Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, attended the papal installation Mass of Pope Francis I. No Greek Orthodox patriarch has attended a papal installation Mass for almost 1000 years, since 1054 when the split between east and west occurred….
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Monday April 1st, 2013 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsPope Francis Calls on World Leaders to Support the Poor, Environment
Thursday March 28th, 2013 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsAt his installation Mass in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis called on world leaders to protect the environment, the weakest and the poorest. Speaking in terms of peace, the pope said that exercising “love and tenderness would not allow ‘omens…
View This Article →Vatican to Protect Retired Pope from Legal Action in Sex Abuse
Tuesday March 5th, 2013 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsPope Benedict XVI will live in a Vatican convent for the rest of his life after a brief period at the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo. By doing so, he will be protected from prosecution in connection with sexual…
View This Article →Cardinal Dolan Deposed by Lawyers in Abuse Case
Monday March 4th, 2013 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsA week before Cardinal Timothy Dolan was to fly to Rome for the papal conclave lawyers grilled him for hours behind closed doors about child sex-abuse by priests in his former diocese of Milwaukee. The lawyers represent hundreds of victims…
View This Article →Vatican Scandal Seals Pope’s Decision to Resign
Monday February 25th, 2013 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsItalian media reported that Pope Benedict XVI resigned after a “disturbing” confidential report of yet another Vatican scandal landed on his desk. Benedict had commissioned three cardinals (all over 80 years of age) to verify allegations exposed in the so-called…
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