The Vatican’s decision to adopt cartoonish, trivialized symbols, such as the blue-haired ‘Luce’ mascot, is a symptom of a disturbing shift within the Church. The current trend moving the Church away from Her treasury of glorious art to commercialized trinkets is a mere triviality to many, but the history of this move is darker than most realize.The age-old question of whether life imitates art, or art imitates life essentially asks whether it is the art which impacts society and shapes the … [Read more...]
On the Question of Human Dignity
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 BookLast 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/XJeTikLzce4NOTE: 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/X5ruGLoAC7AA 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.IntroductionThe 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...]
