On February 10, 2025, Pope Francis wrote a letter to the bishops of the United States expressing strong criticism of the Trump administration’s deportation policies and directly challenging Vice President J.D.
The great Bishop Strickland and Archbishop Viganò will go down in history like St. Athanasius; defenders of the Faith against the overwhelming opposition of the majority of those in the Church hierarchy. May we all increase our prayers in support of these two giants of the Faith today.
Extremely cringe. Athanasius was deposed by the emperor because the Miletians told Constantine he was threatening to cut off the grain supply from Egypt to the rest of the empire. At no point was he punished A) by the pope or B) for his theological views. As @Ed. Condon rightly noted in his analysis, one of the chief problems with the letter is that it plays right into the hands of the Vigano and Strickland sympathizers. And here we see Strickland recognizing that opportunity.
Bergoglio is illegitimate. He was placed there by the CIA and globohomo GAE influence. The Church is corrupted. Most of the Cardinals now are appointees of Bergoglio. Do you expect things will change when he dies? Lol
That’s right … with one clarification. It wouldn’t say “the Church.” It’s more accurate to say the Curia… the administrators in the Vatican. They are not part of the mystical body of Christ (i.e. the Church). Heck … they’re not even believers.
Condon is incorrect. Athanasius was expelled from his Diocese by Pope Liberius, the 1st Pope not included in the Martyrology and who signed at least one Aryan Creed.
Excellent analysis from America's bishop. Our pope and many American bishops are trying to drive a wedge between American Catholics and our newly elected president. I am a Catholic first and an American second, but that's not going to work! Pres Trump and his VP have the moral high ground on the immigration issue and the more the deep Church tries to resist, the more it loses its already exhausted moral authority.
Thanks for calling out the liberation theology. It is 100% behind all of this deeply troubling behavior from the Holy Father. Lord have mercy on the Church! Lord have mercy on the soul of the Holy Father!
Why does the Vatican not recognize the role the CCP plays in human enslavement of non-native Chinese, organ harvesting of dissidents, suppression of its people and most importantly accepting huge amounts of money from the CCP YEARS AGO so thaT THE CCP CAN FULLY CONTROL THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF CHINA. THIS BASICALLY NEUTERS THE VATICAN IN HAVING ANY SAY IN THE CHINESE CATHOLIC. Where has tis pope been on these issues? The silence is deafening!
The points made by the SSPV seem to be more relevant than ever. Remember what the great and faithful Bishop Gracida said about Bergoglio’s election. In short it supported Antonio Socci’s book entitled NON È FRANCESCO. So it would seem to make no sense to expect the Vatican to do anything in support of authentic Catholicism or Faithful Catholics. The facts regarding the treatment of President Trump and former ‘president’ Biden seem to speak for themselves as pointed out by his Excellency.
Good Bishop. We have a VP that appears to me to be a very faithful Catholic, who is very rational. Why wouldn't a better approach be to have an orthodox Bishop build a relationship with him to work through an approach which better balances compassion for those seeking to immigrate with the nations interest in controlled immigration. Assigning a heterodox bishop as Archbishop of Washington and writing a very political letter seems the least prudential thing the Church could do.
There are those that say the Vatican has been taken over by the Freemasons and not to expect any episcopal appointments to reflect any real concern for the care of the flock or evangelization of the pagans. Makes sense to me.
It pains me this Jesuit situation. It's no surprise that President Biden went to a Jesuit church in DC, lest some bishop get particular about sin & receiving Our Lord in the Eucharist.
Once again Bishop Strickland, I agree with you whole heartedly. I am also concerned about Bishop Weisenburger’s criticism of President Trump's decision to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development and once suggested that Catholics "involved" in Trump's border policies could receive "canonical penalties," including excommunication.
Excommunication is a pretty strong judgement on Catholics who have a right to voice their opinions in support of our current president and vice president and their stance on ‘just immigration policies’.
Thank you Bishop Strickland! You letter summarizes the problems with Pope Francis’ leadership, the globalist agenda, clarifies Catholic social teaching on immigration and examines the hypocrisy of the Pope’s position on this migration and his silence on President Biden’s support of abortion. WE ALL SEE IT! We have been frustrated because of it. My family has stopped donating to Peter’s Pence and have greatly reduced our donations to our local church because we fear where the money is going. We give the majority to a local pregnancy support center and a local Catholic charity serving the poor in our area.
Thank you for your courage To his Pope us a heavy hand to quiet priests who speak truth to these lies.
I appreciate you and Vice President JD Vance for your explainer on why Catholic moral teaching allows nations to secure their borders. Even legal immigration must be orderly to avoid burdening a nation's existing population and the immigrants themselves. Canada apparently let so many worthy and legal immigrants in there's a serious housing shortage in some cities. Reportedly Filipina nurses in one Western Canadian city were forced to live in tents because there were no available apartments. They had been recruited to fill vital nursing positions. Daniel Beegan, Davao City, Philippines.
For the readers: I found this 20-minute explanation of the church's teaching on immigration. It's a great way to get a deeper background on Ordo Amoris and the other concepts taught since Saint Paul and St Thomas Aquinas.
Thank you, Bishop, for pointing out the darker elements. May we be ever-vigilant in our faith and stay true to the teachings of the Church!
The great Bishop Strickland and Archbishop Viganò will go down in history like St. Athanasius; defenders of the Faith against the overwhelming opposition of the majority of those in the Church hierarchy. May we all increase our prayers in support of these two giants of the Faith today.
AMEN
Extremely cringe. Athanasius was deposed by the emperor because the Miletians told Constantine he was threatening to cut off the grain supply from Egypt to the rest of the empire. At no point was he punished A) by the pope or B) for his theological views. As @Ed. Condon rightly noted in his analysis, one of the chief problems with the letter is that it plays right into the hands of the Vigano and Strickland sympathizers. And here we see Strickland recognizing that opportunity.
Bergoglio is illegitimate. He was placed there by the CIA and globohomo GAE influence. The Church is corrupted. Most of the Cardinals now are appointees of Bergoglio. Do you expect things will change when he dies? Lol
And on the other hand, the gates of hell shall not prevail.
That’s right … with one clarification. It wouldn’t say “the Church.” It’s more accurate to say the Curia… the administrators in the Vatican. They are not part of the mystical body of Christ (i.e. the Church). Heck … they’re not even believers.
Cringe..... NGOs
If it’s good enough for the Son of God I certainly won’t be turning my nose up at it
At what ???
No worries
Haha sorry I’m so accustomed to rad trads calling the novus ordo churches NGO’s etc that I assumed that’s what you meant, but maybe I was wrong!
Condon is incorrect. Athanasius was expelled from his Diocese by Pope Liberius, the 1st Pope not included in the Martyrology and who signed at least one Aryan Creed.
Athanasius never went against the Pope. However it appears as though the Holy Spirit may be taking action to prevent further error.
Excellent analysis from America's bishop. Our pope and many American bishops are trying to drive a wedge between American Catholics and our newly elected president. I am a Catholic first and an American second, but that's not going to work! Pres Trump and his VP have the moral high ground on the immigration issue and the more the deep Church tries to resist, the more it loses its already exhausted moral authority.
Thank you, Bishop. Outstanding commentary.
Thanks for calling out the liberation theology. It is 100% behind all of this deeply troubling behavior from the Holy Father. Lord have mercy on the Church! Lord have mercy on the soul of the Holy Father!
Why does the Vatican not recognize the role the CCP plays in human enslavement of non-native Chinese, organ harvesting of dissidents, suppression of its people and most importantly accepting huge amounts of money from the CCP YEARS AGO so thaT THE CCP CAN FULLY CONTROL THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF CHINA. THIS BASICALLY NEUTERS THE VATICAN IN HAVING ANY SAY IN THE CHINESE CATHOLIC. Where has tis pope been on these issues? The silence is deafening!
The points made by the SSPV seem to be more relevant than ever. Remember what the great and faithful Bishop Gracida said about Bergoglio’s election. In short it supported Antonio Socci’s book entitled NON È FRANCESCO. So it would seem to make no sense to expect the Vatican to do anything in support of authentic Catholicism or Faithful Catholics. The facts regarding the treatment of President Trump and former ‘president’ Biden seem to speak for themselves as pointed out by his Excellency.
Thank you for giving us some understanding of the mystery of China and the Vatican.
I have been appalled that the true Christians in mainland China have been apparently betrayed by Rome and could not figure out why.
Good Bishop. We have a VP that appears to me to be a very faithful Catholic, who is very rational. Why wouldn't a better approach be to have an orthodox Bishop build a relationship with him to work through an approach which better balances compassion for those seeking to immigrate with the nations interest in controlled immigration. Assigning a heterodox bishop as Archbishop of Washington and writing a very political letter seems the least prudential thing the Church could do.
There are those that say the Vatican has been taken over by the Freemasons and not to expect any episcopal appointments to reflect any real concern for the care of the flock or evangelization of the pagans. Makes sense to me.
Thank you Bishop Strickland. Lord have mercy✝️
God Bless Bishop Strickland and President Trump. God’s Will Be Done 🙏🙏
We are so blessed to have a fearless warrior fighting for our souls. Thank you for fully explaining all of this in such a clear concise way.
Maybe the Pope would like to invite Tren de Aragua to take over some of the Vatican's apartment buildings? I hear they need a new place to live.....
It pains me this Jesuit situation. It's no surprise that President Biden went to a Jesuit church in DC, lest some bishop get particular about sin & receiving Our Lord in the Eucharist.
Once again Bishop Strickland, I agree with you whole heartedly. I am also concerned about Bishop Weisenburger’s criticism of President Trump's decision to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development and once suggested that Catholics "involved" in Trump's border policies could receive "canonical penalties," including excommunication.
Excommunication is a pretty strong judgement on Catholics who have a right to voice their opinions in support of our current president and vice president and their stance on ‘just immigration policies’.
Thank you Bishop Strickland! You letter summarizes the problems with Pope Francis’ leadership, the globalist agenda, clarifies Catholic social teaching on immigration and examines the hypocrisy of the Pope’s position on this migration and his silence on President Biden’s support of abortion. WE ALL SEE IT! We have been frustrated because of it. My family has stopped donating to Peter’s Pence and have greatly reduced our donations to our local church because we fear where the money is going. We give the majority to a local pregnancy support center and a local Catholic charity serving the poor in our area.
Thank you for your courage To his Pope us a heavy hand to quiet priests who speak truth to these lies.
Your Excellency,
I appreciate you and Vice President JD Vance for your explainer on why Catholic moral teaching allows nations to secure their borders. Even legal immigration must be orderly to avoid burdening a nation's existing population and the immigrants themselves. Canada apparently let so many worthy and legal immigrants in there's a serious housing shortage in some cities. Reportedly Filipina nurses in one Western Canadian city were forced to live in tents because there were no available apartments. They had been recruited to fill vital nursing positions. Daniel Beegan, Davao City, Philippines.
Stop calling illegal aliens "migrants"
For the readers: I found this 20-minute explanation of the church's teaching on immigration. It's a great way to get a deeper background on Ordo Amoris and the other concepts taught since Saint Paul and St Thomas Aquinas.
Thank you, Bishop, for pointing out the darker elements. May we be ever-vigilant in our faith and stay true to the teachings of the Church!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPwZ7ixexYk