The Main Problem The Church Has is Francis.

 WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CHURCH AND WHAT WE PEW-DWELLERS CAN DO ABOUT IT

The problem has a name and it is Pope Francis.  

I admire Pope Francis as a good man, but he is a lousy pope.  I hesitate to say this but I think he is part of the problem.  I do not think he is an abuser but he may have shielded some in his time as priest, bishop, and cardinal. I have no evidence to back up my claim, how could I? I am just one of the pew people and the whole synod thing and the proposed investigations are designed to keep people like me and you in the dark.  The Church has had a long time to learn how do appear to be doing one thing and actually they are doing nothing.  I suspect that Pope Francis has lied to us!  I find it very unlikely that he had no idea about this McCarrick pervert had broken his vows by engaging in sinful, homosexual conduct over a period of years with boys and young adults while he was living in a seminary.  Pope Benedict put this low life on permanent restriction telling him to live the rest of his life in penance and prayer and to refrain from appearing to be an emissary from the Church.  The boy laid low for a while but when Benedict bowed out and Francis came in, this rainbow-colored cardinal was apparently rehabilitated by Pope Francis and set loose upon the world.  Big mistake here Francis.  McCarrick was one of the idiots that brokered the deal between the Church and the atheistic Chinese communists.  The Church does not have a good record when making agreements with nations that are hostile to her. Do you remember the Concordant between the Nazi government and the Church?  Do you remember how well that worked out? Priests were rounded up and sent to concentration camps where many of them died.  With this new deal, the terms of which are being kept a secret from us, pew dwellers, allows the Red government to help appoint bishops.  What a stupid thing to do. Where has it gotten us?  Well, just like the World War II agreement, priests are being rounded up and sent for re-education. Churches are being bulldozed and/or being forcibly being donated to the government.  Yeah, this agreement was dumb.  Francis through his pervert McCarrick gave it all away and have demoralized the Catholics in that nation governed by the spiritually bankrupt mandarins that seek to strengthen their stranglehold on the people.  Good job Francis, first-rate work.

When asked about McCarrick and how this man was able to collect so much power while he was supposed to be under discipline, Francis answered that he was not aware of any problem with McCarrick.  Holy Father, that is a lie and you know it.

The fact is that the inmates are running the asylum. Years of covering up and paying hush money have come home to roost and it is time to pay the piper and he is demanding transparency.  There is too much smoke and mirrors under the reign of Francis and too many careerists that are active, practicing homosexuals.  There is no hope for the Church to police itself.  The long black line will circle the wagons and obscure the truth.

Where did all of this hush money come from? It came from the pockets of pew-dwellers the world over.  Money donated to fund charitable works and mercy were used to buy featherbeds and lubricants and booze and probably drugs as well.

What can we do about it?  Some say that they will leave the Church and go elsewhere.  That is a stupider move than any that McCarrick ever made.  But, I hear you as if there is so much corruption, why should I stay.  I will explain, and please understand that what follows is not my original thoughts, but thoughts of others that are better schooled than I am.

It is our duty to pass the Treasury of Faith to the up and coming generation. If we leave the Church, then this will not be done and there is a possibility that a whole generation will lose the beauty that is the Catholic Church.  The holiness of the Church comes not from the Pope, the Cardinals, the Bishops, or priests.  It certainly does not come from those that broke with the faith and engaged in Ilegal and illicit actions.  No, the holiness of the Catholic Church comes from the founder of the Church, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Second Person to the Holy Trinity and He promised us that no matter what, His Church would be protected by the Holy Spirit and the gates of hell would not prevail against her.  But what do the gates of hell have to do with sexual perverts in the Church?  Remember, the devil wants to bring as many of us to join him in the lake of fire as he can.  He knows that the end of the world is getting closer and he will use our sins to drag us down to his level.  He has been very successful in his attempt to bring down the Church.  He scripted the fall of many priests who were not loyal to Christ and he arranged for the cover-up and the payments of hush money and then he bided his time and when he thought the time was right, he began the exposure and he sat back and watched as people began to forsake the boat of Peter and jump into the river where they were alone and vulnerable.

So, I am approaching one thousand words or so here so I probably should wind this up.  What are we to do?

1.       First and most important -- DO NOT --  leave the Church

2.     Write to your local ordinary and let him know how you feel and how you hurt. Why write?  It will help the Church management see that what they do has an effect on those of us in the pew.

3.     Demand transparency – no more secret deals.  As part of this, begin adhering to the deal with China in the same manner that they do, ignore it and do what is best for the Church.

4.    Pray for Pope Francis that he gets off of his duff and starts cleaning the house.  Pray that he learns that he has more important things on his plate than changing the wording of the Our Father or prohibiting us from using Yahweh in worship songs.

5.     Say the Rosary EVERY DAY.  Our Blessed Mother will help.

6.    Keep watch and if you have children involved in Church activities, keep the lines of communication open.  Let them know that you love them deeply and they would not be in trouble if they reported that someone, even a priest or deacon, had said or done something that made them feel anxious or uncomfortable.

7.     If your young one reports something, you MUST take it seriously and report it to the authorities and only then to the Church so that an investigation can be made.

8.     It is important that you get the police involved even if the accused has been a gentle, kindly, gracious priest as far as you can see. We cannot trust the Church to police itself.  The management team has proven itself incapable of doing this. 

9.    Get involved with the Church in some way and keep your eyes and hears open.  Your instincts may prove to be true.  Make it known that you are watching.