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1) Does the Vatican seriously not understand how the internet works and, more importantly

2) I really hope that Spokesperson goes immediately to Confession for a clear lie.

This cover up makes the whole thing look worse, honestly. And it is going to do nothing but cause further pain and strife on the issue due to how it's being mismanaged.

Prayers all around. *sigh*

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Unless the spokesperson was lied to. If you have your wits about you, it's typically more effective to have someone who believes what they're saying tell the lie.

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1) no, note that Roche banned church bulletin boards or parish bulletins from announcing the location of Traditional (extraordinary Form) Masses.

2) good advice, likely to be ignored.

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Is it a cover up, lack of knowledge of the internet or internal fighting among the dicasteries and other Vatican departments?

Whatever it is, it continues to show what a mess things are in Rome.

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No idea if it was the cause of this particular incident, but nope, I'm pretty sure the Vatican does *not* understand how the internet works

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It's a sad day when the folks working at the Vatican can't even competently make up half-believable excuses for their blunders. I mean, surely he was aware that someone else had made a statement saying the exact opposite recently. I guess I can't complain too much since the event was removed, and at least this feeble explanation/denial made me chuckle a little in the end.

Hopefully this event actually stays off the calendar too; last time this happened with the Synod and a homosexuality resource was removed from a Vatican webpage they quickly reversed themselves to placate the secular and pro-homosexuality activists.

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The exact wording to deny that the calendar event existed was probably: “you’re wrong. You’re wrong. I really think you’re wrong.”

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Vatican spokesperson trying to use Jedi mind tricks -- "This is not the calendar event you are looking for..."

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The other day I was looking up a novena on archive.org https://web.archive.org/web/20160323075532/http://meditationsfromcarmel.com/content/novena-st-john-cross-0 (it's a great novena just don't think too hard about what you're asking for LOL) and archive.org was like "how about donating to keep us in business" and I sighed and forked over some change but I am glad I decided to ante up because "archive.org says you're lying" is, after all, a pretty fun game.

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Why does it matter if it was on the calendar or not? The event is surely happening still. Nobody is going to bar a pilgrimage. What, theyll prohibit them from coming to Rome?

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Sadly, the very point may have been that it appear on the calendar.

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If thats true, and you very well may be right, it is indeed very sad. This shouldnt be a political issue.

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"Who are you going to believe, us or your lying eyes?"

Sadly, this sort of thing has become par for the course from the Vatican communication office.

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I remember hearing years ago from a priest when we were living in Rome (early 2010s) that Pope Benedict in his meeting with the Jesuits had tasked them to work with LGBT people. But unfortunately I can't find any news piece about it. It may have just been a rumour, but it might be worth asking someone if it actually happened.

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Why would Pope Benedict give the Js such an assignment? They would do it spontaneously, if only by talking to one another.

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I know this is not how Vatican journalists conduct themselves but I wish someone could ask these spokespersons or dicastery officials whether they truly believe in the 8th Commandment & whether saying something false & lying violates that commandment

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Why does Rome seem to resemble Washington , D.C.? And why does a Church which has as its mission the promotion of Truth, seem so ready to abandon truth in small and not so small matters? I am blessed to live in a great diocese with a tradition of great bishops. I am coming to the place where the less I read about Rome and the entire Church hierarchy the better I feel about my religion. Fortunately, my faith remains in Jesus Christ and the Church he founded-the human element of the Church continues to disappoint.

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