Over the life of the Church, spanning millennia now, there have been many Roman Pontiffs who have received in audience, personally dialogued with, engaged in written correspondence with, and praised the good works of, or recognized certain commendable virtues of, evil men and women, all without giving the official sanction of his Papal Office to their sinful, corrupt or abominable deeds and behavior, or even to their unsavory reputations.

History shows that such interactions have occurred numerous times and for many and varied reasons during the course of a great number of pontificates, including during the reigns of some of the Bishops of Rome whom we consider to be our most holy and godly Pontiffs. Connections and communications such as these have occurred most particularly when Popes sought support from either secular or ecclesiastical persons of power and influence for the security of the Papal States, or when their own physical safety was threatened, or when the sanctity and independence of the Church was challenged, or when promulgating a Holy Crusade, or when the Vatican coffers ran dry. Pontiffs have even bestowed the Red Hat (sometimes in exchange for gold) upon men - and in several cases, boys - whom they (and all others) KNEW were persons of dubious character, or even persons of a degenerate and perverse character, raising them to the Cardinal’s dignity as Princes of the Lord’s Church.

However, at no time whatsoever did the personal interaction or communication of a Supreme Pontiff with men or women of ill repute, or even his personal commendation of something laudable about their life or some good deed they had performed, mean that the Pope officially approved of their evil or any of the sins they were committing, nor did it mean that the Magisterium of Holy Mother Church would be altered as a result of the Pontiff’s personal interactions. It did not mean such a thing in the past with previous Popes, and it does not mean that with THIS Pope today.

The Church’s ancient and immutable Deposit of Faith isn’t threatened by the occasional musings and personal letters of the Pope, this Pope or any Pope - no matter what they say or contain, handwritten or otherwise, copied in calligraphy with gold ink on hand cured parchment Vatican letterhead, or crayon-written on toilet paper. Because the Dogma and Doctrines of Holy Mother Church are unchanging and infallible, being fully guaranteed by our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, through the auspices and guardianship of the Holy Ghost, with all the power of Heaven to back it up.

Thus, I’m not at all shaken by Pope Francis corresponding with sodomite organizations and/or their leaders, since it will not affect nor impact what the Church teaches and stands for with regard to such abominations whatsoever. I have this confidence not because of any profound trust I have in the Holy Father or even his personal sanctity and convictions, no, not at all. I maintain this assurance because I absolutely BELIEVE - utterly and unequivocally - the promises of Christ that He proclaimed for all time concerning His Church AND His Vicar on Earth.

St. Matthew 16:18
“And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”

St. Luke 22:31-32
“And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and thou, being once converted, confirm thy brethren.”

So, it’s simple….either Christ LIED and this is all just a grand delusion, or what He promised is TRUTH, and if it is, we must believe that Holy Mother Church and her ancient Deposit of Faith which has been handed down to us from time immemorial by the Apostles themselves, is safe, sound and secure…regardless of what it may appear to us that a Pope - any Pope - says or does.