Could the Pope’s Death Mean the Demise of Liberal Catholicism?

The European Conservative ^ | 21 Apr, 2025 | Rod Dreher

[MtnClimber]

Maybe a new Pope can reverse the effects of the leftist “color revolution” that happened in the Catholic Church.

[Puppage]

Here’s hope’n.

[Responsibility2nd]

Catholics have been liberal long before Pope Frankie. And will be for years to come.

[knarf]

Maybe, and I hope so.

I'm not Catholic so . . .

My very first thought on seeing him wheeled out yesterday in front of a microphone he didn't really use and another reading for him was . . . .

Pope Francis Biden.

It really was . . . . the irony was staggering.

[sjmjax]

We’ll see. Depends on who they elect next. It will say a lot about the church’s internal power structure.

[1Old Pro]

Francis appointed like minded very liberal cardinals to find his replacement, it won’t get better.

[Organic Panic]

It better. Because this pope facilitated the Muslim invasion of Europe. We need a crusade now more than ever .

[chopperk]

Church needs Vigano,,,,another Liberal like Francis will destroy the Church completely.

[arthurus]

Mabey a new pope will defy all the expectations of the Bergoglio-appointed cardinals who will choose him?

[arthurus]

Another long lived pope in Bergoglio’s image and the Church will be reduced to a few schismatic groups as what’s left of the Vatican church melds with the Episcopalians and Islam.

[Uncle Miltie]

What proportion of current Cardinals of the Catholic Church were promoted by Pope Francis?

ChatGPT said:

As of April 2025, approximately 80% of the cardinals eligible to vote in a papal conclave were appointed by Pope Francis
Wikipedia

[1Old Pro]

Another long lived pope in Bergoglio’s image and the Church will be reduced to a few schismatic groups

I don't disagree. And society will suffer because of it.

[Uncle Miltie]

The Crusades were a counterattack.

[Sacajaweau]

Just as God showed the way with what we could lose with a President like Biden, Pope Francis showed what the Church could lose with a Communist Pope.

One step back...two forward. Hope we will return to the world where the Church was NOT a political entity.

[Az Joe]

Pope Fransis appointed about 2/3rds of the Cardinals who will choose his successor. I’m not getting my hopes up.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

best headline: “Pagan Pope In Perdition. No redemption from Pachamama.”

[MNnice]

He’s appointed 80% of the cardinals who will be voting.

[napscoordinator]

109 out of 136 cardinals were appointed by Francis. We’ll be lucky to get a pope who says mass.

[bray]

Social Justice has destroyed the Catholic Church.