Cardinal Bertone in a recent interview made some candid remarks. Bertone knew in advance Benedict XVI was going to resign and Francis would replace him. Does Bertone have a crystal ball or was everything planned out in detail before it happened?
Asked if he was surprised by Benedict XVI’s resignation, the cardinal said: “I had guessed it, but put it out my thoughts. I knew long in advance, at least seven months before. And I had many doubts. We debated the topic at length after it seemed already decided. I told him: Holy Father, you must bestow upon us the third volume on Jesus of Nazareth and the encyclical of faith, before you sign things over to Pope Francis.”
Was Francis surprised by his election or
like Bertone did he know it was going to happen?
Some priests, as some powerful wizards, can know things long before they happen. This is called prophesy, being a seer or something like that. There are many of those in the Church. I'm sure many priests, bishops and cardinals knew what was going to happen before it did.
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ReplyDeleteHow surprised were you by his decision to leave? I had guessed it, but put it out my thoughts. I knew long in advance, at least seven months before. And I had many doubts. We debated the topic at length after it seemed already decided. I told him: Holy Father, you must bestow upon us the third volume on Jesus of Nazareth and the encyclopedia of faith, before you sign things over to Pope Francis.
Also claims F is continuing B's pervert policy (w/even more elan that he learned from the Salesians):
And he seems to want to open the door to crucial issues concerning the relationship between the church and modern society, from divorce to homosexuality.
This pope has the profound training of the Jesuits, but has also absorbed the teachings of the Salesians. As an educator of young generations and the bishop of a big city like Buenos Aires, he has always been a man of great benevolence open to all the realities of life.
So he is a pope who is unifying doctrine and practice?
Yes, but I do not think he will compromise on doctrine, even if I express my opinion. Pope Francis will certainly open up new areas of acceptance and conversation. It should be remembered that the question of including homosexuals in the church was already present in Cardinal Ratzinger’s document of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which Pope Francis is now taking up and developing with a greater impact on the media. Regarding divorcees, there was also already an invitation for support from the parishes both in the teachings and practices of the diocese, which some did not acknowledge.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/18/cardinal-tarcisio-bertone-pope_n_6699464.html