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by | Feb 24, 2024

Germany’s Catholic bishops have abandoned their plans to form a forbidden Synodal Council to replace the authority of bishops with a democratic body of clergy and laity. On the eve of their annual ple… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support…

by | Feb 17, 2024

Germany’s Catholic bishops may be preparing to defy the Vatican, despite Pope Francis’s efforts to rein in the heterodox prelates. The German Bishops’ Conference will meet tomorrow for its annual Spri… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism and…

by | Jan 9, 2024

Blue eyes. Blond hair. Somewhere between 5’9 and 6’3. Does that sound like the ideal baby boy? Or maybe you wanted a girl with brown hair and green eyes who would grow to be 5’3. Until very recently, … No…

by | Jan 6, 2024

It didn’t take long for the world to respond — in a veritable firestorm — to the Vatican’s release of Fiducia supplicans just three weeks ago. Within days, images of priests donning vestments and bles… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here….

by | Dec 23, 2023

The announcement from the Vatican last week that priests would be permitted to bless same-sex couples shook the Catholic Church. The Vatican declaration made clear (as countess faithful Catholics have… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism and get…

by and | Dec 23, 2023

This week, Luther and Aubrey have thoughts about Harvard embarrassing itself in the wake of its president, Claudine Gay, being exposed more daily as a serial plagiarizer. The two also consider the Pop… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism…

by | Dec 18, 2023

When Bishop Karl-Heinz Wiesemann asked priests, deacons, and lay pastoral workers in the German Diocese of Speyer to offer blessings for same-sex unions and remarried couples early last month, his let… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism and…

by | Nov 18, 2023

In a new declaration published by the Vatican, the Catholic Church is reaffirming its opposition to one of its ancient enemies. The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a document last week … No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here….

by | Oct 27, 2023

Most major “modernization” efforts in the Roman Catholic Church tend to be something of a wash: not modern enough to please the progressive liberals in places like Germany and Chicago; offensive in ki… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent…

by | Oct 21, 2023

As the Synod on Synodality in Rome races towards a debate on blessing homosexuality, a Polish Jesuit is calling on Pope Francis to offer clarity, not confusion. In a recent essay, Fr. Dariusz Kowalczy… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support…

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