“He’d make sure the new pope wasn’t queer as a 3 dollar Bill.”
Pope Benedict has been outspoken about not accepting homosexuality nor homosexual marriage. He is a defender of the Christian tradition and biblical Word of God regarding homosexuals.
“maybe we should pray for all those innocent victims of pedophile priests”
I would hope that we would pray for all victims of pedophiles...prists, pastors, and secular teachers, since the abuse percentages are the same across denominations and atheists.
“kept in business by Ratzinger when he alone was in charge of letting them ‘ROME’ around the world unidentified as the pederasts they were.”
This is absurd. Benedict has taken extraordinary measures to transfer some procedures into the Vatican due to errant Bishops’ practices, especially liberal American Bishops.
God will punish as He sees fit, I would not want to be prancing around in Benedict's silken dresses. Of course, Ratzinger can't leave the Vatican, so they'll bring him visitors? Would you send your six year old to visit him alone?
Italian Paper Says Cardinals Discovered Homosexual Network Within Vatican Catholic Culture ^ | 2/21/13 Posted on February 22, 2013 9:20:34 AM CST by marshmallow
The Vatican has refused to comment on Italian press reports that an internal report on the “Vatileaks” scandal might have influenced the decision by Pope Benedict XVI to resign.
The daily La Repubblica reported that in their report to the Pope, a commission of 3 cardinals investigating the leaked papal documents had found evidence of a homosexual network within the Vatican, and hinted at the possibility that some Vatican officials were subject to blackmail.
“There will be no comment, denials or confirmation of what has been written in an Italian newspaper,” Father Federico Lombardi, the director of the Vatican press office, told reporters during a February 21 briefing. However the papal spokesman urged reporters to be responsible in their handling of unsubstantiated rumors.
Father Lombardi said that the three cardinals had submitted their report privately to Pope Benedict, and it would be passed on to his successor. The three prelates who investigated the “Vatileaks” scandal and prepared a thorough report—Cardinals Julian Herranz, Jozef Tomko, and Salvatore De Giorgi—will not be giving interviews or divulging details regarding the contents of the report, he said. Cardinal Herranz, who chaired the commission, confirmed: “The Pope is the only person we have reported to on this question.”
Lombardi: An invitation to accurate reporting on great moment in life of Church (Vatican Radio)
Pope Benedict retired after inquiry into 'Vatican gay officials', says paper (The Guardian)
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Flynn Frank 1967 P Sued Diocesan Accused of seducing at least 3 women and of kissing and groping a young girl from ages 12-18. Police closed investigation 9/02. Diocese was notified at least 4 times between 1982 and 1997 that Flynn was seducing women. Flynn left diocese in 1997 and returned to native Ireland because of "weak heart". Working at seminary in Dublin in 2002 but retired by 2004. Diocese paid at least 2 settlements re Flynn. Named in 1 suit. Palm Beach, FL Source: Sun Sentinel 3.28.02; Palm Beach Post 4.5.02; Sun-Sentinel 4.19.02; Palm Beach Post 4.19.02; Sun Sentinel 4.24.02; Palm Beach Post 5.4.02; Dallas Morning News 6.12.02; Palm Beach Post 3.09.03; Palm Beach Post 2.28.04; Palm Beach Post 12.12.04; Palm Beach Post 12.12.04; Irish Independent 2.1.09
Pope is hiding another Pederast in Colombia, so he can't be Blackmailed in Rome where he has control over millions.
Pope moves top Vatican official Monsignor Ettore Balestrero to Colombia amid speculation over secret "Vatileaks" report
VATICAN CITY The pope has transferred a top official from the Vatican's secretariat of state to Colombia amid swirling media speculation about the contents of a confidential report into the Vatican's leaks scandal.
Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, insisted Friday that the transfer of Monsignor Ettore Balestrero had been months in the works and had nothing to do with the leaks investigation or what the Vatican considers baseless reporting.
Balestrero was named undersecretary of the Vatican's Foreign Ministry in 2009 and, among other tasks, has been a lead player in the Holy See's efforts to get on the "white list" of financially transparent countries. Pope Benedict XVI on Friday named him ambassador, or nunzio, to Colombia.
Italian newspapers for days have been rife with un-sourced reports of the contents of the dossier, which was presented to Benedict in December. It was prepared by three cardinals after they investigated the origins of the leaks.
How Vatican feuds may shape selection of pope American pope "fully possible," says Vatican consultant Pressed for time, pope may change conclave rules The scandal erupted last year after papers taken from the pope's desk were published. The pope's butler was convicted in October of aggravated theft.
Pope Benedict's resignation: How it's affecting Catholics The Vatican has refused to comment on the media reports, which have claimed the dossier was a factor in Benedict's decision to resign. Vatican officials have repeatedly dismissed the reports as baseless.Italian newspapers have suggested that Pope Benedict was shocked to learn from the cardinals' research of infighting among various factions in the Vatican's governing bureaucracy, the Curia. CBS News correspondent Allen Pizzey says some reports have suggested a homosexual lobby among church officials within the Curia.
Newspapers have even claimed blackmail of a sexual nature as the factions vie for power. Pizzey reports the cardinals' final dossier on the leaks scandal is expected to hit Pope Benedict's desk on Monday, but he's widely expected to leave it for his successor to address the problems detailed in the multitudinous pages. The leaks scandal erupted after the pope's butler stole the sensitive internal letters to the pontiff and passed them off to a journalist, who then published them in a blockbuster book.
The butler did it -- he admitted himself -- to expose the "evil and corruption" in the Vatican's frescoed halls that he believed was hidden from Benedict by those who were supposed to serve him. Ordinary Catholics might not think that dysfunction in the Apostolic Palace has any effect on their lives, but it does: The Curia makes decisions on everything from church closings to marriage annulments to the disciplining of pedophile priests.
Papal politics plays into the prayers the faithful say at Mass since missal translations are decided by committee in Rome. Donations the faithful make each year for the pope are held by a Vatican bank whose lack of financial transparency fueled bitter internal debate.
Jesus is capable to save anyone from out of any cult, or Heresy. Thank God!
Agape,