lifesitenews--2020-06-22--Seventh Circuit rules Illinois can restrict churches to 10 people

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June 22 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against an Illinois church suing the state over its COVID-19 restrictions on freedom of religious assembly , potentially setting up another First Amendment showdown before the nation ’ s highest court .
In May , Illinois Democrat Gov .
J.B. Pritzker laid out a five-phase plan for lifting the state ’ s public-health emergency , which among other things holds that , should COVID-19 cases continue to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ services would still be limited to 50 people until the release of “ a vaccine or highly effective treatment widely available or the elimination of any new cases over a sustained period.
” In the meantime , churches had been limited to a cap of just 10 people , prompting numerous lawsuits from churches all over the state .
Under pressure , Pritzker issued a new set of guidelines on May 28 , which suggested the 10-person limit but did not make it mandatory .
Despite the governor backing down , the Christian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its lawsuit on behalf of Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church and Logos Baptist Ministries , noting that Pritzker reserved the ability to re-impose the limit in the future .
“ Unless and until there is a judicial declaration that Governor Pritzker has acted unconstitutionally thus far , there is nothing keeping him from changing his mind again , whether in this crisis or any future crisis , ” LC declared last month .
Yet the Seventh Circuit ruled against Illinois Christians last week , Bloomberg reported .
While the three-judge panel rejected Pritzker ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of hand , it ruled that the 10-person limit was constitutional .
It rejected the comparison of churches to grocery stores , which can allow an unlimited number of people inside , on the grounds that speaking and singing can spread COVID-19 through aerosolized saliva droplets , as with lectures or concerts .
Caring for the hungry or homeless “ requires teams of people to work together in physical spaces , but churches can feed the spirit in other ways ” such as live-streaming sermons , the court ruled .
“ How can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ‘ secular ’ activity in the same church building ?
” LC ’ s Mat Staver asked .
“ This is clearly not the role of the government .
So , while churches can feed , shelter overnight , and provide ‘ necessities of life ’ to an unlimited number of people , the crowd must be reduced to 10 people or less when the pastor leads a worship service or prayer .
The court brushed off this obvious discrimination.
” As for what comes next , Staver assured the public that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court , if necessary .
“ Our next step will be to ask the full panel of judges at the 7th Circuit to review the case , ” he explained .
“ This case and the conflicts now among the courts of appeal provide an opportunity to ask the Supreme Court to review the matter at the appropriate time.
” As of June 22 , the United States is estimated to have seen more than 2.3 million COVID-19 cases , with more than 122,000 deaths and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of those deaths have come from nursing homes .
Illinois has been the fourth-hardest-hit state , with 137,224 cases , 6,671 deaths , and 103,806 recoveries .
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While caring for the hungry 'requires teams of people to work together in physical spaces ... churches can feed the spirit in other ways,' the court ruled.
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June 22, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against an Illinois church suing the state over its COVID-19 restrictions on freedom of religious assembly, potentially setting up another First Amendment showdown before the nation’s highest court.
In May, Illinois Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker laid out a five-phase plan for lifting the state’s public-health emergency, which among other things holds that, should COVID-19 cases continue to decline, public gatherings such as religious services would still be limited to 50 people until the release of “a vaccine or highly effective treatment widely available or the elimination of any new cases over a sustained period.”
In the meantime, churches had been limited to a cap of just ten people, prompting numerous lawsuits from churches all over the state. Under pressure, Pritzker issued a new set of guidelines on May 28, which changed the ten-person limit from a mandate to a suggestion.
Despite the governor backing down, the Christian nonprofit Liberty Counsel (LC) continued its lawsuit on behalf of Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church and Logos Baptist Ministries, noting that Pritzker could still re-impose the limit in the future.
“Unless and until there is a judicial declaration that Governor Pritzker has acted unconstitutionally thus far, there is nothing keeping him from changing his mind again, whether in this crisis or any future crisis,” LC declared last month.
Yet the Seventh Circuit ruled against Illinois Christians last week, Bloomberg reported. While the three-judge panel rejected Pritzker’s request to dismiss the case out of hand, it ruled that the 10-person limit was constitutional.
It rejected the comparison of churches to grocery stores, which can allow an unlimited number of people inside, on the grounds that speaking and singing can spread COVID-19 through aerosolized saliva droplets, as with lectures or concerts.
Caring for the hungry or homeless “requires teams of people to work together in physical spaces, but churches can feed the spirit in other ways” such as live-streaming sermons, the court ruled.
“How can the state divide between ‘religious’ and ‘secular’ activity in the same church building?” LC’s Mat Staver asked. “This is clearly not the role of the government. So, while churches can feed, shelter overnight, and provide ‘necessities of life’ to an unlimited number of people, the crowd must be reduced to 10 people or less when the pastor leads a worship service or prayer. The court brushed off this obvious discrimination.”
As for what comes next, Staver assured the public that Liberty Counsel intends to take the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary.
“Our next step will be to ask the full panel of judges at the 7th Circuit to review the case,” he explained. “This case and the conflicts now among the courts of appeal provide an opportunity to ask the Supreme Court to review the matter at the appropriate time.”
As of June 22, the United States is estimated to have seen more than 2.3 million COVID-19 cases, with more than 122,000 deaths and 984,000 recoveries. An estimated 40 percent of those deaths have come from nursing homes. Illinois has been the fourth-hardest-hit state, with 137,224 cases, 6,671 deaths, and 103,806 recoveries.
Readers can click here for LifeSiteNews’ live updates on the coronavirus and its impact all over the world.
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lifesitenews--2020-06-22--‘Walking Dead’ actor announces his 11-year-old daughter is now his transgender ‘son’

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June 22 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Back in 2018 , Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon happily announced the “ transition ” of her 21-year-old biological daughter , who became her transgender son .
Then , megastar Charlize Theron made headlines for explaining that she was raising her son Jackson as a girl after he had declared he felt female .
More recently , NBA All-Star Dwayne Wade told LGBT icon and TV host Ellen DeGeneres his 12-year-old son Zion was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wife , Hollywood actress Gabrielle Union , was as enthusiastic as he was .
Trans is trendy .
As usual , Hollywood is on the cutting edge .
And now it is Walking Dead actor Khary Payton , who apparently plays King Ezekiel in the wildly popular AMC TV show ( I haven ’ t seen it and find zombie entertainment dark and ghoulish ) .
Earlier this month , he announced on social media that his 11-year-old biological daughter is now his transgender son .
“ This is my kid , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the smiling child .
“ One of the most happy , well-adjusted individuals I ’ ve ever known .
My son , Karter .
Karter with a K because it reminded him of my name .
He chose it .
You see , he was born female but has always identified as a boy.
” To that , of course , we are all supposed to say “ ahh ” in a very understanding and approving way , because this is the way things are in 2020 .
It is rapidly becoming normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children were born in the wrong bodies , and that as such , they are undergoing “ transition.
” This “ transition , ” mind you , is simply to bring their bodies in line with how they currently feel , which is what counts .
First in terms of hairstyle , clothing , and names , and later with the more sinister puberty blockers , hormone treatments , and “ bottom surgery , ” which refers to the mutilation and removal of the genitals .
Payton nodded to the fact that some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , noting that he was making the announcement because his 11-year-old “ thought it would be cool ” ( without saying whether he , too , thought it might be “ cool ” to transform his child into an LGBT icon overnight ) .
The 48-year-old actor noted that despite warning his child of the existence of “ a lot of jerks who would be harsh , ” Karter informed him that “ I can handle the trolls.
” “ Man , there is nothing more beautiful than watching your child feel the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be true to themselves , ” Payton continued .
“ This is his journey , and I am here for it .
I hope you all have the opportunity to feel the unquenchable love that I am feeling right now.
” The reaction from other celebrities , of course , was predictably affirming .
Mark Hamill of Star Wars offered his congratulations , and Reno Wilson of the CBS sitcom Mike and Molly responded with the confusing comment “ These kids are truly amazing !
!
Teaching us how to be human on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Karter !
” He did not explain what was “ regular ” about a biological girl identifying as a boy , or why gender confusion—regardless of your views on transgender ideology—is anything to celebrate .
As I ’ ve noted many times , an entire generation of children has become the social guinea pigs in a vast , untested experiment with catastrophic consequences .
It isn ’ t just social conservatives like myself pointing this out , either—the BBC released a bombshell report earlier this month detailing the many concerns of staff members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them bluntly state that they are concerned that children are being mutilated and altered for a lifetime .
Liberal J.K. Rowling also expressed her concerns recently that the number of girls choosing to identify as boys is skyrocketing .
Unfortunately , media reports that contradict the narrative are ignored , and prominent figures such as Rowling are loudly denounced .
This is all very sad to watch .
Because when the media circus disappears and the social media affirmation fades , thousands of children will be left with the torment of believing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , urged on by the media , celebrities , and much of the political class .
They will drug themselves , mutilate themselves , and desperately seek ways to feel whole again .
And one day—and I have had former transgender people describe this moment to me—many of them will be struck by the awful realization that they have been lied to .
And if that moment comes , all those who celebrate them now will vanish without a trace and leave them to their pain .
Jonathon ’ s new podcast , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement .
In his latest episode , he interviews famed Chesterton scholar and founder of the Chesterton society and the Chesterton schools , Dale Ahlquist .
They discusss what G.K. Chesterton would think of the riots happening in the United States and the current state of the world .
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It is rapidly becoming normal for celebrity parents to announce that their children were born in the wrong bodies, and that as such, they are undergoing 'transition.'
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June 22, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Back in 2018, Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon happily announced the “transition” of her 21-year-old biological daughter, who became her transgender son. Then, megastar Charlize Theron made headlines for explaining that she was raising her son Jackson as a girl after he had declared he felt female. More recently, NBA All-Star Dwayne Wade told LGBT icon and TV host Ellen DeGeneres his 12-year-old son Zion was now a girl named Zaya. His wife, Hollywood actress Gabrielle Union, was as enthusiastic as he was. Trans is trendy. As usual, Hollywood is on the cutting edge.
And now it is Walking Dead actor Khary Payton, who apparently plays King Ezekiel in the wildly popular AMC TV show (I haven’t seen it and find zombie entertainment dark and ghoulish). Earlier this month, he announced on social media that his 11-year-old biological daughter is now his transgender son. “This is my kid,” Payton wrote, posting a photo of the smiling child. “One of the most happy, well-adjusted individuals I’ve ever known. My son, Karter. Karter with a K because it reminded him of my name. He chose it. You see, he was born female but has always identified as a boy.”
To that, of course, we are all supposed to say “ahh” in a very understanding and approving way, because this is the way things are in 2020. It is rapidly becoming normal for celebrity parents to announce that their children were born in the wrong bodies, and that as such, they are undergoing “transition.” This “transition,” mind you, is simply to bring their bodies in line with how they currently feel, which is what counts. First in terms of hairstyle, clothing, and names, and later with the more sinister puberty blockers, hormone treatments, and “bottom surgery,” which refers to the mutilation and removal of the genitals.
Payton nodded to the fact that some might be uncomfortable with all of this, noting that he was making the announcement because his 11-year-old “thought it would be cool” (without saying whether he, too, thought it might be “cool” to transform his child into an LGBT icon overnight). The 48-year-old actor noted that despite warning his child of the existence of “a lot of jerks who would be harsh,” Karter informed him that “I can handle the trolls.”
“Man, there is nothing more beautiful than watching your child feel the joy of exploring what it means to be true to themselves,” Payton continued. “This is his journey, and I am here for it. I hope you all have the opportunity to feel the unquenchable love that I am feeling right now.”
The reaction from other celebrities, of course, was predictably affirming. Mark Hamill of Star Wars offered his congratulations, and Reno Wilson of the CBS sitcom Mike and Molly responded with the confusing comment “These kids are truly amazing!! Teaching us how to be human on the regular! Let’s go Karter!” He did not explain what was “regular” about a biological girl identifying as a boy, or why gender confusion—regardless of your views on transgender ideology—is anything to celebrate.
As I’ve noted many times, an entire generation of children has become the social guinea pigs in a vast, untested experiment with catastrophic consequences. It isn’t just social conservatives like myself pointing this out, either—the BBC released a bombshell report earlier this month detailing the many concerns of staff members at a prominent gender clinic. Many of them bluntly state that they are concerned that children are being mutilated and altered for a lifetime. Liberal J.K. Rowling also expressed her concerns recently that the number of girls choosing to identify as boys is skyrocketing. Unfortunately, media reports that contradict the narrative are ignored, and prominent figures such as Rowling are loudly denounced.
This is all very sad to watch. Because when the media circus disappears and the social media affirmation fades, thousands of children will be left with the torment of believing they are born in the wrong bodies, urged on by the media, celebrities, and much of the political class. They will drug themselves, mutilate themselves, and desperately seek ways to feel whole again. And one day—and I have had former transgender people describe this moment to me—many of them will be struck by the awful realization that they have been lied to. And if that moment comes, all those who celebrate them now will vanish without a trace and leave them to their pain.
Jonathon’s new podcast, The Van Maren Show, is dedicated to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement. In his latest episode, he interviews famed Chesterton scholar and founder of the Chesterton society and the Chesterton schools, Dale Ahlquist. They discusss what G.K. Chesterton would think of the riots happening in the United States and the current state of the world.
You can subscribe here and listen to the episode below:
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lifesitenews--2020-06-22--French priest and liturgist: Abp. Viganò can help other prelates talk about ‘defective points of Vat

French priest and liturgist: Abp. Viganò can help other prelates talk about ‘defective points of Vatican II’

June 22 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Abbé Claude Barthe , a French diocesan priest who lives in Paris and who is a liturgy expert , author , and editor , has responded to the recent interventions of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò concerning the Second Vatican Council and its problems .
In an intervention published by our Italian colleague Marco Tosatti ( see full text below ) , the French priest says now that Viganò 's example could encourage other prelates to come out into the public with their own disagreements with certain teachings of that Council .
After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's arguments in this matter , Abbé Barthe states that “ some prelates , above all after the last synodal assemblies , have been led to trace the consequences of the present situation back to their causes , which were established half a century ago .
Your example and your encouragement can help them to express , in conscience , for the good of the Church , their disagreement with these causes : the defective points of Vatican II.
” As we had reported earlier , Archbishop Viganò had thanked Bishop Athanasius Schneider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to which the controversial Abu Dhabi statement signed by Pope Francis – and which states that the “ diversity of religions ” is “ willed by God ” – has its roots in the Second Vatican Council 's endorsement of a natural right to religious liberty and thus the concept of a natural right to believe in a false religion .
Schneider was responding to an analysis of this Abu Dhabi statement as presented by Cardinal Gerhard Müller .
Some of his statements are presented here .
The German cardinal had described a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that could be less controversial .
Among other things , he had stressed the important duty of “ any religious or civil authority ” of accepting “ the fundamental , supranational human right to religious freedom , ” while at the same time insisting that this does not mean a relativism with regard to the revealed truth .
For him , the controversial statement concerning the diversity of religions as willed by God “ can ” be read in a relativistic manner , but it “ must not ” be done this way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ interpret ” the text and its hermeneutic and terminology “ with a view on the good intention of their authors rather than with a view on the academic precision in its expressions.
” In response , Bishop Schneider made two interventions , one on June 1 , the other on June 8 .
It was the first intervention that prompted Archbishop Viganò to make his own statement regarding the Second Vatican Council .
Schneider stated on June 1 that the Abu Dhabi document is wrong in declaring that God positively wills the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Schneider discussed some problems regarding the Second Vatican Council 's teaching on religious freedom which might need a future correction , just as in the past , conciliar statements of previous centuries have been corrected .
“ There is no divine positive will or natural right to the diversity of religions , ” he then insisted .
In his second article , the Kazakh prelate of German origin also disagreed with the claim that Catholics and Muslims believe in the same God , a claim which is an underlying assumption of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schneider , Catholics and Muslims do not share a common faith in God , nor do they have a common adoration of God , especially since the Muslims reject the Incarnation and the Holy Trinity .
It was this explicit critique of a statement of the Second Vatican Council – the endorsement of religious liberty – that compelled Archbishop Viganò to publish a June 10 statement strongly criticizing the Second Vatican Council .
“ If we do not recognize , ” he then wrote , “ that the roots of these deviations are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Council , it will be impossible to find a cure : if our diagnosis persists , against all the evidence , in excluding the initial pathology , we can not prescribe a suitable therapy.
” On June 15 , the Italian prelate followed up on his first intervention , coming out even stronger by stating that those “ heretical propositions or those which favor heresy ” of the Second Vatican Council ( 1962-1965 ) “ should be condemned , and we can only hope that this will happen as soon as possible.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ then be altogether “ dropped ” and “ be forgotten.
” He makes his own the following words of an Italian Law Professor , Paolo Pasqualucci : “ If the Council has deviated from the Faith , the Pope has the power to invalidate it .
Indeed , it is his duty.
” It is here that Abbé Barthe 's own intervention comes in .
For this French priest , this last June 15 statement by Archbishop Viganò is of “ great interest for the Church.
” He then sums up the prelate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which has to be done in light of what the “ preceding doctrine ” of the Church has been .
Here , especially the conciliar texts Dignitatis Humanae ( religious freedom ) and Nostra Aetate ( new relationship with non-Christian religions ) come to mind .
Abbé Barthe also discusses Archbishop Viganò ’ s statement that Vatican II , due to its deviations and ambiguities , should be annulled altogether .
For this to be done , explains the priest , one needs to confirm Vatican II was pastoral , not doctrinal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is able to show that “ the organs of the Council itself ( Dz 4351 ) and all of its successive interpretations held that this Council was of a merely ‘ pastoral ’ nature , that is , not dogmatic.
” For him , it would be a way out of our current crisis by insisting again on dogmatic teachings , away from the pastoral ones .
He states : “ In fact , the great way out of the present magisterial crisis is to come out of what is called the 'pastoral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dogmatics : that the Pope alone or the pope and the bishops united to him express themselves magisterially and no longer ‘ pastorally.
’ ” The pastoral approach , as we might add , has shown to be much more prone to doctrinal heterodoxies , as Amoris Laetitia has shown us clearly .
It is here that Abbé Barthe echoes Archbishop Viganò ’ s call for other prelates to join Bishop Schneider and him in an honest debate about the problems of Vatican II , for the sake of the Church and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of conscience therefore weighs on the prelates of the Church who are aware of this situation , ” the French priest writes , summing up Viganò and adding that his words could be an encouragement for others .
As Viganò recently told Dr. Robert Moynihan , “ I tried to go further down to understand why we have reached this situation ...
I am just trying to follow my conscience.
” As Moynihan presented Viganò 's position , he explained about the Second Vatican Council that “ sometimes that interpretation was not keeping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In arguing this , Vigano is agreeing with the work of another bishop , Athanasius Schneider of Kazakhstan , who has been presenting this thesis on a number of occasions in recent years.
” And then comes the important statement from Archbishop Viganò : “ Schneider was before me in realizing this .
I have come to agree with him.
” It is to be hoped that other prelates and priests will now join this debate , and we thank Abbé Barthe for his own intervention .
Please see here the full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Marco Tosatti for the permission to reprint .
Allow me to respond to Your Excellency ’ s “ Excursus on Vatican II and Its Consequences ” ( Chiesa e post concilio , 9 June 2020 ) , in order to emphasize , in all modesty , its great interest for the Church .
Permit me to summarize it in five points : 1 ) Vatican II contains texts “ in clear opposition to the doctrine expressed in the Tradition.
” Your attack on Vatican II is aimed at the following : – That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctrine , such as the religious freedom of the declaration Dignitatis Humanae and the foundations of the new relationship with non-Christian religions of the declaration Nostra Aetate ( we could also add the decree on ecumenism , Unitatis Redintegratio , n.3 , which introduces the innovation of the idea of the “ imperfect communion ” that those separated from Christ and from Church are said to have with Christ and the Church , ) ; – The ambiguities that can be used in the sense of truth or error , such as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Constitution Lumen Gentium : “ The Church of Christ subsists in the Catholic Church ” instead of “ The Church of Christ is the Catholic Church.
” 2 ) These doctrinal distortions are at the origin of the errors that followed them – the proof of the “ spirit of the Council.
” You explain that the deviations or the most harmful elements for the faith of Christians that mark the post-conciliar period ( you cite the Abu Dhabi Declaration , but also the Day in Assisi , the liturgical reform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their origins in these distortions .
Further , from this text it clearly emerges that the concept of the “ spirit of the Council ” confirms the innovative specificity of this assembly , because “ there was never talk of a “ spirit of the Council of Nicea ” or the “ spirit of the Council of Ferrara-Florence , ” even less the “ spirit of the Council of Trent , ” just as we never had a “ post-conciliar ” era after Lateran IV or Vatican I.
” 3 ) These distortions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to correct the excesses of the Council , you say , are futile : • One such option is to take the insufficient path of the “ hermeneutic of continuity.
” Much less is this possible since this hermeneutic is not a return to the preceding magisterium but represents the search for a third way between innovation and tradition .
Benedict XVI , in his discourse to the Roman Curia of December 22 , 2005 , proposed a “ hermeneutic of renewal in continuity ” in opposition to the “ hermeneutic of discontinuity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ latter statement he focused both on “ traditionalists ” as well as “ progressives , ” who both hold that Vatican II made a certain rupture .
• Or , one calls upon the Magisterium to “ correct ” the errors of Vatican II .
You rightly show that this project , “ even with the best of intentions , threatens the foundation of the Catholic edifice.
” In reality , opposing the magisterium of tomorrow against that of today , which in turn contradicts the magisterium of yesterday , would end up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be definitive .
Therefore , in a further statement made on June 15 ( Chiesa e post concilio ) , you are of the opinion that a future pope “ could annul the entire council.
” If I were to be allowed to amplify your analysis , I would say that the only solution for contradicting a preceding act with a magisterial act is to note that the act in question is not magisterial in its entirety .
For example , Pastor Aeternus of Vatican I in 1870 annulled the decree Frequens of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which purported to institutionalize the superiority of a Council over the pope .
This annulment was possible because the Holy See had never recognized the dogmatic value of Frequens .
In the same way , with Vatican II we find ourselves in the same situation as Frequens , because the organs of the Council itself ( Dz 4351 ) and all of its successive interpretations held that this Council was of a merely “ pastoral ” nature , that is , not dogmatic .
In fact , the great way out of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of what is called the “ pastoral ” and to enter once again into dogmatics : that the Pope alone or the pope and the bishops united to him express themselves magisterially and no longer “ pastorally.
” 4 ) – The present pontificate is clearly paradoxical .
You write : “ What we have for years heard enunciated , vaguely and without clear connotations , from the highest Throne , we then find elaborated in a true and proper manifesto in the supporters of the present Pontificate.
” This is what many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interpretation to the controversial texts of Vatican II feel : they recognize that this is not possible because of the somewhat authentic application that is being done today .
The texts of this pontificate are the culmination of the controversial points of the council , such as for example the erroneous recognition of the rights of conscience in the exhortation Amoris Laetitia , which in n. 301 affirms that in certain circumstances adultery is not a sin .
5 ) A duty of conscience therefore weighs on the prelates of the Church who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of yourself , you say : “ Just as I honestly and serenely obeyed questionable orders sixty years ago , believing that they represented the loving voice of the Church , so today with equal serenity and honesty I recognize that I have been deceived .
Being coherent today by persevering in error would represent a wretched choice and would make me an accomplice in this fraud.
” Some prelates , above all after the last synodal assemblies , have been led to trace the consequences of the present situation back to their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ century ago .
Your example and your encouragement can help them to express , in conscience , for the good of the Church , their disagreement with these causes : the defective points of Vatican II .
Abbé Barthe is the co-founder of the magazine Catholica ; and he runs the newsletter Res novae , which is linked to the magazine L'Homme nouveau , which has an English edition .
He also authored different books , one of them having received a preface of Cardinal Robert Sarah , the Prefect of the Congregation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ titles : Trouvera-t-Il encore la foi sur la terre ?
Une crise de l ’ Eglise , histoire et questions , François-Xavier de Guibert , 2006 , 3rd edition Histoire du missel tridentin et de ses origines , 2016 La Messe de Vatican II .
Dossier historique , Via Romana , 2018 La Messe , une forêt de symboles .
Préface du Cardinal Sarah , Via Romana , dernière édition 2020

There has been an ongoing discussion between Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò and Bishop Athanasius Schneider about the Second Vatican Council.
June 22, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Abbé Claude Barthe, a French diocesan priest who lives in Paris and who is a liturgy expert, author, and editor, has responded to the recent interventions of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò concerning the Second Vatican Council and its problems. In an intervention published by our Italian colleague Marco Tosatti (see full text below), the French priest says now that Viganò's example could encourage other prelates to come out into the public with their own disagreements with certain teachings of that Council.
After a thoughtful review of the Italian archbishop's arguments in this matter, Abbé Barthe states that “some prelates, above all after the last synodal assemblies, have been led to trace the consequences of the present situation back to their causes, which were established half a century ago. Your example and your encouragement can help them to express, in conscience, for the good of the Church, their disagreement with these causes: the defective points of Vatican II.”
As we had reported earlier, Archbishop Viganò had thanked Bishop Athanasius Schneider for his June 1 statement, according to which the controversial Abu Dhabi statement signed by Pope Francis – and which states that the “diversity of religions” is “willed by God” – has its roots in the Second Vatican Council's endorsement of a natural right to religious liberty and thus the concept of a natural right to believe in a false religion.
Schneider was responding to an analysis of this Abu Dhabi statement as presented by Cardinal Gerhard Müller. Some of his statements are presented here. The German cardinal had described a way of interpretation of this papal document that could be less controversial. Among other things, he had stressed the important duty of “any religious or civil authority” of accepting “the fundamental, supranational human right to religious freedom,” while at the same time insisting that this does not mean a relativism with regard to the revealed truth. For him, the controversial statement concerning the diversity of religions as willed by God “can” be read in a relativistic manner, but it “must not” be done this way. One should, he explained, “interpret” the text and its hermeneutic and terminology “with a view on the good intention of their authors rather than with a view on the academic precision in its expressions.”
In response, Bishop Schneider made two interventions, one on June 1, the other on June 8. It was the first intervention that prompted Archbishop Viganò to make his own statement regarding the Second Vatican Council.
Schneider stated on June 1 that the Abu Dhabi document is wrong in declaring that God positively wills the diversity of religions. In that statement, Schneider discussed some problems regarding the Second Vatican Council's teaching on religious freedom which might need a future correction, just as in the past, conciliar statements of previous centuries have been corrected.
“There is no divine positive will or natural right to the diversity of religions,” he then insisted. In his second article, the Kazakh prelate of German origin also disagreed with the claim that Catholics and Muslims believe in the same God, a claim which is an underlying assumption of the Abu Dhabi document. According to Bishop Schneider, Catholics and Muslims do not share a common faith in God, nor do they have a common adoration of God, especially since the Muslims reject the Incarnation and the Holy Trinity.
It was this explicit critique of a statement of the Second Vatican Council – the endorsement of religious liberty – that compelled Archbishop Viganò to publish a June 10 statement strongly criticizing the Second Vatican Council.
“If we do not recognize,” he then wrote, “that the roots of these deviations are found in the principles laid down by the Council, it will be impossible to find a cure: if our diagnosis persists, against all the evidence, in excluding the initial pathology, we cannot prescribe a suitable therapy.”
On June 15, the Italian prelate followed up on his first intervention, coming out even stronger by stating that those “heretical propositions or those which favor heresy” of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) “should be condemned, and we can only hope that this will happen as soon as possible.” He added that the Council should then be altogether “dropped” and “be forgotten.”
He makes his own the following words of an Italian Law Professor, Paolo Pasqualucci: “If the Council has deviated from the Faith, the Pope has the power to invalidate it. Indeed, it is his duty.”
It is here that Abbé Barthe's own intervention comes in. For this French priest, this last June 15 statement by Archbishop Viganò is of “great interest for the Church.” He then sums up the prelate's own analysis of the Vatican Council, which has to be done in light of what the “preceding doctrine” of the Church has been. Here, especially the conciliar texts Dignitatis Humanae (religious freedom) and Nostra Aetate (new relationship with non-Christian religions) come to mind.
Abbé Barthe also discusses Archbishop Viganò’s statement that Vatican II, due to its deviations and ambiguities, should be annulled altogether. For this to be done, explains the priest, one needs to confirm Vatican II was pastoral, not doctrinal, in nature. Here, he is able to show that “the organs of the Council itself (Dz 4351) and all of its successive interpretations held that this Council was of a merely ‘pastoral’ nature, that is, not dogmatic.”
For him, it would be a way out of our current crisis by insisting again on dogmatic teachings, away from the pastoral ones. He states: “In fact, the great way out of the present magisterial crisis is to come out of what is called the 'pastoral' and to enter once again into dogmatics: that the Pope alone or the pope and the bishops united to him express themselves magisterially and no longer ‘pastorally.’” The pastoral approach, as we might add, has shown to be much more prone to doctrinal heterodoxies, as Amoris Laetitia has shown us clearly.
It is here that Abbé Barthe echoes Archbishop Viganò’s call for other prelates to join Bishop Schneider and him in an honest debate about the problems of Vatican II, for the sake of the Church and the salvation of souls.
“A duty of conscience therefore weighs on the prelates of the Church who are aware of this situation,” the French priest writes, summing up Viganò and adding that his words could be an encouragement for others. As Viganò recently told Dr. Robert Moynihan, “I tried to go further down to understand why we have reached this situation…I am just trying to follow my conscience.”
As Moynihan presented Viganò's position, he explained about the Second Vatican Council that “sometimes that interpretation was not keeping with the perennial tradition of the Church. In arguing this, Vigano is agreeing with the work of another bishop, Athanasius Schneider of Kazakhstan, who has been presenting this thesis on a number of occasions in recent years.”
And then comes the important statement from Archbishop Viganò: “Schneider was before me in realizing this. I have come to agree with him.”
It is to be hoped that other prelates and priests will now join this debate, and we thank Abbé Barthe for his own intervention.
Please see here the full statement of Abbé Barthe. We thank Marco Tosatti for the permission to reprint.
Allow me to respond to Your Excellency’s “Excursus on Vatican II and Its Consequences” (Chiesa e post concilio, 9 June 2020), in order to emphasize, in all modesty, its great interest for the Church.
Permit me to summarize it in five points:
1) Vatican II contains texts “in clear opposition to the doctrine expressed in the Tradition.”
Your attack on Vatican II is aimed at the following:
– That which is in direct disagreement with preceding doctrine, such as the religious freedom of the declaration Dignitatis Humanae and the foundations of the new relationship with non-Christian religions of the declaration Nostra Aetate (we could also add the decree on ecumenism, Unitatis Redintegratio, n.3, which introduces the innovation of the idea of the “imperfect communion” that those separated from Christ and from Church are said to have with Christ and the Church,);
– The ambiguities that can be used in the sense of truth or error, such as the term “subsistit” in n. 8 of the Constitution Lumen Gentium: “The Church of Christ subsists in the Catholic Church” instead of “The Church of Christ is the Catholic Church.”
2) These doctrinal distortions are at the origin of the errors that followed them – the proof of the “spirit of the Council.”
You explain that the deviations or the most harmful elements for the faith of Christians that mark the post-conciliar period (you cite the Abu Dhabi Declaration, but also the Day in Assisi, the liturgical reform, the use of collegiality) have their origins in these distortions.
Further, from this text it clearly emerges that the concept of the “spirit of the Council” confirms the innovative specificity of this assembly, because “there was never talk of a “spirit of the Council of Nicea” or the “spirit of the Council of Ferrara-Florence,” even less the “spirit of the Council of Trent,” just as we never had a“post-conciliar” era after Lateran IV or Vatican I.”
3) These distortions cannot be corrected.
The efforts to correct the excesses of the Council, you say, are futile:
One such option is to take the insufficient path of the “hermeneutic of continuity.” Much less is this possible since this hermeneutic is not a return to the preceding magisterium but represents the search for a third way between innovation and tradition. Benedict XVI, in his discourse to the Roman Curia of December 22, 2005, proposed a “hermeneutic of renewal in continuity” in opposition to the “hermeneutic of discontinuity and rupture”; but by this latter statement he focused both on “traditionalists” as well as “progressives,” who both hold that Vatican II made a certain rupture. Or, one calls upon the Magisterium to “correct” the errors of Vatican II. You rightly show that this project, “even with the best of intentions, threatens the foundation of the Catholic edifice.” In reality, opposing the magisterium of tomorrow against that of today, which in turn contradicts the magisterium of yesterday, would end up meaning that no magisterial act would ever be definitive.
Therefore, in a further statement made on June 15 (Chiesa e post concilio), you are of the opinion that a future pope “could annul the entire council.”
If I were to be allowed to amplify your analysis, I would say that the only solution for contradicting a preceding act with a magisterial act is to note that the act in question is not magisterial in its entirety. For example, Pastor Aeternus of Vatican I in 1870 annulled the decree Frequens of the Council of Constance in 1417, which purported to institutionalize the superiority of a Council over the pope. This annulment was possible because the Holy See had never recognized the dogmatic value of Frequens. In the same way, with Vatican II we find ourselves in the same situation as Frequens, because the organs of the Council itself (Dz 4351) and all of its successive interpretations held that this Council was of a merely “pastoral” nature, that is, not dogmatic. In fact, the great way out of the present magisterial crisis is to come out of what is called the “pastoral” and to enter once again into dogmatics: that the Pope alone or the pope and the bishops united to him express themselves magisterially and no longer “pastorally.”
4) – The present pontificate is clearly paradoxical.
You write: “What we have for years heard enunciated, vaguely and without clear connotations, from the highest Throne, we then find elaborated in a true and proper manifesto in the supporters of the present Pontificate.”
This is what many who have tried to give a pious interpretation to the controversial texts of Vatican II feel: they recognize that this is not possible because of the somewhat authentic application that is being done today. The texts of this pontificate are the culmination of the controversial points of the council, such as for example the erroneous recognition of the rights of conscience in the exhortation Amoris Laetitia, which in n. 301 affirms that in certain circumstances adultery is not a sin.
5) A duty of conscience therefore weighs on the prelates of the Church who are aware of this situation.
Speaking of yourself, you say: “Just as I honestly and serenely obeyed questionable orders sixty years ago, believing that they represented the loving voice of the Church, so today with equal serenity and honesty I recognize that I have been deceived. Being coherent today by persevering in error would represent a wretched choice and would make me an accomplice in this fraud.”
Some prelates, above all after the last synodal assemblies, have been led to trace the consequences of the present situation back to their causes, which were established half a century ago. Your example and your encouragement can help them to express, in conscience, for the good of the Church, their disagreement with these causes: the defective points of Vatican II.
Translated by Giuseppe Pellegrino @pellegrino2020
Abbé Barthe is the co-founder of the magazine Catholica; and he runs the newsletter Res novae, which is linked to the magazine L'Homme nouveau, which has an English edition.
He also authored different books, one of them having received a preface of Cardinal Robert Sarah, the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship. Here are some titles:
Trouvera-t-Il encore la foi sur la terre? Une crise de l’Eglise, histoire et questions, François-Xavier de Guibert, 2006, 3rd edition
Histoire du missel tridentin et de ses origines, 2016
La Messe de Vatican II. Dossier historique, Via Romana, 2018
La Messe, une forêt de symboles. Préface du Cardinal Sarah, Via Romana, dernière édition 2020
Follow Maike Dr. Maike Hickson was born and raised in Germany. She holds a PhD from the University of Hannover, Germany, after having written in Switzerland her doctoral dissertation on the history of Swiss intellectuals before and during World War II. She now lives in the U.S. and is married to Dr. Robert Hickson, and they have been blessed with two beautiful children. She is a happy housewife who likes to write articles when time permits. Dr. Hickson published in 2014 a Festschrift, a collection of some thirty essays written by thoughtful authors in honor of her husband upon his 70th birthday, which is entitled A Catholic Witness in Our Time. Hickson has closely followed the papacy of Pope Francis and the developments in the Catholic Church in Germany, and she has been writing articles on religion and politics for U.S. and European publications and websites such as LifeSiteNews, OnePeterFive, The Wanderer, Rorate Caeli, Catholicism.org, Catholic Family News, Christian Order, Notizie Pro-Vita, Corrispondenza Romana, Katholisches.info, Der Dreizehnte, Zeit-Fragen, and Westfalen-Blatt.
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lifesitenews--2020-06-22--Amazon blocks ads for book on transgender harm to kids, publisher says

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June 22 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Amazon has suspended advertising for a book detailing the harm that gender confusion inflicts on children as “ objectionable content , ” according to a top publisher of conservative books .
Irreversible Damage : The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters , by The Wall Street Journal ’ s Abigail Shrier , explores the phenomenon of rapid-onset gender dysphoria ( ROGD ) , a term coined in 2018 by Brown University behavioral scientist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ significant percentage of gender dysphoria among minors came not from innate feelings of discontent with one ’ s true sex but from outside influence .
For her book , Shrier “ dug deep into the trans epidemic , talking to the girls , their agonized parents , and the counselors and doctors who enable gender transitions , as well as to ‘ detransitioners ’ — young women who bitterly regret what they have done to themselves , ” according to the product description .
“ Coming out as transgender immediately boosts these girls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but once they take the first steps of transition , it is not easy to walk back.
” Fox News reported that it has obtained an email from Amazon to Regnery explaining that it was blocking ads for Irreversible Damage on the grounds that it “ contains elements that may not be appropriate for all audiences , which may include ad copy/book content that infers or claims to diagnose , treat , or question sexual orientation.
” “ Apparently , you 're allowed to promote gender ideology ; you 're just not allowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` The cancel culture has made it clear that it despises diversity of opinion , and it will not tolerate science , data , facts , or anything that contradicts the approved narrative , '' a Regnery spokesperson told Fox .
“ Amazon is one of our most important ad platforms .
It would be a significant hit to our promotional efforts to lose this opportunity . ''
Regnery also released a tweet thread detailing how Amazon promotes pro-LGBT books and products in its search results , as well as “ underwear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parts , ” complete with suggestive product images : This action against the book is nothing new for Amazon , which allows the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center ( SPLC ) to identify groups to exclude from the company ’ s Amazon Smile charity program , has banned the sale of books that promote reparative therapy for overcoming unwanted homosexual attraction , and most recently tried to block a booklet dissenting from the conventional narrative on COVID-19 .
The internet giant has also lobbied against state laws protecting religious adoption agencies and keeping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Nearly every force in society is aligned against ” parents who want to save their daughters from transgender ideology , Shrier wrote last year .
“ Churches scramble to rewrite their liturgies for greater ‘ inclusiveness.
’ Therapists and psychiatrists undermine parental authority with immediate affirmation of teens ’ self-diagnoses .
Campus counselors happily refer students to clinics that dispense hormones on the first visit .
Laws against ‘ conversion therapy , ’ which purports to cure homosexuality , are on the books in 14 states and the District of Columbia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to change a patient ’ s ... gender identity , ’ in the words of the New Jersey law — effectively threatening counselors who might otherwise dissuade teens from proceeding with hormone treatment or surgery .
”

The online retailer considers the contents of 'Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters' to be 'objectionable.'
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June 22, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Amazon has suspended advertising for a book detailing the harm that gender confusion inflicts on children as “objectionable content,” according to a top publisher of conservative books.
Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters, by The Wall Street Journal’s Abigail Shrier, explores the phenomenon of rapid-onset gender dysphoria (ROGD), a term coined in 2018 by Brown University behavioral scientist Lisa Littman. She found that a significant percentage of gender dysphoria among minors came not from innate feelings of discontent with one’s true sex but from outside influence.
For her book, Shrier “dug deep into the trans epidemic, talking to the girls, their agonized parents, and the counselors and doctors who enable gender transitions, as well as to ‘detransitioners’ — young women who bitterly regret what they have done to themselves,” according to the product description. “Coming out as transgender immediately boosts these girls’ social status, Shrier found, but once they take the first steps of transition, it is not easy to walk back.”
Fox News reported that it has obtained an email from Amazon to Regnery explaining that it was blocking ads for Irreversible Damage on the grounds that it “contains elements that may not be appropriate for all audiences, which may include ad copy/book content that infers or claims to diagnose, treat, or question sexual orientation.”
“Apparently, you're allowed to promote gender ideology; you're just not allowed to question it,” Shrier lamented.
“The cancel culture has made it clear that it despises diversity of opinion, and it will not tolerate science, data, facts, or anything that contradicts the approved narrative,” a Regnery spokesperson told Fox. “Amazon is one of our most important ad platforms. It would be a significant hit to our promotional efforts to lose this opportunity.”
Regnery also released a tweet thread detailing how Amazon promotes pro-LGBT books and products in its search results, as well as “underwear for men to pretend they have female parts,” complete with suggestive product images:
“Irreversible Damage” appears as the first *organic* search result—an indication of the book’s popularity/demand. Publishers use Amazon Advertising Services to bid for top placement in search results, but Amazon has blocked us from doing so for ”Irreversible Damage.” pic.twitter.com/Mtabviv1Hf — Regnery Publishing (@Regnery) June 21, 2020
This action against the book is nothing new for Amazon, which allows the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to identify groups to exclude from the company’s Amazon Smile charity program, has banned the sale of books that promote reparative therapy for overcoming unwanted homosexual attraction, and most recently tried to block a booklet dissenting from the conventional narrative on COVID-19. The internet giant has also lobbied against state laws protecting religious adoption agencies and keeping men out of women’s sports.
“Nearly every force in society is aligned against” parents who want to save their daughters from transgender ideology, Shrier wrote last year. “Churches scramble to rewrite their liturgies for greater ‘inclusiveness.’ Therapists and psychiatrists undermine parental authority with immediate affirmation of teens’ self-diagnoses. Campus counselors happily refer students to clinics that dispense hormones on the first visit. Laws against ‘conversion therapy,’ which purports to cure homosexuality, are on the books in 14 states and the District of Columbia. These statutes also prohibit ‘efforts to change a patient’s … gender identity,’ in the words of the New Jersey law — effectively threatening counselors who might otherwise dissuade teens from proceeding with hormone treatment or surgery.”
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lifesitenews--2020-06-22--This chastisement is largely due to Catholics not living their faith

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lifesitenews--2020-06-22--US science mag explains how to destroy a ‘statue that you decide you no longer like’

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UNITED STATES , June 22 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — A popular U.S. science and “ do-it-yourself ” instruction magazine has published an article advising readers how to pull down statues , as riots around the country continue the destruction of public and private buildings .
Popular Mechanics , first founded in Chicago in 1902 , last week celebrated the toppling of “ racist ” statues in an article entitled “ How to Topple a Statue Using Science.
” “ Should you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that you decide you no longer like , we asked scientists for the best , safest ways to bring it to the ground without anyone getting hurt—except , of course , for the inanimate racist who ’ s been dead for a century anyway , ” wrote the article ’ s author James Stout .
Stout goes on to explain that “ [ t ] he force required to pull down a statue isn ’ t as great as you think.
” “ To break the statue from its base , split into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a back-and-forth motion .
Most statues are attached to the base by 2 to 3 feet of rebar , so you ’ ll actually be breaking it at the bronze above the rebar—not the rebar itself , ” the article continues .
Stout also outlines what he calls “ The Chemical Approach ” to taking down offending statues .
“ Maybe you ’ re operating with an even smaller team—or toppling the statue all by yourself .
In that case , your best bet is melting the damn thing .
So let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he says .
Quoting Chris Harrison , a chemistry professor at San Diego State University , the article explains : “ The formula is very simple .
It ’ s 3:1 by mass of rust and aluminum powder .
You mix those together and use a piece of magnesium to use as a high temperature fuse .
And if you don ’ t have one , you could use a sparkler.
” Harrison goes on to give further instructions for melting the feet of statues .
After explaining the likelihood of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he says , “ One could imagine it sounding something like the sound a confederate general would make if their feet were on fire.
” The article , which has attracted a backlash from critics on social media , includes an image of a decapitated Christopher Columbus statue in Boston , a picture of protestors in England throwing a statue of Edward Colston into a river earlier this month , as well as a photo of U.S. troops toppling a statue of Saddam Hussein in Iraq in 2003 .
Social commentator Christina Sommers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Taliban ” by publishing a guide on how to destroy statues .
“ I always thought @ PopMech was about building things , ” she wrote on Twitter .
Numerous statues around the United States have either been pulled down by protestors or officially removed in recent weeks following the death of George Floyd .
In Virginia a legal battle is continuing after governor Ralph Northam ordered the removal of a historic statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee , but a court subsequently placed an injunction on the order .
In California @ @ @ @ @ @ @ desecrated two statues of St. Junipero Serra , while another has been officially approved for removal .
Yesterday New York City mayor Bill de Blasio announced that a statue of former U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt will be removed from the front of the American Natural History Museum in New York City .
133 petitioners are also calling for St. Louis , Missouri , which is named after the Catholic St. Louis IX , to be renamed .
They also want a statue of the monarch , who was canonized by Pope Boniface VIII @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the saint ’ s supposedly “ Islamophobic ” and anti-Semitic views .
Earlier this month , leftists vandalized a statue of Gandhi in front of the Indian embassy in Washington , D.C .

The article on how to 'use science' to tear down or melt statues deemed 'racist' or unacceptable to leftists comes as rioters and far-left agitators damage statues of everyone from Confederate generals to Gandhi to Catholic saints.
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UNITED STATES, June 22, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A popular U.S. science and “do-it-yourself” instruction magazine has published an article advising readers how to pull down statues, as riots around the country continue the destruction of public and private buildings.
Popular Mechanics, first founded in Chicago in 1902, last week celebrated the toppling of “racist” statues in an article entitled “How to Topple a Statue Using Science.”
“Should you happen to find yourself near a statue that you decide you no longer like, we asked scientists for the best, safest ways to bring it to the ground without anyone getting hurt—except, of course, for the inanimate racist who’s been dead for a century anyway,” wrote the article’s author James Stout.
Stout goes on to explain that “[t]he force required to pull down a statue isn’t as great as you think.”
“To break the statue from its base, split into two teams on either side and work in a back-and-forth motion. Most statues are attached to the base by 2 to 3 feet of rebar, so you’ll actually be breaking it at the bronze above the rebar—not the rebar itself,” the article continues.
Stout also outlines what he calls “The Chemical Approach” to taking down offending statues.
“Maybe you’re operating with an even smaller team—or toppling the statue all by yourself. In that case, your best bet is melting the damn thing. So let’s make a thermite reaction,” he says.
Quoting Chris Harrison, a chemistry professor at San Diego State University, the article explains: “The formula is very simple. It’s 3:1 by mass of rust and aluminum powder. You mix those together and use a piece of magnesium to use as a high temperature fuse. And if you don’t have one, you could use a sparkler.”
Harrison goes on to give further instructions for melting the feet of statues. After explaining the likelihood of a chemical reaction causing a high-pitched squeal, he says, “One could imagine it sounding something like the sound a confederate general would make if their feet were on fire.”
The article, which has attracted a backlash from critics on social media, includes an image of a decapitated Christopher Columbus statue in Boston, a picture of protestors in England throwing a statue of Edward Colston into a river earlier this month, as well as a photo of U.S. troops toppling a statue of Saddam Hussein in Iraq in 2003.
Social commentator Christina Sommers accused the magazine of going “full Taliban” by publishing a guide on how to destroy statues. “I always thought @PopMech was about building things,” she wrote on Twitter.
������Popular Mechanics goes full Taliban. Several engineers chime in on how to destroy statues. I always thought @PopMech was about building things. https://t.co/hiXFORXRDW — Christina Sommers (@CHSommers) June 17, 2020
Numerous statues around the United States have either been pulled down by protestors or officially removed in recent weeks following the death of George Floyd. In Virginia a legal battle is continuing after governor Ralph Northam ordered the removal of a historic statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee, but a court subsequently placed an injunction on the order. In California this past weekend protestors tore down and desecrated two statues of St. Junipero Serra, while another has been officially approved for removal. Yesterday New York City mayor Bill de Blasio announced that a statue of former U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt will be removed from the front of the American Natural History Museum in New York City.
133 petitioners are also calling for St. Louis, Missouri, which is named after the Catholic St. Louis IX, to be renamed. They also want a statue of the monarch, who was canonized by Pope Boniface VIII in 1297, torn down because of the saint’s supposedly “Islamophobic” and anti-Semitic views. Earlier this month, leftists vandalized a statue of Gandhi in front of the Indian embassy in Washington, D.C.
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lifesitenews--2020-06-22--Liberal Catholics to LGBT activists in new video: ‘We’re transforming the Church from the bottom up’

NEW YORK , June 22 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― A group of Catholic activists have created a video of their personal speeches to Catholics who identify as LGBT to substitute for a canceled conference .
Outreach 2020 was supposed to be an “ LGBTQ Catholic ministry gathering ” taking place at New York ’ s Fordham University between June 18 and June 20 this year .
It was canceled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic .
Keynote speakers would have included Bishop John Stowe , OFM of Lexington , Kentucky ; Sr. Jeannine Gramick , IBVM ( formerly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ministry ; Father Bryan Massingale , a professor of ethics at Fordham University ; Siva Subburaman , the director of the Georgetown LGBTQ Resource Center ; and Timothy Radcliffe , O.P.
, former master general of the Dominican Order .
“ With all these amazing speakers , we wanted to do something special for this month when the conference would have happened — and for Pride Month — to help encourage our LGBTQ Catholic friends , ” said Fr .
James Martin , S.J .
in a short trailer he posted to Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happy to present a new video which features Catholic leaders speaking to LGBTQ Catholics and those who minister with them.
” In his announcement , Martin emphasized the authority of those who supported Outreach 2020 ― “ Cardinal Dolan , the local Jesuit provincial , and the president of Fordham University ” ― and listed the speakers in a hierarchy that placed “ parents ” after “ activists.
” “ We have an archbishop , a bishop , priests , women and men in religious orders , theologians , scholars , activists , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a wide variety of backgrounds , and they all have something important to say to you.
” In his own message , Fr .
Martin suggests that Jesus Christ takes sides , telling Catholics who identify as LGBTQ that “ Jesus is on ” ― not at ― “ your side.
” The speakers in the video include Ish Ruiz , a religious studies teacher at a Catholic high school in San Francisco ; Sr. Luisa Derouen , O.P.
, a transgenderism advocate ; Dr. Jason Steidl , a theology professor and critic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ C. Wester of Santa Fe ; Shiva Subbaraman , the director of the Georgetown LGBTQ Resource Center ; and Fr .
John Cecero , S.J.
, provincial of the USA Jesuits Northeast Province .
They are followed by Megan Fox-Kelly , a chaplain at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester , Mass .
; James Alison , an influential Girardian theologian ; Bishop Stowe ; Aaron Bianco , now a lecturer at the University of San Diego ; Sr. Edith Prendergast , former director of the Los Angeles Religious Education Conference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Greg Greiten , an openly gay pastor serving in Milwaukee ; and Fr .
Massingale .
Other speakers include Stanley Francis “ JR ” Zerkowski , executive director of “ Fortunate Families ” ; Kathy Farrell , the founder of “ Fortunate and Faithful Families ” in Atlanta ; Pater Radcliffe ; Fr .
Eddie De Leon , CMF , chair of the Department of Spirituality and Pastoral Ministry at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago ; Shelly Fitzgerald , the guidance counselor fired for contracting a same-sex “ marriage ” ; Marianne @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; Sr. Gramick ; and Dr. Craig Ford , assistant professor of theology and religious studies at St. Norbert College , Wisconsin .
Archbishop Wester told the disappointed delegates that he believes that the parable of the Good Shepherd is “ particularly fitting ” to their ministry to LGBT Catholics .
“ Jesus ’ parable of the Good Shepherd makes it abundantly clear that God loves all of us and that each of us has value and dignity as a beloved and unrepeatable child of God , ” he said .
Bishop Stowe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Catholic “ LGBT community.
” “ I want you to know how much I admire your journey of faith and your journey to integrity and authenticity , ” he said .
“ I know that very often it is a struggle , and I admire your perseverance to remain faithful to your Catholic identity and to be faithful to who you are.
” Some of the speakers suggested that their cause is gaining ground among Catholic believers .
“ We ’ re transforming the Church from the bottom up , ” @ @ @ @

Outreach 2020, an 'LGBTQ Catholic ministry gathering,' was canceled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Speakers put out this video instead.
NEW YORK, June 22, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― A group of Catholic activists have created a video of their personal speeches to Catholics who identify as LGBT to substitute for a canceled conference.
Outreach 2020 was supposed to be an “LGBTQ Catholic ministry gathering” taking place at New York’s Fordham University between June 18 and June 20 this year. It was canceled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Keynote speakers would have included Bishop John Stowe, OFM of Lexington, Kentucky; Sr. Jeannine Gramick, IBVM (formerly SSND), co-founder of New Ways Ministry; Father Bryan Massingale, a professor of ethics at Fordham University; Siva Subburaman, the director of the Georgetown LGBTQ Resource Center; and Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., former master general of the Dominican Order.
“With all these amazing speakers, we wanted to do something special for this month when the conference would have happened — and for Pride Month — to help encourage our LGBTQ Catholic friends,” said Fr. James Martin, S.J. in a short trailer he posted to Twitter last night.
“I’m happy to present a new video which features Catholic leaders speaking to LGBTQ Catholics and those who minister with them.”
In his announcement, Martin emphasized the authority of those who supported Outreach 2020 ― “Cardinal Dolan, the local Jesuit provincial, and the president of Fordham University” ― and listed the speakers in a hierarchy that placed “parents” after “activists.”
“We have an archbishop, a bishop, priests, women and men in religious orders, theologians, scholars, activists, parents, teachers, and students from a wide variety of backgrounds, and they all have something important to say to you.”
In his own message, Fr. Martin suggests that Jesus Christ takes sides, telling Catholics who identify as LGBTQ that “Jesus is on” ― not at ― “your side.”
The speakers in the video include Ish Ruiz, a religious studies teacher at a Catholic high school in San Francisco; Sr. Luisa Derouen, O.P., a transgenderism advocate; Dr. Jason Steidl, a theology professor and critic of the Courage ministry; Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe; Shiva Subbaraman, the director of the Georgetown LGBTQ Resource Center; and Fr. John Cecero, S.J., provincial of the USA Jesuits Northeast Province.
They are followed by Megan Fox-Kelly, a chaplain at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass.; James Alison, an influential Girardian theologian; Bishop Stowe; Aaron Bianco, now a lecturer at the University of San Diego; Sr. Edith Prendergast, former director of the Los Angeles Religious Education Conference (L.A. REC); Fr. Greg Greiten, an openly gay pastor serving in Milwaukee; and Fr. Massingale.
Other speakers include Stanley Francis “JR” Zerkowski, executive director of “Fortunate Families”; Kathy Farrell, the founder of “Fortunate and Faithful Families” in Atlanta; Pater Radcliffe; Fr. Eddie De Leon, CMF, chair of the Department of Spirituality and Pastoral Ministry at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago; Shelly Fitzgerald, the guidance counselor fired for contracting a same-sex “marriage”; Marianne Palacios, a high school religion teacher; Sr. Gramick; and Dr. Craig Ford, assistant professor of theology and religious studies at St. Norbert College, Wisconsin.
Archbishop Wester told the disappointed delegates that he believes that the parable of the Good Shepherd is “particularly fitting” to their ministry to LGBT Catholics.
“Jesus’ parable of the Good Shepherd makes it abundantly clear that God loves all of us and that each of us has value and dignity as a beloved and unrepeatable child of God,” he said.
Bishop Stowe said he admires the “journeys” of the Catholic “LGBT community.”
“I want you to know how much I admire your journey of faith and your journey to integrity and authenticity,” he said.
“I know that very often it is a struggle, and I admire your perseverance to remain faithful to your Catholic identity and to be faithful to who you are.”
Some of the speakers suggested that their cause is gaining ground among Catholic believers.
“We’re transforming the Church from the bottom up,” said Dr. Steidl.
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lifesitenews--2020-06-22--Far-left protestors destroy statues of missionary saint in California

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CALIFORNIA , June 22 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Protestors pulled down and desecrated statues of Catholic missionary St. Junipero Serra in both San Francisco and Los Angeles , after local authorities in Los Angeles approved the removal of another of his statues outside Ventura City Hall .
Serra , a Spanish Franciscan missionary to the United States , helped to found nine missions in California in the late eighteenth century .
Pope Francis canonized him in 2015 .
Last week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mayor Matt LaVere , along with representatives from the Barbareño/Venureño Band of Mission Indians and Father Tom Elewaut , a Catholic priest based at the San Buenaventura Mission in Ventura , had issued a joint statement agreeing to take down the statue of Serra outside Ventura City Hall and have it “ moved to a more appropriate non-public location.
” In 2013 , upon being assigned to that mission , Father Elewaut told parishioners who had been attending the Traditional Latin Mass there for 15 years that he would no longer allow that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need to find another parish .
But on Saturday in Olvera Street , Los Angeles , 100 people reportedly helped to topple a statue of Serra with ropes .
In a video of the incident one participant can be heard saying “ this is for our ancestors ” as the statue came crashing down .
“ The demonstration was referred to as an ‘ unmonumenting and cleansing of space ’ done in partnership with the Tataviam and Tongva Tribal Nations , according to a statement from members of Los Angeles ’ s Native/Indigenous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports .
“ The act was described as ‘ a step forward in returning balance to these lands , ’ ” the report continues .
“ No police intervened as this was a ceremony , ” Joel Garcia , a witness who helped author the statement on behalf of the Tataviam and Tongva Tribal Nations , told the local newspaper .
“ We had some elders share songs at the start and we collectively built an altar following the removal , ” Garcia said .
And in Golden Gate Park , San Francisco @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Serra .
A video of the incident shows those in attendance cheering as the statue is toppled .
One person can be seen hitting the statue with their fists and another person hitting it with a skateboard once it has fallen to the ground .
In response to the toppling of Serra ’ s statue in San Francisco , Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore Cordileone said in a statement that a “ renewed national movement to heal memories and correct the injustices of racism and police brutality in our country has been hijacked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , looting and vandalism.
” “ The memorialization of historic figures merits an honest and fair discussion as to how and to whom such honor should be given .
But here , there was no such rational discussion ; it was mob rule , a troubling phenomenon that seems to be repeating itself throughout the country , ” Cordileone said .
Voices in favor of the destruction of Serra ’ s statue have accused him of having committed numerous crimes , including genocide and the enslavement and torture of indigeonus peoples .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and protector of indigenous people .
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Serra made heroic sacrifices to protect the indigenous people of California from their Spanish conquerors , especially the soldiers .
Even with his infirmed leg which caused him such pain , he walked all the way to Mexico City to obtain special faculties of governance from the Viceroy of Spain in order to discipline the military who were abusing the Indians .
And then he walked back to California , ” Archbishop Cordileone said .
The Embassy of Spain in the U.S. issued a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the destruction of Serra ’ statue in San Francisco .
“ We deeply regret the destruction of the statue of Saint Junípero Serra in San Francisco today and would like to offer a reminder of his great efforts in support of indigenous communities , ” they stated .
“ It is also with great regret that we receive the news of the damages inflicted upon the bust of Miguel de Cervantes , who was himself held as a slave in Algiers for 5 years , and whose literature serves as a call @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spanish legacy in the US is a priority of our foreign policy in this country , and we will continue to do so by intensifying our educational efforts in order for the reality of our shared history to be better known and understood , ” the statement continued .
“ We are also expressing our deep concern regarding these attacks to federal , state , and local authorities , asking that the memory of our rich shared history be protected , always with the utmost respect for the debates currently taking place , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ press time , LifeSiteNews was unable to find a public statement from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ( USCCB ) on the statues ’ desecrations .
St. Junipero Serra “ was the embodiment of ‘ a Church which goes forth , ’ a Church which sets out to bring everywhere the reconciling tenderness of God , ” Pope Francis said when he canonized him .
The pontiff has also called the saint “ one of the founding fathers of the United States , a saintly example of the Church ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Hispanic people of the country .
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Police did nothing, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has yet to issue a public statement.
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CALIFORNIA, June 22, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Protestors have pulled down and desecrated statues of Catholic missionary St. Junipero Serra in both San Francisco and Los Angeles, with others calling for the removal of another of his statues outside of Ventura City Hall.
Serra, a Spanish Franciscan missionary to the United States, helped to found nine missions in California in the late eighteenth century. Pope Francis canonized him in 2015.
Last week the Los Angeles Times reported that Ventura Mayor Matt LaVere, along with representatives from the Barbareño/Venureño Band of Mission Indians and Father Tom Elewaut, a Catholic priest based at the San Buenaventura Mission in Ventura, had issued a joint statement saying they believe the time has come to remove the statue from outside Ventura City Hall and have it “moved to a more appropriate non-public location.”
In 2013, upon being assigned to that mission, Father Elewaut told parishioners who had been attending the Traditional Latin Mass there for 15 years that he would no longer allow that rite of the Mass and they would need to find another parish.
On Saturday in Olvera Street, Los Angeles, 100 people reportedly helped to topple a statue of Serra with ropes. In a video of the incident, one participant can be heard saying “this is for our ancestors” as the statue came crashing down.
Natives just tore down the statue of Junipero Serra at Placita Olvera in solidarity with #BLMprotest #antiracism #antislavery pic.twitter.com/8ZDdv7vej7 — L.A. TACO ���� (@LATACO) June 20, 2020
“The demonstration was referred to as an ‘unmonumenting and cleansing of space’ done in partnership with the Tataviam and Tongva Tribal Nations, according to a statement from members of Los Angeles’s Native/Indigenous community,” Los Angeles Daily News reports.
“The act was described as ‘a step forward in returning balance to these lands,’” the report continues.
“No police intervened as this was a ceremony,” Joel Garcia, a witness who helped author the statement on behalf of the Tataviam and Tongva Tribal Nations, told the local newspaper.
“We had some elders share songs at the start and we collectively built an altar following the removal,” Garcia said.
The statue of Junipero Serra came down quickly and without any resistance from law enforcement. @LATACO pic.twitter.com/C0CyoLuYeI — Lexis-Olivier Ray (@ShotOn35mm) June 20, 2020
And in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, activists pulled down another statue of Serra. A video of the incident shows those in attendance cheering as the statue is toppled. One person can be seen hitting the statue with their fists and another person hitting it with a skateboard once it has fallen to the ground.
Activists just toppled the Junipero Serra statue in Golden Gate Park here in San Francisco Now they’re onto Francis Scott Key, slave owner and writer of the Star Spangled Banner pic.twitter.com/Ykv0hFMZvK — Joe Rivano Barros (@jrivanob) June 20, 2020
In response to the toppling of Serra’s statue in San Francisco, Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore Cordileone said in a statement that a “renewed national movement to heal memories and correct the injustices of racism and police brutality in our country has been hijacked by some into a movement of violence, looting and vandalism.”
“The memorialization of historic figures merits an honest and fair discussion as to how and to whom such honor should be given. But here, there was no such rational discussion; it was mob rule, a troubling phenomenon that seems to be repeating itself throughout the country,” Cordileone said.
Voices in favor of the destruction of Serra’s statue have accused him of having committed numerous crimes, including genocide and the enslavement and torture of indigenous peoples.
But Cordileone insisted that Serra was a champion and protector of indigenous people.
“St. Serra made heroic sacrifices to protect the indigenous people of California from their Spanish conquerors, especially the soldiers. Even with his infirmed leg which caused him such pain, he walked all the way to Mexico City to obtain special faculties of governance from the Viceroy of Spain in order to discipline the military who were abusing the Indians. And then he walked back to California,” Archbishop Cordileone said.
The Embassy of Spain in the U.S. issued a statement on Saturday expressing their deep regret for the destruction of Serra’s statue in San Francisco.
“We deeply regret the destruction of the statue of Saint Junípero Serra in San Francisco today and would like to offer a reminder of his great efforts in support of indigenous communities,” they stated.
“It is also with great regret that we receive the news of the damages inflicted upon the bust of Miguel de Cervantes, who was himself held as a slave in Algiers for 5 years, and whose literature serves as a call for freedom and equality. Defending the Spanish legacy in the US is a priority of our foreign policy in this country, and we will continue to do so by intensifying our educational efforts in order for the reality of our shared history to be better known and understood,” the statement continued.
“We are also expressing our deep concern regarding these attacks to federal, state, and local authorities, asking that the memory of our rich shared history be protected, always with the utmost respect for the debates currently taking place,” the embassy concluded.
As of press time, LifeSiteNews was unable to find a public statement from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on the statues’ desecrations.
St. Junipero Serra “was the embodiment of ‘a Church which goes forth,’ a Church which sets out to bring everywhere the reconciling tenderness of God,” Pope Francis said when he canonized him. The pontiff has also called the saint “one of the founding fathers of the United States, a saintly example of the Church’s universality[,] and special patron of the Hispanic people of the country.”
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lifesitenews--2020-06-22--Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

June 22 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In response to the coronavirus crisis , LifeSite is offering Catholics throughout the world a chance to be united in praying the rosary together , at the same time , every day at 12:00 noon EST .
The rosary is led by Father Anthony Pillari , an American priest currently in Italy .
To date , Catholics from Israel , Uganda , Italy , France , Germany , Ireland , the United Kingdom , the U.S. , Canada , Mexico , Chile , Brazil , Australia , New Zealand , the Philippines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as well as other countries , have been joining in .
The whole world – including the Church – has been thrown into chaos because of the coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) .
Thousands of people have passed away as a result of the viral outbreak , while thousands more have been sickened .
And , across the world , business has come to a grinding halt , resulting in sudden job loss and threatening economic recession .
If there ever was a time for prayer , this is it .
Catholics around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Sacraments , but in many places are unable to access them because of bishops ’ orders or government restrictions .
We know that community with other believers is vital all the time , but especially during this time of global calls for “ sheltering-in-place ” and quarantine .
“ The rosary is the weapon for these times , ” St. Padre Pio said .
Through prayer , we can shape history , change the world , and bring this painful crisis to an end .
Join us today !
Send photos or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rosary with Father Pillari to [ email protected ]

(LifeSiteNews) — In response to the crisis unfolding in our world and in the Church, LifeSite is happy to promote Regina Angelorum Press’s Daily Rosary, which is offering Catholics throughout the world the chance to be united daily in prayer, in the Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Crusade.
Catholics from all over the world — from Israel, Uganda, Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, Pakistan, Singapore, the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the U.S., Canada, Brazil, and other countries — are gathering daily to pray the Rosary, led by Father Pillari, JCL, MCL, STL, an American priest currently studying in Italy.
The Daily Rosary is being offered each day at 12noon EST through Regina Angelorum Press’ YouTube Channel to which you can subscribe HERE.
The goal is, by means of this Daily Rosary and by embracing and living out the message given by the Virgin Mary at Fatima, the triumph of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart.
To help obtain that goal, Bishop Athanasius Schneider graciously composed the following prayer for this worldwide Rosary crusade:
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, you are the holy Mother of God and our tender Mother. Look upon the distress in which the Church and the whole of humanity are living because of the spread of materialism and the persecution of the Church. In Fatima you warned against these errors, as you spoke about the errors of Russia. You are the Mediatrix of all graces. Implore your Divine Son to grant this special grace for the Pope: that he might consecrate Russia to your Immaculate Heart, so that Russia will be converted, a period of peace will be granted to the world, and your Immaculate Heart will triumph, through an authentic renewal of the Church in the splendor of the purity of the Catholic Faith, of the sacredness of Divine worship and of the holiness of the Christian life. O Queen of the holy Rosary and our sweet Mother, turn your merciful eyes to us and graciously hear this our trusting prayer. Amen. + Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana
To learn more about the urgency of responding to Our Lady’s message at Fatima, and about what you can do, please read Cardinal Burke’s 2017 address at the Rome Life Forum.
As St. Padre Pio once said, “The Rosary is the weapon for these times.” Through prayer, God can shape history, change the world, and bring about a great time of renewal and peace for the Church and for the world, through the triumph of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart. Join us today!
If you would like to follow along with the prayers said during this Rosary, you can access them HERE. The document also includes a brief F.A.Q. pertaining to the daily Rosary.
You can send your prayer requests to https://reginangelorumpress.com/prayer-intentions/
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