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Letter #7, 2017: Posters against the Pope[2017-02-07][Engleză]February 5, 2017, Sunday -- Posters against the Pope"Ah, Franky [referring to Pope Francis using a Roman dialect form of Francis which suggests great familiarity], you've put Congregations under supervision, removed priests, decapitated the Order of Malta and the Franciscans of the Immaculate and ignored Cardinals... But where in all this is your compassion?" Words addressed to Pope Francis written on dozens of posters in Rome which appeared in about 40 locations in the city center on Saturday morning, February 4. The posters show Pope Francis with a stern, rather unmerciful expression on his face, and the words above form the caption for the photo. The words are in Italian, but in the Roman dialect, as if to give the suggestion that the posters are an expression of the common people of Rome. The posters are not signed. There is no indication of who made them, or who paid to have them made. The city of Rome said no permission had been granted for the posters to be displayed, that they were "abusive," that is, unauthorized. For this reason, the posters soon began to be covered up with white posters carrying the words "affissione abusiva" or "unauthorized advertisement" (it is hard and time-consuming to completely scrape off a poster once the glue has dried, quicker and easier to simply cover it with a blank poster). The world's press quickly picked up the story, attributing the posters, most often, to conservative or traditional Catholics who oppose the reforms of Pope Francis. It was seen by many as the most visible sign yet of an opposition to the Pope, who is now close to completing the 4th year of his pontificate. Note: the letters "SPQR" above the poster (below) refer to the Latin words from more than 2,000 years ago: "Senatus Populus que Romanus" meaning "The Roman Senate and People," that is, the government of Rome, meaning these spots are for official posters and advertisements approved by the city... Posters of a stern-looking Pope Francis appeared on walls around Rome on Saturday morning, February 4, listing the Pope's actions against some conservative Catholics and concluding, "Where is your mercy?" Written in local Roman dialect, the posters lamented that the Pope had "removed priests," "decapitated the Knights of Malta" and "ignored Cardinals," echoing some of the major complaints some conservative Catholics have about Pope Francis' recent decisions. The poster reads, "A France', hai commissariato Congregazioni, rimosso sacerdoti, decapitato l'Ordine di Malta, e i Francescani dell'Immacolata, ignorato Cardinali... ma n'do sta la tua misericordia?" The word France' with an apostrophe is typical Romanesco (Roman dialect), where the last part of the name is dropped off (in this case, the "esco" of "Francesco"), almost as a form of endearment, as with a child or dear friend; it is a very familiar way to address a Pope, almost shockingly so. So from these very first two words, from this form of address, the implication is of an appeal to Pope Francis from those who are either close to him, or are mocking him, that is, speaking of hi in a satirical way, like the satirical, anti-papal placards posted on statues in central Rome 200 years ago. In other words, from the first words, those citizens of Rome who saw and read these posters knew that this was either a direct appeal to, or a direct attack -- in a satirical way -- on... Pope Francis. The text continues: "You've put Congregations under supervision, removed priests, decapitated the Order of Malta and the Franciscans of the Immaculate, and ignored Cardinals... But where in all this is your compassion?" The posters were not signed by any group. Police immediately launched an investigation to discover who were responsible, aided by closed-circuit cameras, the ANSA news agency said. And various Catholic blogs in Italy exploded with comments on the matter, some expressing great indignation at such a public attack on the Pope (link), others saying that Francis needed to realize how his actions have left many more traditional Catholics feeling he has abandoned them. One Italian blogger by the name of "Enza" on veteran Vaticanist Marco Tosatti's web site, went so far as to say that he would not be surprised to learn that the posters were not put up by conservatives, but by devilishly clever enemies of the Church, non-believers, atheists, who want to divide and weaken the Church. Cardinal Marc Ouellet echoed that view, saying the posters were a "work of the devil," designed to sow greater division in the Church (link). The blogger "Enza" continued his speculation by saying he would not be surprised even to learn that the posters were produced and distributed by allies of the Pope, with the goal of gaining support for a future suppression of conservative Catholic positions, once the conservatives are blamed for the disrespectful posters, a sort of "poster false flag" if you will." He wrote: "Oppure: se fosse che chi ha fatto fare ed affiggere i manifesti siano stati ambienti bergogliani, per dargli lopportunitĂ di attaccare i 'tradizionalisti' e fare rappresaglia? Esattamente come Nerone fece bruciare Roma per dar la colpa ai cristiani. Nerone argentino?" ("Or: is it possible that those who made and put up the posters were from Bergoglio's circle, to give him the opportunity to attack the 'traditionalists' and to retaliate against them? Just as Nero had Rome burned to blame the Christians. An Argentine Nero?") So the blogs, as so often, were filled with all sorts of talk... But even Father Antonio Spadaro, a serious man, a Jesuit, editor of the influential Jesuit journal, Civilta Cattolica, a close friend of Pope Francis, seemed rather emotional when he wrote this on his Facebook page: "There have appeared in Rome fake-popular anonymous posters, highly paid, against Pope Francis. It's the sign that he is acting well and is irritating some people very much. Those posters are threats and intimidations. In faux Romanesco to persuade people that they are from the people. Of course not! The real ordinary people do not debate about the Order of Malta, or the canonistical 'dubia' of cardinals. For heaven's sake! Behind this are corrupt people and there are strong powers that mount strategies to remove the Pope from the heart of the people, which is his great strength. And the result is the opposite effect." Here is the original Italian: «A Roma sono apparsi manifesti anonimi finto-popolari e ben pagati contro Papa Francesco. Ă il segno che sta agendo bene e sta dando molto fastidio. Quei manifesti sono minacce e intimidazioni. In finto romanesco per tentare di far credere che siano popolari. Macché! La gente vera non discetta sullordine di Malta, o su canonistici dubia cardinalizi. Ma per caritĂ ! Dietro cĂš gente corrotta e ci sono poteri forti che montano strategie per staccare il Papa dal cuore della gente, che Ăš la sua grande forza. E il risultato Ăš leffetto lopposto». (link) So, we will be expecting news soon of who is accused of having created the poster and posted it throughout the center of Rome. That may come at any moment. So stay tuned... ================= Meanwhile, several other important things have just happened: (1) On Thursday, February 2, there was a press conference at the headquarters of the Knights of Malta on via Condotti which attempted to bring an end to the turmoil surrounding the Order in recent weeks. The main speaker was the Order's Grand Chancellor, Albrecht von Boeselager, who had been removed on December 6, launching this crisis in the Order. With the Vatican's intervention, he was reinstated, and the man who pushed for his removal, Grand Master Matthew Festing, himself resigned his post at the Pope request on January 24. Essentially, the point of the press conference was to tell the world that recent drama in the Order is finished. The reinstated Grand Chancellor, Boeselager, speaking on behalf of the entire government of the Knights, listed six priorities for the future: -- to restore the leadership in line with the Constitution of the Order and to bring it back to normality -- to reaffirm the Orders loyalty to the Holy Father and to reassure our members and everybody that the government of the Order is and will remain at the service of the Holy Father. He said the Orders devotion to the Churchs teaching was irrevocable and beyond question. Furthermore, he said the Order regrets allegations of a conflict of interest raised against members of the commission set up by the Holy Father. Such allegations are baseless and unfounded, he said, adding that they look forward to setting up a special delegate the Pope will appoint. -- to see to it that humanitarian and social medical work would remain at all times at the center of the governments activities. Such work has never been more relevant and needed, he said. He stressed he would not allow distractions in the Orders governance to jeopardize such work, and that its decentralized structure would ensure its activities were safeguarded. -- to strengthen diplomatic relations, including cooperation with UN agencies such as the UNHCR, the UN commission for refugees. -- to assist refugees and migrants, saying their need has never been greater, noting the situation in Syria. -- to raise the Order's voice to ensure humanitarian laws are upheld; in an oblique criticism of President Donald Trumps executive order on immigration, he said the Order was alarmed and concerned by the proliferation of discriminatory positions towards immigrants, not least, based on their national origin. He warned of the monstrous consequences that can come from policies based on origin and race. So the press conference came to an end under the banner of a crisis met and settled... (2) However, on Friday, Christopher Lamb, correspondent in Rome of The Tablet in England, wrote a startling article saying that the Knights drama is "by no means finished" (link). Lamb, based out of London, has consistently given excellent coverage of Grand Master Festing's position in this drama (Festing is British). Here are key excerpts from Lamb's surprising article: The Tablet FORMER GRAND MASTER SAYS KNIGHTS DRAMA "NOT FINISHED" 03 February 2017 | by Christopher Lamb in Rome The Knights of Maltas former leader has come out fighting saying the saga involving him, the Vatican and his leadership of the order is by no means finished. Matthew Festing resigned as Grand Master last week after a meeting with Pope Francis, a move that signaled his capitulation in a very public battle between the knights and the Holy See. But speaking to The Tablet, Festing has stressed the complex dispute is far from over, raising the possibility of him trying to make a comeback as Grand Master or even a legal challenge to the validity of his resignation. "This is an extremely complex situation, it is extremely fluid, and by no means finished he said in a brief telephone conversation. Given all this it is not appropriate for me to say anymore. The former Grand Master resigned following a bitter dispute with the Vatican sparked by Festings sacking of his number three, Albrecht von Boeselager in a row about the distribution of condoms. The dismissal was backed by Cardinal Raymond Burke, the Orders patron and prominent critic of Pope Francis, who claimed with Festing that the action was the wish of the Holy See. This turned out to be incorrect [editor's emphasis added, RM] and following a Vatican investigation Festing stepped down and von Boeselager was reinstated... [end of Lamb's article] (3) But was this really incorrect (as Lamb and others now seem to take for granted)? Are we really in possession of clear evidence about the instructions Pope Francis gave to Cardinal Burke with regard to the moral problems, and the presence of non-Catholic (freemasonic) elements, in the Order of Malta, and what action to take? Strikingly, there has just emerged a new report on precisely this point: giving insight into the instructions that Pope Francis gave to Cardinal Raymond Burke in their private meeting on November 10, and in a follow-up letter to Burke dated December 1. The onePeterfive website has summarized the new evidence here (link). It is based on a fundamental article by Riccardo Cascioli in Italian found here. Sursa: www.InsideTheVatican.com Contor Accesări: 1151, Ultimul acces: 2026-05-28 10:46:58
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