Does A Longstanding “Lavender Mafia” Pederasty Cartel Control The Vatican?

[wacojoe]

...and is Pope Francis their guy?

This article sets out the evidence it is true —

http://thefederalist.com/2018/08/30/...tholic-church/

[Dave Grubb]

I hope it is not correct but at the same time fear it could be.

The only thing I will offer in rebuttal is that the Pope is maligned by the "old guard" of the church. He threatens their lavish life style and "indulgences". They are actively working against him and this tact would not even cause them pause.

Added in edit:

Coincidentally an article appeared today in the WSJ. It begins thusly:

The crisis engulfing the Catholic Church and the papacy has exposed deep rifts in the U.S. church.

The latest trigger is a letter released last week by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò accusing Catholic officials, including Pope Francis, of covering up sexual abuse, allegedly by ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick among others.

While U.S. bishops profess broad agreement about the need for new measures to address abuse, their responses to the letter have dramatically diverged.

Those who support the pope’s emphasis on issues like immigration and climate change have criticized the letter. San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy said the letter displays a “hatred for Pope Francis” and that “Archbishop Viganò consistently subordinates the pursuit of comprehensive truth to partisanship, division and distortion.

I'll also add that the Grand Jury report from PA, while primarily politically motivated, has opened the dialog more so than anytime in the past. One thing not being report by the press is the long list of measures being undertaken within the Church and related institutions to stop future abuse through training and increased awareness.

The following is taken from a letter I received from our Bishop about 3 weeks ago and then read at all masses last Sunday.

People are angry. The abuse of children by some members of the clergy, and the past failures to address this deviant behavior appropriately, are outlined in terrible and heart-wrenching detail in the statewide Grand Jury Report.
People are feeling betrayed and heartbroken, and have told me so, in conversations, calls, emails and on social media. I don’t blame them. They have a right to expect that the Church, of all places, should have done better.

I share the anger. I am horrified and ashamed. The perverse manner in which the Priesthood was used to gain access to youth and to steal their innocence, by the very men who were called to preserve it, is crushing.

Although the Grand Jury acknowledged the progress the Church has made in the past 15 years in eliminating abuse and protecting children, clergy sexual abuse still casts a long and chilling shadow over our Diocese and our Church.

Since becoming the Bishop of the Diocese of Allentown on August 31, 2017, I have come to understand that every Bishop inherits the history of his Diocese. It falls to me at this point in history to shoulder any failings from the past, to apologize and ask forgiveness, and to do what I can to prevent recurrence.

I apologize for the times when offenders were not dealt with in the ways we do now. I also apologize to the victims and survivors for the burden they have carried for years, mostly in silence and hidden pain. I make this apology personally, and also on behalf of the Diocese of Allentown.

Please know this: I have never treated a victim with anything but full respect. I have never transferred a predator rather than holding him accountable. I also have never been involved in doing so, nor am I responsible for anyone else doing so.

I ask the forgiveness of the vast majority of priests who had no involvement in this abhorrent behavior. Our devoted Clergy and Religious have remained steadfast in their faith in the midst of human corruption and error. They have been heroic, even when shepherds-turned-wolves infested some parishes and schools.

And so my message to everyone affected by this horrendous part of our past is this: Please offer us another opportunity to regain your trust. Please be open to understanding that while our Church at one time was a model of what not to do, today we are an example of how to deal effectively with this terrible societal problem.

In the Diocese of Allentown, victims and survivors are heard and cared for, perpetrators are held accountable, and children are protected.

You have my personal assurance that victims and survivors will continue to receive counseling at no cost to them, that thorough background checks and strict requirements and training on preventing abuse will continue, and that we will continue our enhanced screening for new candidates for the Priesthood. I assure you that any new allegations will continue to result in immediate reporting to law enforcement and immediate removal from active ministry. Our first goal is to keep our children safe.

As Bishop, I pledge my entire being to shepherding our local Church through these hurt-filled times. I also pledge that I will continue to do absolutely everything I can to protect the flock of Christ entrusted to my care, to the best of my ability.

Together with God’s help, we can begin to heal and move forward, working together to ensure that the sinful actions of the past have no place in the present, and that they will not define us in the future. To those who will hear these words as hollow, or as too little, too late, I ask your forgiveness nonetheless. I can only assure you that they come from the depth of a pastor’s heart.

May God, who alone can heal the deep wounds that each person uniquely feels, bring us to a renewed commitment to the protection of our precious youth.

I pray this is more than just words. I do know that this issue is consuming a tremendous amount of attention on the part of the Bishop---which is a giant step forward from ignoring it.

[wacojoe]

One of favorite columnists contributed an article today on the subject along with the two interminable funerals. In it she summarized what is a phenomenon in politics, I think —

...Certainly all this turmoil in our justice system and the Church is unsettling. But it's a useful reminder that in all hierarchies, sooner or later, the mission of the organization becomes the protection of the hierarchy, not the stated mission, and every now and then, a thorough housecleaning is in order.

Read more: https://www.americanthinker.com/arti...#ixzz5PxdnFyBH
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With regard to the Roman Catholic Church, there is some issue which faction is The Hierarchcy — the old guard or the pederasty deviants.

[Billy_Rightwing]

Lets stop complaining about it and start cleaning the mess up. As they study for the Priesthood teach the morals that should go with it.

[Dave Grubb]

the old guard or the pederasty deviants

..and what makes you think they are not one in the same?

[mgrist]

But it's a useful reminder that in all hierarchies, sooner or later, the mission of the organization becomes the protection of the hierarchy, not the stated mission, and every now and then, a thorough housecleaning is in order.

Amen! The problem thou is larger then the solution, to big to fail.