I've mentioned before how interesting it is that so many ''former'' Communists have, erm, ''evolved'' in the modern era to become advocates of the so-called green movement; with all of its calls for global governance, economic strictures and population control...Real white beard, genuine red shirt. Alas, some phony theology...
Sounding for all the world like the Grinch that stole Christmas, Boff re-emerged this week to give an interview with the German regional newspaper Kolner Stadt-Anzeiger, in which - according to 1 Peter 5's translation - he claimed that: Pope Francis was so angry about, and engaged with countering, the Letter of the 13 Cardinals during Synod '15, that he was not able to meet Boff in person in Rome; that the Modernistic Kasper recently bragged to Boff about some ''surprises'' that Francis has planned - and I don't think he meant Christmas goodies for the kids; that Francis intends to enable his Communist-friendly chum Cardinal Claudio Hummes to introduce married priests to Brazil; how Francis specifically asked Boff to provide environmental material for Laudato Si and thanked him afterwards; and that Boff described Francis as ''one of us''.
Boff even used the opportunity to deliver a broadside against the 4 Dubia cardinals for ''publicly accusing the Pope of spreading theological mistakes or even heresies''. He suggested that this was ''something unusual, if not unprecedented'' in the history of the Church.
In this, Boff seems to show a lack of awareness of Church history, and even of his own history of radical dissent from the Magisterium.
It certainly comes to something when an excommunicated radical takes the side of a Pope against orthodox prelates and their defence of orthodoxy.
Then too, I don't know about you, but if some excommunicated heretic with background linking him to the Communist Sadanista government - especially given all of that government's historical involvement with the dreaded Romanian Stasi - was describing me as ''one of them'' I would be at great pains to deny the charge, clear my own name and defend the Faith from Communist misrepresentation.
Still, it is the Christmas hiatus in Rome...
2. Another Phony Santa - its Eugenio Scalfari!
Real white beard, authentic red shirt. Unfortunately no real transcripts...
On 22nd December, Gloria TV broke the news to the English-speaking world that Eugenio Scalfari - Pope Francis' atheistic friend with the revolutionary pro-divorce, pro-abortion and Communist background - had suggested that Francis recently described St. Paul, in classical post-modern deconstructionist terms, as ''the one who constructed our religion''; as well as stating that Francis agreed with the heretical Lutheran thesis that lay people celebrated the Sacraments and led the Church in the earliest decades of Catholic history.
As though Jesus did not found the Church and the sacred priesthood on St. Peter and the Apostles...
This reductionist notion originated with Francis' favourite heretic Martin Luther and morphed into the post-modern ''religious critique'' found in so many liberal universities today.
Once again, the Vatican of Francis remained silent in the wake of this latest bombshell of an interview with Scalfari.
No Ho Ho! It's Not So Funny...
Santa Claus: Authentic white beard, truly red vestments, 100% Catholic orthodoxy. He's the real thing!
It is strange how we have become so accustomed to radical ''interviews'' with Scalfari, followed by a by-now typical Papal silence, that such interviews no longer even seem to be bombshells. Really, they would only be newsworthy now if Francis actually proclaimed something half-way orthodox.
It's notable, though, how these kinds of ''interviews'' come in waves like this. Especially at times of religious feasts and such like. It is almost as if they were being coordinated from somewhere to disorientate believers...
Merry Christmas, Mr. Scrooge!
Anyway, please don't think that our recent silence on these issues in any way implies some kind of truce, or worse a retreat...
On the contrary, we are well aware of these ongoing matters. It is just that, well, we have been trying to keep our focus on the Christ Child and His ultimate victory over evil - and evildoers.
Aw, let these post-moderns get on with it, just for today! Right now, I'm off to watch the 1970 Albert Finney version of A Christmas Carol with my family.