Category Archives: You must be joking!

Francis: The “personification of the spirit of Vatican II”

I saw this at Rorate… Here is a bit of it… it is hard to believe, as Peter K at Rorate comments, that this isn’t satire from Eccles.  Or Babylon Bee. Cathedral of Manila in “Pledge of Loyalty” exalts Pope … Read More

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The new look of the new sanctuary of Notre-Dame de Paris

I just threw up in my mouth a little. They never learn. Will it take another fire? Source, the great Twitter feed of Fr. V.  Fr. Z says follow Fr. V. And …

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It seems that, after Vatican II, nothing really changed. But now? Now’s our chance!

For the last couple months I was too happy to have had the desire for self-harming.  However, now that I am not in Rome anymore I ventured over to the Fishwrap and revisited the darkness of self-inflicted irritation. Sr. Joan … Read More

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This might provoke a Snicker or two.

I admit that when I saw this I thought, “Nahhhh… no one could be that crass, even with Novus Ordo shenanigans. It has to be an AI image.” Nope. Oaf for a Day! Why, one asks, is the Bishop of … Read More

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UPDATED: Head of Pontifical Academy for Life favors legalizing assisted suicide

UPDATE 25 April: As one of my correspondent’s wrote: I’ve seen it all: Paglia tweets the link to a Church Militant report DEFENDING his indefensible statements and “clarifications” Link to a serious and accurate video from Dr. Jules Gomes of … Read More

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Emesis basin… Sickness bag… whatever you prefer. Just get something. VIDEO

Sorry about this, but it has to be distributed widely. The fact that @CardinalBCupich & the Archdiocese of Chicago have severely restricted the traditional Latin Mass because it is a threat to "Church unity," yet allows this "Mass" to take … Read More

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Are you angry about this? I’m angry about this! Biden Admin forbade Catholic priests to minister at Walter Reed during HOLY WEEK!

From the NYPOST: GOP lawmakers demand answers over Walter Reed’s ‘cease and desist’ order to Catholic priests at hospital during Holy Week Republican lawmakers penned a scathing letter Pentagon officials after Walter Reed National Military Medical Center sent a “cease … Read More

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Just when you thought…

… priests couldn’t get stupider. Meet “Father Relevant Niceguy”, on loan to this diocese from the Diocese of Libville. He thought that carrying a great chocolate Easter egg around would be meaningful. No question. He was right. I meant a … Read More

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Meanwhile, in Germany they are really connecting with the people and “zusammen gehen” and all that.

Remember, the people who desire the Traditional Latin Mass must be CRUSHED! Meanwhile, in Germany they are really connecting with the people and “zusammen gehen” and all that.

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Coming up at Notre Shame…

Remembering always that the Traditional Latin Mass needs to be snuffed at Catholic schools like Steubenville, here’s what’s going on at Notre Shame. From Breitbart: The University of Notre Dame’s gender studies program is hosting a talk with the author … Read More

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NOPE!

?????????? pic.twitter.com/o24mbk1Ijq — Fr. S. Kay (@srkjan1980) March 9, 2023 I’ll let you readers tell us why.

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Jesuit at Fishwrap: “Jesus was wrong.”

At Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) we read the insights of Jesuit Thomas Reese, disgraced former editor of Amerika, who wins our Oaf For A Day Award.  HERE Jesus continues his commentary by commenting on the commandment, “You shall love your … Read More

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Mail from Priests: A guy who had to go to a Novus Ordo Mass today because of bad weather.

In a text message: A priest friend sent this.  At least he was my friend before I listened to what he sent.  I may never talk to him again because I can’t un-hear it. What was that recording?  Put down … Read More

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Embarrassing attempt at bullying in Atlanta

A note to the priests and people of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, where someone in the chancery is trying to bully you into submission. Someone whom I gather is the “priest secretary” to the Archbishop of Atlanta, and who is … Read More

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Fight Song Alleluia

This priest, Fr. “Oaf For A Day” and these “liturgists” will suffer zero consequences for having used the “fight song” of the Philadelphia Eagles for the Alleluia melody. Ironically, the Philly football fight line is better than many of the … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Father says part of the consecration inaudibly and the rest audibly. Valid?

From a reader… QUAERITUR: Our parish priest speaks in a very distinct way. He chants the Novus Ordo from “For on the night he was betrayed he himself took bread, and giving you thanks he said the blessing, broke the … Read More

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Swiss Bishop abolishes office of diocesan exorcist. What could go wrong?

And to think that I have a priest friend in the Diocese of Chur.  To think that Archbp. Wolfgang Haas was once Bishop of Chur. The Diocese of Chur includes Zürich. Three famous Benedictine abbeys are in the diocese Einsiedeln, … Read More

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ACTION ITEM! I printed a copy of de Souza’s commentary to a PDF and saved it.

I try not to pay too much attention to Jesuit-run Amerika Magazine.  It occasionally intrudes.   Even less to I want thoughts of or by Austen Ivereigh.  I am therefore grateful to my friend Fr. Raymond J. de Souza who, writing … Read More

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Manifestations of total madness (aka Motus in fine velocior)

Signs of the times… First, Archbp. Vincenzo Paglia – head of the Pontifical Academy for Life – did an interview for RU-486‘s (aka The Tablet) with the writer most suited for that sort of intercourse.  You will recall that when … Read More

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Stupidity on stilts

The claim is made by hyperpapalists and the Vatican II Calf extremists that the Vetus Ordo is antithetical to the “spirit” of the Council and that the Novus Ordo is the true manifestation of that “spirit”. Is it? Priest on … Read More

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