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Bishop of Northampton Charged with Two Counts of Rape

Bishop David Oakley, 70, of Northampton, England, has been charged with two counts of rape involving a girl under the age of 16, according to Staffordshire Police. He was ordained a bishop on March 19, 2020 (pictured).
The charges come after his arrest in September 2025, following the reporting of an allegation to police.
Monsignor Oakley is scheduled to appear before Cannock Magistrates' Court on August 14.
In a statement, the Diocese of Northampton confirmed that the charges stem from an investigation into what it described as "non-recent safeguarding allegations."
"We understand that this will be very distressing for all concerned but cannot comment further on an active legal process," the diocese said.
There has been no public statement from Bishop Oakley admitting or denying the charges. He is presumed innocent.
Picture: David Oakley © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk, CC BY-NC-ND, #newsQyrlkxtntj

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Innocent until proven guilty.

SonoftheChurch

Well…it wasn’t a North African or a Muslim this time.

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Leo XIV Appoints German Bishop: "If Women’s Ordination Comes, Why Not?"

Today, Leo XIV appointed the rector of the seminary, Rev. Johannes Zehe, 62, as the new auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Hamburg, Germany.
Monsignor Zehe initially studied music in Berlin and worked as a violin teacher and orchestral musician before being ordained a priest in Hamburg in 1999.
Career Within Hamburg’s 🌈 Establishment
He owes his career to Hamburg’s Archbishop Stefan Heße who appointed him rector of the seminary in 2023 and has now evidently put him forward for appointment as auxiliary bishop.
However, Archbishop Heße of Hamburg is strongly pro-homosexual. Since June 2025, the archdiocese has been embroiled in a major controversy. Under the title “Male, Female, Diverse: Framework Concept for Sexual Education in the Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Hamburg,” a 33-page document breaks with core Catholic teachings on sexuality and relationships.
Monsignor Zehe himself is not regarded as an internal opponent of the current direction.
However, his own online …Okunengi

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German bishop: Reject Christ, why not?

Noname Senki

"a nők érvénytelen pappá szenteléséről kérdezték, homályosan válaszolt, hogy ezt nem igazán tudja elképzelni. Hozzátette azonban: „Ha a teológia továbbfejlődik, és ha olyan mélyebb magyarázatok merülnek fel, amelyeket világszerte elfogadnak, nem veszíteném el emiatt a hitemet."
Dogma:
"3. Az egyházirend szentségének fölvevője. Tétel. Az egyházirend szentségét csak megkeresztelt férfi veheti föl érvényesen."
Min vitatkozunk és elmélkedünk?
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"When asked about the invalid ordination of women, he responded vaguely that he could not really imagine it. However, he added: “If theology develops further, and if deeper explanations emerge that can be accepted worldwide, I would not lose my faith over it. I am not a great advocate of women priests. But if it were to happen - why not?’"
Dogma:
“3. The recipient of the sacrament of Holy Orders. Article. Only a baptized man may validly receive the sacrament of Holy Orders.”
What are we debating and reflecting on?

“YOU ARE A TEMPLE OF GOD” (1 Corinthian 3,16)

1) Psalm 50:13; Do not take Your Holy Spirit away from me.
2) Wisdom 1:4-5; Devious thoughts lead one away from God; and Omnipotence, when put to the test, rejects the foolish. Indeed, Wisdom does not enter a deceitful soul, nor dwell in a body enslaved to sin; the Holy Spirit who instructs us flees from deceit, turns away from foolish thoughts, and is driven away when iniquity appears”.
3) John 14:23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My Word, and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make our home with him.”
4) 1 Corinthians 3;16-17; Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
5) 2 Corinthians 6:16; For we are the sanctuary of the living God, as God has said: “I will dwell among them and walk among them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
6) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Do you not know that your body is …Okunengi

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«Vós sois o Templo de Deus» (1 Coríntios 3,16)
1) Salmo 50,13; Não retires de mim o Teu Espírito Santo.
2) Sabedoria 1,4-5; Os pensamentos tortuosos afastam-nos de Deus; e a Onipotência, quando posta à prova, rejeita os insensatos. De facto, a Sabedoria não entra numa alma enganadora, nem habita num corpo escravizado ao pecado; o Espírito Santo que nos instrui foge do engano, afasta-se dos pensamentos tolos e é afastado quando a iniquidade aparece”.
3) João 14,23: Jesus respondeu: «Se alguém Me ama, guardará a Minha Palavra, e o Meu Pai o amará, e Nós iremos ter com ele e faremos nele a nossa morada.»
4) 1 Coríntios 3:16-17; Não sabeis que sois o templo de Deus e que o Espírito de Deus habita em vós? Se alguém destruir o templo de Deus, Deus o destruirá; pois o templo de Deus é santo, e vós sois esse templo.
5) 2 Coríntios 6:16; Pois nós somos o santuário do Deus vivo, como Deus disse: «Habitarei no meio deles e caminharei entre eles; serei o seu Deus, e eles serão o meu povo.» …Okunengi

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Woman Leads Liturgy on Saturday in Cathedral Instead of Eucharist

On March 14, a Saturday, for the first time, a woman led a liturgical celebration in place of the “Sunday” Eucharist in the Cathedral of Bozen/Bolzano, Italy.
Italian media spoke of "la celebrante" ("the celebrant").
Maja Clara and has been leading such liturgies for about ten years. She works as a journalist at the state press agency. “As a child, I wanted to be a pastor,” she says.
The Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone, which covers the German speaking South Tyrol, is run by Bishop Ivo Muser.
In the diocese, about 500 (!) laypeople are entrusted with this ministry, nearly two-thirds are women. The Diocese has 500k Catholics and about 350 priests in 280 parishes. This makes less than 1,5k nominal Catholics per priest.
Picture: Maja Clara, AI piture, #newsTaahryrpwd

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Father Karl A Claver

This has been going on here in the United States for over 30 years. Deacons were never asked to have these services, only women were permitted to do so.

Irishpol

The issue of fulfilling the "Sunday Obligation" was not addressed in this article. Was it reported elsewhere that this liturgy fulfilled that requirement?

DefendTruth

Danish LGBTQ community mock Jesus Christ and patriots reclaim the cross.

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Good man!!

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Spanish Pro-Homosex Priest Leaves Priesthood

Damián Montes Nieto has announced in an Instagram video that he is finally leaving the priesthood: “I have decided to withdraw from the exercise of priestly ministry.”
He was a Redemptorist and ordained to the priesthood in 2013 at the Santuario del Perpetuo Socorro in Granada, Spain.
He prefers to keep private the “serious reasons” that turned his ministry into a “very sad and very difficult” experience.
Looking to the future, he hopes for “the opportunity for a new life, shared with someone, or to start my own family.”
He has taken up employment within an educational community and has assumed the role of Academic Vice Director at an international institution. Montes was "born a poet and an artist.”
As a missionary priest, Montes had the opportunity to visit countries such as India, Honduras, Thailand, and Colombia, as well as various cities in Spain and Italy.
Radical Pro-Homosex Priest
Montes was one of the most openly homosex-affirming Catholic priests in Spain.
In a 2021 …Okunengi

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eva333

I believe that these young, charismatic pseudo-priests become priests only for a short time, to cause trouble and drag souls to Hell, then they 'abandon' their false vocation: mission accomplished.

Malki Tzedek

Which begs the question - Can one 'leave' what one, in actuality, never was?

Tom Morelli

Mark Carney is caught insulting HIS OWN MPs, telling the visiting Croatian prime minister Andrej Plenkovic that they're just 'useful for votes.'

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Fake-Monks Confronted Homosexual March in Greece: Two men wearing clerical-style robes confronted the Thessaloniki homosexual march, shouting “Repent!” at participants. One of the men lay down in front of a truck while holding a cross and an icon. Police detained both men. Authorities later stated that neither individual was affiliated with the Greek-Orthodox community. During identification, they found that the man who had lain in front of the float had an outstanding conviction related to drug offenses and property damage.

A man - with drug problems pretending to be a monk - interrupted the "Pride" parade in Thessaloniki by lying down in the middle of the road, in front of a truck.

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Padre Pio answered firmly. The Graces are not mine to give.

Never forget that GOD gives Graces to whom He chooses. It's not our right to begrudge Him of that. Whether we like someone or not. So we should not deny it nor begrudge anyone for what Our Lord gives to others.
Why Padre Pio Was Forbidden to Heal This Famous Actress Discover a profound spiritual lesson from San Giovanni Rotondo when a miracle did not happen. When a famous Italian actress begged Padre Pio for a cure, the saint was forced to accept a painful limitation from God, weeping over his inability to heal her. Learn how unanswered prayers and enduring suffering can actually cause our love for Christ to grow, perfect, and mature into a beautiful act of grace.
Short video under 3 minutes
youtube.com/watch?v=3-7jPH2kms4

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Empty Words: Vatican Denies Indult for Ubiquitous Lay Preaching

The Vatican has rejected – on paper only – a request from the German Bishops' Conference to permit lay people to preach during the Eucharist by means of an "indult."
A June 17 letter, written by Cardinal Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship, was published on Dbk.de.
The German bishops' proposal sought permission to allow lay employees, in the usual exceptional circumstances, to deliver a "homiletic reflection" following the Gospel during the Eucharist.
In his reply, Cardinal Roche claims with canon law that the homily is an integral part of the liturgy [only since Pius X] and is reserved to a priest or deacon. He stresses that the reservation of the homily to clergy is not merely a disciplinary norm and does not depend on theological competence or communication skills.
Cardinal Roche disputes the claim that current pastoral circumstances require an exception. Where a priest is present to celebrate the Eucharist, he is also present to preach. Where no priest is …Okunengi

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The demonic liberals will never give up.

SonoftheChurch

What!!?? You mean there’s no FSSPX-like excommunication for those in Germany who commit this violation?

Furkan Gözükara - 🚨 BOMBSHELL: Tucker Carlson confirms Charlie Kirk was NOT murdered ov...
🚨 BOMBSHELL: Tucker Carlson confirms Charlie Kirk was NOT murdered over transgenderism! He explicitly states Kirk was assassinated because of his rapidly evolving views against the State of Israel. The establishment is covering up a massive hit by foreign interests! x.com/FurkanGozukara/status/2069226225122337219/v…

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Murdered Hezbullah style. But didn’t die from exploding mic. They had to strangle him in the SUV on the way to the hospital

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Leo XIV’s Chief of Faith "Knows" that All Will Be Saved

In his 1995 article on Romans 9–11, the future Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Tucho Fernández, wrote that "all will be saved."
His goal is to “relativize the very basis from which questionable doctrines were elaborated,” wherein the "questionable doctrines" is Catholicism as developed from Scripture by St. Augustine, the Fathers, and the Scholastics, notes ElWanderer.com on June 23.
Fernández believes that Augustine's teaching "requires a revision" and later claims that Augustine's doctrine "did not offer a complete and harmonious vision of God, man and Christian experience."
"I know God's concrete plans"
Tucho's most extraordinary claim is: "I firmly trust that all will be saved; a trust based not on a desire, nor on my compassion for men, but on what I know of God and of His concrete plans thanks to His Revelation."
ElWanderer notes that the Church has never received a revelation that all men will be saved. On the contrary.
The Council of Trent teaches that …Okunengi

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Malki Tzedek

'Omniscience' - what a God-fearing and humble trait in a 'Perfect' (misspelling intended).

myunkie

We need a puke 🤮 emoji.

Tom Morelli

🙏

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"German Bishops Must Not Be Discouraged by Rome’s Letter"

The president of the German lay organization ZdK, Irme Stetter-Karp, 69, commented on the paper tiger from Rome claiming that laypeople supposedly may not preach during Eucharists.
The German Synodal Way had already voted in favor of the proposal in March 2023, with strong support from the bishops. “We therefore expect the German bishops to reaffirm their substantive position to Rome, strengthen their arguments, and under no circumstances read Cardinal Roche’s letter as a cause for discouragement,” she said.
For Ruth Fehlker of the Catholic Women’s Association of Germany (kfd) - that only a few days ago called for abortions in Catholic hospitals - the letter demonstrates “how great the gap is between the pastoral realities of many local churches and the directives coming from Rome.”
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Bishop Schneider : Rome must address serious doctrinal questions raised by the Society of Saint Pius X

(FSSPX News) — In a statement published exclusively by American journalist Diane Montagna, Bishop Athanasius Schneider argues that the debate surrounding the Society of Saint Pius X cannot be understood without addressing the doctrinal and liturgical questions raised since the Second Vatican Council. He calls for a calm examination of what he considers to be the true heart of the problem:
The questions and problems relating to the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) have been the subject of a largely fruitless debate for over 50 years and have now culminated in the announced episcopal consecrations, which have not yet been approved by the Holy See. The discussion has been fueled by emotion — often quite literally cum ira et studio — and is frequently conducted by individuals who lack direct familiarity with the relevant documents or personal experience of the SSPX. In many cases, their knowledge is superficial and shaped by preconceived judgments. As a result, the debate often …Okunengi

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Thank you, Bishop Schneider, Diane de la Montaggna, and Steak. This is
so clear and answers so many questions about the state of the Church today!

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FSSPX Addresses Rome Again: "One Day Honest Discussion with Holy See"

The superiors of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X published today another Open Letter to Leo XIV and to the Cardinals. The letter is no call to action nor a negotiating proposal but rather another public reaffirmation of the Fraternity's long-standing position. Attached is a 28-page document (English below) with the Catholic faith. This document repeatedly affirms strong papal authority adding that the pope possesses "supreme, full, immediate, and universal jurisdiction". The letter.
Most Holy Father,
Most Reverend Eminences,
On the eve of the Consistory at the end of this month, and just days before the episcopal consecrations scheduled for 1 July in Écône, it seems to us that the time has come for the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X to make a full profession of Catholic Faith, which we wish to place in the hands of Your Holiness and each one of the Cardinals.
Today the Church suffers under the pressure of new forces, coming both from within and without, which push her in …Okunengi

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Bree Solstad on X: "This happened during the Mass yesterday. 🤦‍♀️ Note the one family that bent the knee to Christ and got the heck out of there. 🙌"

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john333

Prisoner of the gay mafia a disco inferno burn baby burn

V.R.S.

Reminds me of: youtube.com/watch?v=XAy6UT9ceCQ

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The Bergoglio Method: Ambiguity, Power and Control

Damian Thompson interprets on 0The Spectator (June 23) the Francis' pontificate through the theory of charismatic authority. Francis emerges as a Peronist-style ruler who cultivated ambiguity, governed through unpredictability, weakened institutions, protected loyal allies, and increasingly centralised power around himself. Main quotes.
- “The theology of the Bergoglio pontificate has a curiously schizophrenic quality.”
- “… previously magisterial Catholic teaching on difficult topics such as divorce and homosexuality was somehow negotiable”.
- “…intentional imprecision of language, a tendency to caricature critics rather than engage with their arguments,…”
- “…his willingness to contradict himself. One moment he was inviting the LGBT lobby to the Vatican; the next, he was using Roman slang to mock homosexuals.”
- “He compared abortionists to paid assassins; he also allowed pro-abortion Catholic politicians to receive Holy Communion and appointed ‘pro-choice’ academics to …Okunengi

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It was the sausages that got him.

Vincent Capuano

All his life in Argentina he was very active and was skinny until the last few years as cardinal archbishop.

Child under age of 12 euthanised in the Netherlands for the first time after law change

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