Posted on 01/03/2019 6:10:40 PM PST by marshmallow
January 3, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – In the midst of a weeklong retreat held by American Catholic bishops in northern Illinois at Mundelein Seminary, Pope Francis sent an eight-page letter seeking to address the “crisis of credibility that you are experiencing as a Church” with regard to historic responses to charges of sexual abuse by clerics and subsequent cover-ups.
He wrote, “We know that, given the seriousness of the situation, no response or approach seems adequate; nonetheless, we as pastors must have the ability, and above all the wisdom, to speak a word born of heartfelt, prayerful and collective listening to the Word of God and to the pain of our people."
"In recent years, the Church in the United States has been shaken by various scandals that have gravely affected its credibility," he wrote. "The Church's credibility has been seriously undercut and diminished by these sins and crimes, but even more by the efforts made to deny or conceal them. This has led to a growing sense of uncertainty, distrust and vulnerability among the faithful. As we know, the mentality that would cover things up, far from helping to resolve conflicts, enabled them to fester and cause even greater harm to the network of relationships that today we are called to heal and restore."
The Pope did not mention in his letter that it was his rehabilitation of now ex-Cardinal McCarrick that contributed in no small part to the current American crisis. A key catalyst of that crisis was Archbishop Viganò's testimony that the Pope lifted sanctions against the U.S. Cardinal despite knowing that he was an abuser of priests and seminarians.
EWTN's Raymond Arroyo tweeted in reaction that the "crisis of credibility" affects more than the U.S. bishops.
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Is the pope catholic?
Or an idiot.
Ireland is in the United States?
Which States do we have in South America?
Australia?
It’s not a geographically limited problem.
The Emperor has no clothes.(and he likes it that way)
Says the chief homo within the Church.
Bergoglio: RESIGN!
And yet a few months ago, in response to the Viganò letter, we got this:
“I will not say a single word on this.”
Stunning...absolutely stunning.
At the end of his little tirade on the plane about Vigano, Frankie told the journalists to “do your job,” meaning “go after Vigano and ruin his life.”
Viganò remains in hiding but I would NOT be surprised if, for as many henchmen are after him, he is well-protected and in a heavily-fortified area.
I have not run into one true Catholic who likes the current bishop of Rome.
A fish rots from the head down.
More finger-pointing. Yeah, that’ll fix it. /s
Report abuse to law enforcement. It really is that simple. The CC though believes it is above reproach and isn’t subject to Romans 13:1. The CC hasn’t believed it since Constantine.
always point at the other guy when u are the guilty one.....ha!
Unfortunately Francis’ stance on this whole thing has completely
compromised HIS credibility. So many Catholics have totally lost faith to in the man. AND ...... then he had the hubris to lecture us the other day on “hypocrisy,” saying that hypocrites might as well be atheists! As the schoolyard saying goes, “TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE!”
Absolutely unbelievable what has been going on in the catholic church...worldwide.
I once desired to become catholic...not now. It is painfully apparent satan has attacked this church from within. The thousands upon thousands of sexual abuse victims at the hands of clergy wrench my heart.
Lend insult to injury...church leaders hid abusers, covered up, paid off, ignored the victims...all in an effort to protect the church (catholic). Shameful...just shameful.
Now I read, nuns being sexually abused. Nuns sexually abusing. Good grief!
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