The First Fatima Pope
In The Fruits of Fatima, Joseph Pronechen argues that Pope Pius XII, not Pope John Paul II, was the first Fatima Pope through his Marian consecrations, Rosary promotion, and official papal endorsement of Fatima.
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"The Catholic faith has always been part of the American story..."
https://epistles.online/2026/05/11/marco-rubio-on-catholicism/
"Courage considers this report to be both calumny and detraction... It is a great sadness and an additional wound to our members to have this false and unjust depiction in a Vatican document." - Courage, May 2026
Sheen on the SSPX and How to Understand His Position
Here is Sheen on the SSPX and how he correctly warned against schismatic tendencies within it, though some of his judgments on postconciliar liturgical changes require nuance today, especially regarding reverence, continuity, and spiritual nourishment.
Let us thank God for Pope Leo XVI, while also praying with sincere concern that he may fully embrace the spiritual mission of the papacy: to guide souls in truth and holiness, rather than becoming too entangled in politics or accommodating the liberal agendas of the world.
https://epistles.online/2026/05/08/pope-leo-xiv-after-one-year/
Satirical critique of relativistic Catholicism, mocking doctrinal indifference, liturgical chaos, emotionalism, and unquestioning affirmation culture while exaggerating praise for progressive figures and dismissing traditional Catholic discipline and auth
https://epistles.online/2026/05/07/reasons-catholics-support-james-martin-liberal/
The Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer (FSSR), an ex-SSPX group, now appear more SSPX than ever and increasingly close to sedevacantism.
https://epistles.online/2026/05/06/fssr-road-toward-sedevacantism/
Newly Ordained Filipino priest strongly critiqued Liberation Theology and a group of Filipino theologians, arguing that they reduce Christ’s sacrifice to mere political struggle, undermine the traditional Catholic understanding of the priesthood and expia
https://epistles.online/2026/05/04/fr-patrick-lance-enad-on-priesthood/
On Pope Leo XIV and the “Inadmissible” Death Penalty
Raymond Arroyo, Father Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal critique Pope Leo XIV and Pope Francis’ rejection of capital punishment, arguing that Sacred Tradition, divine revelation, and the moral law uphold the death penalty’s legitimacy and its role in encouraging repentance.
https://epistles.online/2026/05/03/pope-leo-inadmissible-death-penalty/
The SSPX’s trajectory shows partial reconciliation followed by renewed tension, with planned consecrations risking further rupture from ecclesial authority.
