Pope Benedict ‘doing absolute best to sabotage Francis’ amid gay marriage-Antichrist row
POPE BENEDICT has been accused of "doing his absolute best to sabotage Francis" after his shocking comments linking gay marriage to the Antichrist were exposed in a bombshell new book.
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The former pope, who stood down in a controversial move in 2013, claimed that people who oppose homosexual unions in today’s world are “excommunicated from society”. He said that it was “the same thing with abortion and creating human life in the laboratory”, adding that it was natural for those who oppose it to be concerned about the “spiritual power of the Antichrist”. The comments were taken from an authorised biography of the ex-head of the Vatican, called ‘Benedict XVI – A Life’.
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Lynda Telford, author of ‘Women of the Vatican – Female Power in a Male World’, told Express.co.uk how she “pitied Francis deeply” after Benedict’s words came to light this week.
She said: “Benedict’s doing his absolute best to sabotage all the reforms that Francis is trying to bring in.
“Divorce reforms (so divorced people can take Sacrament), reaching out to LGBT people, contraception, the lot.”
Ms Telford added: “Benedict has no right to interfere.
“Putting him under the same roof as Francis, so he's never free of him, is appalling.”
The alleged dispute between Francis and Benedict emerged after the latter stood down as head of the Catholic church seven years ago.
It was the first time since the 1400s a living pope had stood down, but paved the way for Francis to take over.
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But as Francis embarked on a journey to revitalise the Vatican and draw new worshippers to the church, some experts have said that Benedict is still attempting to use his power to ensure his traditional principles remain.
In the newly published book, Benedict attempted to smooth these allegations by saying his friendship with Francis had “not only endured but grown”.
His comments on gay marriage and abortion, however, left many feeling like an attack on the liberalism Francis is trying to install.
Benedict wrote in the German book: “A century ago, anyone would have thought it absurd to talk about homosexual marriage.
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