Funny but True: Pope Pius XII rebukes Benedict XVI


Yes, it is true: In the 1950s, Fr. Joseph Ratzinger was officially suspected of heresy by Pope Pius XII's Holy Office. The New Theology, of which Fr. Ratzinger, now "Pope" Benedict XVI, is a staunch supporter, was strongly condemned by Pope Pius XII in the 1950 encyclical Humani Generis.
(This cartoon was designed exclusively for Novus Ordo Watch by Paul Nichols.)

WE HAVE BEEN WARNED:
In theology some want to reduce to a minimum the meaning of dogmas; and to free dogma itself from terminology long established in the Church and from philosophical concepts held by Catholic teachers, to bring about a return in the explanation of Catholic doctrine to the way of speaking used in Holy Scripture and by the Fathers of the Church. They cherish the hope that when dogma is stripped of the elements which they hold to be extrinsic to divine revelation, it will compare advantageously with the dogmatic opinions of those who are separated from the unity of the Church and that in this way they will gradually arrive at a mutual assimilation of Catholic dogma with the tenets of the dissidents. Moreover they assert that when Catholic doctrine has been reduced to this condition, a way will be found to satisfy modern needs, that will permit of dogma being expressed also by the concepts of modern philosophy, whether of immanentism or idealism or existentialism or any other system. Some more audacious affirm that this can and must be done, because they hold that the mysteries of faith are never expressed by truly adequate concepts but only by approximate and ever changeable notions, in which the truth is to some extent expressed, but is necessarily distorted. Wherefore they do not consider it absurd, but altogether necessary, that theology should substitute new concepts in place of the old ones in keeping with the various." --Pope Pius XII, Encyclical Humani Generis, par. 14-15, 1950

SSPX Watch:
More on the February 1 SSPX Meeting
Also: Split in SSPX Leadership over Reconciliation with Rome?
Also: It's Official: Reconciliation with Rome is the Goal

Down the Memory Hole:
The "Abuses" of Vatican II did not come from "a few Dissidents"--
they were encouraged and institutionalized by Paul VI himself!

"No Rupture with the Past" Update:
Pomp and Circumstance No More

Where the New Church is going:
"I love the Pope" Tatoos on Lower Backs at World Youth Day 2005
Caution! Offensive Pictures!

WE HAVE BEEN WARNED:
"There will come a German Anti-Pope. Italy and Germany will be sorely troubled.
A French King will restore the true Pope."
(Quoted in Fr. Gerald Culleton, The Prophets and Our Times, p. 132.)

Meet the "Vicar of Judaism"
Amazing, isn't it, that all he said about Christ at the Synagogue was that "he who meets Christ meets Judaism", a curious thing to say, given that Judaism has rejected Christ since 33 AD. Oh yes, he also mentioned that Christ does not tolerate religious discrimination. So much for Ratzinger's "preaching of the Gospel." St. Peter must be proud!

Guess What: they have a "Miracle" for John Paul II!
So they're asking Catholics to come forward with evidence against John Paul II's "holiness"... for real? They might want to start here.

SSPX Alert:
Source tells Novus Ordo Watch that there will be a meeting of all religious societies that have ties with the SSPX, in Flavigny, France, on February 1. Secondly, the SSPX Higher Council will meet on February 7-8; all four bishops will be present.

Surprise for you: SSPX Claims Novus Ordo Rite of Episcopal Consecration is Valid Two articles in The Angelus Dec. 2005 and Jan. 2006 make the Argument (not online yet) Isn't it amazing that after so many years, now they publish the "convincing evidence" that Benedict XVI is a real bishop? This couldn't have anything to do with the fact that if they want to reconcile with Benedict, they must say the Novus Ordo bishops are real bishops, could it? And yes, Novus Ordo Watch predicted this in May of 2005. Reality Check: Dr. Coomaraswamy's Essay against the Validity of the New Rite of Bishops Dr. Coomaraswamy's Response to The Angelus

A Dilemma for the SSPX - something to think about:
If the SSPX reconciles with Rome, which Church will they reconcile with? The Catholic Church or the Novus Ordo Church?
If they say "the Catholic Church," they are admitting that they were out of union with and at odds with the Catholic Church for all these years. Yet, if they say "the Novus Ordo Church," they are admitting that they are reconciling with a False Church and a New Religion -- and why would they do that?

Here we go already:
French Politician gets Fined for "Homophobia"
Will they soon ban the Holy Bible for "Hate Speech"?

Benedict XVI: "Hurry up with those Annulments!"

World Youth Day 2002 - in All Its Glory

Does your Church have a Wedding (Clown?) Ministry?

Italian Newspaper publishes Story alleging Paul VI
was blackmailed for "Presumed Homosexuality"

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Hans Küng praises Benedict's Encyclical -- and Asks for More!
This says all you need to know!

Scary Facts about "Fr." Richard Rohr, OFM
Caution! Offensive Content!
Why is this man still an active Novus Ordo Priest?

Quo Vadis, SSPX?
European Source indicates SSPX-Rome deal could include making Bishop Fellay a "Cardinal" and Fr. Schmidberger a "Bishop" -- Bishop Fellay's 12-year term as Superior General of the SSPX is up in June -- will the "deal" be done by then? Ex-SSPX Priest imagines SSPX will get Apostolic Administration named "Holy Savior"

What Religion might this be?

Just a Reminder:
If every visitor to Novus Ordo Watch recruits only one more,
we will have twice as many!

Pro-Gay "Hippie" Bishop Gumbleton Resigns

The "Great Renewal" at Work:
"Catholic" Seminary in Switzerland
Is it any surprise that such a place cannot produce real Catholic Priests?

Rev. Gregory Hesse has died

Rev. Hesse died on January 25, 2006, due to complications of diabetes.

The Encyclical -- Levada chips in his two Cents
This is curious: The encyclical asserts, as do "Archbishop" Levada and Vatican II, that love of God and love of neighbor are one single commandment. But the Blessed Lord Jesus Christ was clear that love of God is the first commandment and is superior to love of neighbor, which is subordinate to it: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy whole mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself" (Matthew 22:37-39). Thus, if there is ever a conflict between loving God and loving neighbor, we must love God first and be willing to offend the neighbor, or else we sin. Loving God takes precedence over loving neighbor.

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That's it:
After 40 Years, we still haven't understood the Council!
How many more times do we have to be told about a "correct interpretation"? What in the world have Paul VI and John Paul II done since 1965 if not interpreted the Council correctly? Does anyone honestly still believe in this "renewal" stuff? Vatican II has brought nothing but destruction and disaster to Catholics --under the guise of "renewal" --not because some people "misunderstood" it but because of what Paul VI and John Paul II "authoritatively" did with it! But let them put their money where their mouth is and let them get concrete: Exactly who misunderstood the council? Where did the misunderstanding come from? Who appointed the bishops who supposedly got it all wrong? Why were they left in charge? Where is the discrepancy between the conciliar texts and what they were taken to mean afterwards? Who changed the sacramental rites, the structure of the Curia, and the universal disciplinary laws "in accordance with" Vatican II? Who taught the principles of Vatican II in countless and endless encyclicals? Who engaged in "ecumenical" activities and gestures ever since and because of Vatican II?

"Cardinal" Meisner lets Woman Soldier Incense at "Mass"

The First Encyclical DEUS CARITAS EST English Translation Here (Read at your own Risk) German Original here Official Latin Translation here

Novus Ordo Priest confesses his Homosexuality
Is the time coming when every Novus Ordo Catholic has to be afraid his priest might drop a bombshell at the next mass? So, is the Gospel for everybody? Yes, for everybody. And what is the Gospel? "Do penance: and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins" (Acts 2:38); "If any man will follow me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me" (Mark 8:34); "In this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep his commandments. For this is the charity of God: That we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not heavy" (1 John 5:2-3); "Know you not that the unjust shall not possess the kingdom of God? Do not err: Neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers: nor the effeminate nor liers with mankind nor thieves nor covetous nor drunkards nor railers nor extortioners shall possess the kingdom of God" (1 Corinthians 6:9-10). The Gospel is not about accepting sin but about being empowered, through Christ's Redemption, to turn away from it, live a holy life, and be saved.

"Papal" Household Theologian mocks Limbo
What bogus theology! The Holy Eucharist is a necessity of precept; baptism for infants is a necessity of means (cf. St. Thomas here)! Though it is true that God is not bound by His own precepts (unless perhaps He has revealed that He binds Himself to them), He is bound by His nature not to admit to His presence those without sanctifying grace, for those who have no share of His life in their souls cannot dwell with Him, as God is entirely incompatible with what is sinful! For infants, baptism is absolutely necessary for salvation: "it [is] necessary to baptize children, that, as in birth they incurred damnation through Adam so in a second birth they might obtain salvation through Christ" (St. Thomas Aquinas). See how, though acknowledging Limbo to be a "doctrine" of the Church, Cantalamessa dismisses it on the grounds that it is not "dogma" --yet gives his own teaching also the status of "doctrine," simply because he wishes it to replace Limbo. Thus a doctrine gets replaced by private, erroneous opinion! Though it is true that Limbo itself is not a dogma, it is a dogma that souls who die in original sin only cannot attain eternal life: "The souls of those who die in mortal sin or with original sin only ... immediately descend to hell, yet to be punished with different punishments" (Second Council of Lyons, 1274; Denzinger 464)
Further Reality Check:
"Those who claim that the children of the faithful dying without sacramental baptism will not be saved, are stupid and presumptuous in saying this.” --Condemned by Pope Martin V, Council of Constance, Session 15, 1415

Novus Ordo Priest blesses Indecent Restaurant
Everything in moderation? No, not sin or temptation...

Encyclical Preview:
Love is the "Primordial Cosmic Force"
Will this be the Return of Teilhard de Chardin?

"No Rupture with the Past" Update:
Benedict XVI: "These words of the Lord Jesus infuse much confidence and hope! In particular, they invite Christians to ask God together for that full unity among them, for which Christ himself, with heartfelt insistence, prayed to the Father during the Last Supper (cf. John 17:11,21,23). We understand, therefore, the reason why it is so important that we, Christians, invoke the gift of unity with persevering constancy. If we do so with faith, we can be sure that our request will be heard. We do not know when or how, as it is not for us to know, but we must not doubt that one day we will be 'one,'as Jesus and the Father are united in the Holy Spirit. The prayer for unity is the soul of the ecumenical movement, which, thanks be to God, advances throughout the world.... God is love and only if we are converted to him and accept his Word will we all be united in the one Mystical Body of Christ." (Jan. 22, 2006)
Reality Check:
"And here it seems opportune to expound and to refute a certain false opinion, on which this whole question, as well as that complex movement by which non-Catholics seek to bring about the union of the Christian churches depends. For authors who favor this view are accustomed, times almost without number, to bring forward these words of Christ: 'That they all may be one.... And there shall be one fold and one shepherd,' with this signification however: that Christ Jesus merely expressed a desire and prayer, which still lacks its fulfillment. ... They consider that this unity may indeed be desired and that it may even be one day attained through the instrumentality of wills directed to a common end, but that meanwhile it can only be regarded as mere ideal. They add that the Church in itself, or of its nature, is divided into sections; that is to say, that it is made up of several churches or distinct communities, which still remain separate, and although having certain articles of doctrine in common, nevertheless disagree concerning the remainder; that these all enjoy the same rights.... Controversies therefore, they say, and longstanding differences of opinion which keep asunder till the present day the members of the Christian family, must be entirely put aside, and from the remaining doctrines a common form of faith drawn up and proposed for belief, and in the profession of which all may not only know but feel that they are brothers. The manifold churches or communities, if united in some kind of universal federation, would then be in a position to oppose strongly and with success the progress of irreligion. ... they err and stray from the one fold of Christ" --Pope Pius XI, Encyclical Mortalium Animos, no. 7, 1928

Vatican's New Copyright Laws: "Papal" Words no longer Free of Charge
This might actually be a good idea: this will restrict the dissemination of Vatican II Propaganda
Besides, who wants to pay money to be told about the greatness of Buddhism (Paul VI) or hear that "love is an ecclesial act" (Benedict XVI)? The Vatican II modernists are curiously characterized not only by what they say but also by their strange way of speaking...

Guess who just got married -- and where!
Novus Ordo Parish marries two public adulterers......
That's under the watchful eye of Mr.-Bishop Lynch
More on the Schiavo Wedding here

Flashback 2001:
The Strange Theology of Bishop Williamson, SSPX
(make sure you read the commentary at the end)

Ratzinger '82:
Krishna is a Symbol of Christ
"Christian faith, on the other hand, holds firmly that, in Jesus, God really came into the world in a way that is historical, not symbolical. This does not mean that the Krishna-myths have no value. But the way in which a Christian can understand them is different from the fusion with Christ that occurs in Hinduism. For the Christian, Krishna is a dramatic symbol of Christ, who is reality, and this relationship is not reversible" (Joseph Ratzinger, Principles of Catholic Theology, Ignatius Press, 1987, p. 326)

"Cardinal" Kasper receives Anglican "Blessing"
Does Kasper actually claim to be a Catholic? Hmm...what if Benedict XVI had done that?
Flashback:
John Paul II gave Pectoral Cross to Archlayman of Canterbury and kissed his ring

WE HAVE BEEN WARNED:
"By the fact that the indiscriminate freedom of all forms of worship is proclaimed, truth is confused with error, and the Holy and Immaculate Spouse of Christ is placed on the same level as heretical sects and even as Jewish perfidy. Besides, when aid and protection are guaranteed to heretical sects and their ministers, not only are their persons tolerated and favored, but even their very errors. This attitude involves that awful and ever lamentable heresy referred to by St. Augustine in the 'following terms: 'This heresy affirms that all heretics are on the right path and that all teach the truth. This is so monstrous an absurdity that it seems to me to be incredible.'”
--Pope Pius VII, Post Tam Diuturnas, 1814

Re: Judas Rehabilitation
Was it really just a false story? Or is there more to it?
Where are the retractions from the news outlets?
"Some Vatican scholars have expressed concern over the reconsideration of Judas" -- could this really be true if the whole story was made up or just a misunderstanding? Or was the whole thing just a Vatican trial balloon to measure public resistance to such an idea?

"New Springtime" Update:
Caught between a Rock and a Hard Place

"New Springtime" Update:
"Homophobia" is Now a Crime -- in Europe
See how everything is being turned upside down: what used to be normal is now a crime; what used to be a crime is now normal. So how come "homophobes" don't get treated with dignity and tolerance and respect?

Vatican Newspaper:
Darwin trumps Intelligent Design for Science
Looks like they're pushing for "Theistic Evolution"...
Reality Check:
"God by His goodness and 'omnipotent power' ... 'immediately from the beginning of time fashioned each creature out of nothing, spiritual and corporeal, namely angelic and mundane; and then the human creation, common as it were, composed of both spirit and body" (First Vatican Council, 1870, quoting Fourth Lateran Council, 1215; Denzinger 1783)

The Talented Fr. Ratzinger
It is impossible to attempt to restore unity to the one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic Church -- because, being one, she is already united (hello! that's why it's she's one, holy, Catholic, apostolic).
Reality Check: Pope Pius XII on the Ecumenical Movement

Judas Church? "Msgr." Brandmuller disclaims Rehabilitation of Judas

German Sedevacantist Priest faced Arrest--
for refusing to pay fine after losing battle against German Conference of "Catholic" Bishops for having owned web domain "katholisch.de" (German equivalent of "catholic.com") -- which was taken away from him. Fine has since been paid by a third party.

Flashback:
US Bogus Ordo Bishops recommended Martin Luther King be declared Martyr

Saving the Baby:
Ratzinger XVI's Attempts to Save Vatican II

Benedict's First Encyclical All About Love
"If it is true that the Church is an expression of God, it must be true that love becomes an ecclesial act." Boy, John Paul II would be proud! And 50 paragraphs of this? You better keep some Aspirin handy....
Actually, read a real Encyclical instead: Pope Pius XII on the Nature of the Church

SSPX Update:
Bishop Fellay certain Reconciliation will take place, will receive "Apostolic Administration"
This will no doubt be the end of the SSPX as we know it... Can you spell "Campos"?

"New Springtime" Update:
Belgian Church becomes Music Center
The very fact that they despise the old Catholic Churches says all you need to know...

Fr. Cekada's final Response:
Vatican II is Obligatory for those who acknowledge Paul VI as a true Pope

Your Mother's Church:
Going Once, Going Twice, ...

Oh, no, is the Ecumenical Movement falling apart?

A Correction on the Judas Iscariot Story?

Apostasy Alert:
Benedict XVI claims today's Jewish People have God's Favor
This is so obviously at odds with Catholic dogma, it's incredible. The Old Covenant is over. It has been superseded by the New Covenant of Christ: "Now in saying a new, he hath made the former old. And that which decayeth and groweth old is near its end" (Hebrews 8:13). The torn veil signified the end of the Old Covenant: "And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom: and the earth quaked and the rocks were rent" (Matthew 27:51). In 33 AD God's favor was transferred to the fulfillment of Judaism, the Catholic Church, the "Israel of God" (Galatians 6:16). Further: "Almighty and eternal God, who drivest not away from Thy mercy even the faithless Jews: hear our prayers, which we offer for the blindness of that people: that acknowledging the light of Thy truth, which is Christ, they may be delivered from their darkness." --Roman Catholic Liturgy for Good Friday, Solemn Prayers for the conversion of Non-Catholics (Imprimatur 1953)
Reality Check:
"It must be held by faith that outside the Apostolic Roman Church, no one can be saved; that this is the only ark of salvation; that he who sall not have entered therein will perish in the flood" (Pope Pius IX, Allocution Singulari Quadem, 1854; Denzinger 1647)
--So much for God's favor....

Benedict's Address to Chief Rabbi of Rome
Not a single word about Christ being necessary for salvation, not one.
Instead, Benedict XVI harps on how much he has in common with the Jewish religion, as though salvation could be found in it. Benedict has totally abandoned the Catholic faith. He has no charity for Jews, or else he would preach Christ to them. St. Paul was clear: "But we preach Christ crucified: unto the Jews indeed a stumblingblock, and unto the Gentiles foolishness: But unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God" (1 Corinthians 1:23-24). By contrast, Benedict even seems to claim that, together with Catholics, the Jews are "grafted onto" the "holy tree" of the "People of God."
Reality Check:
"Thou wilt say then: The branches were broken off that I might be grafted in. Well: because of unbelief they were broken off. But thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear. For if God hath not spared the natural branches, fear lest perhaps also he spare not thee. See then the goodness and the severity of God: towards them indeed that are fallen, the severity; but towards thee, the goodness of God, if thou abide in goodness. Otherwise thou also shalt be cut off" (Romans 11:19-22)

Chief Rabbi of Rome invites Benedict XVI to Synagogue in April

Nice Abbey Church -- who wouldn't want to worship here?

Benedict's First Encyclical to focus on Ethics, Social Doctrine

Benedict XVI's "Mysterious" Nightly Escapades
Just watch, they're preparing you for something.... Perhaps the Vatican's goal is to sell Benedict as the prophesied "Pope who wears red" who will "leave Rome" -- and why wouldn't they? The Deception must be great to work well. While Benedict can wear red and (eventually) flee Rome, there's one thing he can't do: make himself a real Pope. So beware, for they will try to convince every traditionalist that Benedict really is the Pope. But Catholic teaching cannot be overthrown: "If ever at any time it shall appear that ... the Roman Pontiff, prior to his promotion or his elevation as Cardinal or Roman Pontiff, has deviated from the Catholic Faith or fallen into some heresy: (i) the promotion or elevation, even if it shall have been uncontested and by the unanimous assent of all the Cardinals, shall be null, void and worthless" (Pope Paul IV, Cum Ex Apostolatus, no. 6, 1559).

"New Springtime" Update:
Heretical "We-are-Church" Symposium hosted at Vienna's "Church of Darkness"
Flashback: In July of 2003 we already reported on this "church." Here is a nice picture of it:

This is "Christ, Hope of the World" church -- looks pretty hopeless, though!
Yes, yes, it's fully Novus-Ordo-approved by the archdiocese of Vienna! Guess who's in charge of that: "Cardinal" Schönborn, the same individual who was in charge of editing the so-called "Catechism of the Catholic Church" and who was recently caught presiding over this mess here. Who in his right mind would entrust his soul to such individuals?

JPII Would-Be Assassin goes Missing

Something New even for the New Church:
A Married "Cardinal"?

"Conversion of Russia" Update:
Russia Preparing for Nuclear Attacks on U.S., Britain

Hindu Dances in Novus Ordo Church
Apparently they need something to make up for Christ's Sacramental Absence...

New Catholic Newspaper:
"The Four Marks"

Update on SSPX-Rome Reconciliation
Oh, so Hoyos said that there is no heresy or schism in the SSPX -- well, of course Hoyos wouldn't know herey or schism if they stared him in the face. Being part of a heretical-schismatic establishment himself, Hoyos is not exactly in a position to comment here.
Note Fellay's New Tone -- commenting on Benedict XVI's visit to the Synagogue: "I wonder why he did it. This has to be explained to be understood." So Fellay is now waiting to "understand" Benedict's visit to the Synagogue? Wow, Fellay's about-face has come faster than most expected, it seems! Notice how differently Archbishop Lefebvre reacted when John Paul II visited a Synagogue in 1986.

Active Participation!
In case your local New Mass is too boring, try this!

Sedevacantism in the News

Next Round in Sedevacantism Debate:
Of Absurdity, Infallibility, and the Great Thumb

Mexican Wrestler has a Secret: He's a Novus Ordo Priest!

You can't make this stuff up: New Church moves to "rehabilitate" Judas Iscariot! (See also purported Correction here) Wow, not even Novus Ordo Watch would have thought this to be possible, at least not this soon. We thought they would first rehabilitate Martin Luther, but no, they go straight for the "Son of Perdition" (John 17:12). Folks, this says all you need to know. What more evidence do you need that the current Vatican establishment is not the Catholic Church? What's next? Will they canonize Satan? The Blessed Lord Jesus Christ specifically stated that Judas Iscariot would go to hell: "none of them is lost, but the son of perdition" (John 17:12), and "woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were better for him, if that man had not been born" (Matthew 26:24). Be sure to read Novus Ordo Watch's insightful commentary about this here: JUDAS CHURCH Also, be sure to see the "Judas Shrine" in Austria

"Gott ist Liebe"
Benedict XVI's First Encyclical due out January 25, Original in German
Official Title: "Deus Caritas Est" - "God is Love"
Reminder: January 25, 1959, is when John XXIII announced plans to convoke his glorious council

Hypocrite XVI:
Ratzinger: "Be ready to bear witness to the joy of the faith in Christ in every situation, in health as in sickness, in family as at work, in all places." --That would include a synagogue, wouldn't it?

Would St. John Bosco assist at this "Mass"?

SSPX Bishop's Confused Thoughts for January 2006
Now that's a new one: Sedevacantism can lead to liberalism! Is he for real?
Sedevacantism rests on the following principles:
A non-Catholic cannot be Pope
The Catholic Church cannot promulgate harmful universal laws or false/dubious conciliar teachings
The Catholic Church cannot promulgate doubtful or invalid sacraments
Catholics cannot "resist" a Pope's magisterial teachings; he has full jurisdiction over the entire Church

"Highway to Hell" -- Indeed! New Lows even for Novus Ordo Standards: THE "PUNK PRIEST" See his own impious web site here Reality Check: "The attire of the body, and the laughter of the teeth, and the gait of the man, show what he is." (Ecclesiasticus [Sirach] 19:27) Fully Novus Ordo approved! You may thank "Bishop" Lawrence Brandt Wake up, folks: it's a New Church and a New Religion

Zionism Watch:
Sanhedrin seeks to reinstitute Ordinations

Release of Would-Be Assassin of John Paul II raises Questions
Or could it be that the whole thing was staged by the Vatican to give John Paul II plenty of PR and even an apparent endorsement of Our Blessed Lady of Fatima? This alleged assassination attempt made John Paul II look like the "Fatima Pope" who received extraordinary "help from Heaven" -- what better way to validate John Paul's disastrous "papacy"?

"Communism is Dead" Update:
List of Chinese Priests and Bishops in Prison, Isolation, or Labor Camps

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Towards Universal Salvation:
Apostate of the "Papal" Household denies Original Sin
This is straight in line with Fr. Ratzinger's own heretical teachings:
Reality Check 1: Ratzinger denies Original Sin
Reality Check 2: Ratzinger disparages Infant Baptism
And thus, Catholic dogma and doctrine go out the window just like that--simply because they want it so. After all, isn't God a loving God who wants to save all? Do these people honestly think that the Catholic Church didn't discover the infinite mercy and love of God until 2005? "Infant children have no other means of salvation except Baptism" --Catechism of the Council of Trent

"New Springtime" Update:
After 40 Years of Vatican II, Europe needs to be Re-Evangelized

SSPX Update:
Traditio reports SSPX Sellout under way, perhaps by Easter
(See entries for January 7, 10, and 12)
Note: Curiously enough, Easter Sunday this year falls on April 16, Fr. Ratzinger's Birthday

Benedict claims Baptism unites Catholics and Heretics
Reality Check:
"Actually only those are to be included as members of the Church who have been baptized and profess the true faith, and who have not been so unfortunate as to separate themselves from the unity of the Body, or been excluded by legitimate authority for grave faults committed. 'For in one spirit' says the Apostle, 'were we all baptized into one Body, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether bond or free.' As therefore in the true Christian community there is only one Body, one Spirit, one Lord, and one Baptism, so there can be only one faith. And therefore if a man refuse to hear the Church let him be considered -- so the Lord commands -- as a heathen and a publican. It follows that those are divided in faith or government cannot be living in the unity of such a Body, nor can they be living the life of its one Divine Spirit." --Pope Pius XII, Encyclical Mystici Corporis, par. 22, 1943

The "Purification of Memory" is back
Reality Check: "I hear around me reformers who want to dismantle the Holy Sanctuary, destroy the universal flame of the Church, to discard all her adornments, and smite her with remorse for her historic past." --Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, later Pope Pius XII, to Count Enrico P. Galeazzi

Zionism Watch:
Sanhedrin Establishes Noahide Council

WE HAVE BEEN WARNED:
"It is one of the cleverest devices of the Modernists ... to present their doctrines without order and systematic arrangement, in a scattered and disjointed manner, so as to make it appear as if their minds were in doubt or hesitation, whereas in reality they are quite fixed and steadfast." --Pope St. Pius X, Encyclical Pascendi, par. 4, 1910

The New Religion for all to see:
Apostate Stained-Glass Windows

Update on the Vatican's Visitation of US Seminaries

"New Springtime" Update:
Novus Ordo Priest quitting for "Loving Relationship" -- Homosexual, of course!
Reality Check: Let's recall what God thinks about those "loving relationships":
"As Sodom and Gomorrha and the neighbouring cities, in like manner, having given themselves to fornication and going after other flesh, were made an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire." (Jude 1:7)

More Dialog, please!

New Church "Wings" It

"John Paul the Great" Flashback:
Nice Menorah

Taize for Everyone!

Benedict XVI meets Fellow-Non-Catholic

Oh, that's nice:
"Cardinal" Mahony's Diocese invites to Taize Prayer Services

Limbo on the Skids
Hey, who needs Catholic teaching if we can just make things up as we go along?
Reality Check:
"In the present economy there is no other way of communicating [sanctifying grace] to the child who has not yet the use of reason [other than Baptism]. But, nevertheless, the state of grace at the moment of death is absolutely necessary for salvation. Without it, it is not possible to attain supernatural happiness, the beatific vision of God. An act of love can suffice [i.e., Baptism of Desire] for an adult to obtain sanctifying grace and supply for the absence of Baptism; for the unborn child or for the newly born, this way is not open...." --Pope Pius XII, Address to Midwives, Oct. 29, 1951, qtd. in John McCarthy, Problems in Theology, Vol. I (Newman Press, 1956), p. 53

Delaware gets its first Married Novus Ordo Priest

WHATEVER
(Scroll down for photos)

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"Cardinal" Kasper's Ecumenical Punch-and-Judy Show:
("Kasper" is German for "Punch")
Kasper seeks ecumenical Cooperation "in theology, mission, ecumenical formation, cultural and social witness, development and environmental protection" with World Council of Churches
Reality Check:
This is an obvious endorsement of the error that "all religions [are] more or less good and praiseworthy" (condemned by Pope Pius XI, Encyclical Mortalium Animos, par. 2, 1928).
Lest some should jump on Kasper's statement that "There is no ecumenism without conversion," let it be clear that he means that ecumenism cannot be practiced unless each individual participant has a spiritual conversion to the idea and commitment of ecumenism (which absolutely excludes the idea of it being necessary to become a Catholic to be saved, of course).

Put on your Surprise Face:
"Catholic" School welcomes High-Ranking Freemasons
Reality Check:
"What, therefore, sect of the Freemasons is, and what course it pursues, appears sufficiently from the summary We have briefly given. Their chief dogmas are so greatly and manifestly at variance with reason that nothing can be more perverse. To wish to destroy the religion and the Church which God Himself has established, and whose perpetuity He insures by His protection, and to bring back after a lapse of eighteen centuries the manners and customs of the pagans, is signal folly and audacious impiety. Neither is it less horrible nor more tolerable that they should repudiate the benefits which Jesus Christ so mercifully obtained, not only for individuals, but also for the family and for civil society, benefits which, even according to the judgment and testimony of enemies of Christianity, are very great. In this insane and wicked endeavor we may almost see the implacable hatred and spirit of revenge with which Satan himself is inflamed against Jesus Christ. -- So also the studious endeavor of the Freemasons to destroy the chief foundations of justice and honesty, and to co-operate with those who would wish, as if they were mere animals, to do what they please, tends only to the ignominious and disgraceful ruin of the human race" --Pope Leo XIII, Encyclical Humanum Genus, par. 24, 1884

Does Benedict XVI want a "Synthesis of ... Christianity and the Religious Heritage of Humankind"?
Aside from that, does he consider Catholicism only something that exists to serve man, society, and the family, or as an institution by God whose doctrines are true and which is necessary to be embraced by all who wish to be saved?

Just what did they say?
More Interpretations of the "Anti-Gay" Document

Benedict XVI identifies Threats to Peace:
Nihilism, Terrorism, Fanatic Fundamentalism
Let's see. Catholics believe that religious freedom is an insanity and wrong (Pope Gregory XVI), that only Christ's Peace is authentic Peace (Pope Pius XI) and therefore it cannot come from interreligious prayer events, that ecumenism is wrong (Pope Pius XI), that there is no salvation outside the Catholic Church (Popes Boniface VIII, Eugene IV, etc.), that the separation of Church and State is a grave error (Pope Pius IX), that the Church cannot be put in line with modernity (Pope Pius IX), that there cannot be a multireligious "civilization of love" based on "human dignity" (Pope St. Pius X), that modernist heretics cannot be Popes (Pope Paul IV), and that the Old Testament covenant is no longer in force (St. Paul). How long do you think it will take them to label this "fanatic fundamentalism"?
Reality Check: Pope Pius XI: War and evil are multiplying because countries and individuals have forsaken Christ and His holy law

Oregon Judge rules:
Parishes, Schools up for grabs to pay Damages from Sex Abuse Suits

Meet the "Sisters of St. Benedict"

"New Springtime" Update:
How Passionists Recruit "Vocations"

'Please join us for our Picnic Mass'

Here's another way to distinguish the True Church from the New Church:
In ages past, it was: "Rome has spoken; the case is closed"
Now it is: "Rome has spoken; what did they say?"
Case in point: More (Spin?) on the Vatican's "Anti-Gay" Document

Oh, that's nice:

In 1977 book, "Cardinal" Wojtyla (John Paul II) wrote that
the Catholic Church "redefined her own nature" at Vatican II
Reality Check:
"But since the Church is such by divine will and constitution, such it must uniformly remain to the end of time. If it did not, then it would not have been founded as perpetual, and the end set before it would have been limited to some certain place and to some certain period of time; both of which are contrary to the truth. The union consequently of visible and invisible elements because it harmonizes with the natural order and by God's will belongs to the very essence of the Church, must necessarily remain so long as the Church itself shall endure." --Pope Leo XIII, Encyclical Satis Cognitum, par. 3, 1896

An SSPX Update from Britain
It's somewhat humorous to see the SSPX insist that Rome must become Catholic again while at the same time assuring us that the Church has not defected and that Benedict XVI, far from being a non-Catholic (though yet somehow the promoter and defender of the New Conciliar Religion), is actually the Pope of the Catholic Church.

The Novus Ordo makes it possible:
Darth Vader in the "Sanctuary"