Dictator Pope - some thoughts

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Saturday, December 23, 2017 - 23:45
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gemoftheocean said...

God bless you for your defense of what is right. Yourreward in heaven will be great for your ability to persevere in the true faith. You are one of the most courageous men I know, and I am proud to have met you.

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M. Prodigal said...

I do not plan to read the book. I have a pretty good idea of how things are: corruption and sin and more that are reigning in the Vatican. My job as a little lay person is to pray and hope my heart does not become too bitter about the sacking of the Church. But it is confusing because it was always safest to stay in the camp of the pope and now it does not seem so. Are many things always called sin no longer that? If Our Lord said that to hear the pope was to hear Him, what shall we do and how do we justify to others living in sin that they are not on the right path?

 

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umblepie said...

'A false, heretical understanding of Mercy reduces God to being tolerant of everything, to the point where sin disappears and black becomes white, the foolish are regarded as wise, the corrupt become virtuous. A tolerant God means mankind has no need of Redemption or Salvation, the whole Christological drama becomes unnecessary and humanity has no need of a moral compass, because whatever is done, so long as it doesn't undermine the Enlightenment virtues, is fine.'

This is a memorable paragraph Father, one to be learnt by heart and remembered by all.
Thank you, and God bless you.

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GOR said...

I haven’t read the book and don’t feel I need to. Very little that is new is reportedly in it, merely collating all that we already knew into one place – for anyone who was not paying attention.

What this papacy is showing is what is, and what is not, the Church’s Magisterium – mainly the latter. Unfortunately this papacy can be detrimental to the salvation of souls – for which the current Pope and his enablers bear full responsibility.

Our Lord was not dictatorial. He was stern, yes - but also forgiving. But He did not water down His teaching. Those who do – even Popes and Cardinals – are not His true followers. We owe them no allegiance. They have condemned themselves.

Simple Simon said...

Fr, if every member of the congregation at you next Sunday Mass have all read and understood your thoughts on 'Dictator Pope' prepare yourself. The congregation will rush the Altar at the end of Mass and carry you off shoulder high shouting 'We have a priest, we have a priest'.
Thank you.

 

Tom W said...

Talking about replacing the actual revealed words of Jesus? Here is how words of Jesus Christ said to sister Faustina have been changed on official webpage of Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in Krakow. Just run a translator of the Polish site (first link below) and compare with English (second link). Take a look at Day 5 where Jesus says "Today bring to Me the souls of heretics and schismatics...". In Polish it no longer mentions heretics and schismatics. Instead it says "Today bring to Me the souls of DISUNITED BROTHERS"

https://www.faustyna.pl/zmbm/nowenna-do-milosierdzia-bozego/ -> POLISH
https://www.faustyna.pl/zmbm/en/novena-to-the-divine-mercy/ --> English

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whitney said...

And how he wants to change the words to The Lord's Prayer. Because it seems that God is trying to 'lead us into temptation'. It seems like the wording is correct if it is applied to bergoglio's church.

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geneticallycatholic said...

Well, the author of the "Dictator Pope" has been interviewed via email. Here is the link containing the translation.

Is the author a female? One of the subtitles in the transcript "In the book, she tells a little-known story about Bergoglio's past. It's about a Jesuit, Father Kolvenbach . What is it about? How did you learn about this story?" On the other hand, it could be a red herring.

I have not read the book, but a reason why the reforms Francis to implement are not being followed through scandalizes me. "Because Pope Francis, who was elected to reform the Church, has discovered that he can control the curia more effectively through the corrupt figures that depend on him for power."

Wow, wow and WOW!!!!

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Mar said...

This sentence:

"Perhaps it is that Catholicism in particular has seen so many changes in recent years that there are so few points of stability from which bearings can be taken."

Grant, O Lord, that the Church may be seen as a rock once more, as Jesus intended, not as the morass that 'unjust and deceitful' men make Her out to be.

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Physiocrat said...

@SPBeliever

What do you mean by "which priesthood will you be defending"? As a former parishioner of Fr Blake, I can vouch for the fact that he has given everything he has for the priesthood and the flock which he has been put in charge of. Fr Blake has nothing to fear, I would think.

@David O'Neill - how should we distance ourselves from a Pope etc?

The Catholic church goes beyond what is under the jurisdiction of the Pope in Rome. The Catholic faith can still be found preserved in its entirety.

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David O'Neill said...

Physiocrat - but where outside of the traditional parishes celebrating the EF Mass can the Catholic Faith be found? Our problem after V2 (IMHO) was & is that the majority of Catholics were so 'obedient' that they followed where led regardless of the leader.

Physiocrat said...

@David O'Neill

The clue is in Fr Ray's Blog published on 11 December. He has pointed the way, discreetly as is appropriate in the circumstances. A priest is entrusted with the care of souls and does not have the freedom available to the laity.

 

 

Own comment: 

On the book "The Dictator Pope", Fr. Ray Blake writes:

I finished that book, 'The Dictator Pope', a few days ago. There was very little that was new in it but it is shocking when scandals are brought together in a catalogue of vice. This is certainly not a book I would recommend most people reading, especially those who are easily shocked.

It portrays a picture of an arbitrary self-seeking princeling with few virtues and practically every vice. For those who hear confessions regularly it gives an insight into the cup which is clean on the outside but full of corruption on the inside.

Long may Bergoglio's public image continue to crumble. Those who think that the image of the Church and Bergoglio's image can both be salvaged is gravely mistaken. We must show everyone what a pervert Bergoglio is, and then point to the fact that he is a pervert precisely because he goes against the Church.