BETWEEN THE LINES of the report of the secretariat of state on Theodore McCarrick
November 21 statement by Carlo Maria Viganò The McCarrick Report published by the Secretariat of State on November 10, 2020, has been the object of numerous comments. Some point out its shortcomings,…More
November 21 statement by Carlo Maria Viganò
The McCarrick Report published by the Secretariat of State on November 10, 2020, has been the object of numerous comments. Some point out its shortcomings, while others praise it as a proof of Bergoglio’s transparency and the groundlessness of my accusations. I would like to focus on some aspects that deserve to be further explored, which do not concern me personally.
The purpose of these reflections is thus not to adduce further evidence concerning the falsity of arguments raised against me, but rather to highlight the inconsistencies of the report and the conflict of interest that exists between the one who judges and the one being judged, which in my opinion is such as to invalidate the investigation, the trial, and the sentence.
The disinterestedness of the judging body
First of all, I must say that, in contrast with a normal civil or penal trial, in ecclesiastical investigations there is a sort of implicit right to credibility in testimonies …More
The McCarrick Report published by the Secretariat of State on November 10, 2020, has been the object of numerous comments. Some point out its shortcomings, while others praise it as a proof of Bergoglio’s transparency and the groundlessness of my accusations. I would like to focus on some aspects that deserve to be further explored, which do not concern me personally.
The purpose of these reflections is thus not to adduce further evidence concerning the falsity of arguments raised against me, but rather to highlight the inconsistencies of the report and the conflict of interest that exists between the one who judges and the one being judged, which in my opinion is such as to invalidate the investigation, the trial, and the sentence.
The disinterestedness of the judging body
First of all, I must say that, in contrast with a normal civil or penal trial, in ecclesiastical investigations there is a sort of implicit right to credibility in testimonies …More
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Not all alternative interpretations of reality are lies, however. A lie requires 1.) knowledge of the truth 2.) preference for a falsehood 3.) a deliberate attempt to replace the former with the latter. Someone espousing an error stemming from mental illness or flawed politica/ religious ideology might well believe they're telling the truth.
My personal favorite, "The example you gave wasn't TRUE …More
Not all alternative interpretations of reality are lies, however. A lie requires 1.) knowledge of the truth 2.) preference for a falsehood 3.) a deliberate attempt to replace the former with the latter. Someone espousing an error stemming from mental illness or flawed politica/ religious ideology might well believe they're telling the truth.
My personal favorite, "The example you gave wasn't TRUE socialism and that's why it didn't work. This time will be different."
My personal favorite, "The example you gave wasn't TRUE socialism and that's why it didn't work. This time will be different."
"By now it is understood that this right to credibility, when applied to the Argentine, has risen to the level of a dogma, perhaps the only dogma that cannot be questioned in the church of mercy, especially when alternative interpretations of reality – which mortals prosaically call lies – are formulated precisely by him."
