Today's Topics:

1) Satanism surging in America and the Church

https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/satanism-surging

2) What clericalism really looks like?

https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/what-clericalism-really-looks-like/

An example of clericalism (Bishop Cupich)

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/confusion-as-spokane-bishop-asks-priests-not-to-join-40-days-for-life-vigil/

3) Padre Pio was accused of womanizing at age 73

https://beyondthesestonewalls.com/blog/gordon-macrae/stigmatized

Padre Pio was accused of faking stigmata

https://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/padre-pio-accused-of-faking-stigmata-26326922.html

4) Saint Padre Pio was banned from celebrating Mass publicly oreven giving spiritual direction to his followers

https://aleteia.org/2021/07/13/how-st-padre-pio-responded-when-the-vatican-silenced-him/, and

https://spiritdaily.org/blog/commentary/archives-padre-pio-and-obedience