[Mrs. Don-o]

You’re familiar with the concept of “gaslighting”, right?

[utahagen]

Yes, I know about “gaslighting”. However, again, I just think this Pope is too stupid to gaslight. Now, I think very stupid people can be very dangerous. However, at this point, Pope Francis could achieve much more, and more quickly, if he didn't send out tweets like that and if he didn't overplay his hand so dramatically. Two years ago, people like us already well recognized what we were dealing with in this Pope, but many other faithful Catholics either were in denial or were too congenitally conservative to speak up yet. Well, the relentless nonsense in which this Pope engages — from denying there is a Hell and having a spokesman issue a mere non-denial denial to hosting yet another purely secular conference at the Vatican to which pop stars are invited — has forced the hand of more good Catholics. The prayers have increased. A smarter man would let sleeping dogs lie while he more quietly plotted to undermine the faith. But Pope Francis is not a smart man. And thank God for that.