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https://www.weeklystandard.com/jona...pope-francis-are-breaking-the-catholic-church
I normally avoid the Weekly Standard since Bill Kristol became deranged, but this feature-length, in-depth article is worth the read. I had heard rumblings about an illicit conspiracy behind the election of Francis, but never so clearly stated or well-explained. If true, this article explains a lot of Pope Francis' behavior. He doesn't answer the "dubia" because his goal is not conciliation, it is top-down implementation of his radical liberal agenda. His confusing and unexplained statements on marriage, divorce, and other matters were intentional spoilers because his more blatant attempts to shift doctrine were frustrated.
I have no way of knowing how true this article is, but it seems to fit, and it explains a lot of the extremely aberrational behavior of the many in church authority and the church's lack of a proper response to it.
... The pontificate of Francis can, perhaps, best be understood as a political project. His election at the conclave in 2013 was—unbeknownst to the world at the time—the result of a campaign planned out in advance by four radical cardinals who saw then-cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the perfect vehicle for the revolution they wanted to launch within the church. (The story of how Cardinals Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Walter Kasper, Godfried Danneels, and Karl Lehmann formed “Team Bergoglio” is detailed in Austen Ivereigh’s worshipful biography of Francis, and even though the cardinals subsequently denied the account, their protestations are supremely unconvincing.) As the Catholic News Agency reported at the time, this politicking wasn’t simply a matter of bad taste: The apostolic constitution, Universi Dominici gregis, expressly prohibits cardinals from forming pacts, agreements, promises, or commitments of any kind. Oh well.
During his time on Peter’s throne, Francis has worked to dismantle many orthodox positions in an attempt to radically reorient the church toward—by total coincidence—the long-held preferences of those four radical cardinals. For instance: He has criticized Catholics for being “obsessed” with abortion, gay marriage, and contraception. He has derided Catholic women for having too many children and behaving “like rabbits.” He sent a papal blessing to the lesbian author of the Italian version of Heather Has Two Mommies—a tract for children extolling the virtues of same-sex parenting...
[FONT=Open Sans, Verdana][/FONT]During his time on Peter’s throne, Francis has worked to dismantle many orthodox positions in an attempt to radically reorient the church toward—by total coincidence—the long-held preferences of those four radical cardinals. For instance: He has criticized Catholics for being “obsessed” with abortion, gay marriage, and contraception. He has derided Catholic women for having too many children and behaving “like rabbits.” He sent a papal blessing to the lesbian author of the Italian version of Heather Has Two Mommies—a tract for children extolling the virtues of same-sex parenting...
I normally avoid the Weekly Standard since Bill Kristol became deranged, but this feature-length, in-depth article is worth the read. I had heard rumblings about an illicit conspiracy behind the election of Francis, but never so clearly stated or well-explained. If true, this article explains a lot of Pope Francis' behavior. He doesn't answer the "dubia" because his goal is not conciliation, it is top-down implementation of his radical liberal agenda. His confusing and unexplained statements on marriage, divorce, and other matters were intentional spoilers because his more blatant attempts to shift doctrine were frustrated.
I have no way of knowing how true this article is, but it seems to fit, and it explains a lot of the extremely aberrational behavior of the many in church authority and the church's lack of a proper response to it.
