Christ told us by our fruits he shall know us. In regard to Popes it is by their appointments that they tend to be known:
Go here to read the rest. Robert McElroy is no stranger to PopeWatch. This from October 21, 2013:
We have a prime example of the Francis Effect from Nancy Pelosi’s pet Bishop: Robert W. McElroy. Appointed by Pope Benedict for some inexplicable reason as an auxiliary bishop of San Francisco in 2010, McElroy wrote a piece for the Jesuit rag America in 2005 in which he rode to the rescue of pro-abort Catholic politicians facing a potential risk of being denied the Eucharist for voting in favor of child murder in utero:
Now, as an example of the Francis Effect, he has struck again in America, and citing Pope Francis, he declares that the fight against poverty should be on the same footing as the fight against abortion for the Church in America:
So, it is the seamless, and moth-eaten, garment back with a vengeance. McElroy of course is as transparent as glass. This is an attempt to neuter the Church in the struggle against abortion and to give political cover to the party of abortion: the Democrat Party. Ironically, if Bishop McElroy were truly interested in combating poverty, the very last party he would support is the Democrat Party, with its ossified commitment to a manifestly dying welfare state that traps generation after generation in government dependence an poverty. Of course this attempt to put poverty and abortion on the same moral footing is directly contrary to Church teaching, or at least that was the opinion of then Cardinal Ratzinger when he wrote to Cardinal McCarrick in 2004:
Perhaps Bishop McElroy never has read the letter? Perhaps he read it and it has slipped his mind? Perhaps he read it and doesn’t give a d–n? If nothing else, PopeWatch expects the current papacy to be amusing in watching the antics of born again ultramontanes, who had little but contempt for prior Church teaching when it diverged from their preferred politics.
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One can be forgiven for assuming that what Pope Francis is saying by this appointment is that the pro-life movement in this country can go pound sand for all that he cares.
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rightcorrect-thinking people, Catholic and non-catholic alike, already know the real problem is poverty.Oh, come on now, Don–the Pope says plenty of fine sounding words on life. It’s just that when the rubber hits the road, he tosses you a bunch of Bernardins who undercut your efforts. In other words, if you want lip service, he’ll give it to you. But if you want action…well, that would send the wrong message to the wider world. Have to meet people where they are, and all that.
In fact, he’s a lot like the GOP in that respect.
What a puzzle! What is he thinking!? Just like Obama… I think he is doing this stuff on purpose (or is he inept? )
Really can one be a Liberal and be Catholic? Isn’t that sort of an oxymoron?
A lot like the GOP…. Yes.
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Can a bishop teach heresy with impunity?
Ironic that those who are partaking of the Body Blood Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ unworthily are unaware that their doing so….and trying to defend others that shouldn’t be receiving Jesus until they truly reconcile.
This is the problem. Bishops Cardinals and whole segments of Catholicity are placing themselves in ruin, AND then trying to ruin other souls by defending their error. They are either oblivious or cruel in their reception of the Eucharist.
God help us.
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Pope Leo X hated making appointments and always tried to delegate the task to others. He claimed that, whenever he made one, he created ten malcontents and one ingrate.
An ironic appointment, given that Cordileone’s auxillary, and ideological opposite, is being sent to San Diego, which is Cordileone’s home town (and wasn’t he bishop there as well?)
Michael Paterson-Seymour: “Pope Leo X hated making appointments and always tried to delegate the task to others. He claimed that, whenever he made one, he created ten malcontents and one ingrate.”
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Well said.
Cupich still has a mind of his own and is responsible for what he does.
Almost equally as jaw-dropping: NYC just swore in FDNY’s first openly gay female chaplain. Talk about a lib two-bagger: female and hemale! Imagine herself providing spiritual direction to burnt firefighters.
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I was going to address McElroy’s Ragmerica piece line-by-line. But, brevity is the soul of wit. To wit: everything that guy wrote is false. NB: I refrained from employing Bronx vernacular for “false.” Thank you.
This is gravely disturbing on so many levels that it is impossible to unwind. McElroy’s comments about the states suggests the abolition of federalism and subsidiarity. He makes no mention that the main antidote to “poverty” is the family. Those policies which support the family include lower taxes, the need to end debt spending, the encouragement of free enterprise (as opposed to crony capitalism), the moral support for local communities and much more. In other words, to hell with subsidiarity. He fails to understand that our obligations to love and for charity are not satisfied by an all powerful federal and/or global government handing out goodies. Then there are his equally depressing moral relativism arguments. Drivel, pure drivel.
“I refrained from employing Bronx vernacular for “false.” Thank you.”
I appreciate your restraint T. Shaw!
The appointment of +McElroy to be in charge of the San Diego Diocese has the fingerprints of Cardinal Donald Wuerl all over it.
Cardinal Wuerl, as we all know, favors giving out Holy Communion to anybody who shows up in line and will pour out his wrath upon any poor priest who believes in actual Catholic teaching about Holy Communion and attempts to put it in practice.
Pope Benedict should have left +Wuerl in Pittsburgh, where, if he had stayed, we would not have a personal Extraordinary Form Parish. Notice that +Wuerl did NOT get promoted two of the bishops, +Tobion of Providence and +Zubik of Pittsburgh, who are a LOT more observant of the rules than Cardinal Wuerl.
+Wuerl isn’t done yet. Expect more mushmouths to get made bishop, archbishop and cardinal until the current Roman Pontiff hangs ’em up and heads back to Argentina.
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There is a different point of view at Tom Peters’ Catholic Vote:
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http://www.catholicvote.org/signs-of-hope-the-benedict-bishop-bump/
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And Dave Armstrong has been fiercely debating contrary to this blog post. All I have to say is that I am thoroughly confused. I see Pope Francis supporting Orthodoxy one minute and then supporting liberal leftism the next. I truly do not know what to think. Maybe I should pray and read Scripture more.
I see Pope Francis supporting Orthodoxy one minute and then supporting liberal leftism the next. I truly do not know what to think.
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I suspect the reason for that is that he says whatever is convenient at that moment. See Msgr. George Kelley on foxes and lions in the Church. The appointments are the real show. Personnel is policy.
I belong to our parish MMP group – Marian Movement for Priests. The readings from Fr. Gobbi given to him by locutions from Our Lady have been talking about this type of betrayal- and have been going on – since the 1970’s ,and yet the appointments of this type continue.
Are our pontiffs deliberately given false information, or kept in the dark, or do their appointments reflect their own understandings ? One has to wonder. The main weapon is prayer and vigilance, and speaking out when we can.
The media will have a field day with this appointment, as well they should. Right when they thought the Pope was an actual Catholic because of his recent statements on marriage, he lets them know he’ll meet the cafeteria Catholics half way and not really pay any attention to the Holy Eucharist, because after all no one should be “punished” and not be allowed in the presence of God during Mass. Nancy Pelosi is giggling as she walks into Mass and crosses herself with holy water. Her favorite pope of all time has just appointed her favorite bishop. All is well in cafeteria Catholic land. Jesus weeps.
Paul:
The problem with Peters’ take is that he misses a crucial fact: the early Francis appointments were already in the pipeline from Benedict when Francis placed them in their sees.
Then the Pope reshuffled the Congregation of Bishops, jettisoning Burke and importing Wuerl. Then we started seeing progressives going into high-profile positions. The stream has changed, and now the progs are marching in. He’s whistling past the graveyard, which is a consistent flaw in his writing.
I am unfamiliar with what Mr. Armstrong wrote, so I can’t comment on that.
Almost equally as jaw-dropping: NYC just swore in FDNY’s first openly gay female chaplain. Talk about a lib two-bagger: female and hemale! Imagine herself providing spiritual direction to burnt firefighters.
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Another insult to public safety personnel courtesy Bilge di Blasio’s camarilla.
This priest’s goal is to please everyone except Jesus Christ.