“If you are silent, the stones will cry out” –

The Monsignor Carlo Maria Viganòat the same time as the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith announced its excommunication following the conviction for schism, he announced that he would celebrate Mass anyway. “As every month, also on this First Friday dedicated to the Most Precious Blood I will celebrate Holy Mass for the Friends and Benefactors of the Exsurge Domine Foundation“, writes the prelate on X with reference to the organization he founded to “defend the unchanged and incorruptible Tradition of the Catholic Faith” and “preserve and promote the traditional liturgy”. “Together with them, I will also bring to the foot of the Altar all those who have wanted to express their support and assure me of their prayers at this time. I invite all people of good will to contribute according to their means with a donation to the Exsurge Domine Foundation, in particular the traditional formation of six young seminarians“, announces Viganò.

In short, following the Vatican’s iron fist for the heavy criticisms of Pope francesco that led to the conviction for schism, Viganò does not intend to stop. Also on social media, the excommunicated monsignor had published the decree of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith once morest him, with a message: “What is imputed to me as guilt for my conviction is now on record, confirming the Catholic Faith that I fully profess. To my Brothers I say: ‘If you remain silent, the stones will cry out‘”, quote from the Gospel according to Luke.

You have redeemed us, Lord, in your blood.
You have redeemed him, O Lord, in your Blood.

Like every month, this First Friday dedicated to the Most Precious Blood I will celebrate Holy Mass for the Friends and Benefactors of the Exsurge Domine Foundation.

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— Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò (@CarloMVigano) July 5, 2024

Il Vatican announced today the excommunication of the ultraconservative archbishop for rejecting the authority of Pope Francis. Viganò, 83, who had been summoned by the Holy See’s judiciary in June, was excluded from the Catholic Church for “his refusal to recognize and submit to the Supreme Pontiff,” the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said in a statement. Viganò has distinguished himself by taking many heated positions once morest Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He called for the Pope’s resignation in August 2018, publishing a scabrous list of allegations regarding his handling of sexual abuse in the Church. In particular, he accused the Pope of long-time protection of the former American cardinal Theodore McCarrick.