Christine Niles
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Investigative reporter, writer, Catholic, mom, human. Illegitimi non carborundum. https://t.co/nCcQmo023I
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Taylor Marshall is learning what I did in 2020, when I was the target of vicious attacks by SSPXers for the offense of exposing sex abuse in their ranks. In my years of reporting on clerical abuse in the Church, the SSPX response has been, hands down, the nastiest. Like the accusations hurled at Taylor, I was called the most explicit names, smeared as an alcoholic, an adulteress, someone who'd had multiple abortions, etc. All outrageous lies - and all of them coming from SSPXers. The response, far worse than backlash I've received from any other Catholic group I've reported on, is telling.
Christine Niles74,398 görüntüleme • 10 gün önce
An investigation reveals that IDF-produced videos of Hamas "terror tunnels" in Gaza were based not on classified intelligence but on visuals taken from the internet. Remember this next time the IDF airs a video of Hezbollah "terror tunnels" in Lebanon, using them as an excuse to blow up Lebanon to kingdom come. "A months-long investigation by +972 Magazine and Local Call together with the research collective Viewfinder, the Swiss network SRF, and the Scottish outlet The Ferret analyzed 43 animations produced by the Israeli army since October 7 and found that many contain serious spatial inaccuracies or prefabricated assets — sourced not from classified intelligence but rather from commercial libraries, content creators, and cultural institutions."
Christine Niles263,411 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
Mother Miriam has done a complete 180 on the SSPX: "God has established His Church, his universe, everything on obedience, everything on obedience. Children are to obey their parents, not if their parents are holy and right, in everything but sin. Wives are to submit to their husbands, not because they're holy, not because they're right, but because God has given them that position — again, in everything but sin. Religious are to obey their superiors, whether their superior is right or holier than them, or no matter what it is, they are to obey in everything. And Christ's sheep, which is us, every one of us is to obey the successor of Peter, whether we know for sure he is, whether we agree with him, whether we can point out definite heresy. If he's the Pope, then we obey in everything but sin. We don't come against him. So that's where I left it yesterday, and my heart was completely converted."
Christine Niles128,020 görüntüleme • 22 gün önce
The bloodstained cassock of Pope St. John Paul II, from the day he was shot in St. Peter's Square May 13, 1981, by Mehmet Ali Agca. As the pope was rushed by ambulance to the hospital, not knowing whether he'd live or die, he forgave his would-be assassin. He would later visit Mehmet in prison and personally extend forgiveness. 30 years to the day of that visit, Mehmet would convert to the Catholic faith, later laying white roses at the tomb of the man he tried to murder, in tears saying, "This is a miracle that goes on. The mystery of Fatima goes on. Long live Jesus Christ!" The pope credited his survival to Our Lady of Fatima, and placed the bullet that came inches to his heart in the crown of her statue.
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More on Cdl. McElroy: He's banning altar rails in DC. CATHOLIC NEWS ROUNDUP:
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I've never seen so much anti-Catholic bigotry from the Right. It's as if Trump's screed against the pope has given them all a green light to start attacking the Church and the Vicar of Christ. Here's podcaster Patrick Bet David (3 million followers) slandering Catholics and showing open contempt for the Church. PBD Podcast
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![Fr. Ian Andrew Palko, SSPX: "We don't need the mandate." Pope Pius XII: "No one can lawfully confer episcopal consecration unless he has received the mandate of the Apostolic See." Pope Benedict: "[T]he appointment of Bishops by the Pope is the guarantee of the unity of the Church and of hierarchical communion." Pope St. John Paul II: "The particular circumstances, although grave, in no way justify a bishop assuming the office of ordaining bishops on his own initiative and without the pontifical mandate, for this is an act of schism." Canon 1013: "No bishop is permitted to consecrate anyone a bishop unless it is first evident that there is a pontifical mandate." Canon 1387: "Both the Bishop who, without a pontifical mandate, consecrates a person a Bishop, and the one who receives the consecration from him, incur a latae sententiae excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See." Fr. Palko's words confirm that the SSPX will continue doing what it wishes, regardless of the authority or jurisdiction of the pope. Textbook schism.](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2074506199324610864/amplify_video_thumb/2074504957764485120/img/vgRCPk10OIgl4nxz.jpg)
Fr. Ian Andrew Palko, SSPX: "We don't need the mandate." Pope Pius XII: "No one can lawfully confer episcopal consecration unless he has received the mandate of the Apostolic See." Pope Benedict: "[T]he appointment of Bishops by the Pope is the guarantee of the unity of the Church and of hierarchical communion." Pope St. John Paul II: "The particular circumstances, although grave, in no way justify a bishop assuming the office of ordaining bishops on his own initiative and without the pontifical mandate, for this is an act of schism." Canon 1013: "No bishop is permitted to consecrate anyone a bishop unless it is first evident that there is a pontifical mandate." Canon 1387: "Both the Bishop who, without a pontifical mandate, consecrates a person a Bishop, and the one who receives the consecration from him, incur a latae sententiae excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See." Fr. Palko's words confirm that the SSPX will continue doing what it wishes, regardless of the authority or jurisdiction of the pope. Textbook schism.
Christine Niles33,111 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
Responding to comments: Why does Milo MILO appear cross-eyed? It's the same reason he sometimes wears shades during interviews: He struggles with macular degeneration, and is legally blind. Is Milo a pedo? No. He's said controversial things in the past about age of consent, which he has since disavowed. He's a victim of clerical sex abuse (raped by a priest when he was 13), which played a large part in turning him homosexual. He has in fact helped the feds find and arrest pedophiles. He was away from the Church for many years, led a bad life, but returned in 2021. I was there when he received Holy Communion for the first time in a decade. I hugged him and he cried. I was there later when he received the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Joseph parish in Detroit, run by the Institute of Christ the King. Does he lead a perfect life now? I'm sure he doesn't. But then, no one does. I pray for him regularly, and I hope you will, too.
Christine Niles151,024 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce
The opening of Tehran's new subway station named after the Blessed Virgin Mary. The interior features reliefs of Mary and Jesus. This was built by the Iranian government to honor Armenian Christians. You won't hear about this in mainstream media, or from the perpetual war machine. Iran is home to millions of Christians, including ethnic Assyrians and Armenians, and many converts from Islam. Christians are given a seat in Parliament, as are Jews. There are approximately 400-700 active Christian churches in Iran. While the country is overwhelmingly Muslim, they show an increased interest in recent years in recognizing Christmas as a secular holiday, with Christmas lights, trees and other decorations in Tehran.
Christine Niles99,581 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce
Some have expressed skepticism over the Kansas City Star report. Familiarize yourself with the case of SSPX employee Peter Palmeri, convicted & imprisoned for raping his own daughter. The daughter's fiancé Kyle White wanted to go to police, but no fewer than 3 SSPX priests discouraged him from doing so, claiming it would be the sin of "detraction" and would bring shame to the father. Yes, this was at St. Mary's, KS - the "idyllic" SSPX community in Kansas.
Christine Niles13,811 görüntüleme • 24 gün önce
A priest once said that right after a father confessed sins of porn use and impurity in the confessional, his 7-yr-old son confessed the same. If you're the head of a household and you are gravely sinning, you're bringing darkness and spiritual oppression onto your entire family - and they will be affected. And you will be held to account. FORWARD BOLDLY: Spiritual Mediocrity
Christine Niles36,267 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
In 2019, the SSPX was the only priestly community in France that refused to open its clergy archives to a national investigation into clerical sex abuse. While scores of dioceses and priestly communities gave free access to investigators, the SSPX refused. Why? Because it believes in policing itself. The SSPX is notoriously opaque when it comes to abusers in its ranks, refusing to publish a list of credibly accused priests (unlike the practice in many dioceses & religious orders), refusing to help compensate victims of abuse, refusing to set up truly independent review boards & refusing to say whether donor $$$ goes toward the legal defense of accused predators. In light of the multiple high-profile arrests, trials and convictions of SSPX priests in recent years, this continued lack of transparency & accountability remain a serious problem in the SSPX. FULL INTERVIEW:
Christine Niles16,708 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
.The Jason Jones Show: "Ambassador Mike Huckabee had the nerve to stand up to the ancient Christian communities of the Holy Land and say that their theology was wrong and that they don't have the right to say what Christians believe, but HE has the right to say that the State of Israel has a right to the land of the Christians that have lived there since the first century. It's really unbelievable. But the most unbelievable part is the silence of Catholics with influence and power. Like, is this 1940? Is this 1950? Is this 1960? Where Catholics with wealth and power and influence are just butlers at the banquet, where we don't feel like we have the ability to express the interest of our community in the public square? Because if we were, this would stop. This would stop immediately. I normally don't do this, but I just want to say this. If Bishop Robert Barron went on X, and was telling the truth about settler violence on Catholics, or Father Mike Schmitz, if the USCCB leaned in, if they were holding press conferences, flooding cable news shows, we would save the most ancient Christian community in the world. So when they are erased, we are responsible." FORWARD BOLDLY: Pro-Life Hypocrisy #israel #palestine
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