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A cardinal sacked from an important post by Pope Francis wrote his own "Manifesto of Faith" during the latest attack on the authority of the pontiff by one of the leaders of the Conservative wing of the Church.
Cardinal Gerhard Müller, a German who was the leader of the Vatican's doctrine until 2017, issued Friday a four-page manifesto in the conservative media of the Church.
He stated that "many bishops, priests, religious and laity" demanded it. He did not say how much and why he was publishing it now.
However, the Conservatives were unhappy last week when Francis made his first trip as pope to the Arabian Peninsula and signed a "Document for Human Fraternity" with a Muslim religious leader.
Ultra-conservative Catholics oppose dialogue with Islam. Some say that their ultimate goal is to destroy the West.
The manifesto date is February 10, the sixth anniversary of the announcement of the resignation of Pope Benedict 91, which remains an icon for conservative Catholics.
Müller stated that he had drafted the manifesto "in the face of growing confusion surrounding the doctrine of faith".
He stated that some Church leaders "had abandoned the people who had been entrusted to them, disturbing them and seriously damaging their faith." He warned against "Antichrist fraud".
Müller, who did not mention the pope, is one of the few conservative cardinals to have openly accused Francis of sowing confusion.
They argue that it weakens Catholic rules on moral issues such as homobaduality and divorce, while overly focusing on social issues such as climate change and economic inequality.
The head of this parish is Raymond Leo Burke, an American who was removed from office in the Vatican in 2014 and 70 years old.
Müller intensified his criticisms of the pope since Francis dismissed him as head of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith in 2017.
Most of the manifesto reaffirmed lessons of the Church, many of whom Francis himself vehemently confirmed, such as celibacy for priests and the prohibition of the ordination of women.
However, a section clearly criticized Francis, who had reached out to Catholics who had divorced and remarried outside the Church.
Francis believes that some should be allowed to receive communion on a case-by-case basis, which is anathema to the conservatives.
The Vatican did not comment on the document.
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