Catholic Cardinals Memo Reportedly Calls Pope Francis a ‘Disaster’

A memo circulating among Catholic cardinals accuses Pope Francis of causing more confusion than clarity.

QUICK FACTS:
  • A memorandum reportedly circulating among Catholic cardinals is calling out the current pope as being a “disaster and a “catastrophe,” according to Breitbart News.
  • The memo was first reported by L’Espresso earlier this week.
  • The Italian news source asserted that since the start of Lent the cardinals who will elect the future pope have been passing this memorandum around.
  • The author is unknown and goes by the name of Demos, which is translated “people” in Greek and is believed to possibly be a cardinal himself.
  • Among the complaints listed in the memo is Pope Francis’ silence on the issue of homosexuality, women priests, communion for the divorced.
MORE ON THE MEMO’S CONTENTS:
  • Some translations of the nearly 2000-word memo were published by Breitbart and declare that historically, “the Pope and the Church of Rome have a unique role in preserving the apostolic tradition, the rule of faith, in ensuring that the Churches continue to teach what Christ and the apostles taught,” a role that has been virtually abandoned since the installation of Pope Francis in March 2013.
  • Roma locuta. Causa finita est” (Rome has spoken, the case is closed). Today it is: “Roma loquitur. Confusio augetur” (Rome speaks and confusion increases), the memo states.
  • It also voices frustration with the lack of support for “human rights in Venezuela, Hong Kong, mainland China, and now in the Russian invasion,” adding that there has been “no public support for the loyal Catholics in China who have been intermittently persecuted for their loyally to the Papacy for more than 70 years.”
BACKGROUND:
  • Some of the Catholic leadership in the United States has been frustrated with the pope’s decision not to deny communion to President Joe Biden due to his stance on abortion, according to the Catholic News Agency.
  • According to The Washington Post, a top Vatican cardinal says Biden should not be denied Communion and same sentiment was eched by the pope during his meeting with the president.

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