We have a serious problem.
There is diplomacy, and there is delusion.
How many bishops will remember this in five minutes.
The pope was also heard to say "Well diddled, my good and faithful servants, now go forth and get caught no more." ;^(
Did you copy and paste this article is from the far reaches of bizarro world? Sad to the point of being comical.
I don't know what I find more disturbing, the thought of him being out of touch and not realizing what he's says and does, or the thought of him being in touch and meaning what he says and does.
I wonder what kind of lies these bishops told our pope?
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The Pope believes that the bishops have dealt "fairly and forthrightly with the serious pastoral issues which have been raised"
Either the Pope is not in control of his intellectual faculties or he is being dishonest. There was nothing fair or forthright about the way the bishops handled the sex-abuse scandals. They suppressed dealing with its real cause: homosexuality in the clergy. And they studiously avoided their own complicity in the systemic corruption. What's more, the Pope had to know all this once upon a time.
These same men covered up the destruction of thousands of young lives not for months or years, but for decades, paying out hush money to the tune of almost a billion dollars. They are still paying. And they bullied the victims and their parents by any means at their disposal. In some cases some victims committed suicide. For all this, not a single bishop has been removed or even censured, only hapless priests who were only the tip of the homosexual iceberg. So now these moral cowards get a pat on the head for going through the motions. Not a word for the victims.
Anybody still want to argue why traditionalists believe this Pontiff lacks good judgment? It was John Paul, remember, who argued that defending the traditional Mass against its planned destruction was an act of schism. He gave Lefebvre and company the back of his hand. His fulsome praise for the disgusting collective performance of such unworthy men is still another indication of his general failure.
Can someone translate this from Entish into plain language? Or does the Pope always seem to speak publicly in platitudes without directly addressing the issues?
LOL. They created the scandal. They are the very reason we have this problem. It's like catching a serial killer, putting him in jail and then applauding him because he didn't kill anyone on his first day in the slammer.
Ok....Once you've read this, you have the same reaction as everyone who has commented here. We've all grasped the obvious.
Now...go back and read the whole thing again, and see if THIS doesn't stop you in your tracks!!:
"The Pontiff also praised the American hierarchy for its efforts 'to ensure… that each of the Church's institutions and apostolates expresses, in every aspect of its life, a clear Catholic identity.'"
Laugh or cry? I am beside myself.
Amazing
At least I hope so.
"The Pontiff also praised the American hierarchy for its efforts "to ensure… that each of the Church's institutions and apostolates expresses, in every aspect of its life, a clear Catholic identity.""
Has the pope's parkinsonism given way to dementia?
First we have the pope (or those who speak for the pope) praising the US bishops handling of the sodomite scandal and now we have McCarrick waxing lyrical in support of the mad, modern Jesuits and their anti-Catholic colleges...
http://www1.georgetown.edu/explore/news/?ID=1493