Pope Francis, Who Are You?

Close friend & advisor to Francis, Cardinal
Mariadaga, is notorious for his gay enabling! 

I'm working on the papal timeline for 2015 and was reading the text of the pope's press conference on his return flight following the trip to Sri Lanka and the Philippines in January 2015. I found some of the questions and answers particularly interesting. Below  is one where I was not only in agreement with Pope Francis, but wishing this was what we got all the time, not only in words, but in deeds as well:

Jan Cristoph Kitzler (German- speaking group): You have spoken of “ideological colonization”. Would you expand on the concept? You also mentioned Paul VI, speaking of the particular causes that are important to the pastoral care for families. Can you give an example of these particular cases and maybe say also if there is need to open the way, to have a corridor, for these particular cases? 

Ideological colonization. I’ll give just one example that I saw myself. Twenty years ago, in 1995, a minister of education asked for a large loan to build schools for the poor. They gave it to her on the condition that in the schools there would be a book for the children of a certain grade level. It was a school book, a well-thought-out book, didactically speaking, in which gender theory was taught. This woman needed the money but that was the condition. Clever woman, she said yes and made another book as well and gave both of them. And that’s how it happened. This is ideological colonization. They introduce an idea to the people that has nothing to do with the people. With groups of people yes, but not with the people. And they colonize the people with an idea which changes, or means to change, a mentality or a structure. During the Synod, the African bishops complained about this. It was the same story, certain loans in exchange for certain conditions — I only speak of this case that I have seen. Why do I say “ideological colonization”? Because they take, they actually take the need of a people to seize an opportunity to enter and grow strong — through the children. But this is nothing new. The same was done by the dictatorships of the last century. They entered with their own doctrine. Think of the Balilla, think of the Hitler Youth.... They colonized the people, they wanted to do it. So much suffering — peoples must not lose their freedom. Each people has its own culture, its own history. Every people has its own culture. But when conditions are imposed by colonizing empires, they seek to make these peoples lose their own identity and create uniformity. This is spherical globalization — all points are equidistant from the centre. And true globalization — I like to say this — is not a sphere. It is important to globalize, but not like the sphere but rather, like the polyhedron. Namely that each people, every part, preserves its identity without being ideologically colonized. This is ‘ideological colonization’. There is a book — excuse me I’m advertising — there is a book, perhaps the style is a bit heavy at the beginning, because it was written in 1907 in London.... At that time, the writer had seen this drama of ideological colonization and described it in that book. It is called Lord of the World. The author is Benson, written in 1907. I suggest you read it. Reading it, you’ll understand well what I mean by ideological colonization. This is the first question.

How true all this is!

 But then comes the pope's next point which articulates a truth, but also criticizes the woman expecting her eighth child after seven C-sections. The pope states clearly that rejection of children in marriage is a cause for nullity of the marriage. He also underlines the evil of neo-malthusianism.  (Robert Malthus straddled the 18th and 19th centuries. He preached that population would outstrip resources and was an early proponent of population control. Like Margaret Sanger he believed the poor and defective should be restricted from marrying and reproducing.) The pope was on target with this point until he got into "responsible parenthood" which he seems to equate with Planned Parenthood's agenda of limiting family size.  There is a negative connotation in his comment about Christians having a "succession of children" that seems to criticize large families. How many children are too many in the pope's eyes? My own grandmother was the baby of her family and number thirteen. Was that "succession of Zurlinden children" too many? Here's the continuation of Pope Francis' answer that I find problematic:

The second: What did I want to say about Paul VI? Openness to life is the condition of the Sacrament of Matrimony. A man cannot give the sacrament to the woman, and the woman give it to him, if they are not in agreement on this point, to be open to life. To the point that it can be proven that this man or this woman did not get married with the intention of being open to life, the matrimony is null. It’s a cause of matrimonial nullity. Openness to life. Paul VI studied this with commission, how to help the many cases, many problems, important problems, that are even about love in the family. Everyday problems so many of them.... But there was something more. Paul VI’s rejection was not only with regard to personal problems, for which he then told confessors to be merciful and understand the situation and forgive, to be understanding and merciful. He was watching the universal Neo-Malthusianism that was in progress. And, how does one recognize this Neo-Malthusianism? It is by the less-than-one percent birth rate in Italy, and the same in Spain: that Neo-Malthusianism which seeks to control humanity by [controlling] its powers. This doesn’t mean that a Christian should have a succession of children. I met a woman some months ago in a parish who was pregnant with her eighth child, after having seven caesarean births. Do you want to leave seven orphans? This tempting God. We speak about responsible parenthood. This is the way, responsible parenthood. But, what I wanted to say was that Paul VI did not have an antiquated, closed minded. No, he was a prophet who, with this, told us to beware of Neo-Malthusianism, which is coming. This is what I wanted to say. Thanks.

In a later question the pope elaborated on his already unfortunate remark about the mother by adding the notorious "rabbit" comment:

The example I mentioned just now, about the woman who was expecting her eighth child and already had seven caesarean births: this is a form of irresponsibility. [Some might say:] “No, I trust in God”. “But, look, God gives you the means, be responsible”. Some people believe that — pardon my language — in order to be good Catholics, we should be like rabbits. No. Responsible parenthood. This is clear and it is the reason why in the Church there are marriage groups, there are experts in this area, there are pastors, and people are trying. And I know of any number of solutions which are licit and have helped for this. You did well to ask me this. Something else is curious, which does not have to do with this directly, but is in fact related. For very poor people, a child is a treasure. True enough, here too one needs to be prudent. But for them a child is a treasure. God knows how to help them. Maybe some are not prudent in this area, that is true. Responsible parenthood. But we also need to consider the generosity of those fathers and mothers who see in every child a treasure.

What is the pope saying? Children are a treasure...but?  Children are a treasure...when? Children are a treasure... unless? Children are a treasure...if? Were the parents of St. Catherine of Siena, the youngest of a very large family, imprudent?

Are any of these children and grandchldren too many...the result of imprudent parents?

It's important to measure the pope's words against his actions. In his talk about "ideological colonization" he rightly criticizes the imposition of certain ideas about human sexuality. But who does he punish among the hierarchy and who does he advance? His closest advisors are notorious for normalizing and promoting homosexuality, like Cardinal Maridaga.

Pope Francis often says the right things about marriage, and then undermines his words by his deeds. Amoris Laetitia and the actions following its publication undermine both marriage and the Eucharist. And when the four cardinals issued the dubia with its five questions, instead of responding and clarifying and upholding doctrine on marriage, Francis refused to answer. Why? Who is the man?

With regard to the "ideological colonization" by the homosexual cabal, Francis has advanced and rewarded the colonizers at every opportunity. The Amazon synod is full of men who promote the gay agenda. The pope praises an abortionist. He allows atheists and population control advocates to be named to Vatican councils and be invited as "experts" to address important meetings. His closest associates champion sins that "call to heaven for vengeance."

As my mom always said, "Actions speak louder than words." So I have to ask...

Pope Francis, who are you?  Will the real Pope Francis please stand up.