Accounts differ somewhat regarding exactly what happened with Pope Francis this past month, but everyone close to the situation agrees that he was very sick and is still recovering. He seems to have stabilized somewhat at this point, but his courtiers are still all aflutter. Speculations abound about what’ll happen Read more…
In a recent creepy Handmaid’s Tale-style address, Pope Francis warned his followers about social media-induced brain rot. But that should be nowhere near his biggest worry. Though he doesn’t appear to realize it, he actually advised Catholics to develop the exact mental skills that have freed millions of people already Read more…
For some years now, Carlo Viganò (pronounced veegan-oh) has been pushing against Pope Francis’ authority over all of Catholicism. But recently, Viganò tipped over into fomenting actual schism against his leader. Let’s see what happened here—and learn, as Viganò himself did, why it’s such a drastic mistake for Catholics at Read more…
It isn’t easy to assess miracles when someone lives in what Carl Sagan once called a demon-haunted world. That kind of world operates with way different rules than our real one does. However, it’s nice to see some Christians trying to analyze miracles for divine meddling. Today, let’s see how Read more…
For a couple of years now, Francis has taken increasingly-strong steps to rein in the founders of New Catholic Movement groups.