“Fernández must think we are stupid. His “meditation” at the opening of the Plenary Session of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on January 27 presented itself as a call to humility but beneath the pious language, abundant citations, and quasi-mystical flourishes was a subtle attempt to gaslight anyone who dares criticize him or the Synodal Train Wreck.

The “meditation” undermined Catholic doctrine of truth (as usual), reason (as usual), and authority (as usual), while recasting dissent as intellectual arrogance. Yes, with the revolting false piousness that has become a trademark of the most dangerous men operating in the Synodal Religion, he wants to convince you that you are incapable of making sound theological judgments or calling out the disaster that has been promoted as Catholicism since 1962…”