Thiessen likens the Vigano charges to Martin Luther’s 95 theses, saying ominously:
For the first time, I understand how the Reformation happened.He explains:
Vigano’s accusations are serious and credible. He has everything to lose by making them public. He cited specific letters and documents that he and others sent to Rome – which he said are readily available in the files of the Holy See and the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington. The Vatican must now release them. And his account was backed Monday by Monsignor Jean-François Lantheaume, the former first counsellor at the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, who said Vigano “tells the whole truth. I am a witness.” Most importantly, in his letter the archbishop declared that he is “ready to reaffirm them under oath by calling on God as my witness” – which means he is calling for his own eternal damnation if he is lying.We know what happened in 1517, the church split with reformers becoming Protestants. After fighting the split for decades, eventually the Church recognized the need for change via the Counter-Reformation. Thiessen argues in favor of his Church not repeating that centuries old mistake.
Five hundred years ago, faithful Catholics waited too long to root out corruption in the Vatican – with disastrous consequences. We can’t make the same mistake again.
