The word of the week is “Dignity.” Much ink has already been spilled over the Vatican’s new document, “Dignitas Infinita,” and I have no intention of rehashing the articles and arguments regarding it in this newsletter. But there is an essential aspect that needs to be discussed. Pro-lifers are satisfied with the document because it reaffirms the right to life of all preborn children and condemns euthanasia. The homosexualists are satisfied with the document because it affirms “that every … [Read more...]
Vatican’s Chief Guardian of Doctrine Wrote Pornographic, Blasphemous Book
Vatican’s Chief Guardian of Doctrine Wrote Pornographic, Blasphemous Book Last night, the Lepanto Institute obtained a photocopied version of a book published in 1998, written by Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, the prefect for the Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith. Cdl. Fernandez is currently at the center of a major controversy regarding the permission to “bless” same-sex couples, and his book, “La Pasion Mistica,” describes in graphic detail the events of male and female orgasms … [Read more...]
Pope Francis Encourages Communist Groups as “Veritable Invisible Army”
The text below is the script for the video report, which you can watch here. https://youtu.be/XJeTikLzce4 NOTE: The following video of MST's anthem was discovered after the production of our video report. Watch our video report (above) first, and then watch this video of MST's anthem, paying careful attention to the lyrics. https://youtu.be/X5ruGLoAC7A A few weeks ago, the Lepanto Institute produced a report showing the direct connections the Vatican has with an international … [Read more...]
Vatican Agency Directly Tied to Communism, Abortion, and Idolatry
A summary version of this report can be watched here: The full report with additional links and evidence is below. Introduction The Catholic Church’s teachings on abortion, contraception, homosexuality, transsexualism, and Communism are well established. Abortion was formally condemned in the very first catechism of the Catholic Church, called the Didache, and has remained formally-condemned as an act of murder throughout the entire history of the Church. Contraception has … [Read more...]
Pope Francis and the Population Control Lobby
In a stunning break with Pope John Paul II’s insistence that abortion should always be discussed as the murder of an innocent child, Pope Francis instead adopted the linguistic rhetoric of the abortion and population control lobby. Addressing participants of Italy’s fifth annual March for Life this past Sunday, Pope Francis encouraged the crowd to “pray for the babies who are at risk of the interruption of pregnancy.” In order to ensure that there was no translation error, we found an Italian … [Read more...]