Bishop Schneider met Pope Leo XIV, offering proposals on faith, sexuality, ordination, and the traditional Mass, urging careful bishop appointments. He praised the pope’s attentiveness during their 30-minute audience.
Bishop Schneider claims European leaders facilitate mass Islamization, criticizes migration policies and Church caution, warns of demographic changes, and urges the Church to reject political correctness and boldly preach the Gospel to all people.
Bishop Schneider supports Kazakhstan’s LGBT propaganda ban, urges parents to safeguard children, opposes LGBT influence in the Church, and affirms Church teaching on homosexuality while advocating compassionate guidance for affected individuals.
Bishop Schneider calls Charlie Kirk a martyr for defending Christian truth and explains that Mary’s interior suffering at Christ’s Passion makes her the Queen of Martyrs, deeply united with Jesus’ redemptive sacrifice.
Bishop Schneider urges Pope Leo XIII to clarify Church teaching amid confusion, rejecting blessings of same-sex unions and emphasizing that true acceptance calls for loving invitation to repentance, not approval of sin.
Bishop Schneider denounced modern idols and the Vatican’s LGBT pilgrimage, calling it blasphemous. He led prayers of reparation with other bishops and urged Pope Leo to acknowledge and atone for the offense.
Bishop Schneider’s prayer laments LGBTQ+ activism in sacred spaces during the Jubilee Year, denounces related moral errors, criticizes Church complicity, and implores God’s mercy, truth, and restoration of holiness.
Bishop Schneider denounced the Vatican-sanctioned LGBTQ+ Jubilee event as sacrilegious, criticized supporting clergy, and urged Pope Leo XIV to repent and reaffirm Catholic teaching to preserve the Church’s moral credibility.
Bishop Schneider shares insights on his new book, Matins with the Fathers, highlighting the importance of Church Fathers, daily Scripture, and restoring contemplative prayer through the traditional Office of Matins.
Bishop Schneider celebrates priestly ordinations in Tanzania, highlighting priests as second Christs. Their mission is to celebrate Mass, teach true doctrine, and become like Jesus. Alexander and Jacob are Marian priests.
Bishop Athanasius Schneider has spoken out forcefully in defense of those who attend the Traditional Latin Mass, saying they are increasingly being singled out within the Church
Bishop Athanasius Schneider appeals to Pope Leo XIV, addressing a critical yet often quietly discussed issue, urging the Church's leadership to reflect and respond to widespread concerns among Catholics.
Fiducia Supplicans undermines Catholic faith and morals by welcoming unrepentant sinners rather than calling them to repentance. It contradicts Church teaching, weakens pastoral authority, and misrepresents Christ’s truth.
Bishop Schneider is always very warmly received by the Catholic faithful, who know him as a supporter of the TLM and a strong upholder of the teachings of the Catholic Church.
Let us receive the Eucharistic Lord with love, with purity of heart, with a gesture of adoration and humility: the Holiest of Holies, the King of the Universe, in the little sacred host.
Bishop Schneider affirms the Church’s endurance against heresies, urging Catholics to remain faithful, rejoice in the faith, and persevere under Christ’s banner, quoting Revelation: “Be faithful until death.”
Pentecost reveals the Church as truly Catholic, the mystical body of Christ enlivened by the Holy Ghost, with Peter as visible head. Outside this body, spiritual life cannot endure.
Bishop Schneider told Dr. Taylor Marshall the next pope must abrogate and condemn Pope Francis’ errors, issuing a decree or profession of faith to uphold true Catholic doctrine against ambiguous teachings.
Bishop Schneider calls the Traditional Latin Mass indestructible, predicting its future return to St. Peter’s Basilica. He emphasizes its ancient roots, organic development, and enduring appeal as the “Mass of the ages.”
Bishop Schneider warns global elites use mass Islamic migration to erase Europe’s Christian identity, urging a new movement to defend European values and resist policies diminishing Christian influence in culture and politics.
Bishop Schneider said the next pope must clearly affirm Church teaching on marriage, sexuality, male-only priesthood, and relativism to combat confusion and uphold the divine moral order and Christ’s uniqueness.
Bishop Athanasius Schneider said Church division makes judging Archbishop Viganò imprudent, even if justified, adding confusion over doctrine and morals inspired his book "Flee from Heresy: A Catholic Guide to Ancient and Modern Errors".
Bishop Schneider argues that true Church renewal requires deep Eucharistic reverence, proper preparation through Confession, and solid catechesis. He criticizes clerical indifference, affirming Holy Communion is not a “thing” but a person, Christ.
Bishop Athanasius Schneider was born Anton Schneider on April 7, 1961, in Tokmok, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union. Born to German parents deported by Stalin, he was raised in the underground Church, baptized and catechized in secret. His family sheltered clergy, and he received his First Holy Communion clandestinely in 1973.
