by William Kilpatrick | Nov 15, 2023
The arguments in his defense don’t stand the test of time In the wake of Bishop Joseph Strickland’s removal by Francis, the question of Francis’ own status has resurfaced. Is he really the pope? Or is he an imposter or an anti-pope or something worse? When the...
by William Kilpatrick | Nov 8, 2023
On Saturday, November 4th a massive crowd estimated at 100,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C. to rally for Palestine and demand a cease-fire in the Israeli-Hamas war. The event featured numerous speakers—mostly young Muslim women and men—almost all of whom...
by William Kilpatrick | Nov 1, 2023
This is not another Pope Francis-is-a-threat-to-the-Faith piece. I’ve written a number of articles on that subject in recent months. No, this is a Pope Francis-is-a-threat-to-world-peace piece. How so? Well, in two main ways. First, by lending moral support to...
by William Kilpatrick | Oct 24, 2023
Francis continues to make a mess In a recent piece for Crisis, Regis Martin observes that many of the participants in the Synod on Synodality favor same-sex blessings even though the Church has no authority to bless sinful relationships. At the end of his...
by William Kilpatrick | Oct 18, 2023
Is Francis a false prophet? Some Catholics claim that he is. They refer to him as “the false prophet, the forerunner of the antichrist.” However, before addressing the charge it’s important to ask a prior question—namely, is it at all possible for such a thing to...