[Cardinal] Pell Urges Pope To Curb Unruly Synodal Way

Church Militant ^ | 4/21/22 | Jules Gomes

[marshmallow]

Cardinal insists priestesses, homosexuality contradict divine revelation

VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) - Cardinal George Pell is asking Pope Francis to rein in heretical German bishops by reinforcing Catholic teaching on the all-male priesthood and the depravity of sodomy.

"Undoubtedly, the Holy Father will speak, will have to speak, on this matter to clarify and reiterate the tradition," Pell told Dr. Gavin Ashenden, former chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II, in an interview released Thursday for the Catholic Herald's new Merely Catholic podcast.

Successor of Peter

"I have great confidence in the successor of Peter," the cardinal insisted. "Unlike the Orthodox and the Anglican churches, the Catholic Church has an instrument we believe ordained by God — Peter, the rock man."

"The special role of the papacy is to maintain the purity of the apostolic tradition and the unity of the Church around that tradition. So I'm confident that the Holy Father will speak," Pell emphasized.

"On the question of women priests or homosexual activity, the situation is not muddy and unclear where people can choose from a variety of options," the outspoken cardinal stressed, drawing Francis' attention to the Fraternal Open Letter of Correction addressed to Germany's errant Synodal Way.

The letter, published during Holy Week, is signed by over 85 bishops from around the world — who warn that the radical changes proposed by the Synodal Way "will inevitably result" in schism. The letter slams the Synodal Way for displaying "more submission and obedience to the world and ideologies than to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior."

Pell said the global bishops' letter was meant to encourage and reassure the Holy Father and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith "that the overwhelming majority of Catholic bishops throughout the world stand with the Tradition."

The Australian cardinal explained that the.......

[KierkegaardMAN]

Frank is the Anti-Pope. There. Any questions?

[Gay State Conservative]

I don't know a lot about Cardinal Pell but what little I do know is courtesy of our esteemed Aussie Freeper "naturalman 1975". But I must say that I've yet to see any edict or comment from this Pope that is consistent with what the nuns taught me during the 10.5 years I spent in Catholic schools during the 50s and 60s.

My hunch is that Cardinal Pell's beliefs regarding certain issues more closely mirror those of my teachers back then than do the Pope's.

[Bayard]

Pell was brought back to fix the Vatican bank.