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Pope Francis's biggest problem... divisiveness?

Posted by Pete on August 31, 2018, 5:46 pm

Whether you're an ardent Pope Francis fan or vehement detractor, it seems difficult to avoid acknowledging the extraordinary DIVISIVENESS that has accompanied his Pontificate that has now reached fever pitch. There's been many rumblings in the last week for the Pope to resign over the Viganò allegations. It might well be asked if such a drastic step could be justified on the grounds of the damage being done to the Church by his apparent ability, intentioned or not, to generate controversy and division? At the current rate it seems not incredulous to speculate the Church is headed for a schism. It must weigh upon the conscience of an incumbent Pope under such conditions to consider their role in producing such a possibility.

Re: Pope Francis's biggest problem... divisiveness?

Posted by Alex Caughey on August 31, 2018, 10:48 pm, in reply to "Pope Francis's biggest problem... divisiveness? "

He said, they said suggests that opposing opinions are hardly grounds for resignation, when there is clearly a well orchestrated campaign underway to blame Francis, based on hearsay that has been ever so delicately fed by a conservative journalist to the media, by a frustrated archbishop angry that he has not been rewarded with a red hat for services to diplomacy. Vigano's choice to disappear presents Dan Brown with another opportunity to write another novel with The Vatican as the centre of intrigue.

Josef Goebbels would have appreciated the drama and the misinformation calculated to destroy the reputation of a pope based on gossip.

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Re: Pope Francis's biggest problem... divisiveness?

Posted by John on September 1, 2018, 1:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Pope Francis's biggest problem... divisiveness? "

It is just not good enough to dismiss this situation as a he-said/she-said tiff, Alex. What Pete wrote was right – this Pope has been a source of division almost from the first days of his papacy.

If you are going to talk about “well-orchestrated campaigns”, then you cannot ignore the interworking of the Pope with the two phony Synods that have led to various groups of bishops making pronouncements that are grossly at variance with traditional Catholic doctrine.

It is not a question of equally plausible “opposing opinions”, or of “gossip”; traditional Catholic doctrine is not just an opinion, and if good Catholics such as Archbishop Vigano point to a difference between the Pope’s opinion and the teachings of the Church, then the Pope, and all Catholics, should take them seriously. The list of bishops making statements in support of Archbishop Vigano grows by the hour, as evidenced in this article

Finally, to imply that the opinion of Josef Goebbels is of any value here is quite disgusting. You should be ashamed of yourself.

Re: Pope Francis's biggest problem... divisiveness?

Posted by Alex Caughey on September 1, 2018, 3:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Pope Francis's biggest problem... divisiveness? "

Well, John, you are entitled to your opinion...as I am to mine, notwithstanding that gossip is calculated to appeal to those advancing a specific agenda.

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