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"Pope" Francis and the Rosary | NOVUS ORDO WATCH

From our "You Can't Make This Stuff Up" Department...

Francis Concerned:

'They're Counting Rosaries!'

Poor Jorge Bergoglio. Poor "Pope" Francis. Most of the world believes him to be the Pope of the Catholic Church, including the majority of those who consider themselves Catholic Traditionalists or Traditional Catholics. So some of these latter wanted to give their "Pope" a nice spiritual bouquet to show their love and loyalty, but they forgot that the recipient of this bouquet isn't a Catholic and so he doesn't know what to do with it. In an anecdote the "Holy Father" himself related, upon his election as Francis, he got a letter from one of those (his words) "restorationist groups" in Buenos Aires, telling him: "Your Holiness, we offer you this spiritual treasure: 3,525 rosaries."

For a Catholic, that is wonderful news. How many graces must have been unlocked through so many Rosaries prayed by faithful souls! What a blessing! 

That's how a Catholic reacts. Mr. Bergoglio reacted differently. Instead of being humbled at this kindness, gratefully receiving the bouquet, and perhaps offering some prayers in return, knowing what a wonderful gift it is to receive over 3,500 Rosaries, Francis says that this bouquet is evidence of a "Pelagian current" and it "concerned" him because "one feels as if one goes back 60 years! Before the Council... One feels in 1940.... Why don't they say, 'we pray for you, we ask...', but this thing of counting..." (Address to CLAR on June 6, 2013).

Yes, "this thing of counting".... It's actually how a Catholic spiritual bouquet works. In case you think Francis is sounding like a Protestant here, it's because he is one. In fact, this is the same Bergoglio who used to send people to a Lutheran layman to get an "exorcism". So what do you expect? (What? Michael Voris didn't cover this on The Vortex??)

It is candid moments like this one that reveal who a person really is or what he really thinks. No one thought this would be reported in the press, and CLAR (Confederación Latinoamericana y Caribeña de Religiosos y Religiosas) expressed its regret that it was published (see apology under "2nd Update" here). So this is an insightful glimpse into the real Francis, about whom we've been reporting since Day 1 - see our Francis page here. (In the meantime, we're still waiting for "Father Z" [Mr. John Zuhlsdorf] to provide some damage control he usually issues on his blog at this point in time.)

This embarrassing remark on the part of Mr. Bergoglio is yet another piece of evidence that the usual suspects in the semi-traditionalist enterprise (Ferrara, Vennari [in part], Salza, Gruner, Matt, Zuhlsdorf, Voris, etc.) are misleading their readers by their constant coloring and spinning of reality in these most serious matters. They do not go by principles and facts to arrive at a sound conclusion, but rather have a prepared, pre-held conclusion to which they then seek to make the evidence fit.

So, for example, on March 14, 2013, in a snippet titled "Pope Francis: The Marian Dimension", U.S.-based attorney and semi-traditionalist kingpin Christopher Ferrara attempted to persuade his readers that "Pope" Francis held a "Marian piety of the most traditional sort". What did Ferrara base this laughable claim on? The mere fact that Francis' first act the day after his election was to visit the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, to pray there and to put a bouquet of flowers in front of the statue of the Blessed Mother. This act alone made Ferrara pen the following lines:

"That the new Pope's first devotional act was to visit the world's oldest Marian church in order to venerate a Marian icon of such august provenance evidences a Marian piety of the most traditional sort. In these early stages of the new pontificate, we cannot overlook the Marian dimension of the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires."

Ah, yes, you see, this act "evidences" not just a devotion to the Blessed Mother (which would be the most one could objectively conclude from it, but even that only by ignoring other evidence), but, even more so, "a Marian piety of the most traditional sort". This simply has nothing to do with reality. It is spin, nothing but spin, by a lawyer whose job it is to get people excited about the new "Pope" and "Fr." Gruner's Fatima apostolate. That's all. It is not based on a calm and objective examination of the relevant facts. (For a prior example of how Chris Ferrara spun reality on Ratzinger, only to be refuted afterwards by Ratzinger himself, see our essay No Friend of Fatima.)

Now, of course, Ferrara and his fellow-spinmeisters have egg on their face. The "Pope" with the "Marian piety of the most traditional sort" has revealed himself to be clueless about traditional Catholic devotions and customs (the counting of prayers for a spiritual bouquet) which to him are signs of a "Pelagian current" by people stuck in the 1940s who - horror of horrors! - "count" the Rosaries they pray for someone so they can tell him how many Rosaries are being offered for him. And this is the man "Fr." Gruner hopes is the "Pope who will consecrate Russia" (see this video beginning at the 10:53 mark). You just can't make this stuff up! 

Of course, all of this embarrassment for the semi-traditionalists could have been avoided, had they only reported on the real Bergoglio right from the start and allowed the evidence to rule their conclusions instead of the other way around. But Our Blessed Lord counseled us: "Let them alone: they are blind, and leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the pit" (Matthew 15:14). And this is exactly what is going on here. Compare the stories, links, and commentaries you get here at Novus Ordo Watch with the information you get from sites like the Fatima Center, The Remnant, ChurchMilitant.TV, etc., and ask yourself who is giving you the real scoop on what is going on with the Novus Ordo Church and its leaders.

Novus Ordo Watch is dedicated to the truth. We have no benefactors to impress, no advertisers to keep happy, no sales figures to uphold, and no Novus Ordo marriage "annulments" to preserve. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam - all for the greater glory of God!

See Also:

• Pope Leo XIII's 11 encyclicals on the Holy Rosary (here we go counting again!)
• "Francis the Blind" by Tom Droleskey
• BAM! The Vortex is a Sham
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http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2013/06/pope-to-latin-american-religious-full.html


Pope to Latin American Religious: Full text
Update: Religious confirm they were the source

[First post: traditional groups; second post: "gay lobby" in the Curia]
[Original source: Reflexion y Liberacion; in case of dead link, copy in our repository]

On June 6, 2013, the Pope received the presiding board of the CLAR (the Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of Religious Men and Women - Confederación Latinoamericana y Caribeña de Religiosos y Religiosas). A transcript of the pope's words was made by those present, and given to the Chilean ultra-progressive page Reflexión y Liberación (Reflection and Liberation) for exclusive publication.

Whoever knows the Pope and who knew the words and demeanor of former Cardinal Bergoglio can have no doubts about the accuracy of the words below - in which different groups within the Church and the Curia are specifically mentioned. Words in (parentheses) are part of the original transcript to provide the context. Words in [square brackets] were added by us to clarify language difficulties and explain a few points. All ellipses are part of the original Spanish transcript. We hold no public opinion on any part of the text: we report, you decide.

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In an unprecedented gesture, Pope Francis received and held a dialogue of one hour with the board of the Confederación Latinoamericana y Caribeña de Religiosas y Religiosos (CLAR). They spoke in a circle, among equals, as it happened in the first communities founded by Jesus...

In an environment of trust and simplicity, Francis prompted the leaders of the CLAR to not be afraid of continuing to carrying on their mission to the boundaries and to the borders.... "Courage! Advance towards new horizons! Do not be afraid to run risks going to the poor, and to new emerging subjects in the continent," said Pope Bergoglio, who at the end of the meeting emphatically thanked religious life for being "sign and witness of the Gospel" in many places in Latin America and the Caribbean.

We offer our readers - exclusively - this short synthesis of this historical meeting held in the Holy See.

Audience with Pope Francis

CLAR, 06.06.13

"Open the doors... Open the doors!"

They will make mistakes, they will make a blunder [meter la pata], this will pass! Perhaps even a letter of the Congregation for the Doctrine (of the Faith) will arrive for you, telling you that you said such or such thing... But do not worry. Explain whatever you have to explain, but move forward... Open the doors, do something there where life calls for it. I would rather have a Church that makes mistakes for doing something than one that gets sick for being closed up...

(on his election) I did not lose my peace [of mind - no perdí la paz] at any moment, you know? And this is not from myself, I am of the kind that gets worried, that gets upset... But I did not lose my peace at any moment. This confirms to me that this comes from God...

(upon mentioning to him the hope that his gestures at this time have brought us, he makes reference to having stayed at Santa Marta) ....these gestures... they have not come from me. They have not occurred to me. It is not as if I had brought a plan, nor that I have made one myself once elected. I do it because I felt this was what the Lord wanted. But these gestures are not mine, there is Someone else here... this gives me confidence.

I came [to Rome] only with the necessary clothes, I washed them at night, and suddenly this... And I did not have any chance! In the London betting houses I was in 44th place, look at that, the one who bet on me won a lot, of course...! This does not come from me...

It is necessary to shake things up [flip things over, lit. dar vuelta (a) la tortilla]. It is not news that an old man dies of cold in Ottaviano [Rorate note: referring to the surroundings of via Ottaviano and the Ottaviano Rome Metro station, near the Vatican], or that there be so many children with no education, or hungry, I think of Argentina...On the other hand, the main stock exchanges go up or down 3 points, and this is a world event. One must shake things up! This cannot be. Computers are not made in the image and likeness of God; they are an instrument, yes, but nothing more. Money is not image and likeness of God. Only the person is image and likeness of God. It is necessary to flip it over. This is the gospel.

It is necessary to go to the causes, to the roots. Abortion is bad, but that is clear. But behind the approval of this law, what interests are behind it... they are at times the conditions posed by the great organizations to support with money, you know that? It is necessary to go to the causes, we cannot remain only in the symptoms. Do not be afraid to denounce... you will suffer, you will have problems, but do not be afraid to denounce, that is the prophecy of religious life...

I share with you two concerns. One is the Pelagian current that there is in the Church at this moment. There are some restorationist groups. I know some, it fell upon me to receive them in Buenos Aires. And one feels as if one goes back 60 years! Before the Council... One feels in 1940... An anecdote, just to illustrate this, it is not to laugh at it, I took it with respect, but it concerns me; when I was elected, I received a letter from one of these groups, and they said: "Your Holiness, we offer you this spiritual treasure: 3,525 rosaries." Why don't they say, 'we pray for you, we ask...', but this thing of counting... And these groups return to practices and to disciplines that I lived through - not you, because you are not old - to disciplines, to things that in that moment took place, but not now, they do not exist today...

The second [concern] is for a Gnostic current. Those Pantheisms... Both are elite currents, but this one is of a more educated elite... I heard of a superior general that prompted the sisters of her congregation to not pray in the morning, but to spiritually bathe in the cosmos, things like that... They concern me because they ignore the incarnation! And the Son of God became our flesh, the Word was made flesh, and in Latin America we have flesh abundantly [de tirar al techo]! What happens to the poor, their pains, this is our flesh...

The gospel is not the old rule, nor this Pantheism. If you look at the periphery; the destitute... the drug addicts! The traffic of people... This is the gospel. The poor are the gospel...

(upon mentioning the hardship of being in charge of the Roman Curia, and the commission of cardinals who will support him, etc.) And, yes... it is difficult. In the Curia, there are also holy people, really, there are holy people. But there also is a stream of corruption, there is that as well, it is true... The "gay lobby" is mentioned, and it is true, it is there... We need to see what we can do...

The reform of the Roman Curia is something that almost all Cardinals asked for in the Congregations preceding the Conclave. I also asked for it. I cannot promote the reform myself, these matters of administration... I am very disorganized, I have never been good at this. But the cardinals of the Commission will move it forward. There is Rodríguez Maradiaga, who is Latin American, who is in front of it, there is Errázuriz, they are very organized. The one from Munich is also very organized. They will move it forward.

Pray for me... that I make mistakes the least possible...

Aparecida is not over. [Rorate note: the reference is to the 5th General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate, held in the Marian shrine of Aparecida, Brazil, in 2007. See our lengthy coverage of the meeting in our Aparecida Notes series.] Aparecida is not simply a document. It was an event. Aparecida was a different thing. First, because there was no working draft. There were suggesions, but not a draft. And in the end, there was no document either, but on the eve of the final day, we had 2,300 "notes"... Aparecida moved towards the continental mission. There ends Aparecida, in the push towards mission.

What Aparecida had that was special was that it was not celebrated in a hotel, nor in a retreat house... it was celebrated in a Marian shrine. During the week, we celebrated the eucharist and there were some 250 people, because it was a regular workday. But on the weekends, it was full....! The people of God joined the Bishops, asking for the Holy Spirit...

I saw - I name him because I see him more standoffish, more like this, he is good, but he is like that - I saw the Prefect, João [Rorate note: João Braz de Aviz, then-Archbishop of Brasilia, now Cardinal-Prefect of Religious], who went out with his miter, and people got close to him, and they brought the children near, and he greeted them, and hugged them like this... This same bishop then voted. He could not have voted the same way as if he had been in a hotel!

We had the meeting rooms under the Shrine. So the background music were the chants, the celebrations in the Shrine... This made it very special.

There is something that concerns me, even though I do not know now to understand it. There are religious congregations, very, very tiny groups, a few persons, very old people... They have no vocations, what do I know, the Holy Spirit do not want them to go on, perhaps they have already fulfilled their mission in the Church, I do not know... But there they are, clinging to their buildings, clinging to money... I do not know why this happens, I do not know how to understand it. But I ask you to be concerned with these groups... The management of money... is something that needs to be reflected upon.

Enjoy this moment that we live in the Congregation for Consecrated Life... It is a moment of sunshine... Enjoy. The Prefect [Cardinal Aviz] is good. And the Secretary [Abp. Rodríguez Carballo, OFM], that was "lobbied" by you! No, really, being the president of USG [Union of Superiors General], the logical thing was that it would be him! It's better...

Place all your effort in the dialogue with the Bishops. With CELAM [Latin American Episcopal Conference], with the national conferences... I know there are some who have a different idea of communion, but... Talk, speak with them, tell them...

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Update (1300 GMT): Il Sismografo, that frequently links to us, asked the Vatican spokesman directly today about the content of the report. Fr. Lombardi's answer was the following: "The meeting of the Holy Father with the members of the Presidency of the CLAR was a meeting of a private nature. I do not have therefore any declarations to make on the contents of the conversation." Grazie, Il Sismografo! / Following up on Lombardi's refusal to comment, the large Spanish broadsheet El Mundo added this moments ago: "Despite this, several Vaticanists asked by elmundo.es consider that it is perfectly plausible the Francis has pronounced them [these words], considering that the Pontiff is capable of speaking without restraint on any matter, as delicate as it may be."

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2nd Update (2000 GMT): The Presidency of CLAR confirms the content of the report, even though they regret it was made public. They do not vouch for every detail, but they do not deny those, either:

"Bogota, Colombia, June 11, 2013

"The Presidency of CLAR deeply regrets the publication of a text referring to the conversation held with the Holy Father Francis in the course of a meeting on this past June 6. A conversation that took place prompted by questions made by those present to the Pope.

"In that occasion, no recording of the conversation was made, but soon afterwards a summary of the same was made based on the recollections of those present. [Rorate notes: at least one of those present had a visible writing pad in his hands; maybe another device was also used to capture the conversation.] This summary, that does not include the questions posed to the Holy Father, was destined to the personal memory of the participants, and not for any reason meant for publication, something for which, on the other hand, no authorization had been requested.

"It is clear that, on this basis, the singular expressions contained in the text cannot be attributed to the Holy Father with certainty, but only their general sense.

"The Presidency of CLAR deeply regrets what has happened and the confusion it may have caused.

"Sister Mercedes Leticia Casas Sánchez, FSpS - President
Fr. Gabriel Naranjo Salazar, CM, - General Secretary" (Source)

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The Facts About "Pope Francis" - Jorge Mario Bergoglio

What You Need To Know About the Man
who Claims to be the Pope

Mr. Jorge Mario Bergoglio

This page is occasionally updated with new information

General Information / Miscellaneous

• Null and Void: Why "Pope" Francis Is Not a Valid Priest and Not a Valid Bishop
• Biography: The Life of "Pope" Francis
• Apostate Hans Kung "Extremely Delighted" with Bergoglio's Election
• The Great Pretender: "Pope" Francis
• Leonardo Boff: "Pope Francis is much more liberal than what is supposed"
• The Horror! A Buenos Aires Journalist Describes Bergoglio
• Timeline of the Life of Jorge Bergoglio (Francis I)
• Francis the Talking Apostate (Droleskey on Bergoglio, Part 1)
• Do Not Permit Yourselves To Be Snookered (Droleskey on Bergoglio, Part 2)
• Day Three of Francis the Lay Pope (Droleskey on Bergoglio, Part 3)
• Francis the Head Citizen of the One-World Ecumenical Church (Droleskey on Bergoglio, Part 4)
• Francis the Jansenist (Droleskey on Bergoglio, Part 5)
• Another Day in the Life of an Antichrist (Droleskey on Bergoglio, Part 6)
• White Smoke, Antipope - a first post on Bergoglio's Election
• Bergoglio wanted to write doctoral dissertation on Romano GuardiniReality Check: The Modernism of Romano Guardini
• "Cardinal" Bergoglio honored liberal, pro-homosexual Jewish Rabbi Abraham Skorka, co-authored book with him
• Restoration Radio 2-hour broadcast (listen any time) on Bergoglio: Habemus Papam? Francis I
• Novus Ordo on Steroids: "Pope" Francis' First Days Signal New Course
• Back to the Future: Bergoglio to wear "papal" ring from Paul VI Era
• In Argentina, "Cardinal" Bergoglio Endorsed Homosexual Civil Unions
• "Cardinal" Bergoglio and Jeronimo Podesta - the ex-priest who concelebrated "Mass" with his Wife (!)
• At Francis' Inauguration "Mass" on 3/19/13, United States Vice President Joe Biden and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, both public pro-abortion apostates, received "Holy Communion"
• Reading the "Papal" Tea Leaves: A Preview of the Era Francis
• The Reforms that are Coming by Sandro Magister
• Oh, Brother: Francis Meets Benedict, Says "We Are Brothers"
• Biographer says "Pope" Francis will bring Reform and Renewal to Church - in other words, business as usual
• Benedict XVI and Francis - An Interlude for Questions
• On Gay Unions, a Pragmatist before he was "Pope"
• Francis and Other Judases Abound in Holy Week
• Pope? Nope!
• "Just Call Me Jorge" - Francis Attacks the Papacy Again
• The List: What "Pope" Francis has done
• Leonardo Boff: Bergoglio "Explicitly Permitted a Homosexual Couple to Adopt a Child"
• Flashback 2012: Baptism of two children "adopted" by homosexual-transgender-pervert couple in Bergoglio's Buenos Aires Basilica
• 'Strong and Determined Liberal' - Jorge Bergoglio Info from Argentina
• Francis the Deceiver: Bergoglio and Our Lady of Fatima
• On Heaven and Earth: Bergoglio's Book with Jewish Rabbi released in English
• "Pope" Francis bashes Opponents of Vatican II
• "Pope" Francis reportedly to appoint Women to Top Vatican Positions
• Interview with Gerry Matatics: "Jorge Bergoglio: The Real Francis I"
• Kiss, Kiss, Kiss: Francis administers "Confirmations" in the Vatican
• After the first 40 days: "Pope Francis Roundup"
• Who is Jorge Bergoglio?
• SSPX sets Low Expectations for Francis as they review Facts about "Cardinal" Bergoglio
• Meet Francis' Favorite "Exorcist" - a Lutheran!
• Francis Kisses Argentinian President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner in Gratitude for Gift
• Francis concerned over receiving spiritual bouquet of 3,500+ Rosaries - "they're counting them"
• Doctrinal Orthodoxy? No Big Deal for "Pope" Francis
• Opening the Doors to Ridicule
• His First Encyclical: Lumen Fidei
• Francis will declare John XXIII and John Paul II "Saints"
• He Likes to Tango - Francis Loves Condemned Tango Dance
• Francis says the Church is like the Blessed Mother - and has Flaws
• Francis Makes a Mess - Bergoglio's Interview with Antonio Spadaro
• A Big Mouth Open for Modernism - Commentary on Francis' Interview
• Is Francis a Modernist?
• Casual Francis puts Vatican on Alert with Quips
• Francis Taunts Priests in Cassocks
• Francis, Voris, and the Washing of the Feet
• No Joke: Francis Wears Clown Nose
• An Open Letter to "Pope" Francis by Randy Engel
• Francis Chosen "Man of the Year 2013" by MTV's College Channel
• TIME Magazine honors Francis as "Person of the Year 2013"
• Francis tells People Not to Fear the Last Judgment
• Francis Interview No. 4: "Many Marxists are Good People"
• LGBT Pervert Magazine Picks Francis as "Person of the Year 2013"
• Blasphemy! Francis insults the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Francis to Religious: "Wake Up the World!"
• Akin to the Rescue: Francis and the Multiplication of the Loaves
• Francis Names 19 New "Cardinals"
• Francis makes Cover of Rolling Stone Magazine
• Two-Faced Francis: The Contradictions of Jorge Bergoglio
• Francis endorses "Rocker Priest"
• The Vicar of Snark
• Francis disses Fundamental Theology as "Boring"
• More Heresy: Francis claims Faith without Works "Not True Faith"
• Francis Interview No. 5: "The Pope Is a Normal Person"
• Francis reveals he Stole his late Confessor's Rosary Cross
• Bergoglio jokes about the Crucifixion of Christ
• Francis on Homo Civil Unions: "Each Case must be looked at separately"
• Divorce Bergoglio Style
• Francis flaunts own Confession
• Francis holding Hands with Homosexual Activist
• Francis Phones Adulteress to tell her she can receive Holy Communion?
• Francis and Homosexuality
• Francis shruggs off Accusation of Heresy
• Francis declares John XXIII and John Paul II to be Saints
• Francis’ Favorite Painting contains Blasphemy against Jesus Christ
• Interview No. 8, with Spanish La Vanguardia
• The Francis Show at the River Jordan
• Francis in “Do Not Judge!” Frenzy
• Interview No. 9 with Il Messaggero: Francis denies Eve came from Adam’s Rib
• Jorge Bergoglio and Clergy Sexual Abuse in Argentina
• Interview No. 10: Francis talks tough against Pedophiles
• Interview No. 11: Francis’ 10 Tips for a Happy Life
• Francis kisses Crucifix with Occult Symbolism
• Francis’ Address on the Centenary of Pope St. Pius X
• A Summary: The Strange “Papacy” of Jorge Bergoglio by Miles Christi
• Francis the Hypocrite condemns Insults
• Francis presides over Weddings of Cohabitating Couples
• Francis says “God does Not Exist” but the Three Persons do
• Francis Rents Out Sistine Chapel for Corporate Event
• Jorge Bergoglio is an Honorary Member of the Masonic Rotary Club

Bergoglio/Francis and Other Religions

• Flashback 2006: "Cardinal" Bergoglio Receives "Blessing" from Protestant
• Video Report: Francis and the Protestant Blessing
• Interfaith Leaders See Hope in "Pope" Francis
• Anglican "Bishop" says Bergoglio told him he opposes Anglican Ordinariate, Church needs Anglicans as Anglicans
• "Cardinal" Bergoglio: 'The Church Universal Needs Anglicans'
• Video: Jewish Reaction to Bergoglio Election
  Notice how WJC President Ronald Lauder and Rabbi Marvin Hier are already giving marching orders to 'their' man
• Jews Worldwide See Ally in "Pope" Francis
• Flashback 2012: Bergoglio Honors Pervert Rabbi, Is Silent in Face of Attack on Church
• Video: Apostate Bergoglio Celebrates Hanukkah in Jewish Temple (2012)
• Video: Bergoglio a Speaker at Protestant-"Catholic" Charismatic Event
• Photo: "Cardinal" Bergoglio lights Menorah at Jewish Celebration
• Barely elected, Francis writes to Jewish Chief Rabbi of Rome, hopes to "contribute to the progress of the relations that Jews and Catholics hold since the Second Vatican Council"
• "Friend of the Islamic Community": Argentine Muslims also happy about "Pope Francis", laud his openness and dialogue
• Italian Freemasonry Supports “Pope” Francis
• Francis Gives Silent "Blessing" to Believers & Non-Believers in order not to offend, "respecting the conscience of each one of you, but knowing that each one of you is a child of God"Reality Check: If only St. Paul had known this: "For you are all the children of God by faith, in Christ Jesus" (Gal 3:26)
• Report: "Cardinal" Bergoglio Attended schismatic-Orthodox Christmas Mass every year
• Francis' Beliefs about Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue contrasted with true Catholic Teaching
• As long as you're not Catholic, "Pope" Francis considers you an Ally
• NovusOrdo-Anglican Alliance: Francis and the Archlayman of Canterbury
• Jorge Bergoglio and His Friend, Justin Welby
• B'Nai B'rith "Memorial Liturgy" in the Cathedral of Buenos Aires with "Cardinal" Bergoglio
• Francis the Hun - Bergoglio's Compromise of the Faith with Head of German Lutherans
• Francis the Deceiver: Bergoglio and Our Lady of Fatima
• Francis: Jesus Not Found Outside Church - What did he mean?
• Francis' Ecumenism denies Roman Catholic Doctrine
• Francis: Evangelization is NOT Proselytization; No One has the Truth, it is an Encounter with Christ
• "Pope" Francis believes Schismatic Orthodox have a mission to preach the Gospel
• Meet Francis' Favorite "Exorcist" - a Lutheran!
• Francis wishes "Abundant Spiritual Fruit" to Muslims for Observance of Ramadan
• Bergoglio wants Catholics to respond to Blasphemy with "Tenderness"
• Francis dons Indigenous-Pagan Headdress at World Youth Day
• Francis on Atheists, Redemption, and "Doing Good"
• In open letter to Atheist Newspaper Editor, Francis claims "Jews have kept their Faith in God"
• Have the Jews kept their Faith in God? A Catholic Bishop Responds (PDF)
• Meet Kosher Frank - Francis joins Rabbi Skorka in Jewish Prayers at Vatican
• Heresy: Bergoglio believes Jews still God's Chosen People
• The "Jewish Pope": Jewish Magazine includes Francis in List of Most Important Jews
• Sharing a Meal with Friends: "Day of Judaism" at the Vatican
• Francis says we must abandon the conviction that our ideas alone are True and Absolute
• Francis again confirms Muslims in Unbelief
• "Pope" Bergoglio - A Rabbi's Wish Come True
• Bergoglio jokes about the Crucifixion of Christ
• Francis accused of Heresy by Two Greek Orthodox Bishops
• Francis, the Muslims, and the Jews
• Francis hides Crucifix before Jewish Rabbis
• Francis receives “Blessing” from “Archbishop” of Canterbury
• Francis: “I’m not interested in converting Evangelicals to Catholicism”
• Francis apologizes to Evangelical Pentecostals in Caserta, Italy
• Francis ordered Tony Palmer to be buried as Catholic Bishop, had told him NOT to convert
• Goals for Peace: Francis’ Interreligious Soccer Match for World Peace
• Francis doesn’t care what Religion you are
• Francis tells Protestants: “We all have the Holy Spirit within us”
• Jorge Bergoglio is an Honorary Member of the Masonic Rotary Club

Mr. Bergoglio (right), wearing a yarmulke, happily participating in the sacred rite of a false religion

Reality Check:

• On Sins against the First Commandment - Superstition:"God may be wrongly worshiped either by false worship or by superfluous worship being paid Him. . . . The ceremonies and practices of the Jewish religion signified that the Messiah was to come, and so now, after the coming of Our Lord, they could not be employed without superstition [=false worship]. Inasmuch as falsehood in religion is a grave injury to God, this species of superstition is mortally sinful."
  --Fr. Thomas Slater, S.J., A Manual of Moral Theology, vol. 1, 3rd ed., Benziger Brothers, 1908, pp. 215-216; bold print added for emphasis.

Neo-Traditionalist Spin on "Pope" Francis

• "Pope Francis" - Michael Matt's Wishful Thinking on Apostate BergoglioIn his initital essay on the new "Pope", Michael Matt admits he won't do his journalistic duty of researching the person of Jorge Mario Bergoglio: "forgive me for not combing the Internet for evidence of all the faults and missteps of Cardinal Bergoglio".
• Video: Michael Matt interviews Dr. John Rao and tries to keep hope alive
• Video: The Fatima Center needs a Pope: Christopher Ferrara and "Fr." Gruner gush over "Pope Francis"
• "A Marian Piety of the Most Traditional Sort" - From a simple act of thanksgiving, Chris Ferrara draws a most uncalled-for conclusion; if Bergoglio is so Marian, why is he an apostate, why does he despise the sacred?
• Video: In Over-Dinner Interview, Michael Matt and Chris Ferrara discuss "Pope Francis"
  In what seems to be a more relaxed, more candid conversation, Michael Matt's facial expression is clearly one of concern - so he begs Chris Ferrara to put a positive spin on what is probably beginning to dawn on him is the writing on the wall.
• Video: Michael Voris' Vortex in spinning overdrive to create impression of an orthodox "Pope" Francis
• A Case of Very Selective Reporting: Voris criticises Dolan, but not "Pope" Francis, over Joe Biden
• SHAM! Why Michael Voris' "BAM!" Episode of The Vortex is a sham
• The Voris Double Standard Illustrated: How Voris refuses to blast Francis for the same things he blasts everyone else for
• "Pope" Francis Embarrasses Michael Voris
• Francis, Voris, and the Washing of the Feet
• No Space Between Benedict XVI and Francis

Bergoglio/Francis and the Sacred Liturgy

• Did "Cardinal" Bergoglio try to Sabotage the Traditional Mass in his Diocese?
• Guest Liturgists & More - Francis' Conflict with Master of Ceremonies
• How Benedict XVI's Summorum Pontificum was Blocked and Trampled On in Buenos Aires
• Francis' First "Mass": Novus Ordo Table Hauled In, Liturgical Beauty Gone
• Revenge of the Simple: The First "Mass" of "Pope" Francis
• SSPX District Superior of South America on the Real Jorge Bergoglio
• Video: Bergoglio's "Archdiocesan Children's Mass" (2011) - priceless!
• Video: Francis the Liturgical Wildcat: "Pinocchio Mass" for Children
• At First Sunday "Mass", Bergoglio has "Deacons" distribute "Communion" for him while he sits down
• Reset to 1978 - the Real Bergoglio No Enigma to Those Who Know Him
• Photos: How "Cardinal" Bergoglio distributes "Communion"
• Holy Thursday: "Pope" Francis Washes, Kisses Feet of two women, one of them a Muslim
• The Official End of the "Reform of the Reform" - by Example
• Francis and the Erosion of Solemnity
• Francis brings back the hideous 'Bent Cross' Crozier
• In Buenos Aires, "Cardinal" Bergoglio did not have one single 1962 Mass
• Video: Watch Bergoglio distribute "Holy Communion"
• "Pope" Francis Forbids 1962 Mass for Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate
• Back from Brazil: Francis places Beach Ball on Altar at St. Mary Major
• Francis introduces hideous new Pastoral Staff (Crozier, Ferula)
• Francis and a Statue of the Blessed Virgin without a Veil
• Tango performed during "Mass" with "Cardinal" Jorge Bergoglio
• Francis endorses "Rocker Priest", invites him to play at "Mass"
• Francis dismissed Traditional Latin Mass as "Fad" among the Young
• Francis kisses Crucifix with Occult Symbolism
• Ugly as Hell: Francis’ New Pastoral Staff looks like a Dental Explorer
• Francis Rents Out Sistine Chapel for Corporate Event

One of Bergoglio's Children's "Masses"

On the Fake Humility of "Pope" Francis: Desacralizing the Papacy

• "Humility" on Display: The Francis Show
• Is "Pope" Francis Really Humble?
• Francis holding Hands with Homosexual Activist
• On Day One, "Pope" Rides the Bus and Pays the Bills
• Francis asks Argentines Not to Travel to Rome for Installation, Rather to Donate to the Poor
• The Miserablist Revolution of "Pope" Bergoglio
• Shallow, Shallow, Shallow: Francis' Kindergarten "Papacy"
• "Just Call Me Jorge" - Francis Attacks the Papacy Again
• Humility to the Detriment of Authority?
• Must "Pope" Francis bless every Pizza at a Restaurant in Trastevere before running cameras?
• Smiley and Jorge - Francis' "Humility" Furthers the Anti-Catholic Revolution
• Francis Flaunts Own Confession at St. Peter's
• Pope St. Pius X on Priestly Propriety and Dignity
• What Is True Humility? by Fr. Alonso RodriguezBy definition, one can never "show off" one's humility, for the humble man tries not to be noticed. Humility is forgetfulness of self. See this beautiful prayer, "Litany of Humility", penned by Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val (d. 1930), Secretary of State under Pope St. Pius X.
• Great Book on True Humility: Humility of Heart by Fr. Cajetan Mary da Bergamo