Category: Catholic Church
When The Pope Appoints An Illegal Immigrant As Bishop In West Virginia
John Zmirak, Chronicles: You’ve probably seen the headlines: Pope Leo chose as the new bishop of West Virginia a certain Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, a once-deported illegal immigrant who snuck into our country in the trunk of a car in 1990 and later wangled U.S. citizenship. This bishop’s elevation was clearly a […]
Trump and The Pope’s Legitimacy
The kerfluffle over the last several days instigated by Pope Leo and countered by President Trump has been interesting. While I had some level of hope that Leo would turn out to be less liberal than Francis, that has turned out not to be the case. Just like Francis, he […]
Pope Leo’s True Colors
During recent weeks, he has come out in favor of open borders and “inclusivity” toward the LGBTQ crowd. It initially appeared he would be more moderate than his predecessor, but that was an erroneous perception:
New Pope’s Ethnicity
When I heard the new American pope’s surname– Prevost– I was unsure from where it originated, and what his ethnicity might be. Wikipedia provides some guidance. It states he has some African, French, Spanish and Italian ancestry. His father’s original family name was Riggitano. His mother was “mixed race” with […]
The Early Scuttlebutt On Pope Leo
It should be noted that one of the hallmarks of the Protestant Reformation was the imperative to conduct worship services in the tongue of the native population. The intensity of Catholic traditionalists for the Latin Mass is obviously the antithesis of this position. This article suggests that these folks might […]
The Conclave Election of Pope Leo
Alex Salvi reports on Twitter how it happened. Check it out to learn the interesting dynamics that produced an American-born pope.
Contrasting The New Pope With The Previous Pope
What follows is a good discussion of what we might expect with Pope Leo XIV– and how he might differ from Pope Francis– through the lens of a conservative Catholic who understands the decline of the Catholic church. Start at the 1:00 mark:
“Papal Conclave More Rigged Than 2020 Election”
BANNON: Bergoglio the entire time has been variantly anti- Trump, but it's not just being anti-MAGA, anti-Trump. That's the politics of it, right? And Prevost is a continuation… We're close to a schism in the Church between Bergoglio in this kind of radical way he's taking it,… pic.twitter.com/lCD8FLC9c4 — Bannon’s […]
An Unexpected American Pope
He is not quite as far left as Francis was. But he has taken lefty positions on migration and climate. He agrees with Francis’ contention that the handling of divorce within the Catholic church ought to be liberalized. His position on LGBTQ issues is to the right of Francis. Unlike […]