Even before his historic (and controversial) meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Havana, Cuba on February 12, 2015, Pope Francis has shown an interest in currying favor with the Orthodox, even going so far as to praise the Orthodox Church’s synodal style of governance in his first official document, Evangelii Gaudium. MORE
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In new interview, Pope Francis reveals heavy influence by Communist woman
The Decree Against Communism was a 1949 Catholic Church document issued by the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, and approved by Pope Pius XII, which declared Catholics who professed Communist doctrine to be excommunicated as apostates from the Christian faith.
VATICAN CITY, September 1, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — In a newly published book-length interview, Pope Francis reveals that a Communist woman had a marked impact on his political thinking. “She taught me to think about political reality,” says Pope Francis of Esther Ballestrino De Careaga. “I owe so much to this woman.”
Francis brought up Bellastrino when author Dominique Wolton asked him about women who were a major influence in his life. “She was communist,” Francis readily admits, adding “she gave me books, all Communist.” MORE
Pope Francis reveals for first time that he consulted a psychoanalyst to ‘clarify a few things’
“At a certain point, I felt the need to consult an analyst. For six months, I went to her house once a week to clarify a few things,” he revealed in the book, Pope Francis: Politics and Society.
He did not specify exactly what “things” he wanted to clarify or why he felt the need to seek psychiatric help but he did say the treatment was successful.
“In those six months, she really helped me,” he said. “She was a wonderful person,” the 81-year-old pontiff said. MORE
Russia Orders Mass Evacuation Over North Korea Missile Launch (US Informs UN Security Council “We May Withdraw From Korean Armistice”)
RUSSIA has dramatically relocated 1,500 people from its border with North Korea after Kim Jong-un’s latest missile launch, it was reported today.
Russian civil defense officials were reportedly ordered to shift residents in the country’s far east to “safe areas” in a extraordinary move amid fears of a major coming conflict. MORE
Berkeley Mayor: Yeah, Antifa Is A Gang – Matt Vespa – Townhall
Well, Antifa beat up more people they didn’t like in Berkeley last weekend and now its mayor is saying that it could be time to classify the far left group as a gang. The progressive bastion was supposed to hold a rally called Patriot Prayer, which was cancelled on Sunday. MORE
Shame on the City of Los Angeles
The city council votes to replace Columbus day for Indigenous peoples day.Why not set aside another holiday for Indigenous people? Instead they insult Western Culture, the Catholic Church, Italian communities and one of the greatest hero’s that ever lived, Christopher Columbus. Where is the outcry from Bishop Gomez, Cardinal Mahony or Mayor Garcetti?
May God curse the City of Los Angeles, AMEN.
Joseph B. D. Saraceno
Traditional Catholic Bishop John Hesson Dies RIP
The TRADITIO Network has been informed that Bishop John Hesson, O.S.B., died on August 26, 2017, in Florida, where he had retired after serving as a traditional Catholic priest and bishop.
Hesson studied at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, staffed by the Benedictine Monks. He graduated cum laude?in philosophy in 1963, then entered the Theology department on campus. In 1966 Bishop Hesson earned a Master of Divinity degree, magna cum laude in Systematic Theology. On May 20, 1967, he was ordained to the Sacred Priesthood in the traditional Sacrament of Holy Orders by the Ordinary of Camden, New Jersey. For fifteen years Hesson labored in the field of education at Paul VI High School, at Camden Catholic High School, and as Dean of Men and Chairman of the Theology Department at St. Mary’s Preparatory Seminary in Penndel, Pennsylvania. During this time he earned a Master of Arts degree in Moral Theology from La Salle College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In Omaha, Three Faiths Share One Big Idea
A new kind of “neighborhood” is nearing completion in West Omaha, Nebraska—a place where Jews, Muslims, and Christians will share spaces, food, ideas, joy, and pain. MORE
Man loses fortune, lives alone on desert island for 20 years
A real-life Robinson Crusoe who has spent 20 years living on a desert island says he’s glad he doesn’t have to worry about terrorist attacks.
Former millionaire David Glasheen, 73, moved to the idyllic Restoration Island, located off North East Australia, in May 1997 after losing his fortune in the stock exchange crash of 1987. MORE
Cardinal Mahony calls Trump’s pardon of Sheriff Arpaio ‘disgusting’
In a statement on Monday, the retired Cardinal Archbishop of Los Angeles became the first member of the Church hierarchy to speak out against President Donald Trump’s pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio. In a strongly worded statement, he called the decision “disgusting” and said it undermined the rule of law. MORE
Tropical Storm Irma to strengthen, track across Atlantic this week; Will it affect the US?
While the Gulf Coast continues to deal with the devastating impacts of Harvey, emergency managers in the United States have another tropical threat to monitor by the name of Irma. MORE
Hurricane Harvey much less damaging than Katrina
Damages from Harvey, the hurricane and tropical storm ravaging Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast, are estimated to be well below those from major storms that have hit New Orleans and New York, according to Hannover Re on Monday. MORE
In Turkey, Schools Will Stop Teaching Evolution This Fall
When children in Turkey head back to school this fall, something will be missing from their textbooks: any mention of evolution.
The Turkish government is phasing in what it calls a values-based curriculum. Critics accuse Turkey’s president of pushing a more conservative, religious ideology — at the expense of young people’s education. MORE
My Booklet message I have been circulating since 1973, now on Facebook. God bless.
The Day of the Lord & the Signs of His Coming
Dear friends of the Faith.
It is my hope to make you aware that in 1973, I officially announced the Second Coming of Christ and that He will come back on Pentecost Sunday (Middle East Time). As of 2015 we are finally approaching the last few years. He will return, shortly after the Biblical Chastisement of the fire from Heaven which will seem to come from the SUN. Understand that the faithful will be protected. Apoc.16:2-9 and 20:9.
American Leftists Go on a Rampage against Catholic History Now St. Joan of Arc and Our Lady of Guadalupe Have Been Targeted
From: The TRADITIO Fathers
Leftists in the United States, who started with destroying statues erected to heroes of the Confederacy, then moved on to desecrating statues of Padre Junipero Serra. founder of the California Missions, have now gone on to target monuments to other Catholic heroes: St. Joan of Arc, Christopher Columbus, Roger Taney — even Our Lady of Guadalupe.