EXCLUSIVE: Bishop Schneider wins clarification on “diversity of religions” from Pope Francis, brands abuse summit a “failure”
Excerpt:
In an exclusive interview with LifeSite, Bishop Schneider said the concerns raised during the two-hour meeting with the Holy Father included “Communion for divorced and civilly ‘remarried’ Catholics, the issue of Communion for Protestant spouses in mixed marriages, and the issue of the practical spread of homosexuality in the Church.”
In a direct exchange between Pope Francis and Bishop Schneider, the claim that the “diversity of religions” is “willed by God” was also discussed. The expression, contained in a joint statement that Pope Francis signed last month with a Grand Imam in Abu Dhabi, has incited considerable controversy.
The Pope explicitly stated that Bishop Schneider could share the contents of their exchange on this point. “You can say that the phrase in question on the diversity of religions means the permissive will of God,” he told the assembled bishops, who come from predominantly Muslim regions.
7 comments:
Is Francis warming up to Bishop Schneider?
Well, the answer of course is a big NO!
It's just that Francis needs Bishop Schneider for the moment. Once that need passes (if it passes) Bishop Schneider will pay dearly.....
The Bishop is being played.
It certainly is possible that a trap is being set for Bishop Schneider but it could also backfire disproportionately. It is painful to write this, but this Pope has marshalled his revolution where their mass of force is strong but they are exceptionally vulnerable to strikes from the support echelons. The treatment of Pell is probably intended as an example and threat for tradition minded bishops. But the most vulnerable bishops are the ones who have been most corrupt and therefore most beholden to the political and social forces in the West. So the bishops of Europe and the USA might get to take a stroll from the courthouse like Pell did.
Clearly the pope is doing to Bishop Schneider what he did to Cardinal Burke. Traps and land mines. This pope is no friend of faithful Catholics. Read the letter Francis sent to Burke regarding the Knights of Malta. Pius V could have written that letter. So Burke thinks the pope is orthodox and has his back. And look what happened. This is the end for Schneider.
PF is a Peronist, and like the late dictator has a habit of saying different things to different people.
Bp Schneider is only 57 so should easily see off PF. He'd make a great pope, and incidentally shares a surname with Pius X.
For an interesting (ironic) take this topic, see Fr. Hunwicke's post.
John Nolan,
Interesting, I made the point that PF was raised in Peron's Argentina. Peron and his wife were evil state worshippers (once they ran the state) who presented themselves just as you noted.
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