Pope Francis has been accused by a prominent archbishop of letting "heresy, sodomy and corruption" take hold of the Catholic Church.
Premier Christian News reports that the ex-Vatican ambassador to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, claimed in a recent interview that as far as the pope and his ‘entourage’ were concerned, “sodomy is not a sin that cries out for vengeance in the presence of God, as the Catechism teaches”.
He also said there was a "close link between sodomy and paedophilia" and accused the Vatican of keeping silent about it "in order not to offend the current mentality that is widespread even among many prelates".
He added that Pope Francis’ words on the topic of homosexuality - and, even more, the actions and words of those who surround him - provided confirmation “that an operation of legalisation of homosexuality is currently underway, and that prelates and theologians are carrying this discussion forward who have manifested without equivocation that they are unfaithful to Catholic teaching”.
Vigano further stated that the leaders of the Catholic Church were “mercenary infidels who seek to scatter the flock and hand the sheep over to be devoured by ravenous wolves”.
He added that the legitimisation of homosexuality “is part of the agenda of the New World Order”, to which Pope Francis’ church “adheres openly and unconditionally - not only for its destabilising value in the social body but also because sodomy is the principal instrument with which the enemy intends to destroy the Catholic priesthood, corrupting the souls of the ministers of God”.
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