Pope Francis leaves after his weekly general audience, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Viganò, the Vatican’s former ambassador to the United States, called on Pope Francis to resign in the letter, after accusing the pontiff of complicity in covering up allegations of sexual abuse against McCarrick. Not only did he “not take into […]
Embattled Pope Francis ‘Has No Intention’ of Stepping Down and Is ‘Embittered’ by Viganò Letter
August 29, 2018 by
Ex-Nuncio Accuses Pope Francis of Failing to Act on McCarrick’s Abuse.
August 27, 2018 by
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò (Edward Pentin Photo) In an extraordinary 11-page written testament, a former apostolic nuncio to the United States has accused several senior prelates of complicity in covering up Archbishop Theodore McCarrick’s allegations of sexual abuse, and has claimed that Pope Francis knew about sanctions imposed on then-Cardinal McCarrick by Pope Benedict XVI […]
Pope Francis Is Woefully Wrong about the Death Penalty.
August 10, 2018 by
Pope Francis visits the University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy – 17 Feb 2017 (Rex Features via AP Images) Pope Francis has amended the Catechism of the Catholic Church to reject the death penalty. Whether this is an appropriate Catholic stance is for Catholics to decide. But the complete elimination of the death penalty would undermine […]
Bannon, Salvini, And A Powerful Catholic Cardinal Are Gunning For Pope Francis
June 22, 2018 by
As the populist wave continues to rise throughout Europe – most recently in Italy where refugees are now being turned away, prominent conservative Catholics are coming together to take on Pope Francis. At the center of the intra-faith efforts are Steve Bannon, along with Italy’s new interior minister Matteo Salvini and American Cardinal Raymond Burke […]
Vatican Newspaper Under Pope Francis Praises Karl Marx the Founder of Communism.
May 9, 2018 by
The L’Osservatore Romano is the daily newspaper of the Vatican City State. The paper was founded in 1861. It is classified as a semi-official newspaper of the Holy See. The paper this week praised communist founder Karl Marx. More than a 100 million people were killed by communist regimes in the 20th century. Previous popes […]
Pope Francis: Ban All Weapons.
April 29, 2018 by
Today on Twitter, the head of the Roman Catholic Church called for a ban on all weapons. Pope Francis asserted that the mere presence of weapons makes us constantly live in fear of war. Do we really want peace? Then let’s ban all weapons so we don’t have to live in fear of war. — […]
Day after US student-led gun control marches, Pope Francis urges young people to ‘keep shouting’
March 26, 2018 by
Pope Francis, a long-time advocate of gun control, has apparently supported the wave of student-led marches in the U.S. ( Chris Jackson/Getty Images) Pope Francis on Sunday opened Holy Week services leading up to Easter by urging young people to “keep shouting” and not let “older generations” silence them. His comments came one day after […]
ISIS Group Releases Image of ‘Beheaded’ Pope Francis.
November 21, 2017 by
Pope Francis poses with members of the Spanish Navy at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Nov. 15, 2017. (Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto/Sipa via AP Images) Just a few days after circulating a propaganda poster depicting a jihadist driving toward the Vatican, a pro-ISIS media group today released another […]
Pope Francis, Netanyahu Send Their Blessings as Museum of the Bible Opens in D.C.
November 18, 2017 by
Washington, D.C. – Prominent leaders from many faiths gathered in D.C. Friday for the dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony that marked the opening of the non-sectarian, $500 million Museum of the Bible which seeks to entertain and educate visitors about the history of the Bible and its significance. The dedication ceremony of the museum, which […]
Pope Francis: Catholic Church ‘Must Consider’ Married Priests ‘As a Possibility’
March 13, 2017 by
In his first interview with a German newspaper, Pope Francis declared that the Roman Catholic Church must study whether it is possible to ordain married men for a limited priesthood — to minister in remote communities facing priest shortages. “We must consider if viri probati is a possibility,” Francis told Germany’s Die Zeit in an interview […]
Pope Francis: ‘Muslim Terrorism Does Not Exist’
February 20, 2017 by
In an impassioned address Friday, Pope Francis denied the existence of Islamic terrorism, while simultaneously asserting that “the ecological crisis is real.” “Christian terrorism does not exist, Jewish terrorism does not exist, and Muslim terrorism does not exist. They do not exist,” Francis said in his speech to a world meeting of populist movements. What […]
Pope Francis: ‘Muslim Terrorism Does Not Exist’
February 19, 2017 by
Pope Francis Pope Francis visits the University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy – 17 Feb 2017 (Rex Features via AP Images) It’s not that Pope Francis is an idiot who doesn’t believe that Muslims commit terrorist acts. Far from it. The pope is an idiot who believes that Muslims don’t commit acts of terror in the […]
Pope Francis Equates Christianity to Communism
November 27, 2016 by
In an interview with Pope Francis published November 11 by the Italian newspaper, Repubblica, the supreme authority of the Catholic Church equated Christianity with Communism when asked about his views on Marxist ideology. “It is the communists, in all cases, that think like Christians. Christ has spoken of a society where the poor, the weak and the […]
Pope Francis Declares Mother Teresa a Saint
September 6, 2016 by
VATICAN CITY (TheBlaze/AP) — Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint on Sunday, praising her for her service to society’s most unwanted. Pope Francis waves to faithful as he leaves after a Holy Mass and the canonisation of Mother Teresa of Kolkata, on Saint Peter square in the Vatican, on September 4, 2016.(ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images) […]
How Pope Francis Betrayed His Name
September 4, 2016 by
When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the new Catholic pope in 2013, he chose the name of Francis to indicate that his pontificate would be one of mercy and compassion for the poor and needy. Such is the reputation of his eponym, Saint Francis of Assisi: “the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man […]
Pope Dope: Imam thanks Pope Francis for saying Islam is a religion of peace
August 9, 2016 by
The imam knows. He is thanking the Pope for being so useful, in advancing Islamic lies, so that people in the West remain unaware of the true nature of the jihad threat. “At unplanned meeting, imam thanks Francis for his comments on Islam,” CNA, August 5, 2016: Assisi, Italy, Aug 5, 2016 / 05:09 pm […]
Pope Francis: Islam’s Friend, Christianity’s Foe?
May 22, 2016 by
The man known as the pope and the vicar of Christ – but who in light of what follows is probably best referred to by his real name, Jorge Mario Bergoglio – recently gave an interview demonstrating why “so many people think he is the anti-Christ.” The more salient features follow: Christ as Warmonger In […]
Pope Francis’ Comparison of the ‘Idea of Conquest…in the Soul of Islam’ and Jesus’ Words in the Book of Matthew May Not Sit Well With You
May 21, 2016 by
Pope Francis recently addressed fears of Islam and the religion’s “idea of conquest” in an interview with French Catholic newspaper La Croix, proposing that some people might also see the call for conquest as being inherent in Matthew’s gospel. “Today, I don’t think that there is a fear of Islam as such but of ISIS and its […]
Pope Francis meets with Bernie Sanders
April 16, 2016 by
It was a gathering of leftists today in Rome, as Pope Francis met with Bernie Sanders following the presidential candidate’s 15-minute address to a conference on social, economic and environmental issues, decrying wage and wealth equality. Normally, pontiffs are loath to give the appearance of intervening in American elections, and for that reason there are […]
Pope Francis: Persecuted Christians ‘Burned Alive, Throats Slit, and Beheaded with Barbarous Blades’
March 27, 2016 by
In his Good Friday ceremony of the Stations of the Cross, Pope Francis pulled no punches in denouncing the global persecution of Christians, who are still “killed, burned alive, throats slit, and beheaded with barbarous blades amid cowardly silence.” The Stations of the Cross or “Via Crucis” is an ancient Christian devotion recalling a series […]
Pope Francis Rips Capitalism, American Immigration Policy at Mexican Border
February 19, 2016 by
Pope Francis, apparently desperate to reach out to the Catholic Church’s growing base in Latin America, spent the day slapping Americans in the face from across the US-Mexico border. In Ciudad Juarez, one of the most violent cities in the Western Hemisphere thanks to the drug cartels, the pope walked up a ramp covered in […]
Shameful Meeting Between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill in Havana
February 16, 2016 by
On February 12, 2016, Pope Francis and Kirill, Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church and a former KGB agent, met a José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba. Both signed a thirty point joint declaration prepared in advance, addressing global issues including their hope for re–establishment of full unity, the persecution of Christian in the […]
Pope Francis and Kim Davis Secretly Met During DC Visit
September 30, 2015 by
On his way back home Pope Francis took several questions from reporters on a wide range of topics, including one from ABC’s Terry Moran about whether the Holy Father supports government officials who, because of their religious beliefs, cannot carry out their duties, such as issuing gay ‘marriage’ licenses. Moran was, of course, referring to […]
Pope Francis Visits Cuba and the United States and Speaks at the United Nations
September 28, 2015 by
During Pope Francis’ trip to Cuba and the United States, there have been constant reminders of the role of the Vatican in assisting in normalizing relations between the United States and Cuba. Both President Barack Obama and Cuban dictator Raúl Castro have thanked Pope Francis for his behind-the-scenes role in helping along secret negotiations that […]
Reporters Asked Pope Francis If He Supports People Who Refuse to Grant Gay Marriage Licenses on Religious Grounds. Here’s His Response.
September 28, 2015 by
Just hours after President Barack Obama told the LGBT community at a Democratic fundraiser that “religious freedom doesn’t grant us the freedom to deny our fellow Americans their constitutional rights,” Pope Francis seemingly had a very different message. When asked aboard the papal plane whether he supports individuals who refuse to violate religious conscience as […]
SEVEN WAYS POPE FRANCIS SLAPPED CONSERVATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES
September 26, 2015 by
Many conservatives viewed the prospect of the Pope’s visit to the United States with a mixture of hope and trepidation: hope, because the Pope’s visit would force heavy media coverage of religious issues; trepidation, because of Pope Francis’ mixed record on issues ranging from climate change to illegal immigration. Conservatives were right to worry. The […]
POPE FRANCIS SLAMS CAPITALISM, DEATH PENALTY, IMMIGRATION LAW; NO REAL MENTION OF ABORTION, GAY MARRIAGE
September 24, 2015 by
On Thursday, Pope Francis spoke before a Joint Session of Congress, where he explicitly lectured Americans on illegal immigration, redistribution of income, the death penalty, and climate change, but made only veiled references to abortion and same-sex marriage. It is no wonder President Obama was so happy to see the Pope in Washington, D.C. The […]
Pope Francis Urges World to Follow ‘Golden Rule’ in Dealing With Refugee Crisis in Historic Address to Congress
September 24, 2015 by
Pope Francis became the first-ever pontiff to deliver a speech before Congress on Thursday morning, imploring Democrats and Republicans, alike, to follow the “golden rule” in dealing with the ongoing refugee crisis. The pontiff spoke of immigrants, telling the bi-partisan congressional audience to reject a “mindset of hostility” and to see immigrants as individuals, listening […]
MIAMI PRIEST TO POPE FRANCIS: WHY CONDEMN CAPITALISM SO STRONGLY, BUT NOT COMMUNISM?
September 24, 2015 by
Prominent Cuban-American priest, Father Alberto Cutié, questions Pope Francis’ apparently warm attitude towards the Castro dictatorship during his visit to Cuba this week, asking in a Miami Herald column, “Why do you so strongly condemn capitalism … but we never see an equally strong condemnation of atheist communism?” Writing for the Spanish-language El Nuevo Herald, […]
THE NUCLEAR OPTION: POPE FRANCIS THREATENS LEGACY OF POPE JOHN PAUL II, RONALD REAGAN
September 23, 2015 by
Speaking under the hateful gaze of Che Guevara in Havana’s Plaza of the Revolution — a shrine to ruthless communism — Pope Francis scolded us to “serve people, not ideas.” “Service is never ideological, for we do not serve ideas,” he said. “We serve people.” What a quaint and beautiful concept to ponder here in […]