Here’s why Benedict’s declaration continues to cast doubt on Francis’ legitimacy
Truth, once seen, cannot morally be unseen.
•
Articles tagged Declaratio
Why Pope Benedict XVI’s ‘Declaratio’ still haunts the Catholic Church
Scholars note that Benedict XVI specifically chose Latin to avoid mistakes – yet the published Declaratio contained multiple grammatical errors that were later quietly corrected.
•
EXCLUSIVE: ‘The Benedict Code’ author says late Pope’s Declaratio was not an abdication
Pope Benedict's February 11, 2013, declaration was not a resignation. It was a declaratory judgement, that is, a criminal decree that the Pontiff issues for the major crimes against the faith: heresy, apostasy, and schism.
•
Benedict XVI made significant errors in his Latin resignation speech: here’s why they matter
How easy it would have been for the intelligent professor, brilliant rhetorician, and proven Latin expert to provide unmistakable clarity through precise legal terms – if he had wanted to.
•
Benedict XVI made a colossal mistake by inventing the role of ‘pope emeritus’
The truth is that the simplest explanations are being ignored. One should conclude either that Pope Benedict XVI made a colossal mistake or that he, in truth, invalidly renounced the papacy – with all the consequences such a conclusion entails for his successor.
•
Italian priest could be excommunicated after claiming Francis is not the pope
Italian priest Fr. Giorgio Maria Faré faces excommunication and expulsion from the Carmelites if he refuses to retract his statement that Pope Francis is not the ‘legitimate pope,’ claiming instead that Benedict XVI’s resignation was invalid.
•