lifesitenews--2020-10-26--Priest: Silent bishops will have blood of aborted babies on their hands if Biden wins presidency

LA CROSSE , WISCONSIN , October 26 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Embattled pro-life Catholic priest Fr .
James Altman has tripled down on his defense of unborn children , despite liberal clergy , and even his own bishop , attacking him for stating that no Catholic can vote Democrat due to the party ’ s championing of abortion on demand .
During an interview with LifeSiteNews correspondent Danielle Zuccaro at the priest ’ s home parish St. James the Less last week , Altman emphatically stated that US bishops who refuse to warn Catholics about voting for Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hands ” if Biden wins the presidency on November 3rd .
“ There ’ s been way too much consistency on the abject failure of shepherds of the church to tell the people the truth : you can ’ t be Catholic and vote for a Democrat that supports the murder of babies !
” “ If Biden wins , I blame the majority of Catholic bishops who have not spoken up as they have a duty to speak up .
It is their fault and the blood of every baby thereafter is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Altman has been the focus of much debate within the Catholic Church in recent weeks .
He ’ s been praised by pro-life and conservative bishops like Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler , Texas , but drawn the ire of LGBT-affirming priests like Fr .
James Martin .
LifeSite launched a petition in support of Altman that has received nearly 75,000 signatures .
Last month , LifeSite hand-delivered that petition to him .
Altman stated that a Catholic who votes for pro-abortion candidates is in “ material cooperation ” with evil .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ life ” ethic that attempts to put abortion on par with other social justice issues like poverty and unemployment , Altman explained that , “ 10,000 babies are going to be murdered this Saturday .
Don ’ t talk to me about immigration !
” Altman concluded the interview by stating , “ if you think there ’ s any issue more important than the babies , well , good luck with that one on Judgment Day…if you think there ’ s something more important than that big plastic garbage bag full of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inhuman .
You are diabolical .
You are evil beyond measurement .
”

PETITION UPDATE (3/15/21) -
Reports suggest that the U.S. Catholic Bishops' Conference (USCCB) is preparing a vote on what to do about pro-abortion Joe Biden (and, presumably, other abortion-promoting politicians) who continues to present himself (themselves) for Holy Communion.
Public excommunication would be a suitable response for Biden's obstinate, public and grave sin of scandalously promoting abortion.
Please continue to SIGN and SHARE this important petition.
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PETITION UPDATE (2/4/20)
Since Joe Biden was sworn-in on the 20th of January, he has wasted no time in signing Executive Orders to destroy the protections which former President Trump offered to the unborn and to the innocence and modesty of children of the United States.
In one executive order, Biden rescinded the Mexico City Policy prohibiting the federal government from spending taxpayer monies on abortion and the promotion of abortion.
And, in another executive order, Biden seeks to force girls' athletic programs, restrooms, and locker rooms to accept gender-confused males.
Since the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was shamefully silent throughout the presidential campaign on the pre-eminent issues of abortion and gender ideology, and what Biden vowed he would do as president, it is cold comfort that their pro-life office is now speaking up about this Administration's wilful disregard for human life and for God's design of human nature (i.e., two biological sexes).
Stated plainly, Joe Biden is as bad as he said he would be, and the bishop, acting in unison (as the USCCB) have an obligation to the Lord (first) and to the faithful (second) to refuse Holy Communion to this grave public sinner.
With all due respect to these bishops, they diminish the Holy Eucharist and their high office, as well as cause grave scandal to the faithful, by dialoguing with a man who is promoting mass murder of the unborn against the constant teaching of the Church.
A man who continues to use the church as a backdrop for statements about how "Catholic/religious" he is, but, at the same time, is now doing everything in his power to protect the murder of the innocent, needs to publicly repent before dialogue can begin.
The bishops should not dialogue with or congratulate someone who has publicly betrayed the Church's teaching and who is leading others astray.
It's an embarrassment and a scandal for the bishops to continue to allow him to receive Holy Communion.
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition today!
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PETITION UPDATE (12/10/20)
Prior to the election on November 3, the U.S. bishops did not address Joe Biden’s anti-Catholic position regarding faith and morals as a unified body.
The USCCB, the organization to which every U.S. bishop belongs and which is staffed and led by bishops, remained disgracefully silent in the run-up to the election.
What were the bishops afraid of, losing their charitable tax status with the IRS, or being deprived of fat checks from the HHS (immigration programs) and USAID (foreign aid programs)?
Or, were they just too cowardly to clearly declare Christ's law to be above man's law and risk the ire of a Joe Biden as president?
Either way, the bishops’ lack of clarity in this regard is a terrible scandal in itself and probably greatly contributed to the possible election of a pro-abortion, anti-Catholic Catholic to the presidency.
Given the fact that exit polling shows Catholics split their vote 50-50 for Trump and Biden, even a slight deviation in the heavily-Catholic swing-states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania could have produced different results.
The bishops could have spoken out against Biden’s pro-abortion stance collectively, but, again, they were overwhelmingly and shamefully silent.
Because of this, they will be at least partly responsible for the policies advanced by a Biden administration, in the event that Biden is sworn into office.
However, the bishops can, even now, mitigate the damage done by their inaction by taking the following steps: 1) Speak with one voice, as the USCCB, and plainly condemn Biden's pro-abortion stance; 2) Publicly advise Biden not to present himself for Holy Communion because of his scandalous position on abortion and homosexual "marriage;" and, 3) Tell Biden to publicly repent of publicly promoting the wilfull murder of the preborn, sins against nature, and diminishing the natural family.
Thankfully, some individual bishops have spoken out forcefully on Biden's scandalous behavior, and his standing in the Church.
On November 9, Archbishop Strickland of Tyler, Texas tweeted: “A dark cloud has descended on this nation when the USCCB and Planned Parenthood speak in unison in support of a Biden-Harris administration that supports the slaughter of innocents by abortion for all 9 months of pregnancy.”
Additionally, Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver, Colorado and Archbishop Charles Chaput have both declared publicly that Joe Biden “should not receive Holy Communion."
But, to add insult to injury, Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, D.C. has said that he will give Holy Communion to Biden because “it’s a matter of the responsibility that I have as the archbishop to be engaged and to be in dialogue with him, even in those areas where we obviously have some differences.”
And, Bishop W. Francis Malooly of Wilmington, Delaware and Bishop McElroy of San Diego also congratulated Biden in statements, but they have not indicated whether or not they would administer Holy Communion to him.
With all due respect to these bishops, they diminish the Holy Eucharist and their high office, as well as cause grave scandal to the faithful, by dialoguing with a man who is promoting mass murder of the unborn against the constant teaching of the Church.
A man who uses the church as a backdrop to make sickening political advertisements about how "Catholic/religious" he is, but, at the same time, says that he will do everything in his power to protect the murder of the innocent, needs to publicly repent before dialogue can begin.
The bishops should not dialogue with or congratulate someone who has publicly betrayed the Church's teaching and who is leading others astray.
It's an embarrassment and a scandal for the bishops to continue to allow him to receive Holy Communion.
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition today!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-bishops-concerned-about-pro-abortion-biden-previously-hailed-him-as-second-catholic-president
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/abp-aquila-backs-call-for-pro-abortion-catholic-joe-biden-to-be-denied-holy-communion?utm_source=top_news&utm_campaign=standard
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/former-philly-archbishop-biden-not-in-full-communion-with-the-catholic-church
https://www.thesoutherncross.org/news/bishop-mcelroy-offers-prayers-and-congratulations-to-president-elect-biden/
https://www.ncronline.org/news/politics/us-catholics-weigh-mixed-reaction-biden-win
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PETITION UPDATE (9/29/20)
Cardinal Raymond Burke has stated that Democratic candidate Joe Biden should not receive Holy Communion because of his support for abortion.
In an interview for Thomas McKenna's Catholic Action for Faith and Family podcast, Cardinal Burke states the following (starting around 5:00):
First of all, I would tell him [Biden] not to approach to receive Holy Communion, out of charity toward him, because that would be a sacrilege and endanger the salvation of his own soul.
But, also, he should not approach to receive Holy Communion because he gives scandal to everyone, because if someone says, 'I'm a devout Catholic," and, at the same time is promoting abortion, it gives the impression to others that it's acceptable for a Catholic to be in favor of abortion.
Of course, it's absolutely not acceptable, and never has been, and never will be.
We give thanks for Cardinal Burke's frankness and clarity. And, we call on every U.S. Catholic bishop to follow Cardinal Burke's lead and call out Joe Biden for his bloody-minded hypocrisy on the issue of abortion.
To reiterate: You cannot be a Catholic and support abortion.
Thank you for continuing to sign this urgent petition.
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PETITION UPDATE (8/17/20)
The Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, keeps claiming to be Catholic but has said he will do everything in his power to support abortion.
And, with his pick of California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate, Biden has just cemented abortion into the Democrats' 2020 presidential ticket.
Indeed, Harris is vehemently pro-abortion.
During her time as attorney general of California, Harris played a key role in defending Planned Parenthood over its sale of aborted baby parts (which violated multiple federal laws, according to undercover video of abortion industry personnel).
And, last year, Harris unveiled a plan to essentially force pro-life states to seek permission from the federal government before pro-life laws can take effect.
Additionally, Harris has dangerous views on religious liberty and freedom of speech.
Harris displayed anti-Catholic bigotry in the confirmation hearings of Judge Brian Buescher. Harris cited his membership in the “all-male society” the Knights of Columbus and its stances against abortion and same-sex “marriage” as grounds for rejecting Buescher for a federal district court in Nebraska.
And, David Daleiden, head of the pro-life investigative group Center for Medical Progress, wrote that from his firsthand experience, he considers Harris the “greatest threat to First Amendment civil rights our country has ever seen.”
Joe Biden has seriously erred by taking on Kamala Harris as his running mate, further distancing himself from the truths of the Catholic Faith, especially that every life is sacred from conception till natural death.
Please CLICK HERE to read an article which details one U.S. bishop's warning about the Biden-Harris ticket.
And, please continue to SIGN and SHARE this petition.
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Of course, these two things are incompatible: you cannot be Catholic and pro-abortion.
And, a "Catholic" politician's responsibility in this regard is absolute: On pain of serious sin, he or she can never promote abortion because abortion is the wilful murder of innocent preborn human beings, and also because doing so causes grave scandal to the Church and the faithful.
Please SIGN this urgent petition asking the bishops of the United States to refuse to give Holy Communion to Joe Biden until he publicly repents from his scandalous promotion of abortion.
Biden recently promised to “codify Roe v. Wade” as president, adding, "my Justice Department will do everything in its power to stop the rash of state laws that so blatantly violate a woman’s protected, constitutional right to choose."
And, since starting his latest run for the presidency, Biden also flip-flopped against the Hyde Amendment, saying that he would allow federal funds to be spent on abortion - a position he claimed to be against for more than 40 years.
In short, Joe Biden will do everything in his power to enable and defend the wilful murder of innocent preborn human beings.
So, this should not be a hard decision for our U.S. bishops. In fact, in another circumstance, it was already done by an Illinois bishop.
Indeed, Bishop Paprocki, of Springfield, Illinois, invoked Canon 915 of the Code of Canon Law to withdraw Holy Communion from two Illinois state politicians who had worked to enact radical new abortion legislation in 2019.
Canon 915 states: "Those who have been excommunicated or interdicted after the imposition or declaration of the penalty and others obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to Holy Communion."
Of course, no-one, least of all the bishops, wants anyone to be deprived of Holy Communion.
A politician who publicly and obstinately advocates for the murder of innocent preborn babies puts himself out-of-communion with the Church and her teaching.
Pro-abortion politicians should not think that they can advocate for the murder of the unborn and receive the Body of Christ at the same time. This would be to defile the Eucharist while giving scandal to the faithful.
Depriving politicians of Holy Communion is not just meant to prevent scandal; it is also designed to bring a grave public sinner to repentance. In this way, such an action is meant to be for the good of their souls, too.
Thank you for SIGNING this urgent petition which calls on the U.S. Catholic bishops to refuse to admit Joe Biden to Holy Communion until he publicly repents from his scandalous promotion of abortion.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Joe Biden: I support abortion ‘under any circumstance’ - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/joe-biden-i-support-abortion-under-any-circumstance
Catholic priest denies Joe Biden Holy Communion for pro-abortion stance - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/catholic-priest-denies-joe-biden-holy-communion-for-pro-abortion-stance
Cardinal McCarrick and the Concealing of Rome’s Position on Denying Communion - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cardinal-mccarrick-and-the-concealing-of-romes-position-on-denying-communio
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lifesitenews--2020-10-26--Report: Catholic group responsible for breaking up families and marriages is linked to Pope Benedict

Report: Catholic group responsible for breaking up families and marriages is linked to Pope Benedict XVI

October 26 , 2020 ( LifeSitenews ) – “ Spiritual abuse ” is one of the epithets given to the group by the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising .
And although he was warned by several people , Benedict says he never knew about this , but now has regrets .
A new article published in Germany raises questions as to whether Pope Benedict XVI acted irresponsibly as the archbishop of Munich-Freising and later as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and then-Pope with regard to a Catholic community whom he himself had given its canonical status .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ canonical status of the Integrated Community ( Integrierte Gemeinde ) in Munich .
The group is now accused by a diocesan commission of intruding into the personal lives of its members .
For example , the leadership of the group “ decided whether and when a couple would or should have children.
” This rule sometimes led to the fact that a couple waited too long and remained childless .
Other couples were told to divorce .
According to sources , Joseph Ratzinger was at least twice warned , in 2000 and in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2005 .
After his years in the Archdiocese of Munich ( 1977-1982 ) , Ratzinger maintained close relationships with this group long after he had been called to Rome to head the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ( CDF ) in 1982 , and even as a Pope he still gave them privileges , for example by allowing the establishment of the Chair for the Theology of the People of God at the Pontifical Lateran University .
That chair was established during his pontificate , in 2008 , and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Theology of the People of God that had been founded in 2003 by Ratzinger himself .
The new chair in Rome was then headed by one of Ratzinger 's own students , Professor Ludwig Weimer , who wrote his post-graduate thesis under him .
Both Weimer and his successor , Professor Achim Buckenmaier , are members of the Integrated Community .
As Herder Korrespondenz points out , Weimer is also a founding member of the Circle of Students of Joseph Ratzinger that was founded in 1978 .
When Ratzinger became Pope in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book with many pictures , showing how closely they have been linked with the now-retired Pope , and over many decades .
Ratzinger met them first in 1976 , and he must have been attracted both by their ecumenical spirit , by their desire to study more to the Jewish religion , as well as by their approval of the reforms of the Second Vatican Council .
The detailed background information on the Integrated Community comes to us from two journalists , Dr. Benjamin Leven and Lucas Wiegelmann , who wrote this report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ journal Herder Korrespondenz .
Already in October 2019 , the Integrated Community – or the Catholic Integrated Community , as it is now called – was the subject of media reports , because it became known that the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising was investigating this community .
At the time , the Community refused to collaborate with the investigation and rejected the claims .
The reason for this investigation was that the Community had not followed canonical rules , such as informing the diocese of the newly elected head of the group .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Leven and Wiegelmann quote an intermittent report of this diocesan investigation , dated October 1 , 2019 .
“ Relationships and marriages were initiated or separated , according whether or not they were helpful for the life of the community , ” this report stated .
It further described how couples were told by the leadership of the community whether or not they should have children , and when .
Sometimes this led to childlessness , due to the delay of attempting to start a family .
One former member of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was told to take the pill.
” Even though this woman was struggling with that situation , she could not even go to Confession , since “ Confession , which would have made many things easier , did not exist in that community.
” The Integrated Community , which came out of a youth movement under Father Aloys Goergen in the post-war period , but was fully taken over by Traudl Wallbrecher in 1968 , attracted several German-speaking theologians for its attempt to build new communities similar to those of the Early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a tone of equality was set .
However , at the same time , the natural family was demeaned which was the cause of much distress for the children and spouses .
Sometimes , the children were raised by others , and not by their own parents .
LifeSite was able to confirm these main characteristics of the group with several well-informed sources in Germany , Rome , and elsewhere .
As the intermittent diocesan report wrote , there were even doubtful financial transactions , where members were encouraged to pass on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , making themselves even sometimes destitute .
Members did not dare to criticize the practices of the group because they feared exclusion from it .
The report concludes : “ All this is not subject to criminal liability , but it has largely the character of spiritual abuse.
” When Joseph Ratzinger became the archbishop of Munich in 1977 , there existed in the diocese already reports about the destructive sides of the Integrated Community .
For example , as Herder Korrespondenz reports , there exists a note by Vicar General Gerhard Gruber @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In it , he mentioned the “ limitation of the freedom of its members , separation of families , professional and financial dependency , and the un-Christian treatment of those who left the group.
” Being then the Prefect of the Congregation for the Faith , Ratzinger was later contacted , in 2001 , by a former member of the Community , who stated that there existed a “ strong cult of the female leader [ Wallbrecher ] , ” as well as a “ demonization of critics.
” Additionally , Ratzinger was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ denunciations among the members , and that there was to be found “ the disdain for and splitting up of the natural family structures , ” together with an “ instrumentalization of the children against their parents.
” More than former members of the group informed Cardinal Ratzinger , too ; in 2000 , a representative of a German diocese went personally to Rome to inform the then-Prefect of the CDF about the Integrated Community , according to Herder Korrespondenz .
Many of the above-mentioned characteristics of the group were presented to Ratzinger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ratzinger is said not to have been very surprised .
The prefect said that these accusations were known to him , but that reports from former members always have a limited credibility.
” The Cardinal then is reported to have added that the group has “ a good theological approach ” and that one should not “ ghettoize them , but , rather , accompany them closely.
” Some people who were familiar with Ratzinger 's role in this story told LifeSite that they were concerned about it .
Leven and Wiegelmann ask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spite of these numerous complaints about the Integrated Community – and this over the course of several decades – there was never a proper investigation undertaken , especially in Munich .
( The group had different locations , also in the Archdiocese Paderborn , and even in other countries .
But the Munich location was crucial . )
One source is being quoted as saying that in light of the lack of responsiveness on the part of Munich , “ one always had to assume that it had a powerful protector.
” As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group at times would even claim in conversations with diocesan authorities in Munich that they had special permissions from Rome , that is to say , from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith .
As Pope , Ratzinger published a booklet , in 2005 , with some texts relating to discussions and encounters with the Integrated Community , and with a preface by Traudl Wallbrecher ( who died in 2016 ) .
Among other things , then-Cardinal Ratzinger ordained some of the priests of the group in 1993 , and in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wallbrecher 's own son , whose children he was later to baptize .
His conversations with journalist Peter Seewald that led to the book Salt of the Earth had been conducted in the Integrated Community 's own Villa Cavalletti near Rome in 1996 .
Herder Korrespondenz was able to contact Pope Benedict himself , and he said that , as archbishop of Munich , “ I saw it as my official task and duty to accompany the IG [ Integrierte Gemeinde ] with respect to its orthodoxy , ” adding that “ it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guidelines were consistently implemented , in the concrete , daily lives of the IG.
” Benedict explained that in the attempt “ to live the things of the daily life integrally out of the Faith , ” it also “ came to terrible disfigurements of the Faith , ” and that this fact “ was first not known to me.
” “ My information in this field remained meager .
I deeply regret that thereby the impression could arise that the archbishop had approved of all the activities of the Community , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ retired pontiff repeated that “ my episcopal acts solely aimed at demanding from the IG the full Faith of the Church as concrete goal , and to further it .
Obviously , I was not informed about some of the inner life of the IG , or I was even deceived , which I regret.
” However , he rejected as “ false and freely invented ” the claim that he as the Prefect of the CDF had given the group any special permissions .
More revelations are coming to light , not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation , but also by way of many testimonies of former members of the Integrated Community and their children .
Herder Korrespondenz questions why there was not earlier undertaken an investigation of this group that had such favors from one of the leading churchmen of the last decades .
LifeSite reached out to one of the authors of the Herder Korrespondenz article , Dr. Benjamin Leven , asking him about the role of Pope Benedict in this matter and his response now .
Leven responded : At the same time , Leven continues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been ‘ very controversial discussions ’ between the Munich Ordinariate and the Integrated Community , but these apparently remained without consequences.
” Reiterating that there were people who believed that the IG was protected by Ratzinger , Leven explains that “ in the Archdiocese of Munich , we were told , the impression at the time was that Ratzinger was the 'protector ' of the community.
” Further insisting on the responsibility of the retired Pope , the German journalist states that , while “ today , the Pope emeritus sends clear signals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distortions of the faith , ' ” he still “ does not admit to a mistake in dealing with the group , but says that his information remained 'meager ' and that he was obviously 'deceived . '
” “ We do not know exactly what evidence was presented to him in 2000 – but no one goes unprepared for a conversation with the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , ” he adds .
Dr. Leven is of the opinion that the reports Ratzinger received from former members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ formal investigation .
He says : “ At least the reports of former members should have given reason for an examination of the accusations .
But this is taking place only now , twenty years later .
However , the conclusion of the visitation to the archdiocese of Munich and Freising has been delayed .
Former members hope not least for a statement from Cardinal Marx on the matter .
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October 26, 2020 (LifeSitenews) – “Spiritual abuse” is one of the epithets given to the group by the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising. And although he was warned by several people, Benedict says he never knew about this, but now has regrets.
A new article published in Germany raises questions as to whether Pope Benedict XVI acted irresponsibly as the archbishop of Munich-Freising and later as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and then-Pope with regard to a Catholic community whom he himself had given its canonical status. In 1978, he had authorized the canonical status of the Integrated Community (Integrierte Gemeinde) in Munich. The group is now accused by a diocesan commission of intruding into the personal lives of its members. For example, the leadership of the group “decided whether and when a couple would or should have children.” This rule sometimes led to the fact that a couple waited too long and remained childless. Other couples were told to divorce. According to sources, Joseph Ratzinger was at least twice warned, in 2000 and in 2001, even before he became Pope in 2005.
After his years in the Archdiocese of Munich (1977-1982), Ratzinger maintained close relationships with this group long after he had been called to Rome to head the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) in 1982, and even as a Pope he still gave them privileges, for example by allowing the establishment of the Chair for the Theology of the People of God at the Pontifical Lateran University. That chair was established during his pontificate, in 2008, and it was a continuation of the Academy of the Theology of the People of God that had been founded in 2003 by Ratzinger himself. The new chair in Rome was then headed by one of Ratzinger's own students, Professor Ludwig Weimer, who wrote his post-graduate thesis under him. Both Weimer and his successor, Professor Achim Buckenmaier, are members of the Integrated Community.
As Herder Korrespondenz points out, Weimer is also a founding member of the Circle of Students of Joseph Ratzinger that was founded in 1978. When Ratzinger became Pope in 2005, the Integrated Community published a book with many pictures, showing how closely they have been linked with the now-retired Pope, and over many decades. Ratzinger met them first in 1976, and he must have been attracted both by their ecumenical spirit, by their desire to study more to the Jewish religion, as well as by their approval of the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.
The detailed background information on the Integrated Community comes to us from two journalists, Dr. Benjamin Leven and Lucas Wiegelmann, who wrote this report for the November issue of the Catholic journal Herder Korrespondenz.
Already in October 2019, the Integrated Community – or the Catholic Integrated Community, as it is now called – was the subject of media reports, because it became known that the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising was investigating this community. At the time, the Community refused to collaborate with the investigation and rejected the claims.
The reason for this investigation was that the Community had not followed canonical rules, such as informing the diocese of the newly elected head of the group. This needs to be done every six years.
Leven and Wiegelmann quote an intermittent report of this diocesan investigation, dated October 1, 2019. “Relationships and marriages were initiated or separated, according whether or not they were helpful for the life of the community,” this report stated. It further described how couples were told by the leadership of the community whether or not they should have children, and when. Sometimes this led to childlessness, due to the delay of attempting to start a family.
One former member of the Integrated Community told Herder Korrespondenz: “I was told to take the pill.” Even though this woman was struggling with that situation, she could not even go to Confession, since “Confession, which would have made many things easier, did not exist in that community.”
The Integrated Community, which came out of a youth movement under Father Aloys Goergen in the post-war period, but was fully taken over by Traudl Wallbrecher in 1968, attracted several German-speaking theologians for its attempt to build new communities similar to those of the Early Church. Families moved together into communities and a tone of equality was set. However, at the same time, the natural family was demeaned which was the cause of much distress for the children and spouses. Sometimes, the children were raised by others, and not by their own parents.
LifeSite was able to confirm these main characteristics of the group with several well-informed sources in Germany, Rome, and elsewhere.
As the intermittent diocesan report wrote, there were even doubtful financial transactions, where members were encouraged to pass on their own personal wealth to the community, making themselves even sometimes destitute. Members did not dare to criticize the practices of the group because they feared exclusion from it. The report concludes: “All this is not subject to criminal liability, but it has largely the character of spiritual abuse.”
When Joseph Ratzinger became the archbishop of Munich in 1977, there existed in the diocese already reports about the destructive sides of the Integrated Community. For example, as Herder Korrespondenz reports, there exists a note by Vicar General Gerhard Gruber, dated April 3, 1973. In it, he mentioned the “limitation of the freedom of its members, separation of families, professional and financial dependency, and the un-Christian treatment of those who left the group.”
Being then the Prefect of the Congregation for the Faith, Ratzinger was later contacted, in 2001, by a former member of the Community, who stated that there existed a “strong cult of the female leader [Wallbrecher],” as well as a “demonization of critics.” Additionally, Ratzinger was then informed that the group encouraged mutual denunciations among the members, and that there was to be found “the disdain for and splitting up of the natural family structures,” together with an “instrumentalization of the children against their parents.”
More than former members of the group informed Cardinal Ratzinger, too; in 2000, a representative of a German diocese went personally to Rome to inform the then-Prefect of the CDF about the Integrated Community, according to Herder Korrespondenz. Many of the above-mentioned characteristics of the group were presented to Ratzinger. As the journal states, “Ratzinger is said not to have been very surprised. The prefect said that these accusations were known to him, but that reports from former members always have a limited credibility.” The Cardinal then is reported to have added that the group has “a good theological approach” and that one should not “ghettoize them, but, rather, accompany them closely.”
Some people who were familiar with Ratzinger's role in this story told LifeSite that they were concerned about it.
Leven and Wiegelmann ask why it is so that, in spite of these numerous complaints about the Integrated Community – and this over the course of several decades – there was never a proper investigation undertaken, especially in Munich. (The group had different locations, also in the Archdiocese Paderborn, and even in other countries. But the Munich location was crucial.) One source is being quoted as saying that in light of the lack of responsiveness on the part of Munich, “one always had to assume that it had a powerful protector.” As the authors add, representatives of this group at times would even claim in conversations with diocesan authorities in Munich that they had special permissions from Rome, that is to say, from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
As Pope, Ratzinger published a booklet, in 2005, with some texts relating to discussions and encounters with the Integrated Community, and with a preface by Traudl Wallbrecher (who died in 2016). Among other things, then-Cardinal Ratzinger ordained some of the priests of the group in 1993, and in 1996 he presided over the wedding of Wallbrecher's own son, whose children he was later to baptize. His conversations with journalist Peter Seewald that led to the book Salt of the Earth had been conducted in the Integrated Community's own Villa Cavalletti near Rome in 1996.
Herder Korrespondenz was able to contact Pope Benedict himself, and he said that, as archbishop of Munich, “I saw it as my official task and duty to accompany the IG [Integrierte Gemeinde] with respect to its orthodoxy,” adding that “it is difficult to assess whether these theological guidelines were consistently implemented, in the concrete, daily lives of the IG.”
Benedict explained that in the attempt “to live the things of the daily life integrally out of the Faith,” it also “came to terrible disfigurements of the Faith,” and that this fact “was first not known to me.”
“My information in this field remained meager. I deeply regret that thereby the impression could arise that the archbishop had approved of all the activities of the Community,” he went on to say. The retired pontiff repeated that “my episcopal acts solely aimed at demanding from the IG the full Faith of the Church as concrete goal, and to further it. Obviously, I was not informed about some of the inner life of the IG, or I was even deceived, which I regret.” However, he rejected as “false and freely invented” the claim that he as the Prefect of the CDF had given the group any special permissions.
More revelations are coming to light, not only by way of an official diocesan investigation, but also by way of many testimonies of former members of the Integrated Community and their children.
Herder Korrespondenz questions why there was not earlier undertaken an investigation of this group that had such favors from one of the leading churchmen of the last decades.
LifeSite reached out to one of the authors of the Herder Korrespondenz article, Dr. Benjamin Leven, asking him about the role of Pope Benedict in this matter and his response now. Leven responded:
“According to our research, a high-ranking representative of a German diocese travelled to Rome in 2000 specifically to inform Ratzinger as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith about accusations against the Integrated Community. Among other things, this involved reports from ex-members that ordinary confession had been abolished and replaced by public penitential discussions in the context of community meetings. This is a very serious accusation from the perspective of canon law. We have confronted Benedict XVI with our research and he has not denied that this conversation took place. So the Pope emeritus had known about the accusations for a long time, but obviously did not want to believe them. He is said to have said during the conversation that the reports of dropouts always have a limited credibility.”
At the same time, Leven continues, there are “said to have been ‘very controversial discussions’ between the Munich Ordinariate and the Integrated Community, but these apparently remained without consequences.”
Reiterating that there were people who believed that the IG was protected by Ratzinger, Leven explains that “in the Archdiocese of Munich, we were told, the impression at the time was that Ratzinger was the 'protector' of the community.”
Further insisting on the responsibility of the retired Pope, the German journalist states that, while “today, the Pope emeritus sends clear signals of distancing himself, speaking of 'terrible distortions of the faith,'” he still “does not admit to a mistake in dealing with the group, but says that his information remained 'meager' and that he was obviously 'deceived.'”
“We do not know exactly what evidence was presented to him in 2000 – but no one goes unprepared for a conversation with the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith,” he adds.
Dr. Leven is of the opinion that the reports Ratzinger received from former members of the group had called for a formal investigation. He says: “At least the reports of former members should have given reason for an examination of the accusations. But this is taking place only now, twenty years later. However, the conclusion of the visitation to the archdiocese of Munich and Freising has been delayed. Former members hope not least for a statement from Cardinal Marx on the matter.”
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--2020-10-26--WATCH: 2020 election video urges patriots to vote to ‘Keep America Free’

UNITED STATES , October 26 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – “ Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
” It is these words of President Ronald Reagan that open a new video , urging Americans to take note of the revolution taking place in society and to earnestly defend freedom .
The video draws on Reagan ’ s 1961 speech to the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce : “ But freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction .
We didn ’ t pass it on to our children in the bloodstream.The only way they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is if we fight for it , protect it , defend it and then hand it to them with the well thought lessons of how they in their lifetime must do the same.
” You can view the video here .
Reagan continues : “ And if you and I don ’ t do this , then you and I may well spend our sunset years telling our children , and our children ’ s children , what it once was like in America when men were free.
” The video presents the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has swept through America and the world at large , beginning with the attack on the police forces , the liberal notion of “ reimagining policing ” and the call to defund the police .
The so-called Black Lives Matter ( BLM ) riots resulted in over 700 police officers injured by June alone , and has resulted in calls for the police force to be abolished in Minneapolis , opening the door to communist rule .
The footage also shows the grave danger of the BLM rioters , who are seeking to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of those who do not fit their revolutionary agenda , and even targeting religious statues .
Speaker of the House of Representatives , Nancy Pelosi , is seen condoning the rioters with the words , “ people will do what they do.
” It is not just these issues which the video covers , for it also warns about the liberal agenda to undermine 2nd Amendment Rights , as well as the massive online censorship which is levelled against conservatives , pro-life and religious groups .
All these elements are combined in what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agenda ” which is furthered by the “ cancel culture.
” It further highlights the tax-funded abortion industry , corruption occurring in political corridors , and the ever increasing control exercised over the lives of individuals through the emergence of socialism .
U.S. Attorney General Barr is shown warning that : “ The left wants power , because that is essentially their state of grace and their secular religion .
They want to run people ’ s lives so they can design utopia for all of us.
” However , the video calls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the understanding that “ there is a Creator there to give the inalienable rights ” and focuses on the “ divine truth , that changed the world for ever…that we are all endowed with the same divine rights given us by our Creator in heaven.
” President Trump ’ s words ring out towards the close : “ And that which God has given us , we will allow no one ever to take away.
” The video concludes by appealing to Americans to recover the patriotic spirit of the Declaration of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Unfortunately , LifeSiteNews has thus far been unable to locate a source for the video in order to embed it into this article .
But with all that is at stake in the upcoming election this powerful video deserves to be viewed and shared widely .
You can view the video here .

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PETITION UPDATE (10/26//2020)
In a resounding victory for supporters of life, family and freedom, the U.S. Senate has just confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States!
Justice Barrett was sworn-in by Justice Clarence Thomas and will swiftly fill the vacant seat and immediately begin participating in Supreme Court hearings.
The petitions signed by many of you - there are now over 40,000 signatures - supporting Judge Amy Coney Barrett were sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, as well as to the Officers of the USCCB.
Thank you for signing these petitions. As you can see, your signature really does make a difference!
We also know that many of you also made calls to your U.S. senators to encourage them to vote for Judge Barrett. Thank you!
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PETITION UPDATE (10/22/2020)
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee just voted to advance Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate, leaving only one hurdle to go next week.
Every Republican on the committee voted for Barrett, President Donald Trump’s selection to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, while every committee Democrat boycotted the vote, CNBC reports.
Please READ the latest LifeSite article about the Senate Committee's vote here.
As you read above, Judge Barrett has one more hurdle next Monday. Of course, it's the BIGGEST hurdle.
So, if you haven't already, could we ask you to please call your U.S. senators to politely voice your support for Judge Barrett?
After SIGNING this petition, please scroll down the page, where you will find the list of all U.S. senators' contact details.
Let's keep working and praying so that we can see a pro-life judge sit on the Supreme Court.
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PETITION UPDATE (10/15/20)
The fourth day of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Senate confirmation hearing for the open seat on the U.S. Supreme Court is going on now.
Please CLICK HERE to go to the livestream of the hearings.
Please watch and read EXCLUSIVE LifeSite videos and articles about Judge Amy Coney Barrett's hearings:
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'We are people of faith, the true body of Christ': Christians pray for SCOTUS confirmation hearings'
'"That's your job": Judge Barrett responds to relevance of Obamacare to SCOTUS confirmation'
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'Senator who badgered Barrett about Catholicism in 2017 presses her on abortion at confirmation hearing'
'Hawley, Barrett dismantle religious tests for office at Supreme Court hearing'
'Ted Cruz at Barrett hearing warns Democrats want to ‘erase’ religious liberty'
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Conservatives and Christians asked President Trump to deliver a proven constitutional originalist with a solid pro-life background, and he did.
Now, let's not be outdone by Leftist organizations which will be mobilizing their forces to write, call and visit their senators' constituency offices.
Please SIGN this urgent petition - to Senate Leadership - asking them to quickly confirm Barrett as the next Supreme Court justice.
Then, please take a couple of minutes to CALL YOUR U.S. SENATORS using their numbers below, and politely urge them to confirm Barrett.
When Amy Coney Barrett's senate confirmation hearing begins on Monday, October 12th, the mother of seven and devout Catholic is expected to face fierce opposition.
Of course, the anticipated attacks have nothing to do with Barrett's legal credentials, which are uniformly top-notch.
Instead, they have to do with her faith in Jesus and with her belief that life begins at conception.
This is nothing short of anti-Christian bigotry which cannot be tolerated.
The fact is, Amy Coney Barrett is the best candidate for the job, and she urgently needs our support.
By signing the petition, we can unite to powerfully speak with one voice. But, by calling your senators, you can ensure that they know their local constituents are concerned and interested enough to telephone their offices.
This is our time to get active! We must voice our support for Amy Coney Barrett at this crucial moment in our nation's history.
Please SIGN this petition, and then please use the contact details below to CALL YOUR U.S. SENATORS right-away! Thank you!
U.S. SENATORS' CONTACT DETAILS:
SENATORS AND PHONE NUMBERS - https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact
ALABAMA SENATORS
Doug Jones – (202) 224-4124
Richard C. Shelby – (202) 224-5744
ALASKA SENATORS
Lisa Murkowski – (202) 224-6665
Dan Sullivan – (202) 224-3004
ARIZONA SENATORS
Martha McSally – (202) 224-2235
Kyrsten Sinema – (202) 224-4521
ARKANSAS SENATORS
John Boozman – (202) 224-4843
Tom Cotton – (202) 224-2353
CALIFORNIA SENATORS
Dianne Feinstein – (202) 224-3841
Kamala D. Harris – (202) 224-3553
COLORADO SENATORS
Michael F. Bennett – (202) 224-5852
Cory Gardner – (202) 224-5941
CONNECTICUT SENATORS
Richard Blumenthal – (202) 224-2823
Christopher Murphy – (202) 224-4041
DELAWARE SENATORS
Thomas R. Carper – (202) 224-2441
Christopher A. Coons – (202) 224-5042
FLORIDA SENATORS
Marco Rubio – (202) 224-3041
Rick Scott – (202) 224-5274
GEORGIA SENATORS
Kelly Loeffler – (202) 224-3643
David Perdue – (202) 224-3521
HAWAII SENATORS
Mazie K. Hirono – (202) 224-6361
Brian Schatz – (202) 224-3934
IDAHO SENATORS
Mike Crapo – (202) 224-6142
James E. Risch – (202) 224-2752
ILLINOIS SENATORS
Dick Durbin – (202) 224-2152
Tammy Duckworth – (202) 224-2854
INDIANA SENATORS
Mike Braun – (202) 224-4814
Todd Young – (202) 224-5623
IOWA SENATORS
Joni Ernst – (202) 224-3254
Chuck Grassley – (202) 224-3774
KANSAS SENATORS
Jerry Moran – (202) 224-6521
Pat Roberts – (202) 224-4744
KENTUCKY SENATORS
Mitch McConnell – (202) 224-2541
Rand Paul – (202) 224-4343
LOUISIANA SENATORS
Bill Cassidy – (202) 224-5824
John Kennedy – (202) 224-4623
MAINE SENATORS
Susan M. Collins – (202) 224-2523
Angus S. King – (202) 224-5344
MARYLAND SENATORS
Benjamin L. Cardin – (202) 224-4524
Chris Van Hollen – (202) 224-4654
MASSACHUSETS SENATORS
Edward J. Markey – (202) 224-2742
Elizabeth Warren – (202) 224-4543
MICHIGAN
Gary C. Peters – (202) 224-6221
Debbie Stabenow – (202) 224-4822
MINNESOTA
Amy Klobuchar – (202) 224-3244
Tina Smith – (202) 224-5641
MISSISSIPPI
Cindy Hyde-Smith – (202) 224-5054
Roger F. Wicker – (202) 224-6253
MISSOURI
Roy Blunt – (202) 224-5721
Josh Hawley – (202) 224-6154
MONTANA
Steve Daines – (202) 224-2651
Jon Tester – (202) 224-2644
NEBRASKA
Deb Fischer – (202) 224-6551
Ben Sasse – (202) 224-4224
NEVADA
Catherine Cortez Masto – (202) 224-3542
Jacky Rosen – (202) 224-6244
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Margaret Wood Hassan – (202) 224-3324
Jeanne Shaheen – (202) 224-2841
NEW JERSEY
Cory A. Booker – (202) 224-3224
Robert Menendez – (202) 224-4744
NEW MEXICO
Martin Heinrich – (202) 224-5521
Tom Udall – (202) 224-6621
NEW YORK
Kirsten E. Gillibrand – (202) 224-4451
Charles E. Schumer – (202) 224-6542
NORTH CAROLINA
Richard Burr – (202) 224-3154
Thom Tillis – (202) 224-6342
NORTH DAKOTA
Kevin Cramer – (202) 224-2043
John Hoeven – (202) 224-2551
OHIO
Sherrod Brown – (202) 224-2315
Rob Portman – (202) 224-3353
OKLAHOMA
James M. Inhofe – (202) 224-4721
James Lankford – (202) 224-5754
OREGON
Jeff Merkley – (202) 224-3753
Ron Wyden – (202) 224-5244
PENNSYLVANIA
Robert P. Casey, Jr. – (202) 224-6324
Patrick J. Toomey, Jr. – (202) 224-4254
RHODE ISLAND
Jack Reed – (202) 224-4642
Sheldon Whitehouse – (202) 224-2921
SOUTH CAROLINA
Lindsey Graham – (202) 224-5972
Tim Scott – (202) 224-6121
SOUTH DAKOTA
Mike Rounds – (202) 224-5842
John Thune – (202) 224-2321
TENNESSEE
Lamar Alexander – (202) 224-4944
Marsha Blackburn – (202) 224-3344
TEXAS
John Cornyn – (202) 224-2934
Ted Cruz – (202) 224-5922
UTAH
Mike Lee – (202) 224-5444
Mitt Romney – (202) 224-5251
VERMONT
Patrick J. Leahy – (202) 224-4242
Bernard Sanders – (202) 224-5141
VIRGINIA
Tim Kaine – (202) 224-4024
Mark R. Warner – (202) 224-2023
WASHINGTON
Maria Cantwell – (202) 224-3441
Patty Murray – (202) 224-2621
WEST VIRGINIA
Shelley Moore Capito – (202) 224-6472
Joe Manchin III – (202) 224-3954
WISCONSIN
Tammy Baldwin – (202) 224-5653
Ron Johnson – (202) 224-5323
WYOMING
John Barrasso – (202) 224-6441
Michael B. Enzi – (202) 224-3424


lifesitenews--2020-10-26--To vote for the democrats is to vote ‘for the devil’s plan’

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lifesitenews--2020-10-26--Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

October 26 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In response to the crisis unfolding in our world and in the Church , LifeSite is offering Catholics throughout the world a 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anthony Pillari , J.C.L.
, an American priest currently studying in Italy .
Our 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ https : //voiceofthefamily.com/full-text-cardinal-burkes-historic-call-for-consecration-of-russia/ ) .
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 via this PDF .
This document also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the daily rosary on LifeSite led by Fr .
Pillari .

(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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lifesitenews--2020-10-26--Pro-aborts attack Polish churches in revenge for historic pro-life Supreme Court ruling

POLAND , October 26 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― Bands of pro-abortion activists attacked Catholic churches in Polish cities yesterday , amidst days of protest following a historic pro-life legal ruling that eugenic abortion violates the Polish Constitution .
“ Crowds of people took to the streets screaming ‘ Get the f*** out ’ , ” journalist Krystian Kratiuk told LifeSiteNews over email , and explained that this is the “ official slogan ” of the four-day-old pro-abortion protest .
“ On Sunday they organized an action of attacking churches , entering them , interrupting Masses and shouting ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of [ them ] , ” Kratiuk added .
“ Left-wing MPs do the same and the mainstream journalists loudly support the crime , as interrupting Mass is in Poland.
” Warsaw , Krakow , and Poznań were among the cities in which Catholic churches were targeted for attack yesterday .
For example , pro-abortion protesters invaded Poznań Cathedral during Mass , chained themselves to the altar rails and occupied the historic building for a few hours .
Their signs expressed such sentiments as “ Catholics also need abortion ” and “ Shame.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Poznań ’ s Bishop ’ s Palace and some forced their way inside .
“ Mostly the protests look like this : they enter the church with their signs and stand before the altar with them , ” Poznań native Bartosz Skrzypczak , 20 , told LifeSiteNews over social media .
“ But some of them are much more aggressive , as those in Poznań.
” Faithful Catholics across the country took upon themselves the task of protecting their churches from the pro-abortion demonstrators .
One Pole , Piotr , 32 , told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Krakow from 9 PM until midnight last night .
“ It was a bottom-up movement , ” he explained , “ inspired by some people connected to [ political party ] Konfederacja , with a special involvement of people in the National Movement.
” “ They decided to go into the streets to try to protect churches from being profaned or destroyed by the leftists .
More people got involved , such as me ― I am not connected to any organization.
” The Krakow defenders met outside the offices of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into patrols to cover the city .
Piotr helped patrol the area north of Krakow ’ s “ Rynek ” or central market square .
“ We were patrolling the streets going from one church to another to make sure there were no flyers around , no posters anywhere , and if we had the chance , we removed [ graffiti ] written on the walls , ” he said .
“ Fortunately , there was no violence involved.
” Piotr ’ s patrol cleared away coat hangers , the perennial symbol of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candles left behind in front of memorials for the unborn .
There had been a pro-abortion demonstration outside the archdiocesan offices , featuring posters , candles and coat hangers .
When Piotr ’ s patrol returned at around 11 PM , the crowd had mostly dissolved , leaving only a few people to prevent the faithful Catholics from cleaning up the mess left behind .
“ Some of them looked like thugs , so we didn ’ t want to be confronted by them , ” Piotr said , noting also that there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He confirmed that pro-abortion protestors screamed profanities but only when in large groups .
He also witnessed people on both sides of the issue arguing “ in a civilized manner.
” The famous pro-life activist Dr. Bawer Aondo-Akaa , PhD , who is half Nigerian , has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair , was present at last night ’ s protest and counter-protest outside the archdiocesan offices .
Piotr suggested that the attacks on Catholic churches and against a pro-life legal victory are unheard of in Poland .
“ Such a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not [ sparked ] such violence even five years ago , ” he said .
“ Ever since the corona crisis started , ever since the pressure on society has been so great , people have really been on edge .
I think this was a spark that made people already stressed out really aggressive and even more stressed.
” At the same time , Piotr identified the far-left so-called “ Committee for the Defence of Democracy ” ( KOD ) and its pro-abortion wing Strajk kobiet ( “ women ’ s strike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the attacks on churches .
“ Their main leader is Marta Lempart , ” he said .
“ She used to work for KOD , and it is suspected that KOD was financed by George Soros in the past.
” Journalist Grzegorz Górny told LifesiteNews by email that Polish Catholics are saddened that the most dramatic response to Poland ’ s historic victory for the unborn was the wave of church attacks .
He suggested that they feel betrayed by the Vatican and Catholics around the world .
“ Polish Catholics feel lonely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he wrote .
“ We are witnessing a great attack against Poland : in the European Parliament , in the Western media , among the EU political elite .
Polish leftists have been organizing street demonstrations for four days , they are aggressive , throw stones at the police , destroy the offices of PiS MPs , paint offensive slogans on churches ( and even on the Ronald Reagan monument in Warsaw ) , and disrupt Holy Masses , ” he continued .
“ There were no voices of support from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tribunal , the ruling right wing and Polish Catholics .
Nobody said it was a historic event .
Nobody said that the Polish pro-life decision goes against all global trends.
” “ Francis did n't say a word during the Angelus .
[ The Vatican newspaper ] ‘ Osservatore Romano ’ and [ Italian Catholic journal ] ‘ Avvenire ’ published only short information [ pieces ] without a word of comment .
Even in Catholic media in the world there are no positive comments .
There is silence or short information without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nobody in the Catholic world cares about it.
” Last Thursday , following many years of lobbying by Poland ’ s pro-life movement through the nation ’ s parliamentary system , Poland ’ s Constitutional Tribunal ruled that aborting unborn children because they had Down syndrome , other genetic conditions or illnesses was unconstitutional .
To congratulate the Polish pro-life movement for their historic victory in defense of human live , and to offer emotional and spiritual support , please contact :

Warsaw, Krakow, and Poznań were among the cities in which Catholic churches were targeted for attack yesterday. For example, pro-abortion protesters invaded Poznań Cathedral during Mass, chained themselves to the altar rails and occupied the historic building for a few hours.
POLAND, October 26, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― Bands of pro-abortion activists attacked Catholic churches in Polish cities yesterday, amidst days of protest following a historic pro-life legal ruling that eugenic abortion violates the Polish Constitution.
“Crowds of people took to the streets screaming ‘Get the f*** out’,” journalist Krystian Kratiuk told LifeSiteNews over email, and explained that this is the “official slogan” of the four-day-old pro-abortion protest.
“On Sunday they organized an action of attacking churches, entering them, interrupting Masses and shouting ‘get the f*** out’ in front of [them],” Kratiuk added.
“Left-wing MPs do the same and the mainstream journalists loudly support the crime, as interrupting Mass is in Poland.”
Warsaw, Krakow, and Poznań were among the cities in which Catholic churches were targeted for attack yesterday. For example, pro-abortion protesters invaded Poznań Cathedral during Mass, chained themselves to the altar rails and occupied the historic building for a few hours. Their signs expressed such sentiments as “Catholics also need abortion” and “Shame.”
On Saturday they had demonstrated outside Poznań’s Bishop’s Palace and some forced their way inside.
“Mostly the protests look like this: they enter the church with their signs and stand before the altar with them,” Poznań native Bartosz Skrzypczak, 20, told LifeSiteNews over social media.
“But some of them are much more aggressive, as those in Poznań.”
Faithful Catholics across the country took upon themselves the task of protecting their churches from the pro-abortion demonstrators. One Pole, Piotr, 32, told LifeSiteNews that he helped patrol the streets of Krakow from 9 PM until midnight last night.
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“It was a bottom-up movement,” he explained, “inspired by some people connected to [political party] Konfederacja, with a special involvement of people in the National Movement.”
“They decided to go into the streets to try to protect churches from being profaned or destroyed by the leftists. More people got involved, such as me ― I am not connected to any organization.”
The Krakow defenders met outside the offices of the Archdiocese of Krakow, where they divided into patrols to cover the city. Piotr helped patrol the area north of Krakow’s “Rynek” or central market square.
“We were patrolling the streets going from one church to another to make sure there were no flyers around, no posters anywhere, and if we had the chance, we removed [graffiti] written on the walls,” he said.
“Fortunately, there was no violence involved.”
Piotr’s patrol cleared away coat hangers, the perennial symbol of the pro-abortion movement, and put any candles left behind in front of memorials for the unborn.
There had been a pro-abortion demonstration outside the archdiocesan offices, featuring posters, candles and coat hangers. When Piotr’s patrol returned at around 11 PM, the crowd had mostly dissolved, leaving only a few people to prevent the faithful Catholics from cleaning up the mess left behind.
“Some of them looked like thugs, so we didn’t want to be confronted by them,” Piotr said, noting also that there was a police presence to prevent violence. He confirmed that pro-abortion protestors screamed profanities but only when in large groups. He also witnessed people on both sides of the issue arguing “in a civilized manner.”
The famous pro-life activist Dr. Bawer Aondo-Akaa, PhD, who is half Nigerian, has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, was present at last night’s protest and counter-protest outside the archdiocesan offices.
Piotr suggested that the attacks on Catholic churches and against a pro-life legal victory are unheard of in Poland.
“Such a decision by the supreme court would have not [sparked] such violence even five years ago,” he said.
“Ever since the corona crisis started, ever since the pressure on society has been so great, people have really been on edge. I think this was a spark that made people already stressed out really aggressive and even more stressed.”
At the same time, Piotr identified the far-left so-called “Committee for the Defence of Democracy” (KOD) and its pro-abortion wing Strajk kobiet(“women’s strike”) as the principal instigators of the attacks on churches.
“Their main leader is Marta Lempart,” he said. “She used to work for KOD, and it is suspected that KOD was financed by George Soros in the past.”
Poland alone against pro-abortion attacks
Journalist Grzegorz Górny told LifesiteNews by email that Polish Catholics are saddened that the most dramatic response to Poland’s historic victory for the unborn was the wave of church attacks. He suggested that they feel betrayed by the Vatican and Catholics around the world.
“Polish Catholics feel lonely after the judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal,” he wrote.
“We are witnessing a great attack against Poland: in the European Parliament, in the Western media, among the EU political elite. Polish leftists have been organizing street demonstrations for four days, they are aggressive, throw stones at the police, destroy the offices of PiS MPs, paint offensive slogans on churches (and even on the Ronald Reagan monument in Warsaw), and disrupt Holy Masses,” he continued.
“There were no voices of support from around the world for the Polish Constitutional Tribunal, the ruling right wing and Polish Catholics. Nobody said it was a historic event. Nobody said that the Polish pro-life decision goes against all global trends.”
“Francis didn’t say a word during the Angelus. [The Vatican newspaper] ‘Osservatore Romano’ and [Italian Catholic journal] ‘Avvenire’ published only short information [pieces] without a word of comment. Even in Catholic media in the world there are no positive comments. There is silence or short information without comment. We have the impression that nobody in the Catholic world cares about it.”
Last Thursday, following many years of lobbying by Poland’s pro-life movement through the nation’s parliamentary system, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal ruled that aborting unborn children because they had Down syndrome, other genetic conditions or illnesses was unconstitutional.
To congratulate the Polish pro-life movement for their historic victory in defense of human live, and to offer emotional and spiritual support, please contact:
Adw. Jerzy Kwaśniewski, President
The Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture
Zielna 39
00-108 Warszawa
Poland
Tel: +48 22 404 38 50
Fax +48 22 127 91 25
[email protected]
&
Fundacja Pro-Prawo do Życia
ul. J. I. Kraszewskiego 27/22 05-800 Pruszków
Poland
Tel: +48 608 594 158
[email protected]
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