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Will traditionalists ever be able to forgive Pope Francis?

September 16, 2022

The Holy Father risks alienating the remaining Catholics in the pews

Cardinal Erdő’s chance of succeeding Francis may be strengthened as Hungary tightens abortion laws

September 15, 2022

The cultural Iron Curtain in Europe looks to be widening as conservative nationalist Hungary tightens its abortion laws. A new decree means Hungarian women must now listen to a “foetal heartbeat” before they can undergo the procedure. The new decree mandates that healthcare providers provide pregnant women with “a clearly identifiable indication of foetal vital

Will Pope Francis do more for abuse victims?

September 15, 2022

A group representing survivors of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in New Zealand has called on Pope Francis to intervene, claiming authorities are mishandling it and retraumatising victims. In a letter sent to the Vatican and seen by Reuters, the New Zealand chapter of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), accused church

Traditionalist bishop criticises Pope in Kazakhstan

September 15, 2022

Just as Pope Francis was warning Kazakhstan’s bishops about fuelling nostalgia for the past during his visit to the country, one traditionalist cleric suggested Francis’ participation in an interfaith conference could imply papal endorsement of a “supermarket of religions”. As first reported by the Associated Press, Bishop Athanasius Schneider – auxiliary bishop of Astana –

Is the Pope’s Faustian pact continuing in Kazakhstan?

September 14, 2022

Pope Francis has begun his Apostolic Visit to Kazakhstan, with interreligious dialogue at the forefront of the trip. The Pope is attending the seventh Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions and will close the two-day Congress on Wednesday. But perhaps less should be made of the visit itself than a potential meeting with

The Pope needs to respect the Latin Mass

September 14, 2022

The traditional Latin Mass hit headlines recently after actor Shia LaBeouf announced his embrace of Catholicism because of what he experienced at the Traditional Latin Mass, the standard liturgy beginning with the Council of Trent until the Second Vatican Council. Unlike Benedict XVI – who lifted restrictions on the Mass – Pope Francis has issued

Having clamped down on Order of Malta, will Vatican take clericalist approach to Synodal Path?

September 14, 2022

As predicted, the progressive Synodal Path capped off a three-day meeting in Germany by voting for a permanent council of clerics and laypeople to oversee the local Church. This “decision-making body” will decide upon “pastoral planning, future perspectives and budgetary issues” which are not decided at the diocesan level. In the end, 93 per cent

A rival to Tagle: why Singapore’s Cardinal Goh could become the next pope

September 13, 2022

While Filipino prelate, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, is seen as the leading candidate to succeed Pope Francis – should the Pontiff follow the precedent set by his predecessor, Benedict XVI, and announce his resignation in the near-future – head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore, Cardinal William Goh, is emerging as another papabile from