Here we go:
Catholic historian Roberto de Mattei is claiming, based on documents he has received from “several bishops,” that Pope Francis’ post-synodal exhortation on the Amazon Synod will open the door to abolishing priestly celibacy in the Latin church.
According to documents obtained by Corrispondenza Romana, the apostolic exhortation, due for release in February, reproduces verbatim a paragraph dedicated to priestly celibacy in the synod’s final document.
De Mattei argues that the positive inclusion of this text in the apostolic exhortation would effectively “open the door” for the German Bishops, and others, to create a married clergy. “There is no reason to prohibit in other regions of the world what will be permitted in some parts of the Amazon,” he writes.
LifeSite spoke with Roberto de Mattei this evening in Rome. He confirmed that in recent days a group of bishops was sent a “part” of the draft apostolic exhortation, and that at least one bishop shared this text with him. De Mattei confirmed that paragraph 111 of the Amazon Synod’s final document is reproduced verbatim in the draft apostolic exhortation.
He said it was unclear why the bishops were sent only part of the draft text but speculated the move may have been intended to gauge bishops’ reactions. De Mattei was also careful to note that the draft text which the bishops received may not be the final text promulgated by Pope Francis.
Go here to read the rest. The Amazon Synod was never about the Amazon and always was about Germany and Reformation II that Cardinal Marx is seeking to bring about.
No surprise so far. I wonder how many Bishops will object and whether it will make any difference. My guess is that we will never know how many object or that objections will make any difference. Germany seems to be running the Catholic show, with Francis not doing anything much to dissuade them.
The next big thing the Germans will try to pull off is a wholesale change in Catholic sexual moral doctrine with approval of homosexual sex, contraception, etc.
The only real fix for all of this is a new strong and holy Pope who will begin by abrogating Vatican II in its entirety which the basic platform for the destruction of the Catholic faith and the advocacy of secular humanism.
Or maybe he could just excommunicate enough German bishops that the rest fall into line.
I vote for both actions proposed by Mr Dowd and Mr Schreiber. The sooner the better. A few public excommunication ceremonies broadcast live on the internet and EWTN would be nice.
I suspect that the Vatican bureaucrats either 1) agree with whatever the Germans are doing or 2) don’t really care as long as the money flows in. If the German bishops were excommunicated, that could interrupt the flow of cash.