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"It is fascinating to see how Pope Francis is encouraging, reviving and renewing the church. Our meeting with him was an excellent lesson on how to live the Gospel today," Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna said after a 90-minute audience with the pope during the Austrian bishops' "ad limina" visit to the Vatican in the last week of January.
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Vienna Cardinal
Christoph Schönborn, standing, talks with Pope Francis during a meeting with
Austrian bishops at the Vatican Jan. 30. (CNS/Reuters/L'Osservatore Romano)
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"It is fascinating to see how Pope Francis is encouraging, reviving and renewing the church. Our meeting with him was an excellent lesson on how to live the Gospel today," Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna said after a 90-minute audience with the pope during the Austrian bishops' "ad limina" visit to the Vatican in the last week of January.
The Austrian bishops took the results of the recent Vatican
questionnaire to Rome with them. Responses showed that 95 percent of those who
had filled out the questionnaire in Austria were in favor of allowing divorced
and remarried Catholics to receive the sacraments.
>> Confirms that at least 95% of Austrians completing
the survey do not understand Catholic morality. Sts. John Fisher and Thomas
More did not lose their heads to Henry VIII for refusing to support his divorce
and remarriage for no reason. It is not possible to approve divorce and
remarriage.
“7 For this cause a man shall
leave his father and mother; and shall cleave to his wife. 8 And they two shall
be in one flesh. Therefore now they are not two, but one flesh. 9 What
therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.” (Mark 10, also
Matthew 19)
“18 Every one that putteth
away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth
her that is put away from her husband, committeth adultery.” (Luke 16)
Annulments (recognition of an absence of a valid marriage in the
first place) are another story. But it is clear from the 2000 year teaching
Magisterium that once a man and a woman are validly joined in the sacrament of
Holy Matrimony, and when that marriage is consummated, they are one flesh which
cannot be divided, especially not by some secular tribunal.
“Til death do us part” they pledge in their vows.
“39 A woman is bound by the
law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband die, she is at liberty”
(1 Corinthians 7)
So just because they may in the eyes of the state be divorced and
remarried to another person, this does not mean they are fit to go receive Holy
Communion…for they are living in a state of persistent and pertinacious adultery
and fornication. This, obviously, means they are living outside of a state of
sanctifying grace and therefore are entirely unfit for receiving the Body and
Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
“27 Therefore whosoever shall
eat this bread, or drink the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of
the body and of the blood of the Lord.” (1 Corinthians 11)
What is most striking and indeed both frightening and sorrowful is
that it’s not just Austrians who are unfamiliar with infallible Church
morality, it is also the Austrian priests, bishops and cardinals…AND THE POPE
HIMSELF!
But it gets worse…
Francis spoke of his experiences in Latin America, where the
situation of marriage and the family was, to a certain extent, "far more
dramatic" than in Europe, Schönborn said. It is important to realize that today many couples live together
without getting married and have children, then later marry in a registry
office, with some opting for a church marriage, the pope explained. The church
must take this way of life seriously and accompany the couples on their way,
Francis underlined. His basic message was "Don't
judge, but look closely and listen very carefully," Schönborn
said.
>> Okay. Now cue the likes of neo-cons such as EWTN, Mark
Shea, et al…or of the pseudo-trads like Michael Voris trying to defend the
Pope's comments as taken out of context or not properly understood. No. They are
not out of context. It is not a poor translation. This is, and I write this
with the UTMOST inner sorrow, how our present Pope thinks and how our present
Pope speaks. And Cardinal Schönborn thinks it’s just fantastic. So does
Cardinal Dolan, Cardinal O’Malley, Cardinal Tauron…and Hindus, and Buddhists, and
Jews, and liberals, and Time Magazine, and even atheists.
It is the man of the birth name Jorge Bergoglio to a “T.” He used
the same exact language as underlined above in his book Conversations with Jorge Bergoglio speaking about priests who “fall
in love.”
Question: “There
are times when a priest does fall in love and must reassess his vocation and
his life. Then he must go to the bishop and tell him, ‘I’ve made up my mind… I
didn’t know I was going to feel something so beautiful… I truly love this
woman’, and he asks to leave the priesthood. And what do you do in these cases?”
Answer
(Bergoglio): “I stay with him; I
accompany him on his spiritual journey. If he is sure of his decision,
I even help him find work… We request what is called ‘dispensation,’ permission
from Rome, and then he would be allowed to receive the sacrament of marriage.”
This ties in closely to his much publicized comments a few months
back when questioned on an airplane about homosexuals when he responded, again
as afore-underlined, “Who am I to judge?”
It goes on…
In several interviews shortly before leaving Vienna, Schönborn
advocated a more rational,
down-to-earth approach toward
family relationships. "For the most part, the church approaches the
[family] issue unhistorically," he said. "People have always lived
together in various ways. And today, we in the church tacitly live with the
fact that the majority of our young
people, including those with close ties to the Catholic church, quite naturally
live together. The simple fact is that the environment has changed."
>> Okay. This paragraph is preposterous on numerous levels.
Cardinal Schönborn is first calling for a “more rational” approach toward
family relationships. This implicitly means that, up until now, the Church has –
according to him – been irrationally dealing with family relationships. How
outrageous!
Second, he is CLEARLY spouting the very definition of Modernism by
stating that because times change and
people live in new ways, the Church needs to recognize and respect that, even
if it means people living together in sin.
“80. The
Roman Pontiff can, and ought to, reconcile himself, and come to terms with
progress, liberalism and modern civilization. – CONDEMNED” (Pope Pius IX,
Syllabus of Errors, 1964)
Schönborn "in no way" wanted to advocate changing canon
law but merely to show how difficult it was to bring the ideal family model
into line with reality. "The decisive point is not to condemn the way most people actually live together,
but to ask, 'How do we cope with failure?' " he said.
>> He doesn’t want to change canon law, because he knows he
can’t do that. He just wants to turn a blind eye to it and to disregard it.
Also, again with the “don’t judge, don’t condemn” theology. Look, I
understand being sensitive, patient and tender to those who are ignorant of
truth and blind to eternal realities. But there is also a grave responsibility
of those in positions of ecclesiastical authority to defend truth and to
condemn, yes CONDEMN error.
“Let your
apostolic zeal shine with benign charity. If it be necessary -- and it is everyone's duty -- to fight error
and repel vice, the soul of the priest must be ever open to compassion.
Error must be fought with all our
might, but the brother who errs must be loved intensely and brought to
salvation…he who to please men would
gloss over their evil inclinations or be indulgent about their
incorrect ways of thinking or acting, thereby prejudicing Christian teaching
and integrity of morals, would be
betraying his ministry…
“It must be
added that the priest who is the "salt of the earth" and "the
light of the world" must labor mightily for the defense of the Faith by
preaching the Gospel and confuting the doctrinal errors opposed to it which are
disseminated today among the people by every possible means. But these errors cannot be efficaciously
fought if the unassailable principles of Catholic philosophy and theology are
not thoroughly known.” (Pope Pius XII, Menti Nostrae - Thoughts for the
Clergy of the World, 1950)
Why, why is it that I, a 28 year old lay person, know this basic
truth of the faith, but an entire country of ordained and consecrated men and
the Sovereign Pontiff do not? They do know. But they are choosing to disobey,
and they are “betraying their ministry” and solidifying themselves amongst the
ranks of Judas as betrayers of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Austrian bishops also discussed with the pope the Austrian
Priests' Initiative, which has called for the ordination of married men and
women, and their "Call to Disobedience," Schönborn said. The pope
advised them that the most important thing for bishops is always to be in close
contact with their priests, the cardinal said.
>> For more information on this, please go to the following
two links:
Prepare to be astounded.
And then take a moment to think. The trailer to the documentary of
Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre’s life asks the following question:
“How did
this bishop, a former missionary in Gabon, Archbishop of Dakar, Apostolic
Delegate for all of French-speaking Africa, Superior General of the Holy Ghost
Fathers get to this point [branded as a ‘rebel’ and ‘excommunicated’]?”
And how is it that these 313 clergy in open revolt against the
Church and against Almighty God do NOT find themselves even being discouraged
from behaving this way!? The Pope is silent on the matter, and just says it’s
important that the bishops be “close to their priests.”
Schönborn said he was convinced
that far-reaching church reform was on the way, "but it will not
be achieved through big words and programs but through people like Pope
Francis." One could already see that the pope has become a role model,
Schönborn said. "The atmosphere
is changing and his behavior is making itself felt," he said. What
impressed him most about the pope was his charisma. "You can feel his
inner devotion to God from which his compassion, his warmth and his infectious
sense of humor emanates," the cardinal said.
“26 Woe to
you when men shall bless you: for according to these things did their fathers
to the false prophets.” (Luke 6)
“24 For
there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show great signs
and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect.” (Matthew 24)
“23. Roman
pontiffs and ecumenical councils have wandered outside the limits of their
powers, have usurped the rights of princes, and have even erred in defining
matters of faith and morals – CONDEMNED” (Pope Pius IX, Syllabus of Errors,
1864)
Our Lady of Good Success, PRAY FOR US!
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