Posted on 02/07/2017 7:51:19 PM PST by marshmallow
Italian police were on Monday on the hunt for the authors of anti-pope posters which have been slapped around Rome, amid suspicions the campaign may be linked to an arch-conservative wing of the Catholic Church.
Dozens of the illegal fliers appeared mysteriously around the Italian capital Saturday picturing a stern-looking Pope Francis, a list of accusations against him, and the words "Where's your mercy?" - turning the pontiff's call for a more merciful church back on him.
Police were trawling through security camera footage to track down the culprits as Rome city council said it had pulled down 200 posters while those remaining had been covered up.
No group took credit for the stunt, but Vatican watchers said the fact the main complaint referred to the "decapitation" of the Knights of Malta made it likely they came from conservative quarters.
The posters appeared on the same day that Francis appointed his own special delegate to the ancient aristocratic order, after stepping in to stop the firing of its Grand Chancellor, in a move that left traditionalists spitting.
The move publicly sidelined prominent US conservative Cardinal Raymond Burke, who has been outspoken in his disapproval of Francis' efforts to reform Church teaching on questions related to the family, marriage and divorce.
"Ah Francis, you've taken over congregations, removed priests, decapitated the Order of Malta and the Franciscans of the Immaculate, ignored Cardinals... but where's your mercy?" it reads.
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Seems like the Italians aren’t too happy with the fake Pope.
Sic the cops on ‘em, pope.
I ain’t happy with the fake pope either, but I’m not a plotter. I’m not even Catholic!
I’m more of a plodder....
“Unknown Anti-Pope Plotters”
psst - it’s the Bishops
Ah, but are you an arch-conservative?
How do you like that? We’re “arch conservatives” now, not traditional Catholics. A danger. Call cops..
In other news, anti-pope Bergoglio was spotted giving “handies” for sacramental wine and portrait of Jesus washing Karl Marx’s feet.
Albino.
Assassin.
Monks.
It’s the only way to be sure.
Freegards
For those who haven’t been following the Pope/Catholic/Vatican/Knights of Malta stuff since mid-November...
Pope’s critic has been Raymond Cardinal Burke.
From St Louis.
Home of the “ARCH.”
He’s the most “Conservative” Cardinal.
And he is perhaps being blamed for “posters” around Rome, which is not RCB’s style.
Because the Italian police yesterday solved every problem in Italy from illegal immigration to the mafia and now has lots of time on their hands to look for people who hanged posters critical of the pope.
Ferrara is one (ha).
Wow! There is pushback everywhere to globalism and socialism. GO TEAM GO!
poop is safe behind 20 foot walls.
Funny how the police never investigated nasty posters from leftists denigrating Benedict...
Is there no freedom of speech in Italy?
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