The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has been hearing the appeal of Cardinal Joseph Zen (93, retired Catholic bishop of Hong Kong) and four other trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund: barrister Margaret Ng, academic Hui Po-keung, former lawmaker Cyd Ho, and singer-activist Denise Ho. They were convicted in November 2022 of failing to register the 612 Fund as a “society” under Hong Kong’s Societies Ordinance and each fined HK$4,000; the fund’s secretary, Sze Shing-wai, was fined HK$2,500 and is not part of the appeal.
Hongkonško sodišče obravnava pritožbo kardinala Zena: Hongkonško prizivno sodišče je 4. decembra nadaljevalo obravnavo, saj je pet skrbnikov sklada 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, med katerimi je bil tudi kardinal Joseph Zen, izpodbijalo svoje predhodne obsodbe zaradi opustitve registracije društva v skladu z Odlokom o društvih. Tožilci so trdili, da je sklad jasno deloval kot "društvo", pri čemer so navajali njegovo javno zbiranje sredstev, 58 sestankov upraviteljev in občasno podporo političnim dejavnostim. Odvetniki so nasprotovali, da so skrbniki menili, da sklad, ki je bil ustanovljen za nudenje humanitarne pomoči, ne spada pod zahteve odloka. Vseh pet pritožnikov je bilo predhodno kaznovanih z denarno kaznijo po 4 000 hongkonških dolarjev, medtem ko je bil sekretar sklada, ki v pritožbi ni sodeloval, kaznovan z denarno kaznijo 2 500 hongkonških dolarjev. Sodniki so zadržali svojo odločitev in povedali, da bo pisna odločba izdana v devetih mesecih.
Hongkonský súd vypočul odvolanie kardinála Zena: Odvolací súd v Hongkongu pokračoval 4. decembra v pojednávaní, na ktorom piati správcovia 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund - vrátane kardinála Josepha Zena - napadli svoje predchádzajúce odsúdenia za neregistrovanie spoločnosti podľa nariadenia o spolkoch. Prokurátori tvrdili, že fond jednoznačne fungoval ako "spoločnosť", pričom sa odvolávali na jeho verejné získavanie finančných prostriedkov, 58 stretnutí správcov a príležitostnú podporu politických aktivít. Obhajcovia oponovali, že správcovia verili, že fond, ktorý bol vytvorený na poskytovanie humanitárnej pomoci, nespadá pod požiadavky vyhlášky. Všetci piati odvolatelia boli predtým potrestaní pokutou po 4 000 hongkonských dolárov, zatiaľ čo tajomník fondu, ktorý nie je súčasťou odvolania, dostal pokutu 2 500 hongkonských dolárov. Sudcovia si svoje rozhodnutie vyhradili s tým, že písomné rozhodnutie bude vydané do deviatich mesiacov.
December 6, 2025 Popes Benedict, Francis and Leo have interpreted Vatican Council II with an irrational premise and inference and a nontraditional conclusion : so also Fischella and Spadero They had a choice. They could have interpreted Vatican Council II with a rational premise and inference and then the conclusion would be traditional. RATZINGER WAS SCHISMATIC Cardinal Ratzinger could have done this at Vatican Council II in 1965. Then as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, he could have interpreted Vatican Council II rationally to support the SSPX. He did not clarify this issue in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. He then issued Summorum Pontificum hoping that the SSPX would accept Vatican Council II, interpreted rationally. The bait was the Latin Mass. Then during the SSPX-Vatican Doctrinal Talks he did not decide to settle the issue by interpreting Vatican Council II with a rational premise and inference. Pope Benedict and Pope Francis, both chose to …More
(UPDATE, 20 NOVEMBER 2025 – This blog post has been converted into an actual bill and been filed in the State of Wyoming. New Hampshire to follow soon.) (UPDATE, 4 DECEMBER 2025 – The United States Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, Sarah Rogers, has told GB News that UK censorship of Americans has crossed a “red line” and that a version of the GRANITE Act, presumably derived from the Wyoming bill, is on the verge of introduction in the U.S. House of Representatives. I can also personally confirm a derivative of the Wyoming GRANITE Act continues to move forward in New Hampshire and filing is expected in weeks.) Please find below the draft text of the GRANITE Act, a bill I have offered to New Hampshire legislators for consideration for enactment in that state. It could serve as a template for a U.S. fightback against global censorship, if adapted for federal use. It doesn’t really require a ton of explanation. The gist is simple: the only real defense a foreign censor …
Chapter XVI Pains of Purgatory — St. Antoninus and the Religious — Father Rossignoli on a Quarter of an Hour in Purgatory— Brother Angelicus. That which shows still more the rigour of Purgatory is that the shortest period of time there appears to be of very long duration. Every one knows that days of enjoyment pass quickly and appear short, whilst the time passed in suffering we find very long. Oh, how slowly pass the hours of the night for the poor sick, who spend them in sleeplessness and pain. We may say that the more intense the pain the longer appears the shortest duration of time. This rule furnishes us with a new means of estimating the sufferings of Purgatory. We find in the Annals of the Friar Minors, under the year 1285, a fact which is also related by St. Antoninus in his Summa.1 A religious man, suffering for a long time from a painful malady, allowed himself to be overcome by discouragement, and entreated God to permit him to die, that he might be released from his pains …More
"After a few days, whilst he was walking and meditating in a retired spot, the deceased appeared before him enveloped in flames, and said to him, in a mournful voice, " Dear master, I beg of you have pity upon me ! " " What ! Brother Angelicus, do you need my assistance ? " u I am detained in the fires of Purgatory, awaiting the fruit of the Holy Sacrifice which you should have offered three times for me." "Beloved brother, I thought you were already in possession of eternal glory. After a life so fervent and exemplary as yours had been, I could not imagine that there remained any pain to be suffered." "Alas ! alas !" replied the departed, " no one can believe with what severity God judges and punishes His creatures. His infinite Sanctity discovers in our best actions defective spots, imperfections which displease Him. He requires us to give an account even to the last farthing. Usque ad novissimum quadran tern."
Jim Ferguson - A BRITISH SOLDIER SPEAKS FOR MILLIONS “I sacrificed my life to secu... A BRITISH SOLDIER SPEAKS FOR MILLIONS “I sacrificed my life to secure this country's freedom and its freedom of speech — and now you arrest people for words while turning a blind eye to crimes committed by invaders. You are a disgrace to your uniform and you are an insult to …
A BRITISH SOLDIER SPEAKS FOR MILLIONS “I sacrificed my life to secure this country's freedom and its freedom of speech — and now you arrest people for words while turning a blind eye to crimes committed by invaders. You are a disgrace to your uniform
White Fathers: Mission, Dialogue, and Presence in Jerusalem Fr. Giuseppe Gaffurini and Fr. Frans Bouwen tell the story of a congregation that unites faith, mission, and dialogue. From their arrival in Jerusalem to their current presence, the White Fathers continue to demonstrate their commitment, hospitality, and connection with the local community. cmc
PART 3 - THE REIGN OF THE ANTI-CHRIST I have not written a chronology of events, nor details because writing those things would be a lot and the chronology would have to be written with details as to the kind of markers I mentioned in my previous shares. I believe this is the last part I will share, I will try to summarize this dream and skip details not to make it too long. The reign of the Anti-Christ looked like a big beautiful white castle with kings blue painted domes. It was the most beautiful sight you could imagine. The castle was on a hillock. There were 7 streams that connected to it, the water run towards its center like defying gravity. At first glance the water looked very pure and crystalline like, but when I looked at it closely I could see a sediment of impurities, people from all over the world were walking on pilgrimages towards the castle and they were drinking from the waters of the streams. I warned some of the pilgrims on the side of the stream I was on not to drink …More
"And yet in early democracies, as in American democracy at the time of its birth, all individual human rights were granted on the ground that man is God’s creature. That is, freedom was given to the individual conditionally, in the assumption of his constant religious responsibility. Such was the heritage of the preceding one thousand years. Two hundred or even fifty years ago, it would have seemed quite impossible, in America, that an individual be granted boundless freedom with no purpose, simply for the satisfaction of his whims. Subsequently, however all such limitations were eroded everywhere in the West; a total emancipation occurred from the moral heritage of Christian centuries with their great reserves of mercy and sacrifice. State systems were becoming ever more materialistic. The West has finally achieved the rights of man, and even to excess, but man’s sense of responsibility to God and society has grown dimmer and dimmer."
"Two things are found in the New Law: First, a prudent temperance in soul and body and the right use of all things. Second, a readiness for heeding and keeping the Law; for the person who cannot endure to stay in one thing can stand in another. Hereby follows that a person who cannot endure to be a virgin can live in in honorable marriage, and he who falls into sin may get up again and better himself. But this Law is now rejected and despised by the world. For they say that the Law is narrow, heavy, and ugly. They say it is narrow, for the Law orders one to be satisfied with the necessary and to flee the superfluous. But they want to have all things without reason like senseless cattle and above the necessity of the body, and that is why the Law is too narrow for them. Second, they say it is heavy, because the Law says that one should have enjoyment with reasonable temperance and at established times. But they want to fulfill their lust more than what is good and more than what is …More
[Saint Bridget of Sweden/ Heliga Birgitta; XIV Century AD: aged 69-70; Uppland, Sweden/Rome, Papal States; Widow, Mystic; Spiritual Writer; Founder; Patron of Europe] Chapter 47 Our Lord’s words to his bride about the contempt of the New Law, and about how that same Law is now rejected and despised by the world, and about how bad priests are not God’s priests but God’s betrayers, and about the punishment and damnation they receive. “I am the God who in ancient days was called the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. I am the God who gave the Law to Moses. This law was like clothing. For as a mother with her child in the womb prepares her infant’s clothing, so too I, God, prepared the New Law, for the Old Law was nothing but the clothing and shadow and sign of future things to come. I clothed and wrapped myself in the clothing of this Law. And then when a boy grows up somewhat, his old clothes are laid down and new clothes are taken up. In this way, I fulfilled the …More
In the WHO’s own words: “Digital transformation is a unique opportunity to address many longstanding challenges in immunization… now is the time for bold, new approaches.” And: “Stakeholders… should embrace digital transformation as an enabler for achieving the ambitious Immunization agenda 2030 goals.” This is a comprehensive proposal for a global digital-identity system, permanently linked to vaccine status, integrated with demographic and socioeconomic data, enforced through AI-driven surveillance, and designed for international interoperability.
"Satan will imitate the Church...to deceive mankind; he will set up a church of Satan in opposition to the Church of Christ. Antichrist will assume the role of Messias; his prophet will act the part of Pope..." -Fr. E. Sylvester Berry, 1927
Deuteronomy 30:17-18 "But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away and worship other gods, and serve them, I declare to you today that you will surely perish."
Study begun in 2020 published its summary results today -- “The status quaestionis of historical research and theological investigation, as well as their mutual implications, excludes the possibility of proceeding in the direction of admitting women to the diaconate understood as a degree of the sacrament of Holy Orders. In light of Sacred Scripture, Tradition, and ecclesiastical Magisterium, this assessment is strong, although it does not allow for a definitive judgment to be formulated at this time, as in the case of priestly ordination”
The Vatican on Thursday published the conclusions of its study commission on women deacons. The Commission rules out admitting women to the diaconate understood as a degree of the sacrament of Holy Orders, but without issuing a definitive judgment at this time. The report stresses repeatedly that the negative assessment is “strong” yet “does not permit formulating a definitive judgment,” unlike the case of priestly ordination. Submission of the Report to Pope Leo XIV On 18 September, Cardinal Giuseppe Petrocchi, President of the Study Commission on the Female Diaconate, submitted to Pope Leo XIV a detailed synthesis of the Commission’s work. The report reflects several years of historical, theological, and pastoral investigation. Historical Findings: A Non-Sacramental Ancient Practice The Commission revisited the findings of two earlier Vatican commissions. Historical research confirms that, in the early Church, the title deaconess appeared in different regions and periods, but with …More
Ordinatio Sacerdotalis states -- “I declare that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women & that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the Church’s faithful” In 2018 the Vatican said this text had the mark of “infallibility”
This is a cute video and a fun idea, and I am glad to have seen it and am happy that you shared the idea. But this in no sense has any connection to a gift that would be a "white elephant". Ignorance of language is terrifying; it is a critical element of control as illustrated in Orwell's 1984. Nonetheless, so many walk seemingly gleeful into that abyss of ignorance, as did the maker of this video.
The wicked anti-Catholic and homosexual activist Jorge Bergoglio has bequeathed money to the apostate Argentinian nun Lucía Caram, who promotes homosexuality, rebels against God's natural laws, and denies all Catholic doctrine. 2 Corinthians 11:13-16 Such people are false apostles, dishonest workers who masquerade as apostles of Christ. And no wonder! Even Satan masquerades as an angel of light. Therefore, it should not be considered unusual that his servants also disguise themselves as ministers of righteousness. Their end will be appropriate to their deeds.
Pope Francis, who died in April 2025, set aside funds in his will for a humanitarian project run by Dominican sister Lucía Caram, she said in remarks reported by Spanish media. According to Sister Caram, the funds were explicitly intended to support medical care in war-affected areas of Ukraine, in particular the purchase of ambulances. The exact amount designated in the pope’s will has not been disclosed. Sister Caram said that Francis had expressed support for her work on several occasions: “I never imagined it would come in this form.” Born in Argentina, Sister Caram has lived in Spain for about thirty years. She became widely known for her homosexual activism. She stated that Our Lady was “not a virgin”, supported homosexual "marriages" and said that homosexual sins are “love.” In 2023, she acknowledged that Francis is a friend of active homosexuals and transvestites, and claimed that he had recently “appointed a homosexual as prefect of a very important Vatican dicastery,” …More