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Bishop Schneider warns that synodality causes doctrinal confusion, undermines Church hierarchy, wastes resources, and distracts from evangelization and liturgical clarity, calling for a clear profession of faith before discussing evangelization methods.

Bishop Schneider calls the event a grievous abuse of the Mass, says the bishop should be punished, and criticizes how such actions go uncorrected while those seeking the traditional Latin Mass face severe treatment.

Bishop Schneider notes that Protestant Bibles lack some canonical books and recommends using a Catholic translation, ideally from the Vulgate, or accessing a reliable Catholic version through smartphone apps.

Bishop Schneider teaches that guardian angels stay with the saved in heaven, not with the damned in hell. He adds that in purgatory, angelic help is a possible but unofficial pious opinion.

Bishop Schneider states that tradition supports guardian angels for persons and communities, and he considers it logical, by analogy with saint patrons, that angelic patrons also exist for families and related life situations.

Bishop Schneider says infidelity does not dissolve a valid marriage. The innocent spouse may request Church-approved separation, and marrying someone already married requires living in continence, preventing access to Communion.

Bishop Schneider teaches that marriage is a sacrament, a holy liturgy of the Church, which should ideally occur in a church, though emergencies or persecution may require other locations.

Bishop Schneider teaches that children should be guided with love, understand prohibitions, be encouraged to do good, and learn to accept life’s crosses spiritually, united with Christ’s sufferings.

Bishop Schneider says that souls in Purgatory, part of the Church, can ask for prayers or spiritual help, and signs of this should inspire prayer and celebration of Masses for them.

Bishop Schneider says the Roman Missal is ambiguous, with contradictory instructions about facing the people or the altar during Mass. This contradiction undermines the proper orientation of the priest and liturgy.

Bishop Schneider says prayer requires facing the Holy Cross, not the people. He criticizes the “towards-people” Mass as anthropocentric, contradicting the Mass’s sacrificial nature and the proper orientation of priest and faithful.

Bishop Schneider says clergy’s tendency toward showmanship threatens the Mass’s sanctity. He emphasizes that strict rubrics historically protected the liturgy and faithful, criticizing modern freedoms in the Novus Ordo as needing correction.

Bishop Schneider says Martin Luther tried to remove the Mass’s sacrificial elements, especially the offertory prayers, and claims Paul VI partially adopted these ideas. He is convinced the Church will return to the traditional offertory prayers.

Bishop Schneider argues it is unjust to urge Catholics formed by the traditional Latin Mass to abandon it. He calls for ending discrimination and restoring the Mass’s rightful place without pushing its adherents to the Church’s periphery.

Bishop Schneider says Pope Francis’ audience with Father James Martin deepened confusion about Church teaching on homosexuality. He argues the Pope’s silence suggests agreement and insists a clear public correction is urgently needed.