Posted on 02/28/2021 3:02:14 PM PST by ebb tide
Perugia Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, the President of the Italian bishops, presented Francis with a proposal for a synod for Italy.
Francis received Bassetti with four more Italian bishops on February 27. Bassetti told VaticanNews.va that this synod will “listen to people’s lives in order to draw up proposals.” Were the synod Catholic, it would be the other way around: listening to God’s revelation in order to change peoples' lives.
For years, Francis has called on the Italian bishops to start a synod but they dragged their feet. In January he lost his famous patience and ordered "synodality" publicly and in a dictatorial manner.
So far, all of Francis’ synods and synod-like assemblies have been a smokescreen to rubber-stamp decision which had been taken beforehand.
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The Vatican under the command of Pope Francis is busy rebuking ownership of firearms for personal protection and supressing followers of the pre Vatican 2 liturgy form including the latin mass But when it comes to other forms of mono theistic beliefs such as the One World Abu Dhabi Movement. Francis refuses to say one word disclaiming and decrying what practice adherents of the Islam code Sharia not only claim, but truly believe that God has authorized them to any evil means using force or decption used to convert is justified as well as kill those who refuse to submit to their version of Gods will
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