Founder’s Quote: “The Whole Art of Government Consists in the Art of Being Honest” ~Thomas Jefferson
October 16, 2025Leo XIV: Our Anti-Americanist Pope, by Kenneth Craycraft
October 17, 2025
By Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, Bishop Emeritus, October 15, 2025
My dear brothers and sisters,
Today, with deep sorrow for the state of our beloved Church, I must speak. Pope Leo XIV has appointed Cardinal Blasé Cupich of Chicago to the governing council of Vatican City. This is not a small administrative act; it is a declaration of direction.
Cardinal Cupich has publicly opposed the Traditional Latin Mass, has tolerated and even celebrated politicians who advance abortion, and has consistently undermined those who defend the sanctity of life and the fullness of Catholic doctrine. To elevate such a man to one of the governing bodies of the Vatican is to send a message to faithful Catholics across the world: that fidelity to tradition and the moral law is now treated as an obstacle rather than a light.
I cannot remain silent. The Church I love is being dismantled – not by her enemies outside, but by those within her walls who exchange the Gospel of Jesus Christ for the approval of the world. The faithful deserve clarity, not confusion.
I speak not in rebellion but in obedience to the truth of Christ, Who said, “Let your speech be yea, yea; no, no” (Matthew 5:37). My loyalty to the papal office remains, but loyalty does not mean silence in the face of error. …
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