Your Holiness, What are You Waiting For?

By Joe Tevington

05/26/2025 • View profile

Your Holiness:

Earlier this month, I proposed a "to do" list (which non-celibates often receive from their wives or husbands??), covering these topics:

The reprehensible treatment of Catholics in Communist China:

A New China Policy? Nina Shea with Raymond Arroyo (The World Over, 5/22/25)

Nigerian Catholics slaughtered by Islamists:

The West’s Assault on the African Family (The Daily Declaration, 5/23/25)

Pope Francis appeared to give favored treatment to fellow Jesuits James Martin and Cardinal "Tucho" Fernandez. Former Jesuit Marko Rupnik has continued as a priest in spite of numerous sexual allegations against nuns:

The New Pope Must Purge the Church of the Lavender Mafia (Crisis Magazine, 5/6/25)

Though I thought St Pope JP II and Pope B 16 were showing apprehension about possible incorrect declarations of marital nullity, Pope Francis EXPEDITED the processes.

Roll Back Francis’ loosening of Canon Law (Mary's Advocates, 5/6/25)

Pope Francis suppressed the Latin Mass and sometimes seemed to be trying to equate gay couples with Holy Matrimony! Many Catholics are downright confused!

Here’s an idea to bring about healing and peace: Let the “Dubia Cardinals” re-submit the 2016 Dubia (Amoris) and 2023 Dubia (Synodality) (Fr. Z's Blog, 5/9/25)
How the Next Pope Can Support Faithful Catholic Politicians (former Congressman Dan Lipinski, 5/6/25)

Here in the U.S., I believe that scandalous witnesses are being given by many "Catholic" institutions.

It Is Long Past Time for Us to Wake Up About Catholic Hospitals (Catholic Stand, 11/3/2024)

Please be assured of prayers from myself and countless others awaiting the support of clarity from the Chair of Peter.

Joseph Tevington

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About the Author

Joe Tevington

Joe Tevington is a proudly orthodox Catholic, a husband since 1986, a dad to two adult children, a grandpa to two, and a civil service retiree. He is a sign language fluent certified rehabilitation counselor with graduate degrees in deafness rehabilitation, religious studies/moral theology, & Christian counseling psychology, as well as a catechetical diploma and certificates in benefits planning and Catholic social ministry. He deeply appreciates Catholic teaching on the sanctity of human life and the sanctity of the transmission of human life, as well as how they are to inform us in our apostolates and ministries.

On much lighter notes, he fancies himself to be the foremost authority on his native Brooklyn, when it comes to architecture, cinema, geography, history, Italian food, stick ball, stoop ball, or wiffle ball.

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