Leo XIV sent a video message to those gathered at DePaul University in the U.S. to mark the 15th anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in the State of Illinois. He stressed that the Church continues to affirm “that the dignity of the person is not lost even after very serious crimes are committed.” In The City of God, Augustine of Hippo argues that legitimate public authority acting under just law may order death.
Pope Leo sent a video message to those gathered at DePaul University in the U.S. to mark the 15th anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in the State of Illinois. In the message, he stressed that the Church continues to affirm “that the dignity of the person is not lost even after very serious crimes are committed.”
This is puzzling: If the Church now teaches that the death penalty is inadmissible because it attacks human dignity, this makes it sound like it is a "malum in se". But a malum in se is always evil and therefore never admissible, not even in times when there are no other means to safeguard the community. But then, the Church would have erred for centuries. So what's going on? Popesplainers to the rescue!
Win in one of Africa's biggest legal cases: Kenya’s Court of Appeal on Friday ruled that abortion is not a constitutional right, overturning a 2022 High Court decision that had expanded access. The judges found now that abortion violates the child's right to life.
BREAKING: Kenya's Court of Appeal rules that abortion violates the child's right to life and overturns the decision of a rogue judge who had tried to legalise abortion! This is a HUGE win in one of Africa's biggest legal cases ever.
Ken Klippenstein writes on April 24 the truism that the U.S. has long maintained extensive intelligence and security monitoring of the Vatican. The used agencies are the CIA, NSA, FBI, and State Department. - The CIA is represented in the U.S. Embassy to the Vatican and the Agency has been penetrating the Vatican government and diplomatic corps for years. It has human spies working inside the Holy See bureaucracy. - The NSA intercepts Vatican communications, emails, and texts, working independently and through a joint NSA/CIA “Special Collection Service.” - The FBI investigates crimes committed against and by the Vatican. It also regularly provides threat intelligence to the Pope during his travels. FBI documents show that the first Trump administration sought to beef up its coordination with Italian intelligence agencies and Vatican officials on things like cyber security, white collar crime, human trafficking, art theft and other issues. - The State Department closely follows the ins …കൂടുതൽ
The appeal of the Old Liturgy for young people lies in its focus and orientation on God, not on the community. We have so many rites in the Catholic Church. We should accept them for what they are: mere rites. We must infuse every rite with love and devotion; otherwise, it misses its mark. The Old and New Rites, as such, have nothing to do with whether we recognize the Council or not, or how we deal with its texts or reforms.
The Vatican has accepted the appeal filed by the Benedictine monks of the Valle de los Caídos against the Spanish government’s planned “re-signification” of the monument, according to Spanish media. The move is being seen as a setback for the pro-homosexual Cardinal José Cobo of Madrid, whom critics accuse of having capitulated to the government during negotiations. Cardinal Cobo has repeatedly said that the Archdiocese of Madrid has no authority over the basilica or the Benedictine community and that responsibility lies with the Vatican. The complex includes the Basilica of the Holy Cross and the Benedictine monastery. The Sánchez government’s plans amount to the secularisation of an important Catholic religious sites. The government is expected to present in June the redevelopment project known as “La base y la cruz,” which will lay out the next stage of the redesign. This will coincide with the June visit of Pope Leo XIV to Spain. #newsDrmmbzsumh
പൊന്തിഫിക്കൽ അക്കാദമി ഫോർ ലൈഫിന്റെ മേധാവി ആർച്ച്ബിഷപ്പ് വിഞ്ചെൻസോ പാലിയ ജീവസംരക്ഷണ വീക്ഷണങ്ങളെ വ്യാപിപ്പിക്കാനുള്ള ശ്രമത്തിലാണ്. ജീവസംരക്ഷകരായി (പ്രോ-ലൈഫ്) പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നത് പ്രകൃതിക്കായും, മലിനീകരണത്തിനെതിരെയും, പ്രായമുള്ളവർക്കും കുട്ടിക്കൾക്കുമെതിരെയുള്ള പീഡനങ്ങൾക്കെതിരെയും പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നത് കൂടിയാണെന്ന് അദ്ദേഹം cruxnow.com/…/head-vaticans-a…-നോട് പറഞ്ഞു. എന്നാൽ അത്യധികം ആദരിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന കത്തോലിക്ക ജീവസംരക്ഷണസംഘടനകളിൽ ഒന്നിനെ അദ്ദേഹം അധിക്ഷേപിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു, "ഉദാഹരണത്തിന് ഹ്യൂമൻ ലൈഫ് ഇന്റർനാഷണൽ, ഗർഭഛിദ്രം, ഗർഭനിരോധനം, ദയാവധം/പരസഹായത്തോടെയുള്ള ആത്മഹത്യ എന്നീ തിന്മകൾക്കെതിരെയും വിവാഹത്തിന്റെ പുനഃനിർവചനത്തിനെതിരെയും പ്രവർത്തിക്കുകയാണ് തങ്ങളുടെ ലക്ഷ്യമെന്ന് വിശദീകരിക്കുകയും, എന്നാൽ ചെറിയ ആയുധക്കടത്തിനെക്കുറിച്ചോ വധശിക്ഷയെക്കുറിച്ചോ (ഏതാണ്ട് 3,000-ത്തിനടുത്ത് ആളുകൾ വധശിക്ഷ കാത്ത് കിടക്കുകയാണ്) പരാമർശിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നില്ല". എന്നാൽ ആർച്ച്ബിഷപ്പ് പാലിയ ഒരു കാര്യം വിട്ടുപോയി, ഹ്യൂമൻ ലൈഫ് ഇന്റർനാഷണലിന് വട്ടുപിടിച്ച പുരോഹിതരെ സഹായിക്കാനുള്ള പദ്ധതി ഇല്ല എന്നുള്ളത്. ചിത്രം: Vincenzo Paglia, …കൂടുതൽ
The Vatican altered the official Italian transcript of Pope Leo XIV’s 23 April flight remarks, removing the word "infamous". He had used it while discussing homosexual "blessings" in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising and describing Pope Francis’ phrase tutti, tutti, tutti as infamous, famous, well known.
The Vatican is editing out Pope Leo XIV’s joke that Pope Francis’ “tutti, tutti, tutti”, is “infamous”
Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich has lamented about what he describes as a "coordinated campaign" on social media against the German Synod, he told Herder Korrespondenz. He is frustrated about “the narrative” portraying the German Synodal as schismatic and that it gained such strong influence. “This is also a phenomenon of social media, especially among the more reactionary camp,” Cardinal Marx used Marxist language. “They are very well coordinated in their efforts, particularly in the United States. This applies to politics, and it also applies to the Church. The other side [that is not interested in the Church] isn’t as active there. I have repeatedly pointed out to both Francis and Leo XIV that propaganda is taking place.” And: “In terms of communication, it certainly would have been better to talk to one another more. But perhaps we - myself included - should have sought dialogue earlier. I admit, however, that I was worried we wouldn’t have made any progress then. Now the task …കൂടുതൽ
On 23 April, Bishop emeritus Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, commented on X.com on the homosexual 'blessing' in the Archdiocese of Munich: "This is evil and must be opposed by every faithful Catholic. Woe to so-called shepherds who lead the sheep astray. Rome should speak clearly and immediately but all I hear is silence. Blessing sin is the complete opposite of love." Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich has instructed all priests and full-time pastoral staff in the archdiocese to perform, enable or facilitate 'blessings' of same-sex and adulterous couples. #newsRyvhmffviq
@chris griffin I guess you just don't understand what I post or what I'm about now do you? It is clear you can't make the connection between abortion and the "Errors of Russia." And you can't make the connection between Our Lady of Fatima and Her words, "only I can help you." I really don't understand how that is lying? God bless you!
On the return flight to Rome on April 23, Leo XIV took questions from selected journalists. Main quotes. - We must promote a culture of peace. The issue is not whether there is regime change or not; the issue is how to promote the values we believe in without the death of so many innocent people. - The situation in Iran is clearly very complex. Even the negotiations themselves—one day Iran says yes and the United States says no, and vice versa. - I carry with me a photo of a Muslim child who, during the visit to Lebanon, was waiting there with a sign saying “Welcome Pope Leo.” He has been killed in this final phase of the war. - A state has the right to regulate its borders. I am not saying that everyone must be allowed to enter without order. - We must treat migrants humanely, not treat them worse than animals, as often happens. - The issue of human trafficking is also part of migration. - What are we doing in richer countries to change the situation in poorer countries? - Africa is …കൂടുതൽ
Mocking the biblical Jesus Christ, the Marxist apostate Robert Prevost recited the *Regina Caeli* before an image of a black woman with a black baby on her back. Prevost celebrated a Marxist, inculturated "Mass" at the Malabo Stadium, before an image of a Black "Virgin" and a Black, Marxist "Baby Jesus." Equatorial Guinea. The Marxist Prevost—while promoting a false Black Christ—has the cynicism to proclaim himself the successor of Peter. Note that Prevost also failed to denounce the Islamization through which the impostor Muhammad de-Christianized Africa—and, by means of the sword, compelled many to apostatize and worship the false god Allah. Black Lives Matter activist calls for …
It is also necessary to clarify that there is no apparition in Africa depicting a Black woman carrying the Baby Jesus on her back. Yet, it turns out that modernist heretics now take the liberty of fabricating statues with Marxist messages at their whim.
Prevost no puso un pie en Nigeria para defender a los católicos perseguidos y masacrados por los musulmanes. Su "misericordia" es selectiva y relativa. Hipócrita!