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DICI presents the opinion of Fr. Christian Bouchacourt, District Superior of South America, on the election of the new Pope.

Cardinal Bergoglio wants to be a poor man among the poor. He cultivates a militant humility, but may prove humiliating to the Church. His appearance on the balcony of St. Peter's in a simple cassock without the papal rochet and mozetta is a perfect illustration.

It is a political end ... the idealistic Apostle of poverty from the 70s. He is entirely turned towards the people, the poor, without being a disciple of liberation theology.

Very aware of the dilapidated state of his clergy, he did nothing to fix things. The seminary in Buenos Aires has never had so few seminarians as it does today. This is a disaster among disasters, as has been the liturgies presided over by the “cardinal of the poor.” With him, we are likely to see the return of the masses of the pontificate of Paul VI, far from the efforts of Benedict XVI to restore the honor of more dignified liturgical ceremonies.

He is firmly opposed to abortion. Even though he wrote a beautiful letter to the Carmelites of Buenos Aires against the ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ "marriage" proposition—which sadly has been voted in—he read a pathetic speech during the demonstration in opposition to the project, in which he did not utter the name of our Lord even once, while the evangelical pastor who preceded him managed to excite the crowd with a courageous speech... (see DICI No. 219 of 07/24/10) During an ecuмenical meeting he knelt to receive the blessing of two pastors.

He is a man of consensus, who has a horror of confrontation. He broke away from Catholics who denounced the blasphemous exhibitions that took place in Buenos Aires.

I met him 5 or 6 times and he has always received me kindly, trying to give me what I asked, without exerting himself,  in case of impediments...

DICI obtained the opinion of Fr. Christian Bouchacourt, District Superior of South America, on the evening of the Pope’s election.

Cardinal Bergoglio wishes to be a poor man among the poor. He cultivates a militant humility, but can prove humiliating for the Church. His appearance in the loggia of St. Peter’s in a simple cassock without his rochet and mozzetta is a perfect illustration. He is a fine politician… And idealistic apostle of the poverty of the 70’s, he is completely turned towards the people, the poor, but without being a disciple of the theology of liberation.

Very conscious of the dilapidated state of his clergy, he did nothing to fix things. Never has the seminary of Buenos Aires had as few seminarians as today. It is a disaster, as have been the liturgies presided over by the “Cardinal of the Poor.” With him, we risk to see once again the masses of Paul VI’s pontificate, a far cry from Benedict XVI’s efforts to restore to their honor the worthy liturgical ceremonies.

He was firmly opposed to abortion. But while he wrote a beautiful letter to the Carmelites of Buenos Aires against the ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ “marriage” bill – which was unfortunately voted through in the end – he had a regrettable discourse read during the protest against this bill, in which the name of Our Lord was not pronounced even once, while the Evangelistic pastor who spoke before him to excite the crowd delivered a more courageous discourse…(see DICI #219, July 24, 2010).

During an ecuмenical meeting, he knelt to receive the blessing of two pastors.

He is a man of consensus, who hates confrontations. He kept his distance from the Catholics who denounced the blasphematory expositions that were held in Buenos Aires.

I have met him 5 or 6 times and he has always received me with benevolence, seeking to grant me what I wished, without going out of his way to overcome obstacles….

(sources : SSPX – DICI #272, March 15, 2013)

I have met him 5 or 6 times and he has always received me with benevolence, seeking to grant me what I wished, without going out of his way to overcome obstacles….