Bible Study
  • Signs of the end
  • Bible Study
  • World News
  • Catholic Church
  • Sunday Deception
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
  • Signs of the end
  • Bible Study
  • World News
  • Catholic Church
  • Sunday Deception
No Result
View All Result
Bible Study
No Result
View All Result
Home End times headlines

British knight suspended by Order of Malta for writing highly critical book about Pope Francis

in End times headlines
0
Share on Twitter

A British member of the Order of Malta, the chivalric organisation which dates back to the Crusades, has been suspended after writing a highly critical book about Pope Francis that was condemned as a “vile attack”.

Henry Sire, an Oxford-educated historian and a knight in the ancient order for nearly two decades, has been castigated for his inflammatory book The Dictator Pope, which describes the Argentinian pontiff as “authoritarian and manipulative”.

The book claims to be “the inside story of the most tyrannical and unprincipled papacy of modern times.”

“When the television cameras aren’t rolling, Pope Francis transforms into another person: arrogant, stand-offish with people, vulgar in his language and famous for his violent outbursts of anger that are known to all, from cardinals to car drivers,” the historian wrote.

The book claims that Francis was elected thanks to the help of a “mafia” of progressive cardinals.

In a recent tweet, Mr Sire described the Pope as “the monster occupying the papal throne”.

The row is the latest skirmish in a much wider battle between those who support Pope Francis and conservatives who are bitterly opposed to his populist touch and reform agenda, some of whom have gone as far as to accuse him of heresy.

They have been incensed by his suggestion that divorcees who remarry in civil ceremonies should be allowed to take Holy Communion.

Mr Sire, who has been a knight since 2001, was contracted to write a history of the order and lived from 2013 until 2017 in its palatial headquarters in Rome.

The book was duly published in 2016, but he then wrote a second book, without the knowledge of the knights, on Francis and his controversial papacy.

It was initially published under a pen name, Marcantonio Colonna, an Italian nobleman who fought at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, in which a European naval force inflicted a major defeat on the Ottoman Empire off the coast of Greece.

Mr Sire, a Catholic arch-conservative who has questioned the liberalizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s, was revealed to be the author of the book earlier this week by his publishers.

After being unmasked, the knights took the decision to suspend him.

In a statement, the order said it “strongly condemns the vile attack against the Pope.”

“The Order of Malta dissociates itself from the positions conveyed and considers the content of the book a grave offence to His Holiness, Pope Francis.”

An internal investigation has been launched and Mr Sire could be expelled from the order, a spokesperson told The Telegraph.

Tags: Catholic ChurchOrder of MaltaPope Francis

Related Posts

End times headlines

In times like these, we need a savior

End times headlines

Ellen White: The Final Movements WILL Be Rapid Ones

End times headlines

No One Can Enter The Kingdom Of Heaven Except Through The Catholic Church — Says Vatican

End times headlines

Chinese House Church Members Arrested for Listening to Foreign Pastor’s Audio Sermons

Next Post

Pope Francis Says Young Priests Can Use Tatoos To Reach People

Vatican press chief resigns over doctored letter praising Pope Francis

Pope Francis Says Confession Before A Priest Is To Receive Loving Embrace Of God

Discussion about this post

Reccommended

  • The black pope is the most powerful man in the world

    476 shares
    Share 191 Tweet 119
  • Bill Gates’ Former Doctor Says Billionaire ‘Refused To Vaccinate His Children’

    183 shares
    Share 73 Tweet 46
  • Pope Francis ADMITS He Is The ANTICHRIST At The United Nations. MUST READ

    515 shares
    Share 206 Tweet 129
  • Mel Gibson: Hollywood Elites ‘Kill Innocent Children & Drink Their Blood’

    193 shares
    Share 77 Tweet 48
  • Pope Francis: “Koran And Holy Bible Are The Same”

    180 shares
    Share 73 Tweet 45

POPULAR

Health Messages

This is What Happens when you eat Carrot everyday

End times headlines

In times like these, we need a savior

End times headlines

Ellen White: The Final Movements WILL Be Rapid Ones

Bible Study

© 2020 amredeemed - End times headlines | Coming of Jesus

Navigate Site

  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms of Use

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Signs of the end
  • Bible Study
  • World News
  • Catholic Church
  • Sunday Deception

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.