Vatican II Church Meltdown – Day 19

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Vatican II Church Meltdown – Day 19

Developments & Reactions

[Last updated with new content: 25-SEP-18 04:46 UTC]

This post continues our coverage of the ongoing ecclesiastical Chernobyl unleashed by the accusations of the former Vatican nuncio to the United States, “Abp.” Carlo Viganò, which were first published on Aug. 25 and have the potential not only to bring an end to the Francis “pontificate” but even to throw the entire Vatican II Sect into unprecedented chaos:

Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2018 Developments

• Vatican announces Francis will “convene a meeting with the presidents of the Episcopal Conferences of the Catholic Church on the theme of the ‘protection of minors'” on Feb. 24, 2019
• The head of U.S. Novus Ordo bishops, “Cardinal” Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, Texas, “has been accused by two alleged victims of clerical abuse of failing to remove their priest abuser from ministry”
• Vaticanist Edward Pentin reports on ‘more abuse-related developments ahead of Pope’s meeting with Cardinal DiNardo’
• Two German mainstream media outlets have leaked the findings of a secret study on clerical sex abuse in Germany: “For the period from 1946 to 2014, the study counts 3677 predominantly male minors as victims of sexual offenses. 1670 clerics are accused of misdeeds”
• Germany’s Novus Ordo bishops react, criticize “premature publication” of report findings
• Novus Ordo bishops of Bolivia send letter of support to Francis (Spanish)
• “Bp.” David Zubick of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, announces “Year of Repentance” for Sep. 23, 2018 – Aug. 15, 2019
• The Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., has confirmed that “Cardinal” Donald Wuerl will ask Francis to allow him to resign
• In Newark, New Jersey, “mothers with young families continue to protest outside Cdl. Joseph Tobin’s chancery, hoping for a canonical investigation into the New Jersey prelate’s potential crimes related to sex abuse cover-up”
• Life Site reports that “the evidence to date indicates that Pope Francis is involved in multiple cover-ups of clerical sexual predators in South America, including his own archdiocese”

Reactions from select Blogs and Web Sites

• Church Militant‘s Stephen Wynne reports that “many express doubt” that the Synod for the Protection of Minors announced for February 2019 “will lead to lasting reform”
• The Catholic World Report‘s Christopher Altieri asks if Francis is ‘serious about addressing the abuse crisis and its causes’
• Interviewed by Frank Walker of Canon 212, author and journalist George Neumayr gives ‘the real story behind Cardinal Wuerl’s impending departure’
• Rocco Palmo of Whispers in the Loggia comments on “Cardinal” Wuerl’s impending exit
• Psychiatrist Dr. Ritch Fitzgibbons believes that ‘anyone who blames abuse crisis on “clericalism” is part of the abuse crisis cover-up’
• “Fr.” Raymond de Souza explores ‘three key questions about the Vatican’s McCarrick investigation’
• Author and commentator Phil Lawler notes that Francis “is inviting the world’s bishops to discuss the problem, ignoring the fact that to a large extent the world’s bishops ARE the problem”
• Separating Fact from Fiction: The Media Report claims the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report is dishonest and Attorney General Josh Shapiro is a liar (Aug. 18, 2018)
• Inside the Vatican‘s Robert Moynihan comments on recent developments in his Letter #55

Related Stories

• Blogger Ann Barnhardt provides details from an Argentinian whistleblower, alleging that Francis is involved in trafficking ‘Gustavo Vera’s child sex slaves’
• Investigative journalist Randy Engel offers ‘a rebuttal to Carlo Vigano on the Nienstedt case’
• The Catholic League‘s Bill Donohue has written to state attorneys general to ask them to “also investigate the clergy of all other religions, private non-sectarian institutions, and public sector entities” as a matter of justice

Prior Days’ Coverage

• Days 1-3 (Aug. 25-27)
• Day 4 (Aug. 28)
• Day 5 (Aug. 29)
• Day 6 (Aug. 30)
• Day 7 (Aug. 31)
• Day 8 (Sep. 1)
• Day 9 (Sep. 2)
• Day 10 (Sep. 3)
• Day 11 (Sep. 4)
• Day 12 (Sep. 5)
• Day 13 (Sep. 6)
• Day 14 (Sep. 7)
• Day 15 (Sep. 8)
• Day 16 (Sep. 9)
• Day 17 (Sep. 10)
• Day 18 (Sep. 11)

EWTN anchor Lauren Ashburn reports from Rome about the latest developments, specifically about the planned 2019 synod for the protection of minors, in this News Nightly broadcast of Sep. 12:

The next few days should have some interesting developments.

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