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Posted on 05/06/2025 2:49:03 PM PDT by ebb tide
Rome. Yesterday afternoon, while the eyes of the entire Church are focused on the upcoming conclave, InfoVaticana had an unexpected meeting with Cardinal Robert Prevost, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and widely considered one of the leading candidates to succeed Francis.
The Cardinal criticized InfoVaticana for publishing the full report detailing the serious accusations of cover-up of sexual abuse during his time as Bishop of Chiclayo and Augustinian Superior in the United States.
But what was truly revealing was not his gesture, but his words. Far from denying the veracity of the documents, accusations, testimonies, or facts contained in the report, Prevost expressed his frustration and pain because "you have published confidential information from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith" and referred to the victims' desire to remain anonymous. In no way did he deny the information or the extremely serious accusations against him.
This scene confirms something that was already evident: the ecclesial left has been openly campaigning for Prevost, positioning him as their ideal candidate to continue the agenda of the current pontificate. And yet, yesterday, we saw a portrait of the defeated candidate: a man frustrated because the shadows of his past have come to light and, with them, his aspirations to the papacy are crumbling.
It is significant that both James Martin and Austen Ivereigh—with whom we met hours earlier—have reacted with the same attitude: neither denies the accusations, but all are deeply upset that they have been published. For them, the problem is not the facts, the problem is that they are known.
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Wow. That’s a very bad look.
Do you have a prediction yet who will be Pope, and if so, why will they be Pope?
Obviously.
Here's an interesting survey to see which pope one would favor:
I want nothing less than a John Paul III, hopefully in his early-mid 60s.
Lemme guess....more child-molesting faggots?
It seems to me that anyone campaigning to be chosen as pope should be considered unsuited to the office for that reason alone. But I am probably naive about how many of the earlier popes won the office.
Hopefully it’s as obvious as you suggest to enough actual Cardinal Electors to make an actual difference.
This Guy tends not to take anything for granted on that score.
Thank you for posting this. I took the survey. Ended up with Burke.
Gee. I would not think those questions would be asked at all. Many seem to go against the Bible.
I ended up with Sarah. My sister ended up with Mueller.
Prayers up for Holy Mother Church.
James Martin is an evil pos.
Well, it will be interesting to see who the conclave chooses.
I admit I’m not very savvy with these questions and it’s possible either of those are a better choice.
I do hope we get an anti-woke, conservative Pope and frankly I would love to attend a Latin Mass again. It’s the mass of my childhood, and I loved the sound of it, and I found I felt able to rise to my spiritual side during those beautiful Gregorian chants.
I got Müller.
The Church needs Archbhp Vigano as Pope.
Well...the Church could definitely do a whole lot worse than for ABP Vigano to be voted in as the new pope.
I got Cardinal Burke
I got Cardinal Sarah.
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