Traditional Catholics horrified by Francis’ pontificate

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Some conservative Catholics still can’t believe the changes Pope Francis brought during his pontificate. Stunning and horror among the traditionalists. It would be easy to recognize the defined goal of church primacy if only the catechism were abandoned and the prophecy of the Bible was taken into account.

Francis worries traditional Catholics

Since Francis began his pontificate on March 13, 2013 as the 266th Bishop of Rome and thus Pope, a completely new wind has been blowing in the Vatican. Francis demonstrated his willingness to reform during his first public appearance as the newly elected pope on the balcony. Despite the protocol master, who was probably on the verge of a heart attack, Francis began his first speech with a “Good evening.”

For the (extremely) conservative ranks of this church, the new pope began an era of unrest and uncertainty. In his 11 years, Francis made a lot of changes and did not spare the long-serving institution of the Knights of Malta and the ominous “association” Opus Dei from drastic “adjustments”. Francis exchanged some heads and also let some of them roll.

New wind since Pope Francis

Pope Francis is a Jesuit. The first of his guild to “make it” to the position of Bishop of Rome. This is despite the fact that in the Jesuit order, taking higher positions within the church is not considered desirable.

The previous pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI, felt compelled to send a letter to the Jesuit order in 2008, reminding the then superior general of the order, Hans-Peter Kolvenbach, of his absolute duty of obedience in a conciliatory tone (Source):
“This is a “particular” fidelity, sanctioned for many of you by a vow of immediate obedience to the Successor of Peter »perinde ac cadaver«“

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“perinde ac cadaver”, i.e. “cadaver obedience” without any will of one’s own.

The sudden change from the arch-conservative Pope to a Jesuit took place just as extra-protocol as Francis’ first appearance on the balcony. The canon law of the church does not provide for the resignation of a sitting pope. A renunciation of the papal office immediately after the election is regulated, but not the resignation of a pope based on an alternative to his own death.

“Successes” that have long been visible

In 2023, the Jesuit magazine “America – The Jesuit Review” celebrated the Pope’s achievements in the past 10 years of his ministry. “The Francis Revolution: In the last 10 years, the Pope has regained the true power of the Church,” is the tenor (Info). But the public wasn’t allowed to know much about it. Rather, the details are hidden inside the church, affecting not only the structures but also theology and tradition.

Pope Francis’ drift away from the traditional values ​​of the Church is so pronounced that “die-hard” Catholics who, above all, are closely following events are immediately “feared and worried”. The popes repeatedly emphasized the high value of traditions. The church even placed these on (at least) the same level as the Word of God. This good seems to have been put into perspective with Pope Francis.

Horror in the conservative camp

One such attentive observer is the blogger “Caminante Wanderer” from Argentina, and thus a compatriot of Francis (Source). He points out that for Francis, whose real name is Jose Mario Bergoglio, tradition does not hide any healing events. Traditions are just traditions, arbitrary ideas and rituals, without substance. A bang for all Catholics who “naturally” grew up with the catechism in their hands.

Disarray in the priesthood

One of the traditions questioned by Francis (referred to as a tradition since it is unbiblical) is the forgiveness of sins by the priest. The pontiff is tired of affirming that priests must give every penitent a list to complete for atonement. It doesn’t matter whether the person confessing really repents and intends to reform. (Catholic) theology teaches that if this requirement is not met and absolution is nevertheless granted, sacrilege is committed and the sacrament is therefore invalid. But Pope Francis doesn’t care about it and ignores it.

Recognition of “non-bishops”

Another example of the Pope’s strangeness is his welcoming of “bishops” from Protestant churches or even sects, according to the blogger. Francis even addresses them as “fellow brothers in the episcopate” or even as “bishops”. The Pentecostal preacher Tony Palmer, who considered himself a bishop, was a glaring case. The designation of Swedish or German Lutheran “bishops” as “fellow brothers in the episcopate” amounts to a recognition of the episcopal character. However, they lacked this, according to the (conservative) Catholic blogger. An affront to the ordination of bishops and priests as defined in the Church, and this by the Bishop of Rome.

Program according to Fratelli Tutti

Pope Francis leaves the traditions of the church behind and relies on “universal brotherhood”, underpinned by his encyclical “Fratelli Tutti”. The theology behind it describes that we are all brothers, regardless of the respective religious tradition, or even none at all. The blogger points out that “Christ, the Jewish Jesus” appeared so that we would understand that the Kingdom of God is built on earth.

You can see that the Catholic tradition has a firm place in the Argentine blogger. He insists on traditions that were introduced or defined in the course of the Roman Catholic Churches. Be it the “succession of Peter” or the supposedly exclusive concern of Jesus Christ to give us an understanding of the kingdom of God on earth, it does not have much in common with the gospel.
But the core lies in the “sheer horror” of how the Bishop of Rome could reject these ancient traditions in such a way. There is clearly a structural and theological change underway.

Open communication

Actually, the Jesuit magazine has already clearly expressed the “big secret” behind Francis’ motives. It is a revolution carried out within the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis wants to be buried outside the Vatican, he sleeps in the guest building and he has had his predecessor’s last rooms converted into a public museum. Here the identification as a (traditional) pope does not seem to be particularly strong. Francis declares traditions null and void and at the same time he introduces a theology of the great human family in intimate brotherhood. Even less gospel, just “nice” traditions, but again pronounced humanism.

History repeats itself

Such a constellation already existed in the local area of ​​France. After the Jesuit order was formally abolished by Pope Clement XIV on July 21, 1773, probably just sent underground, the unrest in France reached its climax in the French Revolution. The birth of humanism. Man and his reason are at the center, fraternity is upheld and (traditional) Catholicism is banned. This was followed by the deposition of Pope Pius VI in February 1798. A world, freed from the political power of the Church.

Catholicism itself survived and was subsequently represented by Pius VII from 1800 onwards. In the same year, the massive apostasy of the Protestant churches began, again starting from Germany (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt), to define the “New Protestantism”. Salvation comes from people themselves and not from the gospel, according to the new basic orientation. On August 7, 1814, Pius VII restored the Jesuit order to its original position and things continued their course. In the meantime, the USA was founded (1776) and gained international recognition in 1798.

A turning over of the world and religion as well as setting the course for the future. This within around 40 years. The focus was on Jesuits, human reason, humanism, revolution, the re-foundation of the USA, the transformation of the Roman Church, brotherhood.
With Pope Francis and his work to date, the focus is on Jesuits, human reason, humanism, revolution, transformation of the Roman Church, brotherhood. The re-foundation of the USA can certainly be compared with the currently visible transformation of geopolitical power relations.

Revolution – type – antitype

The French Revolution on a “small scale” and the parallel on a “large scale” that can be observed today can be found again in the book of Revelation, chapter 11. The theme “2 witnesses and the beast from the bottomless pit” has previously described both events in type and antitype (Info).

In Chapter 17, the Beast from the bottomless pit appears again. A focus is on the “Whore of Babylon”. She, dressed in scarlet and purple, with a golden cup in her hand, rides this beast. The other way around would also be true that this animal, which represents a state or political power, benevolently supports this whore (apostate church). The “(pseudo) kings” also described in this chapter will give their power to the animal and thus enable it to rule alone.

Consistent fulfillment of prophecies

It is obvious that the work of Pope Francis, a Jesuit, is completely contrary to the traditional values ​​of the Church. It is the beast (from the bottomless pit) who holds the scepter in his hand. A political and not religious power. The Vatican State is primarily a political entity, the “Holy See”.

It is a monarchy, with the Pope as king or emperor at the top. The Vatican, the religious part, is depicted in Revelation 17 by the woman (harlot) in scarlet and purple. Together with the fallen, once Protestant churches and the dragon, they form the “unholy trio”, also referred to as Babylon (Info).

The signs that people are fed up with their governments can no longer be denied. The desire for a power with “high moral standards”, great influence and, above all, a sense of peace-building brotherhood is increasing. As before, the prophecies of the Bible will also be right in these final stages. To the bitter end”.

Bible verses from King James Version