VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Stephen De Kerdrel, a hermit monk who was recently excommunicated by the Catholic Church, didn’t like Pope Francis right off the bat. Just before Christmas, the three hermits were excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church for denouncing Pope Francis and most of the Roman Catholic Church’s hierarchy as being in league with Satan. He invites Buddhist and Hindu hermits to retreats and wrote a biography of Pope Francis, whose work he follows with passion. Pope Francis was a frequent target of their writings, as his words and actions seemingly clashed with traditional Catholic positions. “Pope Francis, by his utterances, his behavior, his teaching and his actions has shown himself to be indeed a great heretic,” the post read.

Source: The Local February 07, 2020 19:41 UTC