[Catholic Caucus] Professor John Rist: Why I Signed the Papal Heresy Open Letter

National Catholic Register ^ | May 15, 2019 | Edward Pentin

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[Catholic Caucus] Professor John Rist: Why I Signed the Papal Heresy Open Letter

An open letter accusing Pope Francis of heresy and calling the world’s bishops to investigate has been signed by 86 people as of May 10, among them some prominent theologians and other academics.

One of the most notable of the initial 19 to sign the missive is professor John Rist, a respected British scholar of patristics best known for his contributions to the history of metaphysics and ethics.

The author of detailed studies on such subjects as Plato, Aristotle and St. Augustine of Hippo, Rist holds the Father Kurt Pritzl, O.P., Chair in Philosophy at The Catholic University of America and is a life member of Clare Hall at the University of Cambridge, England.

He was also one of the contributors to Remaining in the Truth of Christ, a book upholding the Church’s teaching on divorce and remarriage published ahead of the 2014 Synod on the Family. Cardinal Gerhard Müller, who was then serving as prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was another contributor to that 2014 collection of essays.

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In response, he says he put his name to the initiative chiefly because he believes that what he sees as ambiguous statements from Pope Francis are designed to try to change the Church’s doctrine “by stealth.”

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Ping

[gibsonguy]

Frankie his filled the Vatican with poofters and fellow Marxists. I see little chance of ridding the Church of this pretender.

[Biggirl]

The Church have gone into schism.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Outstandingly direct and clear essay. It reads like it was written by a man, a Man in the full sense of the word.

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It reads like it was written by a man, a Man in the full sense of the word.

As in a man for all seasons?

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Are Most Anti-Open Letter Catholic Conservatives Aware that they are Losing their Faith?

[Mrs. Don-o]

Yes.