Is Pope Francis' life in danger? It would seem that at least his "security" is. Pray for the Holy Father that he may not succumb to the wolves, who, masquerading as shepherds, seek to devour the flock of the Lamb.
From the Guardian:
A former commander of the Swiss Guard, the small force of men whose
job it is to protect the pope, has said there is "a network of
homosexuals" within the Vatican, the latest in a series of claims about gay priests working at the heart of the Roman Catholic church.
Elmar
Mäder, who was commandant of the Guard from 2002 until 2008, said his
time at the heart of the Vatican had given him an insight into certain
aspects of life there. "I cannot refute the claim that there is a
network of homosexuals. My experiences would indicate the existence of
such a thing," he told the Swiss newspaper Schweiz am Sonntag.
Famed
for their striking uniforms of blue, red and orange, recruits to the
Guard swear to protect the pope and his successors with their lives.
Mäder,
50, from the canton of St Gallen, refused to comment on speculation
that he had warned guardsmen about the behaviour of certain priests.
Earlier
this month, the same newspaper reported the claims of a former, unnamed
member of the Guard that he had been the target of more than 20
"unambiguous sexual requests" from clergy while serving in the force.
Recounting
a dinner in a Rome restaurant, the man was quoted as saying: "As the
spinach and steak were served, the priest said to me: 'And you are the
dessert'."
The full report
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