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1 Francis, Vatican & Beyond Cardinal McCarrick and the gay mafia: corruption of clergy now rivals the age of the Borgias -and-the-gay-mafia-corruption-of-clergy-now-rivalsthe-ag 08/01/18 editor TESTIMONY by His Excellency Carlo Maria Viganò html News of Archbishop Viganò Has Hit the Curia Like an Atomic Bomb Atomic bomb : Curial official says Vigano s testimony on Pope cover-up has rocked Vatican Mon Aug 27, 2018 World Over SPECIAL The Viganò Testimony, Edward Pentin with Raymond Arroyo Why Viganó s testimony will go down as the clarifying moment of Francis papacy Tue Sep 4, :10 pm EST Letter confirms Viganò claim: Vatican knew of McCarrick abuse in

2 Statement from Bishop Thomas Olmsted Regarding Archbishop Viganò s Recent Testimony Former Vatican Bank chief: Authors of New World Order demographic collapse influencing the Vatican Cardinal raises question: Is Pope Francis part of Church s final trial? Pope Refuses to Answer Questions on Viganò Accusations as Another Former Vatican Diplomat Confirms Report Viganò: Pope Francis met privately with Kim Davis, explains what really happened Newly-ordained German priest hosts homoerotic service in Catholic church Vatican archbishop featured in homoerotic painting he commissioned

3 Canon lawyer: Pope Francis should resign if Viganò s testimony is true Francis ignored, covered-up abuse in Argentina before becoming pope, documentary alleges Prominent German newspaper on papal silence: What a mockery of the victims! Episcopal Sodomy: Pope Francis Must Resign World Over Letter to Pope Francis from Catholic Women with Raymond Arroyo World Over Call for Clerical Abuse Investigation, Robert Bennett with Raymond Arroyo World Over The Pope & Capital Punishment, Fr Tad Pacholczyk with Raymond Arroyo World Over Bishop Robert Morlino s Letter on the Abuse Crisis with Raymond Arroyo

4 World Over The Clerical Abuse Crisis, Liz Yore and Brad Miner with Raymond Arroyo World Over Cardinal Raymond Burke on the Abuse Crisis with Raymond Arroyo World Over Papal Posse on the McCarrick Scandal, Death Penalty with Raymond Arroyo World Over The Cardinal McCarrick Scandal, Marjorie Murphy Campbell with Raymond Arro World Over The Papal Posse and the Latest Church News with Raymond Arroyo World Over U.S. Bishops and Immigration, Matthew Schmitz with Raymond Arroyo World Over Archbishohp Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas with Raymond Arroyo World Over Latest Vatican News, Robert Royal with

5 Raymond Arroyo World Over Cardinal Raymond Burke with Raymond Arroyo World Over Pope Francis Rejoice and Be Glad with Raymond Arroyo World Over Synod for Youth meeting, Fr. Gerald Murray, Robert Royal, Raymond Arroyo World Over Vatican-China Deal Concerns, Cardinal Joseph Zen with Raymond Arroyo World Over Cardinal Gerhard Muller with Raymond Arroyo World Over China Policy, Gordon Chang with Raymond Arroyo World Over The Vatican s Deal with Communist China on Bishops, with Raymond Arroyo

6 World Over The Latest from the Vatican, Robert Royal with Raymond Arroyo World Over Controversy on Amoris Laetitia, Fr. Gerald Murray with Raymond Arroyo World Over U.S. Immigration Policy, Kevin Appleby, Andrew Arthur with Raymond Arroyo World Over Bishops Challenge Pope Francis, Edward Pentin with Raymond Arroyo The Unholy Alliance of Charities and the Culture of Death Bishop takes away pastoral duties from priest who upholds authentic Church teaching on marriage Michael Hichborn on Catholic Relief Services Scandal Weigel, World Youth Day, and a Conservative Catholicism that Doesn t Exist

7 Chief Exorcist Father Amorth: Padre Pio Knew The Third Secret Cardinal Marx Opens the Door to Blessing Homosexual Unions Cardinal Eijk On Euthanasia, Gender Theory, Homosexuality, and Marriage Cardinal Cordes: Cardinal Marx Idea of Blessing Homosexual Couples is Sacrilegious Cardinal Marx: Without Karl Marx, There Would Not be any Catholic Social Doctrine Book Review: Phil Lawler on the Pope as The Lost Shepherd Benedict Lettergate Offers Glimpse of a Papacy on the Ropes Argentinian Bishop Confirms Traditional Teaching on Divorce and Communion /argentinian-bishop-confirms-traditional-teaching-divorce-communion/ A Difficult Word Announced in Saint Peter s Square

8 A Call for Cooperation between Catholicism and Freemasonry? Italian Liturgist Alleged to be Working on Ecumenical Mass: Transubstantiation is Not a Dogma /italian-liturgist-alleged-to-be-working-on-ecumenical-mass-transubstantiation-is-not-a-dogma/ Interview: Josef Seifert on the Amoris Laetitia Debate with Rocco Buttiglione /interview-josef-seifert-amoris-laetitia-debate-rocco-buttiglione/ Is the Vatican Surrendering to China? Vatican archbishop: Critics of Pope Francis are not faithful to Tradition How the Prohibition Against Freemasonry Disappeared from Canon Law /prohibition-freemasonry-disappeared-canon-law/ Cardinal McCarrick and the gay mafia: corruption of clergy now rivals the age of the Borgias German Protestant Theologian: Cardinal Müller Refused to Head Up Female Deacon Commission /german-protestant-theologian-cardinal-muller-refused-head-female-deacon-commission/

9 Fired Vatican Theologian Fr. Weinandy: Pope Francis Appears to Be an Agent of Division Diocese of Poitiers, France: The European Sodomy Sweep Continues De Mattei: A Response to Edward Peters on the Buenos Aires Letter & Authentic Magisterium Catholicism in Japan: Reflections of an American Ex-Pat /catholicism-japan-reflections-american-ex-pat/ An Open Letter to the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Catholic Church and Other Catholic Christian Faithful in Communion with the Apostolic See by Bishop Rene Gracida Is Veritatis Splendor Infallible? /veritatis-splendor-infallible/ Do Pope Francis and Archbishop Paglia Believe Hell Does Not Exist? /do-pope-francis-and-archbishop-paglia-believe-hell-does-not-exist/ Vatican Specialists: An Attack on Celibacy is Next

10 The Dictator Pope: A Must-Read Book, Available Now Push For Greater Acceptance of Homosexual Unions Continues in German Church Pro-Life Speaker Westen Receives Standing Ovation For Vatican Critique /pro-life-speaker-receives-standing-ovation-for-vatican-critique/ Cardinal Burke: Pope Must Take Action to Clean Up Homosexual Culture in Church 08/4/18 editor Douthat: Pope Francis s Choice -the-bishops-and-unanswered-questions-87927? twitter_impression=true 07/23/18 JD Flynn PA Grand Jury: Cdl. Wuerl Paid Hush Money to Child Porn Priest 08/15/18 Christine Niles The Problem with the Bishop Scandals 08/02/18 Dr. Greg

11 Poland Leads the Way in Bringing Back the Day of Rest Parolin and the China Negotiations: First, Do No Harm Operation Catechism: The Homo-Heresy Makes the Final Assault New Life & Family Academy Founded by Former Members of Pontifical Academy for Life /new-life-family-academy-founded-by-former-members-of-pontifical-academy-for-life/ World s End Update. The Last Things According to Francis /worlds-end-update-last-things-according-francis/ The Dictator Pope : Mysterious New Book Looks Behind the Mask of Francis /the-dictator-pope-mysterious-new-book-looks-behind-the-mask-of-francis/ Students Letter Denounces Homosexual Epidemic in Honduran Seminary Mother Alleges Sex Abuse Cover-Up Under Cdl. Bergoglio Honduran Bishops in Denial About Seminary s Gay Subculture

12 Former Chilean Nuns Speak Out on Sex Abuse Bp. Sorondo: China Best Applies Social Doctrine of the Church Austrian Abbot Quits Over Clerical Sex Abuse Fatigue Australian Archbishop Resigns After Sex Abuse Cover-Up Conviction Archdiocese of Turin to Hold Lenten Retreat on Gay Monogamy The Dictator Pope by Robert Royal Marxists in the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences Pope Francis top reform cardinal slams seminarians for exposing... seminarians-for-exposing-homosexuali Gay-Friendly Priest to Speak at 51st Eucharistic Congress CONGRESS&t=ffnt&ia=web Fr. Radcliffe: Church Must be Open to Gays

13 Papal confidant claims Pope Francis has abolished hell, purgatory, heaven Vittorio Messori: Doubts on the twists and turns of Pope Francis Vittorio Messori Dec. 2014

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