Injuring Yourself While Battling a Death’s-Head Hawkmoth is Still Better than Falling for the Synodal Deception — Radical Roundup January 2026

Yes, gang, it is a surrealistic you-know-what show out there in Synodal Cloud Cuckoo Land.

Jan 31, 2026

2026 started off on a bit of a false note, as I tore my calf muscle two Saturdays ago while hunting a Death’s-head Hawkmoth (Acherontia Atropos) in the early hours of the morning.

While this might sound like something out of an Edgar Allan Poe tale, I can assure you it is not. These moths—unsure whether they are found anywhere other than Africa—are about the size of my hand, sound like a small bat fluttering its wings, and, when distressed, actually screech. After keeping me awake for two nights in a row, I took action at about 2 a.m. on January 17. In the middle of my angry acrobatics, I landed wrong and tore the muscle.

The result? Six weeks in a moon boot, on crutches, and mostly homebound, followed by rehab. Slightly discouraging for a person who loves running, cycling, and being outside. But there is also a bright side: this has afforded me more time to read and write. I am currently reading Liberalism Is a Sin (embarrassingly, for the first time), re-reading Revolution and Counter-Revolution by Dr. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, and recently finished Return to Order by John Horvat II.

Amidst this little personal inconvenience, God has been gracious and has consoled me with a motherlode of ideas for the coming month or two—which, of course, is ultimately all for your benefit and, hopefully, enjoyment. Besides that, there are exciting projects on the horizon which, unfortunately, I cannot divulge at this stage.

All in all, I am actually blessed and, at second glance, seem to have had a better January than the Synodal Church.

As always, there have been more ecclesial scandals, promotion of heresies, and mind-bending apostasy from the folk squatting in the Vatican than one person could possibly comment on.

This past week saw Leo XIV “ignoring” Fiducia Supplicans during his audience with participants in the Plenary Session of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, which surely made Trad Inc. rejoice—only for him to insult Our Lady by doubling down on the Mater Populi Fidelis. It must be hard to hobnob with the Synodal religion the way Trad Inc. does.

Elsewhere, Prevost announced an Agenda-2030-esque deadline for the One World Religion they are hellbent on establishing; a paganism-promoting bishop was elevated to the position of Archbishop of Cape Town; the schism between the “German Church” and the Synodal schismatics continues to rupture further; a cardinal claimed the clergy do not have a monopoly on in persona Christi; and discussion of the Traditional Mass at the Synodal Church’s first consistory had to be left out due to “time constraints.”

Yes, gang, it is a surrealistic you-know-what show out there in Synodal Cloud Cuckoo Land.

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Here is a recap of this month’s articles, in case there are any you missed, want to re-read, or would like to share with others:

On the Hidden Meanings of Logos (And the Dire Consequences of Rejecting It)

Parish Hell-bent on Profaning Epiphany in Order to Compromise with False Religion

Why Father Louis-Marie de Blignières’ Proposal for the TLM Should Be Rejected

Video: Radical Fidelity Sits Down With Kokx News & WM Review to Discuss the Future of TLM

Why the Consistory Is Officially Just Another Synodal Dumpster Fire — A Short Overview

All Christian Life Is Posited on Acceptance of Reality

Cardinal Tasked with Promoting and Protecting Catholic Faith tells Hierarchy to Stop Obsessing over Doctrine and Norms

Rabid Synodal Theologian says Defining and Defending Truth is Outdated and Orthodoxy is Religious Mania

Ten Reasons Why Cardinal Roche’s Document is Only Good for Lining Your Parrot Cage With

Synodal Onslaught Continues with Cardinal’s Shocking Statements about Priesthood and Spanish Archdiocese Legitimizing Heresies