If we must obey the Pope, then we should keep quiet and lay low about Fiducia supplicans: this is one of the most common reactions among those who justify the disobedience of the Society of St. Pius X. Things aren’t exactly like that, but to understand what is binding and when, we must first get to the “heart” of the Petrine primacy.
Martina, the little girl on a mission for the Virgin Mary
“From the moment she was born, she was guided by someone, although we only realised this clearly when she fell ill: Maria Rosa Mistica came into her life after she was given a small holy card.” The story of Martina Kluzer, who died of cancer at the age of 7, after offering her life to Jesus and Mary for the conversion of hearts: Bussola interviewed her family.
Monsignor Pozzo: in 2018, it was the Fraternity that rejected the agreement
The Écône schism is “a serious wound to the Church that could have been avoided” eight years ago: it was not the Apostolic See that closed the door, but the Fraternity that demanded Rome correct its errors and reject the Declaration – “the result of a joint effort” – as the former secretary of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei recalls in La Bussola.
“The agreement is unrealistic; Lebanon still has no future”
La Bussola interviews Father Abdo Raad, a Lebanese priest and founder of the Annas Linnas Association: “The peace agreement is merely a starting point that does not realistically address the main problem: the plight of the 400,000 Palestinians living in dire conditions. The country is in the grip of a devastating economic crisis caused by the war and corruption.”
On 4 July 1776, a new nation was born, free from British taxes and European turmoil. This event was radically different from the project to reshape man and society in France. This American advantage was gradually eroded from 1968 onwards.
The Vendean genocide debunks the myth of the French Revolution
An interview with the French historian who brought to light the horrors unleashed in revolutionary France against the people of the Vendée, who were guilty of having risen up against the new rulers. It was renamed ‘Avenged’ following the repression. And then forgotten.
The schism within the Society of St. Pius X is taking place. Interview with Cardinal Müller: “I ask for a theological response to the errors that constitute heresy in practice”; “Welcome those who leave”; “Abolishing Ecclesia Dei was a mistake”; “There is ideology in Traditionis custodes; tradition needs pastoral care.”
Senators, Too, Are Tying Trump's Hands on Iran
A heated clash erupted in the U.S. Senate, where four senators defected to the opposition to vote on a resolution regarding the president’s war powers. This sends a strong message to Trump and his handling of the conflict in Iran.
New consistory: the topics change, but the synod tables remain the same
Four sessions over two days, culminating in the Mass of Saints Peter and Paul, feature on the agenda of the Sacred College, which will meet from 26 to 29 June. Alongside the mission and the ‘novelty’ of Magnifica humanitas, synodality continues to dominate the organisation of working groups, with the risk that dissenting voices may be silenced.
Eat, pray and score, but only if you’re Muslim, not Christian
German player Nmecha prays after scoring a goal and is inundated with criticism: ‘Obsessed with Christ, a bleak view of humanity’; for the talented Spaniard Yamal, on the other hand, raising his arms to the sky in praise of Allah was a gesture befitting a ‘true Muslim’. Meanwhile, submission to Islam brings us a halal-compliant stadium.
War is evil, but Catholic pacifism exacerbates it
The conflict in the Middle East has reignited the debate among Catholics over the “just war,” and—especially in Europe—a radical pacifism prevails within the Church, one that effectively denies the existence of original sin and exposes the weakest to the designs of whatever aggressors happen to be in power.