Another kick in the gut to practicing Catholics who only want the faith of our ancestors, the Mass of our ancestors, the Mass that produced Saints -- and, yes, Martyrs!
That's we want, and that too is being taken away by the non-believing cabal that has taken the Vatican hostage since 2013 and continuing under Prevost.
I must admit that such scoundrels have infiltrated the institution of the church for decades -- even before Vat II. (Read the testimony of Bella Dodd -- communist and recruiter of other commies and perverts to enter the seminaries and become "priests".)
But let's have more "dialogue," more "inclusion," more "tolerance," and most of all, more gobbledygook that leads nowhere but to more appeasement and compromise -- of Catholic teachings and beliefs. We gain nothing from such madness!
(Note: that dialogue, inclusion and tolerance is not extended to faithful traditional Catholics, but only to those who hate the real Catholic Church and intend to weaken and destroy Her.)
And now Prevost praises the Protestant Revolution's (NOT "reformation") foundational document???
Note the date of the anniversary: 2030...
I wonder if that date coincidentally has any relation to the U.N.s agenda 2030? Or is it just bad timing??
Just a thought...
From lifesitenews.com and written by Gaetano Masciullo Fri Oct 2, 2026 - 1:08 pm EDT: Leo XIV praises conciliatory aim of Lutheran founding document - LifeSite
"VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics and Lutherans to recover a shared “apostolic and pre-confessional” heritage as they move “towards full, visible unity.”
On October 1, Pope Leo XIV received representatives of the Lutheran World Federation in the private library of the Apostolic Palace. The pontiff said that the Catholic-Lutheran ecumenical journey should seek “renewed communion in the apostolic faith, in the sacraments, and in the ministries.” Among those present were Lutheran World Federation President Henrik Stubkjær and Cardinal Kurt Koch, prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.
“The year 2030, which marks the 500th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession, can become one such shared moment: a profound ecumenical experience that can give new energy and joy to the steps we will take towards full, visible unity,” Pope Leo said.
The Pope focused particular attention on the Augsburg Confession, the 1530 document that became the foundational creed of the Lutheran movement. According to the Pope, its original purpose was not to establish a separate confession but to seek reconciliation within the Western Church.
“When the Confessio Augustana was read out in Augsburg on 25 June 1530, the unity of the Western Church was imperiled but not yet shattered,” he said. Quoting John Paul II, Leo XIV added that its 16th century authors intended to bear witness to their faith in “the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.”
Leo also said that the document was only later understood as part of a divisive process of confessional separation. Looking toward the 500th anniversary in 2030, he said that Catholics and Lutherans should seek to recover what he called its “pre-confessional ecumenical potential.”
“I earnestly appeal to all believers, and especially theologians, to set their minds on Christ and his Gospel,” the Pope said. He called for a return “to the faith of the early Church and the Church Fathers” in order to rediscover “the apostolic and pre-confessional heritage which truly unites us as brothers and sisters in Christ.”
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The Pope also emphasized the theological progress achieved by Catholic-Lutheran dialogue during recent decades. He cited the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, signed in 1999, as a major milestone, together with previous joint documents concerning the Eucharist, ministry in the Church and paths toward greater communion.
Leo XIV finally recalled a 2021 address by Pope Francis to the Lutheran World Federation, in which Francis described ecumenism as a “journey of grace” rather than “ecclesial diplomacy.”
The 2030 anniversary will mark 500 years since the Augsburg Confession was presented at Augsburg on June 25, 1530. However, even if the Augsburg Confession was not intended to divide the Church, it nonetheless rejected a number of important doctrines that had already been authoritatively defined by the Church.
The 1530 Confession, drafted by the Lutheran theologian Philip Melanchthon and presented to the Catholic Emperor Charles V, sought to demonstrate that its adherents were addressing what they viewed as “theological and ecclesiastical abuses” while restoring the faith and practice of the “early Christian community.” These abuses included a number of doctrines and practices that had long been upheld by the Catholic Church, including Communion under a single species, priestly celibacy, the sacrificial nature of the Mass, the traditional understanding of sacramental confession and penance, and aspects of the relationship between ecclesiastical and civil authority.
The Catholic response came in the form of the Confutatio Augustana, a detailed refutation prepared by papal theologians and presented to the imperial authorities. The document systematically addressed the Lutheran claims and called for adherence to the fullness of Catholic doctrine. Many of the theological questions raised in this exchange would later be examined more comprehensively by the Council of Trent, which provided the Church’s definitive response to the challenges of the Protestant Revolution.
Pope Leo XIV’s remarks echoed observations already made earlier this year by Archbishop Flavio Pace, Secretary of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Christian Unity. In a January 22, 2026 interview with Vatican News marking the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pace praised the 1530 Confessio Augustana as a significant attempt to identify common ground between Catholics and the emerging Protestant movement. He already suggested that the document could serve as a valuable point of reference for ecumenical reflection ahead of its 500th anniversary in 2030."
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End of very revealing article...
Pray for the defeat of these modernist monsters -- and for their conversion to the Catholic Faith of Our Fathers...
Viva Cristo Rey! Bl. Fr. Miguel Pro, Fr. Emil Kapaun, and Fr. Vincent Capodanno, pray for us...
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle...
St. Joseph, pray for us!!
Our Lady Help of Christians, pray for us!!
Gene DeLalla
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