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| French Government Targets Catholic Schools - Illegitimate Inspections |
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Posted by: Stone - Today, 10:59 AM - Forum: Anti-Catholic Violence
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French Government Targets Catholic Schools - Illegitimate Inspections
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gloria.tv | December 18, 2025
The French Ministry of Education started a series of controls in Catholic private schools, carried out mainly in late 2025.
The issue gained national attention following a parliamentary hearing of Guillaume Prévost, Secretary General of Catholic Education, held on December 2.
Prévost presented feedback collected from school heads and teachers.
On December 8, the Secretariat General of Catholic Education published a 14-page document summarizing incidents. They include:
Intrusive questioning
Inspectors asked young students and staff intrusive questions about their religious beliefs and practices, including about attendance at mass and private spiritual life.
Searches and documentation
Inspectors searched pupils’ belongings, such as schoolbags, and examined or photographed private materials, including spiritual journals or documents.
Questioning of very young pupils
Children were questioned without the presence of a neutral adult.
Undermining the Catholic identity
Certain inspection practices sought to neutralise the Catholic identity of schools. Inspectors expressed suspicion toward religious expression.
Furthermore, inspectors requested to remove religious signs.
The compiled testimonies described the inspections as arbitrary, anxiety-inducing, and overbearing. Catholic leaders said the methods had a deeply negative impact on school personnel and added stress.
The issue received wide coverage across French media outlets, including radio, national newspapers, religious publications, and press agencies.
In response, the Ministry of Education acknowledged the publication of the report. It "had taken note" of the allegations.
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| Charlotte Bishop Bans All Use of Kneelers for Communion |
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Posted by: Stone - Today, 10:57 AM - Forum: Vatican II and the Fruits of Modernism
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Charlotte Bishop Bans All Use of Kneelers for Communion
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gloria.tv | December 18, 2025
Bishop Michael Martin of Charlotte, North Carolina, has banned the public use of kneelers for receiving Communion with effect from 16 January 2026.
In a letter published on CharlotteDiocese.org on 17 December, he writes that using them is 'a visible contradiction to the normative posture of Holy Communion established by our episcopal conference'.
The text begins with pious or banal quotations.
He then admits that it is the right of the faithful to kneel when receiving Holy Communion. But: "The normative posture for all the faithful in the United States is standing."
"Faithful individuals who feel compelled to kneel to receive the Eucharist, as is their right, should prayerfully consider the communal blessing that is realised when we share a common posture."
Monsignor Martin refers to the norms of the US bishops' conference which "logically" do not envisage the use of kneelers or receiving communion.
The three main points of the letter are:
1. Clergy, catechists, ministers of Holy Communion, and teachers are to instruct communicants according to the normative posture in the United States. They are not to teach that some other manner is better, preferred, more efficacious, etc.
2. The use of kneelers are not to be utilized for the reception of Communion in public celebrations by January 16, 2026.
3. Temporary or movable fixtures used for kneeling for the reception of communion are to be removed by January 16, 2026.
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| Leo XIV Appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks as Archbishop of New York |
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Posted by: Stone - Today, 10:53 AM - Forum: Vatican II and the Fruits of Modernism
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Leo XIV Appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks as Archbishop of New York
gloria.tv | December 18, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Ron Hicks, 58, of Joliet, Illinois, as the 11th Archbishop of New York.
Monsignor Hicks was ordained as a priest in 1994 by likely homosexual Cardinal Joseph Bernardin. He was ordained as an auxiliary bishop by pro-homosexual Cardinal Blase Cupich, whom he owes his entire carreer.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who has led the Archdiocese of New York since 2009, will be remembered for permitting a transvestite show funeral for homosexual activist Cecilia Gentili at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in February 2024.
In all likelihood, substantively, Bishop Hicks will not differ significantly from Cardinal Dolan.
First Generation-X Prelate at Major US Archdiocese
Bishop Hicks will be the first Generation-X prelate (born roughly between 1965 and 1980) to hold a major U.S. see. He comes from a very different era of seminary formation.
The Archbishop of New York is traditionally appointed a cardinal.
From 2005 to 2010, Bishop Hicks spent five years on missionary assignment in El Salvador.
The article's picture shows Rev Hicks bearing relics of Archbishop Óscar Romero at a 2015 beatification event in San Salvador. Romero was a left-wing political activist.
In 2010, Monsignor Hicks became Dean of Seminary Formation for the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Cardinal Cupich's Ally
Cardinal Blase Cupich elevated him to the post of Vicar General in 2015.
In 2018, Hicks was appointed an auxiliary bishop of Chicago, and in 2020 he was named Bishop of Joliet, Illinois, a suburban Chicago diocese.
Monsignor Hicks is closely associated with the Cupich and Pope Francis ecclesial style. His public record includes high praise for both figures.
He is widely regarded as a disciplined administrator.
His record in the Diocese of Joliet suggests a restrained and even friendly approach to existing Traditional Latin Mass communities. However, as a loyalist, he may act differently under pressure from New York and the Vatican.
New York Archdiocese Faces Major Challenges
Cardinal Dolan’s final years have been marked by severe financial strain on the archdiocese.
The leadership transition comes as the Archdiocese of New York works to raise $300 million to settle roughly 1,300 sexual abuse claims. To meet that goal, the archdiocese has cut costs, reduced its operating budget by 10 percent, laid off staff, and sold major real-estate assets.
These include plans to sell the land beneath the Lotte New York Palace hotel for approximately $490 million—partly to repay loans taken out for earlier settlements—as well as an expected $100 million from the sale of the former archdiocesan headquarters on First Avenue.
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| Pope Leo to name Cupich ally to replace Cardinal Dolan as archbishop of New York: report |
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Posted by: Stone - 12-16-2025, 12:10 PM - Forum: Vatican II and the Fruits of Modernism
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Pope Leo to name Cupich ally to replace Cardinal Dolan as archbishop of New York: report
Bishop Ronald Hicks of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, reported to be Cardinal Timothy Dolan's successor,
served under heterodox Cardinal Blase Cupich in the Archdiocese of Chicago.
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Archbishop of New York cardinal Timothy Dolan holds his homily during a Mass in his own titular Church 'Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario' at the northern outskirts of Rome on May 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy
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Dec 15, 2025
(LifeSiteNews [slightly adapted - not all hyperlinks included from original]) — A Monday report suggested that Pope Leo XIV plans to appoint Bishop Ronald A. Hicks, a close ally of heterodox Cardinal Blase Cupich, as the next archbishop of New York, replacing Cardinal Timothy Dolan.
The rumor, first reported by leftist Spanish-language news outlet Religión Digital, suggests that Pope Leo is expected to officially name Hicks, the current bishop of Joliet, Illinois, as Cardinal Dolan’s successor as early as Tuesday, December 16. Hicks, 58, has deep ties to Cupich, having served under him for years in the Archdiocese of Chicago and even being consecrated a bishop by the cardinal, who has become notorious for contradicting Church teaching on same-sex “marriage” and gender ideology, downplaying abortion, and his staunch opposition to Catholic tradition.
Hicks was ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1994 and has spent most of his priesthood in roles within the archdiocese. He was appointed as its vicar general by Cupich in 2015, serving in that role until he was consecrated an auxiliary bishop by the cardinal in 2018.
Hicks was named bishop of Joliet by Pope Francis in 2020 and, in 2024, became the chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life, and Vocations.
In 2021, Hicks, along with Cupich, was among the 68 bishops who signed a letter asking the USCCB to drop the issue of barring pro-abortion politicians from receiving the Eucharist. In 2024, he was among the Illinois bishops who forbade parishes within his diocese from promoting a petition for a state ballot advisory question aimed at legally requiring parental consent for medical interventions such as abortions and “sex changes” for minors.
READ: Illinois bishops forbid promotion of petition seeking parental consent for minors’ abortions, ‘sex changes’
Hicks was also notably silent when Cupich planned to honor radically pro-abortion Senator Dick Durbin with a lifetime achievement earlier this year. The Joliet bishop, however, has spoken out on the issue of immigration. In November, after the USCCB issued its first “special message” in over a decade denouncing the Trump administration’s mass deportation of illegal immigrants, Hicks released a statement emphasizing that the “powerful and unified” message affirmed the bishop’s “solidarity with all our (immigrant) brothers and sisters.”
It’s worth noting that Cardinal Dolan just turned 75 in February, and while the Church requires bishops to submit their resignations at that age, it is customary to allow cardinals to continue in their role until they reach age 80. Pope Leo accepting Dolan’s resignation now would appear to indicate the Pontiff is unhappy with his leadership.
The archbishop of New York has been heavily criticized by American leftists for repeatedly expressing support for President Donald Trump and, in recent months, for referring to the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a “modern day St. Paul.”
On the other hand, Dolan has allowed several sacrilegious, pro-LGBT “pride Masses” to be celebrated in the archdiocese and infamously served as the grand marshal for the 2015 St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the first that allowed a homosexual activist group to participate.
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| Protestant Scholars Welcome Tucho’s Document Against the Title 'Co-Redemptrix' |
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Posted by: Stone - 12-16-2025, 12:05 PM - Forum: Vatican II and the Fruits of Modernism
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Protestant Scholars Welcome Tucho’s Document Against the Title 'Co-Redemptrix'
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gloria.tv | December 15, 2025
Three Protestant scholars have praised a document by Cardinal Víctor “Tucho” Fernández opposing the Marian titles Co-Redemptrix and Mediatrix of All Graces, speaking to CatholicNewsAgency.com on December 15.
David Luy, a theology professor at the North American Lutheran Seminary, said the document was written “with an attentiveness” to concerns often raised by Protestants. Protestant objections “sprout from a desire to uphold the distinctiveness of Christ as the one mediator.” According to Luy, the document demonstrates “a sensibility to that central Protestant concern”.
“Does it relieve potential strain between Protestants and Catholics? The short answer would be yes,” Luy said.
However, he added that the concept of mediation in general “is probably where there’d be a need for ongoing conversation.”
Cynthia Rigby, a theology professor at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, said the document could mark “a watershed moment” in Catholic–Protestant relations.
Rigby emphasized that Mary should be understood as a woman of “great faith,” noting that, under this framing, “Christians will identify her less as a secondary savior and more as an exemplary Christian.”
She added, “The weight will shift from trying to explain how it is that Mary brokers salvation without rivaling Christ … to what we can learn about the joy of salvation through her example.”
Tom Krattenmaker, a Lutheran pastor and theology professor at Yale Divinity School, described the document as “very welcome,” noting that Mariology has been “one of the major points distinguishing Christian traditions since the Reformation.”
He said the guidance on Marian titles and the explanations provided are “extraordinarily helpful for ecumenical dialogue” because they affirm Christ as the sole Redeemer and Mediator.
Pope Leo XIV, Krattenmaker noted, “makes very clear that we can say so in ecumenical communality.” It is “a reason for Protestants to embrace the clear step forward he is making toward Christian unity.”
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