St. Bruno of Segni Corrects the Pope, by Alec Torres

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By Alec Torres, Catholic Exchange, Oct. 6, 2023

Alec Torres is a former speechwriter for President Donald Trump and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and has ghostwritten for cabinet secretaries, ambassadors, national media personalities, and business leaders.  …

This article was adapted from Alec’s new book, Persecuted from Within, which is available from Sophia Institute Press October 17, 2023.

 

A somewhat forgotten saint today, St. Bruno of Segni sacrificed his ecclesiastical career for the doctrine of the faith by correcting the pope. Not only is this possible for a saint, as we explain in our new book, Persecuted From Within, it is sometimes even necessary.

St. Bruno of Segni was born in Piedmont in 1045. After receiving a Benedictine education, St. Bruno decided to join the order and left for Monte Cassino.

About halfway there, at Siena, Bruno fell ill and had to remain in the city. He had recently been ordained a priest, and so the local bishop made him a canon of the cathedral. It was there that St. Bruno began to author Biblical commentaries that earned him renown for knowledge of Scripture and personal holiness.

St. Bruno entered the priesthood just as the Church reformers like the future St. Gregory VII were undertaking the most sweeping reform of the clergy in history. ….

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