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[Catholic Caucus] After Francis: Roman Diocese Is in ShamblesAfter a "reform" in the Roman diocese, Francis disempowered the Cardinal Vicar in charge and took over personally, but never assumed his new duties, neglecting his priests and even sowing division among them, writes SilereNonPossum.it (24 February).- Francis runs the Roman diocese as he did in Buenos Aires: no contact with the clergy, only a few have access to him to bring the latest gossip and to receive directives.- Gossip is the system Francis uses to govern the Vicariate of Rome.- The parish priests prefer not to hear about Francis and what...

[Catholic Caucus] How consoling that Francis is so concerned for women!Pope Francis wrapped up this phase of the so-called “synod” with an address that handed out some mild praises and a bunch of bitter complaints, as usual (link). He appealed for an appreciation of the feminine aspect of the Church, and urged the clergy to recognize it, saying: “When ministers go too far in their service and mistreat the people of God, they disfigure the face of the Church with macho and dictatorial attitudes (it is enough to recall the intervention of Sr. Liliana Franco).”Sr. Franco leads an organization of...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican data shows ‘uninterrupted decline’ in vocations since Francis became pope in 2013L’Osservatore Romano reported an 'uniterrupted decrease' in the number of seminarians, which had continued since 2013.As Pope Francis’ 10 year anniversary upon the papal throne is welcomed by his loyal supporters, the Vatican has released data showing the number of seminarians has continued the steady decrease which began in 2013.On March 3, the Vatican’s daily newspaper L’Osservatore Romano published the latest statistics on the state of the Catholic Church across the world. The data is from December 2021.According to the data, the number of Catholics globally...