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@UcheMaryOkoli As numerous trad writers have pointed out, it's not a matter of preference. It's a matter of which liturgy glorifies God through His sacrifice on the Cross, which liturgy teaches the Faith, and which one transmits the Mystery of our salvation.

Catholics only!! Which one do you prefer? TLM or Novus ordo??

@CatholicSat "...not to fall into the trap of mixing the Catholic faith with other beliefs and traditions of an esoteric or Gnostic nature." Like participating in a pagan Taco-mama ritual, @Pontifex ? I hope that was just youthful naivete...but you certainly haven't renounced your mistake.

Pope Leo XIV at Mass in Bamenda, Cameroon: “Obey God, not human beings.  To obey Him, because He alone is God.  This calls us to foster inculturation of the Gospel.  It also calls us to be vigilant, even regarding our own religious practices, so as not to fall into the trap of mixing the Catholic faith with other beliefs and traditions of an esoteric or Gnostic nature, which in reality often serve political and economic ends.  Only God sets us free; only his word opens paths to freedom; only His Spirit makes us new people capable of changing this country.”

@visegrad24 Sorry, @Pontifex , you haven't got a clue about the mortal enemy of the Catholic Church. In fact, they describe themselves as precisely that.

When asked about what he would say to Catholics in Europe who believe that Islam is a threat to a Christian identity of the West, Pope Leo XIV responded: “In Europe, fears are present but often generated by people who are against immigration and trying to keep out people who may be from another country, another religion, another race. I would say that we all need to work together. All of the conversations that I had during my time both in Turkey and in Lebanon, including with many Muslims, were concentrated on the topic of peace and respect for people of different religions. One of the values of this trip is precisely to raise the world’s attention to the possibility that dialogue and friendship between Muslims and Christians is possible."

@holysmoke Trump's "attack" on the Pope was no such thing, it was an accurate description - which wouldn't have been necessary if Leo would stop repeating DemocRAT talking points. Leo also soiled himself by meeting with Axelrod.

Must-read. We can condemn President Trump’s attack on the Holy Father while also worrying that the Vatican seems happy to allow such compromised and heavily political cardinals as McElroy, Cupich and Tobin – representing a faction inside the USCCB – to speak for the Church.

@LifeSite Funny how the media's leftist professional liars only seek out Catholic clergy when they can find Judases to lend a pious cloak to their globalist excrement. And these 3 are definitely Judases. The lavender crowd trying to take the moral high ground is sickening.

Three US cardinals – all appointed by Pope Francis – joined CBS’ 60 Minutes to deliver leftist talking points and slam Trump. lifesitenews.com/news/cardinals…

@dianemontagna Kerygma = the apostolic proclamation of salvation through Jesus Christ. But since proselytization is forbidden, what good is kerygma? This letter is pure gibberish.

JUST IN: Pope Leo XIV Writes to Cardinals on Insights from January Consistory: cardinalnews.substack.com/p/pope-leo-xiv…, via The College of Cardinals Report In the letter, published today by the Vatican the Holy Father discusses what “emerged from the groups” about Pope Francis’ 2013 apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium.

@VaticanNews God's heart is also torn apart by a Pope meeting with a sleazy Obama operative, Axelrod, and then by 3 equally sleazy Lavender Mafia cardinals trying to claim moral high ground when they live in the gutter.

Pope Leo's next stop after the archaeological site of Hippo was to the Ma Maison Care Home for the Elderly, run by the Little Sisters of the Poor, where he stressed that “God’s heart is torn apart by wars, violence, injustice, and lies.” vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2…

@jacksonhinklle That's 1st century AD, not CE. Enough of this woke garbage.

🇮🇱🇱🇧 Israel bombed the mausoleum of Simon Peter, an apostle of Christ, to ruins (again) The ancient shrine is believed to hold the burial place of Saint Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ — in Southern Lebanon This marks the third time Israel has targeted the shrine, which dates to the 1st century CE

@KeenanPeachy How could they "preside" over a trend that goes back to before VII?? Meanwhile, everyone is on Trump for attacking the Pope, yet the Pope just met with a sleazy Obama operative, Axelrod, thus soiling himself as much as Trump did. Both need to get back to their job descriptions.

This is what Cardinals Cupich, Tobin, McElroy, and Prevost presided over. This sad decline pre-dates Donald Trump and deportations. They were bequeathed riches and threw it away on liberal political obsessions. A slow motion tragedy also reflected across Europe. The solution is simple: Catholics, lay and clergy, must return to tradition and the old ways. Parishes where this is happening are bursting at the seams.

@RorateCaeli Salvation of souls without lawful sacraments? Dream on.

The Society of Saint Pius X and the Ordination of New Bishops: the end of the post-conciliar era - by John Lamont rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-so…

@TomFitton Don't worry, Tom, these Cardinals are not "influential." They are leftovers from the shameful pontificate of Pope Francis, and they are all associated with Ted McCarrick and his circle of perverts.

America kills about 1,000,000 unborn human beings a year through abortion and yet three leading cardinals go on 60 Minutes to promote left-wing talking points on Trump, the illegal immigration invasion, etc.

@Synod_va Having fun plotting to destroy the Catholic Church with smarmy, meaningless made-up buzz words? No, I will not be "reflecting" on the psychobabble facilitated by Phillipe de Roux, nor listening to it. I will continue to study and apply the Magisterium of the Church. @Pontifex

How #synodal is your #parish? A new self-assessment questionnaire, developed by a diverse group of Catholics led by social entrepreneur and author Philippe de Roux, invites parishes to reflect, discern, and grow #together in the spirit of the Synod. 📥tinyurl.com/4bf8r59t

@KyleSeraphin I'm sorry to say that I agree with you about his ridiculous post.

This is the dumbest and most feeble minded message I have read in a long time. It reminds me of the rambling tough guy talk of Joe Biden. How pathetic.

@VaticanNews I wonder how Our Lady would respond to this trash?

Speaking to Vatican News, Cardinal Hollerich says the publication of the Synod Study Group report on women’s participation marks a “big step” toward greater inclusion in the Church. vaticannews.va/en/church/news…

@RorateCaeli Novus Ordo "beauty" can only be skin-deep. TLM beauty is one of sublime depth and height.

The Novus Ordo can be made to look really beautiful: fact. BUT it is always curious that it is most beautiful when it simply resembles the usual Traditional Mass.

@RudyGiuliani If we have destroyed the Iranian navy, how are they able to close Hormuz?

Within hours of announcing the cease fire , Iran attacked infrastructure in Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Iraq. Obviously the claims that the Israeli attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon was a violation of the cease fire was just a malicious excuse to close down Hormuz.

@RorateCaeli I've heard V2 described as "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory."

The Council was a superbly bad idea, and would have been bad anytime in history. But being both a cause and a catalyst of the upheaval of the 1960s turned it into the worst thing for the Church at the worst possible time for the Church. It was just a vertiginous agent of change for change's sake, and no change was good enough until the bottom was reached.

@JohnAndrewDors3 Please post the source of this statement, which is on its face false...unless he is citing wiggle room over "planned" vs. "already occurred."

Bishop Schneider said that any excommunication imposed on the Society of Saint Pius X over its planned episcopal consecrations would not be valid under canon law.

@RadioGenoa What hideous music. Not at all appropriate for a Marian Procession.

Spain reminds us that Europe is Christian.

@Old_But_Gold50s A marvelous performance and arrangement! This opens up the possibility for solo violin or cello performances as well.

A Fresh Take on a Bach Classic Toccata and Fugue in D minor is famously known for its powerful organ sound. But in this solo flute version by Helena Schulthess, the piece takes on a completely different character. Instead of grand and dramatic, it becomes intimate and haunting. Since the flute can only play one note at a time, Schulthess uses breath, phrasing, and tone to suggest the layered complexity of the original. This reinterpretation highlights something remarkable about Johann Sebastian Bach: even when reduced to a single melodic line, his music remains powerful, expressive, and timeless. 🎶