The supposedly God directed College of Cardinals elected this man to direct Roman Catholicism. He is directing that religion into a completely different posture than Historically aligned. Did God make a mistake with the College of Cardinals ... or is the whole process not a God directed process?
False statement. Doesn’t deserve a response.
The supposedly God directed College of Cardinals elected this man to direct Roman Catholicism. He is directing that religion into a completely different posture than Historically aligned. Did God make a mistake with the College of Cardinals ... or is the whole process not a God directed process?
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As a lapsed-Catholic, I think you actually have a very fair question: One that cannot easily be dismissed. In fact, it’s the main reason I’m no longer a practicing Catholic. Namely, because there is no rational and satisfactory answer if the God truly directs the Magisterium.
While the Cardinals certainly pray for God's guidance, there is no guarantee in Catholic theology that they hear it or respond to it, so your premise is a false one.
The College of Cardinals is supposed to pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit when electing a pope. But God only directs them if that's what they want. There are always going to be bad apples (statistical probability) who place their own agenda above God and vote the way they want to.
Also, it appears from what we've heard that the cardinals didn't do due diligence re Francis. In this day and age of the internet, you would think it would be easy as pie to check on him to see what kind of bishop he was. Apparently they were too lazy, and just believed what they were told about him by those trying to orchestrate his election.
The better question to ask is, was it a legitimate conclave? If Pope Benedict XVI was forced to resign, then the resignation was not valid and he is still the true Pope (which is what I believe). If Benedict is still the true Pope, then Bergolio is nothing but a usurper, and anything he has to say is null and void. If he got in by subterfuge, then why should anyone be surprised at his anti-Christian rants? He’s a tool of the Father of Lies.
How many times will this canard be trotted out after it has been repeatedly pointed out that this is not Catholic teaching?