GOOD GRIEF, WHAT CONTEMPT THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER AND THE GERMAN CHURCH HAS FOR POPE FRANCIS AND HIS DEMAND THAT GERMANY, ESPECIALLY GERMANY’S SCHISMATIC BISHOPS RETURN TO ORTHODOXY!!!!

This is a must read report from the National Catholic Reporter. While “Where Peter is” and the “National Catholic Reporter” and other left of Orthodox bitterly complain about bishops like Burke and Strickland being opposed to the pope, disrespectful of the pope and in a semi-“schism” with the pope and the pope reacts harshly, although we know nothing of what has gone on behind the scenes, there is encouragement for the true schismatics in Germany. This National Catholic Reporter article this morning is a brash example of this publications disrespect fro the papacy, not just that of Pope Francis, but every pope since Paul VI!

I just learned from another website that the actual date of the letter Pope Francis wrote to the four orthodox Catholic German women theologians was dated November 10th although it was not released until November 21st. Keep in mind November 10th was the very date that Pope Francis removed Bishop Strickland from the Diocese of Tyler! There is definitely a symbolic date and warning to the German bishops in this date!

Here’s a money byte:

How did Catholics in Germany react to this big red stop sign from the pope himself? The conservative minority felt justified. Reformers appear to be in denial. And some people even smell a conspiracy. Did Francis write this letter himself? Or might it even be a forgery? Some people on social media pointed out, that he signed the letter with a different signature than usual. He wrote the German "Franziskus" instead of the usual Latin "Franciscus." For some people, reason enough to speculate.

But what about the four women the letter was sent to? Were they actually concerned about the future of the German reform project? Maybe, but the publishing of this letter is most definitely a political move as well, trying to derail the reform process. All four are prominent figures, known for criticizing Germany's reform ideas.

Their original letter to the pope won't be made public, they said. "We asked if we could publish the reply and got a 'go ahead' from Rome," said Schmidt, one of the letter writers, to Catholic German outlet DomRadio.de. They feel strengthened by Francis' words, she said. "In my view our country now has two choices. Either we ignore the pope's words and keep denying the wishes of every cardinal, bishop and layperson in the world who disagrees. Or we follow the continuing warnings of even the pope and repent. We can't just bang our heads against the wall." 

…In a latest reaction Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said that subjects like women's ordination and homosexuality are off the table. Yet again they continue to talk and don't slam the door in the faces of the Germans. What's left is public disapproval. And a bit of an aftertaste for German reformers. Their bishops have to wait for months and years to discuss their reform wishes in Rome — yet the pope replied to conservative complainers within four days.

READ THE WHOLE DISRESPECTFUL TOWARD THE POPE ARTICLE AT THE NCR