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| Pope Leo appoints pro-LGBT archbishop as secretary for Dicastery for Clergy |
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Posted by: Stone - 7 hours ago - Forum: Vatican II and the Fruits of Modernism
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Pope Leo appoints pro-LGBT archbishop as secretary for Dicastery for Clergy
Archbishop Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli's pro-LGBT views were recounted in a description of his response to the same-sex 'marriage' of a Catholic scout leader.
Jan 22, 2026
(LifeSiteNews) — Pope Leo XIV has appointed a controversial and homosexualist archbishop to a prominent role in the Vatican.
Archbishop Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli of Gorizia was named today as the new Secretary for the Dicastery for Clergy.
Raedelli and his pro-LGBT views were mentioned in a 2020 book by Luciano Moia, a senior journalist for the Italian Bishops’ Conference’s daily newspaper Avvenire. In his book, Moia argues that the Church should look at “chastity” within a same-sex relationship the same way in which it looks at chastity within marriage.
As an example of how the Church should begin to do this, the author cited Raedelli’s response to the same-sex ‘marriage’ in 2017 of a homosexual Catholic scout leader.
In Moia’s words, Raedelli “threw everyone off. He refused the role of the judge, he didn’t absolve, but neither did he condemn. He invited the community to reflect together to understand if, even from such a divisive occurrence, one can receive aspects of grace. An intervention in search of moderation and of that invitation to welcome, discern and integrate that impregnates the magisterium of Pope Francis.”
Contrary to the attitudes of Moia and Archbishop Redaelli, the Catechism of the Catholic Church is very clear on homosexuality:
Quote:Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that ‘homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered.’ They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved.
Only after stating that homosexual acts cannot be approved does the catechism move on to a discussion of chastity. In other words, chastity for people with homosexual inclinations plainly means absolute continence.
Redaelli has served as auxiliary bishop of Milan from 2004 to 2012, and as Archbishop of Gorizia, in north-eastern Italy, since 2012. A canon lawyer by training, he has been at the center of several controversies over the years. For example, the archbishop has previously attracted attention for his positions on the Traditional Latin Mass.
During the Italian Bishops’ Conference General Assembly in Rome in November 2018, Redaelli had questioned the legal basis of Pope Benedict XVI’s 2007 motu proprio Summorum Pontificum.
The Pope stated that the 1962 Roman Missal had never been abrogated and could be freely used. However, according to the Italian blog Messainlatino.it, Redaelli stated that the Missal promulgated by Pope John XXIII had in fact been abrogated by Pope Paul VI, rendering Summorum Pontificum juridically ineffective. On this basis, the motu proprio was described as a “juridical non-sense,” and the Traditional Latin Mass as not legitimately liberalized.
However, Redaelli’s claim is juridically wrong because it rests on a false premise. No explicit act ever abrogated the 1962 Roman Missal. Under canon law (see can. 21), “in a case of doubt, the revocation of a pre-existing law is not presumed.” Furthermore, Pope Benedict XVI did not grant a derogation or indult but formally recognized a right that had never been suppressed.
As Secretary of the Dicastery for Clergy, Archbishop Redaelli will hold a key administrative role within one of the most influential departments of the Roman Curia. Under articles 113–120 of Praedicate Evangelium, the Dicastery oversees matters relating to diocesan clergy, including their pastoral ministry, discipline, ongoing formation, and material support.
Its competencies include supervision of seminaries and priestly formation, confirmation of national formation programmes, assistance to bishops in vocational promotion, oversight of clerical discipline and rights, examination of hierarchical recourse, and competence in matters concerning clerical status and dispensations from obligations attached to sacred orders.
The Dicastery also exercises authority over interdiocesan seminaries, clerical associations, and, following Francis’ motu proprio Ad charisma tuendum, governance concerning Opus Dei.
The current Prefect of the Dicastery is South Korean Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik. He is scheduled to retire next year due to age. According to sources known to LifeSiteNews, Radaelli may be the next Prefect.
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| Man desecrates altar, Blessed Sacrament inside St. Peter’s Basilica |
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Posted by: Stone - 7 hours ago - Forum: Anti-Catholic Violence
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Man desecrates altar, Blessed Sacrament inside St. Peter’s Basilica
The January 17 profanation follows a series of desecrations that have occurred inside St. Peter's Basilica in recent times.
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St. Peter's Basilica
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Jan 21, 2026
VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews [slightly adapted, not all hyperlinks included from original]) — A man desecrated the altar of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel in St. Peter’s Basilica, prompting an immediate rite of reparation.
On Saturday, an unidentified man climbed onto the altar of the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament inside St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City and violently threw candlesticks, the monstrance, and the altar cross to the ground in front of worshippers gathered for prayer, an act considered particularly serious because the Blessed Sacrament was exposed for perpetual adoration. Authorities carried out an immediate penitential rite of reparation in accordance with canon law.
“A rite of reparation was celebrated immediately after the profanation,” a witness told journalist Nico Spuntoni. However, security tried to cover up what had happened.
The man reportedly managed to reach the altar and knock down the liturgical furnishings before being stopped. The Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament is one of the most sensitive areas of the basilica, as it is reserved for Eucharistic adoration during daytime hours, meaning that the consecrated Host is exposed.
Spuntoni confirmed to LifeSiteNews that, according to the witness, the incident would have taken place in the early afternoon. Although there is no certainty on this point and authorities are evasive on the issue, it is highly likely that the desecration occurred while the Blessed Sacrament was exposed. According to the adoration schedule published on the website of St. Peter’s Basilica, on Saturdays adoration is uninterrupted until the Eucharistic blessing at 6:45 p.m.
Under the Code of Canon Law, when a sacred place or altar is gravely violated, the celebration of the liturgy is not permitted until a penitential rite of reparation has been performed (see can. 1211). The witness cited by Spuntoni stated that this rite was celebrated immediately following the incident, restoring the chapel for worship.
The January 17 profanation follows a series of desecrations that have occurred inside St. Peter’s Basilica in recent times. On June 1, 2023, a naked man climbed onto the Altar of the Confession inside the basilica and shouted a pro-Ukraine message.
On February 7, 2025, a Romanian citizen climbed onto the same altar, threw candlesticks to the ground and removed the altar cloth. On that occasion, however, no penitential rite was carried out.
On October 10, 2025, another drunk man carried out what was described as a grave profanation at the same altar by stripping naked and urinating in front of those present. As for this most serious case, Silere non possum reported that an immediate rite of reparation was not initially planned. According to the same source, direct intervention by Pope Leo XIV was required in order for Cardinal Mauro Gambetti to celebrate a reparatory rite without delay.
Multiple witnesses to these acts of vandalism have stated that, on several occasions, members of the Vatican staff known as sampietrini and officers of the Vatican Gendarmerie instructed people present, including tourists, to delete videos recorded on their mobile phones and to remain silent. Despite these instructions, information about these incidents have circulated online.
Outside St. Peter’s Basilica, security is provided by the Italian State Police, which maintains a constant presence in St. Peter’s Square. Inside the basilica, security falls under Vatican jurisdiction. In recent years, security in St. Peter’s appears to have been significantly reduced. According to reports carried out over the years by Silere non possum, the responsibility would lie with “an incompetent and nepotistic management of resources: many sampietrini have been removed from the Basilica and reassigned to office positions within the Fabric of Saint Peter.”
Responsibility for the internal governance of St. Peter’s Basilica lies with Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, an Italian Conventual Franciscan. He serves as archpriest of the Papal Basilica of St. Peter, vicar general of the Pope for Vatican City State, and president of the Fabric of St. Peter. Gambetti was created cardinal by Pope Francis in 2020.
Gambetti has been at the center of several controversies. Since 2023, following the implementation of Pope Francis’s motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, he has not permitted participants in the annual traditional pilgrimage Summorum Pontificum to celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass inside St. Peter’s Basilica, allowing only a brief liturgical service instead.
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| Pope Leo appoints heterodox consultants to Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue |
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Posted by: Stone - Yesterday, 11:17 AM - Forum: Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo appoints heterodox consultants to Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
Pope Leo XIV confirmed a line of nominations consistent with those made under Pope Francis.
Jan 20, 2026
VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews [adapted - not all hyperlinks from original included]) — Pope Leo XIV has appointed 19 new consultants to the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, confirming a line of nominations consistent with those made under Pope Francis.
On Monday the Holy See announced that Pope Leo XIV had named 19 consultants to the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue in Vatican City, selecting clerics, religious, and lay academics from various countries to advise the dicastery in its mission of fostering relations between the Catholic Church and followers of other religions.
Among the newly appointed consultants is Emilce Cuda, who is also secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. She stated in a 2020 interview: “I do not comment on abortion because I am specialized in social morality, not in bioethics.”
Cuda attracted international attention in 2022 following the decision of the United States Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. Commenting on the ruling, she warned that many Catholics “confuse the defense of life with the defense of ideological positions” and argued that human dignity should not be reduced to the issues of abortion and euthanasia alone. Cuda is also publicly associated with the “theology of the people” (teología del pueblo), a current of thought originating in Argentina and germinated from the condemned theology of liberation.
Another appointee is Mónica Santamarina, a leading figure in the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations (WUCWO). In June 2023, Santamarina called for combating what she described as “clericalism” by expanding the presence of women in seminaries and in Church leadership. Speaking to the daily newspaper of the Italian Conference of Bishops, Avvenire, she said: “It is no secret that the gap exists. Obviously not at all levels, and not in the same way.” In the same interview, she praised Pope Francis as a “champion” of inclusion for appointing women to senior Vatican roles, while maintaining that “much clericalism still persists, especially at the local level.”
The list of consultants also includes Ana María Bidegain, president of a confederation of lay movements called Pax Romana. In a June 2023 interview with CatalunyaReligio.cat, Bidegain said: “Our great challenge is how to help articulate and build the Synodal Church.” In the same interview, she stated that, “without the work of the laity, Liberation Theology would never have been born.” She also referred to theologian Gustavo Gutiérrez as then serving as an adviser to Pax Romana groups in Peru. Gutiérrez, the founding father of liberation theology, died in October 2024.
From Latin America, Sofía Nicolasa Chipana Quispe of Bolivia was named among the consultants. Chipana is associated with indigenous, feminist, and decolonial theology and is a member of the Community of Indigenous Women Theologians of Abya Yala, which is the indigenous name for the region of Latin America and Caribbean. She has been presented by the World Council of Churches as “a primary voice of an indigenous theology that values living in dignity and sacredness with the earth and respect for all forms of life.” Chipana has also spoken of Andean spirituality as “unconditionally linked to Pachamama, the Mother Earth.”
The final highlighted appointment is that of Father Wasim Salman, a Syro-Italian priest incardinated in the Diocese of Palestrina. Salman has described interreligious dialogue as the only path to peace between religions, stating that “it is the love for our Muslim brothers that will mark our activities, especially since the Church shares with Islam the same concerns described and developed extensively in the Document on Human Fraternity.” He has also referred to Islam as “this great religion whose spread is impressive today.”
The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue was established by Pope Paul VI for dialogue between Catholics and members of other non‑Christian religions. After the reform of the curial structure carried out by Pope Francis with Praedicate Evangelium, the dicastery adopted the specific aims of “promoting mutual understanding, respect, and cooperation between Catholics and followers of other religious traditions; encouraging the study of religions; and fostering the formation of people dedicated to dialogue.”
The latest appointments by Pope Leo XIV continue this trajectory, drawing on figures previously active in synodal processes, interreligious initiatives, and controversial theological movements across the Church.
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| Pope Leo meets with FSSP at Fraternity’s request |
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Posted by: Stone - Yesterday, 11:14 AM - Forum: Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo meets with FSSP at Fraternity’s request
The meeting came after the head of the Vatican’s liturgy office issued a document to cardinals justifying the suppression of the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM).
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Pope Leo XIV arrives to attend an ecumenical and interreligious meeting in Martyrs’ Square alongside religious leaders on December 1, 2025, in Beirut, Lebanon
Adri Salido/Getty Images
Jan 20, 2026
(LifeSiteNews [Emphasis mine]) — Pope Leo XIV met with the Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP), a society dedicated to offering the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM), on Monday at the FSSP’s request.
Leo received Father John Berg, the FSSP’s superior general, and Father Josef Bisig, one of the founders of the Fraternity, in a private audience only 30 minutes long, according to the FSSP.
The meeting came almost two weeks after the head of the Vatican’s liturgy office issued a document to cardinals justifying the suppression of the Traditional Latin Mass, in which Cardinal Arthur Roche stated that “we cannot go back” to the 1962 Missale Romanum, the TLM.
The audience was an opportunity to help explain to Leo the “foundation and history of the Fraternity,” and its “various forms of apostolate,” as well as to recall its “proper law and charism,” the FSSP reported.
The society priests also saw the audience as a chance to “evoke any misunderstandings and obstacles that the Fraternity encounters in certain places and to answer questions from the Supreme Pontiff.”
Vatican journalist Diane Montagna shared that the meeting was at the FSSP’s request.
In its communiqué on the audience, the FSSP encouraged Catholics to “pray fervently during the 30-days novena of preparation for the renewal of its consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on February 11.
The FSSP was founded in 1988 as a break-off group from the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) by 12 priests, led by Fr. Bisig. It was established months later as a Society of Apostolic Life by Pope John Paul II. As a Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical right, the FSSP is directly under the authority of the pope via the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
The central charism of the FSSP is to offer the traditional Mass and sacraments, and the Fraternity has “chosen St. Peter as their special patron in order to express their gratitude, filial love, and loyalty to the Supreme Pontiff.”
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| Once again, the SSPX is administering Confirmations within Novus Ordo confines |
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Posted by: Stone - Yesterday, 11:00 AM - Forum: The New-Conciliar SSPX
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Bishop Fellay Administers Confirmations in Florida Novus Ordo Church
Once again the SSPX in utilizing a Florida Novus Ordo church for Confirmations. This first occurred in 2023 when Bp. Tissier de Mallerais administered Confirmations in this same Novus Ordo church.
Once again, we see yet further evidence of the SSPX's ongoing cooperation and alignment with the Conciliar Church, which was brought into the public's view with it's Doctrinal Declaration of 2012 though it was later revealed that the SSPX has been working secretly with the Conciliar Church much earlier through it's association with GREC.
Here is the local SSPX church bulletin announcing the upcoming Confirmations for the parishioners of St. Thomas More Chapel in Sanford, FL - notice no location is provided to the public - as was done the first time as well in 2023. Curious that this fact is downplayed and hidden:
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Screenshot taken January 20, 2026 from here
The Recusant, Issue 61, highlighted the significance of Bp. de Mallerais' Confirmations in 2023 in this N.O. chapel, which certainly rings true again now:
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Screenshot of Issue 61, page 54 |
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