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Stockholm Syndrome? Cardinal Snubbed by Francis Praises Him

Cardinal Angelo Scola worries about “increasingly harsh and insolent attacks” against Francis.

Writing in a new foreword for the second edition of his autobiography, he falls back into his childhood, “Ever since I was a child, I learned that ‘the Pope is the Pope’.” These were however times, when the Pope was still a Catholic.

A former Milan Archbishop, Scola came in second at the 2013 conclave as the "conservative" candidate - which is not the same as a "Catholic candidate." Ever since, Francis snubbed him and removed him as quickly as he could.

Scola even admits that “I have suffered a certain marginalisation,” but he blames it on media depicting him as "Francis' rival," not on Francis’ vindictiveness who in 2019 also crushed the John Paul II Institute, which Scola founded.

Nevertheless, Scola praises Francis’ “extraordinary ability to be close to everyone” – except, of course, to Scola and all those, Francis deems to be Catholics.

Scola invokes the party line that Catholic “owes affection, respect and obedience” to Francis, as if a “bishop of Rome” – Francis' favourite job description - were more important than the Catholic Faith.

He even calls Francis “the successor of Peter,” although Francis has understandably given up on that claim.

Is it surprisingly that Scola also praises the Abu Dhabi document?

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Jmy1975
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Obviously he's scared.
Salzburger
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According to Henry Sire PapaRatzi told H.Em. Bertone in 2013 to lobby for H.Em. Scola, what Bertone did in fact never.
Alex A
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......or worried about his pension.
eticacasanova
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Your criticisms are off the mark, the See of Peter IS PART OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH, to begin with. And, so, if Bergoglio-Frank is the pope, we owe him reverence, as David did when he could kill his wanna be killer, "because he is the anointed of the Lord". That doesn't mean that you are going to put your head on the chopping block or are going to go along when the man utters heresies or even worse, …More
Your criticisms are off the mark, the See of Peter IS PART OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH, to begin with. And, so, if Bergoglio-Frank is the pope, we owe him reverence, as David did when he could kill his wanna be killer, "because he is the anointed of the Lord". That doesn't mean that you are going to put your head on the chopping block or are going to go along when the man utters heresies or even worse, complete denials of the Faith and its foundations or politically unacceptable slogans, etc. The See is essential, what is not is to follow a person who abuses the office...
Alex A
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@eticasanova> Don't try preaching to the converted it's Francis you need to preach to that is, if it is at all possible, to turn around his twisted Jesuit/communist ideology. Should he experience a Pauline conversion, you see how fast the aware faithful Catholics would rally to his side. Until that happens, good luck with your support of the unsupportable Pope of ours.
eticacasanova
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You need to learn how to read, my point was that you can't make a distinction between the Catholic Faith and the acceptance of the Papacy, because this acceptance is of the essence of such Faith. So, if you are going to criticize some one from the Faith point of view, you can't call him for his acceptance of the Papacy, even in bergoglian times. See, I'm confident you can understand now, I hope
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eticacasanova Canonic-history gives evidence to many usurpers - anti-popes - of the See of Peter. Therefore distinction of Primacy of Peter - munus, as such, and the person exercising visible ministry is mandatory. Petrine Office being the constant and a person exercising being subject to change. Even after a pope's death the Primacy of Peter does not cease to exist during sede-vacante. Thus especially …More
eticacasanova Canonic-history gives evidence to many usurpers - anti-popes - of the See of Peter. Therefore distinction of Primacy of Peter - munus, as such, and the person exercising visible ministry is mandatory. Petrine Office being the constant and a person exercising being subject to change. Even after a pope's death the Primacy of Peter does not cease to exist during sede-vacante. Thus especially today while some Church members attribute the munus (Office) to Cardinal Ratzinger whose official documents confirm him to retain the Office until deceased. This position was even included in the last Dubia Cardinals' letter to Francis. Therefore considering chronological order by recognizing subsequently and simultaneously another man dressed in white excludes absolute certainty for someone to be pope (Cardinal Bergoglio). The theories laid behind recognition of the latter are not upheld by the reality of growing division in the Church. Specifically, theories of peaceful & universal acceptance and sanatio in radice (common to bond of Marriage).
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Again, I'm not talking about bergoglian legitimacy or lack thereof. I'm talking about the divine institution of the Papacy. If Bergui is or is not the true pope, if Benedict resigned or not, if an apostate, excommunicated latae sentetiae (canon 1364,1), can occupy an office in the Church or not (canon 1331,1), if one who plotted to overthrow a Pontiff and rig a conclave, excommunicated latae sententiae …More
Again, I'm not talking about bergoglian legitimacy or lack thereof. I'm talking about the divine institution of the Papacy. If Bergui is or is not the true pope, if Benedict resigned or not, if an apostate, excommunicated latae sentetiae (canon 1364,1), can occupy an office in the Church or not (canon 1331,1), if one who plotted to overthrow a Pontiff and rig a conclave, excommunicated latae sententiae, can be head of the Church and Vicar of Christ, all that fun stuff, can be dicussed, but in other occasion. Now, I'm talking about the divinely established Papacy. Clear?
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The law of non-contradiction is applicable in any reasoning process. That is you support something ("And, so, if Bergoglio-Frank is the pope, we owe him reverence...") and later deny. ("Again, I'm not talking about bergoglian legitimacy or lack thereof.") My point is that this day accepting Primacy of Peter is potentially more reflected in giving reverence to pope Benedict XVI than it is to Francis.
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The principle (not "law") of non contradiction applies to actual being and is about contradictions at the same time and regarding the same aspect. If I say something hypothetical, I can't violate the principle, unless the hypothesis itself be contradictory. God bless you, brother
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The pope must also, and especially him, keep the straight line! You should never categorize yourself as progressive or conservative. We are Catholic or we are not. The religion founded by Jesus Christ himself is not a political party. And politics is a matter of democracy. The Catholic faith functions in theocracy. Here is a well-known letter from Father Georges Flieg, head of the MSM in France 25…More
The pope must also, and especially him, keep the straight line! You should never categorize yourself as progressive or conservative. We are Catholic or we are not. The religion founded by Jesus Christ himself is not a political party. And politics is a matter of democracy. The Catholic faith functions in theocracy. Here is a well-known letter from Father Georges Flieg, head of the MSM in France 25 years ago! This letter evokes the obligations of our religious leaders, of the bishops, but especially of the pope: (The french original text, and after, the translation)
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Father Georges Flieg responsible for the MSM of France (Marian Priestly Movement) in 1995. (Translation from the french):
About the Pope, it must be said that:
1- The Church was not founded by men. Its Author is Jesus Christ. Therefore, it is divine and we must therefore respect everything that Jesus did.
He first paid this Church, which is his Bride, with the blood of his Cross.
The Church is …More
Father Georges Flieg responsible for the MSM of France (Marian Priestly Movement) in 1995. (Translation from the french):
About the Pope, it must be said that:

1- The Church was not founded by men. Its Author is Jesus Christ. Therefore, it is divine and we must therefore respect everything that Jesus did.

He first paid this Church, which is his Bride, with the blood of his Cross.

The Church is therefore her property, it does not belong to us, and the Bishops and Priests are only its servants, managers, and not the owners.

And the faithful have the strict right to ask their Bishops and Priests for the full and correct teaching of the Faith.

2- Now, the guarantee of this teaching is unity with the Pope. For Jesus placed the Apostle Peter as the foundation of his Church, and the Pope is Peter's successor. We must love our Bishops and our Priests, but we have the right to demand perfect unity with the Pope, because we will not follow those who deny his authority.

And to be perfectly clear, I would like to add this:

1- The day the Pope dies, we speak of the Holy See vacancy. Until the election of a new Pope, no Cardinal, no Bishop can change anything in the teaching of the deceased Pope. Because there are some who believe they can do what they like.

2- The new Pope, to be able to be recognized by all as the true successor of Peter, will obviously be faithful to the whole dogma of the Church.
Election alone is not enough, because the history of the Church speaks of certain Popes who were anti-Popes.
Suppose that the new elect says, for example, "women can now become Priests" (which John Paul II had definitively rejected), or that he denies a truth of the Creed, for example, the Divinity of Christ, the presence reality of Christ and his Sacrifice in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, or some other truth of the Faith (Purgatory, hell, etc.) ..
it is clear then that this new Pope is only a false Pastor: we will never have to follow him.

We must stick to the teaching of the Catholic Catechism, and whatever the length of this "vacancy", knowing well that the Lord will resolve the crisis.

This time will be, on the one hand, that of the Great Apostasy for all those who will follow the false Pastor and, on the other hand, that of heroic fidelity to the end and whatever the sacrifices may be, and whatever so too is the number of "faithful sheep".
The writing and the messages of the Blue Book ** speak of a "very little rest". Those who are consecrated to Mary are already part of it.
Rafał_Ovile
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These false categories are the abstract of demoncratic mind to divide and invert Catholic Ordo in once being Christian societies.
Alex A
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Respect, from my long, long experience of working with marginalised young people, has to be earned. This is true for anyone who has authority over others and no less true of our religious leaders, including The Holy Father. There is a huge difference between respect for an Office of Authority and the person occupying that office.
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