Posted on 07/01/2016 9:16:53 AM PDT by marshmallow
VATICAN CITY, July 1 (Reuters) - Former Pope Benedict says in his memoirs that no-one pressured him to resign but alleges that a "gay lobby" in the Vatican had tried to influence decisions, a leading Italian newspaper reported on Friday.
The book, called "The Last Conversations," is the first time in history that a former pope judges his own pontificate after it is over. It is due to be published on Sept. 9.
Citing health reasons, Benedict in 2103 became the first pope in six centuries to resign. He promised to remain "hidden to the world" and has been living in a former convent in the Vatican gardens.
Italy's Corriere della Sera daily, which has acquired the Italian newspaper rights for excerpts and has access to the book, ran a long article on Friday summarizing its key points.
In the book, Benedict says that he came to know of the presence of a "gay lobby" made up of four or five people who were seeking to influence Vatican decisions. The article says Benedict says he managed to "break up this power group."
Benedict resigned following a turbulent papacy that included the so-call "Vatileaks" case, in which his butler leaked some of his personal letters and other documents that alleged corruption and a power struggle in the Vatican.
Italian media at the time reported that a faction of prelates who wanted to discredit Benedict and pressure him to resign was behind the leaks.
The Church has maintained its centuries-long opposition to homosexual acts.
But rights campaigners have long said many gay people work for the Vatican and Church sources have said they suspect that some have banded together to support each other's careers and influence decisions in the bureaucracy.
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“ex-Pope”? As in exiled Pope?
Seems like the gaynazis are still in charge.
He changed nothing. The fags are still undermining about.
the faggots will always bind together. The sin in one recognizes and prefers the sin in the other. So they work to advance their mutual sin.
It is always unwise to hire a faggot. especially keep them out of any position of power or influence, lest you end up with an entire organization riddled with perverts
I think it’s more likely Francis ran lickety-split to gather them back — and probably apologized to them for their having been “marginalized” by Benedict!
Homosexual acts may be legal here but they will never be moral if the Catholic and Orthodox Churches have any say.
Will all Protestant denominations go the way of the Anglican Church? BAD, BAD Henry VII...he suffered largely from the first of the seven deadly sins. Also from gluttony, as I can see in his pictures.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot: Henry VII made DIVORCE-REMARRY an Olympic sport.
*Divorced.
**Beheaded.
***Died.
****Divorced.
*****Beheaded.
******Survived.
Some (all?) Protestants get to go the "Liz Taylor" way.
4 or 5? LOL
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