Even from the grave, Bernardin is powerful enough to ride out any scandal brought against him.
There is a case gong on now in western MI that is reminicent of all this. There is a Priest in custody that ivolves ritual murder of a Nun, and ritual sex with a child, that dates back in part to almost the same time frame as "Agnes"
Please pray for our Church and the protection of our Priests from the snares of the Devil. Offer every Mass you go to for this intention.
If the Church weren't so important to the devil, he wouldn't work so hard to bring it down.
Exactly, so we must realize elevating cardinals and the like to some higher status is wrong. They are to be as the Apostles were to the Gentiles of the time, not socialites and operatives of causes like gay rights!
The cause is to spread the word of Jesus Christ as God and Savior.
OPs4 God BLess America!
While the Roman Rite may have dropped the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel, the Maronite Rite views purification as part of the journey to the Kingdom. The prayer from the Sunday of the Deceased Priests, implies that the journey is difficult and never free of danger until the end.
...Grant peace and serenity to the priests
who have gone before us to your holy dwellings.
May their works precede them as a record of their faith
and a memorial of their lives.
May the Evil One flee at the sight of their coming
from the path that leads to you.
Let none of your deceased ministers be tempted
by the devil and his legions.
May the marks of your holy Mysteries
shelter and protect them on their journey to you ...
Since Bernardin died, notice how much more strong the words from Rome are. Also notice how much more conservative the bishops are getting.