What Is the Brambilla-Artime Dancing Couple All About?
- The appointment contradicts Canon Law 129: "Those who, according to the provisions of the law, are vested with the sacred order are qualified to exercise the power of government which, by divine institution, is properly vested in the Church and is also called the power of jurisdiction".
- The additional nomination of Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, former rector of the Salesians, as "Pro-Prefect" is in line with Francis' tactic of dividing powers in order to separate the media aspect from the real one, so that the whole appears harmonious.
- In reality, those appointed know that they have to become part of a mechanism that imposes constant mutual control.
- The Brambilla-Artime dancing couple hushes up the fact that the dicastery - with a half prefect - will eventually be governed directly by Francis, the only one who can decide between the prefect (nun) and the pro-prefect (presbyter).
- On 21 July 2015, in Turin, Francis met with Salesian nuns and said in his speech: "When they ask me: 'Shouldn't there be stronger decisions about women in the Church?' Of course. And why don't you appoint a female leaders? But do you think that is a strong decision? That is functionalism".
- Almost a year and a half after its hasty promulgation, the Apostolic Constitution 'Praedicate Evangelium', nine years in the making and aimed at reforming the curial organigramme, is being gradually dismantled in a frenetic and careless manner by the same Francis who wanted it so much.
- Francis has always used the sledgehammer, even in Argentina, and he has always imposed his will in this way, but "never, not even now on the throne of Peter, has anyone had the ability, the lucidity and the courage to point out to him these errors that have made many of his actions incomprehensible".
Picture: Simona Brambilla, Ángel Fernández Artime, (c) spaziospadoni.org, #newsOgpmquaews