Posted on 11/23/2022 7:00:06 PM PST by marshmallow
Fra' Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo wrote to members of the Order at the end of October, advising about the new Constitutions Pope Francis imposed in September.
ROME (LifeSiteNews) — The Knights of Malta affirmed to members that the changes Pope Francis recently made to the Order are permanent and not up for discussion, signaling that the long power struggle between the Holy See and the Order is nearing completion.
The information was contained in a letter sent to members of the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta in recent weeks by Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo, the Order’s Grand Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs and a member of the new Sovereign Council recently established by Pope Francis.
Sent from the Order’s palace in Rome at the end of October, di Montecupo wrote about the surprise intervention Francis made on September 3, dissolving the existing leadership and constitution and promulgating not only a new Constitution and Code of the Order but also a new Sovereign Council.
Di Montecupo’s letter highlighted the extent of the Papal takeover of the Order, which is not only a military, lay religious order but a sovereign entity in international law, maintaining diplomatic relations with a number of countries, along with having a seat as a permanent observer at the United Nations.
Referring to Francis’ new Charter and Code, di Montecupo wrote, “This Charter and this Code must be applied and cannot be, either now or at the next Chapter General in January, discussed or even amended.”
“However,” he added, “the spirit of the Charter is to enable us to continue to operate in a context of renewed and emphasized spirituality.”
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Soon they will be wearing rainbow armor.
Can someone explain what, if any, significant changes were placed on the Knights of Malta?
My guess is buying into heresy where buggery and abortion are concerned and never speaking another word of Latin.
These guys are conservative, strongly pro-life, and unconfused about moral teachings. They should (and could easily) take their money and establish themselves as a Catholic organization under some sane bishop..
How sovereign is the “Sovereign Order” if Bergoglio claims total jurisdiction and control over it? The question answers itself.
It’s sad. Once upon a time, this was one of the most dignified, classy, charitable Catholic organizations. The scuttlebutt has been that (1) the SMOM had a lot of money salted away in Swiss banks and Bergoglio’s goons wanted to get their hands on it; and (2) The German branch overthrew the old order to “liberalize” and distribute contraceptives in the 3rd world.
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