Ratzinger's book
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Whoa....
Gay “clubs” operate openly in Catholic seminaries, the institutions that prepare men for the priesthood, the late Pope Benedict XVI has claimed in a posthumously published book scathing of Pope Francis’s progressive agenda.
In a blistering attack on the state of the Catholic Church under his successor’s papacy, Benedict, who died on Dec 31 at the age of 95, said that the vocational training of the next generation of priests is on the verge of “collapse”.
He claimed that some bishops allow trainee priests to watch pornographic films as an outlet for their sexual urges.
Benedict gave instructions that the book, What Christianity Is, should be published after his death.
It is one of a handful of recent books by conservative Vatican figures which have poured scorn on the decade-old papacy of Francis, who was elected after his predecessor’s historic resignation in 2013.
The outpouring of new books contributes to “impressions of a mounting civil war in the Church following the death of Benedict XVI”, according to John Allen, a leading Vatican analyst who writes for Crux, the Catholic news outlet.
The existence of “homosexual clubs” is particularly prevalent in the US, Benedict said in his book, adding: “In several seminaries, homosexual clubs operate more or less openly.”
He cited the example of an American bishop who allegedly allowed his seminarians, or trainee priests, to watch porn films “presumably with the intention of rendering them capable of resisting behaviours contrary to the faith”.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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It's simple.
- Let priests marry. The Catholic Church allowed that at one time. Back to the future, and all that.
- Homosexual acts are sinful. Period. If they act on their urges, they're out as Priests. They can sit in the pews with the rest of the congregation.
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Whoa....
Gay “clubs” operate openly in Catholic seminaries, the institutions that prepare men for the priesthood, the late Pope Benedict XVI has claimed in a posthumously published book scathing of Pope Francis’s progressive agenda.
In a blistering attack on the state of the Catholic Church under his successor’s papacy, Benedict, who died on Dec 31 at the age of 95, said that the vocational training of the next generation of priests is on the verge of “collapse”.
He claimed that some bishops allow trainee priests to watch pornographic films as an outlet for their sexual urges.
Benedict gave instructions that the book, What Christianity Is, should be published after his death.
It is one of a handful of recent books by conservative Vatican figures which have poured scorn on the decade-old papacy of Francis, who was elected after his predecessor’s historic resignation in 2013.
The outpouring of new books contributes to “impressions of a mounting civil war in the Church following the death of Benedict XVI”, according to John Allen, a leading Vatican analyst who writes for Crux, the Catholic news outlet.
The existence of “homosexual clubs” is particularly prevalent in the US, Benedict said in his book, adding: “In several seminaries, homosexual clubs operate more or less openly.”
He cited the example of an American bishop who allegedly allowed his seminarians, or trainee priests, to watch porn films “presumably with the intention of rendering them capable of resisting behaviours contrary to the faith”.
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A schism in the making or the suspicious rumination of a doddering old priest?
Rather convenient that it is published now that the old prelate is cold and in the crypt.
@Renauda said in Ratzinger's book:
Rather convenient that it is published now that the old prelate is cold and in the crypt.
As Benedict requested. I wonder what the fallout would have been had he not waited. Would he have testified to what he knew/saw?
Makes you wonder about his resignation, doesn't it?
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@Renauda said in Ratzinger's book:
Rather convenient that it is published now that the old prelate is cold and in the crypt.
As Benedict requested. I wonder what the fallout would have been had he not waited. Would he have testified to what he knew/saw?
Makes you wonder about his resignation, doesn't it?
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People have wondered about what goes on in the inner sanctum of the Vatican since Medieval times. Why should now be any different?
Bring back the Borgias and rock on!
@Renauda said in Ratzinger's book:
People have wondered about what goes on in the inner sanctum of the Vatican since Medieval times.
Probably longer than that, LOL.
Bring back the Borgias and rock on!
Might be an improvement. At least we would know who's pulling the strings, right?
