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Speaker 0 00:00:01 Well, we'll start this morning by spending a few minutes sorting through what just happened at three ring circus over there in Rome, the Senate on a family,
Speaker 0 00:00:12 Even after decades of this kind of warfare, it doesn't seem that most devout Catholics have a clear understanding of the revolutionary strategy. The goal of the revolutionaries is not to actually change the teaching of the church. That's not actually their goal. They're far too clever for that in a certain sense. They don't even care, although they're not necessarily going to save that the way they play the game is that even if the teaching of the church, we stayed in ever clear and even stronger terms, they still win. All they shoot for is results. They get the results they want. The teaching is a moot point. The modern revolutionary is a principally focused upon loosening the constraints imposed upon mankind, the sixth to ninth commandments in order to get a proper context for these recent battles will briefly consider their greatest success. Thus far in 1963, Pope Paul, the sixth asked the Pontifical commission on population family and birth rate.
Speaker 0 00:01:19 It was commonly referred to as a birth control commission to determine whether or not the use of the birth control pill, which had been recently developed was that condemned by the teaching of the church, the commission delivered its final report to the pulp in June, 1966. In this report, they argue that artificial birth control was not intrinsically evil and the Catholic couples should be allowed to decide for themselves about what methods to use. Even though this report was intended for the eyes of the Pope only it was late to the press in the spring of 1967 and in the press, it was then played up in such a way on the one hand as to put pressure directly on the Holy father himself. And on the other hand is to create an atmosphere, an expectation that a loosening up perhaps even a change in church teaching was just around the bend in July, 1968, roughly two years after their port was in and a full year after the leak to the press, the foot pulp finally issued amount of VT is in cyclical, which upheld the perennial teaching the church condemning contraception and her father Charles current or Roman trained moral theologian, who among other things personally spearheaded defensive against Humana VT on the day after then cyclical was released father Curran, along with a whole host of other so-called theologians who have been waiting for this moment, released a press statement dissenting from the papal teaching father Kern later described the result of this press statement.
Speaker 0 00:02:59 I quote from father Kern himself, our quick forceful response supported by so many theologians accomplished its purpose. The day after then cyclical was promulgated. American Catholics could read in their morning papers about their right to dissent and the fact that Catholics could in theory, and in practice disagree with the papal teaching and still be loyal. Roman Catholics, close quote, father Charles Kern. Well, here we are, by the way, he goes to mass at a parish, not far from here, but he needs your prayers. Keep him in your prayers. This man needs prayers. Okay. So what happened did the teaching of the church change? No, of course not. It's not going to, and it can't, but in spite of that, the revolutionaries have had a spectacular victory, but any way you want to measure it, remember their goal is not to change a teacher at church.
Speaker 0 00:04:01 Their goal is to change behaviors. The practice all they're shooting for is results. A Gallup poll done in may of 2012, gives us some idea of just how successful they've been. 82% of us Catholics say birth control is morally acceptable, close quote, 82% of Catholics descent from the teaching, the church and other, in other words, 82% of the people who claim to be Catholic actually belong to another religion, but we don't need Gallup polls to figure this out, just visit your average Catholic parish at any Sunday mass and take a look around at the size of the families. I'd be really surprised at the percentage of priests and bishops were a lot higher than 82% after all when's the last time you heard of a Bishop, Reprease speaking out on contraception. When's the last time you heard of a Bishop writing a pastoral letter to his flock about contraception
Speaker 0 00:05:10 Guilty silence from the pulpits guilty silence from the chanceries. So the revolutionaries tactic is to make clever use of the secular press and theologians manipulate the situation to create an atmosphere, an expectation the loosening up, or perhaps even a change in church. Teaching is just around the band. And by this means to change the beliefs and ultimately the behaviors of the faithful and don't make any mistake. This victory, the stunning success of the revolutionaries to convince the average Catholic that birth control is morally acceptable. This is flung open the sewers from which this whole culture of death is burbled forth. There's a diabolical logic that flows from accepting the use of contraception. If as a society believes the contraception is more acceptable, then obviously it follows that the marital act isn't going to be seen as really being ordered towards babies. And it's the marital act isn't really ordered towards Beatty's. That's basically just some sort of recreational activity. And if it's just some sort of recreational activity, then should a baby be conceived. It's not particularly surprising. A couple might go, Hey, where did that come from? I didn't sign up for this and then turn to emergency contraception to get rid of the baby. The more common word for emergency contraception in our society is abortion. That's exactly the role abortion plays in our society. We want to have a bar party and no babies are invited.
Speaker 0 00:07:04 And if this is seen as simply a recreational activity without being ordered towards babies as a finality, well, at that point, there's a lot of possibilities, anything, and everything goes married, unmarried, perversions, you name it. And when the general mass of people have adopted a contraceptive mindset, then the whole concept of marriage itself becomes unintelligible. Why shouldn't everyone be able to express themselves in this way with whomever or whatever they choose. It's just a recreational activity. Who are you to judge?
Speaker 0 00:07:40 No worries. Any of this have to do with a Senate. It has everything to do with a sin, everything. But before we get into that, let's pause for a minute to make sure we're grounded in a correct Catholic understanding of certain aspects of the papal office. We'll briefly consider a few brilliant and slightly edited observations made by father John Hanway quote, a Catholic is obliged to be in communion with the sea of Saint Peter. One is under no strict obligation to light the currently rain pot, if nor to agree with him, nor to think that he's a man of prudence. Although I think it is a Mark of the Catholic way of thinking to give him the benefit of any doubt. You have to be in communion with him and to accept anything he defines as catheter to be the teaching of Christ. When in his ordinary magisterium, he affirms the church's teaching and Francis has done a lot of that.
Speaker 0 00:08:41 You are thankful for it. Let's just pause for a moment, make sure a bitter stands. What we just meant when we read that from that last sentence. Okay. We only have time for a little thumbnail sketch today. The pulp has different levels at which can teach. Only two of those are infallible. First is extraordinary and fallible papal magisterium. That's when he teaches X catheter, we can tell an X catheter statement by the presence of four notes. There's four notes in every one of these statements. Number one, he's teaching by virtue of his apostolic authority. And he'll say, so number two, on a matter of faith or morals, number three, with intention of making a definite decision, number four to be held by the whole church throughout the world, that would be an act of his extraordinary and fallible papal magisterium. Examples would be like when Pasa 12 defined the dogma of the assumption 1950 or the canonization of saints.
Speaker 0 00:09:39 For example, the canonization of Saint John, the 23rd and st. John Paul two recently the second mode of infallible teaching or the Pope is when he exercises ordinary and fallible papal magisterium. In this case, he repeats what was held always, never vary by all Orthodox teachers of the faith. Examples would be when the Pope condemns contraception or States women, can't be priests. Now with all that in mind, it is a complete misunderstanding of the office to think the Pope is infallible. Every time he teaches preaches or exercises office, plus a John Henry Newman comments on that very point, quote, a Pope is not infallible in his laws nor in his commands, nor in his acts of state, nor in his administration, nor in his public policy close quote. And then the bless it asks quote with st. Peter and fob on that occasion at Antioch when st. Paul was stood in, was st.
Speaker 0 00:10:37 Victor and fallible. When he separated from his communion, the Asiatic churches or Liberia when enlight mentoree ex-communicated ex-communicated Saint Athanasius. And to come to later times as Greg the 13th, when he had a metal struck in honor of the Bartholomew massacre, no Catholic ever pretends that these pulps were infallible in these acts closed quote, blessed John Henry Newman, back to father. When you have to be in communion with the Pope and accept anything, he defines X catheter. It'd be the teaching of Christ. When in his ordinary magisterium, he affirms the church's teaching and Francis has done a lot of that. You're thankful for it. When you have a problem with some order action, you lean over backwards to see it in the best possible light, but your duties to a faithfulness to Christ do not mean that you have to be pathologically fonting towards whoever happens to be the current Bishop of Rome.
Speaker 0 00:11:31 One thing that I very much like about this pontiff is the encouragement he has given people to speak the plain truth boldly without fear of favor. If we fail to accept this gracious invitation, we have no one to blame, but ourselves close quotes. So being the Vick of Christ is not guaranteed. The pulps, the bishops of Rome will be Holy or prudent or wise competent as they ought to be. And it certainly does not mean that everything they teach will be infallible. We'll make all those distinctions much clearer at a later date today, we'll take the Pope's invitation to speak plainly boldly without fear of favor. Before we do that, we'll briefly answer one other question. Can faithful Pat Catholics ever criticize the pulp in any way. As I read from the article on Pope Laureus, the first taken from the 1913 Catholic encyclopedia, that's a standard reference work published in the reign of Saint Pius. The 10th, as I read from that article, ask yourself if this would qualify as a criticism of the Pope quote, it is clear, the no Catholic has the right to defend Pope on Oreos. He was a heretic, not an intention, but in fact, in other words, he wasn't guilty of inherit tick. He intended to be earth Orthodox, but he wasn't,
Speaker 0 00:12:59 But you weren't expecting that. It is clear that no Catholic has the right to defend pop Popa Norris. He was a heretic, not intention, but in fact,
Speaker 0 00:13:11 Now obviously when speaking to the Pope, the fourth commandment applies and in spades, if you can't access your dad without sin, how much less the Holy father you have to tread lightly. But that being said yes, with all due respect being observed, and it has to be observed, we can speak in these terms of the pulpit without sin. It's unpleasant speaking, personally, it fills me with great sorrow. It will be as dispassionate as clinical as possible, but I'm going to take the Pope's invitation to speak plainly boldly without favor fear regarding this Senate. Now, for anyone interested in the gory details, probably the best articles by Sandra Magister. You know, there's a lot of whack jobs stuff out there. Don't waste your time with it. You'll confuse yourself or scandalize yourself by the best articles by Sandra Magister. It's called the true story. The Synod direct your performance assistance. It's on the <inaudible> website. He's an Italian journalist, but there's an English option. Okay. We're only going to hit a few of the high points. We're certainly not going to get into much detail. Okay. By now, everyone is well aware. They're not Tobar 13. A document was suddenly released to the press by the Senate. This document called the relaxed seal contained paragraphs. Speaking of the gifts brought to the church by those was San Francisco orientations and also of communion for the divorce to remarried.
Speaker 0 00:14:33 These two ideas were first floated in a general way in July 28th of last year at a press conference given by the Holy father himself. When he made his now very well known remark, slightly edited quote. If a person is perversely oriented in seeking, Lord has Goodwill, who am I to judge close? And he also breached the marriage practices. Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodox. You can trade your wife in a new model. You get, you get three runs at it. And, and so here's the Pope quote, Orthodox, give a second chance of marriage. They allow it, but I believe that this problem must be studied within the context of the pastoral care of marriage close quote. Then in preparation from the Senate on the family, a question was just a questionnaire was distributed worldwide, which included specific questions regarding perverse unions and communion for the divorced and remarried, the obvious and unsurprising result of both the Pope's remarks.
Speaker 0 00:15:27 And this questionnaire especially was to start to shape and mold public opinion such way as suggest these questions that could be, could be sintered open, not only in theory, but all of a sudden practice in February, the Pope then appointed Picardo Casper to give a talk to the Cardinals who were gathered in Rome. Now in the nineties, Cardinal Casper was already promoting the idea of giving communion to the divorced and remarried many Cardinals opposed the talk, the Pope said the carnal Casper theology was quote, profound theology theology done on one's knees, closed quote. Casper's consistently claim that he coordinated with a Pope, but he's a shameless liar. So, you know, we can take that for whatever it's worth the response to casters evil proposals, the congregation of the doctrine of faith planned to publish in a prosing presentation by prominent Cardinal by the publication of that text was vetoed by the pole at the center of the popup point of the committee who both drafted then suddenly released the relapse seal.
Speaker 0 00:16:27 The document released the press and October 13 to the great consternation displeasure of many of the Cardinals and bishops present. For example, Carl Mueller, the head of the congregation of the doctrine of the face state of the document that it was quote, undignified, shameful, completely wrong close quote could a Napier of South Africa said by the release of the document that church has been put in a position that is virtually irredeemable, the message has gone out. This is what the Senate is saying. This is what the Catholic church's saying. And it's not what we're saying at all. No matter how we try correcting that, there's no way of retrieving it. The message has gone out. It's not a true message. Whatever we say here after is going to be as if we're doing some damage control, close quote, Cardinal Burke stated quote, well, the innovative individual intervention as sin and fathers are not published.
Speaker 0 00:17:17 Yesterday's relapsed seal, which is merely a discussion document was published immediately. And I'm told even broadcast live. You do not have to be a rocket scientist to see the approach at work, which is certainly not of the church. Well, the document in question purports report only discussion, which took place only sit in fathers. And in fact, events has positions, which many Synod fathers do not accept. And I would say as faithful shepherds of the flock cannot accept close quote, Cardinal Burke, the pulp, more than anyone else as the pastor, the universal church bound to serve the truth. The Pope is not free to change the church's teachings with regard to the immorality of perverse act with insolubility of marriage or any other doctrine of the faith close quote. We all have a great debt of gratitude to those Cardinals who defended the faith in such trying circumstances up there most, especially Cardinal Berg, Cardinal Pell, and caught a Mueller. Even after the sin fathers voted to remove several offensive paragraphs in the document at the end of the Senate, the Pope had in place back in
Speaker 0 00:18:22 Sandra Magister notes, no matter what, maybe the outcome is centered intentionally devoid of any conclusion, the effect desired by its directors has to large extent been reached on perversion is on divorced remarriage. In fact, the new talk of reform inserted into the global media circuit is worth much more than the favor actually gained among the Senate fathers, by the proposals of Casper close quote, no matter what made the outcome of the Senate, the effect is everybody's directors has to a large extent, been reached on perversion is on divorce and marriage. In fact, the new talk of reform and soul started into the global media circuit is worth much more than the favor actually gained among the sin fathers, by the proposals of Casper. Again, we see the exact same tactics as those employed in the battle over Humana, Vitay making a clever use of secular press and the theologians manipulating the situation to create an atmosphere and expectation and a loosening up, or perhaps a change in church teaching just around the bend with the goal of changing the beliefs and ultimately the behaviors of the faithful and the revolutionary results are already starting to come in, not just in the media, but in the chanceries I quote and comments about the Vatican sitting on a family this week, Martin Curry, the arch Bishop of st John's and Newfoundland stated, hopefully you can find some accommodation where San Francisco unions are accepted or respect, and they can have a part in the church life close code.
Speaker 0 00:19:52 So here we are, as we all know, the Catholic church is a mystical body of Christ and in some mysterious way, the life of the church shares in and goes through the various events of the earthly life of her head, in my opinion. And that's all it is. We're now in the passion of the church. And as I reflect on the events, the Senate, I think the specific point of the passion we're currently experiencing is the denial of Peter.
Speaker 0 00:20:25 One more thought, one of the most startling aspects of these events is the date. The relaxed seal was released. October 13th was the 97th anniversary of the miracle, his son, and the 41st anniversary of the approved apparition of related to his sister, Agnes SASA, Galway, Akita, Japan. There's a lot to think about there. We'll just consider one part of the message of Akita. And if you're not familiar, there was a statue. Our lady would speak with her statue over and he cried human tears 101 times during, during these apparitions. So it's, uh, it's our lady in tears. I quote from our lady. This is approved my dear daughter, listen well to what I have to say to you with the rosary, pray for the Pope, the bishops and the priests, the work of the devil will infiltrate even into the church in such a way that one will see Cardinals, opposing Cardinals, bishops against bishops.
Speaker 0 00:21:28 The priests of venerate we'd be scorned and opposed by their confreres churches in altars will be sacked. The church will be full of those except compromises. And the demon will press many priests and consecrated souls to leave the service of the Lord. The demon will be especially implacable against souls, consecrated to God. The thought of the loss of so many souls is the cause of my sadness with the rosary, pray for the Pope, the bishops and priests, the work of the devil. When elephant infiltrate in the church in such a way that one will see Cardinals, opposing Cardinals, bishops against bishops, the priest of internet new, we scorn in accum oppose by other priest, churches and authors will be sacked. The church will be full of those who accept compromises. And the demon will oppress many priests and consecrated souls to leave the serosa lower.
Speaker 0 00:22:37 Okay. Whatever you do, besides praying the rosary, don't let yourself be scandalized. Remember that being scandalized means allowing another's actions or words to lead you into sin. Okay. It's especially important that we don't allow ourselves to be scandalized by anything. The leaders in the church to be at a priest, be at bishops, be at Cardinals or even the Holy father himself. Because if we allow ourselves to be scandalized by those things that can easily damage our faith or even cause us to lose our faith, don't let yourself be scandalized. They can't change anything that is essential to salvation. Things can get pretty rough, but it won't be impossible. Stay on board.
Speaker 0 00:23:39 We're in a storm. You don't jump off the ship into the waves when trying to ride out a storm. Now, before leaving this unpleasant topic, let's reflect on some thoughtful comments we've heard before they were written by Frank Sheed during the terrible cop chaos at falled, the council Frank sheet in the criticisms uttered by many. There's a failure to see Christ as the whole point so much in the daily running of the church, they find depressing this priest or that cares for nothing but money. The hierarchy, no, nothing of the emotional intellectual problems, which are eating away at their people's faith. The courier is simply a bureaucracy. Who's in every trick to hold onto its power. As for the poll, it all adds up to the institutional church with so many wondering if their spiritual integrity will permit them to remain in it. But institutional Israel, the chosen people as the prophet shot was even worse than the harshest critics.
Speaker 0 00:24:44 Think the Catholic church, it never occurred to the holiest of the Jews to leave it. They knew, however, evenly the administration behave. Israel was still the people of God. So with the church and administration is necessary if the church is to function, but Christ is the whole point of the functioning. We are not baptized into the hierarchy. We do not receive the Cardinals sacramentally. We will not spend eternity in the beatific vision of the pulp. Saint John Fisher could stay in a public sermon. If the pulp won't reform the courier, God will. A couple of years later, he laid his head on Henry. The eighth block for papal supremacy fall to the same block by st. Thomas Moore would spend his youth under the Borgia Pope Alexander. The sixth lived his early manhood out in the mud DG, Pope Leo, the 10th, and died for papal supremacy and a Clement.
Speaker 0 00:25:46 The seventh is time serving a Pope as Rome had had Christ is the point I myself admire the present Pope at that time he's writing as Paul the sixth, but even if I criticize as harshly as some do, even if a successor proved to be as bad as some of those have gone before, even if I sometimes find the churches, I have to live in a pain in the neck, I should still say that nothing a pulp could do or say would make me wish to leave the church though. I might well wish that he would Israel through its best periods is through its worst. Preserve the truth of God's oneness in a world, swarming with gods. And the sense of God's majesty in world, sick with its own pride. So with the church under the worst administration says bad as John the 12th, a thousand years ago, we could still learn Christ truth. Still receive his life in the sacraments, still be in union with him to the limit of our willingness close quote
Speaker 0 00:26:59 In the criticisms utter by many. There's a failure to see Christ as the whole point. We're not baptized in the hierarchy. We've not received the card on sacramentally. We will not spend eternity in the beatific vision of the Pope. Nothing a pole could do or say would make me wish to leave the church though. I might well wish that he would under the worst administration. We could still learn Christ truth. Still receive his life in the sacraments, still be in union with him until the limit of our willingness Christ is the point. No matter how bad it gets, we can still receive Christ life and the sacraments. We can still be in union with them to limit of our willingness. We can still learn Christ truth. Here we are immersed in this atmosphere of lies and manipulation nurses society. And even to certain degree in your own beloved church, but we can still learn Christ truth Christ. Our Lord told us that the truth would set us free. Each one of us needs to ask himself, am I open to the truth? No matter how painful it might be to me personally, do I really want to see the truth? Where am I living in a reality of my own punches, pod ass? What is truth with truth? Looking at him, right? Nice. Have I imitated him and closed off my heart and mind to Christ truth in any way, be it ever so small
Speaker 1 00:28:57 <inaudible>
Speaker 0 00:29:01 In Luke two 35, the prophet SIM and tells our lady that is sort of sorrow will Pierce your soul. That out of many hearts, thoughts may be revealed.
Speaker 1 00:29:14 Yeah.
Speaker 0 00:29:15 Each one of us needs to ask himself if the thoughts of my heart revealed right now, what would everyone see? Or what is ruling in my heart? Is it money or possessions Is the love of This desire for honor fame reputation. It is a desire for power.
Speaker 1 00:29:58 Is it me?
Speaker 0 00:30:01 Have I made myself an idol? If the thoughts in my heart revealed right now,
Speaker 1 00:30:10 What would everyone see?
Speaker 0 00:30:14 Who is the King
Speaker 1 00:30:17 Of my heart?
Speaker 0 00:30:21 If it isn't Christ the most gentle and loving of Kings, if it isn't Christ, then open your heart
Speaker 1 00:30:36 And invite him in.
