Posted on 09/08/2019 7:10:54 AM PDT by marshmallow
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar - Completely disregarding his prepared text while meeting a group of cloistered nuns, Pope Francis warned the sisters against the “educated devils,” who come in disguise as a “noble, educated person, so often as a spiritual father.”
“Always transparency!” Francis told the sisters on Saturday, urging them to speak up if anyone wants to “disturb their tranquility,” including if that someone is their spiritual director.
“Please, dear sisters, if you hear of something strange happening, tell someone immediately. Immediately,” Pope Francis said, urging the sisters not to remain quiet when there’s something that takes away their peace.
The “tempter” doesn’t want to be discovered, Francis said, and for this reason, tries to dissuade those he’s tempting- or hurting- from speaking up to their prioress or to other religious sisters.
Francis’s words came on Saturday during the first full day of his Sept. 6-10 visit to Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island. They were delivered during a homily at the Midmorning Prayer Monastery of the Discalced Carmelites in Antananarivo.
Present in the monastery were some 100 contemplative sisters from various convents around the country. Outside the small chapel, there were also some 70 novices. The Discalced Carmelites arrived in Antananarivo in 1927, but the first stone for the monastery wasn’t set until 1937. The community Francis visited has 13 sisters with perpetual vows, three professed, a novice and a postulant.
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What the hell is he talking about??
That’s the Pope! As if he speaks in a language unknown to any human. He’s plain weird.
He’s talking about silk-tongued devils in disguise, I think. Manipulative types.
Either that or he just really hates education. Never know with this guy.
He could be very well speaking of himself.
The more he bungles his commie agitprop, the fewer people pay him any attention.
Look who’s talking!
He may have a point here.
Just plain weird....
Educated devils. Is he referring to homosexual Jesuits?
I was wondering the same!
Points fingers at the Pope.
Somebody is projecting again.
Probably Trump. LOL
He’s talking about silk-tongued devils in disguise, I think. Manipulative types.
Frankie is talking about himself, this after he has sold the Church to Islam.
How an he sell the church to Islam? The catholic catechism instructs that Islam worships the same God as Christians. JPII met with imams and publicly kissed the koran. The Catholic Church has been sold to Islam for a long time.
“Frankie is talking about himself, this after he has sold the Church to Islam.”
He did?
Well then he sold what scraps were left. But Frankie has gone much further than JPII; he has appointed leftist cardinals to ensure that the Church stays firmly under the boot of Islam forever.
Guess you missed it or know little about Islam and how it works.
“Guess you missed it or know little about Islam and how it works.”
I wasn’t being snide, just honestly asking for an explanation. I wasn’t asking about Islam, they’re an evil bunch still killing each other. I was trying to learn about the Catholic doctrine of Muslim appeasement you’re you seem to be implying.
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