They include those accused of committing or covering up acts of sexual abuse, such as former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick (whom Francis recently laicized for abuse of minors) and Chilean Bishop Juan Barros Madrid (whose resignation Francis accepted in June). Many of the "actions" are related to individuals that Francis assigned to important positions or that they allege he otherwise supported. Like the 2017 filial correction, the letter accuses Francis of seven heresies, including that people can intentionally break divine law in a serious matter without committing mortal sin, that sexual acts between divorced and remarried people "can sometimes be morally right," and that "God not only permits, but positively wills, the pluralism and diversity of religions."Īs evidence, they offer a list of Francis' public statements on the truths of the faith, many from Amoris Laetitia, as well as a list of actions the pope has taken that indicate belief in the heresies they list. John Hunwicke Peter Kwasniewski and John Lamont.Ī petition inviting additional signatures had added over 1,500 names by mid-morning May 1. The letter's 19 signers include Dominican Fr Aidan Nichols Georges Buscemi, president of Campagne Québec-Vie and member of the John-Paul II Academy for Human Life and Family Maria Guarini of Pontificia Università Seraphicum in Rome Brian McCall, a law professor and editor-in-chief of Catholic Family News Anna Silvas, adjunct senior research fellow at the University of New England John Rist Robert Cassidy Fr.
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