Franciscan group defends image of Virgin Mary with Pachamama: We show Jesus next to a donkey Screenshot of the header image in the Christmas email from Franciscans International December 24, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – A Christmas greeting from Franciscans International (FI), a human rights group formed by various Franciscan orders, depicted the Andean earth-goddess “Pachamama” alongside the Blessed Virgin Mary. In an email to a concerned Catholic obtained by LifeSiteNews, FI executive director Fr. Markus Heinze OFM defended doing so. “Regarding your accusation of the message of the Christmas Card, I don’t want to go into details, I just don’t...