When asked by reporters whether or not the claims of ex-Nuncio Vigano that Pope Francis lied about his knowledge of former Cardinal McCarrick's perverted past and whether he lifted the sanctions placed upon the embarrassed and demoted Prince of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI, the Pope offered no comment.
Instead, the Pope challenged the press to figure the truth out for themselves.
As I wrote in the previous post, it is remarkable that the Holy Father has chosen such a response to the serious accusations against his character and the Sacred Office that he holds as the Vicar of Christ for the Universal Church.
If ex-Nuncio Vigano has not been honest in his allegations, the Holy Father needs, must deny these accusations and defend the honor and dignity of the Universal Ministry he holds as the Supreme Apostolic Authority of the Body of Christ.
If the ex-Nuncio is accurate in the presentation of the facts, the Holy Father needs, must respond and admit his failings of leadership, his less than honest claims of ignorance and must then decide if the continuance of his Pontificate serves the best interests of the Universal Church.
Truth doesn’t depend upon impressions and conclusions based upon speculations. Truth is one, absolute and universal.
Either the ex-Nuncio has sold his soul to the Devil and caused a great wound to be opened in the Body of Christ based upon lies and deceit or he is telling the truth.
The Pope is owed the right to defend his name and his Office. But he must claim that right by responding with the truth.
There is one person, whose character while holding the Office of Vicar of Christ is unassailable, who would know whether or not McCarrick’s perversions were known, whether sanctions had been placed upon him and whether those sanctions were removed or ignored by his successor. That person is Pope Benedict XVI and the delegates who served his Pontificate.
The crisis at hand is serious enough to seek the intervention of the former Pontiff so that he might provide evidence in support of his successor or in support of his accuser.
Indeed, ex-Nuncio Vigano named a number of Prelates whom he claims were complicit in the McCarrick affair.
These Prelates too need, must defend themselves and the dignity of the offices they hold.
If they are innocent, let them claim such and present evidence to that effect that is believable and beyond question or doubt and which refutes the clear and cogent evidence present by Archbishop Vigano in his letter.
The matter here and its consequence and effect upon the People of God is too critical for such a flippant and irresponsible retort to what are perhaps the most serious claims against a sitting Pontiff in the history of the Church.
The People of God are owed an answer.
They have every right before God Himself to demand that such and answer be forthcoming.
The Universal Church is waiting and watching at this critical moment in its history, but for how long is anyone’s guess.
How could the Church have come to this?
This must be the work of the Holy Spirit who we must pray will come to rescue the Church wounded by these terrible crimes of homosexual predation of our youngsters.
Only the Spirit can rescue the Church. The task is beyond any human power to do so.
Come, Holy Spirit, come at this dark hour in the Church entrusted to Your care by Our Lord Jesus Christ.
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