Cardinal Robert Sarah fears that “some Westerners” [read: German bishops] will use the Amazon Synod for their goals like married priests and priestesses.
Sarah told NCRegister.com (September 23) that the universality of the Church would require the participation of all bishops, “Yet very few are invited to this synod.”
He calls the fact that “ideological projects” take advantage of a particular synod “an unworthy manipulation”, “a dishonest deception” and an “insult to God”.
The attacks against celibacy come from the rich who finance the poor churches, he adds, “We must not be intimidated by their power and money.”
By saying that “those who loudly announce revolutions and radical changes are false prophets” Sarah accuses Francis implicitly of being a false prophet, because Francis regularly announces revolutions and radical changes.
Further, Sarah sees “the whole of Western civilisation crumbling”. While the fourth-century barbarians conquering Rome came from outside, now the barbarians …More