No Offence Intended: Francis Is a Tyrant - with ONE Exception
He looks at the appointment of the new cardinals: "A somewhat acute reading will reveal the wickedness and pettiness that every village tyrant enjoys."
Caminante notes a particular curiosity of Francis' pontificate: "He has presented himself as a frontal opponent of liberalism and an advocate of policies close to socialism," but within the Church "he applies the principles of the most extreme liberalism in the governance of the Church."
One of the pillars of liberalism is the disregard of intermediate bodies [very important for Catholic social teaching] and the sole recognition of the individual.
What is the consequence of this? The individual is exposed to the power of the regime without protection.
Catholic political organisation placed a number of intermediate bodies between the individual and the state, which buffered the possible despotism of the ruler.
It was no different in the Church. There were many instances between the pope and a bishop or a priest.
But now the priests and even the laity are not protected from the whims of the hierarchy, as in the case of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, where Francis completely ignors the institution and directly attacks the individual.
This shows an absolute monarch who does as he pleases without the slightest respect or regard for the laws and legal tradition of the Church, or for basic Christian charity.
Caminate points out that there is one exception, one "intermediate body" within Francis' Church that enjoys full rights: the gay lobby.
Clerics who belong to this guild enjoy special protections that are denied to ordinary priests and bishops.
Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, condemned by civil courts for sexual abuse of seminarians, was protected for years by Bergoglio.
Monsignor Battista Ricca, whose record includes affairs with a Swiss military officer, a nunciature elevator incident in which he was blocked with two boys, and a brawl in a Montevideo gay bar, still holds a Vatican leadership position.
Rev. Luis Ducastella, whose record is more than ample, calmly strolls around his home diocese in ecclesiastical offices as if nothing had happened.
Monsignor Fabian Pedacchio continues in his Roman post, and Coccopalmiero remains a cardinal.
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