"It would serve the Pope very well if he laid out in just plain simple terms, yes or no: am I going to continue Pope Francis’s restrictive policies or am I going to return to what Pope Benedict and John Paul II before him did, and to give the reasons for it?", said New York priest Fr. Gerald Murray on October 2 about Leo XIV’s course on the traditional Latin Mass. The canon lawyer was also commenting on a proposal by a Vatican synodal commission to completely revise Canon Law. Murray argues that governance is a gift given by Christ to the apostles and passed to the bishops. Regarding the extension of governance to the laity, he issues a warning: "We’re heading towards Episcopalianism, where lay people actually exercise a governing role in the Anglican Church."
Leo XIV should disclose - yes or no - if he is following Francis' way or not.
Consistent proof that in the Church, as in the secular world, those who make sense (following Church teaching) and who should lead are rarely promoted. God's ways are not man's ways. Well said, Father Murray.
100 Times Deadlier Than Covid? Plague Leak In Russia; 200 Hospitalised After Lab Death, U.S On Alert Nearly 200 people have been placed under medical observation in Russia’s Irkutsk region in eastern Siberia following the death of an employee at an anti-plague research institute. Local reports suggested the woman may have been exposed to the bacterium that causes plague after a test tube broke while she was working. She was later hospitalised with severe pneumonia and died. Russian authorities, however, have not confirmed either the reported laboratory accident or that she contracted plague. Russia’s public health watchdog says the woman was diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown origin and that testing found no microorganisms linked to her work. Officials say those being monitored have shown no signs of illness. The case has also drawn attention in Washington, with a Trump administration official telling Axios that the White House is aware of the reports, is monitoring the situation and …Ebisinga
In the traditional Latin Mass, the sacrificial character is “very strongly visible,” Eduard Habsburg said at the Catholic Identity Conference in Pittsburgh on October 3. He spent 54 years in the Novus Ordo before discovering the Latin Mass, which “gives you space to sink into prayer and to contemplate and to meditate.” He also contrasted the two forms of the Mass: In the Latin Mass, “the sacrifice is very strongly visible.” But “in today’s Mass it is present but not as much in the forefront as in the Latin Mass.”
Eduard Habsburg, former Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See: “If you follow the Traditional Latin Mass every day, you will notice that the reality of sacrifice, dying for the sins of others, giving your blood for the others — just the sacrifice is very strongly visible.”
Rep. Stansbury: WH Threatened Republicans Over Epstein Investigation Rep. Melanie Stansbury has made a striking claim about the ongoing debate over the Epstein files, alleging that Trump threatened Republican lawmakers over the issue. Her remarks add to growing tensions within the GOP over calls for greater transparency and the release of Epstein-related records. The claims and surrounding political debate continue to draw national attention. Subscribe to The Financial Express: https://bit.ly/2TN006o Welcome to The Financial Express, your trusted source for world affairs, geopolitics, business news, global economy updates, and market insights. Connect with us:
Former Prince Andrew Files Legal Action Against U.K. Police After Arrest nytimes.com/…rince-andrew-police-lawsuit-epstein-… Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested this year as part of an investigation into his links with Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender. By Megan Specia Reporting from London Oct. 5, 2026, 5:42 a.m. ET Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, has begun legal action against the British police force that arrested him this year as part of its investigation into his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of King Charles III, was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office over accusations that he had shared confidential information with Mr. Epstein, the convicted sex offender. Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor was later released without charge. The Thames Valley Police, the force that arrested Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor, said in a statement on Monday that it was “engaged in legal proceedings in relation …Ebisinga
Bishop Mutsaerts: “Ecclesiastical appointments can be foolish.” Dutch Auxiliary Bishop Rob Mutsaerts answered the uncomfortable question “How about Rome?” at the Catholic Identity Conference in Pittsburgh on October 3. “Rome needs reform sometimes too,” he said. “The Curia is not the Mystical Body of Christ, Vatican diplomacy is not divine revelation, and the dicastery is not protected by the charism of infallibility in every decision. Ecclesiastical appointments can be foolish and bishops can be cowardly and pastoral strategies can fail.” And: “Catholic loyalty therefore does not require pretending that every decision made in Rome is wise.” Turning to synodality, Mutsaerts invoked the collapse of Dutch Catholicism: “I’m Dutch and we started this nonsense in the ’60s already.” His verdict: “Show me the fruits. There aren’t any.”
Dutch Auxiliary Bishop Rob Mutsaerts of ’s-Hertogenbosch: “The Curia is not the Mystical Body of Christ, Vatican diplomacy is not divine revelation, and the dicastery is not protected by the charism of infallibility in every decision.” “Ecclesiastical appointments can be foolish and bishops can be cowardly and pastoral strategies can fail.”
The Redemption of Man and the Rejection of “Holy Sex” A Patristic and Scholastic Disputation Against the Modern Exaltation of Carnal Pleasure “The first man Adam was made into a living soul; the last Adam into a quickening spirit.” —1 Corinthians 15:45 Prologue: The Question Before Us There is a fundamental question which must be asked before we speak of the holiness of sexual pleasure: What is man? And immediately after that: What became of man through the Fall? For if we begin with fallen man as though his present condition were the standard of human nature, we shall inevitably mistake the wounds of the Fall for the original design of God. This is precisely the danger in the modern exaltation of sexuality. The question is no longer merely: "Is marital intercourse lawful?" The Catholic tradition already answers that question. The more profound question is: "What ought the Christian to desire within the marital act?" And here a profound difference appears between the ascetical tradition …Ebisinga
Leo XIV’s emphasis on peace and fraternity amounts to “100% Masonic ideology.” Paweł Lisicki, editor-in-chief of the Polish weekly Do Rzeczy, challenges in a October 2 video the claim that Leo XIV’s visit to France signals a Christian revival in Europe. Leo XIV referred to Europe’s Christian roots, but Lisicki argues that the Pope presents Christianity primarily as a source of modern ideals such as human dignity, peace and fraternity, rather than as a call for Europe to return to Catholicism. Lisicki sees this as a profound reversal of Catholic priorities, placing man rather than God, divine truth and salvation at the center. “The glory of man, the dignity of man, has replaced the glory of God,” Lisicki notes, describing recent pontificates as increasingly oriented toward the “false idol” of human dignity. For Lisicki, Leo XIV’s emphasis on interreligious coexistence and on religions serving peace and fraternity represents a secularized redefinition of Christianity—one he describes as …Ebisinga
Paweł Lisicki ostro krytykuje słowa Leona XIV o roli religii. Papież podkreśla, że żywotność tradycji religijnych przejawia się w służbie pokojowi i braterstwu. Lisicki odpowiada bez ogródek: „100% ideologii masońskiej”. Jego zdaniem takie podejście sprowadza katolicyzm do budowania pokoju i braterstwa między ludźmi, zamiast stawiać w centrum Boga i prawdę religijną
OCTOBER... I come to you with a more peaceful heart, with less desire to control life and with a greater desire to be grateful for it. This month, I don't want to ask for too much. I only want peace, the kind that doesn't depend on what happens outside, but on the tranquility that God places within. I want to wake up grateful for life, for health, for my family, for my home, for the daily bread, and for those little blessings we so often take for granted. I want to learn to look more at what I have and worry less about what I am still missing. October, I want to walk slowly, without desperately worrying about what hasn't arrived, without being anxious about what I cannot control, and without allowing anyone to steal the peace I have worked so hard to find. God by my side. That is what I need. May He guide my steps, protect my family, guide my decisions, and close the doors that are not meant for me. May He give me the wisdom to accept what I cannot change and the courage to transform …Ebisinga
Archdiocese of Baltimore set to ordain highest number of seminarians in 50 years: Overall, the numbers have grown from 28 seminarians in 2007, 52 in 2020, and 66 this year — the largest single-year class in half a century.
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Poor Jesus. Just as there is nothing sacred in dancing on Calvary, there is nothing sacred in jumping in the presence of Jesus in the holy sacrament. One more hireling leading the flock astray.
Sr. Clare Crockett ~ I lived badly, I lived in mortal sin, I drank a lot, I smoked a lot...I drank so much I couldn't control myself...I felt a void so big that I realized my life would have no meaning...
Bishop Schneider: FSSPX Consecrations Do Not Necessarily Constitute "Schism" Bishop Athanasius Schneider has issued his first public statement since Leo XIV declared six FSSPX bishops excommunicated on July 2, published on Diane Montagna's Substack. Schneider had previously appealed for liturgical peace, meeting with Pope Leo XIV in December 2025 and Cardinal Parolin a little over a week before the July 1 episcopal consecration. Bishop Schneider's central claim: in an extraordinary Church crisis, fidelity to unambiguous doctrine and traditional liturgy can outweigh obedience to ecclesiastical law. He opens with St. Athanasius, excommunicated by Pope Liberius in 357 for refusing communion with Arian bishops the Pope himself had recognized under imperial pressure. Athanasius was later canonized as a Doctor of the Church; Liberius was never canonized. Schneider treats Écône as a modern parallel — a forced choice between canonical obedience and doctrinal integrity. Bishop Schneider blames …Ebisinga
A message for Christians all over the world from a Palestinian priest in one of the oldest Christian towns in the world, Taybeh