Weekly News Roundup: Recap of 2019, Pope’s Christmas Address, Hermits’ Declaration

In this week’s episode, CFN Editor-in-Chief Brian McCall and Managing Editor Matt Gaspers discuss the following news items:

Recap of 2019 – Recalling Major Stories
- WYD Panama (Jan. 22-27)
- Papal Trip to UAE and “Human Fraternity” Document (Feb. 3-5)
- Vatican Summit on “Protection of Minors” (Feb. 21-24)
- Notre Dame Paris Fire (Apr. 15)
- Open Letter to Bishops Accusing Francis of Heresy (Apr. 30)
- Cardinal Burke and Bishop Schneider’s “Declaration of Truths” (June 10)
- Amazon Synod (Oct. 6-27)
- Archbishop Viganò Emerges as Voice for Tradition
Pope’s Christmas Address to the Roman Curia
- Dialectical View of History
- Reference to Evangelii Gaudium (his own text) as “the most important pastoral document” since Vatican II
- Denouncing “Rigidity” Yet Again
- Cardinal Martini Quote
Declaration of the Hermits of Westray
- Is their local bishop’s response of “excommunication” legitimate?
Dutch Priest Who Declared Himself an Active Homosexual Now Defended by Vatican