All the signs are there that Benedict still thinks he's pope. His half-assed resignation indicated he resigned the ministry, not the office as required by Church law. He's still wearing white, living in the Vatican, signing correspondence as Benedict XVI and giving his apostolic blessing. These are all things the pope does. If Benedict still thinks he's pope, then anyone coming after claiming to be pope is an antipope so long as Benedict is alive.
They force him to resign but allow him to be so 'pope' and public?
Why would he resign but maintain pope duties/behaviour/whatever?
Did the Vatican just want a new 'woke' face or something? But he is a puppet like Biden? (Even then, wouldn't they hide Benedict? Unless it's just a big lie.... or double cross. ugh)
Benedict was too orthodox. They wanted a Catholic Spring, and Bergoglio seemed like the kind of guy who could make that happen. He was a Jesuit, which is a socially radical and unorthodox religious order, and he was stupid, that is to say, easily controlled.
Benedict, for all his orthodoxy, was too weak to stand up to the subversive elements in the Vatican. They want homosexuality, birth control, abortion on demand, divorce, transgenderism, one world religion and one world government, as much evil as they can get. Rather than stand and fight, Benedict took a huge step back, going so far as to "resign" the ministry of the papacy while maintaining the office. Like the king says "I'm king, but this other guy here is going to call himself king and do all my public appearances and oversee parliament." This is where we are.
Benedict half-assed it. He could have quit, gone back to Germany and lived out his days in a monastery. Instead he stayed the Vatican and basically became the pope you never hear from while some other guy pretends he's pope. Why he did this only he can say, and he's not talking, but the evidence that he never properly resigned or intended to resign are as plain as day. He's still there. Still answering to Benedict. Still wearing white. Still bestowing his apostolic blessing. All things the pope does. Looking back on history, whenever we have two people claiming to be pope, one is a fraud and a liar. I know who my money is on in this case.
Wonder if he is getting pressured from the inside because of all the woke shit he was pushing before. Throw a bone, lest the peons get too upset or he gets a little something extra in his tea. Think they'll throw someone under the bus and he'll claim to have been against the woke all along?
He can't sign off on same sex marriages, but he gives abortion a pass?
What the fuck is this?
Which is less harmful in the eyes of the Catholic Church? A bit of scissoring or abortion?
It's not a question of "a bit of scissoring," you haven't thought that through.
Doesn't excuse abortion. Has hippy Frank issued a Papal decree that abortion is fine and dandy?
100%
benedict was a joke. nobody beat john paul. he was the man.
James Martin on life support.
Why?
I have complete ignorance with the Catholic church so don't know how people align to Popes. (Align... through lack of better words... loyalty?)
All the signs are there that Benedict still thinks he's pope. His half-assed resignation indicated he resigned the ministry, not the office as required by Church law. He's still wearing white, living in the Vatican, signing correspondence as Benedict XVI and giving his apostolic blessing. These are all things the pope does. If Benedict still thinks he's pope, then anyone coming after claiming to be pope is an antipope so long as Benedict is alive.
So what's the ruse here?
They force him to resign but allow him to be so 'pope' and public?
Why would he resign but maintain pope duties/behaviour/whatever?
Did the Vatican just want a new 'woke' face or something? But he is a puppet like Biden? (Even then, wouldn't they hide Benedict? Unless it's just a big lie.... or double cross. ugh)
Benedict was too orthodox. They wanted a Catholic Spring, and Bergoglio seemed like the kind of guy who could make that happen. He was a Jesuit, which is a socially radical and unorthodox religious order, and he was stupid, that is to say, easily controlled.
Benedict, for all his orthodoxy, was too weak to stand up to the subversive elements in the Vatican. They want homosexuality, birth control, abortion on demand, divorce, transgenderism, one world religion and one world government, as much evil as they can get. Rather than stand and fight, Benedict took a huge step back, going so far as to "resign" the ministry of the papacy while maintaining the office. Like the king says "I'm king, but this other guy here is going to call himself king and do all my public appearances and oversee parliament." This is where we are.
Benedict half-assed it. He could have quit, gone back to Germany and lived out his days in a monastery. Instead he stayed the Vatican and basically became the pope you never hear from while some other guy pretends he's pope. Why he did this only he can say, and he's not talking, but the evidence that he never properly resigned or intended to resign are as plain as day. He's still there. Still answering to Benedict. Still wearing white. Still bestowing his apostolic blessing. All things the pope does. Looking back on history, whenever we have two people claiming to be pope, one is a fraud and a liar. I know who my money is on in this case.
It's a bit complicated for a layman, especially a non-Catholic, which is why most people think nothing of this. "Benedict clearly resigned. Everyone calls Bergoglio pope, so he's pope." But there's plenty of solid explanation as to why that's false. Here for example: https://fromrome.info/2020/03/08/at-an-answer-to-why-benedict-resigned-the-ministerium-not-the-munus/
So now all of a sudden the Pope decides he wants to act like he's Catholic. What's up with that?
God is pissed.
This degenerate is probably thinking, "dudes having sex with dudes is fine, but I gotta draw the line at marriage so my guys will stop asking me."
Pope will say this, then they'll stage a FF and kill some gays and blame straight Christians for attack. Destroying both with one stone. Or not.
Wonder if he is getting pressured from the inside because of all the woke shit he was pushing before. Throw a bone, lest the peons get too upset or he gets a little something extra in his tea. Think they'll throw someone under the bus and he'll claim to have been against the woke all along?
Can they cancel the Pope?
In other news - duh. Sounds like their "orthodoxy office" had to smack Frank in line?
Pope who isnt Catholic finally says something that is.
Leftist rot in hell
only saying that because donations are low and they bankrupt. been sucking dick and caving in to everything else.. past 2 popes worst ever.
So cucks on the right here will start saying "muh based Francis"