Vatican II Church Meltdown – Day 9

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Vatican II Church Meltdown – Day 9

Developments & Reactions

[Last update: 06-SEP-18]

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:

Sunday, Sep. 2, 2018

• Vatican spokesmen “Fr.” Thomas Rosica and “Fr.” Federico Lombardi contradict Vigano claims about Francis’ meeting with Kim Davis on Sep. 24, 2015, in the United States — see also Associated Press report here — full Rosica/Lombardi statement here
• Video: During Francis’ Angelus address today, a woman shouted “Vi-ga-no” several times
• EWTN’s Jason Calvi reports that “Cardinal” Donald Wuerl was indeed in Rome this past week but has returned to Washington, D.C.
• Video: “Cardinal” Wuerl ‘speaks about the current crisis’
• Video: “Cardinal” Wuerl heckled with “Shame on you!” as two attendees leave during his sermon
• On his Facebook page, “Cardinal” Gerald Lacroix of Quebec, Canada, says he has “full confidence in the leadership of Pope Francis”
• “Cardinal” Blase Cupich has ordered his “priests” to address the notorious “rabbit hole” interview/TV report at their services today
• The Italian paper Il Giornale quotes “Abp.” Viganò’s sister “calling him a scoundrel, angry over his part in selling a house she claims was hers”
• Calls grow for ‘extraordinary synod’ in response to abuse crisis
• The Italian blog Il Sismografo reports the Vatican might issue a declaration on the Vigano testimony (Italian)

Reactions from Select Blogs and Web Sites

• Audio: Edward Pentin and Austen Ivereigh discuss the Vigano affair on BBC Radio (begins around 16:00 min)
• Crux‘s John Allen thinks it’s “probably too early to say the Viganò drama has already seen its closing act”
• “Fr.” John Hunwicke suggests people could start using the “V” hand sign to signal “Vigano” at appropriate occasions
• Video: Jason Liosatos and Leo Zagami discuss a possible Francis resignation, the sex abuse cover-up, and the Vigano allegations
• A hypothesis from Novus Ordo Watch: Is this orchestrated to boost Francis’ popularity and power?
• Vaticanist Andrea Gagliarducci argues that “the request for the pope’s resignation bears a worldly logic”
• The New York Times‘ Jason Horowitz argues that in their defense of Francis, his Vatican allies may actually ‘strengthen Vigano’s hand’
• The National Catholic Reporter‘s Michael Sean Winters says that the latest testimony from Vigano is ‘part of a concerted campaign to attack papacy’
• The Washington Post notes that despite or because of his silence, “some conservatives have latched on to the pope emeritus [Benedict XVI] as a symbolic ally”
• Vaticanist Aldo Maria Valli says if you want to know the truth about McCarrick, ‘follow the money’
• Inside the Vatican‘s Robert Moynihan comments on recent developments in his Letter #49

Related Stories

• Based on allegations by a former worker inside the Vatican, “Deacon” Jorge Sonnante, a financial corruption scandal might be brewing between the Vatican and Argentina
• Investigative reporter Randy Engel examines ‘the strange case of Archbishop Nienstedt’ (Part 2)
• Blogger Mark Lambert examines ‘the strange case of Austen Ivereigh’
• Perfil article of Nov. 3, 2013, describes Carlo Maria Vigano as “great enemy of Ratzinger” and part of Francis’ “magic circle” of advisors (Spanish)

Prior Days’ Coverage

• Days 1-3
• Day 4
• Day 5
• Day 6
• Day 7
• Day 8

Editor of the recognize-and-resist paper The Remnant, Michael J. Matt, lashes out at Francis and his cabal in this video:

On to another chaotic week? Don’t worry, though — we’re still going to publish posts and podcasts about other things as well, to the extent that this ongoing controversy doesn’t interfere.

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