The “traditional character” of Pope John XXIII

Cardinal John Heenan on the Traditional Character of Pope Saint John XXIII:

“Pope John was an old-fashioned Catholic of the ‘garden-of-souls type.’ He read his Faber, and no doubt prayed the Litany to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus regularly; he was not an original thinker. It was Pope Pius XII — not Pope John XXIII — who permitted married pastors to become priests, who changed the eucharistic fasting rules, and who introduced the evening Mass. Pope John was no innovator. He did not set any great reform in motion. His achievement lay in teaching the world of the 20th century how small hatred is, and how great love is.” 

- Westminster Cathedral Chronicle, (July 1964)

Heretics and idolators shall be shut out of the Kingdom

N.B. It is a heresy to hold that the Church’s moral teaching is “wrong and needs to be changed”.

It is a heresy to offer a so-called LGBTQ Mass”. There is no such thing.

It is a heresy to contradict the Catechism by saying there is no such thing as private property.

Those who love falsehood, those who love error, cannot also at the same time love Christ.

From the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 14:1-11
At that time: As Jesus went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees, to eat bread on the Sabbath-day, they watched Him. And, behold, there was a certain man before Him, which had the dropsy. And so on.

Homily by St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan.
Bk. 7 on Luke XIV

Now is healed this man sick of the dropsy, in whom too much watery matter had well-nigh drowned the functions of life, and quenched the fire of understanding. Anon, a lesson is given in lowly-mindedness, when it is forbidden to the guests at a marriage feast to go and sit down unasked in the highest room, albeit the Lord spake gently, that the teaching of courtesy might forestall a harsh rebuke, reason prevail by dint of persuasion, and the desires be bent to follow the instruction. And upon this, as next-door neighbour, cometh courtesy, which is so called by the Lord, when it is shown to the poor and weak, since to show it to them from whom we are to receive aught, is but a movement of self-interest.

 Lastly, as to a soldier that hath served his full time, is apportioned a reward for esteeming lightly of riches so he only can inherit the kingdom of God, whose soul is not given to seek after lower ends, and who purchaseth not to himself earthly possessions whereas the Lord saith: “Sell that thou hast, and follow Me.” Matth. xix. 21. Neither can he gain it that buyeth oxen, which beasts Elisha slew and gave unto the people. 3 Kings xix. 21. Neither can he win it which hath married a wife and therefore cannot come, for “he that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord but he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.” 1 Cor. vii. 32, 33. Not that this is to be taken for blame of marriage, but only that virginity is the more honourable way, since “the unmarried woman” and the widow “careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit.” 34-

But in all fairness, having thus spoken concerning widows, let us betake ourselves again among the married, and join with them in entertaining the opinion which is held by so many, that there are only three classes of men who are shut out from the great supper named in the gospel, which three classes are Heathens, Jews, and Heretics. And therefore it is that the Apostle warneth us that we “walk not as other Gentiles walk,” in malice and bitterness, and uncleanness, and covetousness, and so have no entry into the kingdom of Christ, since “no unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.” Eph. iv. 17, v

GK Chesterton on “Feminism”

“Feminism is mixed up with a muddled idea that women are free when they serve their employers but slaves when they help their husbands.”

- G. K. Chesterton

The truth about the novus Ordo Missae from the man who best knew Paul Vi

“The French philosopher and writer Jean Guitton was the closest lay friend and key confidant of Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini). Their intellectual and spiritual relationship lasted for decades, allowing him to capture the pontiff's intimate thoughts in fundamental works of 20th-century Catholic literature that today are left in oblivion, hidden due to the revealing nature of their content. 

“Paul VI and Guitton met in the 1930s; it was a very close and public friendship. They maintained deep correspondence and constant meetings for more than 27 years. Thanks to his great closeness with the Pope, Jean Guitton was the first layperson invited to actively participate in the sessions of the Second Vatican Council. 

“In 1967 Guitton wrote a book titled Dialogues with Paul VI: It was a revolutionary work, marking the first time in history that a Pope openly dialogued with a layperson for a book. In 1979 he wrote another book; Paul VI Secret after the Pope's death, this book compiles Guitton's personal notes on the pontiff's confidences, doubts, and sufferings.

“Jean Guitton's statements about the history of the Novus Ordo Missae (the New Mass promulgated by Paul VI in 1969) are rarely mentioned, rather concealed, and this is because, as the Pope's closest and most intimate lay friend, they carry particular and immense importance.

“During an interview broadcast on French radio on December 19, 1993, Guitton stated the following about the liturgical revolution with the creation of the Novus Ordo Missae and the reasons for its creation, which his friend, Pope Paul VI, had confided in him: 

"’...Paul VI's intention was to make the Mass as similar as possible to the Calvinist worship, making Protestants feel comfortable with the new Mass.

“‘It was designed with the intention of eliminating everything that identified the Mass as unequivocally Catholic, everything that gave it a character of Sacrifice, everything that harmed Protestants.

“‘To make the Mass seem more like a fraternal gathering, a dinner among brothers...’”

“Jean Guitton also acted directly as a mediator and messenger for Pope Paul VI with Monsignor Marcel Lefebvre. Both Paul VI and, later, John Paul II entrusted him with the mission of interceding with Monsignor Lefebvre to try to stop and close the seminary in Écône, Switzerland.

“Guitton goes so far as to admit in his book that, deep down, Lefebvre was right in defending that the truth of the Church cannot change.

“On another occasion, Guitton asked Paul VI why he did not grant an exception or concession to maintain the Traditional Apostolic Mass in Latin for those who requested it; Pope Paul VI responded sharply:

"’ That, never! (...). The so-called Mass of Saint Pius V has become—as can be seen in Écône—the symbol of condemnation of the Council. This is something I will never accept, under any circumstances. If I consented to this exception, the entire Council would be called into question. And, consequently, its apostolic authority.’

“Paul VI's sharp response appears in the work "Paul VI Secret" (Paul VI secret, originally published in French in 1979). In this text, Jean Guitton meticulously compiled the detailed notes, diaries, and correspondences from his private meetings with the Pope over 27 years of deep friendship.”

N.B. In fear of the fragility of the Council, and its legitimacy, the organic traditional and apostolic liturgy must be replaced by an on-the-spot product ecpressly designed to avoid offending heretics. Not Catholic.

Oremus

 

BREAKING: Vatican letter leaves door open for Summorum Pontificum Mass to return to St Peter’s

Further details have emerged on the decision not to hold this year’s Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage Mass at St Peter’s.The restriction applies to the pilgrimage Mass itself, not to celebrations of the traditional Latin Mass in the basilica, where a daily TLM already takes place and solemn High Masses according to the older rite can still be requested.

A one-page letter dated 7 August, sent to the organisers through the Apostolic Nunciature, now gives further clarity on the scope of that decision.

It was signed by Archbishop Paolo Rudelli, Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State and his  wording leaves open a future return to the basilica rather than closing the door permanently.

Organisers approached the Papal Household in December, April and June. Permission was not granted for 2026

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Bishop Eleganti warns against ‘decline of the Petrine office’

 

AdVaticanum

Aug. 11, 2026

 Bishop Marian Eleganti has questioned whether increasingly informal papal encounters risk obscuring the distinct dignity and purpose of the Petrine office

Bishop Marian Eleganti has criticised the growing informality surrounding the papacy, arguing that private audiences with public figures risk obscuring the authority and distinct purpose of the Petrine office. The former Bishop of Chur made the criticism in a piece entitled the Decline of the Petrine Office?, which was published on 10 August on various Catholic blogs. 

The comments follow Pope Leo XIV’s private meeting with the American musician, poet and artist Patti Smith at the Apostolic Palace on 31 July. The 40-minute meeting, attended by Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro, was documented by official Vatican photographs and video. Pope Leo and Smith were both born in Chicago, and the encounter attracted attention because of Smith’s longstanding relationship with the Catholic Church and her previous meetings with Pope Francis.

Bishop Eleganti wrote that the meeting itself was apparently harmless and that he assumed the conversation consisted largely of courtesies rather than matters of significance for the Church. The circumstances of the meeting, however, led him to question why recent popes have increasingly engaged in informal encounters, spontaneous interviews and highly publicised meetings with figures from entertainment and culture.

The former Bishop of Chur argued that such appearances can reinforce the impression that the Pope is simply another figure within the international establishment rather than the holder of a unique ecclesial office. “In the end such a reception appears to many as a trivialisation of what these persons stand for,” Bishop Eleganti wrote. “In this way the pope himself obscures the position of the Church and even gives scandal to the faithful.”

More: https://x.com/realadvaticanum/status/2087090745224368400?s=46&t=IydJ-X8H6c0NM044nYKQ0w