, First Things
Why We Stay, & the Viganò Testimony – George Weigel, First Things
Viganò: I Did Not Quash The Nienstedt Investigation – Rod Dreher, The American. . .
Where Did Retired McCarrick Live After Alleged Vatican Sanctions? – Ed Condon J.C.L.
Viganò Responds to Handling of 2014 Nienstedt Investigation, Updated – Carl E. Elson
The Amazing Story of How Viganò’s Report Came to Be – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
A Cleansing Fire – Robert Royal Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
The Viganò Letter Could Spark a Conflagration in the Curia – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza
What Did Pope Francis Know? – Ross Douthat, The New York Times
McCarrick, Dissent from ‘Humanae Vitae’, & the ‘Sensus Fidelium’ – Janet E. Smith
Bishops Offer Support for Viganò, Six Prelates Voice Their Concern – Steve Skojec, 1P5
President of U.S.C.C.B. Seeks Papal Audience after Viganò Letter – Ch. White, Crux
If Allegations Against Francis are True, He is Morally Unfit & Must Resign – Matt Walsh
The ‘Testimony’ of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò – Bishop Ath. Schneider, NC Register
Washington Catholics Call for Cardinal’s Resignation, Pray for Victims – CNS via Crux
Making Sense of McCarrick Cover-up Charges Against Pope Francis – John L. Allen Jr.
Podcazt 167: Reflection of Bishop Ath. Schneider & Viganò Testimony – Fr. Z’s Blog
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Viganò Watch: Monday Edition

Cardinal Wuerl & Pope Francis (Pic Credit: The Catholic World Report)

Viganò Letter: Spokesman Confirms Wuerl Canceled a Meeting between McCarrick & Potential Seminarians

. . .What did Donald Cardinal Wuerl, know – & when did he know it. . .

. . .Cardinal Wuerl has said that he knew nothing of McCarrick’s alleged behaviour until news reached him of an allegation under review in the Archdiocese of New York, where McCarrick began his ecclesiastical career, according to which McCarrick sexually assaulted an altar boy on at least two occasions in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, starting in 1971. . .

by Christopher Altieri

of Catholic Herald

Evidence McCarrick Aided in Making Cupich Archbishop of Chicago – Sandro Magister
The Dictator Pope Author: Wholly Unscrupulous Man in Chair of Peter – J. Zmirak Ph.D.
Cupich Astonished by Allegations His Career Aided by McCarrick – Th. Williams Ph.D.
What Is It with Pope Francis & Homosexual Predation? – Elizabeth Scalia via Twitter
The Washington Post’s Own Source Confirms Viganò – Michelle Boorstein, WaPo
Answering Vigano’s Critics – Rod Dreher, The American. . .
2004: McCarrick Publicly Lied about Ratzinger, No Repercussions – Sammons via Twitter
The Top-Tier Villains – One Mad Mom
Viganò’s Accusations: What We Know & What Questions They Raise – Mic. J. O’Loughlin
A Catholic Civil War? – Matthew Schmitz, The New York Times
Philly Church: Catholics are Also Questioning the Pope – The Philly Inquirer & Daily News
Pope Faces Crisis of Credibility Over Coverup Accusations – Francis X. Rocca, The WSJ
Liberal Catholic Magazine Misrepresenting What the Pope Said – L. England via Twitter
Former Nunciature Official: Vigano Said the Truth – E. Condon J.C.L., C. News Agency
Card. Burke: Corruption & Filth of Church Must be Purified at Their Roots – J.H. Westen
Can We Trust Certain Catholic Journalists to be Objective? – Radical Catholic via Twitter
McCarrick Cover-up: Popes Tells Reporters To Do Their Jobs – Inés San Martín, Crux
At Knock, Pope Again Begs Forgiveness for Sex Abuse – C. Wooden, CNS via Cth. Herald
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Ex-Nuncio Accuses Pope Francis of Failing to Act on McCarrick’s Abuse

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò (Pic Credit: Edward Pentin via NC Register)

. . .in an extraordinary 11-page written testament, a former apostolic nuncio to the United States has accused several senior prelates of complicity in covering up Archbishop Emeritus Theodore McCarrick’s allegations of sexual abuse & has claimed that Pope Francis knew about sanctions imposed on then-Cardinal McCarrick by Pope Benedict XVI but chose to repeal them. . .

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Possible Doubts to Archbishop Viganòs Letter – Ross Douthat via Twitter
Questions Raised About McElroy’s Response to 2016 McCarrick Allegations – Reg; link fixed
Pope Benedict’s Circle are Confirming Part of the Story – Ross Douthat via Twitter
Ex-Nuncio Accuses Pope of Failing to Act on McCarrick’s Abuse – Ed Pentin, NC Register
This Papacy May Come to a Spectacular & Disastrous End – Damian Thompson
Vatican Has No Immediate Comment Onboard Papal Plane – Edward Pentin via Twitter
Bishop Strickland of Tyler Believes Claims Against the Pope – Diocese of Tyler
PODCAzT 166: Viganò is Absolutely Reliable – Fr. Z’s Blog
Heterodox Priests & Journalists Go Silent on Papal Scandal – Thomas Peters via Twitter
On the Pope, Time for a Reality Check – James A. Toups, Hope in the Storm
Homoheresy & Homopraxis, Why Doesn’t Pope Call Problems by Their Name? – Fr. Z
McCarrick & the Institute of the Incarnate Word – Our Concerns About IVE
Heterodox in Denial of Homosexual Predation Scandal – D.R. McClarey J.D., TACatholic
If Viganò’s “Testimony” is True, the Pope Failed His Own Test – Chr. R. Altieri, The CWR
Wuerl Denies He was Informed of Restrictions on McCarrick – J.D. Flynn J.C.L., NC Rgstr
Viganò Calls on Pope to Resign, Saying He Knew about McCarrick – Crux
Pope Alleged to Have Known in 2013 About Sex-Abuse Charges – F.X. Rocca, The WSJ
Pope Meets Victims, Uses Strong Street Term for Abuse & Cover-up – I. San Martín, Crux
Viganò Claims Pope Knew of Abusive Ex-cardinal, Calls for His Resignation – CBS News
Pope, Cardinals Knew About Sex Abuse Scandal, Viganò Claims – Nicole Winfield, AP
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Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report: VVednesday Edition

Sad Young Man (Pic Credit: Pixabay/CC0 via NC Register)

Will Pennsylvania be the Wake-Up Call We Finally Heed?

. . .having read 357 pages of the report so far, my heart howls to heaven & at the walls of my church.  I want to cry, “Mountains, fall on us” for such systemic failures to protect the innocent & stop people from perpetuating evil.  How pervasive is this problem, if these are only the ones we know about in New Jersey, in Pennsylvania, in Chile, in Washington, D.C., in Boston?  What about the ones we don’t know about?  How deep is the filth?  What about all the dioceses where a grand jury hasn’t done this sort of work. . .

by Sherry Antonetti,

of the National Catholic Register

Quæritur: Your Questions Weigh Heavily – Fr. Z’s Blog
My Heart is Broken – Joan Lewis, Joan’s Rome
An Open Letter to Our Priests – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Priests Oriented Toward Males & The New Crisis – William M. Briggs Ph.D., SttS!
On Necks that Need Millstones Around Them – Alan Jacobs, Snakes and Ladders
McCarrick, Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report & Freedom of the Church – R. Garnett J.D.
Catholics Express Despair, Disbelief, Anger at New Abuse Revelations – CNS via Crux
‘The Murder of Souls’ – Julia Duin, Get Religion
A Reminder of the Toll of Failure – Matthew E. Bunson, National Catholic Register
For a Catholic Church in Crisis: Mary, Undoer of Knots – Fr. Gordon J. MacRae, ThSW
Prayer is Always an Opportunity to Rising to the Occasion – G. Garnica, Catholic Stand
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