[Dr. Sivana]

How anyone can conclude, then, based on the facts at hand, that the four cardinals are at risk for deprivation of their office, escapes me.

Well, I could conclude that they would be at risk if Francis is a despot.

[marshmallow]

The shrill, hysterical responses to the dubia discussed above, have given the game away for team Francis. They are confirmation that the dubia are viewed with the utmost negativity by Francis and his fellow travelers.

But why should five simple questions provoke such a visceral reaction? They are not phrased as statements of fact or criticism. They are mere questions.

What sort of person gets mad when you ask him a question?

[piusv]

My hunch is that four cardinals, while they would welcome a papal reply, are probably content with having formally preserved these vital questions for a day when a direct answer might be forthcoming—although they might yet exercise their own episcopal office as teachers of the faith (1983 CIC 375) and propose answers on their own authority.

So, in other words, nothing will result from the "Dubia". This wouldn't surprise me one bit.

[Mrs. Don-o]

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