I understand now why Our Lady cried at La Salette. if she appeared there today she would probably be in a dead faint.
The Parish Priest of a parish not far from me, and a university chaplain (aged 72!), has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a train in Rome and for kicking and punching the two arresting policemen, (one was kicked in the face). He has been fined and sentenced to 2 1/2 years house arrest in the care of the Church, in Rome. A diocesan spokesman was asked by The Times for comment and said, 'We know of no other incidents LIKE THIS'. But they do know of at least one other incident which was reported to them. The earlier incident was, I suppose, different enough for the mealy mouthed spokesmen to get away with saying 'like this'. These people appear to be trained to use a form of words that is not a lie but is not the truth either. The priest gained notoriety among some of his parishioners for being spotted entering a 'gay' club and was followed in there by a parishioner who witnessed him dancing with several men. The matter was reported to the bishop and the response was that he 'was ministering to the gay community'! And then they made him university chaplain! The local 'gay community' will, I suppose have to minister to themselves and the students will have to be content to live without the guidance of a priest who likes to dance with other men and grope random ladies. It feels so much more real and so much worse when it's 'just down the road'. God spare us from these men.
Yep I came away with the same conclusions, and I read that article as well earlier which was linked in your original post. This is the brunt of his statement regarding a Church more in line with Christs original intent. A democratic Church. "Truth is not determined by a majority vote." - Pope Benedict XVI
Do not give any validity to polls! They are not used to inform but to shape the thoughts of people. In the US we have had so many manipulations of elections and popularity this way. Who stands to gain from this information? What is the intent behind it?
I'm at a loss for words, giulio napolitano / Shutterstock.com Wed Sep 19, 2018 - 7:30 am EST Pope Francis is no longer hiding his strategy for manipulating outcome of Youth Synod Peter Kwasniewski | https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/...ng-his-strategy-for-manipulating-outcome-of-y catholic, pope francis, youth synod September 18, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – In addition to the delegates elected by the world’s episcopal conferences, the upcoming Synod on Youth has been given 39 special delegates appointed directly by Pope Francis. This list includes several of his close allies in the hierarchy: Cardinal Marx of Munich, President of the German bishops’ conference; Cardinal Cupich, who has said that the Church has more important business than dealing with the abuse crisis, such as environmentalism and immigration; Cardinal Tobin, who denies having known anything about McCarrick, in spite of evidence of hundreds of clergy who knew “all about it”; Father Antonio Spadaro, editor of La Civilta Cattolica, famous for tweeting that in theology (modern theology?), 2+2=5; and Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the deconstructed Pontifical Academy for Life and grand chancellor of the gutted John Paul II Institute in Rome. All of these figures have been in the spotlight for their heterodoxy, and all have angrily denounced Catholics who oppose the pope’s progressive agenda. In some ways, this delegate development is not surprising. In another way, however, it is appalling. Many of these men have given evidence of being shameless liars (to use Viganò’s terminology) by denying knowledge of now ex-Cardinal McCarrick’s predations or by denying that the abuse crisis is primarily a consequence of active homosexuality in the clergy. Like the recent Vatican photo of the private papal meeting on abuse which shows everyone relaxed and smiling, or the now extensive string of papal homilies in which the pope compares himself to the silent Christ in His Passion and writes off his critics as accusers like Satan, this development is one more nail in the coffin of any reasonable expectation Catholics might have to see the pope or any of his senior officials take seriously either the abuse scandal or the devastating report of Viganò. As regards the upcoming Synod itself, there’s not even an attempt anymore at hiding (as had been the case with the two synods on marriage and family) the papal strategy for manipulating its outcome. Now it is in broad daylight. On September 17, Pope Francis released a new document, an Apostolic Constitution Episcopalis Communio governing the structure of the Synod of Bishops, which turns the Synod into a permanent body, somewhat like a parliamentary form of government, and, more worrisomely, amplifies the “magisterial” force of the final document produced by a Synod. In other words, the process by which synodal progressivism will be able to modernize Catholic dogma and morals has been accelerated. One wonders if Pope Francis is worried about how many years he’s got left, and wants to make sure that he changes as much as he can, as quickly as possible. [emphasis added] We already know, from events held in advance of the Youth Synod, that it will represent a one-sided view of youth and what they need and what the Church should give them. Even George Weigel, who has been an outstanding proponent of papal authority over the years, has criticized the upcoming Synod on Youth, saying that there’s likely to be nothing to it but conventional sociology and that the Church seems to be apologizing for her challenging moral teachings. What is most obvious is that the new traditional voice among practicing Catholic youth will be utterly ignored and stifled, treated as if it does not exist. This is because Francis and his allies would strongly prefer that it not exist. Will nothing come of the McCarrick affair? Will it be business as usual? Will the Youth Synod, the Amazon Synod, and a whole host of future Synods irrevocably alter the face of Catholicism? That is what the pope and his Vatican would like the most; but that is not what they are going to get. As Fr. Zuhlsdorf wrote: “A great deal of the clean up of The Present Crisis will be (must be) driven by lay people, who have, above all, numbers, and who have, ultimately, the money.” And, most importantly, who seem, at this time, to have a monopoly on the orthodox Faith. Think of it this way. I would wager that at least 75% of believing and practicing Catholic laity today—by “believing and practicing,” I mean Catholics who know the basics of their faith and accept the Church’s teaching on such countercultural issues as divorce, homosexuality, contraception, and abortion—are by now opposed to the progressivist and modernist program of Pope Francis. Perhaps the number is even higher. In contrast, probably not more than 50% of the lower clergy are skeptical of it or opposed to it. Maybe 25% of the world’s bishops and 15% of the cardinals are hesitant about it or opposed to it. What this suggests to me is that, at this time in history, the higher one’s position in the institutional hierarchy, the more likely one is to be corrupted and compromised, while simple lay believers are far more likely to be outspokenly committed to traditional faith, morals, and liturgy. This is where future Catholic laity, priests, and religious will come from—not from the Synod machinery of the new German-Italian Axis. Instead of praying for the success of another rigged Synod, perhaps we need to pray for a real chastisement from God to wake up the Church in its heady echelons. We might consider using the so-called cursing Psalms that were excised from the new Liturgy of the Hours. In the end, God will have the last laugh (so to speak). And those who are faithful to him will join in, because everyone can now see how manipulated it all is, and that the Synod is speaking for no one but its progressive organizers. Edited to add: Homosexuality Tue Sep 18, 2018 - 3:17 pm EST Pope invites cardinals implicated in sex abuse cover-up to Youth Synod By Dorothy Cummings McLean Mrs. McLean also wrote the following yesterday, Pope makes yet another cryptic reference to ‘Great Accuser’ amid Vigano allegations
Sometimes it feels like we are living the "Twilight Zone" so surreal,... Several months ago my aunt was buried. She was the last of seventeen children on my Mom's side. A large Catholic family that struggled with little and the only form of entertainment was my grandmother on the player piano and the French hymns they would sing together. The house was small and no electricity or bathroom. They all practiced the faith. Fast forward; the aunt who passed away had had ten children and spent the last few years in a nursing home. She has a son who lives in Florida with his boyfriend for several years now and my aunt had been told by her other children that something happened in utero that made him "gay" I know she struggled with that and learned to accept it. I knew I would have no impact on dissuading her at that point. But needless to say I felt very sad for her that her own children had convinced her that it was a natural occurrence that caused him to be that way. There was a funeral Mass for my aunt and her "gay" son went up to receive the host. A few weeks later I let the priest know ( a very devout and what I consider to be a very good priest) that my visiting cousin was gay and went up to receive communion, His answer baffled me,... He said, {quote} I can usually tell that someone is gay, and we don't know what graces he may have received at communion,.. Was I missing something???
So sad, so very ,very sad. Other people are in their won place and they are not there by accident; they are there becasue that's were they choose to be. Just as where we are is where we choose to be also. If people are on a mist swept mountainside lost, it is because this is where they choose to be. If we ar ehigher up the moutnain looking down on the mist and can see more clearly , well this is where we choose to be. The fact that these people call us terrible names likes scribes and Pharisees is just name calling. If we can see the Truth we can see it. The priest who said that about giving a sacriligeous Communion being a good thing is morally, totally insane.
I only just read sunburst’s post. How sad! Her poor aunt. Her children completely taken over by the culture. I am sure that dear aunt is praying up a storm from the other side. You are right Padraig. St John tells us that Jesus was rejected because people preferred darkness to light. Because their deeds were of darkness.
I was thinking mostly about the political people who are pro-abort and receive Communion but also the ones who have rationalized and are using contraception I try not to think too much about it because it is beyond my control, but there you have it Nancy Pelosi is Catholic!
They have lost all faith. Has to be true or they couldn’t give scandal like that and endanger their souls. They just don’t see it. Sin blinds the intellect. The darkness takes over.
Kaspar needs to make himself believe that God is Mercy without Justice, doesn't he, or how could he get through the day...and the long nights?
