II. SHOWMAN SUPPORTS FAGGOTRY (AGAIN). Recently in another column, again in Catholic Insight, Coren upholds (inadvertently?) the homolobby, this time with regard so-called "same sex marriage". Sayeth the Showman: "I've heard some pretty compelling arguments for it over the years... gay people can enjoy full rights". Apparently, he maintains the Church's teaching on marriage, "never close to giving in", although an obliviousness to the inimical effects of a homosexualized culture is apparent. With such statements of delicate rationalization, (you know) the wink-wink-nudge-nudge type position that hides an internalized mental struggle with the Church's unconditional teaching on this matter (cognitive dissonance, as one of my commenters said), Coren's writhing tolerance effectively opens up a tiny gateway for justifying, eventually legalizing, "same sex marriage", which is how the presently dictatorial, law-sundering, in-your-face homolobby first gained recognition three decades back. At a time when the movement was relatively small and fringe, and when many Catholics were unafraid of branding sodomy for what it is: a sin against nature, an abomination crying out to God for vengeance. First, the homolobby wanted "rights" because of supposed "hate" and "fear", denaturing the natural revulsion most people felt when encountering such degeneracy. Second, change the language of public discourse (e.g. "homophobia"), disparaging those who deem aberrant sexual activity a grave sin. Third, demand "justice", and to do so construct a flourishing victimhood industry for gradual social acceptance, for further pervasion of perversion into every nook and cranny of the culture. Fourthly, utilize Alinskian tactics to intimidate all foes into silence. Fifthly, judicial activism, arguing so eloquently for the normalization of a behavioural abnormality and discounting natural law. Finally, after new laws are enacted, say goodbye to the family unit, and to society as such, because the family is the cell of society... Continuing, Coren brushes off opponents as histrionic, i.e. those persons unprivileged to wine in dine inside the Magic Circle: "in the last few months, I have seen certain Catholics obsessing about it in anger and extremism".[1] Like falling dominos, legislatures in Western countries are succumbing to homo-marriage, with no concerted counteraction from bishops, a large part of the reason being that many of them are closet queens. Anger isn't justified, then? And there's that word again - "obsess", in a mode reminiscently Bergoglian, recalling the pope's first atrocious interview with the Jesuits. It would be advisable that Coren have a real good, concentrated read of Randy Engel's recently issued "Open Letter to the Pope" or of Fr. Oko's widely-read essay on the homomafia[2] or of this summarizing statement by legal philosopher Mario Palmaro:
Christianity's judgment on homosexual conduct has been undoubtedly very severe for two thousand years: the first losing move consists in progressively softening this judgment of truth, which anyway does not take away the message of forgiveness and redemption for the sinner, as the same for every other sin.
Perhaps, then, Coren would realize the depth of depravity embedded within the Church. Then he might reconsider his "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Then realize his "extremism" potshot is a boomerang. So, then, in Part 2d additional observations on Pope Francis, further notes on media demagogue Coren, plus final analysis on Clifford's dealings with the secular media.
III. "COUNCIL OF THE MEDIA". A few days after his abdication announcement, Pope Benedict, as if finally released from the triumvirate restraining forces of Sodomy, Marxism and Freemasonry that defile church structures worldwide, spoke candidly about the contributions of the so-called "virtual Council" to the collapse of the Catholic Church since 1965:
Now at the get-go I will opine that the whole idea of media manipulation of the Conciliar documents - by journalists or by whomever commentator or in whatever theological treatise, that this was and is the principal explanation for a currently existent moribund Church, is a symptom, not a cause, of the Nu-Church disease. That incessantly sung melody going by the title "Documents Good, Implementation Bad" is an analgesic, temporarily lasting, an escape hatch, drawing eyes askance from the origins of the debility. That is, ambiguity in the Vatican II texts and assorted declarations therein at irreconcilable variance with pre-Conciliar teaching. Call it "rupture". Call it "discontinuity". I call it an unprecedented breach. And it's not just a non-entity blogger like yours truly who argues this viewpoint. In December 2010 at a conference in Rome Bishop Athanasius Schneider, in addition to calling for a new Syllabus of Errors, said: "From the pastoral nature of the Council's texts it is evident that its texts are, on principle, open to further completion and to greater doctrinal clarification".[4] Recall also Walter Cardinal Kasper, who earlier this year astonishingly stated that "compromise formulas" were deliberately inserted into the Conciliar texts, permitting for open-ended interpretation: "the conciliar texts themselves have a huge potential for conflict".[5] It is astonishing because ++Kasper, not only a big-gun Cardinal, is a well-known liberal.
IV. MODERNIST MESSAGING. Although the V2 compendium of "documents" constitute the core of the crisis, in that it was the launching pad for a doctrine-pillaging Modernism (neo-Catholicism included, partnering as its liberalized and somewhat naive little brother), it still must be admitted that the media's role, even if a piggybacking epiphenomenon, has scored some serious damage over the decades, compounding the crisis. The problem is exponentially worse in 2013 than it was in the 1960s and 1970s, a situation literally gone gonzo ever since. This relates directly to a near-instantaneousness of global dissemination of news and information via satellites and the internet. Signal transmitted, immediate awareness, quick response is now the habit, often done without forethought. The new mediascape is a two-edged sword, however. On one hand, it's fantastic for ostracized outsiders. That is, independent Catholic researchers, journalists, investigators and bloggers who, with some diligence and free access to copious amounts of data in the public domain, can quickly expose, for example, whatever execrable "pastoral plan" Bishop Spineless and his posse of Grima Wormtongues have concocted. Or simply to sidestep the anodyne ramblings published in the diocesan broadsheets, thereby adding a little more, shall we say, excitement and engagement to Catholicism. On the other hand, unfortunately, for the neo-Arians who control the buildings of the institutional Church, with secure investments and financial backing from an antinomian glitterati, their message that the Church is on the ascent, "vibrant", "relevant", also "goes direct" to the Catholic masses. For the bulk of these baptized Catholics, the Faith, of course, plays no significant role in their lives, save for showcasing their kids at First Communion or figuring the Sacrament of Matrimony as a quaint pre-game show for the drunkfest that follows at the wedding reception. And those scantily-clad bridesmaids with "cupcake", "slut", "broad" and butterflies tattooed on their necks and navels - indeed, sophisticated, denoting a profound devotion to the Holy Church. Wielding greater measures of authority or popularity, media messages relayed by the more influential latter group work to circumvent dogma/doctrine, perfectly tailored for the Indifferentist-Universalist sensibilities of the Catholic majority, complacent and nonchalant in their apostasy - sinful behaviours and attitudes, if not completely affirmed, at minimum lessened as to their consequences on eternal destiny after death. "Who am I to judge?" is the motto nowadays.
V. MEDIA CHANNELLING. This is precisely how Pope Francis has been functioning, quite intentionally, with his galling interviews with "the media". He will churn out anti-Catholic, jaw-dropping bombs like: "Each of us has a vision of good and of evil. We have to encourage people to move towards what they think is Good", fully cognizant of its immediate and real effects on the Catholic conversation globally. He is the Vicar of Christ, after all. The evidence is showing unofficial media channels are being implemented to advance an agenda - Peronist, populist, maudlinist, democratic, appeasement, Bread and Circuses. Official channels aren't necessarily used, don't want to be used. His Holiness phones journalists personally. But when you "make a mess", how afterward can you disentangle the spaghetti of "obsessed" pro-lifers; the bizarre ascription of "Pelagian" Rosary devotees; the surrealism of a beach ball offering to the Mother of God; the "solemn nonsense" of proselytizing; the "most serious" evils in the world are youth unemployment and lonely elderly persons; an atheist gaining free entry into Heaven notwithstanding a malformed conscious; "there is no Catholic God"; "nuns must not be too spiritual", hooray says the LCWR; "Jesus Christ has saved you", blatantly Protestant; casual acceptance of a frolicking fruitcake to advise on the Vatican Bank; assigning the attention-seeking Signora Chaouqui as a consultant; the indignity of a pope touring around Rome in a Ford Focus; invitation/private chat with Gustavo Gutierrez, liberation theology pin-up priest; separating the joined hands of a boy in prayer as public instruction, and so on with the antics. When such incidences are taken as a whole, recurrent, seen in pattern - not as infrequent, lighthearted or inconsequential happenings which only scrupulous people admonish, how can you provide any measure of logical consistency to them and at the same time establish an overall coherence to Catholic doctrine? You can't because it's impossible. Mutual exclusivity, when considered in a Catholic framework. Ever listen to Fr. Federico Lombardi's circumlocutions at a press conference? Highly recommended. Here's a classic line from the Director of the Press Office for the Holy See: "Francis is not so much aiming for precision as shooting the breeze".[6] That's hilarious. Poor Fr. Lombardi.
VI. INSIDE OUT. In any case, official channels cannot be used for such purposes because the Holy Ghost ensures heresy cannot be promulgated ex cathedra. Thusly, bewildering messages by the true and legitimate head of the Catholic Church get out per media infidelis, accepted as legitimate and unerring, celebrated as such since they acquiesce to, or approximate, the "spirit of the world" - and all this minus "media spin", despite the drone otherwise by an untrustworthy Catholic MSM. Yet, that which battles against the "spirit of the world", because it is not "of the world", namely the Magisterium, is overridden (true obedience to the latter is of no concern to anyone except a diminutive population of comparatively uninfluential Catholics of traditional bent). It's a typical Modernist trick and rather ingenious when you think about it because it allows for someone to appear orthodox from the inside (dogma remains unchanged) while at the same time hacking away at Church teaching from the outside. But, today, outside is inside. For goodness sake, the interview with Eugenio Scalfari (atheist founder of the secular La Repubblica) was uploaded at the Vatican website, only recently deleted, insisted upon by Cardinal Müller (it's still viewable at The Way Back Machine here). Don't forget: the draft was approved by the pope and he has not formally retracted anything. Besides, it's too late. The poison already has been injected into the system. This modus operandi only exacerbates tensions, fostering clashes between groups, and - yes - finds its antecedent in the Marxist ploy of class division.
VII. BERGOGLIO IMBROGLIO. This is not to overlook those promising statements and actions of Francis, when unambiguously orthodox, connecting to the past and Tradition, albeit rare, of which I believe he must be supported... cautiously, thanks expressed... prudently, prayers for him always. This issue does not question fidelity to the Holy Father, which goes without mention. Nonetheless, Orthodoxy must be the norm, not an anomaly, although the latter is undoubtedly preponderant. The direction to which he is leading seems to be encapsulated in this phrase: "make a mess" - a term, it can be argued, pointing toward reform and amelioration, yet at the same time unsettling because it also denotes recklessness and chaos. Positive and negative intertwined. Which is it? The evidence demonstrates skewing toward the latter, confusion, disorientation. If you get caught with your hand in the Modernist cookie jar, after telling pro-lifers they are "obsessed", or smearing Rosary bead counters as "Pelagians", then do some damage control. Throw a few bones to placate those antediluvian "triumphalists", making sure to incite a strong emotional reaction, then add a dash of more confusion into the mix. Talk about the Devil to counteract the inherent relativism of "Each of us has a vision of good and of evil". Say you are going to consecrate the Immaculate Heart of Mary to the World. Yet, when the appointed day comes, don't even invoke the "Immaculate Heart", leave out "World" from the text, transform the "consecration" into a generalized, almost innocuous, "entrustment".[7] Forbid the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate from continuing to celebrate the Latin Mass,[8] but show a manufactured empathy, albeit obliquely, for those annoying "restorationists" by celebrating Mass versus Deum. Say "the Church is not an NGO", but then handpick a Cardinal Advisor, Óscar Maradiaga (member of the "Gang of 8"), who proclaims that the Church's "foremost goal is to care for the penultimate (hunger, housing, clothing, shoes, health, education)... a spirit of service to humanity".[9] Back and forth, back and forth, keep them guessing, hodgepodge it, get someone to compile an Apostolic Exhortation, pleasing this faction over here with a little of this, flinging bird seed over there for a little of that. Pretend you're on a fishing expedition by throwing your nets far and wide, beyond the principled limits set by the Magisterium. Because, ladies and gentlemen, the name of the game is Moving Target, and the first person to pounce on any detractor of this charade wins the prize of Establishment Church endorsement, with a big, wet sloppy kiss from Jimmy Akin as an added bonus. Topping it all off, kiss a ailing man whose entire epidermis is plagued by boils.[10] Get a close-up photograph, make it graphic. That will hit the presses, it'll be a smash and, you Professional Catholics, make sure no mention is made of past pontiffs who performed similar gestures, unlucky in the sense of these acts not being captured on film nor of living in an age of split-second information availability. Then everyone is overwhelmed with joy, the tears flow, omnipresent smiles, cartwheels in the Piazza, an unchallengeable awesomeness of personality, of groundbreaking humility. Our new, humble pope: "I have the humility and ambition to want to do something"???!!! [11] Then everyone will forget those statements beforehand causing distress, then all will be sunshine and lollipops. Not really...
VIII. PENALTY FOR PERPLEXITY. Because the passage of time is the best truth-teller in this context, even over a short eight-month duration since coronation... pardon, inauguration. And time, indifferently running its predetermined course through human affairs since Adam and Eve, can be brutal. There are real, dire repercussions to "off-the-cuff" remarks by the Ambassador of Jesus Christ on Earth, once again proving the enormous, supreme authority that is Kephas, since it was conferred directly by Our Lord Himself onto St. Peter. For example, Francis' "who am I to judge him?", a comment issued to the media last July whilst in transit, regarding homo-mafioso Monsignor Battista Ricca[12]:
It's the "New Pentecost"! Rationalize away and let's all be pro-gay (wink wink nudge nudge). Hey, he's kept unrepentant pervert-advisor Ricca on board to watch over the Vatican Bank. Think about that for a second. Then look here, then over here. Do you feel the love? Really, think about it. No enabling going on here... and, still, there are those Catholics, online and elsewhere, who, if not conspicuously silent, expecting them to denounce such manifest calamities are, with much exertion, hailing Francis' pontificate as the best event to arise in Christendom since when Our Lady of Guadalupe prompted the conversion of millions of bloodlusting, cannibalizing pagans in Latin America, Bergoglio's homebase. All this stuff is mesmerizing, it's a mystery, and it is also very depressing. Accordingly, it's time for a break. Take a break with Cardinal Bergoglio and watch a puppet "mass". Even better, watch his participation in a tango "mass" (Rationalizers, please insert comments here). For you realists out there, here's some consolation from the battle-wearied Fr. Melchior Cano, theologian (later bishop) at the Council of Trent:
More recently, Mario Palmaro again (H/T Tancred):
IX. MICHAEL COREN AS NEO-CATHOLIC DEMAGOGUE. The latent papolatry explodes in all its irrational ferocity - typically by people affiliated with whatever "recognized" Catholic outfit - when any critic of the Bishop of Rome states the obvious, usually reluctantly and with a heavy heart. For example, in yet another column for Catholic Insight, this time a "guest editorial" at the opening pages of the magazine, Michael Coren squeals like a hysterical feminist in his demagogic assault on Traditional Catholics [TH2 insertions]:
The voluble tripe Coren has been dishing out lately really needs to be called out. It's now time for Canadian Catholics of traditionalist propensity to stop biting their tongues whenever he broadcasts his version of Catholic-lite from whatever rostrum. That he has been able to publish such words in the last few issues of Catholic Insight, one of the last outposts of orthodox Catholic periodicals in Canada, is intimating the start of a troubling turn in the magazine's philosophy since Fr. de Valk's recent retirement from editorship. Analogous to the Neo-Catholic predominance, if not takeover, eventuating after Mother Angelica departed EWTN. I think it would be a good idea for Coren's unquestioning plaudits to reassess. To understand, firstly, he is not immune from criticism, shattering any preconceived notion of him being this country's indomitable "conservative Catholic voice", just because he has managed to wiggle into acceptability within the realm of mainstream media. Secondly, the transformation into freewheeling demagogue is unmistakable now that he enjoys dominance on TV, radio, print, the lecture circuit, and in the Canadian Catholic conversation. Characteristic of such Neo-Catholic demagogues is to use catchphrases to hook an audience, unsubstantiated claims stated boldly, distinctions begone!, emotions often prioritized over reason, to enflame prejudices of a largely ignorant Catholic populace. Ultimately, to garner influence and, equally, respectability from the right people. The stratagem, of course, must remain in sync with the direction to which the sentimental wind is currently blowing inside the Establishment Church. Otherwise, he would be disallowed from penning a column for the diocesan-controlled Catholic Register. You can push, but only so far, then you must hop like a bunny whenever we command. To guarantee that you not veer off course, make sure you acquire an agent "to assist in development of strategic plans, as well as manage public relations and personal brands".
X. SURFACING TO PROVIDE COVER FOR ENEMIES WITHIN. It's pedestrian, from a Catholic standpoint, to criticize an external secular culture supersaturated with nihilism. Shooting fish in a barrel. Such commentators are a dime a dozen. However, the thought of digging deep into Church matters, "on the inside", locally, specifically, of conducting laborious research thereof, of corroboration, of tackling thorny subjects head-on, regardless of discomfort levels and likelihood of banishment from the Magic Circle, is anathema. This is exactly how and why the Neo-Catholic commentariat rationalize any of the patently stupid statements enunciated by Pope Francis. Popularity, "personalism" and personality supersede, a persistent problem since John Paul II the "rock star". Effectively, all that they are doing here is masking corruption inside the Church. The reader will note that, despite Coren's self-made image as champion of orthodox Catholicism in Canada, regardless of all the grandstanding in defence of the Catholic voiceless, even with a gift to charm almost anyone across the ideological spectrum, never does he address the crux. Yes, admirable work when determinedly contending secular liberals of whatever variety. Though it's all surface analysis when it comes to the crisis in the Church. That is, never does he challenge by name, nor discuss in detail without kid gloves, bishops, clerical/lay leaders, liberals and especially so-called "conservative" ones, inside CanChurch who are, individually and collectively, by their actions and inactions, chiefly responsible for the demolition of the Faith over the last fifty years and, along with it, the loss of countless souls. Why, then, does he provide cover for these people? Here's why.
XI. TRANSPOSITIONS. Let's now bring this subject back to another front in the culture wars. SPU/V2 conference player Catherine Clifford, as discussed previously, is a out-and-out Modernist. Recall that vague language is utilized by such heretics as a shifty way to elevate theories of theologians above Magisterial teaching. Here she is in action:
The definition of "transpose" in my trusty Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary (1977) is given as: "to change in form or nature". Hence, change is the operative word here, a synonymous substitute for "transpose", also one of the key motivators of the Modernist mind. Church dogma must be changed to suit the signs of the times. One prime sign being Relativism, where limitless change for the sake of change is its trademark. This transpositioning is effected with defiance-inspired questioning disguised as valid criticism, including phraseological acrobatics, themselves fishing lures in the Modernist tackle box. As St. Pius X stated: "In the name of higher knowledge and historical research (they say), they are looking for that progress of dogmas which is, in reality, nothing but the corruption of dogmas".[16] The thing the reader must understand here is that Clifford has zero concern for the durance, the viability, the demonstrated truthfulness, of Catholic dogma. True, some of it makes us cringe and recoil, much in it is difficult. Yet the causations for these are traceable back to Original Sin. Resolution came with the Cross. It makes no difference to Clifford that, for example, the latest Catechism was promulgated by Apostolic Constitution, the highest decree of the infallible Ordinary/Universal Magisterium. Wrote John Paul II:
For the record, the 1992 Catechism certainly is not my favourite. There are a issues therein which raise eyebrows, like the "twofold" equalization of the procreative and unitive aspects of marriage (no. 2362). The pre-Conciliar Church always stressed the former, but post-1965 the former is subordinated and the latter overemphasized. This, manifested in NFP hype and abuses presently, let alone a Bay City Rollers-like fanaticism over "Theology of the Body", including Christopher West's Manichean rendering of it. Again, Vatican II ambiguities factor into the situation. The point in my highlighting this, however, is not an endeavour to change or "transpose" dogma. Rather, to note an inconsistency, a Vatican II-instigated novelty, with noticeable injurious ramifications, and to underscore that proper amendment (not wholesale change) can only be accomplished by backtracking to Tradition.
XII. WOLVES ATTACK VULNERABLE ANIMALS. In their attempts to overstep dogma, because it is impossible to actually change it, especially for a layman, what heretics do, if wanting to market a pet theory directly to the public, so as to goad skepticism, leading to dissent (then rebellion, the unspoken aim), is to assail from outside Church structures. The most popular and easiest way to do this in the Information Age, now bolstered by "social media", is to consort with those members of the secular press based in large metropolitan centres. As everyone this side of the Underworld knows, they are no friend of Catholicism, orthodox Catholicism specifically. However, sympathy for Modernism abounds, since its advocates yearn for changes which mimic what these urban elitists want changed in the Catholic Church. As discussed above, this also appears to be the Bishop of Rome's methodology. As it turns out - big surprise, Clifford is a go-to-girl for prominent newspapers here in Canada. Here is one of her quotations from an interview with the Toronto Star earlier this year [TH2 emphasis]:
The opportunism is evident as this was published just four days after Pope Benedict announced his resignation from the papacy, an extraordinary event in that the last abdication occurred about 600 years ago. To the Modernists, 7+ years of Benedict exhibited an alarming trend back to Tradition, after 4+ decades of "change". But then the stunning announcement. Yes! A moment of vulnerability in the Church. The time is now, attack!, go for it, pull out all the stoppers. In the interview, Clifford rolls out an extensive array of issues necessitating "change" and "questions", as per usual expressed euphemistically: (1) "expanding roles for women", i.e. female ordination, (2) "ordaining married men", i.e. ending of priestly celibacy, (3) "church's governance has to change... Not everything can be decided at the centre", i.e. collegiality, democracy, anti-hierarchical, (4) "gifts women and lay people", i.e. feminism, even more laymen participation in liturgy, commissions, etc., (5) "dialogue... relationship between Christianity and other religions", i.e. inutile ecumenism, doublespeak for Indifferentism and Universalism, (6) "think about human sexuality in a different way", i.e. pro-sodomy, lesbianism, pro-contraception, (7) "questions are not just raised by radical theologians but also by bishops", i.e. goes to obedience, theologians elevated above Magisterium. Did Clifford call the reporter to get the word out, or vice versa? The reporter is one Leslie Scrivner, notorious for her stream of anti-Catholic articles. The Vox has also noticed Scrivner's handiwork.
XIII. CONTORTING CANON 915. Let's now head back to 2005 and peruse another interview, this time in the Ottawa Citizen via the Canadian Press. In this one, ignorance is shown on a subject that should seem to be rudimentary for a theology professor. The piece concerns the denial of Holy Communion (by parish priests) from two public figures, due to their stands against Catholic Church teaching. The first was Charlie Angus, NDP Member of Parliament, who at the time was backing the federal government's homo-marriage bill. The second was pro-abortionist Celina Symmonds, past manager of a Planned Parenthood "office" in Medicine Hat, Alberta. To any Catholic with even a dribble of catechesis, it is axiomatic that these two persons be denied Holy Communion. Not so to the Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Saint Paul University. Catherine Clifford to the rescue! [TH2 emphasis/insertions]:
Firstly, notice what is not being addressed, what is left unsaid: no connections are made to the particular reasons why Holy Communion was denied, namely pro-homosexual and pro-abortion stances. As if no corollary is involved. A form of quiet affirmation. Emphasis, rather, is on emotional effects (e.g. "painful thing", "not welcome"). I dare anyone to straightforwardly ask Clifford about her positions on abortion and homosexuality. In all likelihood, the response will be mealy-mouthed or she will simply refuse to reply, nor even to acknowledge your existence, as we shall see momentarily. Secondly, it is interesting that she characterizes Holy Communion as that which merely "signifies", but I'll let the reader ponder the implications of that one (hint: John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, book IV, chapter xvii). Thirdly, the statement "withholding communion is excommunication" is false. To demonstrate, I'll quote a canon lawyer [TH2 emphasis/insertions]:
Those good parish priests did respond quickly to public sinners. Quite unlike our current caboodle of irenic, confrontation-averse bishops, regardless of their mellifluous speechifying at "Theology on Tap" get-togethers.
XIV. DEFENESTRATION FROM THE IVORY TOWER. Being all Chatty Cathy with a wicked secular press is perfectly acceptable. Certainly, it is encouraged by Magic Circle dwellers, as they hunger for those subtle nods of approval from their secular masters. You are not going to be challenged by any self-regarding "investigative reporter" from the Toronto Star or Ottawa Citizen. Media productions, instead, will be customized to promote whatever sub-Catholic cause you fancy. However, if, ill-fatedly, you are a journalist from an unapproved Magic Circle media agency, don't expect anything from them except to be expectorated upon. Take the case of LifeSite News, a stellar organization defending life and the family, whose reporting is consistent with Catholic teaching. In 2009 LSN provided coverage of a speaking event at the Faculty of Theology, St. Paul University (advertised by the Archdiocese of Ottawa, incidentally). Featured keynote speaker was ex-priest Gregory Baum, adversary of the Church's teaching on homosexuality and contraception, amongst a multitude of others. The article ends: "LSN did not hear back from the St. Paul University contact for the event, Dr. Catherine Clifford, after repeated attempts".[21] Then in 2012 LSN gave coverage to the SPU/V2 conference, currently written about in this blog series. An omnibus of heretics, a cornucopia of CanChurch personages, and a conference organizer by the name of Catherine Clifford. The article ends: "Saint Paul University did not respond to LifeSiteNews.com by press time".[22] The reason no responses came is the simple fact that LSN, if given the chance to converse with you know who, would have posed challenging questions, at loggerheads with the heresy quoted above. You have to be one of the right people, think the right way, the groupthink way. So much for the touting of "dialogue". Modernists do not tolerate criticism.
XV. THE MAGICCIRCLE SHIELD. Whenever coming across such occasions of unfairness levelled by our so-called respectable Catholic intellectuals, I'm always reminded of a dictum by Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn: "The intolerance toward criticism is the certain sign of characteriological inferiority. It is the masses and the mass man that cannot bear contradiction".[23] Yet for Professor Clifford, there is really nothing about which to worry. She has the support of her bishop, as is evidenced in this photograph[24] - and that's the thing even more ominous. Most Catholic universities in Canada have an ensemble of these heretic theologians who disseminate dissent by mingling with a sympathetic secular media. Yet they are rarely, if ever, publically corrected or disciplined for doing so. It's as if they have an all-encompassing invisible magical shield blocking and deflecting away all inquiry by suspicious onlookers, and the point of emanation of this magical shield seems always to originate from Chancery HQ. Resultantly, such theologians develop within themselves, as if psychologically, a kind of "diplomatic immunity" whereby they feel that they have been awarded free license to violate laws of the Magisterium, making scandalous pronouncements at their leisure, without an iota of concern for punishment... Hey, you pathetic peasant Catholics, deal with it. That's how us cool cats swing down at the Casbah, beyotch.
NOTES / REFERENCES
1. M. Coren, "What we are called to so", Catholic Insight, October 2013, vol. 21, no. 9, p. 13.
2. R. Engel, "An open letter to Pope Francis: On a Papal Commission of Inquiry into Homosexuality, Pederasty and La Lobby Gay in The Catholic Church", November 9, 2013. Published at Renew America; D. Oko, "Z Papiezem przeciw homoherezji", Fronda, 63, June 2012, pp. 128-160. An English translation of Fr. Oko's detailed analysis is all over the internet.
3. "Pope Benedict's last great master class: Vatican II, as I saw it", Radio Vaticana, February 14, 2013.
4. A. Schneider, "The Second Vatican Ecumenical Council: A Pastoral Council. Historical-Philosophical-Theological Analysis", Conference of Studies on the Second Vatican Council Toward a Right Hermeneutic in the Light of the Tradition of the Church, Istituto Maria SS. Bambina, Rome, December 16-18, 2010.
5. Quoted/translated from an interview in L'Osservatore Romano, April 12, 2013.
6. Quoted in M. Schmitz, "Vatican Spokesman: Don't Parse Pope Francis", First Things, October 4, 2013.
7. J. Vennari, "Pope 'Consecrates' World to Immaculate Heart with no mention of 'Consecration' or the 'Immaculate Heart'", Catholic Family News, October 15, 2013.
8. Cf. G. Warner, "Ban on Latin Mass has put Pope beyond the pale", The Scotsman, August 4, 2013.
9. Quoted in J.A. Esteves, "Francis: 'The Church is not an NGO'", ZENIT, June 11, 2013; The importance of the New Evangelization", Keynote speech by Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga at Synod Closing Assembly, Archdiocese of Miami, October 28, 2013
10. "Pope Francis embraces man with tumorous disease", Catholic News Agency, November 6, 2013.
11. E. Scalfari, "The Pope: how the Church will change", La Repubblica, October 1, 2013. Transcript of Scalfari's interview with Pope Francis.
12. Cf. S. Magister, "The Prelate of the Gay Lobby", L'Espresso, no. 29, July 19, 2013.
13. Quoted in M. Garcia and M. Long, "Illinois lawmakers approve gay marriage in historic vote", The Chicago Tribune, November 6, 2012.
14. M. Coren, "Successor to St. Peter", Catholic Insight, November 2013, vol. 21, no. 10, p. 4.
15. C.E. Clifford, "The Joint Declaration, Method, and the Hermeneutics of Consensus", Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Winter 2001, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 79-94.
16. Lamentabili Sane, Syllabus Condemning the Errors of the Modernists, July 3, 1907.
17. Quoted in On the Publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church Prepared Following the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council. Promulgated on October 11, 1992.
18. Quoted in L. Scrivener, "Challenging the Vatican: Progressive Catholics say reform must begin with church governance", Toronto Star, February 15, 2013.
19. Quoted from Edward Peters' book Excommunication and the Catholic Church, posted by M.C. Abbott, "Excommunication and the Catholic Church", Renew America, April 4, 2013.
20. Quoted in "Ontario Member of Parliament, Woman Activist Denied Communion", Ottawa Citizen, July 6, 2005.
21. P.B. Craine, "Ottawa's Saint Paul University to Feature Dissidents Gregory Baum and Bishop Remi De Roo", LifeSite News, October 1, 2009
22. P.B. Craine, "Catholics urge Vatican Cardinal to skip dissenting conference on Vatican", LifeSite News, July 23, 2012.
23. E.R. von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, The Menace of the Herd or Procrustes at Large (Milwaukee, WI: The Bruce Mill Publishing Company, 1943), pp. 301-302. Published under the pseudonym Francis Stuart Campbell.
24. D. Gyapong, "Research centre on Vatican II launched", Prairie Messenger, October 19, 2011.
III. "COUNCIL OF THE MEDIA". A few days after his abdication announcement, Pope Benedict, as if finally released from the triumvirate restraining forces of Sodomy, Marxism and Freemasonry that defile church structures worldwide, spoke candidly about the contributions of the so-called "virtual Council" to the collapse of the Catholic Church since 1965:
"The world interpreted the Council through the eyes of the media instead of seeing the true Council of the Fathers and their key vision of faith... The journalists' interpretation of the Council was political", he continued, and as a result Council was often trivialised with disastrous consequences for the Church..."the Council of the media. It was almost a Council in and of itself, and the world perceived the Council through them, through the media. So the immediately efficiently Council that got thorough to the people, was that of the media... the Council of journalists did not, naturally, take place within the world of faith but within the categories of the media of today, that is outside of the faith, with different hermeneutics. It was a hermeneutic of politics".[3]
IV. MODERNIST MESSAGING. Although the V2 compendium of "documents" constitute the core of the crisis, in that it was the launching pad for a doctrine-pillaging Modernism (neo-Catholicism included, partnering as its liberalized and somewhat naive little brother), it still must be admitted that the media's role, even if a piggybacking epiphenomenon, has scored some serious damage over the decades, compounding the crisis. The problem is exponentially worse in 2013 than it was in the 1960s and 1970s, a situation literally gone gonzo ever since. This relates directly to a near-instantaneousness of global dissemination of news and information via satellites and the internet. Signal transmitted, immediate awareness, quick response is now the habit, often done without forethought. The new mediascape is a two-edged sword, however. On one hand, it's fantastic for ostracized outsiders. That is, independent Catholic researchers, journalists, investigators and bloggers who, with some diligence and free access to copious amounts of data in the public domain, can quickly expose, for example, whatever execrable "pastoral plan" Bishop Spineless and his posse of Grima Wormtongues have concocted. Or simply to sidestep the anodyne ramblings published in the diocesan broadsheets, thereby adding a little more, shall we say, excitement and engagement to Catholicism. On the other hand, unfortunately, for the neo-Arians who control the buildings of the institutional Church, with secure investments and financial backing from an antinomian glitterati, their message that the Church is on the ascent, "vibrant", "relevant", also "goes direct" to the Catholic masses. For the bulk of these baptized Catholics, the Faith, of course, plays no significant role in their lives, save for showcasing their kids at First Communion or figuring the Sacrament of Matrimony as a quaint pre-game show for the drunkfest that follows at the wedding reception. And those scantily-clad bridesmaids with "cupcake", "slut", "broad" and butterflies tattooed on their necks and navels - indeed, sophisticated, denoting a profound devotion to the Holy Church. Wielding greater measures of authority or popularity, media messages relayed by the more influential latter group work to circumvent dogma/doctrine, perfectly tailored for the Indifferentist-Universalist sensibilities of the Catholic majority, complacent and nonchalant in their apostasy - sinful behaviours and attitudes, if not completely affirmed, at minimum lessened as to their consequences on eternal destiny after death. "Who am I to judge?" is the motto nowadays.
V. MEDIA CHANNELLING. This is precisely how Pope Francis has been functioning, quite intentionally, with his galling interviews with "the media". He will churn out anti-Catholic, jaw-dropping bombs like: "Each of us has a vision of good and of evil. We have to encourage people to move towards what they think is Good", fully cognizant of its immediate and real effects on the Catholic conversation globally. He is the Vicar of Christ, after all. The evidence is showing unofficial media channels are being implemented to advance an agenda - Peronist, populist, maudlinist, democratic, appeasement, Bread and Circuses. Official channels aren't necessarily used, don't want to be used. His Holiness phones journalists personally. But when you "make a mess", how afterward can you disentangle the spaghetti of "obsessed" pro-lifers; the bizarre ascription of "Pelagian" Rosary devotees; the surrealism of a beach ball offering to the Mother of God; the "solemn nonsense" of proselytizing; the "most serious" evils in the world are youth unemployment and lonely elderly persons; an atheist gaining free entry into Heaven notwithstanding a malformed conscious; "there is no Catholic God"; "nuns must not be too spiritual", hooray says the LCWR; "Jesus Christ has saved you", blatantly Protestant; casual acceptance of a frolicking fruitcake to advise on the Vatican Bank; assigning the attention-seeking Signora Chaouqui as a consultant; the indignity of a pope touring around Rome in a Ford Focus; invitation/private chat with Gustavo Gutierrez, liberation theology pin-up priest; separating the joined hands of a boy in prayer as public instruction, and so on with the antics. When such incidences are taken as a whole, recurrent, seen in pattern - not as infrequent, lighthearted or inconsequential happenings which only scrupulous people admonish, how can you provide any measure of logical consistency to them and at the same time establish an overall coherence to Catholic doctrine? You can't because it's impossible. Mutual exclusivity, when considered in a Catholic framework. Ever listen to Fr. Federico Lombardi's circumlocutions at a press conference? Highly recommended. Here's a classic line from the Director of the Press Office for the Holy See: "Francis is not so much aiming for precision as shooting the breeze".[6] That's hilarious. Poor Fr. Lombardi.
VI. INSIDE OUT. In any case, official channels cannot be used for such purposes because the Holy Ghost ensures heresy cannot be promulgated ex cathedra. Thusly, bewildering messages by the true and legitimate head of the Catholic Church get out per media infidelis, accepted as legitimate and unerring, celebrated as such since they acquiesce to, or approximate, the "spirit of the world" - and all this minus "media spin", despite the drone otherwise by an untrustworthy Catholic MSM. Yet, that which battles against the "spirit of the world", because it is not "of the world", namely the Magisterium, is overridden (true obedience to the latter is of no concern to anyone except a diminutive population of comparatively uninfluential Catholics of traditional bent). It's a typical Modernist trick and rather ingenious when you think about it because it allows for someone to appear orthodox from the inside (dogma remains unchanged) while at the same time hacking away at Church teaching from the outside. But, today, outside is inside. For goodness sake, the interview with Eugenio Scalfari (atheist founder of the secular La Repubblica) was uploaded at the Vatican website, only recently deleted, insisted upon by Cardinal Müller (it's still viewable at The Way Back Machine here). Don't forget: the draft was approved by the pope and he has not formally retracted anything. Besides, it's too late. The poison already has been injected into the system. This modus operandi only exacerbates tensions, fostering clashes between groups, and - yes - finds its antecedent in the Marxist ploy of class division.
VII. BERGOGLIO IMBROGLIO. This is not to overlook those promising statements and actions of Francis, when unambiguously orthodox, connecting to the past and Tradition, albeit rare, of which I believe he must be supported... cautiously, thanks expressed... prudently, prayers for him always. This issue does not question fidelity to the Holy Father, which goes without mention. Nonetheless, Orthodoxy must be the norm, not an anomaly, although the latter is undoubtedly preponderant. The direction to which he is leading seems to be encapsulated in this phrase: "make a mess" - a term, it can be argued, pointing toward reform and amelioration, yet at the same time unsettling because it also denotes recklessness and chaos. Positive and negative intertwined. Which is it? The evidence demonstrates skewing toward the latter, confusion, disorientation. If you get caught with your hand in the Modernist cookie jar, after telling pro-lifers they are "obsessed", or smearing Rosary bead counters as "Pelagians", then do some damage control. Throw a few bones to placate those antediluvian "triumphalists", making sure to incite a strong emotional reaction, then add a dash of more confusion into the mix. Talk about the Devil to counteract the inherent relativism of "Each of us has a vision of good and of evil". Say you are going to consecrate the Immaculate Heart of Mary to the World. Yet, when the appointed day comes, don't even invoke the "Immaculate Heart", leave out "World" from the text, transform the "consecration" into a generalized, almost innocuous, "entrustment".[7] Forbid the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate from continuing to celebrate the Latin Mass,[8] but show a manufactured empathy, albeit obliquely, for those annoying "restorationists" by celebrating Mass versus Deum. Say "the Church is not an NGO", but then handpick a Cardinal Advisor, Óscar Maradiaga (member of the "Gang of 8"), who proclaims that the Church's "foremost goal is to care for the penultimate (hunger, housing, clothing, shoes, health, education)... a spirit of service to humanity".[9] Back and forth, back and forth, keep them guessing, hodgepodge it, get someone to compile an Apostolic Exhortation, pleasing this faction over here with a little of this, flinging bird seed over there for a little of that. Pretend you're on a fishing expedition by throwing your nets far and wide, beyond the principled limits set by the Magisterium. Because, ladies and gentlemen, the name of the game is Moving Target, and the first person to pounce on any detractor of this charade wins the prize of Establishment Church endorsement, with a big, wet sloppy kiss from Jimmy Akin as an added bonus. Topping it all off, kiss a ailing man whose entire epidermis is plagued by boils.[10] Get a close-up photograph, make it graphic. That will hit the presses, it'll be a smash and, you Professional Catholics, make sure no mention is made of past pontiffs who performed similar gestures, unlucky in the sense of these acts not being captured on film nor of living in an age of split-second information availability. Then everyone is overwhelmed with joy, the tears flow, omnipresent smiles, cartwheels in the Piazza, an unchallengeable awesomeness of personality, of groundbreaking humility. Our new, humble pope: "I have the humility and ambition to want to do something"???!!! [11] Then everyone will forget those statements beforehand causing distress, then all will be sunshine and lollipops. Not really...
VIII. PENALTY FOR PERPLEXITY. Because the passage of time is the best truth-teller in this context, even over a short eight-month duration since coronation... pardon, inauguration. And time, indifferently running its predetermined course through human affairs since Adam and Eve, can be brutal. There are real, dire repercussions to "off-the-cuff" remarks by the Ambassador of Jesus Christ on Earth, once again proving the enormous, supreme authority that is Kephas, since it was conferred directly by Our Lord Himself onto St. Peter. For example, Francis' "who am I to judge him?", a comment issued to the media last July whilst in transit, regarding homo-mafioso Monsignor Battista Ricca[12]:
...sparked a wave of soul-searching by several Catholic lawmakers who had battled to reconcile their religious beliefs with their sworn duty to represent their constituents who were increasingly supportive of gay rights even as Cardinal Francis George remained opposed. "As a Catholic follower of Jesus and the pope, Pope Francis, I am clear that our Catholic religious doctrine has at its core love, compassion and justice for all people," said Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia... House Speaker Michael Madigan also cited the pope's comments in explaining his support for the measure. "For those that just happen to be gay - living in a very harmonious, productive relationship but illegal - who am I to judge that they should be illegal?"[13]
Peter has no need of our lies or flattery. Those who blindly and indiscriminately defend every decision of the Supreme Pontiff are the very ones who do most to undermine the authority of the Holy See - they destroy instead of strengthen its foundations.
Whether people "like" the pope is completely irrelevant in the two thousand year old logic of the Church: the Pope is the Vicar of Christ on earth and must please our Lord. This means that the exercise of his authority is not absolute, but subordinate to the doctrine of Christ, which is found in the Catholic Church, in Her tradition, and is nourished by the life of grace through the sacraments. This means that the Catholics may be critical of the Pope himself and criticize under the condition that this is done out of love for the truth and that the tradition, the Magisterium is used as a standard gauge. A pope who would contradict a predecessor in matters of faith and morals should be criticized without doubt. We must be against both the secular logic and suspicious of a pope, assessed according to the good pleasure of the democratic majority, as well as to the temptation of a papolatry, according to a "the Pope is always right".
...spare me your theological wrangling and talk of Paul rebuking Peter. He's the pope for God's sake; he is, precisely, the pope for God's sake, the sake of God...[i.e. Between God and the Pope there is no distinction, one in the same. Francis speaks, thus the Holy Ghost descends upon him immediately, inspiring, anytime, anywhere, "for God's sake". Not only does this opinion overlook the Magisterium, it in effect this makes God to be a kind of fumbling minion to the Holy Father, because any detrimental statement made by Francis, already numerous, already demonstrated, already published, no "media spin", no recanting, can be rationalized. This mindset also blots out any possibility of, for example, an exiled St. Anthanasius, authentically defending the Faith contra the Arian equivocations of a Pope Liberius, not canonized] Do not shuffle into the bunker of despair and resignation shaking your head, [contrariwise, Traditional Catholics, the reader may have noticed, are coalescing, more emergent, strident, even exuberant, in the Catholic conversation, after decades of shunning and vilification by Coren and his ilk, who now seem to feel threatened] but walk tall and proud into the public square of debate and evangelization [this is exactly what Traditional Catholics are starting to do, infracting upon Coren's self-constructed media fiefdom]. Remember, there are those on the right as well as the left who will pervert the pope's messages.[standard Neo-Catholic tune of transcending the Thesis/Anti-Thesis dualism, ascending to the heady Hegelian heights, floating amongst the clouds of Synthesis, whereat all is balanced, moderate, calm, praise from sycophants below in abundance, and where everything is right with the world and in the Church] They [i.e. "rad trads", as he likes to say on Twitter] thrive on tired cynicism, conspiracy, and misplaced nostalgia, [yawn, standard canards, 23+ documents by the popes against Freemasonry, multiple condemnations of Marxism, precipitous declines in Mass attendance, sodomite/pederast sub-culture worldwide - nah, nothing wrong here, move along] and it's as harmful - if not as influential - as the relativism and liberalism that have enjoyed too much power since the 1960s.[14] [but Coren's "welcome" of sodomites into seminaries, being "compelled" by arguments advocating homo-marriage, and permitting for "full rights" of homosexuals, isn't potentially harmful?]
X. SURFACING TO PROVIDE COVER FOR ENEMIES WITHIN. It's pedestrian, from a Catholic standpoint, to criticize an external secular culture supersaturated with nihilism. Shooting fish in a barrel. Such commentators are a dime a dozen. However, the thought of digging deep into Church matters, "on the inside", locally, specifically, of conducting laborious research thereof, of corroboration, of tackling thorny subjects head-on, regardless of discomfort levels and likelihood of banishment from the Magic Circle, is anathema. This is exactly how and why the Neo-Catholic commentariat rationalize any of the patently stupid statements enunciated by Pope Francis. Popularity, "personalism" and personality supersede, a persistent problem since John Paul II the "rock star". Effectively, all that they are doing here is masking corruption inside the Church. The reader will note that, despite Coren's self-made image as champion of orthodox Catholicism in Canada, regardless of all the grandstanding in defence of the Catholic voiceless, even with a gift to charm almost anyone across the ideological spectrum, never does he address the crux. Yes, admirable work when determinedly contending secular liberals of whatever variety. Though it's all surface analysis when it comes to the crisis in the Church. That is, never does he challenge by name, nor discuss in detail without kid gloves, bishops, clerical/lay leaders, liberals and especially so-called "conservative" ones, inside CanChurch who are, individually and collectively, by their actions and inactions, chiefly responsible for the demolition of the Faith over the last fifty years and, along with it, the loss of countless souls. Why, then, does he provide cover for these people? Here's why.
XI. TRANSPOSITIONS. Let's now bring this subject back to another front in the culture wars. SPU/V2 conference player Catherine Clifford, as discussed previously, is a out-and-out Modernist. Recall that vague language is utilized by such heretics as a shifty way to elevate theories of theologians above Magisterial teaching. Here she is in action:
The Catechism itself is a compendium of traditional teachings. It should not be used uncritically as a catechetical resource. By this I mean that its teachings must be transposed for contemporary believers.[15]
...the publication of which I today order by virtue of my Apostolic Authority, is a statement of the Church's faith and catholic doctrine, attested to or illumined by Sacred Scripture, the Apostolic Tradition and the Church's Magisterium. I declare a sure norm for teaching the faith and thus a valid and legitimate instrument for ecclesial communion.[17]
XII. WOLVES ATTACK VULNERABLE ANIMALS. In their attempts to overstep dogma, because it is impossible to actually change it, especially for a layman, what heretics do, if wanting to market a pet theory directly to the public, so as to goad skepticism, leading to dissent (then rebellion, the unspoken aim), is to assail from outside Church structures. The most popular and easiest way to do this in the Information Age, now bolstered by "social media", is to consort with those members of the secular press based in large metropolitan centres. As everyone this side of the Underworld knows, they are no friend of Catholicism, orthodox Catholicism specifically. However, sympathy for Modernism abounds, since its advocates yearn for changes which mimic what these urban elitists want changed in the Catholic Church. As discussed above, this also appears to be the Bishop of Rome's methodology. As it turns out - big surprise, Clifford is a go-to-girl for prominent newspapers here in Canada. Here is one of her quotations from an interview with the Toronto Star earlier this year [TH2 emphasis]:
Any of these questions - expanding roles for women, ordaining married men - for these things to change, the style of the church's governance has to change. We have to create spaces for dialogue. We don't have to look upon people as being disloyal Catholics for raising these questions. One far more consultative, with more space for the voices and experiences of Catholics from different regions of the world... Not everything can be decided at the centre. Is the present form of the priesthood adequate? Are we receiving all the gifts women and lay people have to bring to the service of the church? Is there a space to think about human sexuality in a different way? What is the relationship between Christianity and other religions? But trying to think about them in new ways is often greeted with suspicion. These questions are not just raised by radical theologians but also by bishops who are responsible pastors. These questions are being raised by very faithful Catholics.[18]
XIII. CONTORTING CANON 915. Let's now head back to 2005 and peruse another interview, this time in the Ottawa Citizen via the Canadian Press. In this one, ignorance is shown on a subject that should seem to be rudimentary for a theology professor. The piece concerns the denial of Holy Communion (by parish priests) from two public figures, due to their stands against Catholic Church teaching. The first was Charlie Angus, NDP Member of Parliament, who at the time was backing the federal government's homo-marriage bill. The second was pro-abortionist Celina Symmonds, past manager of a Planned Parenthood "office" in Medicine Hat, Alberta. To any Catholic with even a dribble of catechesis, it is axiomatic that these two persons be denied Holy Communion. Not so to the Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Saint Paul University. Catherine Clifford to the rescue! [TH2 emphasis/insertions]:
We receive the body and blood of Christ, represented by the bread and wine... The reality that it signifies for us is union with Christ. But it's also unity in the body of Christ, that is the church... Only those who are baptized may receive the eucharist... [denial of Communion is] a very serious and painful thing... It's a form of exclusion from the community... Because you're labelling someone as heretical. You're saying they do not hold the faith of the church and are therefore excluded from the sacramental life of the church... [It is odd] to just withhold communion and say but you're not really excommunicated. Withholding communion is excommunication. It means the person is not welcome to receive any of the sacraments. The way back for them is through the sacrament of reconciliation.[19]
Denial of holy communion... is quite distinct from excommunication. Excommunication is an ecclesiastical penalty. It is imposed or declared on those who have committed a certain type of canonical crime. In most cases, specific procedures have to be followed for the effects of excommunication to be fully visited upon an individual... one of the consequences of excommunication is the loss of the right to the receive holy communion, but it is only one of the consequences that accompanies excommunication. Finally, an excommunicated individual has to follow, in most cases, certain formal steps to have the penalty lifted... denial of the Eucharist under canon 915 is not an ecclesiastical penalty but a sacramental disciplinary norm. It is designed to prevent the immediate harm that can be caused by the reception of the Eucharist by those whose own actions have demonstrated a fundamental disregard for the teachings of the Church...[like Mr. Angus and Ms. Symmonds] Canon 915 allows the Church to respond more quickly in the face of public sin.[19]
XIV. DEFENESTRATION FROM THE IVORY TOWER. Being all Chatty Cathy with a wicked secular press is perfectly acceptable. Certainly, it is encouraged by Magic Circle dwellers, as they hunger for those subtle nods of approval from their secular masters. You are not going to be challenged by any self-regarding "investigative reporter" from the Toronto Star or Ottawa Citizen. Media productions, instead, will be customized to promote whatever sub-Catholic cause you fancy. However, if, ill-fatedly, you are a journalist from an unapproved Magic Circle media agency, don't expect anything from them except to be expectorated upon. Take the case of LifeSite News, a stellar organization defending life and the family, whose reporting is consistent with Catholic teaching. In 2009 LSN provided coverage of a speaking event at the Faculty of Theology, St. Paul University (advertised by the Archdiocese of Ottawa, incidentally). Featured keynote speaker was ex-priest Gregory Baum, adversary of the Church's teaching on homosexuality and contraception, amongst a multitude of others. The article ends: "LSN did not hear back from the St. Paul University contact for the event, Dr. Catherine Clifford, after repeated attempts".[21] Then in 2012 LSN gave coverage to the SPU/V2 conference, currently written about in this blog series. An omnibus of heretics, a cornucopia of CanChurch personages, and a conference organizer by the name of Catherine Clifford. The article ends: "Saint Paul University did not respond to LifeSiteNews.com by press time".[22] The reason no responses came is the simple fact that LSN, if given the chance to converse with you know who, would have posed challenging questions, at loggerheads with the heresy quoted above. You have to be one of the right people, think the right way, the groupthink way. So much for the touting of "dialogue". Modernists do not tolerate criticism.
XV. THE MAGIC
NOTES / REFERENCES
1. M. Coren, "What we are called to so", Catholic Insight, October 2013, vol. 21, no. 9, p. 13.
2. R. Engel, "An open letter to Pope Francis: On a Papal Commission of Inquiry into Homosexuality, Pederasty and La Lobby Gay in The Catholic Church", November 9, 2013. Published at Renew America; D. Oko, "Z Papiezem przeciw homoherezji", Fronda, 63, June 2012, pp. 128-160. An English translation of Fr. Oko's detailed analysis is all over the internet.
3. "Pope Benedict's last great master class: Vatican II, as I saw it", Radio Vaticana, February 14, 2013.
4. A. Schneider, "The Second Vatican Ecumenical Council: A Pastoral Council. Historical-Philosophical-Theological Analysis", Conference of Studies on the Second Vatican Council Toward a Right Hermeneutic in the Light of the Tradition of the Church, Istituto Maria SS. Bambina, Rome, December 16-18, 2010.
5. Quoted/translated from an interview in L'Osservatore Romano, April 12, 2013.
6. Quoted in M. Schmitz, "Vatican Spokesman: Don't Parse Pope Francis", First Things, October 4, 2013.
7. J. Vennari, "Pope 'Consecrates' World to Immaculate Heart with no mention of 'Consecration' or the 'Immaculate Heart'", Catholic Family News, October 15, 2013.
8. Cf. G. Warner, "Ban on Latin Mass has put Pope beyond the pale", The Scotsman, August 4, 2013.
9. Quoted in J.A. Esteves, "Francis: 'The Church is not an NGO'", ZENIT, June 11, 2013; The importance of the New Evangelization", Keynote speech by Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga at Synod Closing Assembly, Archdiocese of Miami, October 28, 2013
10. "Pope Francis embraces man with tumorous disease", Catholic News Agency, November 6, 2013.
11. E. Scalfari, "The Pope: how the Church will change", La Repubblica, October 1, 2013. Transcript of Scalfari's interview with Pope Francis.
12. Cf. S. Magister, "The Prelate of the Gay Lobby", L'Espresso, no. 29, July 19, 2013.
13. Quoted in M. Garcia and M. Long, "Illinois lawmakers approve gay marriage in historic vote", The Chicago Tribune, November 6, 2012.
14. M. Coren, "Successor to St. Peter", Catholic Insight, November 2013, vol. 21, no. 10, p. 4.
15. C.E. Clifford, "The Joint Declaration, Method, and the Hermeneutics of Consensus", Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Winter 2001, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 79-94.
16. Lamentabili Sane, Syllabus Condemning the Errors of the Modernists, July 3, 1907.
17. Quoted in On the Publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church Prepared Following the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council. Promulgated on October 11, 1992.
18. Quoted in L. Scrivener, "Challenging the Vatican: Progressive Catholics say reform must begin with church governance", Toronto Star, February 15, 2013.
19. Quoted from Edward Peters' book Excommunication and the Catholic Church, posted by M.C. Abbott, "Excommunication and the Catholic Church", Renew America, April 4, 2013.
20. Quoted in "Ontario Member of Parliament, Woman Activist Denied Communion", Ottawa Citizen, July 6, 2005.
21. P.B. Craine, "Ottawa's Saint Paul University to Feature Dissidents Gregory Baum and Bishop Remi De Roo", LifeSite News, October 1, 2009
22. P.B. Craine, "Catholics urge Vatican Cardinal to skip dissenting conference on Vatican", LifeSite News, July 23, 2012.
23. E.R. von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, The Menace of the Herd or Procrustes at Large (Milwaukee, WI: The Bruce Mill Publishing Company, 1943), pp. 301-302. Published under the pseudonym Francis Stuart Campbell.
24. D. Gyapong, "Research centre on Vatican II launched", Prairie Messenger, October 19, 2011.
2 comments:
Regarding the Third Secret, at least only the part released (which I have now concluded), I note the correlation between "a Bishop dressed in white... we had the impression that it was the Holy Father" and Francis "the bishop of Rome" dressed in white upon his election. I don't know. It's all very confusing and I'm completely out of my league here when it comes to these cosmic matters.
Less cosmically, but still on the level of meta-analysis, an insight triggered by your postings is the difference between power structures and the divinely inspired hierarchy of the Catholic Church. Contrary to feminist ideology, the hierarchy, being the right order of things, is actually a protection from the evil of power structures. Feminists seek to invade the hierarchy to usurp power, which they see as skewed towards men. However, in reality, the invasion they propose, if successful, would corrupt the peace of Christian order and replace it with warfare. Feminists and lesbian religious sisters have to tell a lot of lies to hide the depravity of their real goal. Thank you for supplying examples of the way they operate.
Post a Comment