Lifesite News has this interesting tidbit on Pope Francis from the book Dictator:
The Dictator Pope, by a pseudonymous author who calls himself Marcantonio Colonna, claims to describe what Pope Francis is like when his adoring public isn’t looking: “arrogant, dismissive of people, prodigal of bad language and notorious for furious outbursts of temper which are known to everyone from the cardinals to the chauffeurs.”
Despite the hidden identity of the author, the book has hit the bestseller list and received praise from seasoned Vatican watchers.
According to the book, Francis is a master manipulator, and was fully conscious of both attempts to have him elected pope. When the 2005 Conclave elected Cardinal Ratzinger instead, the formerly conservative Cardinal Bergoglio adopted a newly progressive stance in line with the theology of his backers. And it seems that he was privy to the resurrection of their plans when Benedict cut his own papacy short. According to Colonna:
“By the middle of 2012, a few insiders in the Curia knew that Pope Benedict was considering abdication; he had confided his intention to two of his closest associates, the Secretary of State Cardinal Bertone, and the papal secretary Archbishop Ganswein, and he had named the exact date: 28 February 2013.
“Cardinal Bergoglio’s communications with Rome were abruptly stepped up from this time, rising to hectic levels as the date approached. Sure enough, on 11 February 2013 Pope Benedict made his public announcement to the cardinals, and it took almost the whole world by surprise; not Bergoglio and his associates, however, as eyewitnesses discovered.
“On the day of the announcement itself, the rector of Buenos Aires cathedral went to visit his Cardinal and found him exultant. During their interview, the telephone never stopped ringing with international calls from Bergoglio’s allies, and they were all calls of personal congratulation. One Argentinian friend, however, less well informed than the others, rang up to ask about the extraordinary news, and Bergoglio told him:’You don’t know what this means’.”
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“…arrogant, dismissive of people, prodigal of bad language and notorious for furious outbursts of temper which are known to everyone…”
Typical liberal progressive leftist.
Je suis Marcantonio Colonna.
Imagine a few popes from now, and this author is canonized a saint. If you think that is beyond belief, check out what has happened over the last four years. Check out sotto voce in absentia in pectore canonization of Martin Luther.
Guy McClung, Texas
There is nothing really new in this book as we have heard it all before. However, it is good to have this load of straw on the camels back as one of these days the case against Pope Francis will be widely accepted.
It would be interesting if someone were to do a set a surveys on the acceptability of Pope Francis among various groups including the general public (traditional, conservative and liberal in separate categories) ,traditional, conservative and liberal Catholics, priests, bishops, cardinals. Overall, I would expect a declining trend among all groups except Liberals.