https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251205/report-cardinal-zen-released-on-bail this article said he was released on bail.
Pope Francis: Anglicans are ‘valued traveling companions’ Pope Francis meets with members of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Dialogue Commission (ARCIC) at the Vatican, May 13, 2022. | Vatican Media. By CNA Staff Vatican City, May 13, 2022 / 12:20 pm Pope Francis said on Friday that members of the Anglican Communion are “valued traveling companions” as Catholics take part in a worldwide synodal process. Speaking to the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Dialogue Commission (ARCIC) on May 13, the pope said he hoped that Anglicans would contribute to the two-year initiative leading to the Synod on Synodality in Rome in 2023. He said: “As you know, the Catholic Church has inaugurated a synodal process: for this common journey to be truly such, the contribution of the Anglican Communion cannot be lacking. We look upon you as valued traveling companions.” The 85-year-old pope noted that in July he is due to travel to South Sudan with Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the Anglican Communion. The pope, who has been making his public appearances in a wheelchair since May 5 due to a torn ligament in his right knee, said: “As part of this concrete journey, I wish to recommend to your prayers an important step. Archbishop Justin Welby and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, two dear brothers, will be my traveling companions when, in a few weeks’ time, we will at last be able to travel to South Sudan.” “The visit was postponed on account of the troubles in that country. My brother Justin is sending his wife ahead of us for the works of preparation and charity. This is the fine work he is doing with his wife, as a couple, and I thank her very much.” He added: “Ours will be an ecumenical pilgrimage of peace. Let us pray that it may inspire Christians in South Sudan and everywhere to be promotors of reconciliation, patient weavers of concord, capable of saying no to the perverse and useless spiral of violence and of arms.” The Anglican Communion is the world’s third-largest Christian communion after the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. It has an estimated 85 million members in more than 165 countries. ARCIC was founded in 1967 by the then Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey and Pope Paul VI. Currently in its third phase, the commission’s most recent document is entitled. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/...cis-anglicans-are-valued-traveling-companions
German bishops’ president asserts ‘the need to develop the Church’s teaching’ By CNA Staff May 12, 2022 Catholic News AgencyPrint Bishop Georg Bätzing at the closing press conference of the spring plenary meeting of the German bishops’ conference. / Martin Rothweiler/EWTN.TV. Denver Newsroom, May 12, 2022 / 17:23 pm (CNA). The president of the German bishops’ conference has expressed his belief that Church teaching needs further development, in response to critique of the synodal path in that country. The statement came in the latest instance of epistolary exchange between Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg and Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver. “Our Church needs change in order to faithfully carry out her mission and take the precious Gospel of Jesus Christ to the people of our time. And the urgent need for change also includes the need to further develop the Church’s teaching. Such is my conviction,” Bishop Bätzing wrote in a May 5 letter to Archbishop Aquila. The assembly of the synodal path has voted in favor of documents calling for the priestly ordination of women, same-sex blessings, and changes to teaching on homosexual acts. Germany’s “Synodal Path” is a process that brings together lay people and bishops to discuss four major topics: how power is exercised in the Church; sexual morality; the priesthood; and the role of women. When the German bishops launched the process, they initially said that the deliberations would be “binding” on the Church in Germany, prompting a Vatican intervention that rejected such claims. In May 2021, Archbishop Aquila wrote that the synodal path’s first text put forward “untenable” proposals for changes to Church teaching. He was among the drafters of an April 11 open letter that warned the synodal path may lead to schism, now signed by more than 100 bishops, six of whom are cardinals. And on May 2 he wrote to Bishop Bätzing reiterating that the synodal path challenges, and even repudiates, the deposit of faith. In his May 5 response, the Bishop of Limburg maintained that the synodal path is an appropriate response to clerical sex abuse. “Based on intensive discussions with those affected and intensive scientific studies on the occurrence of abuse of children and young people by clerics in our country, we had to painfully accept that there are multi-dimensional systemic factors in the Catholic Church which favour abuse. Uncovering these and doing our utmost to overcome them is the starting point of the Synodal Path in Germany, and it is reflected in the four priority areas to be worked on,” he wrote. “Your argumentation that bishops have made mistakes in dealing with abuse and instead of taking responsibility for it, they now want to fundamentally question the doctrine of the Church in Germany, is, from my humble insight, frighteningly one-line and unfortunately does not do justice by far to the complex reality of the structures in the Catholic Church that facilitate abuse,” Bishop Bätzing wrote to Archbishop Aquila. He added, “I am glad and appreciate the fact that your opinion is by no means shared by all the faithful and bishops, even in the Church in the United States. This is clearly communicated to me again and again.” “I take your objections seriously,” he said, “because they indicate concern and at the same time that we also in the Catholic Church worldwide live in a thoroughly plural situation of different social life worlds and theological assessments.” These situations “require exchange, critical dialogue and a new understanding and communication with each other, of course on the basis of what belongs to the revealed unchangeable heritage of the Church’s faith,” Bishop Bätzing wrote. “That is why I am so extraordinarily grateful for the open way in which Pope Francis has designed the World Synod on Synodality. Everyone should be able to participate, have their say and contribute their views. This is a great approach we in Germany support very much.” https://www.catholicworldreport.com...rts-the-need-to-develop-the-churchs-teaching/
What is it about Germany. They gave us Martin Luther. And now these modernist bishops intent on making reforms that would re-make the German Church into a version of the Anglican communion. I am beginning to think synonality is merely a tool being used to usher in radical changes through the front and back door. If these changes go ahead then the black smoke of satan is billowing up the chimney of the Sistine chapel and we are entering the darkest period of church history. And one man is mainly responsible, the present incumbent in the Vatican who of course is an admirer of Luther. That says a lot.
When the changes come (I fear they will change the catechism on homosexuality being intrinsically disordered) then those who hold to the true traditions of Scripture and Tradition will be the truly marginalised ones. Labelled the homo-phobes and pharisees. I have always believed the change in the catechism on capital punishment was a 'dry-run' for the change to homosexual teaching, which is what the pink progressives really want. But of course, there could be even more horrendous outcomes from the synodal process -
Our chastisement is coming from the world, yes. But far worse from our mother the Church who has been hijacked and savagely mistreated. Forced to promote that which is anathema. This suffering is excruciating.
Here is an example of the new religion.... If one dares to speak out against it, the might of the "free world" - in the shape of its mouthpiece, 'the media ' await! The following BBC article captures it succinctly. Note how subtlety it's done..... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61492696
It makes me furious when I see God's beautiful rainbow disrespected. I was at IKEA recently where they sell very inexpensive, but sturdy blue tote bags. We noticed that all the blue bags were sold out, but there were bins filled with hundreds of 'rainbow' bags that no one wanted. I believe the vast majority want nothing to do with the LGBT cause, but there is a real fear of public shame behind the silence. Professional reputations, and careers have been destroyed because there is little tolerance for religious beliefs. It takes great courage to speak out in these times especially if you are in the public eye.
Synod cannot ignore difficult questions says Cardinal Grech May 20, 2022 by admin Cardinal Grech with Pope Francis CNS/Paul Haring The cardinal tasked by Pope Francis with overseeing the Church’s world synod says he isn’t frightened concerning the German reform course of stressing that the synod can’t ignore tough questions. Cardinal Mario Grech mentioned that the criticisms of Germany are half and parcel of what it means to be a synodal Church which affords a discussion board to precise disagreements. “Synodality affords that house the place we are able to share our fears and our joys, our certainties and our doubts, our desires. Clearly, there are desires that may be realized, others that can’t. There are desires that may be realized tomorrow, others want extra time. However, personally, nothing actually worries me in to this point that we respect the elemental rules of the Catholic Church,” the Maltese prelate advised the “The Church’s Radical Reform” podcast. “Bishops have their ministry within the native church buildings, bishops aren’t freelancers however they kind a part of the school of bishops after which the school of bishops is united with Peter.” The German synodal pathway (“Der Synodale Weg”), launched as a response to the clerical sexual abuse scandals, has targeted on using energy within the Church, girls’s ministry and Catholic sexual instructing. However the synodal path has confronted heavy criticism in some quarters together with from bishops exterior Germany who’ve warned it’s going to result in schism. A letter from 92 prelates mentioned the Germans have been flawed to put a lot give attention to the query of energy saying it suggests a spirit basically at odds with the true nature of Christian life”. The debates over Germany present that it has more and more develop into a proxy battle over the Francis papacy. Cardinal Grech identified that “nothing must be left beneath the carpet” in the course of the synod dialogue and that folks should be free to current points for the Vatican to think about. He added that in the course of the synod “all the fabric that reaches our workplace can be submitted to the Holy Father.” He added that “no one is excluded” offered they “need to be disciples of Jesus Christ.” The cardinal, who’s secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops workplace in Rome, mentioned the precedence is to develop into a extra “synodal Church” which is ready to hear and discern collectively. “Until we develop into a synodal church, then it will likely be tougher to deal with to go deeper theologically about sure points that individuals are elevating,” he burdened. To that finish, he recommended that the worldwide synod “For a Synodal Church” is prone to transcend a summit of bishops within the Vatican in October 2023. “The synod has no finish,” he mentioned. “There can be no finish, as a result of as soon as the method has began it’s going to proceed, even past October 23.” The cardinal added that the declare the synod course of is a venture that may cease when the Francis hold forth ends “has no future” and counsel “we’re nonetheless not satisfied that synodality is a should for the Church.” “The Church’s Radical Reform” podcast is hosted by The Pill’s Christopher Lamb and is supported by the Middle for Catholic Research on the College of Durham. https://necrolounge.com/synod-cannot-ignore-difficult-questions-says-cardinal-grech/
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone Announces Nancy Pelosi Should Not Be Admitted to Holy Communion "Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone announced today that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi should not be admitted to Holy Communion in her Archdiocese of San Francisco, nor should she present herself to receive the Eucharist, until she publicly renounces her support for abortion."
I believe that this a very good video from Michael Matt, it is insightful and informative. THE SYNODAL WAY: Is Francis Church Officially Going Gay? Premiered May 15, 2022 | "The Globalist Pope continues to remove Christianity as an impasse to the New World Order. In this edition of The Editor’s Desk, Michael J. Matt rips the mask off of Pope Francis’s Synod on Synodality. Ever notice how the Vatican is long on listening but short on specifics? What exactly do they want to change, and why won’t they just come out with it? Instead of telling us what he wants to do, Francis says he's going to spend two years listening to us, so that when he makes radical “reforms" in 2023 he can claim he’s only doing what the people want. But, is that true? Michael argues that what they actually want is to edit the Bible, ignore Natural Law, and silence Jesus Christ on the most controversial moral issue of the day: Homosexuality. But are the people demanding change, or is this just what Francis wants to do? Watch this video and decide for yourself. Relying on leaked footage from a recent Synodal preparatory video released by a Canadian bishop, Michael offers some thoughts on what’s really going on here: It's either a tacit admission that Vatican II has been a massive failure, or it's just a bald-faced lie to push a revolutionary agenda. "
He was released temporarily, but has to reappear before the court once more for a more definitive sentence. The silence of the Vatican is deafening!
Michael Matt is si naturally funny even though a serious topic he cuts through the synodal drivel like a knife through butter. The video is a much watch.
