[ 0 → 4] TrapCast Express [ 4 → 18] TrapCast Express, it's Tuesday, August 28th, 2018. [ 19 → 22] The Novos Ordo sect is in full meltdown mode. [ 23 → 24] You all know what I'm referring to, of course. [ 24 → 32] The aftermath of the explosive 11-page letter published this past Saturday, August 25th, [ 32 → 38] by the former Vatican nuncio to the United States, the Novos Ordo Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò. [ 39 → 46] The letter contains detailed accusations of sex abuse cover-up by a number of high-ranking clergy, [ 46 → 49] but in particular, Francis himself. [ 50 → 54] This Carlo Viganò, by the way, is not to be confused with Monsignor, [ 54 → 57] Dario Viganò of Lettergate infamy. [ 58 → 63] That's the man who got caught red-handed creating fake news favorable to Francis [ 63 → 68] by manipulating a letter sent to him by Benedict XVI earlier this year. [ 69 → 72] That was small potatoes compared to what is going on now. [ 72 → 78] While Francis was in Ireland, busy pretending to care about victims of sexual abuse [ 78 → 81] and asking for forgiveness and just the usual rigmarole, [ 82 → 84] Viganò contacted the press and told them, [ 84 → 91] what he knew of sex abuse cover-up in the highest echelons of the Vatican and the United States. [ 92 → 95] And nothing has been the same since. [ 96 → 99] Now, ironically, on Sunday, August 26th, [ 99 → 104] speaking during his closing Novos Ordo worship service in Phoenix Park in Dublin, [ 105 → 107] Francis even expressed sorrow, quote, [ 107 → 114] for some members of the church's hierarchy who did not take charge of these painful situations, [ 114 → 117] and kept quiet, unquote. [ 118 → 122] And that's ironic because keep quiet is exactly what he did. [ 123 → 126] When, during the press conference, during the return flight to Rome, [ 126 → 131] he was asked about whether the allegations made against him were true. [ 132 → 136] Never at a loss for words at other times, when it came to confirming or denying [ 136 → 141] whether what Viganò had said about him was true, he said, quote, [ 141 → 144] I read the statement this morning, and I must tell you sincerely, [ 144 → 148] that I must say this to you and all those who are interested, [ 149 → 153] read the statement carefully and make your own judgment. [ 154 → 157] I will not say a single word about this. [ 157 → 160] I believe the statement speaks for itself. [ 160 → 165] And you have the journalistic capacity to draw your own conclusions. [ 165 → 167] It's an act of faith. [ 167 → 172] When some time passes and you have drawn your conclusions, I may speak. [ 172 → 174] But I would like your professional, [ 174 → 177] professional maturity to do the work for you. [ 177 → 178] It will be good for you. [ 178 → 180] That's good, unquote. [ 182 → 185] Yes, Francis, I think the Viganò letter does speak for itself, [ 185 → 188] and everyone will make up his own mind about this. [ 189 → 191] And when they hear this kind of a response, [ 192 → 196] the conclusion people will draw is that someone simply needed more time [ 196 → 202] to figure out how to spin this and so decided to say nothing in the meantime. [ 203 → 204] Francis is basically saying, you know, [ 204 → 208] basically taking the fifth and for those of our listeners here [ 208 → 213] who are not familiar with what taking the fifth means in the United States, [ 213 → 219] it means he is refusing to testify because he would be incriminating himself, [ 219 → 224] a right granted under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. [ 225 → 228] In addition to the fact that what Francis said was stupid [ 228 → 233] and it would have looked less bad had he simply canceled the press conference altogether, [ 234 → 235] he would have been a great liar. [ 235 → 237] The words here are incredibly condescending [ 237 → 242] and actually manifest the very clericalism he loves to condemn. [ 243 → 247] Now, what has been the response to all this so far? [ 247 → 252] Well, like I said, the Vatican II Church is in a meltdown. [ 252 → 255] Many novelist orders are panicking because this is uncharted territory [ 255 → 257] and a lot is at stake. [ 258 → 261] Under the supposition that Francis is the lawful pope, [ 261 → 263] it is clear that no one can remove him, [ 263 → 265] or tell him what to do, [ 265 → 268] but that's not the only consideration at play here. [ 269 → 271] If he wants to continue his wicked revolution, [ 272 → 273] he must have credibility [ 273 → 278] and he must have the adulation of the people which he so much craves. [ 279 → 281] Well, both of these things are now in the balance [ 281 → 286] and the developments since this past weekend have been fast and furious. [ 287 → 290] Needless to say, we've been keeping an eye on everything [ 290 → 293] and currently have three blog posts dealing with this. [ 293 → 296] With all these issues, which you can find at [ 296 → 303] And to make a very long story very short, [ 303 → 305] the reactions have been threefold. [ 306 → 310] Some people immediately jumped on the bandwagon with Viganò [ 310 → 311] and took his side, [ 312 → 314] whereas others tried to discredit him right away, [ 314 → 315] shooting the messenger. [ 316 → 318] And believe it or not, for the most part, [ 318 → 321] these two camps are also ideological enemies, [ 322 → 323] meaning that for the most part, [ 323 → 325] not in all cases, but in most, [ 326 → 330] those who can't stand France's liberal guts are supporting Viganò, [ 331 → 333] whereas those who love and endorse his every move [ 333 → 335] are disputing the allegations [ 335 → 339] and are throwing whatever they can find at Viganò and his defenders. [ 340 → 343] But there's also a third type of reaction, [ 343 → 346] and that is people who are taking a kind of middle-of-the-road, [ 347 → 348] wait-and-see approach. [ 348 → 352] People who say the claims made by Viganò are very detailed and credible, [ 352 → 353] so now, [ 353 → 358] let's just investigate this and see where the truth is to be found. [ 358 → 360] What's most interesting in this, though, [ 360 → 364] is the people who have now pretty much switched sides, [ 365 → 367] meaning those people who, up until this point, [ 367 → 369] had always defended Francis, [ 369 → 374] but now have had enough and simply cannot take it anymore. [ 374 → 378] And one of those is Dr. Taylor Marshall, [ 378 → 381] a Thomist philosopher in Texas. [ 382 → 383] Meanwhile, [ 383 → 386] a number of Novos Ordo bishops have released official statements [ 386 → 387] on the whole matter, [ 387 → 391] and there, too, you can see all three types of reactions. [ 392 → 393] Those that support Viganò, [ 393 → 395] those that question or condemn him, [ 396 → 397] and those that are saying, [ 397 → 399] let's get to the bottom of this. [ 399 → 401] Case in point, [ 401 → 402] Blaise Cupich. [ 403 → 407] Take a listen to what the pretend Archbishop of Chicago just said [ 407 → 409] in a TV interview, [ 409 → 412] and keep in mind that Cupich is a big, [ 412 → 413] modernist, [ 413 → 414] anti-Catholic, [ 414 → 415] and Francis admirer. [ 416 → 420] Here's what he said to Mary Ann Ahern of NBC5 Chicago. [ 421 → 422] The Pope has a bigger agenda. [ 422 → 424] He's got to get on with other things, [ 424 → 425] of talking about the environment, [ 426 → 428] and protecting migrants, [ 428 → 430] and carrying on the work of the church. [ 430 → 432] We're not going to go down a rabbit hole on this. [ 432 → 434] Oh, yeah, man. [ 434 → 437] I mean, he's obviously got so much more important stuff to do [ 437 → 439] than worrying about, you know, [ 439 → 442] that sex abuse cover-up kind of stuff, you know. [ 443 → 445] Migrants and the environment, you know, [ 445 → 450] just the kind of thing that the supposed vicar of Christ [ 450 → 453] is charged with worrying about, right? [ 454 → 456] And then Cupich also said this. [ 457 → 459] Quite frankly, they also don't like him because he's a Latino. [ 460 → 462] Ah, but of course, racism. [ 463 → 464] What else could it be? [ 465 → 468] Folks, they are scared to death. [ 468 → 472] What Cupich said here is about as dumb [ 472 → 472] as what, [ 473 → 473] Francis said. [ 474 → 475] And he said it, in my opinion, [ 475 → 478] because he doesn't know what else to say. [ 478 → 481] He's grabbing the usual liberal talking points [ 481 → 483] and hoping it will work [ 483 → 486] because it's probably always worked for him in the past, [ 486 → 488] but I don't think it'll work this time. [ 489 → 492] And did you notice how tense he was in his voice? [ 492 → 494] He doesn't usually sound like that. [ 495 → 496] So I think he's scared. [ 496 → 500] And I think he's scared because Francis is the linchpin [ 500 → 502] holding the whole ultramodernist, [ 503 → 505] pro-Sodomite lobby together. [ 505 → 507] And if that linchpin gets removed, [ 508 → 511] the repercussions could be very unpleasant [ 511 → 513] for the Francis admirers. [ 513 → 517] So as the different factions in the Novels Ordo Church [ 517 → 519] are fighting one another over this, [ 519 → 522] we could be seeing either the complete breakdown [ 522 → 524] of the Vatican II sect, [ 524 → 526] and I have no idea how that would look [ 526 → 528] or what would come after, [ 528 → 531] but God will restore the true Catholic Church in due time. [ 532 → 533] Um, [ 533 → 537] or we could be witnessing a very nasty formal schism. [ 537 → 539] And I've spoken about that in the past. [ 540 → 541] In a way, [ 541 → 543] that would actually be a very bad thing [ 543 → 547] because those clinging to the conservative half [ 547 → 550] of that schism will think that they have escaped [ 550 → 551] the modernist deception [ 551 → 554] and are the Orthodox Catholics. [ 554 → 558] And it'll all go back to John Paul II and Benedict XVI [ 558 → 561] and then we'll simply be where we were [ 561 → 562] before Francis got in. [ 562 → 563] in 2013. [ 565 → 566] There's a lot to say about that, [ 566 → 568] but I won't dwell on this now. [ 568 → 571] That'll just have to be for a future post, [ 571 → 572] probably, [ 572 → 573] or a future podcast. [ 574 → 577] You have to always keep in mind [ 577 → 579] that the wolf in sheep's clothing [ 579 → 580] is much more dangerous [ 580 → 583] than the wolf who doesn't disguise himself. [ 583 → 585] So always keep that in mind. [ 586 → 588] Now, speaking of Benedict XVI, [ 588 → 590] the National Catholic Register [ 590 → 592] reported on Saturday that [ 592 → 595] Benedict has confirmed to reliable sources [ 595 → 600] that he had placed sanctions on Cardinal McCarrick. [ 600 → 603] Sanctions that were removed by Francis, [ 603 → 606] according to the Viganò testimony. [ 606 → 608] On the other hand, [ 608 → 612] Benedict will not comment on the Viganò letter itself [ 612 → 613] and neither deny or confirm it, [ 614 → 616] according to Benedict's private secretary, [ 616 → 618] who is also the prefect [ 618 → 621] of the so-called papal household of Francis. [ 621 → 622] I'm talking about the... [ 622 → 627] So, to sum up, [ 628 → 629] no comment from Francis [ 629 → 632] and no comment from Benedict [ 632 → 634] regarding the Viganò letter. [ 634 → 636] Just lovely. [ 637 → 640] Now, among the latest news coming out today, [ 640 → 642] in just the last few hours, [ 642 → 644] the Italian press agency ANSA [ 644 → 647] is reporting that Francis is [ 647 → 649] embittered over the Viganò allegations [ 649 → 651] but is not considering [ 651 → 653] resigning. [ 653 → 655] Now, I think that if a word like [ 655 → 658] embittered makes it into the mainstream news [ 658 → 659] about Francis, [ 659 → 661] and yes, that word is a quote, [ 662 → 664] man, he must have really hit the ceiling [ 664 → 666] at the Casa Santa Marta. [ 667 → 670] He must have blown a gasket over this. [ 671 → 674] Now, I think that Francis is going to try [ 674 → 675] to ride this out, [ 675 → 678] but I don't believe he'll be able to. [ 678 → 679] If for no other reason [ 679 → 681] that this scandal has the potential [ 681 → 685] to seriously empty out their churches [ 685 → 687] and especially to keep the money [ 687 → 689] from coming in. [ 689 → 690] And when that happens, [ 691 → 692] when that threat becomes imminent, [ 693 → 696] that's when people who have inside information [ 696 → 699] and so far haven't said anything yet, [ 699 → 701] that's when they will start talking. [ 702 → 704] And that's when it will get really, really ugly. [ 705 → 707] And honestly, I wouldn't be surprised [ 707 → 710] if they're going to find a body dangling [ 711 → 711] from a bridge, [ 711 → 714] a bridge over the Tiber at some point. [ 714 → 716] I don't think it's out of the question. [ 718 → 719] Remember, 40 years ago, [ 719 → 722] John Paul I made a sudden exit [ 722 → 724] that many people rightly suspect [ 724 → 726] involved foul play. [ 726 → 729] And not that John Paul I was a Catholic or anything, [ 730 → 732] but he was reportedly preparing [ 732 → 733] to clean up the Vatican Bank [ 733 → 736] and also expose a number of Freemasons [ 736 → 738] working in the Vatican. [ 738 → 741] And that is just not a very healthy, [ 741 → 742] healthy thing to do. [ 743 → 745] And, well, yesterday, [ 745 → 747] Vaticanist Edward Penton reported [ 747 → 749] on EWTN Nightly News [ 749 → 752] that Viganò fears for his life [ 752 → 754] and has gone into hiding. [ 755 → 757] Probably not a bad idea. [ 757 → 759] Here's the audio from Penton [ 759 → 761] of August 27th. [ 761 → 762] But also what's being discussed [ 762 → 764] is the safety of Archbishop Viganò. [ 764 → 765] A lot of people are concerned [ 765 → 767] and he himself is concerned [ 767 → 769] for his own life. [ 769 → 771] He fears that by doing this, [ 771 → 773] coming forth with a lot of these allegations, [ 774 → 776] his life is actually in danger. [ 776 → 778] We don't actually know where he's living. [ 778 → 781] Folks, I think this is only just beginning. [ 783 → 784] Who knows how it'll play out, [ 785 → 786] but no matter what happens, [ 787 → 788] I think we now know [ 788 → 791] why Francis has been so obsessed [ 791 → 792] in the past few years [ 792 → 795] with denouncing what he calls [ 795 → 797] the terrorism of gossip. 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