Male Drag ‘Artist’ Dances for Kids at Vatican’s World Children’s Day
ROME (LifeSiteNews) — Catholics have expressed horror after a male performance artist danced in drag for young children during Pope Francis’ first World Children’s Day this weekend.
On May 25, Salerno native Carmine De Rosa performed as one of the official artists for the inaugural World Children’s Day. In his capacity as a quick-change artist or a living cartoon, De Rosa appeared as a woman, wearing multiple outfits in drag. He also used suggestive cardboard costumes.
Children sat in a circle around De Rosa as he performed. His demonstration took place at Rome’s Olympic Stadium – where, later in the day, Pope Francis met with thousands of young children from across the world.
Wearing a pink dress with a plunging neck-line, De Rosa commented on the excitement he felt at being invited to take part in the World Children’s Day.
@carminederosaofficial Oggi in scena allo stadio Olimpico di Roma per la giornata mondiale dei Bambini indetta da Papa Francesco ? Che grande emozione! ❤️ #worldchildrensday #25maggio #papafrancesco #carminederosatrasformista #quickchangechallenge #world #eventi #roma #stadioolimpicodiroma #boy ♬ Dreamers [Music from the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Official Soundtrack] – Jung Kook & BTS
Highlighting De Rosa’s performance, former U.S. Papal Nuncio Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganó attested that De Rosa’s inclusion in the international event demonstrated Vatican support for LGBT ideology. “It is now clear that Bergoglio is one of the main activists of the hellish LGBTQ + agenda,” the prelate wrote.
Continuing, Viganó quoted the Gospel, noting Christ’s warning about causing scandal:
There are no more words to express the scandal and disgust, in the complicit and cowardly silence of the Episcopate.
“Whoever scandalizes even one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for him if a millstone turned into a donkey’s wheel were hung around his neck, and he were cast into the depths of the sea” (Mt 18:6).
De Rosa has since defended his show. Writing on social media platform TikTok he stated that “bringing smiles to children and beyond was my task and I succeeded.”
LifeSite contacted the press office of the World Children’s Day to inquire about De Rosa’s official status at the event, but has yet to receive an answer.
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However, De Rosa himself stated that he was officially invited: “I would like to point out, reading the comments, that I was WANTED at this event FOR THE TYPE OF SHOW I CARRY ON STAGE and for professionalism…But I simply defend MY ART.”
De Rosa regularly performs for Italian network RAI. However he also appears at a variety of events including First Communion parties, where he dances suggestively and performs his trademark quick outfit change – nearly always wearing female costumes and red lipstick.
The World Children’s Day event saw young children from around 100 countries gather in Rome. The two-day meeting with Pope Francis was held on Saturday, where Francis met with children in the Olympic Stadium, and then Sunday when he presided over Trinity Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square.
Announced by Francis during the Angelus on December 8 last year, the special day continues a predominant, current theme set by the pontiff – namely, to be visibly involved in events involving children. Prior to the weekend’s events, Francis has been making a series of unannounced visits to parishes around Rome, where he meets with local children and conducts catechetical-style encounters.
Though papal attention to children at events – whether at weekly audiences, international trips, or in St. Peter’s Square after Mass – is not uncommon by any means, Francis’ pontificate in the last seven months has seen a particular focus on events aimed at children.
World Children’s Day is now anticipated to be a regular event, according to the will of Pope Francis, with the next occasion being in September 2026. It is intended to form a corresponding forum to the World Youth Day which is held every few years for those aged between 16 and 35.
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Israel Seizes Equipment From the Associated Press in Latest Assault on Free Speech and the Press
The Associated Press (AP) is no longer allowed in Israel after the Zionist state raided the media outlet’s facility in the southern town of Sderot.
Located just two kilometers from Gaza, the APfacility and those who worked inside it were deemed to be in violation of a new media law decreed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that prohibits news outlets from talking about the situation in Gaza outside the approved script.
(Related: Earlier this year, Netanyahu banned Al Jazeera from Israel for reporting truth about his genocide in Gaza. And since the AP was allowing its live broadcast to be re-transmitted by Al Jazeera, Israeli law enforcement took action.)
According to reports, Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi signed a document that was handed to the AP stating that the media outlet is in violation of Israel’s controversial foreign broadcaster law. The AP‘s live feed was then forcibly cut and its equipment confiscated by Israeli authorities.
The AP also reported that it previously received a verbal order from Israel to cease all further live transmissions. Because the AP refused to follow the order, its offices were raided and ransacked.
Why can’t Israel stop lying and censoring?
Israel’s claim is the Al Jazeera, a media outlet based in Qatar, engaged in “incitement” of terrorism for the way it has been reporting the Israel-Gaza conflict. Al Jazeera‘s offices were forcibly closed on May 5 and all associated websites are now blocked in Israel.
In a statement, Karhi indicated that this is only the beginning, should other media outlets refuse to obey Netanyahu’s decree. The Israeli government, he said, will “continue to take whatever enforcement action is required to limit broadcasts that harm the security of the state.”
Strangely enough, most of what the AP was broadcasting from Sderot was just smoke and explosions rising over northern Gaza. Israel says this live feed was putting its Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers at risk, which is why it had to be censored.
“The shutdown was not based on the content of the feed but rather an abusive use by the Israeli government of the country’s new foreign broadcaster law,” said Lauren Easton, the AP‘s vice president of corporate communications about Israel’s lies.
“We urge the Israeli authorities to return our equipment and enable us to reinstate our live feed immediately so we can continue to provide this important visual journalism to thousands of media outlets around the world,” she added.
In the comments over at RT, numerous people noticed that Israel’s censorship and intimidation playbook is nothing new throughout history.
“Israel shuts down The Associated Press news agency for fear of the truth of genocide being revealed,” one of them said.
“The last thing they want is for the truth to come out, but the cat’s already out of the bag,” said another.
“I’m surprised they didn’t just blast them with rockets and bombs like they usually do,” wrote someone else about Israel and the way it tends to handle conflicts.
“They are worse than the Nazis,” said another. “First thing you do to hide your crimes is shut down the free press. Then you start propaganda and sell it as fact. Everyone knows this – who are they kidding?’
Keep in mind that not all Jewish people support what Israel is doing. And when we say “Israel,” we are referring to the government, which does not represent many of the people who live in Israel and simply want peace.
“They are very good at seizing things that don’t belong to them,” wrote another commenter about Israel.
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24 Republican Governors Tell Biden They Will Resist ‘Unconstitutional’ WHO Pandemic Treaty
(LifeSiteNews) — Almost half the governors in the U.S., all of them Republicans, have signed a letter to President Joe Biden declaring that they will resist any efforts of the World Health Organization (WHO) to control public policy in America through its proposed “Pandemic Agreement” and amended International Health Regulations (IHRs).
The 24 governors declared their united opposition to the pending treaty and IHRs because the agreements “would undermine national sovereignty, infringe upon states’ rights, and jeopardize constitutionally guaranteed freedoms.” The Biden administration reportedly plans to bypass the legal requirement that the U.S. Senate agree to a treaty with a two-thirds vote.
The GOP state leaders said that the aim of these agreements is to allow the WHO to “restrict the rights of U.S. citizens, including freedoms such as speech, privacy, travel, choice of medical care, and informed consent, thus violating our Constitution’s core principles.”
The governors asserted that the agreements would “seek to elevate the WHO” from a merely advisory – if already massively influential – body, “to a global authority in public health” able to “compe[l] citizens to comply with WHO directives,” potentially including medical intervention mandates. They noted that the WHO would furthermore be able to unilaterally “declare a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ (PHEIC) in member nations, extending beyond pandemics to include a range of perceived emergencies.”
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Echoing the concerns of other public figures around the world, they stressed that this would altogether undermine the sovereignty of WHO member nations. Other dangers of the agreements include “global surveillance infrastructure and requirements for member states to censor speech related to public health,” according to the governors.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, and the others noted that the pandemic treaty and the IHRs would give the WHO “unprecedented and unconstitutional powers over the United States and its people” and “could drastically change the role of governors in response to their charge as the state health officials.”
“As governors, we affirm that public health policy is a matter reserved for the states, not the federal government, and certainly not international bodies like the WHO. We are committed to resisting any attempts to transfer authority to the WHO over public policy affecting our citizens or any efforts by the WHO to assert such authority over them,” the governors concluded.
A growing number of public figures as well as U.S. states and elected officials have raised the alarm about the so-called Pandemic Agreement in recent months.
Earlier this month, Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin rallied every Republican in the U.S. Senate to sign an open letter imploring the Biden administration to reject the pending agreements being considered at the World Health Assembly (WHA) in late May.
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On Thursday, April 18, a group of GOP lawmakers and conservative activists similarly warned about the agreement at a press conference on Capitol Hill organized by the Sovereignty Coalition.
“The treaty would put us under the thumb of the UN and communist China and the WHO for whatever they wanted to declare a crisis, whether it’s poverty crisis, or a gun violence crisis or a climate crisis, or a health crisis, and make us listen to the WHO. That is not constitutional,” Rep. Bob Good of Virginia declared.
This year’s meeting of the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the WHO, will be held from May 27 to June 1 in Geneva, Switzerland.
The governors who signed the letter to Biden include: Governor Kay Ivey (AL), Governor Mike Dunleavy (AK), Governor Sarah Sanders (AR), Governor Ron DeSantis (FL), Governor Brian Kemp (GA), Governor Brad Little (ID), Governor Eric Holcomb (IN), Governor Kim Reynolds (IA), Governor Jeff Landry (LA), Governor Tate Reeves (MS), Governor Greg Gianforte (MT), Governor Jim Pillen (NE), Governor Joe Lombardo (NV), Governor Chris Sununu (NH), Governor Doug Burgum (ND), Governor Kevin Stitt (OK), Governor Henry McMaster (SC), Governor Kristi Noem (SD), Governor Bill Lee (TN), Governor Greg Abbott (TX), Governor Spencer Cox (UT), Governor Glenn Youngkin (VA), Governor Jim Justice (WV), and Governor Mark Gordon (WY).
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Nuclear Threat: Russia’s Medvedev Warns Poland ‘It Will Get its Share of Radioactive Ash’
Former Russian President and current Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev took to social media over the weekend in response to an interview with Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and warned Poland would face a nuclear attack if Poland and its allies responded to any Russian nuclear tactical attack with a massive conventional assault on Russian forces in Ukraine.
“Warsaw will not be omitted and is certain to receive its share of radioactive ash,” wrote Medvedev in response to remarks made on the likelihood of a Russian nuclear attack by Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski in an interview with The Guardian on May 25.
Sikorski assessed the likelihood of a Russian nuclear attack as low because of the stance taken by the U.S., and that Poland backed Ukraine’s right to strike at military targets inside Russia, arguing that the West had to stop constantly limiting itself in what it does to support Ukraine.
“The Americans have told the Russians that if you explode a nuke, even if it doesn’t kill anybody, we will hit all your targets (positions) in Ukraine with conventional weapons, we’ll destroy all of them. I think that’s a credible threat,” Sikorski argued.
“The Russians are hitting the Ukrainian electricity grid and their grain terminals and gas storage capacity, civilian infrastructure. The Russian operation is conducted from the HQ at Rostov-on-Don. Apart from not using nuclear weapons, Russia does not limit itself much,” he added.
Russia’s Medvedev responded on X by claiming that “Sikorski, apparently, has decided to scare his own masters” and challenged Sikorski’s assertions with regard to the Americans.
“First, the Yankees so far haven’t said anything exactly like that because they are more cautious than the Polacks. Second, Americans hitting our targets means starting a world war, and a foreign minister, even of a country like Poland should understand that,” he wrote using the pejorative term “Polack.”
The Polish counterpart of a weird outlandish creature called Blinken, with a much more sonorous surname Sikorski, apparently, has decided to scare his own masters.
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Medvedev also remarked on Poland’s bid to participate in the NATO nuclear sharing program.
“And third, considering that yet another Polack, Duda, has recently announced the wish to deploy TNW in Poland, Warsaw won’t be left out, and will surely get its share of radioactive ash. Is it what you really want?” he asked, adding condescendingly, “The Polish are resentful; have been like that for over 400 years…”
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Alabama Eliminates Income Taxes on Capital Gains From Sale of Gold and Silver
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a bill that eliminates income taxes on capital gains from the sale of gold and silver, marking a significant advancement in reinforcing sound money principles within the state.
Senate Bill 297 allows Alabama to exempt capital gains taxes on the sale of gold and silver in a bid to prioritize the earnings of citizens and to protect them from the harmful effects of inflation, currency debasement and increasing federal debt.
Under the new law, any profits or losses from the sale of precious metals, as reported on federal tax returns, will be excluded from the calculation of an Alabama taxpayer’s adjusted gross income. This provision effectively shields individuals from punitive taxation on transactions involving constitutionally recognized forms of currency.
The bill, championed by Sen. Tim Melson (R-Florence) and Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville) and supported by pro-precious metals organizations like the Sound Money Defense League and Money Metals Exchange, was passed by the Alabama Legislature with bipartisan support. This reflects a broad recognition of the importance of sound money principles, particularly in an era of high inflation.
Speaking before the State Senate’s Finance and Taxation Education Committee, Melson highlighted the historical significance of gold and silver as constitutionally recognized forms of currency.
“Gold and silver have served as pillars of economic stability throughout history and are even mentioned by name in the United States Constitution. By eliminating taxes on transactions involving these precious metals, we affirm our commitment to upholding the principles of sound money and protecting the savings of our constituents,” Melson stated.
It is widely acknowledged that “gains” from the sale of precious metals do not reflect genuine value appreciation but rather the ongoing depreciation of the U.S. dollar. Despite this, the Internal Revenue Service requires federal income taxes on such transactions, a stance most states also follow by default.
Jp Cortez, executive director of the Sound Money Defense League, emphasized Alabama’s proactive stance amid inflationary pressures. “Inflation erodes the purchasing power of individuals’ savings and undermines economic and social stability. Alabama’s decision to opt out of this taxation scheme makes it the 13th state in the country to end this tax, with more states expected to follow,” Cortez remarked.
More and more states exempting capital gains taxes on precious metals
Nebraska passed a similar bill earlier this year, while Arizona, Arkansas and Utah have approved comparable measures in recent years. In 2024, Iowa, Georgia, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas also considered income tax exemptions, with several states approving the bill across multiple committees and chambers. (Related: Nebraska ends capital gains taxes on gold and silver sales.)
Alabama joins Utah, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Kentucky in enacting pro-sound money legislation in 2024. Additionally, Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV) reintroduced the Monetary Metals Tax Neutrality Act last week, aiming to eliminate the federal capital gains tax on all gold and silver coins and bullion.
With the passage of this bill, Alabama’s current ranking of 28th in the 2024 Sound Money Index is expected to improve, reflecting the state’s commitment to sound money principles.
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