Cardinal: NO, Francis Is NOT a Hypocrite

Francis' critics counter his [false] image as an "apostle of God’s mercy" - an illusion created by the oligarchs' media - with a "contrived (sic) image of an internal autocratic style that allows no dissent", complains Cardinal Farrell, Prefect for the Laity, on AmericaMagazine.org (March 28),

He quotes unnamed Vatican officials who are "supposedly" afraid to speak their true minds and lack trust in each other, with the result that the current state of the Church is not being honestly discussed at the highest levels of Church governance.

Farrell counters with this argument: "Do such pundits really believe that Francis is capable of such hypocrisy?" [The answer is, yes.]

As could be expected, Farrell takes refuge in the usual conspiracy theory that Francis critics are "promoting their own anti-Francis agendas". [No, they are defending the Catholic faith.]

For Farrell, this is an injustice to a "brave pope" who has called the Church to face the future without fear. It doesn't take courage to blindly follow Francis, as Farrell does.

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