Very painful. Ladies and gentlemen, we have just witnessed the break-up of the Church - at the instigation of its Pope. It’s ending not with a bang but a whimper, done in by some petty, ignorant Argentine-Italian nobody. Who could have foreseen that?
The Church will survive, because believe me, even as we speak, there are cardinals frantically tweeting each other or even making hasty trips across Rome to meet somewhere secure, and something will emerge. More than one is probably referring to Robert Ballarmine, others are probably looking into procedures for a new conclave, etc. and there may be a time when the Church will have to continue without a pope - it has happened before, especially when there have been multiple contenders. And don’t forget, we still have a Pope, a real one, living at the Vatican. I hope his food tasters are on duty and he doesn’t go the way of JPI.
Francis cannot get rid of all the faithful bishops and cardinals at once, or certainly not in time to prevent them from fighting back. And I think there are many of them who will.
Francis is anything but ignorant. The Jesuits are not know for accepting ignorant men.
Francis is evil.