Satan, the “Great Accuser,” has been unleashed against the bishops of the Church, Pope Francis said Tuesday, in a thinly veiled reference to the former Vatican nuncio to the United States.
The former nuncio, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, recently accused a number of prelates of dereliction of duty in dealing with clerical sex abuse and claimed that the pope had rehabilitated serial abuser Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, elevating him to a position of influence despite knowledge of his misdeeds.
In an 11-page testimony published on August 25, Viganò alleged that he had personally informed Pope Francis in 2013 of the serial homosexual abuse perpetrated by Cardinal McCarrick, along with sanctions imposed on his ministry by Pope Benedict XVI, and yet the pope lifted those sanctions and involved McCarrick in the naming of future bishops.
“The Great Accuser, as he himself tells God in the first chapter of the Book of Job, roams around the earth looking for someone to accuse,” Francis said in his morning homily at Mass in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence in the Vatican.
▼ Tee1020
I saw this too and couldn't help but to think that is a great tactic satan himself probably would use. Blame the one telling the truth. So basically everyone guilty of something should be the victim because satan exposed his/her sin and is playing our accuser. Feel sorry for me.
▼ Ioniancat21
Francis must be the worst Pope I can remember. Many have predicted he'd be the last Pope. With their current problems, the predictions just might line up. Besides, God's not with the church, he's in your heart...
▼ ReadyFreddieAnon
So who is it that is Accusing? Interesting.
▼ spacepopecoast2coast
You know the pope is serious when he resorts to
misinterpretingreferencing Scripture.▼ DamoclesofBenghazi
The pope accuses walls of being raycissss
▼ Lansing-Michigan
Two Catholic beliefs that are insane. (1) Masturbation is a venal sin. Pedaphelia is a mistake. (2) Abortion and birth control are both wrong. Notice how many old white lawmakers in DC have been all up in arms about these two issues like they are important?
Supreme Court made up of mostly Catholics. Vatican control of US...Not representative.Think I know how they do this....it's the money. Hopefully that will soon be drained.
▼ Snailracer
If Pope Francis says Vigano reminds him of Satan, I'll have to take his word for it, since he seems to be so intimately familiar with the way Satan looks. Maybe it's how he wears red a lot of the time? Pope Francis should get a selfie with Satan next time they're eating dead babies together.
▼ realityisinsanity
Don't expect any honesty from the high ranking Catholic officials.
▼ Baichu
Ever (unless they've left).
▼ shewhomustbeobeyed
breitbart - https://archive.is/FZVKz
lifesitenews - https://archive.is/CE7fG
express - https://archive.is/5qqG7
▼ Petrus_
What a surprise
▼ notagame
What a POS that scum is!
I'm infuriated at the audacity and fueled by all the pain and misery they've taken part in in destroying children's lives. If you look hard enough in the Vatican catacombs, you'll probably find Madeleine McCann
▼ EffYouJohnPodesta
Didn't he also say that the purveyors of fake news like pizzagate are into eating poo? Or something to that effect?
▼ Lansing-Michigan
HMMM. eating poo. Seems like I have read of that in satanic rituals and abuse. Pope seems familiar with the left hand path.
▼ The_Real_Wahrheit
Yep FUJP! Coprophagia. Yet more projection! Good catch.
These people really are stupid. Reason? Their projection is like a beacon, simply find them via their accusations!
▼ EffYouJohnPodesta
Wow.
▼ Are_we_sure
Vigano did not make allegations of child sex abuse did he?
The allegations he spoke about were of McCarrick with seminarians, college age and adults, I beleive.
▼ Blacksmith21
As usual, you are wrong:
"Pope Francis faces civil war in Catholic Church over child sex abuse scandal"
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1011605/Pope-francis-catholic-church-child-sex-abuse-carlo-maria-vigano
▼ Are_we_sure
need to go a little deeper than that chief.
▼ Are_we_sure
Vigano's claim that the previous pope had put McCarrick under sanctions is belied by the fact, that no restrictions seemed to be placed on McCarrick and that Vigano was part of the coverup because he publicly praised McCarrick.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/01/world/europe/pope-francis-benedict-mccarrick.html
▼ Blacksmith21
Try searching "vigano child sex". Many articles calling it "child sex abuse". Spin it however you want.
What is it pedophiles like to say? "Sex before 8, or it's too late?" C'mon, you know the saying....just sayin'.
▼ Are_we_sure
see the article I just posted on Vigano and see why people are skeptical.
Many people feel Vigano and his allies are cynically using the child sex scandal as a way of fighting long standing battles. So far he has not provided evidence for his claims.
▼ Blacksmith21
What about all the accusers and victims? Are they fighting a long-standing battle too?
▼ Are_we_sure
That's the point. They are cynically using the pedophile scandal. (Did you hear about the Pope's actual news today?) Vigano and his allies are claiming the previous pope was told, but blaming this pope. The only pope who has actually started taking steps against the sex scandals.
Notice how this claim from a fucking Breitbart article (Steve Bannon is alleged to be part of this war on the Pope, btw) is the thing that gets posted here.....did the Pope actually say what was claimed?....drowns out the big step the Pope actually did take.
I will say this again. Vigano provided no evidence Pope Francis knew what he claims Pope Francis knew. In fact, the evidence he puts forward is that John Paul and Benedict knew and Vigano knew, but he kept quiet year after year after year.
▼ Blacksmith21
All your bullshit aside, did you see Inn at Little Washington finally got 3 Michelin stars?
How to celebrate?
Mrs. Lovett's Meat Pies? Or something from The Kitchen?
In either case, I've whipped up something about the 127 grains. Nice aftertaste of cardomomlead.
What was that old recipe from The Standard....?
▼ Are_we_sure
No. I did not.
I don't get any of the other references, so if you want to spell them out please do.
▼ Blacksmith21
@srayzie @oh_well_ian @bopper @molochhunter @vindicator
▼ HennyPenny
Vigano is getting support.
VATICAN CITY, September 7, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) — A Vatican letter to a New York priest confirms the Holy See knew of sexual abuse allegations against ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick in 2000, Catholic News Service reported Friday. The letter obtained by CNS was sent in 2006 from Archbishop Leonardo Sandri, then Vatican substitute for general affairs, to Father James Boniface Ramsay, a whistleblower on McCarrick. https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/letter-confirms-vigano-claim-vatican-knew-of-mccarrick-abuse-in-2000 ?
▼ YogSoggoth
Nothing wrong with a little reformation, time to time.
▼ carmencita
Yes! Thousands are signing letters. Women and Men and protests being organized even as we speak. We all have to keep posting about this here and also spread the word to others. We must not not allow them put this on the back burner again.
▼ Pablolove
The difference being Job was a man of integrity, innocent of false accusations so very much unlike the Catholic Church.
▼ mooteensy
Pedo Pope doesn't realize we all know he is Pedo Pope? What an evil, stupid, excuse for a human being. His time will come.
▼ Samson134
He should be the first to go to jail but unfortunately he is too protected.