I understand. But Scalfari is not a reliable source relying on a fading memory which he admitted himself. The Pope should clarify things a lot more as he is a source of confusion. All of the things we worried about over the last ten years - women priests, women deacons, blessing of same-sex couples, acceptance of homosexual behaviour, rejection of Humanae Vitae - etc None of these have 'officially' been endorsed by the Francis papacy. Church teaching remains 99.9% the same as in the Catechism. The only official change was to the teaching on capital punishment (and perhaps the footnote in Amoris Laetitia), the latter which of course could be a trojan's horse. Just an observation that has come whilst praying.
Pope Francis gave an interview this year to the Argentine newspaper Perfil in which he seems to indicate that hell is empty and that even the traitor Judas was saved.
—¿Cuál es su propia interpretación del infierno y del paraíso? ¿Y qué les pasa a las personas que van al infierno y qué a las que van al paraíso? —El infierno no es un lugar, si uno va a asistir al Juicio final, y ve las caras de los que van al infierno, se asusta. Si uno lee a Dante, se asusta. Pero son representaciones mediáticas. El infierno es un estado, hay gente que vive en un infierno continuamente. Esto no lo digo por la gente que sufre, el pueblo que sufre, sino por aquellos que se hacen un mundo de autorreferencialidad mal o enfermizo, y terminan viviendo en un infierno. El infierno es un estado, es un estado del corazón, del alma, de una postura frente a la vida, a los valores, a la familia, a todo. Hay gente que vive en un infierno porque se lo busca, hay otros que no, que son sufridos. ¿Y quién va al infierno, a ese infierno, a ese estado? Ya se va viviendo desde aquí. Si usted me pregunta cuánta gente hay en el infierno, yo le contesto con una escultura famosa de la catedral de Deslé, no sé si del siglo XI o siglo IX, sur de Francia, hay un capitel famoso, las columnas tienen capiteles, que era un modo de catequizar en aquella época a través de la pintura y la escultura. Y el capitel ese tiene a Judas ahorcado y el diablo tirando para abajo, y del otro lado tienen al Buen Pastor, a Jesús que agarra a Judas y se lo lleva a babucha con una sonrisa irónica. ¿Qué quiere decir eso? Que la salvación es más fuerte que la condenación. Ese capitel es una catequesis que nos tiene que hacer pensar. La misericordia de Dios está siempre a nuestro lado, y lo que Dios quiere es siempre estar con su gente, con sus hijos y no que se le vayan. https://www.perfil.com/noticias/per...con-las-finanzas-por-jorge-fontevecchia.phtml https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=5964
To quote Padre Pio in response to a comment about a man who didn't believe in Hell: " he will believe it when he gets there."
Luan, I've been there and have the Tshirt. I was wrong, and so are they. I must admit, however, that I'm still waiting to read or hear something from the popesplainers telling us all about what made Emma Bonino great. I'm not holding my breath.
I've never read anything uncharitable, judgemental or controversial from you. Thank you for your kind words but I must confess that my motives are selfish. It struck me one day that if I died suddenly I would expect God to be very merciful and tolerant of my own intolerance and pigheadedness. People say that at our particular judgement we will be shown the ripple effects of our sins. We will be judged on every word we utter. Harsh words come easy to me, so there will be lots of ripples when I meet my maker. I got very scared when I pictured Jesus showing me the effects of some of the stuff I have posted online, especially about the Vicar of Christ, so I'm trying to improve in the hope that God will cut me some slack. Lord Jesus Christ, son of the living God, have mercy on me a sinner.
Like you, I am becoming more and more aware of the ripple effect of my words and actions. It’s a great grace from God to be able to know our sins and confess them to a priest and accept the consequences of them. When I was about 10 or so years old, before I became Catholic, the Anglican minister would say, “if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father,Who is Jesus Christ, the Righteous.”
1My little children, these things I write to you, that you may not sin. But if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the just. 2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. 1John 1,2. Douay
Francis seems to have appreciation for this Italian activist who defends abortion, just as he preferred Hillary in the 2016 electoral process, saying that Trump was not a Christian for wanting to build a wall on the border, which is not at all charitable towards another Christian. , I don't know what goes on in the current pope's head when he does these things, but I know that this constitutes a diabolical disorientation within the Church. Charity towards the vicar of Christ also involves respect for the traditionalists who represent the legacy of previous popes and, above all, respect for our Lord Jesus Christ, who should not be confused with the false Christ of the Arianism conception.
This is my journey too. I am working hard on disciplining my speech. Especially where PF is concerned.
Sorry, but I really think future generations of Catholics are going to look at this generation of Catholics and shake their heads in pity at the pious platitudes which were offered in place of proper and righteous indignation at our current mess. But guys tend to see things differently than gals… https://ecclesandbosco.blogspot.com/2023/12/burkegate-what-pope-francis-really-said.html Burkegate - What Pope Francis really said A special article by Austen "Spindoctor" Ivereigh for the Where Pachamama isblog. The Pope is an astonishly patient man, and will sink his enemies even if it takes him ten years to do it. Seeing all the bad publicity he was getting for his merciful and patient attacks on Cardinal Burke, he summoned me to Rome as a matter of urgency so that I could explain to the world what he was up to. Did I mention that I am an expert on papal matters? I flew to Rome from Bristol airport, stopping on the way at the Multifaith Bus Shelter for a spot of Pachamama devotion, also in order to pin up a mural by my favourite artist Marko Rupnik. The place was deserted apart from an Incan sacrifice taking place at the same time. A sacred place! Patient merciful Pope Francis the Humble was not in good health - a sprained wrist through slapping too many Chinese girls - but he explained to me that he loved Cardinal Burke - after all, we are commanded to love our enemies, and Burke was one of his worst enemies. With their Dubia, Burke and his fellow-conspirators had asked Pope Francis to explain some aspects of Amoris Laetitia several years ago, knowing perfectly well that clear and unambiguous teaching is against the rules of the Jesuit order. Burke had also dared to criticise the Synod on Synodal Synodality of Synodhood, arguably the most important Catholic event since Pentecost, saying that it was a complete waste of time. Having myself attended as an expert, I know that getting barmy old ladies sitting round tables and moaning is the true future of the Church! We must all be Synod! At this point in our discussion, Francis found his patience tried beyond all limits, and he humbly kicked Rupnik, the Vatican cat, through the window. "Don't worry," he said. "Pick up the body and give it to Mike Lewis. He'll eat anything." Instead of living in a broom cupboard, as the humble Holy Father does, Cardinal Burke has a much larger apartment, and this is now required by other cardinals who wish to hold "get-togethers" there. I know that Cardinal Coccopalmerio has already put in a bid. Who is this shadowy figure? Of course Burke is still a member of two dicasteries, and of the Apostolic Signatura, but as Pope Francis explained, he should regard these positions as honours, and not expect to be paid. So what message am I to take away from my meeting with the Humble Father? First, although in our conversation he described Burke as his enemy, he has now sent me a note saying "I never used the word 'enemy' nor the pronoun 'my'." Obviously we all misheard - it's easily done. Also he certainly never said "We hates him we hates him, nasty Burkies, we hates him, my precious, and we is going to throw him out on the streets!" I hope I have made it clear, and let me repeat this: Pope Francis is patient, kind and merciful, and Cardinal Burke is a meanie. Strickland has fallen! Burke has fallen! Who will be next? Aha! Great stuff, Austen. And the cat pie was delicious! Mike. Mike Lewis!
Thanks fir posting this! I LOVE the Papal Posse! May God bless these good, brave men, only in heaven will we understand the good they have done.
Woke up this morning and this was in my head. It struck me that the Father is just as much an Advocate as His Son. This is necessarily so, because although there is a Trinity of Persons in the One God, there is also a necessary Unity. Put more simply, there cannot be differences of opinion between Them (I wish our Spirit-invoking modernists would realise that). Thus, the Father wishes our salvation every bit as much as His Son (same applies to the Holy Ghost). This makes sense, when you consider that there is perfect Love between Them all. We are well aware of the inconceivable Sacrifice that Christ undertook for the sins of men, but I never realised that the Father underwent an equal Sacrifice-that of One having to offer up His Son as this Sacrifice, a Son whom He loved, and loves, infinitely and eternally. The pain of the mother of the Maccabees might be the nearest human equivalent, but words are failing me.
How does Eccles do it?! The Vatican is so bizarre and self-satirising that it must be very difficult to match actuality, yet he consistently does so.
I'm reading the Ruffin biography of Padre Pio right now. It's excellent and emphasises that he had a great sense of humour. Like the best humour (see Eccles on this page), his humour was solidly founded on truth. Of course, his mission was to keep the population of Hell as low as he could; he was well aware he wasn't going to win them all. Nevertheless, there are several instances of conversions occurring 'between the stirrup and the ground', due to his influence, in the book. He was a very gentle and kind man, but he was no shrinking violet and didn't hesitate to call a spade, a spade.
He was fortunate to have been spared our time. He was so humbly obedient and so impeccably orthodox that present events would have torn him in two. Could it be said that God moulds all men so, but most of us choose to unmould ourselves?
