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I am a retired Roman Catholic Bishop, Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas

“FOOLS RUSH IN WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD” IS NOWHERE MORE VALIDATED THAN WHEN PERSONS WHO HAVE NOT MASTERED THE LATIN LANGUAGE PRESUME TO PONTIFICATE ON THE MEANING OF LATIN TEXTS

Catholic Monitor Thursday, May 28, 2020 Is Taylor Marshall Ignorant or Deliberately Steering Clear about the “Necessary Reference to the [Two] Terms of Canon 17”? Dr. Taylor Marshall, in his recent podcast with Latinist Dr. Ed Mazza, “sound[ed] really intellectual” in explaining apparently … Continue reading

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Can we ruin a civilization by using silly pronouns? Yes – at least if these silly pronouns are part of a larger pattern of reality-hating behavior. For this is what these modern Vandals are. They don’t hate the Roman Empire. They don’t simply hate American capitalism (although they often tell us that they do). They hate reality itself.

Postmodern Anarchism – and Atheism David Carlin FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2020 I don’t like it when I hear that a person is non-binary – in other words, that the person is neither male nor female.  But I chalk that up … Continue reading

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USQUEQUO, DOMINE? HOW MUCH LONGER WILL AMERICANS BE GUILTY OF BEING GULLIBLE AND SO TRUSTING OF OUR ENEMIES THAT WE INVITE THEM TO COME TO AMERICA AND KILL US

MAY 29, 2020 Islam’s Trojan Horse WILLIAM KILPATRICK “Active shooter at Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi.” That was the breaking news story on Thursday morning. It turned out that the shooter was no longer active, having been “neutralized” after wounding … Continue reading

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Memorial Day BRINGS A LOT OF MEMORIES TO MIND

Memorial Day Closes… A long-held musical tradition at military funerals, the music of Taps originated from a Civil War bugle call entitled, “Extinguish Lights”. A plaintive call, the sounding of Taps signals the end of the fallen serviceman’s duty and … Continue reading

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Either Bergoglio is the pope, or he isn’t. The concept of objective reality, to which our minds must conform, is a philosophical prerequisite, so to speak, for acceptance of the Catholic Faith itself. It is humility to recognize the existence of objective reality—not pride.

Catholic Monitor Monday, May 25, 2020 OPEN LETTER TO TAYLOR MARSHALL Dr. Marshall, for many of us (myself included), your podcasts have been a source of enlightenment, entertainment, and—quite frankly—hope, during this very dark time in the history of the … Continue reading

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‘THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH THE SKULLS OF MONKS AND PRIESTS AND THE SKULLS OF BISHOPS LIGHT THE WAY” – Saint John Chrysostom

NEWS BISHOP OF BRESCIA HAS PASTOR HAULED TO A MENTAL HOSPITAL FOR REFUSING TO WEAR A MASK MAY 25, 2020FROM ROME EDITORLEAVE A COMMENT by Br. Alexis Bugnolo The news is as incredible as it is terrifying. The Bishop of … Continue reading

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NEWS BISHOP OF BRESCIA HAS PASTOR HAULED TO A MENTAL HOSPITAL FOR REFUSING TO WEAR A MASK MAY 25, 2020FROM ROME EDITORLEAVE A COMMENT by Br. Alexis Bugnolo The news is as incredible as it is terrifying. The Bishop of … Continue reading

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HERE IS THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING THE NIHILISTIC MODERNISM BEHIND VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING THAT JORGE BERGOLIO HAS DONE AND SAID SINCE HE ASSUMED THE OUTWARD SIGNS OF THE PAPACY

Catholic Monitor Friday, May 22, 2020 Is Francis’ Nihilistic Modernism behind his Sex Abuse Cover-ups?  The Catholic Thing wrote that “Francis made a startling claim” that appears to deny objective truth: “We must be careful not to fall into the temptation of making … Continue reading

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THE NEW WORLD ORDER 101

On Sunday, May 24, 2020, 4:01 AM, Elizabeth Wickham <eedwickham@yahoo.com> wrote:Reading this quickly is worthwhile.  The extensive timeline is useful.  Indeed, it shows there is now a rush to be Frankensteins and destroy life. We know that Satan can be stopped by our prayers … Continue reading

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YOU ARE INVITED TO THE PARTY JORGE BERGOLIO IS THROWING FOR LAUDATO SI

Settimo Cielodi Sandro Magister 25 mag 20 In the Year of “Laudato Si’” It’s Party Time for Everyone, Except for “My Lord” * In these times of global shortages, those who hold the purse strings in the Vatican – the Jesuit Juan … Continue reading

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