Horrible Popes pick Horrible Cardinals
I don’t know about the picks but I suspect he’s as likely to find leftists here as anywhere.
The majority of these are not wildly leftist, but they all have one thing in common: they are all mediocre. They’re the typical Vatican II enforcers, that is, not very bright, suspicious of intelligence or learning, and very uneasy with anything prior to 1965, which they regard as a different, “bad” Church.
The Spaniard is actually considered fairly conservative theologically, but he was an ineffectual bishop who unfortunately had little success in fighting against the leftwing Basque-nationalist element that had run the diocese under its prior bishop. So I wouldn’t say he’s the worst one Francis could have picked, but he’s far from the best.
He didn’t pick any Americans because Chicago’s retired cardinal is still of voting age, and Francis certainly was not about to pick the conservative Gomez or Chaput.
It may come as a surprise to most people here, but the American hierarchy is now regarded as probably the most conservative internationally, and the ones that Francis likes the least.
No JPIIs or B16s there huh? No theological giants who understand the development of doctrine rather than puny opinions of puny minds imposing contradictory doctrine?
He wants to pick socialists like himself so that the next pope will also be a part of the “one world” government
Francis’s passing over of Archbishop Chaput is absolutely reprehensible. Gomez I couldn’t care less about. Cupich (unfortunately my new archbishop) shouldn’t be given the title of dogcatcher.
I hope one of them can play quarterback.
Well at least Francis is practicing what he has preached to Catholic youth:
“I want a mess.”
>>Archbishop John Atcherley Dew from New Zealand, for instance, argued for allowing divorced and civilly remarried Catholics to receive Communion at a 2005 Vatican synod of bishops. <<
Like Obama with the the Supreme Court, Francis is stackin’ the deck.
(I've always wanted to say that.)