Month: January 2025

My friend, what have you to lose? Just say it. A heretic cannot be pope. Raise it as pure speculation, or better yet, join your fellow “excommunicated” Archbishop Vigano in declaring the Bergoglian Antipapacy. Get on with it.

Better yet, encourage investigation of the failed partial resignation of Pope Benedict, so everyone knows how we got here. The Octave of Epiphany is a very appropriate time to do so.

Dr. Ed Mazza via 1P5:

…This brings us back to the issue of whether proselytism is incompatible with tolerance.

In a Roman address on June 17, 2013, Pope Francis related the following exchange: “‘Father, now I understand: it is a question of convincing others, of proselytizing!’ ‘No: it is nothing of the kind. The Gospel is like seed: you scatter it, you scatter it with your words and with your witness. And then it is not you who calculate the statistics of the results; it is God who does.’”

And let us not forget Bergoglio’s “Top 10 Tips” for bringing greater happiness to one’s life (from an interview published in part in the Argentine weekly Viv, July 27, 2014). Number Nine was instructive: “Don’t proselytize; respect others’ beliefs. We can inspire others through witness so that one grows together in communicating. But the worst thing of all is religious proselytism, which paralyzes: ‘I am talking with you in order to persuade you,’ No. Each person dialogues, starting with his and her own identity. The church grows by attraction, not proselytizing.”

Against this backdrop, it came as a surprise to no one when on December 10, 2015, Cardinal Koch and the Vatican’s Commission for Religious Relations with Jews issued a document commemorating the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, calling for the “principled rejection” of “institutional” proselytization of Jews.[11]

Both Nostra Aetate and Dignitatis Humanae on religious liberty have been viewed by many inside and outside the Church as breakthroughs in her relations with non-Catholic religions. Together they have led to much scholarly debate and divergent opinion as to whether the Council’s teaching that individuals have a right to immunity from coercion in religious matters represents a rupture with traditional Catholic teaching on truth and tolerance or merely a natural development of doctrine, and the inevitable consequence of the Church’s experience of modernity.

Furthermore, in the wake of the Council’s call for Catholic ecumenical outreach to other faiths, the last half-century has seen the starkest drop in conversions to Catholicism in Western history and, more importantly, in efforts to actively facilitate those conversions. Indeed, tens of millions of Catholics have either left the Faith altogether or no longer actively participate in the Church’s liturgical life. And with statements from Francis like those cited above—not the least of them: “proselytism is solemn nonsense”—many faithful Catholics are wondering whether the Church has left its former teachings—not to mention its senses—behind.

We may conclude, therefore, that not only academia, but the Bergoglian church and contemporary society have much to gain from a reappraisal of St. Raymond’s scholastic approach to tolerance and dialogue.

As Benedict XVI expressed it at Regensburg:

The West has long been endangered by this aversion to the questions which underlie its rationality and can only suffer great harm thereby. The courage to engage the whole breadth of reason, and not the denial of its grandeur—this is the program with which a theology grounded in Biblical faith enters into the debates of our time.

Scholar István Bejczy expresses well the danger inherent in the West’s Enlightenment (i.e. anti-medieval) view of tolerance: “Admitting the relativity of our truths, we should be reluctant to condemn the acts of our fellow human beings that differ from our own—that is the basic idea of our so-called tolerance. An idea that makes us morally defenseless if outright evil shows up.”[12]

Ironically, by condemning medieval Catholic belief in universally recognizable moral truths, today’s intelligentsia could be throwing away the only true remedy to the escalating sectarianism (i.e. sectarian violence) they so fear:

Medieval authors never doubted that they possessed the absolute truth, but they developed the concept of tolerantia as a way of getting along with the untrue. Medieval authors were never morally defenseless against outright evil and condemned it wherever they believed to find it, but still they advocated not to interfere with it if this seemed to be opportune. Obviously, we do not have the same enemies as medieval people. Still, with regard to the question of how to handle the enemies we do have without going to the extremes of tyranny and inertia, the medieval doctrine of tolerance contains a lesson for our age as well.

What a different world it would be, for example, if the U.S. and its allies had adopted a “medieval” stance of tolerance toward Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, and if Muslim zealots had long ago adopted the same posture toward the U.S. and Israel?

As for the putative Pope and his minions, they would do well to remember Pope Benedict’s words on tolerance and dialogue:

Christians of the nascent Church did not regard their missionary proclamation as propaganda, designed to enlarge their particular group, but as an inner necessity, consequent upon the nature of their faith: the God in whom they believed was the God of all people, the one, true God, who had revealed himself in the history of Israel and ultimately in his Son, thereby supplying the answer which was of concern to everyone and for which all people, in their innermost hearts, are waiting. The universality of God, and of reason open towards him, is what gave them the motivation—indeed, the obligation—to proclaim the message. They saw their faith as belonging, not to cultural custom that differs from one people to another, but to the domain of truth, which concerns all people equally.

Regrettably, Bergoglio directly contradicted this teaching at his Wednesday Audience of January 18, 2023, when he said:

To evangelize is not to proselytize. To proselytize is something pagan; it is neither religious nor evangelical. There is a good word for those who have left the flock and we have the honour and the burden of being the ones to speak that word. Because the Word, Jesus, asks this of us: to always draw near to everyone, with an open heart, because he is like that. Perhaps we have been following and loving Jesus for some time and have never wondered if we share his feelings, if we suffer and we take risks in harmony with Jesus’s heart, with this pastoral heart, close to Jesus’s pastoral heart! This is not about proselytism, as I said, so that others become “one of us”. No, this is not Christian. (bold emphasis mine)

If he does not recant his public declarations against the Gospel’s injunctions to proselytize (Mark 16:15, Luke 14:23, Matthew 28: 19-20), then let him be reminded of St. Raymond’s canonical teaching:

every heretic hidden, or manifest, excommunicates himself with the greater excommunication, and incurs deposition [of office], whether he be a cleric or a layman, pope or emperor.[13]  (bold emphasis mine)

https://onepeterfive.com/not-everbody-loves-raymond/

Epiphany Day II, Matins, 1954

Reading 7, Homily by Pope St. Gregory (the Great)
10th on the Gospels.
When Herod knew of the birth of our King, he betook himself to his cunning wiles, and lest he should be deprived of an earthly kingdom he desired the wise men to search diligently for the young Child, and when they had found Him, to bring him word again. He said, that he also might come and worship Him, but, in reality, that, when he had found Him, he might put Him to death. But, behold, of how light weight is the malice of man, when it is tried against the counsel of God. It is written There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel, against the Lord, Prov. xxi. 30. So the star which the wise men saw in the East, still led them on; they found the new-born King, and presented unto Him gifts; then they were warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod. And as it came to pass that, when Herod sought Jesus, he could not find Him even so is it with hypocrites, who, while they make pretence to seek the Lord to worship Him, find Him not.
℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
℟. Thanks be to God.

℟. The star which the wise men had seen in the East, went before them, till they came where the young Child was.
* And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
℣. And when they were come into the house, they found the young Child with Mary His Mother, and fell down and worshipped Him.
℟. And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

This was the live broadcast from NBC “News” 1/6/21 as the protesters were invited in. Also remember that Trump had offered 10,000 National Guard troops for added security days earlier to Speaker Pelosi and Mayor Bowser, and was turned down. I wonder why.

https://nonvenipacem.org/2023/11/21/if-you-are-enjoying-the-new-j6-videos-be-advised-weve-known-the-whole-time-the-unarmed-protesters-were-invited-inside-as-the-cops-propped-open-the-doors/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/officers-calmly-posed-selfies-appeared-043437603.html

Blessed Epiphany to one and all. At the sermon this morning, we were reminded that today’s feast is something of a “birthday” for us as gentiles. Today begins our heritage, our inheritance, as it wasn’t the Jews who came to pay Him homage, but rather secular kings. Happy feast!

Reading 4 (Matins)
From the Sermons of Pope St. Leo (the Great)
2nd for Twelfth-Day.
Dearly beloved brethren, rejoice in the Lord; again I say, rejoice. But a few days are past since the solemnity of Christ’s Birth, and now the glorious light of His Manifestation is breaking upon us. On that day the Virgin brought Him forth, and on this the world knew Him. The Word made Flesh was pleased to reveal Himself by degrees to those for whom He had come. When Jesus was born He was manifested indeed to the believing, but hidden from His enemies. Already indeed the heavens declared the glory of God, and their sound went out into all lands, when the Herald Angels appeared to tell to the shepherds the glad tidings of a Saviour’s Birth; and now the guiding star leadeth the wise men to worship Him, that from the rising of the sun to the going down thereof, the Birth of the true King may be known abroad; that through those wise men the kingdoms of the east might learn the great truth, and the Roman empire remain no more in darkness.
℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
℟. Thanks be to God.

https://www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/horas/officium.pl

Also Pope St. Leo the Great:

“…The story of the magi is not only a bygone fact in history, but of everyday application to ourselves. The day, dearly-beloved, on which Christ the Saviour of the world first appeared to the nations must be venerated by us with holy worship: and today those joys must be entertained in our hearts which existed in the breasts of the three magi, when, aroused by the sign and leading of a new star, which they believed to have been promised, they fell down in presence of the King of heaven and earth. For that day has not so passed away that the mighty work, which was then revealed, has passed away with it, and that nothing but the report of the thing has come down to us for faith to receive and memory to celebrate; seeing that, by the oft-repeated gift of God, our times daily enjoy the fruit of what the first age possessed. And therefore, although the narrative which is read to us from the Gospel properly records those days on which the three men, who had neither been taught by the prophets’ predictions nor instructed by the testimony of the law, came to acknowledge God from the furthest parts of the East, yet we behold this same thing more clearly and abundantly carried on now in the enlightenment of all those who are called, since the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled when he says, “the Lord has laid bare His holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the nations upon earth have seen the salvation which is from the Lord our God” and again, “and those to whom it has not been announced about Him shall see, and they who have not heard, shall understand.””

https://www.thinkinghousewife.com/2025/01/leo-the-great-on-the-feast-of-the-epiphany/

Also, can someone tell Jennie that this is her big break, and it really is a shame that she showed up in yoga pants, like all serious reporters always do.

It appears the feds left the furnishings untouched. Hmm. Video:

https://x.com/JennieSTaer/status/1874956197457244497

Full NY Post article.

 

 

 

 

 

The following has been reproduced from christianfaith.info … a site I’ve recently been introduced to. Please check it out. -nvp

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In a previous article I mentioned priests like James Altman, David Nix or Attila Bazsó-Dombi who have publicly declared that “Francis” is an antipope and who have their own media channels. In this article, I am going to mention some priests who have stated publicly that they do not believe Jorge Bergoglio to be the pope either due to his heresy or due to the invalidity of Benedict XVI’s resignation or both.

Note: Čáp, Benko and Brother Celestino all appear on Radio Domina Nostra, the media platform of Alessandro Minutella. Minutella is an Italian priest, who started speaking out in 2016 that Bergoglio is not the pope. However, he has reportedly made some questionable statements. This article is not an endorsement of him.

“Never give up on that Lion – Benedict XVI’s Declaratio: A Canonical and Historical Analysis“, (PDF)

Original sermon in Italian (Youtube)

Lifesitenews article

Faré’s Lifesitenews article responding to Bishop Schneider, who claims that Bergoglio is the pope

Manifesto to reclaim the Catholic Doctrine (Manifiesto para reivindicar la doctrina católica) (PDF)

“Is the Pope False? Spanish Father Vegara’s Logical Explanation (subtitles)” from a speech given at a conference on March 16, 2024

“A priests corrects Burke and Schneider” on Macabeo Youtube channel in December 2024

Interview by En la Iglesia Youtube channel in February 2024

Interview by César para Jesucristo Rey Youtube channel in March 2024

Italian book “Habemus Antipapam? Indagine in onore della Verità” (“Do we have an antipope? Investigation in honor of Truth”)

Italian book “Alla ricerca del Munus perduto” (“In search of the lost Munus”)

Interview by Arturo Periodista Católico Youtube channel in November 2024

Video of Guidetti’s homily in Italian on December 31, 2023 with English subtitles

Corriere della Sera article with quotes from that homily

Interview with Bernasconi on the Italian news portal Rivelazione in April 2020

homilies of Father Čáp available on the Radio Domina Nostra Youtube channel

Address with 5 other priests and with Don Minutella in 2022

“suspension“, “excommunication” in Czech

articles in Italian on civico20-news.it: “Bergoglio knows he is not the Pope. Word of Brother Celestino della Croce” (08.17.2024.); “The man dressed in white, who is in Rome, is not the Pope!” (08.21.2024.); “Brother Celestino in Savigliano said that ‘Bergoglio is Satan’s masterpiece’” (10.18.2024.); “Brother Celestino explains that ‘we’d be in trouble if we would wait for the Cardinals to save the Church’” (11.01.2024.)

homilies of Fra Celestino available on the Radio Domina Nostra Youtube channel

Interview by journalist Andrea Cionci in September 2022 (Italian article, Spanish and German translations)

homilies of Father Benko available on the Radio Domina Nostra Youtube channel

Blessed Nicholas Garlick, martyr (1555-1588), celebrating Mass in secret. Stained-glass window in the Padley Chapel in Grindleford, Derbyshire, England. He and his companion, Blessed Robert Ludlam, have been discovered by authorities in that location. Image by Lawrence Lew OP under the CC-BY-NC 2.0 license, here.

I cannot embed the video. Start at the 15:00 mark and listen for eight minutes. Bravo, Your Excellency.

https://www.lifesitenews.com/episodes/usurper-second-oldest-bishop-in-the-world-weighs-in-on-francis/