The Vatican once again is acting in a way to give endless fodder for conspiracy theorists.
PopeWatch: Conspiracy!
- 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.
There was a nearly identical picture of JPII in the 1-2 weeks before he died.
We certainly know we aren’t getting the whole truth. Beyond that, I don’t know what to think.
“Forget it, Jake–it’s the Vatican.”
24-7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uSz0mEtEsQ
I know this is not the point of the picture, but … the absolute state of the post-Vatican II ceremonies! The tabernacle (expressionistic cube) in the corner without adornments of any kind; the sloppy altar cloth; the after-thought-esque crucifix; two candles off to one side (this is the non plus ultra of Italian Sisters’ orthodoxy; they simply cannot conceive of an altar that doesn’t have two small candles off to one side and a pot of flowers or a plant on the opposite side–the candleholders are preferably heavy, squat and abstract).
Are there no *trustworthy* bishops who can say that they recently saw the pope and confirm that he lives?
It is said we get the clergy we deserve 💔
Pray for them. All of them.
This mess by the Vatican press agents was ill-judged.
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No clue what Dreher fancies ‘something terrible’ might be. Francis is an 88 year old man with a set of infections commonly lethal to the very old. I doubt it would surprise anyone to learn he was non compos mentis due to his ailments or the medication regimen.
Weekend at Jorge’s.
Well, not unexpected.
Nothing is ever clear or direct at this place. And they’re quite proud of that.
Weaponized ambiguity. The hallmark of this pontificate.