Synodal Way Will Lead the Church to Anglican Fracture – Cardinal Zen
The Synod on Synodality was an “ironclad manipulation,” Cardinal Joseph Zen, 93, said in his three-minute intervention at the consistory held January 7–8. The text of his speech was published on the Substack account of Edward Pentin CardinalNews.Substack.com.
Prior to the consistory, Cardinal Zen was received in private audience by Pope Leo XIV.
Synod’s Invocation of the Holy Spirit Verges on Blasphemy
In his intervention, Cardinal Zen criticized the late Pope Francis and the synodal process he initiated: “The ironclad manipulation of the process is an insult to the dignity of the Bishops, and the continual reference to the Holy Spirit is ridiculous and almost blasphemous.”
Francis, he said, expected “surprises” from the Holy Spirit. Cardinal Zen responded: “What surprises? That He should repudiate what He inspired in the Church’s two-thousand-year Tradition?”
Cardinal Zen noted that Francis bypassed the Episcopal College, listened directly to selected members of the laity, and …More
Is anyone surprised? Why people are shocked? The more pressing question would be... Why too few react on the beautiful lies? There's many catholic traffic here in gtv to have an opinion, but if that is low, it is even lower within our Cardinals, Bishops, and simple priests.
Apostasy is actively being called mercy, walking together, building bridges, making friends and worse... A new cathechism is being proclaimed rejecting the everlasting magisterium on what the world celebrates, the eternal teachings by Christ Himself being eclipsed, and that is far more dangerous.
Most jaw-dropping: Cardinal Joseph Zen’s explosive critique of the Synod was entirely omitted from the Vatican’s official recap.
At the consistory, the 93-year-old cardinal called the Synod on Synodality an “ironclad manipulation,” mocked appeals to the Holy Spirit as “almost blasphemous,” warned of Anglican-style division, and accused the process of enabling region-by-region doctrine while sidelining the Synod of Bishops—remarks the Vatican did not mention.
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I see; "dialogue", in Bergoglio/Prevost-speak, means I can omit anything you say which doesn't agree with what I say, and pretend you never said it.