Why do American Catholics Feel So BEAT UP?

[@foxx2990]

I’m Australian, and I feel as exasperated and deeply hurt as Americans by the actions of this pontificate. Why are we treated like unwanted stepchildren ? No one can understand why the TLM is being attacked so mercilessly…there is room for everyone in our Church these days…or so we are told…Transgenders, the LGBTQ rainbow, prelates and clergy who refuse to follow Catholic teaching on morality..they are all accepted…”Everyone, everyone , everyone !! “ …But if a faithful community of Catholics want to attend a TLM in their diocesan churches they are turfed out on the street as though they were vandals. Thank God for you, Dr Taylor Marshall and bless you for keeping many of us informed about what is really happening in Rome.

[@garywatson375]

Well said!!

[@markjoslin9912]

When it comes to the pope I don’t feel beat up. Just betrayed.

[@ohnoyce]

Betrayal is abusive.

[@henryslatt9041]

As an American, I love Pope Francis

[@Alex-l1y5f]

"Be aware of rigidity, it is aperversion. Behind the rigidity there is no holy spirit." ~ Francis "Behind those who accuse the Church of being rigid, there is only the perversion of the false prophets who attempt against the truth of Christ Himself" ~ Pope Pius XII

[@lawrencevandenberg7725]

❤! 🕊!

[@gorgiasromero4647]

Thanks for this quote of the GREAT Eugenio Pacelli

[@janeschreiner5000]

I am upset that our priests do not talk about what really matters today, the growing poverty, the God’s growing anger with this depraved world, church security, how Rome is shutting down traditional Catholics, and so on. I guess they are afraid to. It is a disservice to the parishioners. We are not being prepared for what we now face.

[@juans6639]

Almighty God will ONLY tolerate so much. Hopefully he soon intervenes and rescue His One and ONLY Catholic Church.

[@hl1377]

Pope Francis to traditional Catholics, "the beatings will continue until morale improves."

[@lowmanite]

There’s an old saying in the Catholic Church in Rome. “There’s not a single problem in the church that a few good funerals won’t take care of.” I believe that every pope is elected for a reason. When that purpose is served, he dies, and we make a new one. È morto un Papa si fa un altro. What is needed is trust in the Lord and perseverance.

[@miryambarnabas2424]

Good point! ❤

[@kattty1231]

True..and I do believe Jesus knows and allows him..as he did Judas. We are being chastised but it IS..very sad and bad when gullible, trusting souls are led astray. Praying for them. And for this pope's conversion.🙏

[@resetsetmefree478]

​@@kattty1231it's the time of tribulation the new testament mentions it

[@patmurphy5100]

Amen! My feelings exactly! He has abandoned the very people who want to be holy, who need help and encouragement. He says one thing and does another, sows seeds of confusion, tells us not to reproduce like rabbits, puts us down for being conservative, takes away our good priests and bishops, protects the abusers. This may be pastoral (?) for some, but he's abandoned a large part of the us. Despite it all, I pray for him every day.

[@MF-lk8cn]

You are completely right! That’s exactly how we feel. Thank you for saying it. May God bless you and your family 🙏🏻

[@CathyNovielli]

We don’t know how far evil will be allowed to go!!! We can’t remain quiet and need to storm heaven’s ❤For protection for our children from evil

[@EmmaMacaday]

Lets pray satan go down to hell..

[@TheDhmcompu]

They don’t care what the the flock thinks. It’s like a state government with its own agenda.

[@bos567564]

Pope Francis has been indoctrinated with Peronist Anti-Americanism.

[@Alex-l1y5f]

No borders, rampant crime, two-tiered justice system (one for TrumpandVigano) another forliberals and schismaticGermanBishops, etc.

[@evanangel2022]

We’ve become soft and not on fire for our faith,luke warm Christians

[@doconnor1354]

AH, sounds like a synod topic we can spin for a few more worthless years

[@Mara36832]

Correct! Here in Italy we are facing problems to organize processions, public Rosaries, initiatives to defend the Catholic Faith from the continuous attacks. When Christ returns, will He find the Faith on earth?

[@evanangel2022]

@@Mara36832 many made an alliance with evil, lord have mercy

[@BjornBear21]

It’s not just Catholics, it’s all conservatives in America, not just from the Catholic Church but the government as well.

[@Alex-l1y5f]

To a large degree, Francis echoes what theestablishment govt's of the world are pushing for: the💉, unending migration (when pictures and video show migrants sleeping outside the closed doors of the Vatican and eliteplaces like Martha'sVineyard don't want them but want them for everyone else.

[@Jake4Truth]

The same agenda the 🇪🇺 has, liberalsin 🇺🇸 have.

[@robertcaperna1551]

IMHO: I truly believe that the RC Church and American Government are now modeling each other. For example: The pope doesn’t care about his flock; Biden doesn’t care about his citizens. The Cardinals and bishops live VERY well and so do the senators and House of Representatives-not to mention the opulence in the White House. Scandal and theft and treason everywhere. Sooo revolting 😢

[@henryslatt9041]

Catholicism ≠ Conservatism. The church stays out of politics

[@BjornBear21]

@@henryslatt9041 Yeah, and this is what happens when it does

[@wendyjones3586]

The reason American Catholics feel so beat up is we are not only getting whipped by our government .But then our Church as well. The place we should be able to go to feel embraced .. The Church is supposed to be the place where we go for guidance . I am sorry But as long as this Pope and I use the term loosely , as I do not consider him my Pope .I feel he has tainted all he touches . I pray for Vigano to be made our leader . I respect and admire him .We feel beat up because we are .. Simple

[@margaretadamson6239]

I am actually considering joining a Sede Church which only celebrates pre 1950.

[@Betrue875]

I'll tell you why I feel beat up. My parents didn't raise me to be lukewarm morally or spiritually, and I didn't raise my children that way either! I know my grandparents didn't raise my parents that way! Don't lie, don't bear false witness, don't steal from another man's labor. Do the right thing in all matters. Be principled. Stand up for Judeo-Christian values! Stand up for those who can't defend themselves, especially the unborn! Unfortunately my church doesn't do that the way it once did! I feel like my church doesn't represent my values anymore! We've become polar opposites!

[@jesustorres4082]

The Catholic Church is just one. The changes Francis is implementing are against God’s will, because God doesn’t change, He is the same yesterday, today and always. We pray for Francis conversion, but don’t obey changes made for him that are against Catholic teachings. We need to have faith and trust in Jesuschrist. If you are a faithful and obedient Catholic you should be happy because you are consoling The Sacred Heart of Jesus. Blessings 😊😊😊

[@candaceorr7517]

You are so right, Dr. Marshall. As an American, I do feel like I am just getting lectured to and don't complain or ask questions. And I will tell you, the parish priests typically just give us these milk toast homilies as if they are trying to avoid anything controversial and therefore we don't get fed.

[@miryambarnabas2424]

Great Comment! Thank you! ❤

[@henryslatt9041]

Maybe you feel that way because you need a good lecturin’

[@mayohalloran6788]

On Friday last I went to confession after confessing my sins the priest stared at me for about 3 mins, no expression on his face, no words of advice and then gave me my penance. Left and went to attend mass when I went up to receive the Holy Eucharist the priest told me twice to hold out my hands, he refused to place the Body, Blood Soul and Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ on my tongue, went back to my seat and cried then I got up and left 😢🙏🇮🇪☘️

[@kattty1231]

Yes. I went to confession as if missed mass for months. Mortal sin. He told me not to be so hard on myself. What? He absolved me of course, but if I was gullible...😢😤. He also didn't wear a stole.

[@polemeros]

That's awful. Even the liberal priests I've known would never be so cold.

[@katherineroe9137]

Pray for your priest and tell him how you felt

[@bernadette8475]

Please, do not go back to that church!

[@Mara36832]

I thought this happened to Italy (my country) only... I can understand you very well, it happened to me three times. They are slaves of Satan

[@elizabethamacpherson5685]

If there are many Rites in the Roman church, why can't there be a Tridentine Rite? WHY are they so afraid of us?

[@mmont]

It's all about power and control. They want it their way. Even though that way was and is clearly the way to perdition. So what? They actually believe that they win at the end...

[@margaretadamson6239]

NWO

[@johncollins537]

Superb! Direct! Spoken like a man. Thank you.

[@marypotthast1330]

We need to keep our eyes on Jesus and forget about the authority in the Catholic Church follow the Mass and holy communion. It’s sad what is happening in our church.

[@henryslatt9041]

No actually the opposite. The Catholic Church teaches that obedience is the most important Virtue. As a Catholic you must obey the Pope. Sorry if that hurts to hear

[@DavidBoscarino-ct3tj]

God bless you Taylor Marshall!!

[@kattty1231]

We, the Body of Christ are being beat up, abused..on our way of the cross. Just as the Head of the Body, Jesus went through..we must follow. Offering it all up, thankful we have so much to offer for the saving of souls, in union with Christ. Having Mary along side is, every day, to comfort and guide us. 💘🔥🕊

[@joeychicago6322]

That sense my brother, is the Spiritu Sancti. Its wut all who follow u also feel and see. All i can day is stay strong, stay healthy, snd stay Holy

[@kat66san]

You hit the nail on the head!

[@paulinegiedeman6409]

Thank you Dr Marshall. As he , PopeFrancis, ponders to the left in this country, same sex blessings, the Martin crap, I am done with Frankie. I have no respect for him, I do the office, don't believe he is pope anymore. My heart is broken I am looking at the Catholics voting for pro aborts, pandering to the alphabet people, shunning us. Why.? My anger is justified and real

[@CWU23045]

Given the multiple surveys in the last decade plus, there's close to a 60% chance the Novus Ordo person berating the TLM and Traditionalists is outside the Church due to support for the heresies you mention.

[@CatholicSaintsAndAngels]

Brainwashed as usual. If you don’t believe Pope Francis is the Supreme Pontiff then you are in a mortal state of schism per Canon Law 751. Please don’t receive Eucharist in a mortal state of sin. You are committing much graver mortal sin

[@lisawalls4194]

Dr Marshall, will all respect, Americans feel that way because many have latched onto evangelical behaviors and feel entitled to push them back to Rome. American Catholics seem to think they are a political party now. They are not. We all need to pray for our brothers and sisters to return to full communion. Perhaps pray the daily office.

[@pamdidio9622]

GREAT TITLE

[@seanaames6855]

❤ Thank you for speaking the hard truths to the public, Dr. Marshall!

[@InExcelsisDeo24]

‘I’m just saying whatever will get me a bigger following, using all the right buzzwords, to keep my grift going’

[@stephenfitzgerald8779]

We all have to remain "" Salty!" Keep praying and never loose hope.

[@1951kvk]

As a member of a religious community I spent 2 years in NY in the mi 70's. Mccarrick's behaviors were well known and openly discussed.

[@SmithsnMoz]

I think he's the "DESTROYER" that Saint Francis Warned us about!! ...

[@jenniferelia2082]

When the scandal initially broke...and then broke again because it was never cleaned up...I felt betrayed. Now, I feel abandoned. The Church that is so into "listening" will not listen nor care for its faithful. Conservative, American Catholics have been faithful and supportive and obedient. In return, we get kicked in the teeth and ridiculed. Christ ate with sinners, but He told them to sin no more. He came for the broken, but He healed them. He was very popular among the masses, but He said that those who hear and obey His commands are His family. Heretics, heathens, and pedophiles need Jesus, not recognition. The truly faithful who are waiting with oil filled lamps need Jesus, we also need the Church to pastor us. We need "fathers" who are caring. The modern Catholic Church is the only organized religion that puts its most faithful followers down, while raising up those who condemn, scoff, or blaspheme it. Jesus wept!

[@LauraTucker-nv2hz]

I think we feel like we have no Father.

[@Betrue875]

Wow! I totally agree!

[@kevinlents9545]

That's because he hates us. That is to say, those who love, and want to assist at, the TLM. It's just like Ceasar giving us the "thumbs down".

[@deehottinger8253]

We have our Father in Heaven…..Thank you Father ❤️

[@pattymankowski5375]

This is not my pope and as Catholic I am disgusted.where are the peacemakers he is more concerned about climate .yes I feel beat up

[@henryslatt9041]

If you are Catholic, he is your pope. You don’t get a choice. Sorry

[@7oneofseven]

Francis should be named Saul. Pray for his conversion so he becomes Pope Paul.

[@theien5929]

Francis sounds like Martin Luther: “Sin boldly, you live under grace”.

[@henryslatt9041]

Taylor Marshall sounds like Luther, promoting schism

[@Liliana_Cavz]

Cardinal DiNardo's full statement on August 1, 2018 (prior to Vigano’s 11-page letter on Aug. 25, 2018. Strickland made his statement right after Vigano’s letter): "The accusations against Archbishop Theodore McCarrick reveal a grievous moral failure within the Church. They cause bishops anger, sadness, and shame; I know they do in me. They compel bishops to ask, as I do, what more could have been done to protect the People of God. Both the abuses themselves, and the fact that they have remained undisclosed for decades, have caused great harm to people's lives and represent grave moral failures of judgement on the part of Church leaders. These failures raise serious questions. Why weren't these allegations of sins against chastity and human dignity disclosed when they were first brought to Church officials? Why wasn't this egregious situation addressed decades sooner and with justice? What must our seminaries do to protect the freedom to discern a priestly vocation without being subject to misuse of power? Archbishop McCarrick will rightly face the judgement of a canonical process at the Holy See regarding the allegations against him, but there are also steps we should be taking as the Church here in the United States. Having prayed about this, I have convened the USCCB Executive Committee. This meeting was the first of many among bishops that will extend into our Administrative Committee meeting in September and our General Assembly in November. All of these discussions will be oriented toward discerning the right course of action for the USCCB. This work will take some time but allow me to stress these four points immediately. First, I encourage my brother bishops as they stand ready in our local dioceses to respond with compassion and justice to anyone who has been sexually abused or harassed by anyone in the Church. We should do whatever we can to accompany them. Second, I would urge anyone who has experienced sexual assault or harassment by anyone in the Church to come forward. Where the incident may rise to the level of a crime, please also contact local law enforcement. Third, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will pursue the many questions surrounding Archbishop McCarrick's conduct to the full extent of its authority; and where that authority finds its limits, the Conference will advocate with those who do have the authority. One way or the other, we are determined to find the truth in this matter. Finally, we bishops recognize that a spiritual conversion is needed as we seek to restore the right relationship among us and with the Lord. Our Church is suffering from a crisis of sexual morality. The way forward must involve learning from past sins. Let us pray for God's wisdom and strength for renewal as we follow St. Paul's instruction: 'Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect' (Romans 12:2)."

[@Liliana_Cavz]

Statement by Bishop McElroy about 'testimony' from former Papal nuncio -- Aug. 27, 2018 In response to a letter published on Aug. 25 by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the former Papal representative to the United States, San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy has released the following statement: This is a moment when the bishops of our nation, in union with the Holy Father, should be focused solely on comprehensively revealing the truth about the patterns of the sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable adults by clergy in our Church, so that deep reform can be enacted. Unfortunately, in recent weeks ideological warriors within the Church on both sides of the spectrum have utilized the tragedy of victims of abuse to promote their goals. The dedication to comprehensive truth has been subordinated to selective targeting of enemies and tendentious distortions of the truth. Archbishop Vigano's statement constitutes just such a distortion. It is not an attempt to comprehensively convey the truth. In its ideologically-driven selection of bishops who are attacked, in its clear efforts to settle old personal scores, in its omission of any reference to Archbishop Vigano's own massive personal participation in the covering up of sexual abuse by bishops, and most profoundly in its hatred for Pope Francis and all that he has taught, Archbishop Viganò consistently subordinates the pursuit of comprehensive truth to partisanship, division and distortion. We as bishops cannot allow the pathway of partisanship to divide us or to divert us from the searing mission that Christ calls us to at this moment. We must make public our sinful past. We must engage and help heal the survivors of abuse. We must develop new, lay-governed instruments of oversight and investigation in every element of how we confront sexual abuse by clergy at all levels in the life of the Church. And we must reject all attempts to subordinate these goals to ideological or personal projects. For if we do not, we will have betrayed the victims of abuse once again."

[@Liliana_Cavz]

Statement by Bishop McElroy about 'testimony' from former Papal nuncio -- Aug. 27, 2018: “In response to a letter published on Aug. 25 by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the former Papal representative to the United States, San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy has released the following statement: This is a moment when the bishops of our nation, in union with the Holy Father, should be focused solely on comprehensively revealing the truth about the patterns of the sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable adults by clergy in our Church, so that deep reform can be enacted. "Unfortunately, in recent weeks ideological warriors within the Church on both sides of the spectrum have utilized the tragedy of victims of abuse to promote their goals. The dedication to comprehensive truth has been subordinated to selective targeting of enemies and tendentious distortions of the truth. "Archbishop Vigano's statement constitutes just such a distortion. It is not an attempt to comprehensively convey the truth. In its ideologically-driven selection of bishops who are attacked, in its clear efforts to settle old personal scores, in its omission of any reference to Archbishop Vigano's own massive personal participation in the covering up of sexual abuse by bishops, and most profoundly in its hatred for Pope Francis and all that he has taught, Archbishop Viganò consistently subordinates the pursuit of comprehensive truth to partisanship, division and distortion. "We as bishops cannot allow the pathway of partisanship to divide us or to divert us from the searing mission that Christ calls us to at this moment. We must make public our sinful past. We must engage and help heal the survivors of abuse. We must develop new, lay-governed instruments of oversight and investigation in every element of how we confront sexual abuse by clergy at all levels in the life of the Church. And we must reject all attempts to subordinate these goals to ideological or personal projects. For if we do not, we will have betrayed the victims of abuse once again."

[@raycat2647]

Long live Ab. Vigano !

[@mukurowari]

Because we have an abusive father on Peter’s seat.

[@eddieschwab864]

We have outsized power in our hands if only we are willing to acknowledge it and use it. It's nature is limited but keep in mind without the money from Collections and estate gifts the church will start dwindling resources rapidly especially at the parish and the Diocesan level if we start refusing to give money to Bishops fundraiser appeal as well as regular collection and only supporting church needs directly by paying for them collectively directly rather than putting it in the collection plate, utility bill comes due have a few members of the church gather up cash from the parishioners and pay it building note comes due same thing but every time the Diocesan fundraiser appeal comes along the cchd Rice Bowl campaign comes along, Peter's Pence comes along give them a big freaking goose egg perhaps including a letter saying why, that we are cutting them off financially until they stop persecuting good priests and Bishops while promoting bad ones and stop suppressing the traditional Latin Mass. Yes we indeed have outsized power if only we are willing to use it. Many Catholics I fear much like many evangelicals use prayer as an excuse to be lazy, it's time we pray as if it all depends on God, but step up and act as if it all depends on us!!! Obviously Catholics are not afraid of the Catacombs if we are forced in them but before we are consigned to the catacombs we should stand and fight the usurpers in the church and the monsters that are trying to take away the mass fight them in a language they understand money money money money money MONEY money money money money MONEY* Furthermore since the church does get a lot of money from the government for its various works start lobbying Congress to cut its funding for Catholic Charities and CCHD, especially with the crimes that those Charities are suborning regarding the demographic future of our country. Trust me you start doing that and the priests and Bishops will start screaming to Rome to stop suppressing the traditional Latin Mass *apologies to the O'Jays, and you didn't read that, you sang it.

[@jerryczarski5991]

The Church is not Microsoft! We do not need an "update" every week. The Church at one time worked methodically and with glacier-like speed. I think it is a sickness of our modern times to justify their jobs.

[@timfinneran5047]

How about a “master list” of all the abuses that haven’t been addressed? 1) McCarrick…. And list the next 20-30 big ones…. and ask the Pope to respond…. They’ve got some arrogance to persecute Strickland, Vigano and other “good guys” when they’ve been so abusive

[@AnangryLibertarian]

There are no churches near me that say a TLM. I don’t even go to church anymore. Once you attend a TLM the new Mass is so watered down and cheesy.

[@Maria-eq2nb]

Sad excuse for not receiving the Eucharist.

[@katherineroe9137]

I used to drive 40 minutes until they moved 25 minutes away. I know how the distance can make you down but it's worth it. When my car is down I go up the street but called first to ask if I may receive kneeling on the tongue

[@AnangryLibertarian]

@@Maria-eq2nb you don’t go to mass to receive the Eucharist… You are only required to receive it once a year. The new fake churches have put so much emphasis on it because that’s all they have. You should be denying the Eucharist more than you take it. It’s not a cookie you get for going to mass. You sound like a typical boomer Catholic.

[@R.C.425]

Thank you

[@debbrabossier7284]

God please help us.

[@janetlavoienote]

How can we have a heart for prayers said by Pope Francis 😢

[@MartinChap]

I was homeless, got into drugs, went into prisons, then i got to know Jesus, He changed my life.. Now i make 22k weekly. have a home, a wife, a lovely daughter... A child of God. HALLELUJAH

[@MartinChap]

All thanks to Christine Evelyn Mackie

[@MartinChap]

After I raised up to 325k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸 also paid for my daughter's surgery (Joey). Glory to God.shalom.

[@NateMilla]

I do know Christine E. Mackie, I also have even become successful....

[@MartinChap]

There is her line!!!! Combine the digits!!

[@MartinChap]

*🇺🇸+1920*

[@maureenbaeten37]

I feel the shepherd in Rome left us a long time ago. Jesus is the real Shepherd.

[@DCo-g6q]

Why is it ok for Pope Francis to override Pope Saint Pius V?

[@SmithsnMoz]

EXACTLY... how can they expect Catholics to be obedient to the Disobedient?? .. Francis also over-rode Pope Benedict XVI allowing the Traditional Latin MASS... I simply would ignore this man who is being disobedient to GOD. And we must follow God, not man. 🙏

[@bernadette8475]

It is not!

[@ARM1NIUS]

As a former evangelical/protestant and convert to Catholicism, I love the tradition and history of the Catholic Church. However, all the gossip and politics coming out of the Vatican are quote distracting and frustrating. I try not to think about it, but as a Latin Mass attendee, I do fear more restrictions. Aside from prayer, I don't know what to do.

[@katherineroe9137]

Keep praying for the pope and the world!!

[@Lancer-y5g]

Nothing will change until we all close our wallets!

[@SmithsnMoz]

Where do you think some of that money that's supposed to go to the Ukraine is going? I assure you, the World Globalist are funding the Vatican now just like Pfizer did during the pandemic.

[@henryslatt9041]

The church doesn’t care for your money. Look at South America where the poorest countries are all majority catholic

[@deborahweldon9771]

Mr. Marshall, you need to read Vigano"s 6-28, 12 page statement to accusing Francis as heretical and schismatic

[@nathanbustamante1525]

"His Eminence Cardinal Theodore McCarrick - he’s an ambassador from quite a certain time (sic), as a priest, as a bishop, as archbishop and cardinal, and very much loved from us all." - Vigano (aware of sex abuse allegations)

[@LizaB-p8n]

Taylor, you have inspired your many listeners to go sede or to sspx. Why not go with them?

[@DavidBoscarino-ct3tj]

Hello Taylor Marshall ! How are you doing today?

[@oskarvomhimmel6936]

Jesus was crucified for everyones sins, he suffered more than anyone ever has for speaking up and telling the truth. Why would we feel "beat up" 🤔...? Nope...Telling the Truth is actually liberating, even if it is uncomfortable to many. ❤️✝️❤️ Be not afraid but of the fear of telling the Truth! 😎⚖️❤️✝️❤️

[@dankoVex1]

They don´t understand , because they don´t want to. Its as simple as it seems.

[@snuggiebear01]

The Hireling cares not for the sheep.🐑

[@kaylemoine1571]

I'm sorry, but he doesn't care. He has his own agenda, and it isn't care for the faithful.

[@labandonaldhock80]

There must be something seriously wrong, with the theology when so many priests and pastors of the SBC engage in these acts with our children, all of which gets covered up by their peers. They carry on for years

[@kaylemoine1571]

You said it. I said this to my pastor 2 years ago.

[@anais7885]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻☦️☦️☦️

[@AnointedSpirit]

I am beyond disappointed that the Pope is restricting the Latin Mass. Peter Comensoli Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia has done away with the Latin Mass at our beloved St Patrick’s Cathedral. This is reprehensible. The Catholic Church in Australia has been compromised by the enemy. 5:24

[@Basbw-z2o]

@taylor marshall Have you heard of the 'Angelic Warfare Confraternity'? Based on St. Thomas Aquinas. If so, thoughts?

[@thomasmassey322]

I'm not Catholic. At one point in my life I was Anglican. Nevertheless, before this Pope and actually before the last Pope, I felt an atmosphere of rational discernment that applied to the Universal Church. I no longer feel that and don't trust the current papal leadership...

[@TheBryn271]

I too feel battered living in pagan canada...

[@paulmurray3671]

Mike Gendron, Todd Friel, Mike Winger, Allen Parr, John MacArthur, etc. etc. etc.

[@SandyTurner-v2v]

We should be praying for Pope Francis & let Jesus judge him. That's not our duty lest we be judged! We've all come short of the glory of God.

[@serafinatruth4029]

AB Vigano is my Pope. That noone change.

[@Robert-ie8eb]

Because some American Catholics have a persecution-complex

[@resetsetmefree478]

Because it's both from within and without. I don't always agree with all of Taylor Marshall but the new testament itself speaks of wolves in sheep clothing

[@kaylemoine1571]

Haven't let the bishop have a dime in quite a while.

[@honestjohn6062]

Time for a trade in POPE ,OUT WITH THE OLD AND BRING IN A GOOD GOD LOVING CATHOLIC SHEPHERD THAT LOVES HIS FLOCK

[@mdfaithfulcatholics7940]

Francis both sees and understands it. Let's stop kidding ourselves. This is what he and his cronies want.

[@fredjasper7378]

Because we are....beat up

[@WilmaBob]

As a Native American what he’s done is a slap to everyone abused directly or by proxy Vigano was the only voice I’ve heard be truthful about it and now this 😢

[@Melos253]

What of the “f_try” in the seminaries? Why is no one talking about this?

[@josephwalsh7546]

The Pope needs to be reminded of the Golden Rule. " He who has the gold, makes the rules. " American Catholics have the gold, so it's time for the American church to " Grow a pair ! "

[@norwolf4765]

I stopped going to Mass some time ago and don't see going back any time soon.

[@dorothyhoward1740]

He doesn't care at all

[@SmithsnMoz]

It would be virtually impossible to get a A worse Pope than Francis... It woud basically mean the END OF THE CHURCH 🙏

[@RhenishHelm]

I must say, as a non-Catholic interested in learning more and potentially becoming one, Pope Francis' words and actions are a series of serious red flags that repel me from the RCC. I see many beautiful churches in my country, but the mass performed inside of them is shallow, trite garbage - weak feel-good homilies and music that sounds like a kindergarten sing-along. Even in more "reverent" parishes, the glorious high altar that inspires me to lift my heart up to God is defaced with an ugly table parked in front of it, where the priest stands with a microphone and keeps all eyes down here. Scripture and prayers are read by frumpy church ladies, who also distribute the Eucharist like handing out crackers. All the promise of transcendent beauty communicated through the architecture - and through the words of past saints and popes - feels like false advertising if THIS is what the Catholic Church actually is. I read Pope Leo XIII and then compare it to the on-the-ground situation in my country, it makes me despair that the Church which he described in his encyclicals simply no longer exists.

[@hilarydrinkwater5392]

Yes, we're all of us "just saying" because this conversation is inclusive but, in all honesty, can you recognise that at the close of the Age, many of you "just may be" stuck rigid in a tableau within the wrong vignette?

[@navigatorofthevalley]

Valuing tradition isnt rigid. Sadly Francis is a devoted progressive. Look into his love for the "charismatic" movement and its origins. He spent a lot of time with them. He is for all and intents an anti pope

[@bernardjones6162]

Look I do feel lost as a Catholic! Having been remarried for the past 35 years after having my previous marriage annulled by the church only to be told my wife will have to have an annulment because she was married once before and she is not Catholic. I am also a mason for over 49 years and being told I am excommunicated because I belong to a charitable organization that doesn’t discriminate! I wanted to have my marriage blessed after my annulment but that will not happen. I pray the Missal everyday and I mean very day and recite the Latin because that is how I was raised and also trained as an altar boy! I am lost!

[@Lancer-y5g]

This started because Bendedict quit

[@Zero-gp5im]

True

[@user-dg7qv8yu7b]

Protestant Church was recognized by Rome Catholic Church as a brother in faith, namely the CHURCH OF CHRIST, not heresy (KV2 ) ... IF the anathema against M. Luther was heresy, of course Rome Catholic Church would refuse to recognize M. Luther / Protestan as a brother in faith because it deviated from the truth of the Bible, on the other hand, if the anathema because it was not in accordance with the rules of the Rome Catholic Church , but still in accordance with the truth of the Bible, then Rome Catholic Church would still recognize Protestan as a brother in the faith (Church of Christ). ... which one is correct? Different Cases from Arius - Jehovah's Witness / Sabelius - Pentecostal Oneness who was anathema because against the Bible (rejecting Trinitarian God) so They was not recognized as a brother in the faith / not the Church of Christ. I see that Bishop Vigano's case is similar to Martin Luther's case, he was excommunicated/ heresy just for going against GKR rules ??

[@gregfekner6280]

Classic tactic is to silence those most vocal about scandalous affairs that way it's easier to brush the issues under a rug and conveniently forget about it. I visited the Vatican and St. Peter's Basilica and even though I was awed by the beauty of its architecture and its sculptures I felt ZERO spiritual connection to the place or from the place. All I saw was that it was a major tourist attraction making lots and lots of money.

[@bernadette8475]

My goodness, Dr. Marshall; of course he and his supporters understand. This is their directive for their goal. Seriously, you are not this naive. Seventy-one years living on God’s good earth, I’ve experienced much in Holy Mother Church. If you think they care about our wounds, you need to revisit “The Passion of Christ.”

[@crissdizick9403]

Just go over to the Orthodox church

[@amandadelassus2128]

No.

[@rileylutts130]

Yes exactly

[@M10-i6b]

Having a woke pope does not help.

[@patrickhepburn2324]

I don't feel beat up. Your program us the oroblem

[@lawrencevandenberg7725]

Dunno, Dr. if this analogy will prove useful to you, or your listeners -- prob'ly not the Bishop of Rome. Okay. The novus ordo is like a tattoo, or a painted nail manicure. We don't have the same approach to the altar, w/the principal celebrant, the Introibo ad altare Dei. The tabernacle may still be central to the altar, may not. Our priest isn't addressing his intercessory prayer to the Deity of the Blessed Sacrament in repose -- he's selling us the new order tattoo, or nail job. We're suspended to the priest's presence, his take, his congeniality or discomfort, his life's story, his formation as a tattoo artist, or manicurist. How does this NOT result in disastrous intimate abuse. It's ALREADY abuse -- from the get-go. Clerical authority worship, admiration, personal attraction -- or, a distinct spiritual dissatisfaction, w/no recourse. Beat up? Throttled? Mos def abused.

[@alexanderking4732]

The sex crimes against children by clergy is what makes people mistrust you all.

[@melindamassey14]

Because we are told we are supposed to be abused!

[@OliverRust-uh8tx]

Bishop Strickland was screwed. Bottom line

[@daba3]

pretty soon we simply will come to God without the middle man in the Vatican.