Steve Bannon is on a new crusade to reform the Vatican. Critics say he, and a movement, are using the same playbook that helped President Trump into the White House against @Pontifex. Our report on @OARichardEngel 9pm @MSNBC https://t.co/5hyixHojSW— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) April 12, 2019
Jamie L. Manson, "Pope Benedict explains things to me":
But these peculiarities aside, what Benedict's letter achieves is something he likely did not intend: he demonstrates precisely how the institutional church got into its current psychosexual mess. ...
What he doesn't see is that the rigid, shame-based sexual morality that he enforced for decades only exacerbated the problem.
What he also does not see is that the abuse crisis came about not because humanity lost sight of God, but because men decided to act like gods.
If you think that sexuality is a force that, if allowed to "come out," will lead to the eventual destruction of civilization, you might be...oh, nm, it's too sad and obvious.— Dr. Katie Grimes (@KatieMGrimes) April 11, 2019
Joshua McElwee, "Theologians concerned about newly engaged role of Benedict, pope emeritus":
What to make of this development of a pope emeritus who emerges from the shadows unannounced from time to time to offer his comments on current affairs, or even on issues being handled by his reigning successor?
A number of noted theologians and church historians are expressing serious concern that Benedict's choice to engage in such public action undermines Francis and plays into narratives splitting Catholics between two popes, one officially in power, and the other wielding influence as he writes from a small monastery in the Vatican Gardens.
It’s Satan, it’s the 60’s .... no it’s not it is men who have no conscience and harm children for their own gratification. They didn’t spring up in the 60s they have always been with us. https://t.co/Mshn6y7bFc— Marie Collins (@marielco) April 11, 2019
Robert Mickens, "This time Benedict XVI oversteps the line":
Make no mistake. The purpose of the former pope's newly published letter was not to offer new insights on dealing with sex abuse in the Church. As already noted, there is nothing new.
Whoever encouraged him to publish this 6,000-word essay surely had, perhaps unbeknownst to Ratzinger (though is that really possible?), the intention of giving encouragement to those working to destabilize the pontificate of Pope Francis.
Benedict didn't address in the letter his own role in dealing with the crisis. More to come. Follow @chicoharlan— Michelle Boorstein (@mboorstein) April 11, 2019
Benedict's poisonous letter; Cardinal Sarah's toxic bile: these are part and parcel of a bigger initiative, coordinated and heavily funded by right-wing Catholic money, especially in the U.S., to Trumpize the Catholic church. Bannon is at the very center of this.
If Benedict XVI's entourage is not dismantled or put in the condition to do no harm after what happened in the last couple of days, I do not know what kind of incident it would take— Massimo Faggioli (@MassimoFaggioli) April 12, 2019
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