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Aldo Maria Valli

Commentary and analysis blog on Vatican affairs, Church leadership and theological issues. Duc in altum.

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Miscellanea

The Lute Case and All Its Implications (Closely Touching Prevost)

The so-called Lute case (the nickname of Father Eleuterio Vásquez González, parish priest of the Chiclayo diocese in Peru) remains a subject of debate, not only within the Church. Vásquez was accused of sexually abusing three underage sisters, whom he allegedly had spend the night with in a parochial residence in the highlands. The complaints were filed directly with the then Bishop of Chiclayo, Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV; subsequently, in November 2025, the Vatican granted Father Lute a dispensation from the clerical state (a favour, not a sanction). However, the lawyer representing the victims, canonist Father Ricardo Coronado Arrascue, has been barred from acting on their behalf.

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In Spiritu Venti

Papal omnipotence, the crisis of confidence in the Church and the wounds of ecclesial unity

Fr. Martin Grichting, a prominent Swiss canonist and former vicar general of the Diocese of Coire, came to prominence in 2021 when he resigned from his posts in response to the power grab orchestrated by “Francis” to impose a Bergoglian bishop. Here he delivers a full-fledged indictment of the heretical continuum of the anti-papal “Francis-Leo” governance and its most tragic consequences, namely a break with Tradition—a break that would not morally authorize him to excommunicate the SSPX. His brilliant indictment is creating a buzz. But THE question remains: Is Léon a true, legitimate pope, or an antipope? We know the answer. But it is slow to enter this debate.

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Miscellanea

On Consecrated Hosts Given to Dogs

Abomination in the Diocese of Chur (Switzerland)

A Swiss bishop absolves 3 women who gave consecrated hosts to dogs, denying sacrilegious intent. For A-M. Valli, it is a sign of a Church that has lost the sense of the sacred: the Eucharist profaned, no excommunication, only a liturgical retreat. Faith in the Real Presence vanished, Communion reduced to a "gadget".

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Miscellanea

Francis raised to the glory of the altars?

Behold the beatitudes branded Bergoglio

An analysis of the hypothetical beatification of Bergoglio and his particular vision of the beatitudes.

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In Spiritu Venti

On “selective obedience” to authentic Magisterium: a necessary canonical and theological clarification. Open letter in response to recent statements by Bishop Athanasius Schneider

Father Giorgio Maria Faré criticizes Bishop Schneider's position, which recognizes the current pope while rejecting certain teachings of the Magisterium. He asserts that such “selective obedience” contradicts canon law and borders on schism. According to him, if a conflict with Tradition is perceived, one must first examine the legitimacy of the pope's election.

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