Pope Francis Responds

I have been so busy lately, I've not really had a chance to keep up with the news from the Vatican.  Apparently, Pope Francis has both agreed to meet with the head of the USCCBf, DiNardo, who had a request into him since July.  The Vatican moves very slowly.  But also, Pope Francis has called a worldwide meeting with bishops in February 2019 to discuss the abuse of minors.

I went to a Care for Our Common Home ministry at my Church.  They all love Pope Francis (and I do too) but they are so busy being environmentalists (which is good!) they haven't focused on the sex abuse crisis.  But, honestly, the Pope who decries clericalism, seems to me to be very much caught up in clericalism himself.  So the bishops are going to meet.  The bishops, WHO HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM!  The bishops are the ones complicit in the cover up.  The bishops, some of them, have actually abused not only minors but seminarians; they have practiced wanton unchastity in their roles as shepherds and as moral authorities.  But bishops are going to meet.  I pray that the ones who are trying to change the system, who truly see what's going wrong and speak out, do not get shut up by the bishops who are trying to cover their tails.  Anyway, I pray for the Holy Father.  I hope he is up for this task of cleaning up the hierarchy.   Lord, widen his vision, give him wisdom and clarity.  Let him have good advisors whom he can trust.  He's been trusting those, like McCarrick and Ossa (Chile) and they have steered him wrong.  Give him insight and courage.  Amen.

Also, Cardinal Wuerl may resign.  He is going to discuss his resignation with the Pope at some point.  Let's hope so! 

Here is Father John Hollowell discussing how this crisis has many causes that combined to create the mess we are in.  It is not only about homosexuality in the priesthood.   It is not about only clericalism.  There are many causes that worked together in a sinister way to create the perfect storm.

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