[Catholic Caucus] VaticanNews Styles Pope as “Successor of Christ”

Eponymous Flower ^ | October 25, 2018 | Giuseppe Nardi

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(Rome) The Vatican's news portal, active since December 2017, VaticanNews, has repeatedly described Pope Francis as the "successor of Christ".

 VaticanNews spokespersons can make a “Freudian" slip. Is such a lapse underlying that which VaticanNews has repeatedly undermined?

The fact is that Vatican News, the Holy See's news agency, falsely referred to Pope Francis not as the successor to Peter or vicar of Christ on earth, but as the "successor of Christ," a name previously unknown to the Church and theologically meaning hyperpapism.

The article published on Tuesday about the papal celebrations in the coming three months of November-January ended in its first version with the note:

"[...] on Sunday, January 13, on the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord, the successor of Christ will celebrate Holy Mass and the baptism for children in the Sistine Chapel at 9:30."

After some Catholic media were amazed at the titulation, the passage in "Successor of Peter (see Lumen Gentium, 23)" was corrected.

However, this was not the first incident of its kind. Last August 29, VaticanNews published an article about Pope Francis' journey to Ireland. The headline read: "Catechesis of the Pope: The families, joy for the world, radiate the love of Christ". It read:

"In the Procathedral of Dublin, the successor of Christ declared ..."

And most recently on October 14, Vatican News wrote in the article "Pope: 'God, we can not give a percentage of love to God, either all or nothing':

"This person spoke in the terms of supply and demand, specified the successor of Christ ..."

The article dealt with the canonizations of that day, including Pope Paul VI.

Anyone who sees it favorably might assume that some of VaticanNews' staff members were not paying close attention or being taught badly in catechism lessons. Anyone who considers it with less benevolence could see in it a form of papolatry. After all, the self-imposed mission of VaticanNews is, as it was plastered in Rome on a large scale:

 "We bring Francis into the world".

[NorthMountain]

Gah!!! I won’t even type it ... it’s blasphemous!

The Pope holds PETER’S office.

[NorthMountain]

The Pope is named “Benedict XVI”.

[dominic flandry]

He lost any fight years ago, long before he was “elected” to be Pope.

[Mrs. Don-o]

May well be. I’m open to the evidence.

[NorthMountain]

Is it possible for a Pope to "resign"? Can there possibly be two Popes simultaneously?

Bergoglio has committed heresy (the death penalty thing, if nothing else). Benedict has not (that I'm aware of).

[Mrs. Don-o]

There are a couple of angles, but I don't know enough about it to make a judgment.

One is that B15's resignation was invalid because he did not intend it to be complete. He still wears papal vestments and pectoral cross (and the ring?), he is still called his regnal name (Benedict xvi), still living in the Vatican, styling myself "Pope Emeritus" even though there is not canonically any such thing, and he said something about giving up the active ministry of the papacy but not the "munus," whatever that means --- Ganswein said it meant that he was instituting a kind of "dual papacy" whereby Francis is the active, and Benedict the contemplative --- something quite outside of Scripture, Tradition or Canon Law.

Not only might Ratzinger's abdication be invalid, the 2013 conclave might also be invalid because of illicit "politicking" --- making deals and promises concerning policies, promotions, personnel, even money --- and this supposedly DID happen, before, during, and after the conclave.

John Paul II had created some legislation stating that this would not only invalidate a conclave, but result in the excommunication of those involved in the dealmaking. Retired Abp. Rene Gracida of Corpus Christi believes this to be the case. This would not only oust Bergoglio, but likewise the whole gaggle of fools, knaves and pious faggots he has appointed as Cardinals.

I have no idea if we can hope for this.

I do know this: The Lord Jesus will rescue His Bride.

[NorthMountain]

the whole gaggle of fools, knaves and pious faggots

Truly, you have a way with words. I tip my hat. I have seldom seen a better description of such folk.

I do know this: The Lord Jesus will rescue His Bride.

Amen, sister. Amen.

[NorthMountain]

The beginning of you comment is more or less what I’m thinking. The resignation was probably invalid, therefore the conclave was probably invalid, therefore the result of the conclave was invalid. We’re up to our eyeballs in lies, fraud, manipulation, and deceit.

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[DuncanWaring]

Ann Barnhardt characterizes him as “Antipope Bergoglio, False Prophet Forerunner of the Antichrist”.

I see no reason to dispute her.