There appears to be a major crisis in church leadership, more than just the personal sins of some priests and bishops.
Obviously Pope Francis is at the center, but he has many followers who may have participated in the corrupt practices and sinful environment of the church. They are accepting the silence of a cover up and failing to repent and correct the problems.
While a few have spoken out, the majority seems to accept the silence and follow the path of Pope Francis.
Archbishop Vigano has appealed to his brother bishops and priests that they have a choice. “You can choose to withdraw from the battle, to prop up the conspiracy of silence and advert your eyes from the spreading of corruption. You can make excuses, compromises and justification that put off the day of reckoning. You can console yourselves with the falsehood and the delusion that it will be easier to tell the truth tomorrow, and then the following day, and so on.”
“On the other hand, you can choose to speak.”
The laity needs to request repentance and a correction in the leadership.
The consequences is that many souls are at risk.
While Jesus Christ is merciful, he is still a fair and just judge. Jesus is still the leader of the Church and will always be with us.
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