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Centralisation: "Synodality"-Francis Demotes Cardinal into Auxiliary Bishop

Francis’ Apostolic Constitution In Ecclesiarum communione, places the Roman Diocese under his direct command, writes SilereNonPossum.it (January 6). • Francis turns Rome’s seven auxiliary bishops into …More
Francis’ Apostolic Constitution In Ecclesiarum communione, places the Roman Diocese under his direct command, writes SilereNonPossum.it (January 6).
• Francis turns Rome’s seven auxiliary bishops into “my episcopal Vicars” with “ordinary vicarious power” who make their decisions “within their competence.”
• Rome’s Cardinal Vicar Angelo De Donatis is thus reduced to an auxiliary bishop because he may only act “in communion with the Episcopal Council” or “with me.”
• Francis personally appoints even the parish-priests and discerns the candidates “for possible admission to Holy Orders” who must be submitted “to me,”.
• Francis also wants to preside over Rome’s Episcopal Council, which is to meet three times a month.
• “Not only king but also prince, this has always been Francis' problem in these ten years.”
• Distrusting everybody, Francis institutes at the Vicariate “an Independent Commission of Vigilance, with its own Regulations approved by me” which reports “to me” once a year after …More
Kenjiro M. Yoshimori
This is actually great, because the more he does things like this, the more enemies at the coming conclave he makes.
When I read this : Rome’s Cardinal Vicar Angelo De Donatis demoted, I couldn't stop laughing. DeDonatis was the one who went way past Traditiones Custodes, and really persecuted the Roman Rite in Rome churches and religious house, thinking he was currying favor with Francis. He also …More
This is actually great, because the more he does things like this, the more enemies at the coming conclave he makes.
When I read this : Rome’s Cardinal Vicar Angelo De Donatis demoted, I couldn't stop laughing. DeDonatis was the one who went way past Traditiones Custodes, and really persecuted the Roman Rite in Rome churches and religious house, thinking he was currying favor with Francis. He also made excuses for Rudnick the sex pervert Jesuit artist, whitewashing that affair for Francis. Hopefully now De Donatis is an enemy.
I think it's great that "boy wonder" Cardinal Tagle, Francis' "crown prince" for so long is disgraced too.