BERLIN, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Former Pope
Benedict XVI failed to take action against clerics in four cases of
alleged sexual abuse in his archdiocese when he was Archbishop of
Munich, a report found on Thursday, compounding a scandal engulfing the
Catholic Church.
Benedict, now aged 94, has been living in the Vatican since resigning
as pontiff in 2013. (2)
Presenting the report, lawyer Martin Pusch said Ratzinger had done nothing against
the abuse in four cases and there appeared to be no interest shown to
the injured parties.
"In a total of four cases, we have come to the conclusion that the then
Archbishop Cardinal
Ratzinger can be accused of misconduct in cases of
sexual abuse," said Pusch. "He still claims ignorance
even if, in our
opinion, that is difficult to reconcile with the documentation."
1. The problem is that the
Byzantine-Catholic Patriarchate's support for Archbishop Viganò, by
virtue of their proclamation
"Habemus
Papam" (6),
has become full and
unconditional for all
present
and future
judgmental assessments
emanating from Viganò's mind and mouth.
2. Viganò is somewhere (or at one of two extremes) between being fully
manipulable by Opus Dei or being fully complicit with Opus Dei.
The reality of Opus Dei is so clear to
us that we can assure you that any bishop in a high position in the
Roman Catholic hierarchy who sympathizes with them and does not see
them as a danger to the Faith and to the world is too blind to be a
competent religious leader. And the case is even worse if he
actively
cooperates with them or is a member (hidden or not) of the
organization. The level of infiltration and the methods of the
organization are so well known (8),
that, in the clergy, even indifference is no longer a responsible
position.
Viganò's record perfectly confirms that he is a close friend of Opus
Dei (1)(9), so
he is no exception to the rule. Moreover, his courage in denouncing the
Coronavirus Scam and criticizing Francis' encyclicals while, on the
other hand, not raising a
word against Opus Dei, confirms that he fully
supports Opus Dei's activity and organization.
3. Viganò, influenced or controlled by Opus Dei, would almost certainly
endorse
the candidate prepared by O.D. to
incarnate the False Christ (3).
He is especially vulnerable, because
his stance on piety and tradition (10), as well as his hope
for a just Pope, are in perfect harmony with what Opus Dei preaches and
appears to be (11)(12).
If he is suitably caressed (13),
he can be led to believe that he himself could be a good "Pope",
wrapped with all the hidden support of Opus Dei.
4. Therefore, despite the general good intentions of the
Byzantine-Catholic Patriarchate, and despite some important and very
relevant issues and truths they may have denounced or exposed for our
times
(14),
they are predisposed to fall into the trap of the False Christ through
the Viganò-O.D. axis.
5. This same conclusion can be extended to all those who sympathize
with Viganò to the point of considering him "papable" without seeing
that his position regarding Opus Dei represents a serious problem.
