Why asking who elected Leo XIV is the wrong question
Conclave leaks don’t just betray secrecy. They betray the holiness of the whole process.
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Phil Lawler
Pope Francis all but confirms he chose not to expose Vatican ‘corruption’ and ‘wrongdoing’
In his new memoir 'Hope,' Pope Francis reveals that Benedict XVI had presented him with documents 'relating to the most difficult and painful situations: cases of abuse, corruption, dark dealings, wrongdoings.' Yet he has not fought that corruption.
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Why has Pope Francis given the McCarrick-linked Cardinal Kevin Farrell so much power?
Cardinal Kevin Farrell should be disqualified from overseeing major changes to the Vatican's pension fund. Even if he did not know something about two major scandals around him years ago, it was only possible through remarkable naivete.
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The real reason Kamala Harris is skipping the Al Smith Dinner led by Cardinal Dolan
The reason given by Kamala Harris' campaign staff – that she needs to spend time campaigning in key 'battleground' states – can be quickly dismissed as unconvincing. Let's take a closer look.
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The Vatican got almost everything wrong in its weak response to the Olympic blasphemy
The ceremony was not merely an offense against Christians; it was an offense against God. What the Vatican handled as a breach of good manners was in fact a deliberate blasphemy, a violation of God’s first commandment.
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Former Vatican auditor Libero Milone renews legal battle over wrongful dismissal
Former Vatican Auditor General Libero Milone was abruptly dismissed by the now disgraced Cardinal Becciu in 2017 after uncovering financial misconduct, but had his wrongful termination case tossed in January.
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Vatican’s homosexual ‘blessings’ document invites priests to fudge both doctrine and practice
The guidance permits blessings for same-sex couples but discourages wedding-like rituals and cautions against conveying the impression of endorsing unions... good luck with that.
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Underpopulation is the coming global crisis no one is talking about
Right now the world’s population is at an all-time high, allowing the mythmakers to continue peddling fear about overpopulation. But the ominous trend is easy to spot, for anyone willing to see the signs of the times.
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Kansas’ disastrous abortion vote serves as a rallying call to dig in and keep fighting for the unborn
Too often the cautious rhetoric of the pro-life movement suggests that abortion is unnecessary, or unseemly, or unwise, or all of the above. We need to drive home the message that it is unconscionable: that in every 'successful' abortion, a baby dies.
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It’s getting much more difficult to think that Pope Francis isn’t deliberately causing chaos
What exactly determines how a bishop is treated at the hands of the Pontiff?
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