“A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, 'You are mad; you are not like us.” ― St. Antony the Great
In the liturgical cycle of the Roman liturgy before the destruction which began in 1955, this time now after December 8 was known as the Octave of the Immaculate Conception. You can follow this link, http://divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/horas/officium.pl# which is also on a tab above to find out more about today and the different versions of the Divine Office, not including the new deformed and debased, Liturgy of the Hours wherein Pope Montini even had the temerity to write, "In this new arrangement of the psalms a few of the psalms
and verses that are somewhat harsh in tone have been omitted, especially
because of the difficulties anticipated from their use in vernacular
celebration." Because Pope Giovanni Battisti Montini knew better than the King David, the Prophet and God himself. Leaving you to research as you will, I do wish to post the Readings of the Third Nocturne from St. Bernard of Clariveaux on Mary as the new Eve. May they enrich your day.
Reading 7
From the Holy Gospel
according to Luke
Luke 1:26-28
In that time the angel
Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, To a virgin
espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the
virgin's name was Mary. And so on.
Homily by St. Bernard,
Abbot of Clairvaux.
2nd on this text.
Rejoice, father Adam,
and yet more thou mother Eve, ye that are the source of all, and the ruin of
all, and the unhappy cause of their ruin before ye gave them birth. Be
comforted both in your daughter, and such a daughter; but chiefly thou, O
woman, of whom the first evil came, and who hast cast thy slur upon all women.
The time is come for the slur to be taken away, and for the man to have nothing
to say against the woman. At the first, when he unwisely began to make excuse,
he scrupled not to throw the blame upon her, saying, The woman whom Thou gavest
to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. Wherefore, O Eve, betake
thyself to Mary Mother, betake thyself to thy daughter let the daughter answer
for the mother let her take away her mother's reproach; let her make up to her
father for her mother's fault for if man be fallen by means of woman, it is by
means of woman that he is raised up again.
V. But thou, O Lord,
have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God.
R. A garden enclosed
is my sister, my spouse, a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed.
* O Mary, thy perfumes
are a garden of delights.
V. Open to me, my
sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled.
R. O Mary, thy
perfumes are a garden of delights.
V. Grant, Lord, a
blessing.
Benediction. She whose
feast-day we are keeping, Mary, blessed Maid of Maidens, be our Advocate with
God. Amen.
Reading 8
What didst thou say, O
Adam? The woman whom Thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I
did eat. These are wrathful words, by the which thou dost rather magnify than
diminish thine offence. Nevertheless, Wisdom hath defeated thy malice. God
asked thee that He might find in thee an occasion of pardon, but, in that He
found it not, He hath sought and found it in the Treasure of His Own mercy. One
woman answereth for another; the wise for the foolish; the lowly for the proud;
for her that gave thee of the tree of death, another that giveth thee to taste
of the tree of life; for her that brought thee the bitter food of sin, another
that giveth thee of the sweet fruits of righteousness. Wherefore accuse the
woman no more, but speak in thanksgiving, and say, Lord, the woman whom Thou
hast given me, she hath given me of the tree of life, and I have eaten; and it
is in my mouth sweeter than honey, for thereby hast Thou quickened me. (Ps.
cxviii. 103, 93.) Behold, it was for this that the angel Gabriel was sent to
the Virgin, to the most worshipful of women, a woman more wonderful than all
women, the restorer of them that went before, and the quickener of them that
come after her.
V. But thou, O Lord,
have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God.
R. My soul doth
magnify the Lord;
* For He That is
mighty hath done to me great things, and holy is His name.
V. For, behold, from
henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
R. For He That is
mighty hath done to me great things, and holy is His name.
V. Glory be to the
Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
R. For He That is
mighty hath done to me great things, and holy is His name.
V. Grant, Lord, a
blessing.
Benediction. May He
that is the Angels' King to that high realm His people bring. Amen.
Reading 9
Has it not of this thy
daughter, O Adam, that God spake when He said unto the serpent, I will put
enmity between thee and the woman And if thou wilt still doubt that He speaketh
of Mary, hear what followeth She shall bruise thy head. Who won this conquest
but Mary? She brought to nought the whole wiles of Satan, whether for the
pollution of her body or the injury of her soul. Was it not of her that Solomon
spake, where he saith, Who shall find a virtuous woman? (Prov. xxxi. 10.) The
wise man knew the weaknesses of women, how frail they are in body, and how
changeable in mind. But he had read that God had promised that the enemy, who had
prevailed by means of a woman, was by a woman to be overthrown, and he
believed. But he wondered greatly, and said, Who shall find a virtuous woman?
that is to say If our salvation, and the bringing back of that which is lost,
and the final triumph over the enemy, is in the hand of a woman, it must needs
be that a virtuous woman be found, meet to work in that matter
How far are you prepared to follow Jorge Mario Bergoglio? When will the you "red-pill?" When will the light go on that this man is a devil? Since the first time he emerged in the loggia we have seen on nearly a daily basis more and more actions and words by this man that reveal his true nature. How far will you follow him?
Stop it. Stop it now. Stop sending any money to Peter's Pence or any Bishops' Collections! Look at what they are doing with it! Every dollar in your collection plate has a diocesan tax called a cathedraticum. A portion of that goes to Rome, or to cover for sodomites in the priesthood or to pay luxury living for clergy. Stop, starve the bastards. Exceptions? Yes; Latin Mass communities. For good priests and good parishes, slip them cash into his hand for his expenses. For the building, buy what is needed "in kind" for a tax receipt or give to the Building Fund which is not subject to Cathedraticum, do physical work. Now, they fund a movie about a filthy has-been sodomite. http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/report-vatican-invested-peters-pence-funds-in-elton-john-biopic
Regarding the request by four exorcists for a day of fast and reparation tomorrow, Friday December 6: I read some commentary that this would ruin the fun of St. Nicholas Day. Let me say this, if St. Nicholas were here, he would not only join in but he would be leading it and then he would take care of some of these malefactors in a manly manner. The statement and prayers are below.
In light of recent events regarding the Pachamama ritual in
the Vatican Gardens, the subsequent procession of the idol into St. Peter’s, as
well as placing the idols in St. Maria in Traspontina church, we are reminded
of the words of St. Paul (1 Corinthians 10:20), “Do I say, that what is offered
in sacrifice to idols, is anything? Or, that the idol is anything? But the
things which the heathens sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God.
And I would not that you should be made partakers with devils.”
The Psalms (95:5) tell us that “all the gods of the Gentiles
are devils: but the Lord made the heavens.” These events bring home the reality
that (Ephesians 6:12) “our wrestling is not against flesh and blood; but
against principalities and power, against the rulers of the world of this
darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places.” These events
bring home the reality that we are in spiritual warfare and that warfare is
happening within the Church, itself.
We are, therefore, encouraging all Catholics who recognize
the evil of the events to join us in a day of prayer and penance on December
6th, for the purpose of driving out any diabolic influence within the Church
that has been gained as a result of these recent events — along with any other
events.
We are asking all of those who participate to do the
following for this intention:
1.) say the Rosary;
2.) take on some form of penance, such as fasting,
abstinence and other forms of mortification;
3.) to offer the prayers to the Sacred Heart, as seen below.
Other recommended acts which we encourage others to do for
this intention is make a Holy Hour in front of the Blessed Sacrament and attend
Mass that day, offering the merits of the Mass for this intention.
May the Divine Mercy rest upon all of us.
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Act of Consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart of
Jesus
Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down upon
us humbly prostrate before Thy altar. We are Thine, and Thine we wish to be;
but, to be more surely united with Thee, behold each one of us freely
consecrates himself today to Thy Most Sacred Heart. Many indeed have never
known Thee; many too, despising Thy precepts, have rejected Thee. Have mercy on
them all, most merciful Jesus, and draw them to Thy Sacred Heart.
Be Thou King, O Lord, not only of the faithful who have
never forsaken Thee, but also of the prodigal children who have abandoned Thee;
grant that they may quickly return to their Father's house lest they die of
wretchedness and hunger.
Be Thou King of those who are deceived by erroneous
opinions, or whom discord keeps aloof; call them back to the harbor of truth
and unity of faith, so that soon there may be but one flock and one Shepherd.
Be Thou King of all those who are still involved in the
darkness of idolatry or of Islamism; refuse not to draw them all into the light
and kingdom of God. Turn Thine eyes of mercy toward the children of that race,
once Thy chosen people: of old they called down upon themselves the Blood of
the Savior; may it now descend upon them a laver of redemption and of life.
Grant, O Lord, to Thy Church assurance of freedom and
immunity from harm; give peace and order to all nations, and make the earth
resound from pole to pole with one cry: Praise to the Divine Heart that wrought
our salvation; to It be glory and Honor forever. Amen.
Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
O sweet Jesus, Whose overflowing charity for men is requited
by so much forgetfulness, negligence and contempt, behold us prostrate before
Thy altar eager to repair by a special act of homage the cruel indifference and
injuries, to which Thy loving Heart is everywhere subject.
Mindful alas! that we ourselves have had a share in such
great indignities, which we now deplore from the depths of our hearts, we
humbly ask Thy pardon and declare our readiness to atone by voluntary expiation
not only for our own personal offenses, but also for the sins of those, who,
straying far from the path of salvation, refuse in their obstinate infidelity
to follow Thee, their Shepherd and Leader, or, renouncing the vows of their
baptism, have cast off the sweet yoke of Thy Law.
We are now resolved to expiate each and every deplorable
outrage committed against Thee; we are determined to make amends for the
manifold offenses against Christian modesty in unbecoming dress and behavior,
for all the foul seductions laid to ensnare the feet of the innocent, for the
frequent violations of Sundays and holidays, and the shocking blasphemies
uttered against Thee and Thy Saints.
We wish also to make amends for the insults to which Thy
Vicar on earth and Thy priests are subjected, for the profanation, by conscious
neglect or terrible acts of sacrilege, of the very Sacrament of Thy Divine
Love; and lastly for the public crimes of nations who resist the rights and
teaching authority of the Church which Thou hast founded.
Would, O divine Jesus, we were able to wash away such
abominations with our blood. We now offer, in reparation for these violations
of Thy divine honor, the satisfaction Thou didst once make to Thy eternal
Father on the cross and which Thou dost continue to renews daily on our altars;
we offer it in union with the acts of atonement of Thy Virgin Mother and all
the Saints and of the pious faithful on earth; and we sincerely promise to make
recompense, as far as we can with the help of Thy grace, for all neglect of Thy
great love and for the sins we and others have committed in the past.
Henceforth we will live a life of unwavering faith, of purity of conduct, of
perfect observance of the precepts of the gospel and especially that of
charity. We promise to the best of our power to prevent other from offending
Thee and to bring as many as possible to follow Thee.
O loving Jesus, through the intercession of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, our model in reparation, deign to receive the voluntary offering
we make of this act of expiation; and by the crowning gift of perseverance keep
us faithful unto death in our duty and the allegiance we owe to Thee, so that
we may one day come to that happy home, where Thou with the Father and the Holy
Ghost livest and reignest God, world without end. Amen.
ROME: V.C. News - The Pope said "the changes of seasons and climates warn us" and that "before long we may look" for other signs in the "sun and moon and stars."
In his First Homily on the Gospels as recorded in Matins of the First Sunday of Advent, Pope St. Gregory the Great (540 - 604) has confirmed "climate change" undoubtedly understanding that the climate in fact, does change, and then changes again.
Interviewed about Pope Gregory's comment and the obvious conclusion that the climate is always changing, George Soros' dupe, Greta Thunberg, said that "the climate crisis is not just about the environment. It is a crisis of human
rights, of justice, and of political will." With Soros looking on approvingly, Thunberg then confessed to being a communist stating that, "Colonial, racist, and patriarchal
systems of oppression have created and fueled it. We need to dismantle them
all."
Homily by Pope St. Gregory the Great,
1st on the Gospels
Our Lord and Saviour wisheth to find us ready at His second
coming. Therefore He telleth us what will be the evils of the world as it
groweth old, that He may wean our hearts from worldly affections. Here we read
what great convulsions will go before the end, that, if we will not fear God in
our prosperity, we may at least be scourged into fearing His judgment when it
is at hand.
Immediately before the passage which hath just been read
from the Gospel, are found the following words of our Lord, Nation shall rise
against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and great earthquakes shall be in
divers places, and pestilences and famines. Then, after a few more verses,
cometh today's Gospel. There shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in
the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations with perplexity, the sea and
the waves roaring. Now some of these things are come to pass already, and we
fear the others are not far off.
In these our days we see nation rise against nation, and
their distress over all the earth, more than we read in books hath ever come to
pass of old time. Ye know also how often we hear of earthquakes overwhelming
countless cities in other parts of the world. As for pestilences, we suffer
from them ourselves, with hardly any intermission. As yet we do not see signs
in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; but the changes of seasons and
climates warn us that we may look for these also before long.
Gosh, just when I thought I could just post some nice Advent music, Bergoglio goes and does it again!
The first time was the day after his election when he refused to bless the assembled media Now, it is twice in two days.
When Catholics visit the Pope, they have a right to his Apostolic Blessing.
When non-Catholics visit, they don't demand that he does not bless and in fact, should be insulted that he denied them the grace which could lead to conversion.
Gosh, can't we go just one day without this monster doing something wretchedly evil and un-Catholic?
On the other hand, maybe he does not give the Apostolic Blessing because he's not the ...!
Those in leadership in all walks of life in government, academia, business and even the Church tell you that gender is fluid and that a boy born a boy can really be a girl or whatever, this is what they leave out.
They are evil. What parent permitted this? What authority figure affirmed it? What doctor performed it? There was a time when we took mental illness seriously. Now, we simply affirm delusion and if you don't agree with it, you're a hater. There was a time when we would have taken the doctor that butchered this poor girl and removed his license and then put him on trial and the parent would have been arrested for child endangerment and the child taken into protection by the State. Now the State endorses it and demands you accept it as right and just. Yes, this IS a girl. This poor girl needed help. She needed love, she needed therapy, psychological and spiritual. She deserved care and protection to work through whatever delusions she had that caused her to think herself as a boy. Instead, she was used by an anti-Christ fascist mob for their political ends and will endure suffering the rest of her life that she cannot yet comprehend. Lest you think this is not occurring on a large scale, dozens are raising money for what they now call, "top surgery." https://www.gofundme.com/mvc.php?route=homepage_norma/search&term=top%20surgery Walt Heyer found out the truth. http://waltheyer.com/
Thanks to a reader for this. Notice, the first person interviewed, "Billy," was "fondled" as a confused boy. Perpetrating perverts can sense who is the weak one, who is the target, then the go after their prey. They take a confused child and groom him or her to be one like them. Note that the second one, "Rene" had an absent and alcoholic father. Walt Heyer is also interviewed, he had a crazy grandmother who cross-dressed him and later was sexually abused. Is there a theme here?
And this is what our leaders in government, academia, industry, church and state think is good and fair and just.
Bishop Rick Stika of Knoxville has done it again. He has again proved that he is unfit for the Office of Bishop and was probably never fit for the priesthood in the first place. The man has a serious problem. Clearly, given the amount of time he spends on Twitter, he has a poor prayer life, probably does not say his Office and verifies that Knoxville clearly doesn't need a bishop! He has blocked me on Twitter. Heck, he's probably blocked you. What this episcopal fraud doesn't realise, the same for Ivereigh and others, is that you can't really stop anyone from reading your Tweets unless you go private. All one needs to do is open a different web browser where one is not logged in and - voila! Or, you can just wait 'til someone shares his latest idiocy. Such as this.
And if that is not enough, there is this heresy.
With Rick and his ilk, it's always those nasty TLM people that consistently get it wrong, eh?
Is Rick dividing Jesus? Did Our Lord Jesus Christ not say, "The Father and I are one?" If this is what Rick believes, this is heresy.
20. This result is, in fact, achieved when Christ lives and
thrives, as it were, in the hearts of men, and when men's hearts in turn are
fashioned and expanded as though by Christ. This makes it possible for the
sacred temple, where the Divine Majesty receives the acceptable worship which
His law prescribes, to increase and prosper day by day in this land of exile of
earth. Along with the Church, therefore, her Divine Founder is present at every
liturgical function: Christ is present at the august sacrifice of the altar
both in the person of His minister and above all under the eucharistic species.
He is present in the sacraments, infusing into them the power which makes them
ready instruments of sanctification. He is present, finally, in prayer of
praise and petition we direct to God, as it is written: "Where there are
two or three gathered together in My Name, there am I in the midst of
them."[22] The sacred liturgy is, consequently, the public worship which
our Redeemer as Head of the Church renders to the Father, as well as the
worship which the community of the faithful renders to its Founder, and through
Him to the heavenly Father. It is, in short, the worship rendered by the
Mystical Body of Christ in the entirety of its Head and members.
How about a look at the 1983 Catechism of the Catholic Church?
1325 "The Eucharist is the efficacious sign and sublime
cause of that communion in the divine life and that unity of the People of God
by which the Church is kept in being. It is the culmination both of God's
action sanctifying the world in Christ and of the worship men offer to Christ
and through him to the Father in the Holy Spirit."
We have this from the ancient Roman Missal which follows the Pater Noster and Libera nos:
He uncovers the chalice, genuflects, takes the Host and
breaking it down the middle over the chalice says:
Per eúndem Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum Fílium tuum, Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son our Lord,
He breaks off a Particle from the Host. Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, Who is God living and reigning with Thee in the unity of the
Holy Ghost,
And then, of course, the Nicene Creed:
"And in
the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Life-giver, who proceeds from the Father, who
with the Father and Son is worshipped and glorified."
I could go on, but I've made my point. Add yours in the combox.
Bishop Rick, Happy Thanksgiving and get off of Twitter.
The web page for "Peter's Pence has this statement:
"The concrete participation, including economic, in the needs
of the universal ecclesial community has taken different forms throughout
history. These collections and donations by the individual faithful or entire
local churches raise the awareness that all the baptized are called to
materially sustain the work of evangelization and at the same time to help the
poor in whatever way is possible."
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops states the following:
“Today, the Peter's Pence Collection supports the Pope's
philanthropy by giving the Holy Father the means to provide emergency
assistance to those in need because of natural disaster, war, oppression, and
disease.”
Francis Bergoglio was asked about the financial corruption of the pennies of faithful Catholics around the world. It is hard to know if he's more corrupt or stupid. Or thinks we are.
That scent you smell emanating from Francis is not frankincense.
Cristiana Caricato (TV2000, Italy): Holy Father, people read
in the newspapers that the Holy See has acquired an apartment for hundreds of
thousands of euros in the heart of London, and they become a bit disconcerted,
because of this use of Vatican finances. Also, in particular, because it
involves Peter’s Pence. Did you know of these financial things? And above all,
in your opinion, is it correct to usePeter’s Pence in that way? You have often said that money should not be
made with money. You have often denounced the unscrupulous use of finances.
However, we see that this operation involves the Holy See. This scandalizes in
some way. How do you see this whole event?
Pope Francis: Thank you. First of all, in good
administration it is normal for a sum to come from the Peter’s Pence, and what
do I do? Put in a drawer? No, this is bad administration. But I look to make an
investment, and when there is the need, to give... when there is the necessity,
in one year, you take it. Your capital you do not devalue, if it maintains or
if it grows a little. This is good administration.
If [it is] an administration of the drawer, it is bad. But
you should try to make a good administration, a good investment. Is that clear?
Also an investment, as we say, an investment by widows? What
do widows do? [Ed.note: An Italian saying] Two or three here, five here, if one
falls, one of the others so that they are not ruined is always on security,
this is always moral.
If from Peter’s Pence you invest in a weapons factory, the
pence is not a pence there, eh?
If you make an investment and for years, without touching
it, the capital does not go, Peter’s Pence should be spent in one year, one
year and a half, until the other collection arrives which is made world-wide.
And this is good management.
On security, and also, yes, you can buy a property, rent it,
and then sell it. But, on security, with all of the securities, for the good of
the people of the Pence. This, one. Then, what passed passed: A scandal. They
have done things that do not seem ‘clean.’
But, the report did not come from the outside. That reform
of the economic methodology, that Benedict XVI had already started, is going
forward. And it was the auditor of the internal accounts to say: ‘Here there is
a bad thing. Here there is something that is not working.’ And he came to me.
And I said, but are you sure? ‘Yes.’ And he let me see the numbers. ‘What
should I do?’ [he asked]. [I said:] There is the Vatican justice. Go and give
the report to the Promoter of Justice. And in this I remained content, because
you see that the Vatican administration now has the resources to clarify the
bad things which happen inside, like in this case, that -- if it is not the
case of the apartment in London, because this is not yet clear -- but in that
[other instance] there were cases of corruption.
And the Promoter of Justice studied the accusations,
consulted, and saw an imbalance in the budget. And then, he asked me for
permission to make the searches. I said: ‘Is it clear, your report?’ He told
me, ‘yes, there is a presumption of corruption in these cases. I should carry
out searches in this office, this office, and this office.’ And I signed the
authorization.
The searches were done in five offices. And up to today, but
we have the presumption of innocence, but there is capital that is not
administered well, also with corruption.
I believe that in less than two months they will begin
questioning the five people that are blocked [suspended from the Vatican],
because there were indications of corruption. You will ask me: ‘And these five
are corrupt?’ No, the presumption of innocence is a guarantee, a human right.
But, there is corruption, and you will see. With the searches you will see if
they are guilty or not.
It’s a bad thing, it’s not good what is happening in the
Vatican. But it is clear that the internal mechanisms are beginning to work,
those that Benedict XVI had already started to make. And I thank God. I do not
thank God that there is corruption, but I thank God that the Vatican monitoring
system is working well.
Bruni: The next question is from Phil Pullella of Reuters.
Pope Francis: [small talk]
Philip Pullella (Reuters): [small talk] If you permit me, I
would like to follow a little on the question Cristiana asked, if you permit
me, with a few more details.
There is a lot of worry in the last few weeks about what
happened and about the finances of the Vatican. And according to some people,
there is an internal war over who should control the money, according to some
people. The major part of the members of the council of the administration of
AIF are dismissed. The Egmont Group, a group of these financial authorities
have suspended of the Vatican, the secure communication [...] The director of
AIF is still suspended, as you said, and still there is no general
revisore.
What can you do or say to guarantee to the international
financial community, and to the faithful in general, who are called to
contribute to Peter’s Pence, that the Vatican will not return to be considered
a pariah a thing [inaudible] that is, to have trust you will continue and not
return to the habits of the past?
Pope Francis: Thank you for the question. The Vatican has
made steps forward in its administration, for example, the IOR today has the
acceptance of all the banks and can act like the Italian banks, normal.
Something which was not there a year ago. There is progress.
Then, the Egmont Group, that is not an official
international group, a group to which the AIF belongs. And the international
control does not depend on the Egmont Group, a private group that has its
weight. It is a private group. And MONEYVAL will carry out the inspection it
has scheduled for the first months of the next year and it will do it, it will
do it.
The director of the AIF is in suspension because there were
suspicions of bad administration. The president of AIF was strong with the
Egmont Group to take back the documentation. And this the justice cannot do.
In front of this, I consulted with an Italian judge of a
high level. 'What should I do?' Justice in front of an accusation of corruption
is sovereign in a country. It's sovereign. And no one can involve themselves
there inside. No one can say to the Egmont Group, “your papers are here.” No,
the papers should be studied, that they add up (FARE) to what seems a bad
administration, in the sense of a bad control.
It was AIF that did not control, it seems, the crimes of
others. And therefore [it failed] in its duty of controls. I hope that they
prove it is not so. Because there is, still, the presumption of innocence.
And for the moment, the magistrates, the magistrate is
sovereign. He should study how it went. Because on the contrary,, a country
should have a superior administration that would harm the sovereignty of the
country.
And the [term of the] president of AIF was expiring
[November] 19th. I would call him a few days before and he was not in agreement
that I was re-calling him [as president of AIF] and announced that the 19th he
was leaving. I found a successor, a judge of the highest juridical and economic
level, national and international, and at my return, he takes charge of AIF and
things will continue like so.
It would have been a contradiction that the monitoring
authority to be sovereign over the state. It is something which is not easy to
understand, but what is a little disturbed is the Egmont Group, which is a
private group. It helps a lot, but it is not the monitoring authority of
MONEYVAL. MONEYVAL will study the numbers. It will study the procedures. It
will study how [...] the Promoter of Justice. And how the judges have
determined the things.
I know that in these days the interrogation of the five who were
suspended will begin or has already begun. It is not easy, but we should not be
naive. We should not be slaves.
Someone told me -- but I do not believe it -- but they said,
'yes, with this, we have touched the Egmont Group. You scare the people . We
are creating a little terrorism…’ Let’s leave that aside. We go forward with
the law, with MONEYVAL, with the new president of AIF, and the director was
suspended but maybe he is innocent. I would like that, because it is a
beautiful thing [if] one is innocent and not guilty. I felt a little bit of
noise with this group that was not wanting that the papers be touched that
belong to the group.
Pullella: And a guarantee for the faithful that…?
Pope Francis: To guarantee this? Look, it’s the first time
that in the Vatican the pot is discovered from the inside, not from the
outside, From the outside many times. And they said look there and we had so
much embarrassment... But in this Pope Benedict was wise. And he began a
process that matured and now the institutions that the auditor had the courage
to make a written report against five people… The auditor is working. Really, I
do not want to offend the Egmont Group, because they did so much good, help,
but in this case the state has sovereignty. And even justice is more sovereign
then the executive power, more sovereign. It is not easy to understand but I
ask you all to understand this difficulty.
"The use of nuclear weapons is immoral; this must go in
the Catechism of the Catholic Church. And not only the use, but also the
possession because if there is an accident or a crazed government -- one's
madness can destroy humanity."
Okay... so what about China or Russia with these weapons pointed at North America. Are we allowed to have any as a deterrent or to hit back if they hit us first?
What an idiot.
Well, at least, when asked about the Bolivian Butcher he responded that he could not comment because he was "incompetent."
