Cardinal Pell about Benedict: Wonderful Stage Comes to An End

Cardinal Pell was surprised at his own sadness in the wake of Benedict XVI's death (EWTN.com, January 3). He still expected the doctors to be able to …
Tony M
I would not describe the last 10 years "a wonderful stage in Church history".....more like a disastrous stage in Church History" when Jorge Bergoglio.....with 1 consistory on the Family....2 Synods on the Family....as a build up towards the release by the Apostolic Exhortation "Amoris Laetitia"..... which gave official approval for Sacrilegious Communion for the divorced and civilly remarried.
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I would not describe the last 10 years "a wonderful stage in Church history".....more like a disastrous stage in Church History" when Jorge Bergoglio.....with 1 consistory on the Family....2 Synods on the Family....as a build up towards the release by the Apostolic Exhortation "Amoris Laetitia"..... which gave official approval for Sacrilegious Communion for the divorced and civilly remarried.
A wonderful stage in Church History??? No...No...No!!!!
jobina
I'm not sure the title successor of Peter was done away with, but definitely the title "Vicar of Christ" was relegated to the place of "historically known as..." and removed from official title of what a Pope is in the Vatican Diary. Vicar is the one who guards his master's home until the master returns.
Kenjiro M. Yoshimori
"not to entertain the non-believers or those who have rejected what we are about.” That's all Pope Francis has done. And to be fair, that's alot of what JPII did too.
P. O'B
One of the central tenets of liberalism seems to be a great love of the "other," a fascination with those who are not of the faithful. Can't do enough for people who want nothing to do with the Church. A priest in my town years ago seems to have scorn for some of his parishioners buy great love for the creepy homeless who frequented his church.
Also, Benedict left the faithful with a Traditional …More
One of the central tenets of liberalism seems to be a great love of the "other," a fascination with those who are not of the faithful. Can't do enough for people who want nothing to do with the Church. A priest in my town years ago seems to have scorn for some of his parishioners buy great love for the creepy homeless who frequented his church.

Also, Benedict left the faithful with a Traditional Mass of much easier access. The fruits of this decision were immediately obvious. Now Francis is closing the door. I wonder if Francis will also have the American Church revert to the previously lousy translations used at Mass, which Benedict improved.