Cardinal, You All Knew....

You All Knew:

A MOnoLogUE Critique of Power, Politics, and Compromise

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The Confrontation

What are you saying, Cardinal?

You started this.
Do not pretend surprise.

You wanted Roe v. Wade overturned.
You got it.

The Exchange

You chose power over truth.
You fed the culture wars.
You made them your altar.

And now you recoil
at the fire you lit?

The Knowledge

You knew the man.
Do not lie.

You saw him.
You heard him.
You discerned him.

And still…
you sat at his table.

The Warning Ignored

An old proverb warned:
When you dine with the devil, use a long spoon.

You brought none.
Only appetite.

Scripture Was Clear

“Bad company corrupts good character.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:33

“Avoid the path of the wicked.”
— Proverbs 4:14–15

“Do not walk in the counsel of the ungodly.”
— Psalm 1:1

The Indictment

Do not defend God now
with lips that refused discernment then.

Do not speak of righteousness
after bargaining with unrighteousness.

The Verdict

This is not confusion.
This is consequence.

The Choice Made

The American Catholic Church
chose entanglement with MAGA politics.
Eyes open.

The Alternative

You could have waited.

For a man with justice in his heart.
Justice without corruption.
For a man with conviction.
You chose instead, a man of lawlessness

Scripture warned:

“Let no one deceive you with empty words,
for because of such things
God’s wrath comes on the disobedient.”

And yet…
You stood on a hill with a megaphone,

inviting the deception you were warned against.

The Excuse

Instead you said,

“God can use anyone.”

Lazy theology.
A license for compromise.

The Reckoning

You excused everything.

Now you discover
what you embraced
will not excuse you.

The Final Word

It is too late for distance.

You made your choice.

And now
you must own it.