His silence, however, is anything but stoic. There are those who have been speaking on his behalf, acting like little better than henchmen, saying the things he is apparently afraid to say. Men close to him. Men such as a few of his newly-picked cardinals (or old friends in the curia or in other influential positions in Rome); certain useful prelates in the East; and certain advisers and allies in the media, such as Fr. Antonio Spadaro and papal biographer Austin Ivereigh.
The five words:
No. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
Ping.
Exactly. And that's just what's going to happen unless somone puts a stop to Francis and his cabal. If anyone can figure out the way to do it that is doable, and in line with history, the teaching of the Church, and Canon law, it's Cardinal Burke.
You want to unmake the Church? Say so. Stop conniving like snakes. Be men of action. Stake your claim. Make clear your purpose. See if you really can be as gods, triumphant and without the burden of consequence.
Since they don't have the authority to change the teaching of the Church outright, they can only accomplish what they want to by undermining the faith, like Obama trying to undermine the first amendment by calling "freedom of religion" "freedom to worship" instead.
Arise, O Lord, and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate Thee flee from before Thy Face!
Do you believe the Eastern Orthodox practice regarding second marriages after civil divorce makes all Eastern Orthodox bishops and patriarchs heretics?