[SeekAndFind]

Just as strong an advocate of heterodox views as Gregory is Archbishop Mario Grech. He hinted that doctrine evolves when he said to the Synod of Bishops on the Family in October 2014 that “the doctrine of the faith is capable of progressively acquiring a greater depth” in reference to divorce and so-called second unions as well as homosexuality. He lamented in his address that such people “feel wounded” by the language of the Church that currently calls adultery and homosexual acts sinful.

Grech co-authored with Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta the notorious Maltese bishops’ pastoral guidelines on Amoris Laetitia, which gave access to Holy Communion to divorced and civilly “remarried” Catholics, living in sin, who “with an informed and enlightened conscience ... acknowledge and believe that he or she are at peace with God.” These guidelines were republished by the official Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano.

In 2017, Grech “attacked a group of Maltese faithful Catholics” after it defended “real marriage against ‘unnatural’ homosexual ‘marriage’” in a full-page ad in a widely read paper. The bishop called the ad “propaganda.” He has also accused opponents of these guidelines of having “attitudes” that “annihilate all hope in people,” calling them “prophets of doom.”

[Red Badger]

Is the Pope Catholic?..........................

[Little Ray]

Talk about ‘packing the court.’

[marron]

It seems to me you don’t get promoted to cardinal unless you are part of the mafia. Sincere Christian priests can be sent out to local parishes but they don’t get into the upper ranks.

That’s what it looks like.

[BEJ]

Modernity says, “You are living in our world. Bow to us.” The Pope says, “Of course.” So Much for the “deposit of faith” — it was deposited into the trash can of history.

[pepsi_junkie]

Pope Francis has named 13 clergymen to be appointed to the college of cardinals, nine of whom are eligible to vote in upcoming papal conclaves. This brings the number of cardinal electors appointed by Francis to 57 percent of total electors, increasing the likelihood that the next elected pope will share Francis’ vision for the Church.

The Catholic Church is finished. Francis put a stake in its heart. He started by slamming anyone who beleived in the Catholic teachin on faith and morals as 'rigid' and rejecting them from positions of authority at every level.

Today, under Francis, what is the difference between the Catholic church and a secular socially left-wing PAC? Certainly when the Pope rejects traditional moral teachings and rejects the concept that there is one Universal truth and instead says all religious tradtions are equally valid (especially Islam) it's no longer a religious organizations, cool vestments and high end real estate notwithstanding.

[wardaddy]

No doubt in my mind that Benedict’s retirement was a coup by the leftists in the C of C

[Bishop_Malachi]

Pope Francis appoints 13 new cardinals, some of whom are pro-LGBT, back communion for adulterers

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Well, why not? Catholicism hasn’t quite been made irrelevant enough by it’s leadership yet. Let’s continue to make it indistinguishable from modern secularism in virtually every way!

[Westbrook]

Papa Chico is a heretic.

[kempster]

Cardinal stacking?

[robel]

The pope is there to fundamentally change the Catholic Church, in a similar manner to how obama planned to destroy our country.

[ridesthemiles]

I am not Catholic-—but this Pope seems out of step. I don’t trust him one little bit.

[ConservativeMind]

When you encourage Communion for leadership involved in gay trysts, why shouldn’t it be encouraged for immoral heterosexual activity?

Makes sense to me.

I’m surprised this wasn’t standard practice.