I’m Dreaming of a White Propaganda
A distinction can be made between white and black propaganda. White propaganda is basically an informercial. You know someone is trying to sell you something and that they are going to spin the...
View ArticleSSPX on the Brink
No joy for the SSPX. They did not sign and the Holy Father has not backed down. It seems, as I have said, that the Holy Father does not favor the position of Gherardini and De Mattei. The doctrinal...
View ArticleA Year of Faith or a Year of Doubt?
This is the last installment of a series that I originally planned to be just two posts, but has turned out to be four. I link to them, not in the order that I posted them, but in the order of their...
View ArticleSSPX Reality Check
SSPX General House Communiqué 4-18-2012 The media are announcing that Bishop Bernard Fellay has sent a “positive response” to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and that consequently the...
View ArticleThe Checkmate of Pope Benedict
No more moves for the SSPX. Pope Benedict has effectively brought the dialogue between the Holy See and the Society of St. Pius X to a magisterial conclusion. Bishop Fellay has certainly transformed...
View ArticlePope Benedict and the SSPX: the Facts
For the record: on June 30 (it’s a secret that I reveal to you, but it will be made public), on June 30, 2012, the Pope wrote with his own hand a letter to our Superior General, Bp. [Bernard] Fellay,...
View ArticleThe head of the…
The head of the traditionalist Society of St Pius X has called Jewish people “enemies of the Church”, saying Jewish leaders’ support of the Second Vatican Council “shows that Vatican II is their thing,...
View ArticleBishop Fellay Burns the Bridge
We have many enemies, many enemies. But look . . and that is very interesting. Who during that time was the most opposed that the Church will recognize the Society? The enemies of the Church: the...
View ArticleFrantic Backpedalling
A press release from the US District of the SSPX: During a 2-hour conference given in Ontario, Canada on December 28th, 2012, Bishop Bernard Fellay, Superior General of the Society St. Pius X,...
View ArticleThe Bridge That Was Burned
Recent developments shed light on Bishop Fellay’s inflammatory statements of December 28. The bridge he burned had been carefully reinforced some weeks earlier by Archbishop Augustine Di Noia,...
View ArticleThe Cost of Making War
Continue to pray the Rosary in order to obtain an end of the war. —Our Lady of Fatima, September 13, 1917 In her spiritual commentary on these words of Our Lady of Fatima, Sr. Lucia dos Santos, the...
View ArticleA Time for Faith
With the stunning announcement of the Holy Father’s resignation to take place on February 28, the speculation will begin as to his successor will be and as to the direction the new pontificate will...
View ArticleWho Really are the Christian Ideologues?
Rorate Caeili posted a translation of an article by Corrado Gnerre from Il Giudizio Cattolico, entitled “Who are the real ‘Christian Ideologues’?”, which addresses Pope Francis’ critique of ideology...
View ArticleIn the Eye of the Vortex
More evidence of the wedge being driven between the Benedictine and Franciscan pontificates can be seen in the recent disclaimer/clarification of Michael Voris in which he refuses to publically...
View ArticleMore Evidence of the “Wedge”
Pat Archbold of Creative Minority Report has published another “open letter” to the Holy Father, like the one he published about my community. This time it is an appeal to regularize the SSPX without...
View ArticleMore on Patrick Archbold and Michael Voris
Michael Voris has interviewed Pat Archbold about his piece that I commented on here. I have to say that Archbold is completely genuine and motivated by love for the Church. He is clearly moved by...
View ArticleChurch Militant TV Weighs In
Following up on my previous posts concerning Church Militant TV, I want to point out several important developments. First, Louie Verrecchio has fired back at Michael Voris regarding his manifesto that...
View ArticleWhat Happened to the Dialogue between Rome and the SSPX?
This post has been a long time coming. It recounts much of what ought to be clear to the careful observer, but since it runs contrary to the popular narrative this documentation is in order. I wish...
View ArticleSSPX: Accept Them as They Are?
The lightning rod of the SSPX is getting hit from various angles these days. Michael Voris thinks the Society is still schismatic, but Bishop Athanasius Schneider believes there is nothing seriously...
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