News & Commentary on the ongoing Viganò Drama…
Vatican II Church Meltdown – Days 52-65
Developments & Reactions
(Note: This will be the last Meltdown summary post for the time being)
[UPDATED 30-OCT-2018 01:10 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, 2018 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:
Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 Developments
- Francis is reportedly “stonewalling a summons for his head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith [‘Cardinal’ Luis Ladaria] to stand trial for sex abuse cover-up”
- The Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., ‘releases the names of 48 accused clergy’
Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018 Developments
- “Bp.” Joseph Cistone of Saginaw, Michigan, dies unexpectedly ‘after cancer battle’
- Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., runs advertisement on CNN lauding “Cardinal” Donald Wuerl’s “accomplishments”
- One Peter Five reports that ‘two more high-ranking papal appointees [are] implicated in alleged misconduct’: Edgar Peña Parra and Luis Ladaria
- “Fr.” David Marsden has published an Open Letter to the “Bishops” of England, Wales, and Scotland concerning St. Mary’s College Seminary in Birmingham, England
Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 Developments
- No noteworthy developments
Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018 Developments
- The Associated Press reports that ‘federal prosecutors open clergy abuse probe in Pennsylvania’
- Italian weekly L’Espresso reports that Francis’ newly-appointed Substitute Secretary of State, “Abp.” Edgar Peña Parra, “might have been dismissed from a seminary where he studied because he was thought by seminary administrators to have a homosexual orientation”
- After sudden death of “Bp.” Joseph Cistone, Walter Hurley — “a bishop known for covering up sex abuse” according to Church Militant — is named “Apostolic Administrator” of diocese until Francis appoints a successor
- In Buffalo, New York, three accusers of “Fr.” Joseph Gatto, former rector of diocesan seminary, speak out on local television
Friday, Oct. 19, 2018 Developments
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018 Developments
- No noteworthy developments
Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018 Developments
- No noteworthy developments
Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 Developments
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 Developments
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 Developments
- “Pope” Francis removes “Bp.” Martin Holley of diocese of Memphis, Tennessee, after a Vatican investigation into his diocese, in which “up to two-thirds of the 60 active priests” had been reassigned under Holley
- President of Ave Maria University, Jim Towey, says he “won’t accept any longer the Church hierarchy’s excuses for the snail-like processes they employ in weeding out the bad priests”
Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 Developments
- An alleged abuse victim of ex-“Cardinal” Theodore McCarrick has given an interview to Church Militant
- “Archbishop” Paul Etienne of Anchorage, Alaska, has “ordered an independent review of all sexual misconduct allegations involving priests and others associated with the Church going back five decades”
- Former “Bp.” Martin Holley of Memphis, Tennessee, says he was removed as an act of revenge, not for mismanagement or any other reason
Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 Developments
- The Department of Justice has warned U.S. Novus Ordo bishops to retain all documents pertaining to sex abuse investigation
- The original whistleblower on “Bp.” Richard Malone of Buffalo, New York, his former secretary Siobhan O’Connor, ‘to tell her story on 60 Minutes’ on Sunday, Oct. 28
Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 Developments
Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018 Developments
- George Neumayr reports that it is quite likely that “Cardinal” Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, will be appointed the new “Archbishop” of Washington, D.C.
- CBS’ 60 Minutes releases interview with Buffalo diocese whistleblower Siobhan O’Connor, former secretary to “Bp.” Richard Malone (incl. video)
Reactions from select Blogs and Web Sites
- Stephen Wynne of Church Militant says “Cardinal” Wuerl’s Oct. 11 interview in Americais a “whitewash”
- Christopher Altieri at Catholic World Report argues that “Pope Francis cannot earn back trust simply with displays of raw power”
- The same Christopher Altieri argues that Vigano’s Third Testimony ‘indicates a way through the current morass’
- Louie Verrecchio says ‘Viganò’s third testimony points to Bergoglio’s negligence’
- A Benedictine Modernist says it is ‘time to renounce all forms of clericalism’
- Francis defender Andrea Tornielli analyzes and comments on Vigano’s Third Testimony
- At Commonweal, Rita Ferrone says that “Abp.” Vigano “cannot keep up this game indefinitely”
- Novus Ordo church historian Roberto de Mattei comments on ‘Monsignor Viganò and The Hour of Judgment’
- Inside the Vatican‘s Robert Moynihan comments on recent developments
- Liberal Commonweal magazine publishes essay by Kenneth L. Woodward acknowledging that “homosexuality has played a role in the clerical sexual abuse scandals and their cover-up”
- Francis defender Mike Lewis notes that “two competing interpretations have developed regarding whether Viganò’s most important accusations have been discredited or substantiated”
- Christopher Altieri opines that ‘Francis’ remarks about the Great Accuser distract from lack of resolve, leadership’
Related Stories
- Crux‘s Elise Harris explores what role “Cardinal” Angelo Sodano, former Vatican Secretary of State, plays in the McCarrick/Vigano saga
- ‘Satan at the Vatican’ — if what Michael Voris reports here is true, the end of the Vatican II Sect cannot be far off
- In wake of recent wave of scandals, The New York Times publishes an article on why some Novus Ordos leave their sect and why others stay
- Smooth Vigano: Laurence England has made a song parody, based on Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal, showing what a madhouse the Vatican II Sect is under Francis
- CBS publishes video clip looking ‘behind the Buffalo bishop whistleblower story’
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)
- Day 19 (Sep. 12)
- Day 20 (Sep. 13)
- Days 21-25 (Sep. 14-18)
- Days 26-31 (Sep. 19-24)
- Days 32-38 (Sep. 25-Oct. 1)
- Days 39-51 (Oct. 2-Oct. 14)
Fr. William Jenkins, SSPV, comments on the recent reply to “Abp.” Carlo Vigano from “Cardinal” Marc Ouellet:
Dr. Taylor Marshall gives a timeline from McCarrick to Vigano:
Barring unforeseen circumstances, this will be the last Vigano meltdown summary post for the time being. It is simply becoming too difficult to keep up with the fallout from the Vigano drama at such a detailed level to justify the effort. It is taking away much-needed time and resources from other projects and delaying more important endeavors. Major developments in the ongoing Vigano drama will be covered in separate blog posts, as we would cover any other major story.
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