As more governments, businesses and institutions implement COVID-19 vaccine mandates allowing for religious exemptions, Catholic leaders across the nation remain divided over whether or not they should sign off. To clear up any confusion in San Diego, Bishop Robert McElroy asked local priests to “caringly decline” any requests for endorsement from parishioners seeking a religious … Read more
A “Rosary of Reparation” rally, sponsored by the Lepanto Institute and Catholic Parents Online, was held on June 22 and 23 in front of the DoubleTree Hotel South in Bloomington, MN, in protest of the 2021 Annual Assembly of the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests (AUSCP). The Rosary rally was conducted in response to the … Read more
A New Mexico prelate is protecting brother bishops who believe pro-abortion Catholic politicians should be denied Holy Communion. In an article for First Things on Tuesday, Bp. James Wall of the diocese of Gallup rebuked San Diego bishop Robert McElroy — ripping his essay that argued pro-life bishops are politically motivated and weaponizing the Eucharist. Bishop Wall wrote: But while I don’t presume to know … Read more
14 bishops have now signed a statement insinuating that God created same-sex attraction in people and that such attraction is healthy and normal. Fourteen U.S. Catholic bishops, one of them a cardinal, have added their names to a statement in partnership with a pro-homosexual advocacy group in support of young people who identify as LGBT, … Read more
A California bishop defended President Joe Biden receiving Holy Eucharist, arguing that those who would deny pro-abortion politicians Communion are overlooking racism. Bishop Robert McElroy of the Diocese of San Diego decried calls to deny Communion to abortion promoters in an essay at the Jesuit publication America on Wednesday. “The proposal to exclude pro-choice Catholic … Read more
“Bullies” are the modern-day boogeymen. Lurking around every corner ready to pounce on their prey, they live to inflict psychological harm on their victims. They demand blind obedience to their views, eliminating anyone who opposes their reign. Bullies apparently dominate our school yards, workplaces, and of course social media. According to the mainstream narrative, within … Read more
The statement fails to reaffirm Catholic teaching that homosexuality is objectively disordered. Eight U.S. Catholic bishops, one of them a cardinal, have signed a statement in partnership with a pro-homosexual advocacy group, in support of young people who identify as LGBT, telling them that “God is on your side.” “As Catholic Bishops in the United … Read more
Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego says he hopes the Roman Catholic Church will be “proud collaborators” with the Joe Biden administration on several issues — despite the president-elect’s support of abortion rights. Interviewed for the National Catholic Reporter, McElroy told Christopher White that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops “needs to be frank and … Read more
Should Biden win the presidency, he will be the “second practicing Catholic” to hold that office, the media informs us without irony. Neither John F. Kennedy, with his prodigious womanizing, nor Biden, with his open hostility to Church teaching, justify that label. If anything, Biden has promised not to practice his faith. Like JFK, Biden … Read more
Today Bishop Strickland of Tyler, Texas issued a tweet in which he says he stands with Bishop Daly’s admonishment of Bishop McEloy’s for his poor advice to Catholic voters. I stand with Bishop Daly on this. Both Bishop Daly & Bishop McElroy agree that abortion is intrinsically evil. Biden supports abortion up to & beyond … Read more