"ONLY GOD KNOWS WHO IS REALLY THE POPE, BENEDICT OR FRANCIS !!!!! IF I HAD TO GUESS I WOULD SAY THAT BENEDICT IS STILL THE POPE AND THAT FRANCIS IS AN ANTI-POPE, BUT THAT IS JUST MY INTUITION, NOT MY CANONICAL/THEOLOGICAL OPINION"At his blog, he features the entire LifeSiteNews article summarising the arguments.
What is my opinion?
For whatever it is worth, I believe Bergoglio is Pope because Canon Law was, as far as we can know, followed. The priests of the diocese of Rome, the Cardinals and people of God accept and recognise him as Pope, ergo, he is Pope.
I believe that there are serious questions arising from the resignation of Joseph Ratzinger. I believe he was pushed and that he was not forthcoming about this. I find the Barnhardt and VeriCatholici arguments compelling, I cannot be certain that they are correct. I do believe that Pope Benedict XVI by various actions has given us sufficient reason to doubt the validity.My own personal experience upon the election of Bergoglio, the urge to vomit and chills and yet, I had never heard of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was a sign to me that something was terribly wrong.
Bergoglio is the Pope according to what we know and can know based upon what we see.
Does he have have, did he ever have the grace of office?
If he had it, has he lost it by his obvious apostasy and heresy?
These are legitimate questions and the people who ask them should not be mocked.
Does he have have, did he ever have the grace of office?
If he had it, has he lost it by his obvious apostasy and heresy?
These are legitimate questions and the people who ask them should not be mocked.
May God save his people.