Archbishop Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Council for New Evangelization Voice of the Family Mon Dec 7, 2015 - 12:04 pm EST Papal critics threatened with excommunication as Year of Mercy begins December 7, 2015 (Voice of the Family) – Archbishop Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Council for New Evangelization, has stirred controversy by suggesting that some criticisms of Pope Francis might result in automatic excommunication. Archbishop Fisichella made his remarks at a Vatican press briefing while explaining how Pope Francis’s new “Missionaries of Mercy” will operate. The 800 “missionaries” will have the power to absolve from penalties previously reserved to the Holy See. In reference to Canon 1370, which imposes automatic excommunication for “physical violence” against the Roman Pontiif, Archbishop Fisichella said: I would say that we need to understand well ‘physical violence,’ because sometimes words, too, are rocks and stones, and therefore I believe some of these sins, too, are far more widespread than we might think. Archbishop Fisichella’s comments will be interpreted by many as an attempt to silence faithful Catholics who are deeply concerned by the direction currently being taken by those who hold offices at the highest levels of the Church. Serious concerns have been raised over the last two and half years concerning: The alleged manipulation of the 2014 Extraordinary Synod and the 2015 Ordinary Synod The publication of a heterodox Relatio Synodi of the Extraordinary Synod The publication of a heterodox Instrumentum Laboris for the Ordinary Synod The publication of a heterodox Relazione Finale of the Ordinary Synod The radical reforms to the canonical procedures governing declaration of nullity of marriage The open collaboration between the Holy See and leading global advocates of population control The confusing remarks made by the Holy Father about who is able to receive Holy Communion The confusing remarks made by the Holy Father about the relationship between condoms and AIDS The confusing remarks and actions of the Holy Father on the subject of homosexuality The endorsement, by official bodies of the Holy See, of pro-abortion, pro-contraception UN Sustainable Development Goals The endorsement of the environmental agenda in the encyclical letter Laudato Si, without sufficient recognition of the profound connection between environmentalism and the population control movement The public association of Laudato Si with the most radical elements of the environmental/population control movement and dissent from the doctrine of Humanae Vitae The appointment, promotion or elevation to ecclesiastical offices or to positions of influence, by the Holy Father, of many openly heterodox prelates including, but not limited to: Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, Archbishop Blaise Cupich, Godfried Cardinal Danneels, John Cardinal Dew, Walter Cardinal Kasper, Bishop Heiner Koch, Reinhard Cardinal Marx, Vincent Cardinal Nichols, Christoph Cardinal Schönborn and Donald Cardinal Wuerl. Click here for the rest of the article: https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinio...-with-excommunication-as-year-of-mercy-begins