Posted on 10/12/2023 10:12:21 PM PDT by ebb tide
VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Pro-abortion American actress and activist Whoopi Goldberg met with Pope Francis Thursday, the former taking the time to thank the latter for his “message” surrounding so-called climate change, and his stance on homosexual acts and Communion for the divorced and “remarried.”
In an interview published Thursday by Vatican News, Goldberg talked about her meeting with Francis earlier today, saying she has “waited for years” to “thank Pope Francis for his message,” particularly on the topic of homosexuality. Goldberg told Vatican News that she understood Francis’ message to be: “Gay people, you may not agree, we all know God doesn’t make mistakes so something has to be there.”
Goldberg, who has repeatedly championed abortion on her popular talkshow The View, explained that much of her support for Francis comes from his attitude towards homosexuality and to the divorced and remarried.
“He says we have to love everybody,” Goldberg said of Francis, adding that Francis’ position is that a persons’ sexual behavior is “quite frankly,” “none of your business.”
The unchangeable teaching of the Catholic Church is that homosexual acts are intrinsically evil and contrary to both divine and natural law.
But while the perennial teachings of the Catholic Church on human sexuality remain both unchanged and unchangeable, Francis has indeed undermined or obfuscated these truths through what many see as ambiguous or outright heretical statements.
In fact, in the days prior to the October 4 start of the Synod on Synodality, Francis made a number of statements which seemed to directly contradict what has always been taught by the Catholic Church.
In one instance, Francis and Cardinal Victor Fernández responded to a set of dubia questions fielded by concerned cardinals, confirming that Francis’ 2016 Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia indeed allows for divorced and “re-married” individuals to receive Holy Communion, a proposition condemned by the Church.
Around the same time, Francis also seemed to imply that it was up to the discretion of individual members of the clergy whether or not they would “bless” homosexual unions, despite the Church consistently teaching not only that such “blessings” are forbidden, but that such blessings are actually theologically impossible as God cannot bless sin.
As for Goldberg, she has a history of attacking the Catholic faith’s condemnation of abortion, and has even publicly chastised individual prelates who attempt to defend the Church’s pro-life ethic.
In 2022, after Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Fransisco banned U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi from receiving Holy Communion over her continued public promotion of abortion, Goldberg took to The View to slam the archbishop, saying it is “not” his “job” to make such decisions.
“This is not your job, dude… that is not up to you to make that decision,” she stated.
In 2016, Goldberg even celebrated the indictment of pro-life investigators in Texas who were attempting to expose the barbaric practices of abortion giant Planned Parenthood, saying she was “thrilled” they were “getting their behind[s] handed to them.”
Made for each other.
He’s going to listen to that nasty woman? Not many people as filled with hate as that woman.
Nunsense!
Regarding the Pelosi excommunication, Goldberg shows she didn’t learn much about Catholicism during her time as a fake nun. Holy Communion is not a civil right. It is only for those in, well, communion with the Church in matters of faith and morals and in a state of grace. And, as ordinary of the diocese, it is Archbishop Cordileone’s “business” and no one else’s who is admitted to Communion among the Catholics subject to his jurisdiction.
Maybe they’ll announce their engagement.
Or ceding what little credibility he had remaining.
Francis’ position is that a persons’ sexual behavior is “quite frankly,” “none of your business.”
I wish the gays felt that way rather than throwing it in our face daily and preying on children.
Absolutely no reason this woman deserves an audience with the Pope. Which means there will be human sacrifice and demon worship included with the entre.
Never mind "deserves". Doesn't the Pope himself decide who he will meet?
This Pope seems to be deciding a lot of things all by himself.
Bingo!
This is what the Dictator Pope said about giving Holy Communion to adulters:
“If we talk explicitly about communion for the divorced and remarried, you have no idea what a mess these guys [the cardinals and bishops against it - ed.] will make for us. So let’s not talk about it directly; you get the premises in place and then I will draw the conclusions.”
Frankie is.
“ In the course of ages other vicarial designations have been used for the pope, as Vicar of St. Peter and even Vicar of the Apostolic See (Pope Gelasius, I, Ep. vi), but the title Vicar of Christ is more expressive of his supreme headship of the Church on earth, which he bears in virtue of the commission of Christ and with vicarial power derived from Him.”
(Source: Catholic.com
So, is he or isn’t he?
Does he or doesn’t he?
Don’t say, “Only his hairdresser knows for sure.”
For his pontificate, Bergoglio has relegated the title of “Vicar of Christ” to the history books.
He’s apparently the vicar of somebody else, but not Christ.
We are in agreement.
Follow up question:
Do you have an opinion as to where the college of cardinals went wrong in their last conclave to elect your current pope?
Thank you for taking the time to answer my question.
Disgrace.
Thank you again! You are being very patient with me.
I know you put a lot of stock in St. Peter and your view of his successors and the papacy. So, what do you do with this verse, considering you observation that a mafia has overtaken the role of the vicar of Christ?
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
(Mt 16:18)
Because from this perspective it looks like hell (and Satan) has IT’s man in the seat.
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