See my earlier post on Steve Bannon.
get Religion has the story and links:
The first story is a legitimate profile of Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, whose life has taken her from the heights of glitterati fame to where she is now — a Catholic philanthropist with very conservative Catholic beliefs and a willingness to work with the rich and the poor.
The second story is — brace yourself — about Stephen K. Bannon and his ongoing efforts to promote his own power and prestige, primarily by spinning conspiracy theories that make cultural progressives go nuts. (Click here for a GetReligion post about a previous chapter in this drama and here for another.)
this is part of a growing civil war by not just the radical trads but more mainstream believers who are worried about the Pope for spreading confusion in doctrinal matters, especially about sexual sin or the holiness of the Eucharist.
the most recent example of this is the Pope's comments about not letting active homosexuals into seminaries, while at the same time he promotes people like Cardinal McCarrick to important posts, even though McCarrick not only was a serial abuser but was also weak on pro life and other issues in his public office.
One hint on why this is: he was a great fund raiser.
Follow the money also has to do with some people suspecting a conspiracy against Pope Benedict to force him to resign. the latest conspiracy theory was the the Vatican Bank scandal was used to force his resignation.
For a summary by a non crazy person, check out Dr. Taylor Marshall's video from last August, and remember: Things have gotten worse since then:
Don't ask me: I'm just a lowly Catholic who loves the sacraments and the Lord, and realize that the field of wheat has a lot of tares in it, but that doesn't mean you destroy the whole field.
as for here in the Philippines, even Rappler (who is feuding with Duterte) has an editorial saying that Duterte's criticism of the church in this matter is like the pot calling the kettle black: both need to clean up their act.
on the other hand, when priests get killed for defending the rights of the poor against the powerful (usually about land reform or stealing the local's land for mining etc that would pollute the area), it shows you can't paint the entire priesthood with the same brush.
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