A battle royale is underway inside the Vatican—and the stakes couldn’t be higher. On this edition of The Prayerful Posse, Raymond Arroyo, Fr. Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal break down new details from the recent meeting of cardinals in Rome, where divisions over synodality and the Traditional Latin Mass are now boiling into open conflict.

Cardinal Joseph Zen stunned the room by denouncing what he called “Bergoglian synodality,” warning the process has become manipulated and even “insulting” to bishops—raising urgent questions about authority, hierarchy, and whether the Church is being pushed toward confusion and division.

Meanwhile, Cardinal Arthur Roche issued a sharp letter attacking the Traditional Latin Mass, arguing the conflict is not about preference—it’s about the Church’s identity. The Posse explains why this fight matters, what Vatican II actually called for, and why this liturgical showdown isn’t going away.

Plus: the Vatican financial trial involving Cardinal Becciu, the U.S. bishops meeting with President Trump and VP Vance, Pope Leo’s warning on global threats and speech suppression, and long-awaited movement on the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.

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0:00 – Introduction
0:37 – Cardinals Debate Synodality in Rome
1:20 – Cardinal Zen Denounces Synodality
3:36 – Pope Francis’ Final Synodality Note
7:57 – Ave Maria Mutual Funds Sponsorship
9:25 – Synod Document Ambiguity
11:46 – Cardinal Defends Synodality
16:05 – Pope Leo’s Synodality Direction
17:52 – “Toxic Nightmare” Synod Warning
21:03 – Cardinal Roche’s Latin Mass Letter
27:37 – The Dangers of Relativism
33:11 – Cardinal Pell’s Secularization Warning
38:36 – Becciu Appeal Denied
39:41 – Archbishop Meets Trump & Vance
41:17 – Pope Leo Addresses Diplomats
42:21 – Fulton Sheen Beatification Update