Mass at a 'Heralds of the Gospel' cathedral near Rio de Janeiro.
Poor "Heralds of the Gospel", close to Benedict XVI -
They are about to be the objects of Bergoglian 'mercy'
June 8, 2017
The latest "Bergoglian Intervention in a Conservative Religious Institute", revealed by Marco Tosatti, in
Nuova Bussola:
The Congregation for Religious is to begin an apostolic visit regarding an international association of faithful, the Heralds of the Gospel, the first born [lay faithful movement] in the Third Millenium, and that has had an enormous growth in the past few years.
According to confidential internal sources of the Congregation, presided by Brazilian Cardinal Joao Braz de Avis, and whose Secretary is Spanish Franciscan Jose Rodriguez Carballo, the formation of a commission composed by a bishop, a sister, and a canon lawyer to inquire into the Heralds of the Gospel is imminent.
The reasons for this initiative are unknown. The founder [of the Heralds] is Monsignor Joao Scogamiglio Cla Dias; and the fact that he is an admirer of Plinio Correa de Oliveira, the great figure of Brazilian Traditional Catholicism, who died in 1995, is in itself a reason for mistrust from the Vatican.
First, we must make two observations.
One- the Heralds of the Gospel originated from a group of people from the famous "TFP" ("Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property") who found acceptance in the Brazilian Hierarchy because they abandoned the TFP's long exclusive attachment to the Traditional Mass -- so, just to be clear,
they do not celebrate the Traditional Mass, therefore they are not Traditionalists, they only "beautify" the Pauline new liturgical creation in order to make it look "Traditional", and that is why they have spread widely in the world.
Two- We have heard from very trustworthy sources who used to be on the inside some very strange quirks about the Heralds of the Gospel.
[And what might those quirks be? The Heralds seem to be a Novus Ordo variant on the NeoCatechumenals who have devised a Mass that was specifically criticized by Benedict XVI and whose questionable features they were directed to modify. I have to check if anyone has kept tabs on how that liturgical discipline is being carried out, or if it was ever carried out, to begin with.]
On the other hand, there is no doubt that, because both Prefect of Religious (the ultra-liberal Cardinal Aviz) and the very conservative founder of the Heralds of the Gospel are from the same country, there is a heightened amount of hostility (and Francis in particular hates conservative Catholics, and those of his continent even more). The Heralds should get ready for a wild ride...
What is particularly curious is that it is known that Benedict XVI highly favored the Heralds of the Gospel -- he even mentioned the Institute by name in his interview-book
Light of the World: for the Pope Emeritus (then speaking as Pope), the Heralds are,
"young people full of the enthusiasm of having recognized in Christ the son of God, and of proclaiming him to the world."
So, yes, this intervention is also a sign of the raging war, raging yet undeclared, Francis is waging against all matters close to the heart of Benedict XVI.[Modificato da TERESA BENEDETTA 08/06/2017 23:06]