Retired Archbishop Charles Chaput has penned a kind of obituary of Pope Francis, which seems unkind, but is within the realm of what Pope Francis might experience at his particular judgement. 

Some will say it is too soon for this kind of critique, but in eternity it has already happened and our prayerful hope is that Pope Francis, even if purgatory is needed, will experience the Divine Mercy of Jesus and eternal life in heaven. (My opinion, and it is only that, is that one’s particular judgement that leads to heaven is a form of purgatory that everyone experiences.)

This is copied from First Things:

The Church After Francis

I have personal memories of Pope Francis that I greatly value: a friendly and generous working relationship at the 1997 Synod on America when we were both newly appointed archbishops; his personal welcome and warmth at Rome’s 2014 Humanum conference; and the extraordinary success of his 2015 visit to Philadelphia for the Eighth World Meeting of Families. He devoted himself to serving the Church and her people in ways that he felt the times demanded. As a brother in the faith, and a successor of Peter, he deserves our ongoing prayers for his eternal life in the presence of the God he loved.

Having said that, an interregnum between papacies is a time for candor. The lack of it, given today’s challenges, is too expensive. In many ways, whatever its strengths, the Francis pontificate was inadequate to the real issues facing the Church. He had no direct involvement in the Second Vatican Council and seemed to resent the legacy of his immediate predecessors who did; men who worked and suffered to incarnate the council’s teachings faithfully into Catholic life. His personality tended toward the temperamental and autocratic. He resisted even loyal criticism. He had a pattern of ambiguity and loose words that sowed confusion and conflict. In the face of deep cultural fractures on matters of sexual behavior and identity, he condemned gender ideology but seemed to downplay a compelling Christian “theology of the body.” He was impatient with canon law and proper procedure. His signature project, synodality, was heavy on process and deficient in clarity. Despite an inspiring outreach to society’s margins, his papacy lacked a confident, dynamic evangelical zeal. The intellectual excellence to sustain a salvific (and not merely ethical) Christian witness in a skeptical modern world was likewise absent.

What the Church needs going forward is a leader who can marry personal simplicity with a passion for converting the world to Jesus Christ, a leader who has a heart of courage and a keen intellect to match it. Anything less won’t work.

The Deportation Issue is:  Do you prefer White Liberal States to Hispanic States?

Paul Craig Roberts.

Like Trump’s on-off-on tariffs, the US Supreme Courts rulings are off-on-maybe-we will see.

Last week the Court overruled Boasberg and said that Trump had the authority to deport illegal aliens.  But by the time last Saturday arrived, the Court had changed its mind and “paused” the deportation of illegal entrants.  The Court now has decided that those who had entered the US illegally, thus committing a crime, had the right to challenge their deportation in US courts.

Here is the Supreme Court’s ruling:  “The government is directed not to remove any member of the putative class of detainees from the United States until further order of this court.”  Note the Court’s use of the word “putative.”  The Court is saying that it is uncertain that the illegals are illegals.  Once you have walked in, you are an American, right?  That seems to be the Democrats’ position.  What will the Court’s position be?

Amazing, isn’t it.  Millions of immigrant-invaders can enter America illegally, but they cannot be deported until they have had their day in court. To be clear, what the US Supreme Court has ruled is that there will be no further deportations.  The 16 or 30 million, or whatever the figure, illegal entrants are here to stay.

The deportation hearings, which will be shopped to Democrat district and appeal courts, will take years and will not be resolved until Trump’s term is over. 

For decades American conservatives have thought that the most important reason to have a Republican president is Supreme Court Appointments, but now we see it matters not to have a Republican majority on the Supreme Court. The Court, whether Republican or Democrat, has no comprehension of American survival. The courts are preoccupied with grabbing power from the executive.

Just as the US took Texas, Colorado, California and the SouthWest from Mexico, the hispanics are taking it back with the aid of the Democrat Party and the US Supreme Court.  And, of course, with the acquiesce  of Republicans who are incapable of fighting.

The question is: how much do we really care?  Would you prefer to have white liberal Colorado, California, Arizona or Hispanic Colorado, California, and Arizona.  I would prefer the Hispanics.  They are more decent people than white liberals, and, unlike white liberals, they do not hate America.

Perhaps the ignorant insouciance of the American courts will have the unintended result of replacing anti-American blue states with Hispanic states.  It would be a huge improvement in the quality of America.  

The Congolese government takes its cue from the Biden regime

Paul Craig Roberts

RT reports that the “Democratic Republic” of Congo “has banned former President Joseph Kabila’s political party and ordered his assets to be seized.”  https://www.rt.com/africa/616048-dr-congo-seizes-former-president-assets/ 

This is what the Biden regime and a corrupt New York “judicial” system tried to do to Trump.  Or has the Democrat attempt to imprison Trump and to steal Trump’s New York property already been forgotten?

In parts of Africa, Asia, and South America, succeeding governments have a habit of criminalizing the previous government.  In the US the Democrats and whore media adopted this practice in their effort to deny Trump reelection.

Try to imagine what is going to happen to Trump and his supporters when his efforts to renew America are defeated by the American Establishment, and Democrats return to power.  No white heterosexual conservative American will be safe.

The current conflict is existential.  If Trump goes down, America goes down.

On the death of Jorge Mario Bergoglio:

Now is not the time to dissect all of the evil done, caused and allowed. Outrage at the man, his friends and his soft critics should give way to sincere prayers that he was given, and took, a moment before it was too late, to be reconciled with God.

We all want that moment, whatever evil we have done, caused, and allowed.

The Risen Savior, Our Lord Jesus Christ, is victorious. He is King.

I echo Ann B in her call for prayers for the Church and the Papacy:

Like Our Lady and the nascent Church on Holy Saturday, we watch and pray. Let’s see what the Divine Providence has in store. Let’s give Him room to work, always trusting implicitly in His goodness, and that His Church is VISIBLE.

Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen

May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.

Jean Raspail Predicted that the Camp of the Saints also becomes Russia’s fate

The Director of the Russian Valdai Club says “Russia can’t be like Western Europe, the crisis must be stopped before it starts.”

Timothy Bordachev describes an idealistic, not realistic, solution for Russia.

https://www.rt.com/russia/615956-from-tolerance-to-ticking-time-bomb/ 

Bush-Era Swamp Creature Revealed To Be Key Figure In OKC Bombing Coverup

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/okc-anniversary-bush-era-swamp-creature-revealed-be-key-figure-bombing-coverup 

Laughter Is Good for Us

https://x.com/RealDonKeith/status/1912496724888690887 

Of course, the DEI freaks will claim that the laughter is white people laughing at a black man.  

He died without revealing the truth about the Imposter Sister Lucy. Sister Lucy Truth will have a daily blog as to what is happening in Rome during this time of funeral and pre-conclave. Pray for us and support us in our goals. 

I remember distinctly the day Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope. Working for a diocese, I was in the middle of a meeting with an older woman and a deacon. They wanted to know if they could start a support group for families with members who were same-sex attracted. The woman’s son was a practicing homosexual, and she wanted to support him in his lifestyle (i.e., endorse sin). I was in the process…

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Jorge Bergoglio called to judgment at 88…

VATICAN ANNOUNCES:
‘POPE’ FRANCIS IS DEAD

LATEST UPDATE: 22-APR-2025 21:55 UTC

Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Dec. 17, 1936 – Apr. 21, 2025)

After 4422 days, the reign of terror of the ‘humble Pope’ Francis has finally come to an end: The Argentinian Jesuit Jorge Mario Bergoglio is dead.

The Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber, theAmerican ‘Cardinal’ Kevin Farrell, announced the death of the Argentinian apostate this morning at the Vatican (video direct link):

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Subsequently, the director of the Vatican Press Office, Matteo Bruni, released the following statement:

At 9.47 this morning, His Eminence Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, announced with sorrow the death of Pope Francis, with these words:

“Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis.

This year, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will observe Patriots’ Day on Monday, April 21, in honor of events that took place on April 19: the battles of Lexington, Concord, and Menotomy (Arlington). These are generally considered the beginning of the American Revolution, the first civil war, which resulted in the formation of these United States. But this year, the festivities are very special…

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Beijing’s ambassador to the US has urged yin and yang approach in Sino-American relations

China’s envoy to the US has urged Washington to avoid the mistakes that contributed to the Great Depression of the 1930s and called for peaceful coexistence, while warning that Beijing is ready to retaliate amid the escalating trade war.

The tariff standoff with Beijing comes amid a broader US campaign targeting dozens of countries. While most of the elevated tariffs were paused for 90 days, China was excluded from the reprieve. The total tariff on Chinese goods has been hiked to 145%.

In response, Beijing imposed 125% tariffs on imports of American goods and restricted exports of minerals essential for high-tech manufacturing.

Speaking at a Traditional Chinese Medicine event in Washington on Saturday, Ambassador Xie Feng warned that the import duties could upend the global economy, drawing a parallel to the US tariff policies of 1930 that contributed to the Great Depression, according to the Chinese embassy’s website.

Referring to principles from traditional Chinese medicine, he said it’s important to tackle root causes rather than merely treating symptoms and called for joint efforts to expand the global economy instead of competing over existing resources.

“You can’t just treat a headache by just focusing on the head, or foot pain by only targeting the feet,” Xie said. “And you certainly shouldn’t prescribe medicine to others when you’re the one who’s sick.”

He cited US protectionist policies of the past – particularly the tariff-laden Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, which is widely believed to have deepened the Great Depression. The act, aimed at protecting American agriculture and manufacturing with import duties of up to 75% on essentials such as car parts and wool, triggered a sharp decline in global trade that worsened the Great Depression.

“I believe many of you are familiar with how the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act ultimately escalated the Great Depression,” the envoy said.

Citing philosophy, he pointed to the need for balancing the opposing forces of yin and yang and said that harmony should be the guiding principle in relations between the world’s two largest economies.

He said that the two nations should pursue “peaceful coexistence” rather than confrontation, and support each other’s success instead of falling into a lose-lose scenario.

Xie stated that China opposes the trade war and will respond with retaliation against any country that imposes tariffs on it.

Last week, US President Donald Trump said that talks were underway with Chinese officials, noting that Washington has “nice conversations going with China. It’s, like, really very good.”

The left-wing politicians have described the restriction as “collective punishment”

Israel has revoked entry visas for left-wing French lawmakers who supported the recognition of a Palestinian state.

The move comes shortly after French President Emmanuel Macron said recognition could take place at an international conference in June – a proposal condemned by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called it a “huge reward for terrorism.”

The group of 27 politicians included members of France’s Ecologist and Communist parties, along with local officials and mayors. Among them were National Assembly deputies Francois Ruffin, Alexis Corbiere, and Julie Ozenne from the Ecologist party, Communist deputy Soumya Bourouaha, and Communist Senator Marianne Margate.

The politicians said on Sunday that they were invited by the French consulate in Jerusalem for a five-day trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories, described as a mission to “strengthen international cooperation and the culture of peace.”

“For the first time, two days before our departure, the Israeli authorities canceled our entry visas that had been approved one month ago,” the lawmakers said in their statement, calling the decision “collective punishment.”

They described the visa ban as a “major rupture in diplomatic ties” and urged Macron to respond.

“Deliberately preventing elected officials and parliamentarians from traveling cannot be without consequences,” they added.

The group said their parties had for decades called for recognition of a Palestinian state.

Israel’s Interior Ministry defended the cancelation, citing a law that allows authorities to deny entry to individuals who “could act against the State of Israel.”

Tensions with Western lawmakers have intensified in recent months amid mounting criticism of Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in Gaza. Earlier in April, two British MPs were blocked from entering the country after being accused of planning to “spread hate speech.” Israeli authorities claimed the pair had misrepresented their purpose, while the UK Foreign Office described the decision as “unacceptable.”

Prior to that, an EU parliamentary delegation canceled a planned visit to Jerusalem and Ramallah after entry was denied to French MP Rima Hassan, Irish MP Lynn Boylan, and two EU staffers.

Israeli officials said the individuals had “consistently worked to promote boycotts against Israel in addition to numerous public statements both on social media and in media interviews.”

“The State of Israel is not obligated to allow the entry of any official from a foreign country, including members of parliament, if they work to boycott and undermine its legitimacy,” Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said at the time.