Pope Leo XIV The First 100 Days II - Fides et Ratio | Reflections on life from a theological and rational perspective
II. Education & Dissertation
Before Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, his mind was already deeply immersed in questions of authority, obedience, and how religious life should be structured in service to truth. His education and the doctoral work he completed offered early hints of what his pontificate might hold.
After finishing his undergraduate studies (B.S. in Mathematics at Villanova in 1977), Prevost entered the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago for his theological formation.¹ The Augustinian Order then sent him to Rome in his late twenties to study canon law at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, the Angelicum.² He professed solemn vows in the Order of Saint Augustine in 1981, and during those years his studies combined academic rigor with the lived experience of religious commitment.³
He earned the licentiate in canon law in 1984.⁴ Soon …

Pope Leo XIV The First 100 Days II - Fides et Ratio | Reflections on life from a theological and rational perspective
II. Education & Dissertation
Before Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, his mind was already deeply immersed in questions of authority, obedience, and how religious life should be structured in service to truth. His education and the doctoral work he completed offered early hints of what his pontificate might hold.
After finishing his undergraduate studies (B.S. in Mathematics at Villanova in 1977), Prevost entered the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago for his theological formation.¹ The Augustinian Order then sent him to Rome in his late twenties to study canon law at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, the Angelicum.² He professed solemn vows in the Order of Saint Augustine in 1981, and during those years his studies combined academic rigor with the lived experience of religious commitment.³
He earned the licentiate in canon law in 1984.⁴ Soon …

Vatican nixes use of ‘Co-Redemptrix,’ ‘Mediatrix’ as titles for Mary
Vatican City, Nov 4, 2025 / 05:25 am
The Vatican’s doctrinal office said Tuesday the titles of “Co-Redemptrix” and “Mediatrix” are not appropriate ways to describe Mary’s participation in salvation.
In “Mater Populi Fidelis” (“The Mother of the Faithful People of God”), the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) said when an expression requires frequent explanation to maintain the correct meaning, it becomes unhelpful.
“In this case, the expression ‘Co-redemptrix’ does not help extol Mary as the first and foremost collaborator in the work of Redemption and grace, for it carries the risk of eclipsing the exclusive role of Jesus Christ,” according to the doctrinal note, released Nov. 4.
Pope Leo XIV approved the document — signed by DDF prefect Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández — on Oct. 7.
Mary’s contribution to human salvation, specifically the title of “Co-Redemptrix” (“Co-Redeemer”) has been a point of theological …

New Archbishop of Vienna: Lay People Should Lead Sunday Liturgies
Archbishop Josef Grünwidl of Vienna, Austria, who was appointed by Pope Leo XIV on 17 October, would rather have parishes without priests than have the faithful drive distances to attend a Eucharist.
He told the Austrian state broadcaster ORF (October 30):
"I believe that we should not think of the Church in terms of priests, but in terms of parishes. We cannot say: there are fewer priests, so there must also be fewer parishes.
My approach is different: we should ask ourselves what parishes need in order to remain alive locally – even if there is no priest present every Sunday.
It's about empowering parishes to live independently. This includes having women and men who support and organize parish life, even if a priest is no longer regularly available as in the past."
The picture shows Rev Gründwidl at a school Eucharist in June 2023
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Jim Caviezel Replaced by Pro-Homosexual Actor in Mel Gibson’s 'Resurrection'
Devout Catholic Jim Caviezel, 57, who famously played Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson's 2004 film The Passion of the Christ, will not be reprising the role in the sequel. It is entitled The Resurrection of the Christ and planned to be released in two parts: the first on Good Friday, 26 March 2027, and the second on Ascension Day, 6 May 2027.
The excuse given is the time gap since the original film was released. It is allegedly too costly and complicated to digitally correct Caviezel's age.
Did Mel Gibson pick the wrong guy?
The Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen, aged 36, has been chosen to play Christ. He has appeared in the Netflix series The Last Kingdom.
However, critics have noted that Ohtonen has 'pronouns' in his social media bio and has never mentioned any faith.
In a June 2019 Instagram post, the young actor wore a rainbow-themed T-shirt and wished those participating in gay pride parades and similar events “a …

Jim Caviezel Replaced by Pro-Homosexual Actor in Mel Gibson’s 'Resurrection'
Devout Catholic Jim Caviezel, 57, who famously played Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson's 2004 film The Passion of the Christ, will not be reprising the role in the sequel. It is entitled The Resurrection of the Christ and planned to be released in two parts: the first on Good Friday, 26 March 2027, and the second on Ascension Day, 6 May 2027.
The excuse given is the time gap since the original film was released. It is allegedly too costly and complicated to digitally correct Caviezel's age.
Did Mel Gibson pick the wrong guy?
The Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen, aged 36, has been chosen to play Christ. He has appeared in the Netflix series The Last Kingdom.
However, critics have noted that Ohtonen has 'pronouns' in his social media bio and has never mentioned any faith.
In a June 2019 Instagram post, the young actor wore a rainbow-themed T-shirt and wished those participating in gay pride parades and similar events “a …

Leo XIV Praises a Priest Who Fantasized About Boys—and Calls Him a Prophet
In today’s Vatican, the man who wrote of “taking boys to bed” is exalted as holy, while the Mass of the Saints is treated as a threat.
In Germany, Bishop Helmut Dieser of Aachen has formally authorized blessings for “all couples who love each other,” regardless of marital status or sexual orientation. The decree, drawn from the German bishops’ document Segen gibt der Liebe Kraft, makes such ceremonies part of diocesan pastoral life.
The text claims inspiration from Fiducia Supplicans (2023), which opened the door to “spontaneous blessings” for same-sex couples. Aachen goes further: there are no doctrinal limits, only the invitation to “celebrate love.” The words marriage, sin, and chastity are nowhere to be found.
For two thousand years, the Church blessed what God joined. Now it blesses whatever man desires. This is the institutionalization of confusion. Once doctrine is replaced by sentiment, every boundary …

Leo XIV Praises Again Homosexual and Heretic Priest
In an address on 11 October to the faithful of the Tuscany dioceses, Pope Leo XIV delivered a tribute to the controversial priest Don Lorenzo Milani (1923–1967).
Leo XIV said: "Don Milani was a prophet of the Tuscan and Italian Church Pope Francis described him as a witness and interpreter of social and economic transformation. His motto was 'I care', meaning 'I am interested', 'I am concerned', 'I care deeply'."
Already in a talk to the Roman clergy on 12 June, Leo XIV had claimed that "in recent times, we have had holy priests who have been able to combine a passion for history with the proclamation of the Gospel, such as [...] Don Milani, a prophet of peace and justice".
Leo XIV walks again in Francis' footsteps. Francis began the rehabilitation of Don Milani by visiting his tomb in 2017 and praising him on several occasions.
Homosexual and Heretic
Don Lorenzo Milani was a Florentine priest who was ordained in 1947. He was also a …

Leo XIV Praises Again Homosexual and Heretic Priest
In an address on 11 October to the faithful of the Tuscany dioceses, Pope Leo XIV delivered a tribute to the controversial priest Don Lorenzo Milani (1923–1967).
Leo XIV said: "Don Milani was a prophet of the Tuscan and Italian Church Pope Francis described him as a witness and interpreter of social and economic transformation. His motto was 'I care', meaning 'I am interested', 'I am concerned', 'I care deeply'."
Already in a talk to the Roman clergy on 12 June, Leo XIV had claimed that "in recent times, we have had holy priests who have been able to combine a passion for history with the proclamation of the Gospel, such as [...] Don Milani, a prophet of peace and justice".
Leo XIV walks again in Francis' footsteps. Francis began the rehabilitation of Don Milani by visiting his tomb in 2017 and praising him on several occasions.
Homosexual and Heretic
Don Lorenzo Milani was a Florentine priest who was ordained in 1947. He was also a …

Leo XIV Continues Francis’s Distorted Vision for the Church in First Exhortation 'Dilexi Te'
The Vatican today published Pope Leo XIV’s first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te (“I Have Loved You”).
The document employs rhetoric influenced by Marxist social theory and presents “care for the poor” as the Church’s primary mission. Divided into five chapters and 121 numbered paragraphs, it is notably shorter than most recent papal texts.
Leo XIV writes that the text was started by Francis: "I am happy to make this document my own — adding some reflections — and to issue it at the beginning of my own pontificate, since I share the desire of my beloved predecessor that all Christians come to appreciate the close connection between Christ’s love and his summons to care for the poor."
Questionable Quotes
Leo XIV: "Jesus identified himself with the lowest ranks of society." (§2)
Christ:, descendant of King David: "I and the Father are one."
Leo XIV: "It is to be welcomed that the United Nations …

Christ’s Descent into Hell As Life Counceling – Leo XIV
During today's general audience, Pope Leo XIV offered a psychological interpretation of Jesus Christ's descent into hell, framing it as part of the current therapeutic culture.
According to Leo XIV, the descent into hell is not only about the past or just about the realm of the dead, but also "the daily hell of loneliness, shame, abandonment and life's struggles".
"Christ enters into all these dark realities to bear witness to the love of the Father."
Leo XIV went on that Christ, descends "into our daily hells" and does "not judge". "Not to blame, but to save. He does so quietly, on tiptoe, like one who enters a hospital room to offer comfort and help.”
Christ is the judge of the living and the dead, deciding their eternal reward or damnation.
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Vatican Increased Both "Dialgoue" Assemblies And Exclusion of Catholics
In the Church, everything is being done to silence Catholics of the Roman rite, Christian Marquant told PaixLiturgique.fr on 23 September. He is a French layman and chairman of the organising committee for the traditional 'Summorum Pontificum' pilgrimage in October.
"The enemies of liturgical peace have been doing this for a long time, but especially in the last four years. Before, although the situation was not idyllic, it allowed us [=me] to maintain a direct and real connection with the Church authorities."
Marquant gives an example: from 1988 to 2019, the Ecclesia Dei Commission in Rome was a genuine place of open dialogue.
During that time, Marquant was received by all the Prefects of the Dicastery for Divine Worship, including Cardinals Medina, Arinze, Cañizares, and Robert Sarah, who left in 2021. "I have not been able to meet with his successor, Cardinal Roche", Marquant adds.
He has contacted Cardinal Roche …

Vatican–China Agreement: Priest Forbidden from Any Online Mission
The Chinese Administration for Religious Affairs has issued today a new Internet code (18 articles) of conduct for priests and preachers of other faiths, who “must not engage in online activities as such”.
According to AsiaNews.it, the crackdown includes a ban on online preaching, teaching children, streaming liturgies, and holding online prayer meetings.
Religious clergy "must not collude with foreign forces" - such as the Vatican – through the Internet. This would be a "support in overseas religious infiltration activities".
Only the websites of authorised religious denominations are allowed.
The stated purpose of this new code is "to maintain order in the religious sphere."
Online activity has to demonstrate “love the motherland, support for the leadership of the Communist Party of China, support for the socialist system, and abide by national laws and regulations.”
Violations can trigger punishment from multiple state …

Leo XIV Praises Abu Dhabi Document: "Blueprint for Religious Synergy"
Pope Leo XIV sent on September 17 his "heartfelt greetings" to the participants at an interreligious meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Echoing his predecessor Francis, Leo XIV spoke of mutual enrichment, diversity, and one human family:
"The historic gathering of religious leaders for prayer in Assisi in 1986, convened by Pope John Paul II, demonstrated that there can be no peace among nations without peace among religions."
And: "More recently, the Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together, signed in Abu Dhabi in 2019 by my venerable predecessor Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, offered a clear blueprint for how religious synergy can advance global peace and coexistence."
This heretical document claimed that God wills the diversity of contradicting religions.
The future that Leo XIV dreams of is one "of peace, fraternity and solidarity": "When religious leaders stand …

Leo XIV: The Dawn of Disillusion
"The speech that Leo XIV addressed to representatives of other ecclesial communities and religions disappointed and saddened me", writes AldoMariavalli.it (May 19). He speaks of "the first disappointment.
"I had hoped for a change of course from the infamous Bergoglian watchwords on universal brotherhood, ecumenism and synodality."
But: "Instead the pope confirmed everything, and he did so by quoting Bergoglio's documents verbatim, including the ill-fated Abu Dhabi declaration."
Valli refers to several quotes from Leo XIV's speech:
- "One of the strong points of Pope Francis' pontificate has been that of universal fraternity. On this the Holy Spirit has really 'pushed' him to make progress."
- "Aware that synodality and ecumenism are closely linked, I wish to assure you of my intention to continue Pope Francis' efforts to promote the synodal character of the Catholic Church."
- "You have witnessed the remarkable efforts made by Pope Francis in favor of …

First Appointment: Marist Becomes Auxiliary Bishop in Peru
On 15 May, Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Miguel Ángel Contreras Llajaruna, a Marist priest, as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Callao in Peru.
This appointment was obviously prepared by him in his capacity as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops. Bishop Prevost served as apostolic administrator in the same Diocese of Callao from 2020 to 2021.
Born on 5 July 1979 in Cajabamba, Peru, Contreras Llajaruna attended the Marist Fathers' seminary in Sullana-Piura and completed his philosophical studies at the Instituto Superior de Estudios Teológicos Juan XXIII in Lima.
He undertook his theological education at the Instituto Teológico Salesiano Cristo Resucitado in Guadalajara, Mexico.
He earned a licentiate in Sacred Scripture from the Faculdade Jesuíta de Filosofia e Teologia in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He also has a master's degree in Educational Management and Leadership from the Universidad Marcelino Champagnat in Lima.
Ordained …

Cardinal Müller: "Leo XIV Must Heal Divisions Over the Roman Rite"
Cardinal Gerhard Müller believes that Leo XIV will overcome the superfluous tensions damaging the Church, he told ApNews.com on May 13: "We cannot avoid all the conflicts, but we must avoid the unnecessary ones."
Cardinal Müller considers Francis' crackdown on the Mass in the Roman Rite to be an "unnecessary division that Leo XIV knows he must heal":
"We cannot absolutely condemn or forbid the legitimate right and form of the Latin liturgy."
He added: "According to his character, I think Leo XIV is able to speak with people and to find a very good solution that is good for everybody."
Regarding the conclave, Cardinal Müller said that Cardinal Prevost "made a good impression" on everyone, adding: "There was no polemic, no division."
When asked if he had voted for Cardinal Prevost, Müller declined to comment: "Oh, I cannot say. But I am content."
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Cardinal Müller: "Leo XIV Must Heal Divisions Over the Roman Rite"
Cardinal Gerhard Müller believes that Leo XIV will overcome the superfluous tensions damaging the Church, he told ApNews.com on May 13: "We cannot avoid all the conflicts, but we must avoid the unnecessary ones."
Cardinal Müller considers Francis' crackdown on the Mass in the Roman Rite to be an "unnecessary division that Leo XIV knows he must heal":
"We cannot absolutely condemn or forbid the legitimate right and form of the Latin liturgy."
He added: "According to his character, I think Leo XIV is able to speak with people and to find a very good solution that is good for everybody."
Regarding the conclave, Cardinal Müller said that Cardinal Prevost "made a good impression" on everyone, adding: "There was no polemic, no division."
When asked if he had voted for Cardinal Prevost, Müller declined to comment: "Oh, I cannot say. But I am content."
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Steve Bannon Predicted Election of Cardinal Prevost: Ideologically Like Francis, But Better Organized
Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon, who has been divorced three times, predicted the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost 10 days before the conclave in an interview with Piers Morgan (video sequence below).
He told Corriere.it (May 11) that while betting circles and mainstream media didn’t mention Cardinal Prevost, there was plenty of talk about him "behind the scenes".
The reason was that Cardinal Prevost solved problems. He is "ideologically aligned with Francis to complete Bergoglio's radical reshaping of the Church but more organised".
And: "Traditionalist Catholics have been able to create such an uproar in recent years" that donations from the United States have dropped by nearly 50 percent.
In this situation, "Prevost is perfect", Bannon said, because "he is American, but not too much; he was born in America, but he is more Peruvian; he is close to liberation theology".
Bannon …