Posted on 02/20/2017 3:57:43 PM PST by BlessedBeGod
The Archbishop of Malta has confirmed to the Register that he told the country’s seminarians earlier this month that if any of them do not agree with Pope Francis, “the seminary gate is open,” implying they are free to leave.
Archbishop Charles Scicluna’s remarks are the latest in what Church sources in Malta say is a heavy-handed crackdown on any ecclesiastic unwilling to subscribe to the Maltese bishops’ interpretation of the apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia — an interpretation the bishops say is identical to the Holy Father’s...
Since the Criteria were published Jan. 13, a number of clergy sources in Malta have contacted the Register alleging the bishops won't tolerate any clergy having a different interpretation of Amoris Laetitia than the one presented in the Criteria among the clergy.
According to the sources, three priests are allegedly intimidating anyone who does not agree with the Criteria. The three had been opponents of the previous bishop, Archbishop Paul Cremona, but have now become the present bishops’ allies. One of them reputedly attacks any priest who shares critical stories on the Internet…
He said they “fall on any dissent like a ton of bricks” and “no other priests are given any opportunity to contribute to the conversation” except for priests who are “like-minded...”
“There is a lot of discontent in the rank-and-file clergy, for they see that after holding so much promise, Scicluna's episcopacy has become one of bullying and betrayal,” the priest said…
(Excerpt) Read more at ncregister.com ...
Not looking good...
One of the unfair criticisms that has been traditionally levied against Catholicism regards a misinterpretation of Papal Infallibility. The ignorant sometimes believe this means “The Pope is always right”. In fact, Papal Infallibility is really very constrained to certain doctrinal matters. Catholics have always been smart enough to know that Pope can make mistakes.
Until now.
One could say the same for Kasper, Marx, Danneels, Cupich, Schonborn, Farrell, Baldiserri, Maradiaga, et al and their one common puppeteer, Bergoglio (the stealth pope).
If only bishops had said the same thing about previous Popes to all the riff-raff which was let into the seminaries over the past 50-60 years.
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