I think "Why" is really important as none of this would go down at this time without context -
Yes, but the double-bind with Bergoglio is whether he punishes acts of schism against the Vicar of Christ vs. "schism" perceived as against
his own self.
He's shown that he seems to have no compunction whatsoever when
he attacks the
papacy. Look at that recent study docuŠ¼ent reassessing Vatican I, also his playing around with every pagan shaman and wicked worldling that shows up to flatter him.
It's when someone dares to speak against
his publicly visible sins against the Faith and
his secular crimes that he strikes back. Not because he's defending The Church but because he behaves as a warlord of this world. He uses Canon Law selectively when it suits him.
There's a meme going around social media about St. Thomas More who, when summoned to trial, deferred to H8's temporal authority but refused to concede H8's seizure of ecclesial authority. The parallel's not perfect, but it is illustrative.
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