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PopeWatch: Pope on Vigano

Monsignor Charles Pope has some interesting  comments on the third Vigano letter:

 

As I finished reading Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s third letter, I had an immediate sense that I had just read something that is destined to be one of the great pastoral and literary moments of the Church’s history. There was an air of greatness about it that I cannot fully describe. I was stunned at its soteriological quality — at its stirring and yet stark reminder of our own judgment day. In effect he reminded us that this is more than a quibble over terminology or who wins on this or that point, or who is respectful enough of whom. This is about the salvation of souls, including our own. We almost never hear bishops or priests speak like this today!

Others will write adequately on the canonical, ecclesial and political aspects of Archbishop Viganò latest and very concise summary of the case. As most of you know, I have fully affirmed elsewhere that I find his allegations credible and that they should be fully investigated. But in this post I want to explore further the priestly qualities manifest in this third letter, qualities that are too often missing in action today.

To begin with, he has in mind the moral condition of souls. The Archbishop warns in several places of the danger posed to the souls of the faithful by the silence and confusing actions of many bishops and priests and the Pope. He laments that this, along with the homosexual subculture in the Church, “continues to wreak great harm in the Church — harm to so many innocent souls, to young priestly vocations, and to the faithful at large.”

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, this was the first concern of most every priest: the moral condition of souls, including his own. Today, many bishops and priests, as well as many parents and other leaders in the Church, seem far more concerned with the feelings, and emotional happiness of those under their care than with their actual moral condition. They worry more about political correctness and not upsetting those who engage in identity politics and base their whole identity on aberrant and sinful habits and disordered inclinations. That a person be pleased and affirmed today is seemingly more important than that they be summoned to repentance and healing or be made ready for their judgment day. Passing and apparent happiness eclipses true and eternal happiness. Further, silence in the face of horrible sin, deferring to and fawning over powerful churchmen, and cultural leaders of this world seems to outweigh any concern for the harm caused to the souls and lives of others.

 

Go here to read the rest.  In short Vigano is acting like we would expect a Catholic cleric to act.  That his example is so rare speaks loudly about what ails the Church.

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ken
ken
Wednesday, October 24, AD 2018 6:33am

Vigano has to have the goods on all of this, as well as other copies in trusted hands. Otherwise this could just fade away. The 300 page dossier has to be released.

James
James
Wednesday, October 24, AD 2018 7:36am

“That his example is so rare speaks loudly about what ails the Church.” That sums it up just about perfectly. I can’t add anything to that. Thank you, Don.

CAM
CAM
Wednesday, October 24, AD 2018 9:41pm

Cdl. Oellet in his response to Vigano attempts to discredit the archbishop by in so many words calling him a liar. Oellet is the liar and a politician. As long as Vigano is drawing breath, he will not go away. His courage should be inspire others to have total recall and come forward.

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