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I cannot hide the fact that one of the greatest concerns for me in relation to this Pontificate is that the door of the Church is being opened wide so that the anti-Christian spirit can operate in it. In this sense and from this perspective, I try to discern and reflect on certain activities and decisions of the present Pontificate.

In such a task, the great difficulty is related to the fact that we, as Catholics, are used to placing our trust in the Pope. Honestly, we find it difficult to believe that he, who is the guarantor and rock of our faith, could represent a danger to the Church's way.

However, we cannot close our eyes, when we identify wrong decisions by the Pope and the present hierarchy, or when, at least we have the impression that the direction taken might not be the right one.

Today's topic must be approached with caution, since it is the Pope's plan for the near future, and we cannot yet see concrete results. However, it is necessary to examine the spirit of such projects already beforehand, since this spirit already manifests itself in other previous actions of this Pontificate, as I have explained in the former publications of this Blog[1].

Pachamama cult in the Catholic Church

During the Amazon Synod in October, acts were carried out that were described by Catholic believers as idolatry and considered as a violation of the First Commandment. 

First of all, a description of the facts, according to Auxiliary Bishop Schneider from Kazakhstan, as he writes in an open letter [1]: 

"On October 4, 2019, on the eve of the Amazon Synod, a religious ceremony was held in the Vatican Gardens, in the presence of Pope Francis and of several bishops and cardinals, which was led partly by shamans and in which symbolic objects were used; namely, a wooden sculpture of an unclothed pregnant woman. These representations are known and belong to indigenous rituals of Amazonian tribes, and specifically to the worship of the so-called Mother Earth, the Pachamama. In the following days the wooden naked female figures were also venerated in St. Peter’s Basilica in front of the Tomb of St. Peter. Pope Francis also greeted two bishops carrying the Pachamama object on their shoulders processing it into the Synod Hall where it was set in a place of honor. Pachamama statues were also put on display in the church of Santa Maria in Traspontina." 

The Abu Dhabi Declaration - a serious crooked attacks attack on the Church's missionary mandate

On February 4, 2019, there was a joint declaration by Pope Francis and the Muslim Grand Imam Ahmad Mohammad Al-Tayyeb, which caused some concern among the faithful. One passage in particular was emphasized that needs clarification!

The theme to be addressed is important for understanding the announcement of the Gospel, which is part of the Church's primary mission. Therefore, clarification is needed so that the zeal to proclaim the sacred message to people at all times is not weakened!

Modification of the catechism in relation to the death penalty

Unnoticed by many, Pope Francis changed the catechism, concerning the subject of the death penalty, which the Pope now wants to have presented as "inadmissible".

To say it right at the outset. There are probably few people - especially among Christians - who would plead for the death penalty. Apart from the fact that there can be terrible misjudgments and that people can deeply repent from their deeds and convert, it is a cruel punishment that should be avoided if possible. This is especially true because today there are far better ways to prevent a perpetrator from repeating such grave crimes.

Amoris Laetitia - a difficult issue (Part III)

Staying on the proven path

The pastoral intention of the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia in relation to our theme is to give access to a fuller life in the Church to those people who live in conditions which are not in accordance with the commandments of God.

The intention to turn lovingly towards these people, to understand their situation more precisely and to give them appropriate assistance is to be welcomed. Any form of unjust and unloving treatment of the persons concerned is by itself unacceptable, if we remember that Jesus had fellowship with sinners and called them to Himself. To condemn hardheartedly people who live in disordered and sinful relationships is not the Lord's way. Jesus is ready to forgive, and he calls for conversion. A telling example is Jesus' encounter with the sinful woman who was accused of adultery. The Lord does not condemn her, but shows her mercy and exhorts her to sin no more (cf. Jn 8:1-11). 

Every form of self-righteousness in which one feels morally superior to other people is made absurd by the Lord with the simple word of this passage: "Let him who is without sin, cast the first stone!" Jesus came to call the sinners, not the righteous (cf. Mk 2:17).

Amoris Laetitia - a difficult issue (Part II)

The prophetic voice of the four cardinals was not heard


It was the four cardinals: Cardinal Meisner, Cardinal Brandmüller, Cardinal Caffara and Cardinal Burke, who felt called to clarify some points of the Pope's Apostolic Letter. They therefore asked the Pope five questions, which he was to answer with yes or no, a procedure that is customary in the Church.

Amoris Laetitia - a difficult issue (Part I)

Foreword:

I have already dealt with this topic for years, already at the time when in 1993 an attempt was made in Germany to change the previous path of the church in dealing with the so-called remarried divorced.

I welcome all efforts to help the people concerned and I think that not all pastoral possibilities may have been exhausted yet. But a real help cannot come in an objective contradiction with what the church teaches and practices. If this happens, then it is an erroneous path that must be corrected, and it is not a new and better knowledge.