Mary's redemptive capacity is indeed within her, but not from her; it is shared. This is a key concept, expressed precisely by the concept of co-redemption, but carefully overlooked by Mater Populi Fidelis.
- All that's wrong in the Vatican Note
'Mary Co-Redemptrix': all that's wrong in the Vatican Note
The Daily Compass publishes the document by the Theological Commission of the International Marian Association, which clarifies the correct doctrine concerning the titles 'Mary Co-Redemptrix' and 'Mediatrix of all graces'. This document responds to the 'Note Mater Populi Fidelis' by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which caused confusion and disorientation among the faithful.
- RESPONSE TO MATER POPULI FIDELIS BY THE INTERNATIONAL MARIAN ASSOCIATION
They want us all to become 'forest families'
The story of Nathan Trevallion and Catherine Birmingham, in Italy, is paradoxical because they embody the lifestyle that the so-called 'green' tyranny wants for everyone: they are the only people who comply with the ecological footprint. However, they clash with another ideology, that of the omnipotent state.
The diaconate divides Vatican commission on women deacons
The ten members called upon to express their opinion on the ordination of women deacons are divided into two theological currents. The issue that emerged in Cardinal Petrocchi's summary concerns the understanding of the third degree of holy orders. The ball is now in the Pope's court; he is not bound by their opinions.
The majority of Syriac Catholic bishops had asked for his resignation, a decision later supported by the Holy See. However, during a private meeting in Beirut between the Pope and the Catholic patriarchs, Younan sought his brothers' support in an attempt to convince Prevost to change his mind. It is highly unlikely that he will.
Gold prices have more than doubled since the start of 2024 and recently reached a new all-time high of $4,400 per ounce. This explosive rise in gold is a direct result of the sharp erosion in the purchasing power of fiat money — money 'printed' by central banks.
Journalists expose the anti-clerical professor who embraces the faith; the priest who leaves his lover and converts; the sudden and inexplicable healings; and the holiness of Pierina. The Daily Compass interviews Don Bruno Libralesso, a close friend of the Montichiari visionary
The paradox of Trump: the 'peacemaker' attacking Venezuela
Family in the woods right to subsidiarity violated by Italian State
The forced break-up of the 'family in the woods' represented an intrusion by the state into a family with substitute characteristics, and violated the principle of subsidiarity.
Pope Leo puts Mitis Iudex back on track: 'Nullity in truth'
'No false mercy in canonical matrimonial trials': words that go against the current trend towards openness. Addressing the Roman Rota, Pope Leo does not disavow his predecessor's reform, but brings it back into line with Wojtyla and Ratzinger.
Abuse: the ghosts of Chiclayo haunt Pope Leo
A harsh statement from an alleged victim of sexual abuse in Peru challenges the dispensation from the priesthood granted by Pope Leo to Father Lute, the accused priest. This decision prevents the truth from being ascertained and justice from being done — a very poor decision.
- The full text of the statement is available here.
Pope Leo dreams of a synodal and interventionist CEI in Assisi
What will the Church in Italy be like in the Prevost era? Some clues can be found in the city of St Francis, where the Pope concluded the general assembly of Italian bishops by calling for intervention in the public arena. There were two indications of governance, and no U-turn on the Synod