Many Saints have been faced with that exact same quandary, and all of them chose death over dishonor. The mother and her sons from Maccabees come to mind.
Oh I couldn't deal with the wolves.... you're the fucking shepherd. That's literally your fucking job.
Either defend your sheep or die defending them - he's literally the Vicar of Christ.
Imagine Christ at the last minute went, "yeah, nah guess I'll go back to being a carpenter in Nazareth. This suffering the sins of all mankind is too much for me."
All Jesuits must be excommunicated from the Church at this point
I blame Benedict XVI directly for this fiasco. How exactly does one decide to retire from being Pope?
"Retire or we'll suicide everyone you love, and then you."
Many Saints have been faced with that exact same quandary, and all of them chose death over dishonor. The mother and her sons from Maccabees come to mind.
I blame him too.
Oh I couldn't deal with the wolves.... you're the fucking shepherd. That's literally your fucking job.
Either defend your sheep or die defending them - he's literally the Vicar of Christ.
Imagine Christ at the last minute went, "yeah, nah guess I'll go back to being a carpenter in Nazareth. This suffering the sins of all mankind is too much for me."
Si itis cum Iesuitis, non cum Iesu itis.