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Above: Vatican City – September 7, 2015. Pope Francis meets with Bishops of Portugal during their ad limina visit to Rome on September 7, 2015. Credit: © L’Osservatore Romano

By Allan Ruhl, OnePeterFive, January 5, 2024

Allan Ruhl is a YouTube apologist and blogger who lives in Western Canada. He holds a Bachelors of Science in engineering from the University of Alberta. His main interests are Church history and Islamic apologetics. Follow him on Twitter @AllanRuhl.

Allan Ruhl

The Future is not Franciscan

Ever since the revelations of Archbishop Viganò starting with his first letter in August of 2018, Pope Francis seems to be speeding up his agenda of Church reforms. By reforms we aren’t talking about venerable reforms, such as those of the 11th century in response to the Investiture Controversy, or the reforms implemented to combat and suppress the explosion of heresy during the 16th century in Europe.  By reforms, Pope Francis seems to be liberalising the Church, especially in regards to sexual morals. In addition to that, reversing the legacy of Benedict XVI seems to be a priority of the Argentine Pope. Priests can no longer say the Tridentine mass at will, but can now give blessings to “couples” in relationships based on sin. This includes same-sex “couples,” adulterous “couples,” or even polygamous “couples.” ….