July 2020

• BISHOP CLOSES CONSERVATIVE SEMINARY: Archbishop Viganò Responds
Introduction by Michael J. Matt: Early this morning, a Remnant reader in Argentina sent some background information on this unfolding story. According to our correspondent, liberal Bishop Eduardo Taussig of the Diocese of San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina, will be transferred soon, after a controversial tenure during which he reportedly alienated some of the faithful by imposing communion in the hand and other progressive initiatives. - July 30, 2020

• Archbishop Viganò Responds to an Open Letter of Criticism
An Open letter to Archbishop Viganò from Sister Antonietta Potente:
We are deeply indignant at the words that you, a christian and a bishop, have written in support of president Trump, the proponent of a policy that, in recent months, has shown itself to be increasingly discriminatory and violent, both with regard to the health emergency and these latest events of racism. - July 10, 2020

• Archbishop Viganò: I do not think Vatican II was invalid, but it was gravely manipulated
'I have never thought and even less have I affirmed that Vatican II was an invalid Ecumenical Council... it was made the object of a grave manipulation' - July 3, 2020

• Abp Viganò: ‘I see nothing paternal about punishing priests who do not want to profane the Sacred Host’
'A bishop who, instead of defending the honor owed to the King of Kings and praising those who strive for this noble purpose, even goes so far as to close a flourishing seminary and to publicly reprimand his clerics is not performing an act of charity but rather a deplorable abuse, for which he will be called to respond before the judgment seat of God.' - July 30, 2020

• Cardinal Kasper Defends Vatican Instruction on Parishes
The instruction, called “The pastoral conversion of the parish community in the service of the evangelizing mission of the Church,” set out guidelines on reforming parishes and restructuring dioceses to better serve their “singular mission of evangelization.” - July 27, 2020

• Cardinal Zen: In Vatican II, Catholics Hear ‘Real Voice of the Holy Spirit’
Cardinal Zen warned against interpretations of Vatican II not “faithful to the documents of the Council, but rather a subjective understanding of it.” - July 27, 2020

• Archbishop Viganò: ‘Heresy, sodomy, and corruption’ are trademark of ‘deep church’
'These three elements – heresy, sodomy, and corruption – are so recurrent that they are almost a trademark of the deep state and of the deep church' - July 25, 2020

• Italian Catholic priest resigns from parish after officiating lesbian civil union
The priest who officiated the homosexual ceremony will now 'take a suitable period for reflection in order to recover the clarity and joy of his presbyteral ministry in the concreteness of today’s world,' his bishop said. - July 23, 2020

• New lawsuit: McCarrick, Catholic priests ran ‘sex ring’ from Jersey Shore beach house
The lawsuit alleges that from approximately 1970 to 1990, McCarrick sexually assaulted at least seven minor boys. - July 23, 2020

• Vatican archbishop defends posting image of naked adults with naked children. Twitter censors image
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia said the image ‘portrays a Catholic family model’ and has nothing ‘inappropriate.’ Twitter then censored the image. - July 23, 2020

• Vatican legal clarification allows bishops to ‘entrust…care of a parish’ to women
Bishops ‘may entrust the pastoral care of a parish to a deacon, to a consecrated religious or layperson, or even to a group of persons.’ - July 23, 2020

• Pro-LGBT Jesuit priest: You’re not ‘really pro-life’ unless you wear a COVID mask
'Are you a Christian?' Fr. James Martin asked. 'Are you a Catholic? Are you pro-life? Do you care about people's lives? Then wear a mask.' - July 22, 2020

• Man Cannot Live on Vatican II Alone
It’s a Friday. A boy and his father head out in their boat to fish. The plan is to catch supper.
“Dad, we’ve been out for two hours and haven’t caught anything,” remarks the boy sullenly.
“The water is too dirty right now,” notices his father. “Let’s try something different.”
“I was thinking we could change our lures. These crankbaits would get more attention,” offers the young lad. - July 21, 2020

• China removes Christian symbols from citizens’ homes as a condition of gov’t aid
In order to receive social welfare payments, citizens in several Chinese towns have to replace religious symbols with images of Chinese Communist Party leaders. - July 21, 2020

• Popular US priest urges Americans to not give into ‘demonic’ fear over pandemic
Monsignor Charles Pope warned that ‘Satan wants us to fear and even detest one another.’ - July 21, 2020

• Experts map out US bishops’ ‘social networks’ that helped cover-up ex-cardinal McCarrick’s sex abuse
The sociologists mapped out webs of episcopal influence in both US and UK. - July 17, 2020

• Pro-LGBT Catholic priest denounces critics of ‘gender ideology’ as unscientific
In defense of the idea that men can be women and vice versa, Fr. Daniel Horan condemned opponents' 'uncritical promotion of 13th century pseudo-science and ancient philosophical theories.' - July 17, 2020

• A US Bishop Discovers the Traditional Latin Mass
Bishop Joseph Strickland discusses what inspired him to celebrate the extraordinary form of the Mass on June 11. - July 16, 2020

• Vatican gives bishops new guidelines on sex-abuse complaints
The Vatican has issued new guidelines to the world’s bishops for the handling of sex-abuse complaints.
The new document, issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) on July 16, does not establish new canonical rules, but offers answers to questions about how bishops should respond to allegations. - July 16, 2020

• Bishop suspends Indiana priest for criticizing Black Lives Matter
'Black Lives Matter, Antifa, and the other nefarious acolytes of their persuasion are not the friends or allies we have been led to believe,' the priest had written. 'They are serpents in the garden, seeking only to uproot and replant a new species of human made in the likeness of men and not in the image of God.' - July 8, 2020

• Spokane Bishop Responds to Catholic Charities Racism Video
In response to the controversy, in the Diocese of Spokane “the Annual Catholic Charities Christmas Collection will either be replaced by or taken in conjunction with the Black and Indian Missions Collection,” Bishop Daly said. - July 7, 2020

• Abp Viganò defends his union with Church: ‘I have no desire to separate myself from Mother Church’
Archbishop Viganò rejects claim of Italian journalist that he is 'on the brink of schism' - July 6, 2020

• Cardinal Zen calls out Pope Francis for not answering dubia about ‘murder’ of Chinese Church
The 88-year-old bishop accused Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin of 'a trilogy of murdering the Church in China' and 'manipulating the Holy Father.' - July 6,  2020

• Primate of Poland: Church must rebuild trust amid abuse crisis
The Catholic Church can only rebuild trust in its handling of clerical abuse by “taking responsibility for clarifying all crimes and omissions,” the Primate of Poland said Monday. - July 6, 2020

• Pope drops Hong Kong reference from Sunday talk
Pope Francis dropped a reference to Hong Kong, and a plea for religious freedom there, from the text of his message at his Sunday public audience on July 5. - July 6, 2020

• Vatican watchdog skips scandals in annual report
In his annual report, made public on July 3, the president of the Vatican’s Financial Information Authority (AIF) does not mention the October 1 police raid on the AIF offices, nor the abrupt departure of the agency’s top two officials. - July 3, 2020

• Video: Patrick Coffin: Another Good Priest Removed
It’s becoming a pattern. Catholic pastors telling uncomfortable truths being removed by their bishops faster than you can say, “virtue signal.” This time it’s Father Ted Rothrock, of Carmel, IN, who published a strongly worded parish bulletin on Sunday June 28, 2020.
Judge for yourself if his words warranted punishment by removal. It is titled, “The lady (doth) protest too much, methinks”

• Eradicating the McCarrick Virus
EDITORIAL: Two years after the former cardinal’s sexual predilections were revealed, the Vatican still hasn’t released its report. - July 26, 2020

• Dr. Taylor Marshall: Bp Schneider on Eucharist Abuse, Pope Francis removing Vicars of Christ, Errors in Vat 2, Pacha Idols
Dr. Taylor Marhall interviews the heroic Bishop Athanasius Schneider of the Archdiocese of St Mary in Astana on Eucharistic Abuse, Reparation to Sacred Heart, Errors in Vatican 2, Pacha Idol Worship, and Pope Francis removing the title "Vicar of Christ." - July 26, 2020

• Dr. Taylor Marshall: Viganò exposes McCarrick & Pope Francis Connection of Corruption
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò releases a new statement exposing the deep corruption of ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and the connection to Pope Francis and his circle of corrupt and compromised associates. Dr. Taylor Marshall shares the statement and provides analysis. - July 25, 2020

• POPE U.N.plugged: Return of the Old World Order
NEW NORMAL UPDATE: Priest calls the cops on his parishioner for not wearing a mask. (You won't believe what happens next.)
Congratulations to Father Jonathan Morris, Fox News religion analyst. Thanks to a special dispensation from Francis, young Jonathan is getting married! - July 24, 2020

• Vatican document blames coronavirus pandemic on man’s sins against environment
The latest document from the Vatican, a reflection on the CO19 pandemic, is an embarrassment to the Catholic faithful. - July 24, 2020

• Asking Sedevacantists: A Church without Popes Forever?
Recently, an event of significance for sedevacantists came to pass. The last bishop consecrated to be appointed to office in 1958 — i.e., during the reign of Pope Pius XII — finally passed into eternity. That this is so can also be verified at the Catholic Hierarchy website and the updated lists at Wikipedia. - July 23, 2020

• A shocking Vatican perspective on the pandemic
The latest document from the Vatican, a reflection on the CO19 pandemic, is an embarrassment to the Catholic faithful.
The Pontifical Academy for Life, under the leadership of the controversial Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, produced the document, and the Vatican press office introduced it on July 22 with a title as prolix as the statement itself: “Useful information on the Document of the Pontifical Academy for Life: Humana Communitas in the age of pandemic: untimely meditations on life’s rebirth.” - July 22, 2020

• Dr. Taylor Marshall: Holy Eucharist in Envelopes? Self-Served Sacraments?
Outrageous: Pax Christi Catholic "Community" in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis (under Archbishop Bernard Hebda) has published a video instructing laity to "self-serve" Holy Communion from envelopes and then receive the Eucharist in their cars. Dr. Taylor Marshall discusses how all precautions of sacrilege are being sacrificed for something less. - July 21, 2020

• Jesuit calls for ‘ugly & scandalous’ liturgy 
‘Liturgy should not be beautiful,’ claimed Jesuit David Inczauskis. - July 20, 2020

• Our Disbanded Spiritual Police
IF, AND WHEN, we have another genuinely Catholic pope, he could do worse than to begin his first encyclical by quoting the opening passage of Pope Pius IX’s Quanta Cura: - July 18, 2020

• Vatican’s COVID-19 Commission echoes globalist environmental concerns, sidelines sacraments
Such pacifist talk looks pretty from the outside, but it is reminiscent of the disarmament movement during the Cold War. - July 17, 2020

• Catholic bishops need a reality check on communist Black Lives Matter movement
The biggest problem we currently face is an attempt to overthrow our country’s system of government. Apparently, many bishops haven’t been paying attention. - July 17, 2020

• Can a Catholic Ever Disobey a Pope?
“No one is ever allowed to disobey the pope. Period.”
The statement is made repeatedly on social media, usually in an attempt to end a debate. It’s taken as a given. No sources cited, no documentation provided. It’s merely assumed. It is, after all, obvious.
But is it? Does the Catholic Church actually teach this? Has She ever taught this?
As always in Catholic theology, distinctions must be made.
Few would disagree that it’s permissible to resist a Pope. This idea dates back to St. Paul’s resisting St. Peter in Galatians 2:11–15: - July 17, 2020

• Dr. Taylor Marshall: Does Vatican II Contain Error? 3 Views on What to do: Viganò, Schneider, Brandmüller
This week than 50 priests, scholars, journalists, and Catholic leaders published an Open Letter to Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò and Bishop Athanasius Schneider, thanking them for their recent statements in which they discuss some problems of the Second Vatican Council's documents that might need a further evaluation and correction. The renewed debate about Vatican II has been cricitized by Cardinal Brandmüller. Dr. Taylor Marshall explains the problem texts in Vatican 2, and the three positions on how to move forward from there. - July 16, 2020

• Knives Out: Knights of Malta Saga Reaches New Crisis Point
Editor’s Note: Malta Insider is a pseudonym that encompasses the collaborative efforts of multiple concerned insiders with knowledge of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. 
The internal civil war that has been running in the Order of Malta for the past four years shows no sign of slackening. In fact, it has just taken a dramatic turn, as the two letters recently sent to Cardinal Becciu posted here show. For those Catholics who wonder what this almost Dan Brown–like story has to do with them, it is worth noting that this is no sideshow; it is a microcosm of the crisis of the Church, involving many of the world’s most influential Catholic lay people including key figures in the German church. - July 14, 2020

• Steve Skojec & Joseph Sciambra Talk About Catholic Cults, Homosexuality in the Church, & the Legionaries of Christ
Last week, I was invited to be a guest on Joseph Sciambra’s new show, Finding Our Father. The topic was Catholic Cults and Homosexuality in the Church, with a specific focus on my experiences spent with the most notorious of these cults — the Legionaries of Christ — founded and run for decades by one of the most horrifying sexual predators the Church has ever seen – Marcial Maciel. - July 13, 2020

• Lessons of the Latest Abuse Numbers
Every year, the USCCB publishes a report on how well the Church in the United States is implementing the Dallas Charter (the 2002 document on handling charges of abuse of minors). It includes results from the most recent independent audit of dioceses and eparchies, points out where changes are needed, and makes recommendations for improvement. The report also provides statistics about abuse allegations made during the previous year. - July 9, 2020

• Military Members Are Losing Their Religious Freedom While Trying To Protect Yours
As the government lays out ever-changing guidelines for safeguarding the same military who sacrifice their lives all over the world, they risk killing freedom on the home front by restricting religious practice. - July 8, 2020

• Video: Dr. Taylor Marshall: Is Archbishop Viganò on the Brink of Schism? No!
Recently Italian journalist Sandro Magister wrote an accusatory article titled: “Archbishop Viganò on the Brink of Schism,” published at Settimo Cielo on June 29. Not surprisingly, Archbishop Viganò responded to explain that he is NOT in schism with the Catholic Church. More and more we see the terms "schismatic" and "in schism" being thrown at traditional Catholics. Dr. Taylor Marshall explains the controversy and gives his analysis. - July 7, 2020

• Archbishop Viganò’s comments on Vatican II
A number of readers have asked me to explain whether Phil Lawler and I agree with the assessment of Vatican II which Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò provided in response to questions raised by Phil, who introduced this response on our website on June 26th. - July 6, 2020

• Vatican’s Appeasement of China Goes a Long Way Back
It was Mark Twain who, albeit tritely, said it best: “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme.” Spectators from all sides of the Pachamama controversy, whether they be Catholic or apostate idol-worshipers, might be interested to learn that this is not the first time such a situation has been contested within the Church. - July 1, 2020

• Bp. Schneider: Join me in crusade of reparation for sins against Jesus in Holy Eucharist
'In the current so-called 'COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency,' horrible abuses of the Most Blessed Sacrament have increased still more,' the bishop said, exhorting the faithful to 'console the Hidden Jesus.' - July 21, 2020

• Bishop Schneider Launches International Crusade of Reparation for Eucharistic Abuses
Publisher’s Note: Yesterday, we received an email from His Excellency Bishop Athanasius Schneider. He wrote to ask that we spread his new International Crusade of Eucharistic Reparation, first published at The Remnant, which he launched in response to the many abuses against Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist. - July 21, 2020

• US bishop overcome with emotion offering first traditional Latin Mass in 35-year priesthood
'It was the first time in my life that I had ever said those words in Latin,' Bishop Joseph Strickland reported, 'and I could hardly get them out.' - July 17, 2020

• Remnant League of the Sacred Heart Launches Rosary Crusade, New Prayer by Archbishop Viganò, for Reelection of Donald Trump
As the Revolution against the Kingship of Christ rages in America today, traditional Catholic Americans remember the Catholic Uprising in the Vendée--whereby the pioneer Traditional Catholics held the Catholic ground in Western France against the nascent New World Order. - July 7, 2020

• The World Needs Our Comfort, Forbearance, Forgiveness — and Our Prayers
COMMENTARY: Right now, we need more of the last four spiritual works of mercy. - July 2, 2020