Bishop Athanasius Schneider is calling for a “worldwide crusade of prayers for the upcoming Conclave” so that a pope is elected who has, above all, a “zeal for the glory of Christ and the salvation of souls.”
The popular auxiliary bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan, is inviting the faithful to pray for a new pope who has such a quality so that he will strengthen the faithful and be uncompromising in his duties as Successor of Peter. In particular, he urges prayer so that the next pope will:
- defend the flock from unbelieving and “worldly churchmen” who worship the “idols of the ideologies of the age”;
- free the Apostolic See from being chained to “the materialistic, morally depraved and anti-Christian globalist agenda of this world”;
- and has a willingness to defend at great cost if necessary the integrity of the Catholic faith, the Church’s liturgy, and Church discipline.
Bishop Schneider is also calling on “all true sons and daughters of the Church” to pray for a new Pope who will be “fully Catholic, fully Apostolic and fully Roman.”
He invites the faithful to pray for such intentions during Eucharistic Adoration, through the Holy Rosary, by means of Mass intentions, and through personal sacrifices, including fasting and acts of supernatural love for God and neighbour.
Bishop Schneider’s appeal follows the announcement that Cardinal Raymond Burke will be leading a May 1-9 novena to Our Lady Good Counsel for the good of the universal Church, the election of a new pope, and the eternal rest of Pope Francis.
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