Posted on 02/12/2023 3:50:24 PM PST by ebb tide
This week saw a new blow for the Diocese of Toulon-Fréjus, France’s greatest pole of attraction for priestly vocations today.
In a Feb. 7 statement, the apostolic nunciature to France announced the decision of the Dicastery for Bishops “by mandate of Pope Francis,” to order an apostolic visitation of the diocese, which is located in the Var region of southeastern France.
The brief statement advised the Vatican intervention follows from the observation of “a certain number” of unspecified difficulties, and is an extension of the November 2020 fraternal visit conducted by Metropolitan Archbishop Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille.
Different from that earlier pastoral visit, the apostolic visitation is defined as “extraordinary” because it is carried out by an authority outside the norms of the community or diocese, in the framework of a temporary mission focused on the resolution of specific problems. It will be led by Bishop Antoine Hérouard of Dijon.
This announcement also follows the unprecedented decision by the Vatican, in June 2022, to suspend priestly and diaconal ordinations in the diocese until further notice.
At first glance, this pair of direct interventions by Rome into the administration of a French diocese known for its flourishing vocations might seem puzzling, especially given the dearth of vocations elsewhere in France. So why did the Vatican judge it necessary to intervene so forcefully?
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Whatever it is, it can't be good if it's coming from the Bergoglio regime in Rome.
Should be ignored. NOT the Pope. Squatter. Evil. Absolute evil.
Francis’ response to the on-going vocations crisis is to seek out the organizations within the Church that are doing a relatively good job of continuing to inspire vocations, and stopping them.
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