By Pete Baklinski, Crisis Magazine, April 17, 2024
Pete Baklinski has a BA from Thomas Aquinas College and a Masters in Theology from the International Theological Institute. He is married to Erin and together they have eight children with one more on the way. He worked for ten years as a reporter and editor for a pro-life news organization. He now works as the communications director for a pro-life organization. He lives in Combermere, Ontario.
It’s a narrow road for faithful Catholics in the Francis pontificate; we must reject the spiritually cancerous belief that Francis is not the pope while resisting spiritually damaging teachings.
It has become evident to many Catholics around the world that the Francis pontificate has been a disappointment and even a disaster. There are more learned Catholics than myself who have meticulously catalogued the myriad of ways in which Pope Francis, from the beginning of his pontificate in 2013, has made statements and promoted pastoral practices that depart from Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and previous solidified teachings of the magisterium.
“I want a mess,” the pope said a few months after his election regarding his plans to shake up the Church. Well, he got what he wanted. …
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