Posted on 05/17/2015 10:43:00 AM PDT by NYer
A Vatican insider asserts that Pope Francis has scrapped the draft of his encyclical letter on the environment and sent it back for major revision. The letter was slated for publication in early summer, but now may not be ready until much later, he suggests.
Citing sources within the Santa Marta residence where the Pope lives, veteran Vatican journalist Sandro Magister has written that “Francis has scrubbed the draft” of the text presented to him by Argentinian Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández, perhaps foreseeing that Cardinal Gerhard Müller of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith “would have demolished it” once it was presented to him for approval.
Though Magister has not always gotten it right, he has broken a good number of important stories over the years, including Pope Francis’ decision to remove Cardinal Raymond Burke from his post as head of the Vatican’s highest court.
Magister asserts that Fernández, who is the rector of the Universidad Católica Argentina in Buenos Aires, is the Pope’s number one ghostwriter, having begun writing for the Pope when he was still archbishop of Buenos Aires. The journalist claims that Fernández was responsible for drafting the 2013 “apostolic exhortation” Evangelii Gaudium and was subsequently assigned the task of composing the new letter on the environment in March 2014.
One Vatican official told Breitbart News that he had heard nothing of plans to table the papal encyclical and would be very surprised to see anything of the sort at this late date. Recently, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi tried to quash what he called “rumors and fantasies” about delays of the encyclical, saying that such speculation was “totally unfounded” and that it “seems almost unbelievable that such things are written.”
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Ping!
He should stay out of completely.
Like the article states, he’ll be teetering in on population control, too.
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I get the feeling he knows quite a bit about communism.
The progressive movement is all around us.. It never stops coming at you. You’d think the top religious guy would be a respite from it all... But no.
It must be extremely difficult for the Pope’s inner circle to criticize him, but I’ll bet he’s had scores of anonymous notes of discontent sent his way..
“Is the Pope Catholic?” What a question!
Unfortunately for His Holiness there are a lot of Catholics who have not yet come to accept his enlightened views - and some of us have stopped attending Mass regularly. There are also countervailing voices in the hierarchy of the church. As a result He sometimes has to guard His words which He no doubt finds galling.
I’ll bet it called for massive transfers of money from the USA and other “wealthy” countries to “poor” countries.
Is this covered by papal infallibility?
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I don't think a pope can "canonize" theories and programs outside of the field of faith and morals even if he tries. However, the embrace of the UN agenda by Rome is indeed weakening the teaching authority of the Church in our generation.
If His Holiness indeed scrapped the encyclical it is probably a very good thing.
No, nothing of the sort would even come close to an infallible teaching. The concern is that forays into climate politics would add to the noise in the political realm, not that it will produce a lasting change in the Church.
More disinformation?
Francis is finding out that Ecology Minister is not part of his job description.
To make an infallible pronouncement, among other things, a pope must be in union with all the bishops in his infallible pronouncement. What he says outside that stricture is his human opinion which is as good as the next man’s. I suspect Francis is finding out something new to him, that not everybody agrees with him. An environmental encyclical would not be “infallible” in any event but Pope Francis would find himself diminished considerably if his bishops were to dissent and back up their dissent with well reasoned theology and many would do just that. Francis will backpedal a lot.
“I get the feeling he knows quite a bit about communism.”
Oh no doubt, along with homosexuality and now the environment.
“Their final statement made a series of dramatic proclamations on the environment, declaring that “human-induced climate change is a scientific reality” and that “its decisive mitigation is a moral and religious imperative for humanity.”
Well I guess the Catholic Church is all in for communism
and it’s own demise. Wonder whats going to take it’s place.
Instead of the Roman Catholic Church it will become the
UNITED NATIONS FIRST EARTH CATHOLIC CHURCH.
This terrorist-enabling demon needs to be stopped by his fellow Cardinals, before he wrecks the Church. Is there no impeachment process?
Please, don't! Look at my homepage. I went through something similar with the "Spirit of Vatican II" teachings promulgated by people, which were actually contrary to the true documents. It was the worst time for me! If ever there is a time when we need to stick closer to the Sacraments, it's now! Especially in the Eucharist, with Adoration. Please, don't let this shake your faith in the Sacraments and all the Church has to offer in love and Mercy that is beyond human comprehension-and controversy! God bless you, keep you, and guide you!
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