Observers remain “mystified” over Pope's remarks on ... Catholic World Report https://www.catholicworldreport.com › 2018/01/26 › obs... Jan 26, 2018 — ... VOFT did back then. Google the article title. It is still number one that google page on NewsMax . The point is why is the CWR pretending
Trust in the Church has been ‘destroyed’ for many in recent years Such is the assessment of Monsignor Martin Grichting, an esteemed professor of canon law, the emeritus Vicar General of the Diocese of Chur and a former consulter for the Congregation for the Clergy.......He points to the apparent contradiction whereby the Holy See has turned a blind eye to the increasingly heterodox actions of the German episcopate, while being swift and harsh against the Society of St. Pius X in their adherence to traditional teaching. The Germans, Grichting writes, go “unchecked” despite the fact they have for years “been undermining the sacramental order of the Church with their ‘Synodal Path’ and institutionalizing the blessing of same-sex couples.” In contrast the SSPX “is threatened with excommunication by virtue of the Pope’s absolute authority.” Regarding the Holy See’s two-fold response to the Germans and the SSPX, Grichting comments that the Pope is disregarding Lumen Gentium no 21 “concerning the sacrament of Holy Orders and demands acceptance of the Constitution on the Liturgy…These double standards are destroying the trust of many faithful.”
https://www.permariam.com/p/trust-in-the-church-has-been-destroyed Trust in the Church has been ‘destroyed’ for many in recent years Such is the assessment of Monsignor Martin Grichting, an esteemed professor of canon law, the emeritus Vicar General of the Diocese of Chur and a former consulter for the Congregation for the Clergy. Michael Haynes Jun 04, 2026 The Church is suffering from a widespread and devastating lack of trust, largely due to the pontificate of Pope Francis, whose reign saw departures from Catholic teaching on marriage, the nature of the Church, and the role of the Church in salvation. Such is the assessment of Monsignor Martin Grichting, an esteemed professor of canon law, the emeritus Vicar General of the Diocese of Chur and a former consulter for the Congregation for the Clergy in the Vatican. “This trust has been shaken in the Church; for many, it has been destroyed,” he writes. { Grichting’s analysis first appeared in InfoVaticana, but the official English trans...