Papal Error – II
Benedict XVI’s papacy is driven by a false vision of reconciling the Catholic Faith with modern (Enlightenment) thinking. They are irreconcilable.
Benedict XVI’s papacy is driven by a false vision of reconciling the Catholic Faith with modern (Enlightenment) thinking. They are irreconcilable.
Benedict XVI wants his officials to work for Rome-SSPX unity. But they should seek the true Faith, upon which unity follows.
And were the Rome-SSPX discussions to arrive at some practical agreement, the crucial question would be, who appoints henceforth the SSPX bishops?
At best the Rome-SSPX discussions will give witness to Catholic Truth. At worst some practical agreement would circumvent that Truth.
Such is today’s corruption that minds objectively wrong easily appear subjectively sincere. Catholics, beware like the plague of feel-good “sincerity.”
On both sides of the divorce of Catholic Truth from Catholic Authority, Catholics strive to re-unite them. Truth has the absolute priority.
Have or have not men a right not to be prevented from propagating error? They have (Vatican II). They haven’t (Catholic Tradition).
Bishop Tissier tells us that the way is being prepared for Rome-SSPX discussions.They must run into an irreconcilable doctrinal difference.
The cats-paw in the recent uproar between Church and world regrets that remarks of his provoked it.
The four SSPX bishops being “re-incommunicated” must help the Church, and any Rome-SSX discussions now starting should also be positive.
To a doubting French journalist the author of “Eleison Comments” expresses confidence that the imminent Motu Proprio will do much good.
Indeed, it both declares that the Tridentine Mass was never banned, and permits Latin rite priests to use it, whenever and wherever.
By overloading our eyes and ears, said Kafka, the cinema overwhelms our minds. Minds being overwhelmed means that lies triumph.
In his outstanding Encyclical of 100 years ago, Pius X nailed the deadly error of modern times: minds’ independence from their object.
Despite many Catholics’ reservations as to the content and motivation of the Motu Proprio, one may still believe it will do good.