Did Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) say that Francis is a heretic ? On June 3, 2003 the then Cardinal Ratzinge r (and future Pope Benedict) , head of the Congregation for the Faith, said that the endorsement of " homosex civil unions" was against Catholic teaching, that is heterodoxy : "Those who would move from tolerance to the legitimatization of specific rights for cohabiting homosexual persons need to be reminded that the approval or legalization of evil is something far different from the toleration of evil... The Church teaches that respect for homosexual persons cannot lead in any way to approval of homosexual behavior or to legal recognition of homosexual unions ." (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, "Considerations Regarding Proposals to give Legal Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons," June 3, 2003) Gloria.tv reported: " Francis made on October 21 his latest declaration in sup...

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Because this is part of the consequence of original sin that every baptized person carries with him.
Both the legitimate successors of the first Roman Pontiff and the simple faithful live this consequence.
But sin is not about grace.
And this assistance of the Holy Spirit is always present to the legitimate successors of Saint Peter.
The Pope will always be a Catholic to confirm this faith to other Catholics to maintain a unity in the faith.
And the bishops possess this infallibility equally if they maintain this communion with the Pope.
But Viganò says to this day about a responsibility of Popes in the face of a legacy that the "conciliar sect" emerged.
Was this or was not the cause for him seeking a total unconditional reconsecration of another bishop, even though he had received episcopal consecration by Pope John Paul II himself?
In this way, will he, as prelate, really present a solution to this "Bergoglian sect"?