[Mrs. Don-o]

I believe it, because it is already happening.

Veritatis Gaudium, signed by Pope Francis on 8 December 2017 and promulgated on 29 January 2018. It "updates" the 1979 apostolic constitution Sapientia christiana.

As you see, it is sufficiently ambiguous so that it does not say "blind faith in Bergoglio". It says instead,

"in full communion with the Authentic Magisterium of the Church, above all with that of the Roman Pontiff."

See what they did there? It diagrams interestingly: with (object of preposition) Authentic Magisterium (and) with (object of preposition) THAT OF THE ROMAN PONTIFF, (modified by the adjective phrase), "above all."

It will be so similar to other, authentic oaths of loyalty, that the only difference is that slithering phrase, "above all."

Some wouldn't even notice the difference.

But it all rides on that. "Above all." Above all 265 previous Pontiffs (?) Above Councils and Catechisms (?) --- (new catechism will be made!) Above the Apostles (?); above Christ (?)

"Above all."

Veritatis Gaudium has already imposed this on certain ecclesiatical faculties in certain pontifical institutes. It is poised to be expanded further, to bishops, to all clergy.

It'll be slipped in without fanfare --- some predict--- as soon as the Holy Thursday liturgy.

I don't know any "highly-placed sources." I am totally ignorant of "insider baseball." I just know what's already out there.

It's beginning.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Check this out. What do you think?

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[ebb tide]

Thanks for posting. It's terrifying.

Only the ultimate narcissist would put himself above the authentic Magisterium of the Church.

[ReaganGeneration2]

But aren’t half the “Catholic” university professors bordering on heretical anyway? Why would they comply?

[CatQuilt]

Thank you for posting this. Ugly news.