Sick, sick, sick. Apparently we ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

via The American Conservative

National Catholic Register stands by its story, defending itself, specifying back-up sources. Besides denying everything, the bishops speak in general terms.

via Honduran Bishops’ Conference Replies to Accusations of a Homosexual Network at Major Seminary

In praise of innovation and dialogue, 2017:

“We are not a Church of preservation, but rather a Church of proclamation.”

So sayeth Cardinal Cupich in 2017 when he gave the Murnion Lecture at the Chicago Theological Union, titled “Dialogue in the Key of Pope Francis.”

Right out the gate, Cupich praised Cardinal Bernadin.  He also declared in the context of expelling a revolution afoot in the Church, that “we are not a Church of preservation, but rather a Church of proclamation.”

From there, a good portion of the lecture is all about building bridges and dialoguing. Talking.

I wonder how much dialogue Cardinal Cupich had [in 2018] with the parishioners of St. John Cantius.

Which is the Chicago parish which lost its pastor a few months back because of accusations later thrown out of the court to which the cardinal had sent them.

More here of that which in the writer’s view deserves more dialogue — via The Bellarmine Forum

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Later, from longtime St. Jn Cantius parishioner Dorothy Amorella:

Thanks, Jim, for your thoughts on this. Cupich has shown no regard for Fr. Phillips parishioners. He has given us no consideration or consolation or “dialogue”. He (who has lived here a very short time) has changed forever a community that came together and saved a parish and with the help of many faithful families and dedicated priests grew it to international status.

Pope Benedict and Cardinal George gave us the path to follow. Many sacrifices were made with contributions of time, talent and money. Cupich made his decision and we who have been here and have grown in our faith and raised our children to be faithful are ignored.

Why does he use his authority to remove our spiritual leader?What is he actually “proclaiming”? Our parish is a success story because Fr. Phillips taught us how to “preserve” the faith. The bishop has the divine instruction to preserve the faith, not to deny the faithful of their heritage.

Eloquent.

He started with a bang.

However, the enthusiasm began to subside—as indicated by the thinning crowds—when Francis began to engage in partisan politics with, for example, frequent comments on environmentalism.

In so doing, he began to act more like a secular public official than a religious leader, which served to dilute his teaching authority.

Sometimes it was a little thing. The Vatican press corps noticed when Pope Francis decided to disregard protocol when he refused to bless them, presumably to avoid offending non-Catholics.

Many more people noticed the absence of any reference to Christ in the pope’s address to Congress.

Ross Douthat, Catholic columnist for the New York Times, proposed in the early days that Francis was trying to end a low-grade civil war that had afflicted the Church since the Second Vatican Council.

A year later, he abandoned that thesis by suggesting that the pope can be preserved from error only if orthodox Catholics resist his papacy.

He had a yen for pontificating but not on matters pertaining to a pontiff, liked being applauded but was or seemed uncomfortable with his role as a religious leader in a time when religion gets little or no respect.

Moremoremore on the pope who would be king, or today’s version of the same, via Crisis Magazine