Rainbow Flag for Last European Vatican II Bishop
The former Ivrea Bishop Luigi Bettazzi, 99, Italy, the last European participant in Vatican II, has died on July 16. He was loved by the oligarchs' media for his anti-Catholic positions. Francis called him an “intrepid witness to the Council.” Bettazzi was one of 42 bishops who signed a 1965 pact in the Roman Domitilla catacomb, promising to live "poorly." In November 2022, he admitted to "subverting the Church's position on abortion," assuming that the embryo was not a person. The coffin at Bettazzi's funeral was covered with a “peace flag” in rainbow colours (LaNuovaBq.it, July 19).
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Found this quote on a flag manufacturer's website: "A flag isn’t just a flag. It’s the identity of a country’s people and a representation of its culture." So for a "prince of the Church" to have his coffin draped in this particular flag - and NOT something with Christian meaning - says a lot about him (or those charged with honoring him in death).
I'm reminded on an related incident. A modernist priest from a religious order died and his body was displayed in the community's chapel following the order's custom of having the deceased in habit & holding a Rosary in his hands. Many people commented that they didn't recognize him since he never appeared that way while living!
"He was loved by the oligarchs' media for his anti-Catholic positions. Francis called him an 'intrepid witness to the Council.'”
Anti-Catholic positions, intrepid witness to the Council -- often the same thing.