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Therapeutic Gospel: Arlington’s False Shepherd Peddles Secular Psychology

The EWTN News portal (February 4, 2026) reports on a pastoral letter issued by “Bishop” Michael Burbidge of the Arlington “diocese,” addressing what he terms a “crisis” in mental health among Catholics. The article highlights his call to reduce stigma around seeking psychological counseling, promote “Christian-oriented” therapy, and build community through post-conciliar programs like “That Man Is You.” Burbidge claims suffering can be a “path to holiness” but frames mental health through secular therapeutic categories rather than the Church’s perennial teaching on sin, grace, and redemption.

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Virginia “Bishops” Capitulate to Culture of Death While Feigning Opposition

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The conciliar sect’s “bishops” of Arlington and Richmond—Michael Burbidge and Barry Knestout—issued a Jan. 16 statement condemning a proposed Virginia constitutional amendment that would enshrine abortion as a “fundamental right.” While superficially opposing the measure, their protest lacks the uncompromising clarity demanded by Catholic doctrine and exposes their complicity in the post-conciliar church’s moral collapse. The “bishops” describe the amendment as “extreme” for permitting abortion “at any stage of pregnancy” and eliminating parental consent requirements, yet their response remains embedded in the very theological liberalism that enabled this evil.