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October 23, 2023

The Prophetic Witness of St. John Paul II, by Carl E. Olson

By Carl E. Olson, Catholic World Report - The teachings of John Paul II are a remarkably rich and cogent whole, a mosaic that rewards repeated study and contemplation... “We, who are called to hold the Supreme Office in the Church, must manifest this fidelity with all our might and for this reason we must be a shining example both in our thinking and in our actions. This indeed must be done because we preserve intact the deposit of faith, because we make entirely our own the commands of Christ…” — Pope John Paul II, First Radio Message “Urbi et Orbi”, October 17, 1978.

October 23, 2023

Synod Bishop Wants to Set Aside Apostolic Tradition

By Diane Montagna, Jonathan Liedl, National Catholic Register - A German bishop participating in the Synod on Synodality challenged the idea that the Catholic community in his country is at odds with the universal Church — and reasserted that it will continue to play a role in the ongoing discussions in Rome about the Church’s future... Bishop Franz Josef Overbeck of Essen acknowledged that others have expressed concerns to him regarding the Catholic Church in Germany’s controversial “Synodal Way.” ...

October 23, 2023

Congress to Investigate Catholic Charities? by Nicholas Wylie

By Nicholas Wylie, Church Militant - Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, is demanding transparency from Catholic Charities USA as it continues to rake in taxpayer dollars to facilitate illegal immigration... Michael Voris interviewed Rep. Gooden about the billions of dollars Catholic Charities has received from the federal government to further the migration crisis at the southern border... Rep. Lance Gooden proclaimed, "American people from both sides of the aisle — if they really knew what was going on with this funding of this migrant crisis with our taxpayer dollars in the name of 'the Lord's work' — the American people would be outraged."

October 23, 2023

Pope Francis Gives Synod Members Vatican II Lobby Group’s Liberation Theology Text, by Michael Haynes

By Michael Haynes, LifeSiteNews - In a hugely significant move, participants of the Synod on Synodality were quietly given the text of a secretive pact – first composed by a group of liberal theologians during Vatican II – which is part of a relativistic and “egalitarian” plan embodied and enacted by Pope Francis to “change the identity of the Catholic Church.”... The report stated how the prayer booklet given to Synod participants “included the full text of the Pact of the Catacombs.” Of note is that this was not included in the booklet emailed to journalists of the Vatican press corps.