Abp. Matteo Zuppi (M. Migliorato/CPP/Ciric) Posted on 09/04/2019 8:14:50 AM PDT by ebb tide
VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) - Pope Francis is elevating a leading pro-gay prelate to the College of Cardinals.
In a surprise declaration on Sunday, Francis announced that 13 clerics will be raised to the rank of cardinal at an Oct. 5 consistory in Rome. Among those picked to receive a red hat is homosexualist Abp. Matteo Zuppi of Bologna, one of the pontiff's strongest allies.
Inside and outside the Church, pro-LGBT activists are celebrating the news — among them, Fr. James Martin.
After the announcement, Martin took to Twitter to praise Zuppi's appointment: "Pope Francis has also named Archbishop Matteo Zuppi of Bologna as a cardinal! He is a great supporter of #LGBT Catholics."
In 2017, Zuppi penned the preface for the Italian edition of the pro-gay Jesuit's work Building a Bridge. In it, he falsely claimed that Martin "doesn't wish to challenge" the Church's teachings on homosexuality "in any way."
Drawing on Pope Francis' call for "accompaniment," the archbishop went on to criticize Catholic outreach to the same-sex attracted.
Zuppi — nicknamed the 'Bergoglio of Italy' — has distinguished himself as one of Pope Francis' strongest supporters.Tweet
"These teachings have not been followed up with a commensurate pastoral program," he wrote, "one that doesn't simply restrict itself to the cold application of doctrinal guidelines, but instead transforms them into a journey of accompaniment."
"We must decide instead upon a true and patient accompaniment," Zuppi continued, "one that favors the comprehension and vital engagement of the Gospel message on the part of every person, but without reducing it."
Suggesting that "charity and the truth of the gospel demand both availability and the capacity for dialogue," he called for "a wise pedagogy of gradualism ... taking the particular circumstances of each person into account."
"And so yes, there is indeed a bridge that needs continuous 'building,'" said Zuppi. "Such 'building' is a difficult process, still unfolding."
Quoting Theodore McCarrick associate Cdl. Kevin Farrell, the archbishop said that Martin's book "is 'much-needed' and 'will help bishops, priests, pastoral associates, and all church leaders more compassionately minister to the L.G.B.T. community."
"Furthermore," he added, "'it will also help L.G.B.T. Catholics feel more at home in what is, after all, their church.'"
Abp. Matteo Zuppi (M. Migliorato/CPP/Ciric)
Pope Francis appointed Zuppi as archbishop of Bologna in 2015. His appointment marked a radical shift in leadership in the archdiocese, a hotbed of leftist politics and LGBT activism.
Zuppi's predecessor, Cdl. Carlo Caffarra, was a noted conservative and one of the four dubia authors who asked Francis to clarify ambiguous statements on Communion for the divorced and civilly remarried in the pontiff's 2016 apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia.
Whereas Caffarra frequently battled Bologna Mayor Virginio Merola over the politician's pro-gay ideology, Zuppi has become a close friend of the mayor and is often seen in his company.
Zuppi — nicknamed the "Bergoglio of Italy" — has distinguished himself as one of Pope Francis' strongest supporters. His Oct. 5 elevation is seen as deepening the pontiff's ideological imprint on the College of Cardinals.
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Unfortunately for seminarians and teenage boys, faggot clergy have been doing quite a bit of “accompanying” over the years.
Nothing this Marxist pretender does surprises me anymore. We can expect no relief when he’s gone because he is filling the Vatican with fellow travelers.
We eagerly await the the Dope Pope’s commissioning of paintings of gay sex to replace all that outdated racist prejudiced Michelangelo Sistine Chapel art.
Francis has appointed like minded fellow travelers almost exclusively to the hierarchy of the Church administration and power structure and traditional Catholic priests have been frozen out of the leadership positions with any power
Lavender Mafia only promote their own and they aggressively oppose and suppress any dissent to their agenda
As Francis appoints more and more of his like minded and partisan loyalist people in positions of power his control becomes more absolute and there are fewer and fewer with any power or position to oppose him. The rigid Catholic Church hierarchy supports and enables his efforts to fundamentally change the Catholic Church
As he replaces the old guard with his partisan loyalists Francis’s control over the Church is becoming more absolute and there are fewer and fewer to oppose him so he is more confident in revealing his true agenda and goals for the radical transformation of the Church
The Church is losing faithful but Francis is unconcerned as he courts and forges relationships with outside groups and entities traditionally opposed to the Catholic Church to seek alternate sources of support and funding in return for imposing their agendas upon the Church
Was gonna say....surprised, we are not.
The church’s ASSHOLINESS; Pope Francis the WORST
He is like the thuggish leader of a Union. TOTAL disregard for the rank and file Catholic. The SWAMP is also in Rome.
“Pro-LGBT” = faggot
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