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In the news: Ex-Vatican official accuses Pope Francis of covering up McCarrick’s sex abuse
What's this all about? It's about more than whether Francis knew about and covered up McCarrick's actions ... it's also about the battle for power between the super conservatives and the middle-of-the-road conservatives in the church (there are no real liberals left in the church hierarchy).
The former Vatican official who wrote the letter is one of the super conservatives and it's no surprise that the letter first showed up at the anti-abortion site, LifeSiteNews and then the conservative Catholic Register
A factor in this battle between the two conservative groups is the issue of gay priests in the Catholic clergy, of which there are a very large number ... Cardinal McCarrick Scandal Inflames Debate Over Gay Priests. The super conservative wing of the church is convinced (or wants to convince us) that gay priests are behind the clergy pedophile sex abuse problem (In the Church, The Problem is not Pedophilia but Homosexuality). The more sane middle-of-the-toad conservatives dispute that, and the facts are on their side.
The super conservatives dislike Pope Francis for a number of reasons, like his softening on divorced/remarried people getting communion, his interest in the environment, his care for the poor over the rich, his decision on the death penalty, his less belligerent attitude towards LGBT people, etc. ... they pine for the good old days of B16.
But though the motives of the super conservatives may not be pure, this doesn't mean that the allegations made in the letter against Pope Francis are false. I would be (and have been) one of the first to say that Francis has done a really bad job on clergy sex abuse and I wouldn't be shocked to learn he had covered some of it up. If he did, I hope he is held accountable. It certainly isn't helping that he will not comment on the charges.
For more details: Viganò’s accusations: What we know and what questions they raise
posted by crystal | 2:56 PM
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How convenient for the Francis haters to use this opportunity to blame decades of sexual abuse on the man who has only been the Pope since 2013. Vigano hasn't a shred of evidence that Benedict ever censured McCarrick. There is a gay mafia running the show to be sure, but the Pope Emeritus who STILL has hunky Georg living in his apartment is not the hero in this story. Now it's one faction of gay men arguing with another. Closeted ones like Cardinal Burke and his lace and Cappa Magna, and open ones like James Martin. They both care about this more than protecting children.
Quote from the Register: "The Register has independently confirmed that the allegations against McCarrick were certainly known to Benedict, and the Pope Emeritus remembers instructing Cardinal Bertone to impose measures but cannot recall their exact nature." What BS. Since when has Benedict ever forgotten a single word he's said or written?
More information in the link I added at the end of the post.
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