Pope Leo XIV just made a theologian who criticized the Vatican's 2021 "no" to blessing same-sex unions an under-secretary in the Roman Curia, 17 days after naming her to the International Theological Commission. Mark Lambert calls it "a growing incoherence." Dr. Anthony Stine asks why Latin Mass pilgrims were stopped at the obelisk in St. Peter's Square.

At 4:14: Mark Lambert of Catholic Unscripted on Pope Leo's appointments. Archbishop Josef Grünwidl of Vienna, appointed by Leo in October 2025, told Austrian public radio he would like to see women ordained. On November 5, Chilean theologian Claudia Leal Luna became an under-secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. St. John Paul II taught in Ordinatio Sacerdotalis that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women. Lambert's question: "If the Church has no authority to change a teaching, why appoint people who publicly suggest that she should?"

At 4:30: Dr. Anthony Stine of Return to Tradition on the Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage. The Secretariat of State refused the Pontifical Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, and on October 24 the pilgrims' procession was stopped at the obelisk. Historian Roberto de Mattei suggests the reason was the principal celebrant, Bishop Athanasius Schneider. Rorate Caeli says the real story is a struggle for power inside the Curia. Plus: Fr. Chris Alar's "I know I'm going to get crucified for this homily."

SCRIPTURE REFERENCED:

• Luke 16:1-8 · the dishonest steward
• Luke 16:2 · "Give an account of thy stewardship"

STORIES AND DOCUMENTS REFERENCED:

• Mark Lambert on X: "a growing incoherence at the heart of Pope Leo XIV's appointments" https://x.com/sitsio/status/2118695127984037965
• Holy See Press Office: appointments of November 5, 2026 https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2026/11/05/261105d.html
• St. John Paul II, Ordinatio Sacerdotalis (1994) https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1994/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_19940522_ordinatio-sacerdotalis.html
• LifeSiteNews: Did Pope Leo ban Latin Mass pilgrims because of Bishop Schneider?
  https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/did-pope-leo-ban-latin-mass-pilgrims-because-of-bishop-schneider/
• Rorate Caeli: The Latin Mass and the Struggle for Power in the Vatican https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/11/the-latin-mass-and-struggle-for-power.html
• AdVaticanum: "I know I'm going to get crucified for this homily" https://advaticanum.com/article/i-know-im-going-to-get-crucified-for-this-homily-massachusetts-priest-responds-to-election-results

GUESTS:

• Mark Lambert, Regina Unscripted
  https://catholicunscripted.com
  https://x.com/sitsio
• Dr. Anthony Stine, Return to Tradition
  https://www.youtube.com/@ReturnToTradition

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