Jack Tollers on Francis the Argentine

Some time ago I did an article entitled "First Impressions" in which I asked readers to submit what they recalled were their very first 'gut reactions' upon hearing of the election of Jorge Bergoglio to the Chair of St. Peter. We got 82 testimonies, and anyone who takes the time to read them all will notice an eerie similarity among them all. I encourage you to view the original post "First Impressions" and browse the comments. Very interesting.
At that time I was contacted by Argentine traditionalist Jack Tollers. Jack is a casual reader who has occasionally popped in and out of my comboxes over the years. I first met him when doing some research on the great Argentine priest Fr. Castellani. Jack has translated some of Fr. Castellani's works and self-published several books on items of interest to traditional Catholics; he also has his own Spanish-language website called Et Viola!

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Feb 12, 2015

Dr Bobus

Feb 9, 2015

Not a big surprise.

Papa Bergoglio is a Jesuit, which means that his formation likely included a lot of exposure to Karl Rahner, the basis of whose theology is that nothing can ever really be known. All knowledge is tempered by Time and Place, and thus temporary. Thus, attempts to posit knowledge produce little else than ideology.

The consequence of such an approach is a disconnect between Church Doctrine and Praxis, clearing a path for Pastoral theology to usurp Church Doctrine.

He was ordained a priest in 1969, which places him in the middle of the 10 years after the Council that produced the Spirit of Vat II crowd.

IMHO, that he did not stay in Germany long enough to finish a theology degree is in his favor. He likely realized that Existentialist theology is little else than a bridge to nowhere because it offers little if any insight into the Mysteries of Christ and His Church.