Who are these men who so flippantly cast off their responsibilities to shepherd and guide the Church?
The People of God have a right to expect that their Sacred Pastors will not only teach, sanctify and govern but that they will do so by their personal example.
Thus far, from the Holy Father himself and through the ranks of the Curia and Bishops around the world, that expectation has been totally unfulfilled, ignored and ridiculed.
Now comes the latest in a long line of failed leaders to moan and lament the great harm being done to the Church, while uttering not a whisper of reassurance or guidance to the Catholic faithful.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's Secretary of State, aped Pope Francis’ silence about accusations that the sex abuse crisis had implicated the Pope during a recent interview he gave to Italian newspaper La Stampa.
When asked to comment about Archbishop Viganò’s detailed 11-page testimony released last week, Cardinal Parolin said: “It's better not to go down into details on such things. I repeat that which the Pope says: you read it, and make your judgement. The text speaks for itself.”
Pope Francis told reporters on his return flight from Ireland this weekend that he was "not going to say a word" about allegations that he covered-up for ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.
“Read the statement carefully yourselves and make your own judgment. I am not going to say a word about this,” the Pope said.
Parolin said he is experiencing “great pain” right now.
Would that he truly were!
But as insulting as these remarks are, what is even more dumbfounding is his apparent lack of understanding regarding the crisis these allegations and reactions have brought to the faith and spirituality of so many among the faithful laity and Clergy.
Listen to what Parolin adds to his comments.
" I hope that we all work in the search of truth and justice, that these be the points of reference, and not other things. Certainly the situation is not worrying at all.”
Not worrying at all?
This situation would be laughable if it were not so pathetic.
What is becoming clearer and clearer to me in these past few days is this: not only do the Bishops and Cardinals lack integrity, but perhaps more critical to the well-being of the Church, they lack intelligence and rationality.
Only a dunderhead could look at the sad state of affairs within the Body of Christ and say “the situation is not worrying at all”.
How long, O Lord, how long will you delay in rescuing Your Church from such incompetence and foolishness!
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