Posted on 07/19/2019 5:46:37 PM PDT by ebb tide
[Catholic Caucus] An Earthquake And An Avalanche
...Viganò’s newest allegations are shocking. First, he claims that Pope Francis’ Vatican officials shut down an investigation into sexual abuse of minors training to be altar boys inside the Vatican itself. The whistleblower was expelled, his supporters left, and the accused abuser, whom Viganò identifies by name, went on to be ordained two years ago.
Second, he addresses Pope Francis’ appointment of Venezuelan Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra to be the new “Substitute” at the Secretariat of State, “making him the third most powerful person in the Curia. In doing so,” Viganò claims, “the Pope essentially ignored a terrifying dossier [of abuse allegations] sent to him by a group of faithful from Maracaibo.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thewandererpress.com ...
New York pastor Fr. Gerald Murray asks the forbidden question. “McCarrick’s current situation is emblematic of the paralysis that has descended on the Church. . . . He is allowed to live an untroubled life in a Church facility. . . . His conviction has been met by his silence, which is a spiritual danger for his soul. Only public repentance and public penance, including monetary reparations, will benefit his victims and his own soul.
“It is high time,” Murray continues, “for the hierarchy of the Church to reveal to the faithful the whole story of McCarrick and of other bishops who were wolves in shepherds’ clothing, inflicting harm on the sheep, either as sexual molesters or as their enablers and protectors.”
Look for more bombshells are going to come out from Archbishop Vigano.
Ping
We must pray for him and for his safety. I wouldn’t put it past them to “Vaticancide” him to shut him up.
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