Leo lacks time to meet with the SSPX, but has time to meet with this degenerate.
The past few days, quite a bit has been said on social media about Leo XIV’s meeting with the so-called “Godmother of Punk,” poet and singer Patti Smith (79).
I do feel, however, that not enough has been said, and that most Catholic readers still do not realize just how scandalous this meeting really was.
I have to warn sensitive folks that I might wade into some pretty dark waters in this essay. What you read and hear here might offend or scandalize you. But that is exactly why I feel this story needs to be told against a broader backdrop than has been the case over the past few days.
Let us start with the basic facts, which many might already know.
This past Friday (July 31), Leo XIV received Smith in a private audience at the Apostolic Palace. The meeting is said to have lasted about 40 minutes and was attended by Fr. Antonio Spadaro, S.J., Undersecretary of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education. It was reported that Spadaro has been friends with Smith for several years. A Jesuit “priest” who is friends with a degenerate punk figure? Of course, no surprises there.
Afterward, the same Spadaro, according to a report in the Catholic Review, said on social media that, “When that door opened, something happened … a spark was lit—one that came with a few lighthearted moments, but also with a profound sense of emotion and of a shared mission in this challenging world.”
Shared mission? Keep this in mind as we take a closer look at exactly who Smith is and what she represents.
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