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Friday, July 11, 2025

Bishop Strickland : When the wolves circle, the watchman must cry out

 


Bishop Strickland: "faithful Catholics have expressed concern over my recent comments regarding Pope Leo XIV’s appointment of Fr. Thomas Hennen as Bishop-elect of Baker. I write now not to backtrack, but to clarify and deepen what must be said – for the sake of the flock and for the integrity of the Church.



A bishop is a shepherd, yes – but also a watchman. And if the watchman sounds the alarm only once the wolves are already among the sheep, many souls will be devoured. The shepherd’s call must go out when the wolves are still circling – even when they wear friendly faces or familiar collars.

In light of Pope Leo XIV’s recent episcopal appointments, including Fr. Hennen’s, the wolves are indeed circling. And it is no slander to say so – it is a sober warning based on what is plainly evident.

Regarding Fr. Hennen, he was noted to have been a key contributor to the Diocese of Davenport’s 2023 Guidelines for Pastoral Accompaniment of Sexual and Gender Minorities, a document that appears to speak more about “inclusion” and “listening” than about conversion, repentance, or truth.


Much of the language in this document, as well as statements attributed to Fr. Hennen, would seem to imply that it is the Church’s perennial teaching itself that is the source of harm – a dangerous suggestion. Also, the document frames the false anthropology behind gender ideology, rather than upholding the truth that God made them “male and female” (Genesis 1:27).

What is especially significant is that New Ways Ministry, an organization that departs from the moral teachings of the Church, praised the Davenport guidelines that Fr. Hennen helped craft, labeling them a milestone for LGBTQ+ pastoral care. Therefore, as I highlighted, “those who support these approaches” would see this appointment as a sign of continuity with Francis-era pastoral blurring.


It has been stated that Fr. Hennen has worked with Courage International, which faithfully helps men and women with same-sex attraction live chastely. That is commendable, but his involvement with the Davenport document and his lack of clear opposition to those who distort Church teaching is worrisome.

To those who think I spoke out of turn, I would encourage you to ask this question: Why would Pope Leo appoint a bishop whose record is openly celebrated by those who reject the Church’s moral teachings? It is especially significant at this time, when the faithful are looking for signs that past wrongs will be made right.

We must remember what came before – Pope Francis’s era of confusion – where blessing same-sex unions was approved under the banner of Fiducia Supplicans, where doctrinal clarity was sacrificedfor “pastoral flexibility,” and where the Lavender Mafia grew bolder under his protection.

We cannot wait until every appointment is compromised or every diocese is confused. We must speak now – when the pattern is still forming. We must resist this creeping corruption while the door is still ajar – not after it has been shut behind us.

The Church belongs to Jesus Christ, not to networks of influence or the spirit of the age. And every bishop must one day answer to Christ the Judge for whether he warned the sheep or stayed silent.

I do not write this to sow division, but to speak truth in love. The people of God deserve shepherds who are both merciful and courageous – who love the sinner but never affirm the sin.


When the wolves circle, the watchman must cry out.

Let me conclude by saying that I am praying for Fr. Hennen that he may remain steadfast on the plumb line of God’s truth and shepherd the faithful with integrity. I urge all the faithful to join with me, and to also join me in praying for our Holy Father, that he may lead with clarity, courage, and fidelity to the Gospel of Christ.

+Bishop Joseph E. Strickland
Bishop Emeritus of Tyler"




Apostate and Gay Activist Thomas Hennen: “Our approach to this issue has evolved,” said Father Hennen. “We’re probably leaning toward developing a statement rather than a policy.”
“We’ve taken a slower approach to this. We like to think we are taking a synodal approach, and we’ve learned a lot in the process — our own attitudes have changed.”





Bishop Strickland: No More Lavender Mafia!


Romans 1:32 Who, although they know the decree of God that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do them, but also approve of those who practice them.


Apostate James Martin’s true objective is the normalization of homosexual acts. So why are so many Church leaders silent?

 Fr. James Martin’s homosophistry takes advantage of a clear double standard – Catholic World Report



Fr. Martin’s true objective is the normalization of homosexual acts via indoctrination into the rainbow mythology of God-willed sexual fluidity. So why are so many Church leaders silent?
Continue reading at Catholic World Report



Matthew 13:41 “The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.”
Gloss., non occ. (Catena Aurea):
Otherwise; By “offences” may be understood those that give their neighbor an occasion of falling, by “those that do iniquity” all other sinners. 

Raban. Observe, He says, “Those that do iniquity,” not, those who have done; because not they who have turned to penitence, but they only that abide in their sins are to be delivered to eternal torments.


Romans 1:32
Although they are fully cognizant of God’s decree that those who behave in this way deserve to die, they not only do these things themselves but also praise all those who engage in such conduct.



Apostate James Martin not only defies God but continually and openly blasphemes against Him.


Fr. James Martin Compares LGBT Children’s Books to Jesus’ Parables









Prevost leads a sect dominated by vice and heresy, which the Church Fathers have described as the Gates of Hell.






Revelation 13:6
 And he opened his mouth unto blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
Galatians 1:9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!




Apostate homosexual and gay activist Jorge García Cuerva also claims that Prevost will continue Bergoglio's agenda

 

CNN: Jorge García Cuerva: "With Leo XIV, there will be a lot of continuity with Francis."

Gay activists such as apostate nun Lucía Caram and homosexuals Tucho Fernández, James Martin, and Jorge García Cuerva claim that Prevost will follow Bergoglio's agenda.

Gay activist Tucho Fernandez claims that the "blessings" for unrepentant homosexual fornicators "will remain" under Leo's leadership.









Argentine priest assures in a leaked audio that Jorge García Cuerva is "gay" and "kirchnerista"




In 2017 Bergoglio appointed as bishop the leftist apostate priest Jorge García Cuerva; that support gay adoption and gives sacrilegious communion to gay couples 


Bergoglio appointed the apostate Marxist "Cura Villero" Jorge García Cuerva as bishop. The same apostate whom Bergoglio allowed in Argentina to desecrate the sacrament of baptism to support same-sex adoptions and to give sacrilegious communion to a homosexual "couple."


The formation of the Lavender Mafia:
Describing the formation of homosexual cliques of clergy Fr. Oko says:

They know well, however, that they may be exposed and embarrassed, so they shield one another by offering mutual support. They build informal relationships reminding of a clique or even mafia, aim at holding particularly those positions which offer power and money.
When they achieve a decision-making position, they try to promote and advance mostly those whose nature is similar to theirs, or at least who are known to be too weak to oppose them. 

Fr. Oko said, "Just like in the military, in the police, in the art world, once a person with homosexual tendencies gets into power, usually their subordinates are also homosexuals, therefore they start creating a pyramid, and the same thing is happening in the Church with these bishops who knowingly nominate people with the same tendencies." 

Prevost wears the "pectoral cross" of gay Satanist Joseph Bernardin and homosexual activist Jorge Bergoglio

 










The Church has banned crucifixes that do not depict the passion of Christ. The Church has condemned crucifixes depicting the risen Christ.


Furthermore, it is traditional for the Bishop not to wear the Crucifix but a Cross, as they represent the Shepherd of the sheep as a symbol of Christ.





 Heresiarch Robert Francis Prevost cited as a guiding light the theology of Joseph Bernardin, a known sexual predator and radical collaborator of the Marxist and communitarian activist Saul Alinsk









 The Chicago Way — Yore