ABP Vigano writes third letter

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Wow, I’m reading it now and so far I’m impressed.

You’ve got to admire a Bishop who has the courage to embrace the hatred that Jesus said would be aimed at him for standing up for what’s right even when nobody else has the courage to do what’s right.

God bless Abp. Vigano…
 
Good on him. Fighting the good fight. Praying for healing renewal and reconciliation in the church.
 
I’d like to give Pope Francis the benefit of the doubt (as with all other popes). An Independent review is necessary and if the results prove damning, the Pope may have to step down.

This is just my speculation though, I do not think sitting pope can be removed as he is head of a state.
 
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Just spitballing and thinking out loud here - does anybody know what the process of “impeachment” of a Pope is? If it could be proven 100% that a Pope is guilty of being complicit, how could the Church remove him from the Papacy?
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The Church is not a democracy: there is no impeachment process for the Church to get rid of a Pope. The Pope answers to God. Generally a Pope must either renounce the position, or, and I’m not sure of all of the details on this one, it must be determined that he has lost it (trying to proclaim a heresy ex cathedra, for example). A Pope may also say, “If I’m captured, I renounce my Papal office” so that a new Pope may be elected.
 
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This letter was better than the first one. He takes responsibility for whatever part he may have played, as a bishop.

He does a good job of refuting Cardinal Ouellet’s letter, which I also thought was weak.

But I think the part about homosexuality in the clergy was unnecessary.
 
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I was unimpressed with the letter. It is the same claims made earlier, with additional rhetoric. Whether he is “courageous” or “divisive” remains to be seen. I guess he could be both, or neither.
 
We all must continue to pray for the Church to heal, for the victims of the abuse and for church members to focus on our faith in Christ.
 
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All he had to do was mention it in one or two sentences. But he goes on and on about it. It seemed like a rant to me.
 
Well,if he is to be believed,what was he thinking at the Gala when he said publicly they all loved MC Carrick so much and gave him an award for missionary service? 2012…Mahattan.
And he is backpedaling. First canonical sanctions,now it is all the same…

Why the need to hide? Is he all right? Who could possibly want to harm him?
 
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All he had to do was mention it in one or two sentences. But he goes on and on about it. It seemed like a rant to me.
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The fact that his statements are Sooo unsophisticated, so unpolished, lends a little credibility to those parts that are not obviously his own personal pique or annoyance.
 
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I fail to see how Vigano is helping the Church by continuing his rant through 3 letters.
One would think he would get out whatever important things he had to say in the first one.
 
Again, the Pope ignored the last Dubia. I think Vigano is trying to force a response, which everyone is hoping for anyway to either clear the air, or explain the errors made.
 
This was a much better letter. The first one was wordy and sometimes hard to follow. I don’t know how good his English is or if either was translated.

I think the part about homosexual clergy was necessary as I think that is a huge problem, the root of the McCarrick problem, and needs to be addressed.
 
Cash flow, back rooom deals, coup d’état…

And where does the Holy Spirit fit into your vision of the papacy?
 
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How many lighted matches can you throw into gasoline before it explodes?
 
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