re: #269 Daisy

their sins rose to the level of schism

Keep in mind that, according to Dante, schismatics were condemned to the bottom of the 8th circle of hell, and causing schisms in the church was considered just about the greatest of all sins — only Judas Iscariot and Cain (and a couple others) are lower in Hell.

Interestingly the historical figure used by Dante to personify the schismatics was…Mohammed!

Anyway, early Popes would have extirpated these people from the church in two seconds flat for causing a schism. (And even earlier Popes would have had them executed on the spot.) (And even earlier earlier Popes would have raised an army and wiped out these guys’ home countries.) This new Pope is trying out some touchy-feely “restorative justice” PC methods in an attempt to solve the problem, but it will only backfire.