Posted on 10/15/2018 8:12:25 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Embattled Cardinal Wuerl is finally out after Pope Francis accepted his resignation. Wuerl was named in the Pennsylvania grand jury report accusing him of being responsible for shuffling known predator priests around. In one egregious case, he allegedly paid off a priest who was involved in a child porn ring. It is disturbing to many Catholics that Wuerl is being allowed to retire with all his benefits after so terrible a cover-up, but at one point it was debatable whether he would even resign. USA Today reported: "A Vatican statement Friday said Francis had accepted Wuerl’s resignation, but named no replacement; Wuerl’s office said he had been asked to stay on in a temporary capacity until a new archbishop is found."
So even after all the scandal, Wuerl isn't going anywhere. He's staying right where he is, doing the same job he's always done while the pope "searches for a replacement." One would think the pontiff has a list as long as his arm of replacements already queued up. He has known about this situation for months. This non-action allows the pope to claim he is doing something while not actually doing anything that brings about change. When Catholics around the country cried out for Wuerl's resignation, they meant his immediate removal.
This is a man who has lost the respect of the faithful. They have taken his name off of schools. Parishioners have protested during mass, standing with their backs to him or shouting out during his homily. This man cannot continue in his current position as if he still has any moral authority. He doesn't.
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“Cardinal Wuerl Is Out... Or Is He? For the love of all that is holy, Pope Francis, man up!”
Waaaaaay too late.
This implies that Francis has love for all things holy. He seemingly does not. His affections are reserved for protecting the perpetrators of the sex scandals and saying anyone who doesn’t like it is “rigid”.
“He seemingly does not. His affections are reserved for protecting the perpetrators of the sex scandals and saying anyone who doesn’t like it is “rigid”.”
Or “islamophobic” or worse, a “climate denier”.
They are rerunning the Clinton strategy of “run out the clock and then MOVE ON”.
And why not? Worked the first time.
We’ll see what changes when Weurl and the Pennsylvania dioceses involved are looking down the business end of a massive civil lawsuit.
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