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Subject: [New post] Catholic Conservatives Allege Pope Francis Was Elected By Secret
Cardinal Conspiracy
From: Now The End Begins <donotreply@wordpress.com>
Date: 10/12/2014 16:14
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The furor stems from a behind-the-scenes account of the March 2013 conclave,
presented in a new book about Francis titled The Great Reformer: Francis and the
Making of a Radical Pope.
In the last chapter of the biography, which focuses on Bergoglios early life in Argentina
and career as a Jesuit, author Austen Ivereigh delivers an insider account of how a group
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of cardinals who wanted a reformer pope quietly sought to rally support for Bergoglio in the
days leading up to the conclave. A paragraph in the last chapter of the book is being
rewritten as follows:
EXISTING WORDING:
They had learned their lessons from 2005. They first secured Bergoglios
assent. Asked if he was willing, he said that he believed that at this time of
crisis for the Church no cardinal could refuse if asked.
NEW WORDING:
In keeping with conclave rules, they did not ask Bergoglio if he would be
willing to be a candidate. But they believed this time that the crisis in the
Church would make it hard for him to refuse if elected.
Pope Francis is all about change, radical change that the Catholic Church corporation
has not ever seen. As we have been reporting, Francis has been working tirelessly to
bring into the Roman tent all the world's major religions, with a special focus on wooing the
Islam and the Muslim world. Vatican watchers see a One World Religion in the making.
A few months ago, Francis attempted what many classify as a massive overreach in papal
authority by attempting to welcome in the LGBT Movement into the Catholic church, which
was shouted down vehemently by the conservative bishops. But the mere fact that he
tried it shows the direction in which he is trying to take things, which could generate an
irreparable church split.
But all parties close to the Vatican agree on one thing: Pope Francis is changing the
Catholic system in very dramatic ways, with no end in sight to the alterations. Not since
the very first pope, Constantine, in 325 AD, has there been this much movement on
platform issues. The only question is, how far will he be allowed to go?
NTEB News Desk | December 10, 2014 at 11:13 am | Tags: Cardinal Conspiracy,
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, vatican | Categories: Catholic Church,
Headline News, One World Religion, Vatican | URL: http://wp.me/p1kFP6-7wa
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