In January of 2017, following his installation Mass as the new Archbishop of Newark, Cardinal Joseph Tobin said, “People in my business should have the smell of the sheep, what it means is you should be close enough to people to know what they are up against.” But for over a year, Cardinal Tobin has closed himself off and remained completely silent about a grave threat to the Faithful under his charge. For two months, Catholics have been calling upon Cardinal Tobin to shut down WSOU 89.5 FM, … [Read more...]
US Representative of Pope Francis to Participate in Assembly of Heretical Priests
In early December, the Lepanto Institute learned that the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States (Abp. Christophe Pierre) is scheduled to participate in the annual assembly of a heretical priestly association called the Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP). Since the Lepanto Institute has conducted multiple investigations of the AUSCP since 2015, we decided to contact Abp. Pierre to present him with some of our findings and to urge him to withdraw from the AUSCP’s Annual … [Read more...]
A private encounter
On February 13, I learned about a private encounter between Pope Francis and former President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. It is quite difficult for me to write this, mainly because I am profoundly ashamed by the words, actions, and attitudes of the present occupier of the Chair of St. Peter. I was born in Argentina, I live in Buenos Aires and I know my feelings are shared by many Catholic and non-Catholic Argentines. We owe the world an apology but lately we owe a special apology to the … [Read more...]
What is Rome burning?
The Foreign minister of Argentina declared publicly that there is evidence of a destabilization effort aimed at a huge swath of the South American continent. Ecuador and Chile are close to declaring a state of siege, the leftist government of Bolivia has suspiciously intervened in the recent presidential election apparently reverting illegally the original results. Violent protests have rocked Brazil recently. Dozens of lives have been lost both in Ecuador and Chile. Influential individuals … [Read more...]
Pope Francis Promotes Goals Created by Communists
Since the very beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has been working very hard to promote international adoption and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations. Just a little over a year after his election, Pope Francis was cited in a document of the United Nations Population Fund titled, "Religion and Development Post 2015." Beginning on page 20 of this document is a section explaining the nature and hopes of the SDGs. But on page 21, it indicates … [Read more...]
