What is the intention of Mr. Andrea Tornielli in attacking the Heralds of the Gospel? To Create a Schism in the Church?

São Paulo – Brazil (Friday, 16-06-2017, Gaudium Press) Readers of the articles and books of the prestigious Vaticanist, Mr. Andrea Tornielli, might often be entertained by the whimsical image of a chameleon that could come to mind. Truly, his publications demonstrate an exceptionally keen ability to

adapt to whatever surroundings he finds himself in, so as to continue with his work: he understood well how to smile towards John Paul II, how to favor the pontificate of Benedict XVI, and, then again, how to discreetly disparage it, when already walking hand in hand with Francis…
Recently, Mr. Tornielli published a controversial article in the Vatican Insider blog of the La Stampa newspaper: “The secret doctrine of the Heralds: ‘Correa encourages the death of the Pope.’” Bearing in mind the writer’s chameleon hallmark, this publication sparks a couple of questions: What are his objectives? To what setting does he seek to adapt himself?
It is interesting to observe that, in the said article, the author revives old and hackneyed accusations against Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, related to the veneration that many had for him in life, as well as to the private devotion toward his mother, Dona Lucilia. Now, Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, founder of the Heralds of the Gospel, is the target of the same attacks. These accusations are obsolete; all having been answered and duly refuted according to the strictest dictates of Catholic doctrine.
Timeo hominem unius libri. This might well be what readers of the Catholic press are inclined to conclude at the present, regarding Mr. Tornielli’s knowledge of the theme of his article: the scholar of a single book is to be feared. Something that in no way becomes a journalist of this clout… Let us see why.

First of all, we might suggest that Mr. Tornielli pay a little attention to the past of the institution, which he so vehemently attacks, and give some consideration to a work published in 1985 – Servitudo ex Caritate – with the endorsement of the eminent theologian Fr. Victorino Rodríguez y Rodríguez, OP. In this study, never contested along the decades, the subject of Sacred Slavery to Jesus Christ, through the hands of Mary, as well as the spiritual ties between Professor Plinio and his disciples, mentioned in Mr. Tornielli’s article, has been entirely clarified for the past, for the present and for the future.
And why not also read the book Dona Lucilia, first published in 1995 with a laudatory preface by Fr. Antonio Royo Marín, OP, and then reprinted in partnership with the Libreria Editrice Vaticana in 2013, available also in Italian? A perusal of this publication would have been sufficient for Mr. Tornielli to grasp that the foundations of the devotion toward this great Brazilian lady are based on her blameless life of virtue and on the bi-millennial praxis of the Holy Catholic Church. Permit us to suggest, Mr. Tornielli, that it might behoove you to review the notes of your long past Catechism days; for even before a person is canonized, Holy Mother Church requires that his or her fame of holiness be widely recognized.
And what of devotion to Dr. Plinio? If even more up-to-date information would be of interest to him, we invite Mr. Tornielli to make an in-depth study of a most recent work, published in 2016, in five volumes, also by the Libreria Editrice Vaticana, and with more than 100 thousand collections printed, entitled The Gift of Wisdom in the Mind, Life and Work of Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira. This work provides, in ample detail, the historical origins and the theological basis of this subject – dealt with in such a tendentious manner in his article.

It is true, however, that Mr. Tornielli came upon a great and unusual novelty: a private video, divulged out of context and sadly out of date, for it is a year and a half old. Despite its belonging to the restricted use of the institution, it was, however, obtained by illegal means, by someone with an impassioned loathing for the TFP and the Heralds – he himself being an ex-member of the TFP –, married to a woman who is an ex-member of Opus Dei, both of whom occupy a considerable amount of their time in attacking the entities to which they belonged. This was the source, the influential Mr. Tornielli turned to for his impartial information…
The video is a recording of a meeting of clerics, a reserved one, which did not result in any change in the ways of the Heralds of the Gospel, whether in relationship with the Sacred Hierarchy and civil society or even in the apostolate with the immense number of supporters of the association. The objective of this registered encounter was, quite simply, to exchange opinions with regard to certain preternatural phenomena, in an atmosphere of unhindered and affable communion. Criminal hands, yet undiscovered, resolved to divulge its contents in a malevolent and irresponsible way to a public that does not have, in its great majority, adequate theological knowledge to make an in-depth judgment concerning its content. It was not difficult, therefore, to create confusion in many minds. On the contrary, these same hands did not busy themselves, very naturally, in spreading the conclusions to these analyses.
Now, why did Mr. Tornielli not seek the Heralds to obtain a clarification? One could well say: timeo hominem unius factionis, we fear men of half truths, individuals who are partial, those who are unable and unwilling to hear both sides.
Could Mr. Andrea Tornielli be acting alone? This we do not know…
But we may assert, by analyzing the article of the renowned Vaticanist and the above-mentioned circumstances, the blind contribution that he is making toward destroying that ardently desired unity which the Fathers of Vatican Council II sought to attain, and which three great men embodied: St. John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Msgr. João Clá. Herein lies a sure way to thwart the doctrine of an Ecumenical Council, as well as the dedicated work of two Popes – one who is yet alive and among us – and of a founder, of whom a Prefect of the Congregation for Religious, Cardinal Franc Rodé, said the Church was indebted to!
Cui prodest? Whom does this attitude profit? The Catholic world is certainly perplexed: this time the chameleon takes on such surreal tones that, even after due consideration, he still continues to elicit questions with respect to his new and varied hues:
Whom does Mr. Andrea Tornielli represent?
Does he seek to provoke a schism in the Church?
With what intentions?
Finally, with the untruths and distortions duly clarified, we extend to him an invitation to return to the path of an educated, serious and ethical journalism. The Heralds of the Gospel consecrate their own defense to St. Joseph, patron of the Church, with the certainty that they will not be left unaided by the virginal father of Jesus and most chaste spouse of Mary. Without prejudice to their own rights, they are always willing to welcome with benevolence the retraction of the calumniators and to sincerely pardon them, for they harbor not the least resentment.

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