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<p>Hi all</p>
<p>Brian in the Sunday Community list has made a good critique of
my Vigano post to which I follow with a response.</p>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi Art, and everyone,</div>
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<div>When Archbishop Vigano is given as an authoritative
reference point, I think it has to be strongly noted that
Vigano has been, for a long time, a controversial figure at
the very least, and indeed a most troublesome member of the
Catholic hierarchy. He has attacked Pope Francis publicly
and widely on a number of occasions. In fact, it has been
reported in the media that Vigano refuses to recognize
Francis as Pope, and even refers to him as a “non-Catholic
pope.” He has also entered into confrontations with other
senior church leaders, especially in the United States. He
has put forward negative positions on various major issues,
such as Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ rights, COVID health
measures, etc. To the dismay of many American bishops,
Vigano entered loudly into U.S. politics: supporting Donald
Trump, in the run-up to the last election, and attacking Joe
Biden, as well as bolstering various conspiracy theories
having to do with the pandemic, international relations and
the global economy.</div>
<p>Vigano is, unfortunately, not a good example for Catholics
or for anyone else, but rather exemplifies an attitude that
is wildly reactionary and even, I would suggest, hateful and
dedicated to the sowing of division. The source of this
article about Vigano, namely <b><i>Life Site News</i></b>,
also speaks volumes about Vigano’s opinions and those who
support them. <b><i>Life Site News</i></b> is known for its
myopic, tunnel-vision approach to life and to Catholic
social justice teaching.</p>
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With love and concern,</div>
<div dir="ltr">Brian</div>
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<p>Hi again<br>
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<p>I guess i really opened up a can of worms especially for myself
with this post. <br>
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<p>I suspected that Vigano and Francis are at odds but was not sure
so thank you Brian for the post. Our church is polarized between
left and right just as our society is. Each faction of the church
is calling the other devil. Francis calls ETWN the work of the
devil. and the right wing church responds in kind. I am a raving
fan of Laudato Si and yet I can see truth coming from Vigano that
is entirely consistent with chapter three of Laudato Si, "The
Human Roots of the Ecological Crisis". Francis point to the
technocratic mindset as the cause of our threat to the planet.
Although Vigano denies the validity of Laudato Si his protest
against techno feudalism could be inspired by this third chapter
in Laudato Si.<br>
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<p>There is a global right tribe and a global left tribe. Maybe we
need the perspectives of both tribes to gain a superior
understanding of reality in the age of Techno feudalism. <br>
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<p>Today Canada approved vaccinations for children. It appears that
the only critique of the fear based fuzzy logic that is generating
this tragedy on our children is coming from the right. <br>
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<p>My take on Vigano's fear is that of a social credit system like
in China. If you disobey you have your digital passport revoked
and you can't buy food in the supermarket or maybe for a lesser
offense you can no longer go out for a meal with your spouse nor
play hockey. <br>
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<p>i don't agree with the entirety of his statement. But I hope
that our society comes to its senses soon and puts and end to the
segregation of our society, covid passports, honors our basic
human rights and most of all protect our children from a dystopic
future. Then i will rejoice that my fears of Vigano's hell were
so ill advised. . <br>
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<p> I will try to send something less controversial next time. <br>
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<p>Peace and love <br>
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<p>Please take my posts with a grain of salt they are just
information.</p>
<p>Art<br>
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