Pope Emeritus Benedict and Cardinal Sarah have released a book that defends priestly celebacy from apparent attempts by Pope Francis to admit married men to the priesthood. Pope Francis has come out swinging against it, and that reaction has caused its own tumult. So who does Pope Francis call upon to bail him out? Eugenio Scalfari, of course!
Now wait a minute! Isn't this the same Scalfari that the Vatican Communications office claims to be so unreliable as to miscontrue the pope's various remarks? So why, oh why, does the pope keep going to him? Can it be that we bloggers of the Great Unwashed were correct all along in calling out the Vatican's statements as mere smoke and mirrors? It seems that they aren't bothering with that schtick anymore, validating Scalfari's accounts of his conversations with the pope.
In October, it came out that the pope told Scalfari that Jesus was not God while on earth. In light of the pope's hightailing it to Scalfari, I can only believe Scalfari's account of the pope's beliefs. If such is the case, and it very likely is, the pope spouted heresy.
This, plus reputed irregularities of the papal election, raise the question of whether or not we have an anitpope on our hands.
Silver Bells
1 hour ago
All evidence points to the Church being persecuted with an 'Anti Pope'. You really can't come to any other conclusion. Too much evidence says he is in fact an Anti Pope. And...he is using Scalfari to 'get his message out there'...without a doubt.
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