PopeWatch: The Pope of Cognitive Dissonance
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.

PF, did you or anyone at Vatican buy Pfizer stock or any vaccine stock? If so, when and how much?
Dear Bishops and USCCB, did you buy Pfizer or vaccine stock? If so, when and how much?
Let’s call it Judas’ purse .
(Big joker smile)
Suffer nostalgia for the past?
The full quote: “How beautiful is a Church with a happy, serene and smiling face, a Church that never closes doors, never hardens hearts, never complains or harbours resentment, does not grow angry or impatient, does not look dour or suffer nostalgia for the past, falling into an attitude of going backwards.”
a Church that never closes doors
… unless you’re not vaccinated.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/249038/vatican-requires-vaccine-pass-for-visitors-employees
I’m confused, isn’t V2 of the 1960’s “the past”?
(and the vibrant faith of young persons attending latin mass -the future- )
That’s all. I’m not wasting thinking skills today on Pope Frankie.
More and more, the man reminds me of an abusive spouse, complaining that his wife is once again making it necessary to smack her around to teach her a lesson. Won’t she ever learn?
David, I’m with you. I don’t have the time nor the bandwidth to listen to this man’s passive-aggressive word salads.
If someone told me that he just nailed some new church thesis to a trad church door, I wouldn’t even blink an eye.
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This Goofus poopus reminds me that Romans 1: 16 and on is really here.
This poor man, I think some.elected him so he can be the mess and then the next smarter (liberal) pope will be “elected”.
It wasn’t just the smoke of satan that entered into the Holy Catholic Church. It was much more. Pride cannot live with a humble heart. One will dominate.
One will rule.
This man’s heart lacks a very important element.
The humility to examine himself and with a contrite heart ask our Saviour for forgiveness, charity and wisdom.
Without charity and wisdom you have nothing but a cymbal disturbing the peace of those who cherish charity and wisdom. The future leaders of the Holy Catholic Church, seminarians now, will painfully use this pontificate as an example of what happens when examination of conscience and continued work on personal sanctification is neglected.
How the leadership of the Holy Catholic Church became a curse instead of a blessing to it’s flock.
Better to set the example than be an example.
Agian.
We pray for his conversion.
His soul, and the souls of all the deceived. That God’s light will bring them back to the harbor of Truth.