The Disastrous Pontificate

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Nine years into Pope Francis' reign on the throne of St. Peter one of his closest collaborators anonymously circulated a memorandum among fellow cardinals that delivered a stark verdict: Commentators of every school...agree that this pontificate is a disaster in many or most respects; a catastrophe. The critique focused on the pontiff's undermining of the Church's bedrock of magisterial clarity and consistency supplanting the time-honored maxim </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Roma locuta causa finita est</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-Rome has spoken; the case is closed-with a prevailing ethos of erroneous teaching and ambiguity: </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Roma loquitur confusio augetur</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-Rome speaks; confusion grows. In a time when the Deposit of Faith demands unwavering guardianship this book stands as a solemn act of fidelity to the apostolic charge on all the faithful: to preserve the integrity of faith and morals for the sake of the salvation of souls. Spanning the breadth of sacred doctrine it rigorously juxtaposes the teachings of Pope Francis with Sacred Scripture Sacred Tradition and the perennial Magisterium.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The catastrophic turmoil the Catholic Church experienced from 2013 to 2025 is directly attributable to things Pope Francis said and did. This important book sets forth in careful detail Pope Francis' specific statements and decisions that contradict Catholic doctrine and conflict with the perennial practice of the Church. </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-The Rev. Gerald E. Murray</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>J.C.D.</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Pastor St. Joseph Church New York NY</span></p>