A look back at Pope Leo XIV’s heterodox bishop appointments in his first year
Pope Leo’s bishop appointments so far include prelates who promote ‘women’s ordination’ and homosexual ‘blessings’ and even one who celebrated an LGBT-themed Mass with a drag queen speaker.
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(LifeSiteNews) — My good friend and co-host at the Faith & Reason podcast, Fr. Charles Murr, told me once on the show that all a pope really needs to do to change the Church is to pick good bishops around the world.
With that in mind, let’s take a retrospective look at just a few of the Leo XIV bishop selections during his first year.
May 28 – Pope Leo XIV confirms priest who supports ‘women’s ordination’ as new bishop of St. Gallen, Switzerland
June 11 – Pope Leo appoints new head of Pontifical Academy for Life who is pro-contraception
June 16 – Did the Pope just appoint a Chinese bishop loyal to the Communist Party?
June 19 – Pope Leo appoints bishop for Brisbane, Australia, who supports ‘women’s ordination’
June 24 – Pope Leo appoints Cardinal Roche, same-sex ‘blessing’ supporters to Dicastery for Consecrated Life
June 30 – Newly appointed Spanish bishop on record supporting homosexual ‘blessings’
October 17 – Pope Leo appoints priest who expressed support for ‘women’s ordination’ as archbishop of Vienna
October 29 – Pope Leo appoints pro-LGBT bishop who voted against denying Communion to Biden
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December 17 – Pope Leo appoints bishop who celebrated ‘LGBT Mass’ with drag queen speaker
Jan. 27 – Pope Leo XIV appoints bishop who rejects Catholic teaching on sexuality
Feb. 23 – Pope Leo XIV appoints bishop who attended Masonic lodge opening in Italy
Feb. 24 – Pope Leo-appointed bishop calls same-sex ‘blessings’ a ‘step forward’ for the Church
May 1 – Pope Leo appoints ‘Strickland’s Judas’ priest, Fr. John Gomez, as bishop of Laredo
May 4 – Pope Leo’s new bishop in West Virginia illegally crossed the US border in 1990
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