One is not always sure that a commentary that Rorate Caeli prints is going to be fair and balanced and not be what I call of the heterodox right wing of neo-traditionalist Catholics.
But this commentary on Pope Leo hits the ball out of the park, or should I say, blows the zucchetto off the head!
It is a long commentary, but truly excellent:
Money byte:
Pope Leo’s priorities and stances as Pope are only becoming clear very gradually. The synod study groups meant to deal with controversial issues will now report in December rather than June and their non-binding character has been emphasized, while Andrea Grillo, the ghost writer of Traditionis Custodes, has been thrown under the bus by his own university. Radical liberalism might be quietly getting shelved. For now, however, the people Pope Leo choses to promote (or not) are the clearest and most concrete indication of what this new pontificate means for the future of the Church.
From Rorate Caeli:
Leo XIV: The First 50 Days -- an Analysis
by Serre Verweij
for Rorate Cæli
It has been 50 days since Pope Leo XIV was elected, but the world does not have a clear picture of him yet. Some cardinals and professional Vatican analysts seem to be getting a more detailed profile of the Pope (one which is apparently more orthodox than many initially had expected), but the world at large does not view him as a new Pope Benedict XVI to be opposed vigorously (yet).
9 comments:
When will Francis' sycophant come to defend the mean old boss with myriads of non sequiturs replete with holy, holies
Something something "why do people like this pope more than the last one" something. It's inexplicable, really.
Nick
Being a gentleman sums it up. He doesn’t use insulting humor to offend Catholics and he is humble in accepting the traditions of the papacy and doesn’t exploit humility for show.
Pope Leo is humble, kind and polished
Father: Form does not trump substance and I remain very concerned about most of Leo's appointments (substance) thus far. They are indicative of an even harder swing left than Francis envisioned that is being cloaked in sheep's clothing. Pray I am wrong.
Tom Makin,
I walked away from reading that Rorate Caeli article with a very different take than you did. It actually looks like we are swinging away from the tyrannical and unorthodox papacy of Francis to a gentler and more conservative papacy.
I've been super busy. Been challenging keeping up with Fr.s blog.
Leo needs time. He's only 50 days in.
The looming challenge of the TLM is likely on someone's desk. The perfection of that liturgical expression is not going back in the bottle.
I read the other day that unity does NOT mean/require uniformity. Both TLM and NO can continue co-existing as they have. If the RC must have uniformity, start with the NO relative to what the Council asked for. Does that mean the NO ultimately will have to give for the sake of unity, time will tell, but personally, I believe it does, not candles/lace nonsense, but true content that was stripped out.
My instincts lean towards Leo being a pope of surprises. We just must be patient.
TJM,
And for what it’s worth, I’m less pessimistic now, having read the RC article, than I was a week ago. So many predictions and prognostications about Pope Leo have been made, many will necessarily be wrong. If my more pessimistic ones are among them, so much the better.
Nick
Seconded
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