Let's plead for help from the Mother of the Church. The Novena to Our Lady of Fatima begins today: https://bluearmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Nine-Day-Novena-to-Our-Lady-of-Fatima.pdf I think that everyone will enjoy this video:
The next major Marian feast day seems to be for Our Lady of Lourdes. February 11th, so already only a week away... America Needs Fatima Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes FEAST: FEBRUARY 11 February 20th seems to be the feast day of Sts. Jacinta and Francisco of Fatima. Lourdes was really buzzing on the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception. Live webcam: Novenas can be prayed at any time, however if one wishes to be timely, check the calendar. Same thing with Our Lady of Good Success. I knew Her feast day was around now. A Novena was said. I'm not going to be making a point to say a Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes in May, (Feast Day May 13th is For Our Lady of Fatima). I won' t be saying Christmastime devotions during the Easter Season and Lent. Quite a few Novenas to say here and there. I try to do what I can. I wish Our Lady of Knock had a live webcam but I think one can catch live masses from there. And I'm not going to attach links; but I think praying to OUR LADY OF GOOD SUCCESS is actually a Novena for the wellbeing for the Church, correct? I think so... but there is always a next time and one can say a Novena whenever they deem it proper.
Well as wise old St Padre Pio said to thd man who scoffed at the existence of hell: you'll believe in it when you get there!
In a clip by Taylor Marshall, who also is distressed by the above, he draws upon the wisdom of Pius XII (see post 17556 above; 30:45 mark ). The good Pope teaches that mortal sin estranges us from God, but not necessarily from the Communion of Saints. There are however three sins which de facto separate us from the Church: apostasy, heresy, and schism. I stand corrected. Thank you Taylor Marshall.
German Synodal Assembly opens with calls for change, but some object Anli Serfontein | Catholic News Service Feb 03, 2022 • 3 Min Read Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops' conference, is projected on a screen as participants attend the third Synodal Assembly in Frankfurt Feb. 3, 2021. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA) The third German Synodal Assembly spent hours discussing church issues and, by the end of its first day, adopted two texts that delegates hope will bring change and more democracy to the church. A vote on the election of bishops was delayed until the second day of the Feb. 3-5 meeting in Frankfurt. All resolutions must be adopted by a two-thirds majority of all delegates present, plus two-thirds of all bishops must approve. This was the third of five assemblies of the Synodal Path, organized to revitalize the church and restore trust following a September 2018 church-commissioned report that detailed thousands of cases of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy over six decades. Assembly delegates were under pressure to produce change. During the day's discussions, an emotional Benedictine Sister Philippa Rath told delegates: "Religious order people call me and ask if they can leave the church and still remain a member of the order." She said she used to say, "I suffer because of my church but I love my church," but, today, she cannot say if she loves the church. "I hope that we don't talk and dilute, but that we work again alive in the Spirit. Let's take courageous steps, and let's not disappoint people once again," she said. Cardinal Reinhold Marx of Munich and Freising said during the plenary session, "It is important to recognize the signs of the times and tread new paths." An emotional Bishop Stephan Ackermann of Trier, the bishops' representative for questions of sexual abuse in the church, said the basic text on division of power was holding up a mirror for bishops, while another delegate, Father Werner Otto said: "We are at a crossroads. I don't want to think what will happen if this text does not pass." Regensburg Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer repeatedly disagreed with other bishops in the plenary session. On the diocese's website, he published a statement, part of which he repeated in the assembly, saying he "would like to see a scientific examination of the prerequisites and secret agendas of all the (sexual abuse) studies repeatedly cited here." "And the suspicion arises that the real problem of the past decades has been that clergy have adapted too much to the spirit of the times and have maintained too little their clear profile, fed by the church's teaching of the belief of a God-given sexuality in marriage between man and woman. The reforms of the Synodal Path, however, are obviously also to a great extent adaptations to the spirit of the times and a dilution of our profile." Earlier, Limburg Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the bishops' conference, said he is in favor of allowing priests to marry. Citing examples of Eastern Catholic parishes, he said at a pre-assembly news conference that priests should have the free choice between celibacy and married life. Bishop Bätzing also said the executive committee of the Synodal Path and Cardinal Mario Grech, general secretary of the Vatican Synod of Bishops, would have regular discussions on the content and structures of the church reform process in Germany. "This is a big step forward," Bishop Bätzing said. During the news conference, Osnabrück Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, vice president of the Synodal Path, expressed optimism that the German Catholic Church's major reform project was heading in a good direction. "In this Synodal Assembly, we see for the first time that all the forums are bringing into the deliberations not only basic texts that serve as a general orientation, but also action texts that mean concrete changes," Bishop Bode said. "The Synodal Assembly is an important visible step of a church struggling with itself and searching for perspectives in a profound crisis. The current convulsions threaten to paralyze church life. The Synodal Path wants to provide answers," he said. The assembly normally consists of 230 members -- including laity, academics, clergy and bishops -- but because of COVID-19, there were only 213 delegates. The Synodal Path is divided into four forums that discuss the position of women in the church, future management and division of power, Catholic sexual morality and priestly celibacy. Christian Weisner, spokesman for the grassroots movement We Are Church, told Catholic News Service after the first day that even more than the two-thirds majorities reached to pass certain items, "the theological justifications developed show what an important stage the Synodal Path in Germany has now reached on the way to becoming a church that is both growing together in community and being renewed." https://angelusnews.com/news/world/...-opens-with-calls-for-change-but-some-object/
I think I've taken too severe an interpretation of what Pope Francis said. I based it on my view that the Communion of Saints refers to that body of souls in the Church who have achieved sainthood-in other words, they're in Heaven. On checking the definition, this term seems to describe all those souls in the Church who haven't actually been damned, so the Pope is technically correct. However, I'm not comfortable in the context of his indulgence of unrepentant adulterers in Amoris laetitia (or 'amoral lay-teaching', as Eccles coined it). In describing the membership within the Communion of Saints of apostates, heretics and schismatics, he needs to emphasise clearly that this state of affairs, if unrepented, will not survive death. He needs to place more emphasis on the requirements of good intentions and repentance. The whole thing comes uncomfortably close to universalism.
God bless Bishop Voderholzer, bravely telling Truth and upholding Reality. Married priests is a subtext for every kind of heretical and perverted Tom, Dick and Harry (or a Harriet claiming to be a Harry) that wants to become a 'priest', but with little personal sacrifice-on the contrary, they can bring their own particular agendas. This is because the liberals realise that almost all new priests, willing to embrace the sacrifice of celibacy, are now traditional and orthodox, so this is an attempt to subvert the inevitable return to orthodoxy. There might be excellent potential priests among the married, but they'll be rejected as 'rigid' and 'out of tune with the times'. It's plain as day that all this synodal activity is dominated and being manipulated by a liberal cabal. Also, bear in mind that 'married priests' will likely include homosexual 'married' men.
Luan, Thank you for posting this and thank you Bishop Voderholzer (as DeGaulle pointed out). Thank you Sister Philippa Rath also and the "some" who objected. Sad to say that I agree with your thoughts and I wondered if Father Werner Otto was 'threatening' schism or at a minimum warning about it when he said: "We are at a crossroads. I don't want to think what will happen if this text does not pass."
I do want to think that Father Otto will depart forthwith and leave us in peace. Threats and moral blackmail are not surprising, particularly so in a country where one must buy the Sacraments.
Marie Julie Jehanny prophecy: She mentions a pope who, at the last moment, will reverse his policies and make a solemn appeal to the Clergy. But he will not be obeyed; on the contrary, an Assembly of bishops will demand even greater freedom, declaring that they will no longer obey the Pope. Marie-Julie then goes on to say that the Red Revolution will then break out. She speaks of a "horrible religion" which is to replace the Catholic Faith, and she sees "many, many bishops" embracing this "sacrilegious, infamous religion." Msgr. Fournier, Bishop of Nantes: "The reports that I receive daily on Marie-Julie (Jahenny) show me more and more the action of God on this soul. He grants her graces of an obvious supernatural order. At the same time she grows in virtue and noble sentiments... what she manifests is supernatural... ." (Letter from the Bishop of Nantes to Dr. Imbert-Gourbeyre, 6 June 1875, "La stigmatisation" II pp. 18 et 19) https://www.ncregister.com/cna/german-synodal-way-members-back-text-calling-for-women-priests
Change of pace here, South Korea, we know it is surely a heavily Buddhist nation. The men lie prostrate in prayer as they await ordination South Korean Church ordains nearly two dozen new priests Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taick ordains 23 new priests during Mass in the Cathedral of Myeongdong in the South Korean capital of Seoul. By Anna Poce Twenty-three new priests were ordained on Friday in Seoul’s Myeongdong Cathedral, during a solemn Eucharistic celebration presided over by Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taick, O.C.D. Korean martyrs were beatified in 1925 and 1968, canonized in 1984 per bing. So, I venture that these ordinations are good news, the numbers may not be overwhelming but still very positive. If the population is 41 million, then, I'd gather the number of Catholics from that is somewhere in the single millions. I'd guess 5-8 million. Okay, the video below says 5 million and growing. Maybe doing well: Korean Catholicism sees prodigious growth after long, faithful history More reading on the martyrs. Korean Martyrs - New World Encyclopedia It's interesting, there are Catholic Churches in the US named for the Korean martyrs or Japanese martyrs.
Maybe the Vatican should focus on exposing the communist party in China and aiding Cardinal Zen and the underground Catholic Church…and the Catholics who are being persecuted. I think it’s time …no, it’s past time to condemn the communist control over the church and time to meet with Cardinal Zen. Biden and Pelosi get a audience with the pope….isn’t it time to meet with a white martyr of the faith? Just a though….
Discussion on Fox News asking if the pope is a socialist….coming up in a minute. With Raymond A from EWTN.
Sorry for the last second notice… Raymond answered it well I thought…. Basically said we don’t have to subscribe to the pope’s opinion on prudential matters. We follow church dogma …not the pope’s person opinions on non dogmatic issues. But a lot of Catholics don’t understand the difference and that’s the problem!
Retired Anglican bishop Peter Forster becomes Catholic, news report confirms | Catholic News Agency ... He is the third leading Church of England clergyman to become Catholic in the last year. This is just to report this news. I'd say it probably indicates the Anglican Church becoming well-watered down. I don't know about this that much. I can imagine that it is something a bit of what has happened to "some", not all Lutheran Churches meaning the ELCA has veered into becoming liberal, I would not be that quick to say that about others. But it's still noteworthy. The abuse scandals, the bank-finance scandals. Both of these matters are being pursued vs. some vague accusation about the Communion of Saints that may not even pan out.
Didn't Vatican II explicitly declare that a pope may not appropriate the authority of his position for matters outside the strict boundaries of faith and morals? In other words, his views on political and social matters carry no more weight than mine.
Im not as astute on these matters as most of you, but this is what I believe has been taught. The problem that the pope creates for the vast majority of Catholics and additionally non Catholics, is a perception that what the pope says is representative of church teaching. You hear his opinions being parroted in the media as though it’s gospel. I wish there was a platform to separate out his own personal views from actual church teaching …but sadly, when this pope speaks out, it’s generally taken literally by the public as truth. He is a master at confusion as well. It’s no wonder that poor Catholics trying to be faithful cannot sort out truth from fiction. I wish this weren’t so, but until God rectifies this, it will only get worse. But Catholics have a obligation to know their faith/dogma and most don’t bother. Additionally, they are being fed lies by the leftist running the show and they are ignorant of the real truth and teaching of our faith…the one true faith that is being corrupted. I believe that when we see these deceptions in real time, we are morally obliged to call them out. It is not to disparage any individual, it is to protect mother church. That is in my opinion, our first obligation…to God.
