Posted on 10/06/2022 6:03:38 PM PDT by marshmallow
Ex–grand chancellor: Pope's reforms are catastrophic for Order of Malta
VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) - Knights across the world are considering leaving the Catholic Church because of Pope Francis' reforms, the former grand chancellor of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta revealed.
In a confidential letter obtained by Church Militant, Albrecht von Boeselager lamented that many confreres had expressed to him "their great disappointment in the Holy Father — they could no longer regard him as the father he promised to be for the order."
Boeselager sent the letter to an elite group of knights after Pope Francis issued a Sept. 3 decree that makes sweeping changes to the Order of Malta and undermines the ancient order's sovereignty.
The Associated Press described the papal action as tantamount to "one sovereign country annexing another, if on a very small scale."
In his decree, the pope ordered the dismissal of the order's four highest-ranking officers, including Boeselager. Invoking papal authority, Francis also dissolved the order's Sovereign Council and established a provisional council to oversee governance.
Francis also approved a new constitutional charter and code, while appointing his own men to the highest offices and the provisional council. These actions triggered questions about the sovereignty of the institution, founded in 1048.
The Sovereign Order of Malta is an elite religious order recognized as an independent entity under international law. Granted papal recognition in 1113, the order also functions as an aid organization and is one of the oldest institutions of Western and Christian civilization.
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Someone needs to challenge this false pope.
Did they ever figure out who had the falcon?
” and is one of the oldest institutions of Western and Christian civilization”
Which is why it must be destroyed for the new world order to take over. One government, one religion, one currency.
Casper Gutman continues searching....and Samuel Spade continues searching for a new partner.
When the majority of cardinals choose such a man, there is very little hope of godliness.
I know a lot about this situation, and Boeslager needed to be heaved and fresh leadership is absolutely necessary for the Order of Malta to flourish. I hardly ever approve of the Pope’s activities, but in this case, he did the right thing.
All he needed to do was bring back Fra Matthew. Oh, and reinstate Cardinal Burke as patronus.
The job of the Knights of Malta is to throw the heretic out, not abandon their duty.
The “Sovereign Order of Malta from 1113” should get a canon lawyer and a secular lawyer to move all properties and assets to a private estate and wait patiently for the demons in Rome to leave in a few years.
I can see the persecution of the knights of Malta all over again ...
Sounds like an empty, childish threat. If they leave the Church over this, they were hanging around for the wrong reasons. Popes will come and go, the word of the Lord lasts forever.
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