Father Rosica and the “Cesspool of Hatred”

Father Thomas Rosica, PR assistant to the Vatican and aggressive proponent of the Francis agenda, is visiting Brooklyn. In the past he has often clashed with pro-life forces,  especially on the internet. He has this to say of his critics – including liturgical Traditionalists:

“Many of my non-Christian and non-believing friends have remarked to me that we ‘Catholics’ have turned the Internet into a cesspool of hatred, venom and vitriol, all in the name of defending the faith!”

Often times the obsessed, scrupulous, self-appointed, nostalgia-hankering virtual guardians of faith or of liturgical practices are very disturbed, broken and angry individuals, who never found a platform or pulpit in real life and so resort to the Internet and become trolling pontiffs and holy executioners!” Rosica said.

“In reality they are deeply troubled, sad and angry people,” he said. “We must pray for them, for their healing and conversion!”

It’s the vintage, inimitable style of Francis: pouring personal abuse and calumny on opponents – almost exclusively Catholics – while whining about the alleged injuries these enemies have inflicted.  But it’s been the modus operandi of progressives and “liberals” forever.

Thank goodness Pope Francis has had an entirely different approach!

“Prior to Pope Francis, when many people on the street were asked: ‘What is the Catholic Church all about? What does the pope stand for?’ The response would often be, ‘Catholics, well they are against abortion, gay marriage and birth control’,” Rosica said.

“Today I dare say that the response is somewhat different,” Rosica said.

“What do they say about us now? What do they say about the pope?

People are speaking about our leader who is unafraid to confront the sins and evils that have marred us,” he continued.

“We have a pope who is concerned about the environment, about mercy, compassion and love, and a deep passion, care and concern for the poor and for displaced peoples roaming the face of this earth,” he added. “Pope Francis has won over a great part of the media.”

The pontiff “has changed the image of the church so much that prestigious graduate schools of business and management are now using him as a case study in rebranding,” the priest added.

So “our leader” confronts the sins and evils that have marred “us” (the Catholic Church?) And he has won over  “a great part” of the (secular) media and “prestigious schools of business and management.”  “Abortion, gay marriage and birth control” no longer are issues, apparently. Rarely has the entirely secular course of Francis been as blatantly presented.  I also seem to recall that the (alleged) Founder of this Church had an entirely different view of pleasing the world and seeking to conform to the opinion of men.

In conclusion,  of course, “who am I to judge?” We can no longer say any individual is sinning:

“May our way of communicating help to overcome the mind-set that neatly separates sinners from the righteous,” he said. “We can and we must judge situations of sin – such as violence, corruption and exploitation – but we may not judge individuals, since only God can see into the depths of their hearts.”

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Father Rosica is in Brooklyn to receive an award: “Rosica was presented with the Brooklyn Diocese’s St. Francis DeSales Distinguished Communicator Award by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio (of Brooklyn). And the fawning, uncritical report from which we have quoted was prepared by Crux staff (Crux  (John Allen) is now sponsored by the Knights of Columbus). So the Catholic Establishment, lay and clerical, is making its peace with the most aggressive supporters of the Francis “revolution.” You should remember that – if you are a Traditionalist – when  donation time comes…..