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| A Virtual Reconstruction of the Abbey of Cluny |
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Posted by: Stone - 10-02-2025, 11:42 AM - Forum: General Commentary
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A Virtual Reconstruction of the Abbey of Cluny
NLM | October 1, 2025
Here’s another big win for the YouTube suggestion algorithm, a new documentary about the building of the third church of the abbey of Cluny, which for over 500 years was the longest church in the world, until it was replaced by the new St Peter’s basilica. Very little of the building remains today, but this documentary gives a very nice virtual reconstruction of it, with a lot of historical details about how it was built, and information which modern archeological research has uncovered about the building the process.
There are two errors that I (and others, in the YouTube comments) have spotted. One is a just slip of the tongue - the abbey was founded in 910, not 1910. The other (41:50) is that the Pope who consecrated the church in 1095 was Bl. Urban II, not Innocent II, whose reign began 35 years later. It has to be said that a lot of the music is too dramatic, and, as has become a general problem with documentaries, some things are said at greater length than is really necessary, but on the whole, I think you will find it well worth your time.
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| Leo XIV's Conference "Directly Connected" to Agenda 2030 |
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Posted by: Stone - 10-02-2025, 11:11 AM - Forum: Pope Leo XIV
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Leo XIV's Conference "Directly Connected" to Agenda 2030
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gloria.tv | October 2025
Yesterday, Pope Leo XIV embarrassed himself with a eco-conference in Castel Gandolfo, which included a neo-pagan water ceremony.
According to the introduction speakers, the event was "directly connected" to COP30. This refers to the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which will take place in Brazil. It is part of the broader Agenda 2030.
Some of the speakers have direct roles in COP30. For example, Marina Silva is Brazil’s environment minister. She praised the Paris Agreement and the promise of $1.3 trillion in climate funding.
Other speakers and entertainers were outdated or relatively unknown figures, such as 78-year-old politician Arnold Schwarzenegger. Pop starlets Adonique Adewale and Michelle McManus performed songs with emotional lyrics inspired by UN slogans, such as:
“We choose peace, oh-eh-oh, oh-eh-oh … Peace out, everybody.”
"Rise up, we're a million different colors dancing to the beat."
The event's buzzwords were "integral ecology," "universal fraternity," and the "common home."
Leo XIV: "Ecological Conversion is Conversion to God"
Pope Leo XIV himself spoke as if he were a United Nations chaplain: He called for an "ecological conversion": "For believers, this conversion is no different from the one that orients us toward the living God."
His goal is to "bring the whole human family together to seek sustainable and integral development."
Quoting Francis, Leo XIV - the Pope of the Church - expects "the most effective solution above all from political decisions".
Leo XIV: "Pressure on Governments for More Regulations and Controls"
Leo XIV added that everyone, through NGOs and advocacy groups, "must put pressure on governments to develop regulations, procedures, and controls."
He revealed himself to be a staunch disciple of the United Nations: "It is my hope that the upcoming international summits of the United Nations — the 2025 Climate Change Conference (COP 30), the 53 Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security, and the 2026 Water Conference — will listen to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor [...]."
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| Diocese of Austin shuts down planned Latin Mass for students at Texas A&M University |
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Posted by: Stone - 09-29-2025, 09:27 AM - Forum: Vatican II and the Fruits of Modernism
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Diocese of Austin shuts down planned Latin Mass for students at Texas A&M University
The president of A&M’s Juventutem student chapter said it is ‘tragic that students who long for reverence and continuity with the past are being discriminated against.’
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Celebration of the Holy Mass vetus ordo, Mass in Latin, in the days of the pilgrimage Summorum Pontificum decennial.
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Sep 27, 2025
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (LifeSiteNews [slightly adapted, not all hyperlinks from original included below]) — Catholic students at Texas A&M University in College Station will not have the opportunity to attend a planned Traditional Latin Mass after the Diocese of Austin ordered its cancellation.
A press release issued on September 24 by the student chapter of Juventutem International explains that an official from the Diocese of Austin, led by newly-installed Bishop Daniel Garcia, informed them they would not be allowed to bring in a priest from outside the diocese to offer the liturgy.
“The Mass was to be celebrated by a chaplain traveling from the Diocese of Victoria. On the evening before the liturgy, this priest was told by his Victoria bishop that he had received a directive from the Chancellor of the Diocese of Austin expressly forbidding him from traveling to College Station. This came after the pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Center, Father Will Straten, reported the Latin Mass to the Diocese of Austin,” the group said.
The Diocese of Victoria, Texas, was established in 1982. It is currently overseen by Bishop Brendan J. Cahill. Its chancellor is Msgr. Matthew Huehlefeld, J.C.L.
News of the cancelation is likely to increase the criticism currently being leveled against Garcia, who was named bishop of the Diocese of Austin on July 2, though he did not officially transfer to his new role until earlier this month.
Garcia made headlines last week when he announced in one of his final acts as bishop of Monterrey, California, that he would be shutting down the only Latin Mass available in the diocese in order to promote “unity” with Catholics who attend the Novus Ordo Mass. Garcia justified his efforts by citing Pope Francis’ 2021 document Traditionis Custodes, which greatly restricted the Latin Mass’ availability throughout the world.
“I invite you all to join in unity with the parish of Sacred Heart and St. Benedict, and in cooperation with your pastor, as they gather around the Table of the Lord celebrating the rich Eucharistic Sacrifice, each Sunday, which has been a great fruit of the Council,” Garcia said.
Juventutem International is a grassroots organization of young Catholics founded in 2004. It seeks to promote traditional liturgy, prayer, and community life. Sophomore Nick Cardone is the group’s president at Texas A&M. A convert to Catholicism, he did not mince words in his response to the diocese’s decision.
“At a time when so many young people are leaving the Church, and at the same time countless more are being attracted to the TLM, it is tragic that students who long for reverence and continuity with the past are being discriminated against. The Latin Mass is not a rebellion – it is the Mass of our ancestors, a treasure of the universal Church, and is currently the most productive source of vocations and conversions. To tyrannically restrict our right to it is to close the door on the very future of the Church, and on the impact it has on the world,” he said.
Cardone informed Catholic News Agency (CNA) that the group holds the Latin Mass once a month and that more than 100 A&M students attend the liturgy, which often takes place in students’ homes. Cardone also revealed that he repeatedly reached out to priests in College Station to offer the Mass but that former Bishop Joe Vasquez’s office informed them their requests couldn’t be fulfilled “because of Church law and a vague situation in the diocese.”
The Diocese of Austin issued a statement to CNA as well. Communications Director Camille Garcia said that Cardone’s group did not reach out to incoming Bishop Garcia for his approval, which she said is required for Masses held “outside of a sacred space on the university campus.”
Juventutum said in its press release that it is not discouraged over the news and that it will seek to resolve the matter with Garcia in the future.
‘The group remains fully committed to working with supportive clergy and students to restore reverent liturgy on campus and to defend the right of young Catholics to access the treasures of their own Church. We urge Bishop Daniel Garcia to reconsider this unjust decision and to allow the Traditional Latin Mass to flourish at Texas A&M, for the good of souls and the future of the Church.”
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