Posted on 12/30/2016 1:24:17 PM PST by marshmallow
Fired Grand Chancellor vows to fight "for justice"
ROME (ChurchMilitant.com) - Pope Francis is continuing with his investigation into the internal affairs of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, in spite of the Grand Master's reminder that he has no authority or jurisdiction to do so.
At a private meeting held Thursday in Munich, Albert von Boeselager, the deposed Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Malta, reportedly said, "I'm demoralized by what's happened, but I want to fight for justice."
Von Boeselager was removed from his position in a December 6 meeting with Cdl. Raymond Burke, patron of the order, who had discovered von Boeselager had been involved in distributing condoms through Malteser International, the group's charitable arm. The investigation had been spearheaded by Michael Hichborn of the Lepanto Institute, who presented his findings to Burke in early November.
Von Boeselager has since loudly complained that the termination violated the Knights' constitution, and Pope Francis established a commission December 22 to look into the matter.
In an unprecedented rebuke, the Grand Master, Fra' Matthew Festing, sent a letter to the Holy Father on Christmas Eve reminding him he has no jurisdiction over the order's internal affairs. An official statement from the order clarified:
The Grand Magistry of the Sovereign Order of Malta has learnt of the decision made by the Holy See to appoint a group of five persons to shed light on the replacement of the former Grand Chancellor.
The replacement of the former Grand Chancellor is an act of internal government administration of the sovereign Order of Malta and consequently falls solely within its competence.
The aforementioned appointment is the result of a misunderstanding by the Secretariat of State of the Holy See.
The Grand Master respectfully clarified the situation in a letter to......
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Sounds like he learned from Peron.
You’re telling me this isn’t from The Onion??? Pope Francis is tackling something this weighty even before he’s figured out the mystery of the Floating Table some magician mystified him with a few days ago??? Pope’s got a lot on his plate.
It's been ***102 days*** since Francis received cardinals' dubia on Amores Laetitia.
Francis or anyone else can investigate anything at all legally and ethically. Getting co-operation where there is no compulsion is might render one’s investigation rather useless unless one is making a point or trying to lose a contest.
Pope Francis should tread very carefully here. Deadpool is a Knight of Malta.
Bergoglio is scrabbling for ammunition to use against Burke. Obama is abusing the mechanisms of government, trying to give the hacking fantasy some semblance of substance. Bergoglio and Obama are remarkably alike.
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