Antony Blinken praises the Holy Father for his commitment to the cause of universal legalization of homosexual practices... VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After meeting Pope Francis and top Vatican officials, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken praised the pope’s commitment to upholding the dignity of LGBTQ people. More here: https://catholicreview.org/blinken-praises-popes-lgbtq-advocacy-talks-lebanon-ceasefire-at-vatican/
Sigh. I was just talking on a webinair meeting there and my blood pressure went through the roof. I talked about the bad things that are happening in Rome and they told be not to Judge other people. I asked them if they thought Adolph Hitler had been a bad person? With a lot of trouble I got them to say he was. I then asked them if they were Judging him? They said that that was different. I gave up in despair. Anyone who thinks Papa Frankie is on the level at this stage I'm not going to argue with. It's too much for me, I see red spots in front of my eyes. My blood starts to boil. I just..forget about it. The less I think about these things the happier I am. It's just too upsetting.
Bergoglio is not and never was lawfully-elected Pope. The 2013 conclave was null and void. Benedict XVI was still alive. And since BXVI was not dead and his funeral had not taken place, a new conclave could not happen. Universi Dominici Gregis, the papal election law, requires that the previous Pope's funeral must take place BEFORE a new conclave is held to elect a new Pope. Why people don't want to read the law and understand this is beyond me. Here is what the law says: CHAPTER III THE BEGINNING OF THE ELECTION 49. When the funeral rites for the deceased Pope have been celebrated according to the prescribed ritual, and everything necessary for the regular functioning of the election has been prepared, on the appointed day — and thus on the fifteenth day after the death of the Pope or, in conformity with the provisions of No. 37 of the present Constitution, not later than the twentieth — the Cardinal electors shall meet in the Basilica of Saint Peter's in the Vatican, or elsewhere, should circumstances warrant it, in order to take part in a solemn Eucharistic celebration with the Votive Mass Pro Eligendo Papa.19 This celebration should preferably take place at a suitable hour in the morning, so that in the afternoon the prescriptions of the following Numbers of this Constitution can be carried out. In other words, the funeral of the decease Pope must come first, according to papal election law. Then further down in the same document, we read: 76. Should the election take place in a way other than that prescribed in the present Constitution, or should the conditions laid down here not be observed, the election is for this very reason null and void, without any need for a declaration on the matter; consequently, it confers no right on the one elected. Anyone interested in the simple Truth, can read more about these facts at www.antipope.com. Again, Bergoglio is not and never was the Pope. So what/who is he? He is THE ANTICHRIST prophesied in Sacred Scripture. He is the "man of sin" described by St. Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2. What are we to do? Here is what St. Paul says about that: 14 Therefore, brethren, stand fast; and hold the traditions which you have learned, whether by word, or by our epistle. Regardless, we are in THE end times, and the Second Seal (Apocalypse 6:4) is about to be opened.
this is from 2022 but I found a NICE thing Francis did! https://noticias.iglesia.org.pe/sor-aguchita/ declared a Peruvian nun as Blessed. she was murdered by sendero luminoso guerilla, and considered a martyr since the motivation was purely religious (killed her only because she was a nun. they were maoists and very unhinged, every other communist group thought they were insane)
Is Pope Francis doing anything these days? It seems like everything regarding him has gone silent since he met with Blinken. As well, much of the Catholic media seems to by rallying around Bishop Strickland when it comes to getting leadership. It's like as though in some ways he is the acting Pope without actually having the title.
Millions and millions of Catholics throughout the World are praying for this guy. There is always hope. There is always always hope. Who Knows? Perhaps he will repent and at least try to fix some of the terrible, terrible harm he was done. Our God is a God of Miracles. Let us pray, trust and hope.
The best attitude to maintain: pray for and hope for repentance! Yes, damaging untruths have been uttered; yet, there will be opportunity for any one of us to repent up to the moment of our death! O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!
I was listening to Mother Miriam today on Station of the Cross while I was working. Wow, she was really down on Pope Francis in a Big way. Not even a little criticism, she said he has totally damaged the church . . . .
I often find it difficult to draw a line between charity and telling the truth. How do any of us know where to understand a point at which we Cross the line? But my guess is at the moment is that we as a Church are very,very much in a place were we are afraid to speak the Truth. Most especially the Truth to those in power. If anyone does speak the truth they are at once accused of being , rigid, harsh, judgemental, uncharitable and on and on and on. On top of this many,many priests Bishops and even Cardinals have been pretty well nailed to the wall for speaking the Truth and loosing everything as a consequence. The very easiest thing at the moment would be just to sit quiet and say nothing, to sit on the fence. But my guess that would be probably the very worst thing of all to do. I have to say my own great heroes at the moment are people like the Papal Posse on EWTN, Mother Miriam. Cardinal Burke. Bishop Schneider. Cardinal Muller. Bishop Strickland and so on. It took courage and takes courage to carry on speaking out as they do. Bless them all. All that it takes for evil to win is for good people to remain silent and these wonderful people did not remain silent. There are thousands and thousands more may God bless each and everyone of them. For my own part I used to go into angry rants about it all and get very,very upset. But then I asked myself the simple question, 'What good are you doing yourself and everyone else by loosing it like this?' That's the bottom line really. If you truly think God is calling you to speak out then of course you should speak out. If you feel God is calling you to remain calm and silent and pray then that is what you should do. Each of us is called by God to walk a certain path. Let's face it for the vast, vast majority of us ordinary lay people there is not a lot we can do but remain silent and pray. I have found great, great peace and calm in this, a port of rest in the Great Storms that swirl about us. There is a lovely story about Pope St John xxii during the Vatican 2 Council. He was really worried about things and tossing and turning he could not sleep. But then a thought came to him, 'It is God's Church ,He will take care of it!' Then he smiled turned back over and fell asleep with a smile on his face.
If it cheers anyone up a little I have a strong feeling Papa Frankie is having a very difficult time with his conscience at the moment. That he is wrestling with God. A very good sign indeed.
Yes I hear the Vatican is going bankrupt. People are not donating. Do you think they are playing a ‘wait and see’? I’m sure the Pope is rattled at going bankrupt. I doubt the woke mob are sending in donations. QUOTE="padraig, post: 462769, member: 2"]If it cheers anyone up a little I have a strong feeling Papa Frankie is having a very difficult time with his conscience at the moment. That he is wrestling with God. A very good sign indeed.[/QUOTE]
Saw this on Aviso's blog - I also saw a similar article posted on Glenn's thread but it didn't explicitly say that Francis had accepted (I think they're referencing the same interview). Unless someone can find a transcript it's hard to tell whether this one is jumping to conclusions: https://www.cathstan.org/us-world/p...jor-archbishop-says-but-nothing-is-guaranteed
