[ 0 → 15] Tradcast Express, it's Friday, December 21st, 2018. [ 15 → 18] The Vatican has become a theological Chernobyl. [ 19 → 23] Such are the words of George Rutler, a Novus Ordo priest in New York City, [ 24 → 26] who is also a popular author and commentator. [ 26 → 32] Can't disagree there, it's just that when you hold that this theological Chernobyl is the Holy See [ 32 → 38] and consequently the divinely guaranteed bastion of orthodoxy, then you have a problem. [ 39 → 45] Rutler made these remarks at the Catholic World Report after France's latest attack on capital punishment, [ 46 → 52] which he delivered on December 17th as he received a delegation from the International Commission against the death penalty. [ 53 → 56] As he had done before, not only did France's condemnation, [ 56 → 61] capital punishment as a moral, but also life imprisonment. [ 61 → 65] Because, you see, to him, that's just the death sentence in disguise. [ 66 → 73] Life and death used to be opposites, but not in Frankie's world, where life is death when it's behind bars. [ 74 → 78] You know why Francis is saying that? Because he's a naturalist. [ 78 → 82] To him, all that really matters is life in this world. [ 82 → 86] He's only concerned about man's temporal welfare. [ 86 → 91] He doesn't give a flip about eternity or about souls being saved from eternal punishment. [ 91 → 95] He cares about making this world a better place. [ 96 → 100] And too bad he forgot that we all labor under a death sentence from God, [ 100 → 104] and that's why we all have to die as a consequence of original sin. [ 105 → 110] What Francis should be worried about instead is to ensure that as many souls as possible [ 110 → 115] will die in the state of sanctifying grace through faith, hope, and charity. [ 115 → 116] But... [ 116 → 119] That's just not his thing, because that's super natural. [ 120 → 125] For the naturalist Francis, there is nothing worse than the death penalty or life imprisonment [ 125 → 132] because it means the end of temporal life, or the end of a free temporal life, respectively. [ 132 → 137] So that's why he lobbies not only against capital punishment, but also against life imprisonment. [ 137 → 143] He wants everyone to have happiness in this life, which is going to end before long anyway, [ 143 → 146] and he doesn't care about the next. [ 146 → 149] So if life imprisonment is also immoral, [ 149 → 154] that means even the most vicious criminals at some point ought to be set free. [ 155 → 159] Well, it's obvious Francis hasn't watched any crime documentaries recently, [ 159 → 163] or he'd know what heinous acts some human beings are capable of. [ 164 → 165] It defies belief. [ 165 → 170] I'll give you three names of extremely wicked and vicious American serial killers [ 170 → 175] who did not get the death sentence, but were sentenced to life in prison. [ 175 → 181] They are Dennis Rader, James Mitchell de Bar de Laban, and Jeffrey Dahmer. [ 182 → 186] Now, I'm not going to tell you what they did, because I can assure you, you don't want to know. [ 187 → 191] Out of the three I mentioned, two are already dead, but that's beside the point. [ 192 → 195] The point is, they weren't sentenced to death, but to life. [ 196 → 201] So these are people who, under Francis' theology, should not have been sentenced to life in prison [ 201 → 204] because it would violate their dignity. [ 205 → 211] Well, by that logic, you could argue that all punishment is wrong because it violates human dignity. [ 211 → 216] Now, that's nonsense, of course, but if you're going to use inviolable human dignity [ 216 → 220] as your fundamental principle, well, you can draw any conclusion from that. [ 221 → 226] If the death penalty and life imprisonment are wrong because they're against human dignity, [ 226 → 231] there's nothing to keep you from saying that all punishment is contrary to human dignity. [ 231 → 234] At that point, you can just make it up as you go along, [ 235 → 235] which is fine. [ 235 → 237] Which is exactly what Francis is doing. [ 238 → 243] In other news, tough talk from the Frankster today as he gave his annual Christmas address [ 243 → 246] to the members of the Roman Curia in the Vatican. [ 247 → 250] Using language and clear words that were really unprecedented for him, [ 251 → 255] the Argentinian apostate pretended to be truly outraged at the abuse scandals [ 255 → 257] that have recently come to light. [ 257 → 258] Here's what he said, quote, [ 258 → 261] Let it be clear that before these abominations, [ 262 → 265] the Church will spare no effort to do all that is necessary [ 265 → 269] to bring to justice whosoever has committed such crimes. [ 270 → 274] The Church will never seek to hush up or not take seriously any case. [ 275 → 280] It is undeniable that some in the past, out of irresponsibility and disbelief, [ 280 → 284] lack of training, inexperience, or spiritual and human short-sightedness, [ 285 → 289] treated many cases without the seriousness and promptness that was due. [ 289 → 291] That must never happen again. [ 291 → 294] This is the choice and the decision of the whole Church. [ 295 → 298] To those who abuse minors, I would say this, [ 298 → 301] convert and hand yourself over to human justice [ 301 → 305] and prepare for divine justice, unquote. [ 306 → 308] Wait a minute, divine justice? [ 309 → 311] Well, what happened to God never tires of forgiving? [ 312 → 316] What happened to the last judgment is going to be full of joy and forgiveness? [ 317 → 321] Well, anyway, what Francis said here all sounds very good, [ 321 → 324] but unfortunately, it's just not very believable. [ 325 → 329] It's not believable because Francis doesn't exactly have a stellar record [ 329 → 333] on cleaning up sex abuse, certainly not in Buenos Aires, [ 333 → 337] and not in his current job as head of the conciliar sect either. [ 337 → 341] Let's review just a few of a number of troubling cases. [ 342 → 344] In a recent television documentary entitled [ 344 → 346] Sex Abuse in the Church, The Code of Silence, [ 347 → 351] seven alleged abuse victims in Argentina said that Francis, [ 351 → 354] when he was Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, [ 354 → 359] didn't lift a finger to help them when they complained to him and looked for help. [ 360 → 362] He wouldn't even meet with them. [ 363 → 365] The same is true for the case of Gabriel Farini, [ 366 → 370] reportedly a victim of abuse by the Novosorto priest Ruben Pardo, [ 370 → 371] who admitted his guilt. [ 372 → 377] When Farini's mother tried to contact Bergoglio to get some action taken against the abuser, [ 377 → 382] Bergoglio refused to meet with her while Pardo enjoyed safe residence under his jurisdiction. [ 383 → 384] And that's according to a report, [ 384 → 386] at Tradition in Action. [ 387 → 391] But that's nothing compared to the case of Moro Inzoli, [ 391 → 396] a Novosorto priest in Italy who in 2012 was found guilty of molesting children [ 396 → 399] and defrocked by the Vatican's own court. [ 399 → 404] In 2014, two years later, Francis intervened and reversed that punishment [ 404 → 407] and returned Inzoli to the priestly state, [ 408 → 413] telling him to lead a life of humility and prayer apart from public ministry. [ 414 → 414] Not surprisingly, in 2014, Francis was sentenced to life in prison. [ 414 → 418] Surprisingly, Inzoli didn't take that all too seriously, [ 418 → 424] and so he took part in a conference on the family in Lombardy in early 2015, [ 425 → 429] according to Michael Brendan Dougherty's article for The Week, [ 429 → 432] published on January 3rd, 2017. [ 433 → 439] So all the tough talk from Francis today about how these abominable criminals must be brought to justice [ 439 → 444] is probably just another instance of his Peronism. [ 444 → 448] As Henry Sear writes about Francis in his book The Dictator Pope, [ 448 → 461] What does he mean by that? [ 462 → 464] What makes Francis like Juan Peron? [ 465 → 469] It's that he always presents himself as being on the same side [ 469 → 471] as those he happens to be talking to. [ 471 → 473] In other words, he tells people, [ 474 → 477] but then he goes and does whatever he wants. [ 478 → 479] And so at the Christmas address today, [ 480 → 482] it was simply necessary to play bad cop, [ 482 → 485] who wants to put an end to all these perverted acts, [ 485 → 488] but his own record doesn't exactly back him up. [ 489 → 492] Look at what Francis does, not at what he says. [ 493 → 494] And what does he do? [ 495 → 499] Well, when he's not busy refusing asylum to Asia Bibi and her family, [ 499 → 503] he wants to make sure you don't gossip about him and his cabalism, [ 504 → 508] and he's been working hard to do his part to help outlaw [ 508 → 511] the death penalty and life imprisonment. [ 512 → 513] Sure makes you wonder why. [ 514 → 517] Tradcast Express is a production of Novus Ordo Watch. [ 518 → 520] Check us out at tradcast.org, [ 520 → 521] and if you like what we're doing, [ 522 → 524] please consider making a tax-deductible contribution [ 524 → 528] at novusortowatch.org slash donate.