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Cardinal Roche Clarifies that Francis Is The ResponsibleCardinal Roche, prefect for the Novus Ordo, has made it clear that it is an “absurdity” to think that a prefect of a dicastery would do anything other than carry out the wishes of [authoritarian] Francis, he told WherePeterIs.com (February 17).For Roche, attacks on him are attacks on Francis' authority. Using harsh terms reminiscent of Luther, he describes such mostly justified criticism as "an astonishing act full of hubris.”According to Roche, "many Catholics" disagree with Francis' "mission", [private] "teachings", and initiatives.Emphasising a pagan concept of "authoritarianism," Roche believes that these Catholics are allegedly...