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‘Transgender’ man arrested for celebrating murder of Catholic politician: ‘Hope it was a painful death’

The Seduction of Simulation
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Bishop of Liege encourages native new SSPX priest
Read on Cathobel (official media of the French-speaking Catholic Church in Belgium):
"Vincent Richter, originally from Steffeshausen, in the German-speaking part of the Diocese of Liège, was ordained a priest for the FSSPX on June 29, on the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, at the seminary in Écône. Bishop Jean-Pierre Delville, Bishop of Liège, was informed of this. His public response has nothing of a ban."
"Bishop Delville assures the new priest of his prayers and encourages him to follow Christ in his future mission in Brazil. The Bishop of Liège pronounces neither blame nor excommunication. He chooses a rare tone in this type of situation: that of encouragement addressed to a man he considers a disciple of the Gospel. [...] Father Richter, he writes, is invited to serve Christ 'as an authentic disciple of the Gospel.'
"Where others would first recall the canonical sanction, the Bishop of Liège performs an act of blessing."
https://x.com/fsspxfr/status/2074838774211588604?s=46&t=IydJ-X8H6c0NM044nYKQ0w
ANNIVERSARY OF THE BULL “QUO PRIMUM TEMPORE” OF ST. PIUS V (July 14, 1570)
On July 14, 1570, Pope St. Pius V promulgated the bull Quo primum tempore, on the perpetual use of the Roman Apostolic Mass, stating:
“…so that the priests may know with certainty which prayers they must use, which are the rites and which the ceremonies that they must, under obligation, preserve henceforth in the celebration of the Masses; so that all everywhere may accept and observe what has been transmitted to them by the Roman Church, Mother and Teacher of all the other Churches, and so that, henceforth and for the time to come, perpetually, in all the patriarchal, cathedral, collegiate, and parish churches, etc…
We have decided and declare that the superiors, administrators, canons, chaplains, and other priests or religious of any order whatsoever cannot be obliged to celebrate the Mass in any other manner than as We have prescribed it, and that never shall anyone, whoever it may be, be able to contradict them or force them to change their Missal…”
The codification approved by St. Pius V through this bull could never be abrogated by anyone.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Oslo Bishop begins preparations for canonization cause of Sigrid Undset
Oslo Bishop Fredrik Hansen has begun preparations for the canonization cause for Sigrid Undset, the Norwegian novelist and Nobel laureate who converted to Catholicism in 1924.
Sigrid Undset
Info: Catholic Church in Norway
Monday, July 13, 2026
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ABERDEEN, Scotland (LifeSiteNews) — A transgender-identifying University of Aberdeen employee who publicly celebrated the murder of former British MP Ann Widdecombe has now been charged
As covered last week by LifeSiteNews, the 78-year-old Widdecombe was found dead in her Devon, England, home on July 9. A suspect is in custody and being questioned, though police have released few details.
A Catholic convert and pro-life politician who served from 1987 to 2010, Widdecombe endeared herself to Britons with her surprisingly popular appearances on television shows Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Big Brother.
As LifeSite covered Monday, in since-deleted BlueSky posts, Aberdeen web developer “Heather” Herbert, a male who identifies as female, wrote, “Some good news for once. I hope it was an extremely painful death” and “I hope she was handcuffed to the bed as she screamed in agony.”
Herbert was unapologetic in subsequent remarks to student newspaper The Gaudie, declaring, “I don’t want to see anyone murdered, but I’m still glad she is dead. I’m not a hypocrite. I posted that before the murder investigation was launched. I’m a nobody. I have no power to do anything. Ann Widdecombe was able to and made the lives of ordinary people hell.”
University officials distanced themselves from the comments, and now GB News reports that police have arrested Herbert in connection to them, reversing their original judgment that the comments were non-criminal.
“We received reports on Saturday 11 July 2026 relating to a post made online,” a Police Scotland spokesperson said. “Following further assessment, a 50-year-old has been arrested and charged in connection. A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.”
More: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/transgender-man-arrested-for-celebrating-murder-of-pro-life-catholic-politician-online/