Dr Stuart Reiss you have not cited any of my words directly stating 'Francis is a heretic', what you have accused me of. I hope you are not lying nor being confused. Again, demonstrate basic intellectual honesty by proving your point citing direct quotation from my comment. Then, I may reply to facts not confabulation. Otherwise apologize or I will have to react to your intellectual reasoning in an adequate manner in a separate publication.
tbswv try to read some canonic reflections on BXVI's abdication and Socci's book "Non e Francesco" otherwise you will orbit around speculative reasoning. There is no continuity in the present pontificate either with Tradition nor Vatican II Council . Specifically, to understand BXVI's abdication and the present pontificate the historical scope for analysis should at least start at the Conclave of 2005. This was the turning point for mafia St. Gallen with progressive end which did not achieve their basic goal of continuity. Ever since pope Benedict XVI has asked for prayer in first his homily, not to escape from the wolves, 'Saints' from Saint Gallen implemented by all means the procedure to subvert the "terrible" pontificate against their own interests. Reducing analysis to the day of abdication or extending back to Council II will probably lead one to many false conclusions out of relevant and integral context. Also and most importantly the aid of grace from Triune God is mandatory to understand the abdication.