Today, if not beforehand, Jorge Mario Bergoglio publicly and manifestly apostatized from the Catholic Faith, when he signed the “Human Fraternity Document,” which professes all religions to be “willed by God in His wisdom.”
According to The National, Bergoglio signed the “Human Fraternity Document” in Abu-dhabi today (see link for more photos).
The Human Fraternity Meeting official website gives the text of the document: the outrageous affirmation is found under the second bullet point, which reads:
Freedom is a right of every person: each individual enjoys the freedom of belief, thought, expression and action. The pluralism and the diversity of religions, colour, sex, race and language are willed by God in His wisdom, through which He created human beings. This divine wisdom is the source from which the right to freedom of belief and the freedom to be different derives. Therefore, the fact that people are forced to adhere to a certain religion or culture must be rejected, as too the imposition of a cultural way of life that others do not accept;
Apostasy is apostasy, whether you apostatize in the bathtub or on the papal throne; whether you do so out of fear of being slain by a Jihadi or whether you do so for a pot of porridge, an invite form George Soros, or a photo op. The reason or cause or motive can be different, but the result is the same: you reject faith in the One True God.
While a man may apostatize by embracing a non-Christian Faith, such as Judaism or Islam, he can apostatize also by affirming that which destroys the entire faith. Thus, its apostasy to say such things as, “God does not exist” or “God is a devil”.
If you were to say God wills that religions be different and many, then you have also apostatized, because you are saying that God is indifferent to religion. But the god who is indifferent to religion is not the Christian God. So by saying such a thing, you have taken as your god, the Father of Lies.
Some of the most fundamental names of God, of which no Christian can feign ignorance, is that God is True, One, Good and exists. To deny any of these is apostasy.
Perhaps a Modernist, who is trained somewhat in canon law, will say that you cannot know with certitude that anyone is an apostate — if you are a Modernists, you do not believe in objective religious truth, so its to be expected that you say such a thing — but as Catholics we know that the certitude of conclusions flows infallibly from the certitude of principles and facts and laws.
In canon 1364 §1, the Pope levels excommunication latae sententiae against all apostates, even if they be the Pope. This is how the Pope in promulgating the Code of Canon Law protects Catholics from future popes who apostatize. Those who have not the faith will say, the Code of Canon law does not bind the pope (though canon 38 contradicts them), or that to deny God is the author of only 1 true religion is not apostasy (they will attempt to pretend that Judaism of old still exists, and that Talmudic Judaism is not another false religion). But Catholics know better.
Finally, they will call Catholics names for saying what I just said. Maybe they will even call me a “sedevacantist” — I am not, because I hold with Canon 332 §2 that Benedict is still the pope —but no Catholic, even those who still think that Benedict’s resignation is valid, are sedevacantists for holding such things, as its simply common sense to say that Bergoglio is an apostate when he publicly signs a document which contains such a statement.
Please put your local priest on notice about what Bergoglio said, and INSIST that his name no longer be mentioned in the Canon. Catholics are right to disrupt the Mass, if need be, to shout down anyone who thinks otherwise. We have this right, because God is a God of Truth, He is no condoner of falsehood of any kind. And our Baptism requires that we hold fast with God in this.
Please put your Favorite Cardinal on notice. Write or call or email him, however you can contact him. Remind him, that if he will not stand up and defend God as the author of One True Religion, he is an apostate too.
Remind the clergy, in particular, that if some sort of division arises among those who say that Bergoglio is by this an apostate and that he is not by this an apostate, that the division is not caused by those who say he is, but by Bergoglio for signing such a document, and by those who refuse to acknowledge the magnitude of that sin. Therefore, if anyone should be quiet and shut up, its the latter 2 groups, not Catholics who agree with what I have written here!
Yup, pretty bad. But John Paul II said that the Holy Spirit inspired the founders of non-Christian religions, so by your standards I guess he was an apostate as well. And maybe he was.
Some pagans may receive actual graces to move them toward the truth faith, but never arrive their through their own sins. To say that they do receive such graces is not therefore apostasy or heresy.
Contrary to what some are saying, God did not in any way will the plurality of religions or their diversity, because God’s will to tolerate something is not said to be His will for something. Its fraud to attempt to interpret Bergoglio that way, but alas, so many want to protect him, its shameful.
Not a single Bishop or Cardinal, or Priest, not even from the SSPX, no one, nothing stands in the way of this inferno burning the insides out of our Sacred Traditions.
I used to think they were just a generation of fearful, emasculated men. No. They (incl SSPX & FSSP) stand in full accord with this epic tragedy. The Catholic Church bows to Allah and its Imam and not a peep of protest.
They have gone to the peripheries and salted it all.
There is an organization opposed to this, its called Veri Catholici. You can find them on the web ate vericatholici.wordpress.com and on Twitter at @VeriCatholici where you can still find their tweets, though they were banned about 2 hours ago for tweeting about this awful agreement.
The SSPX were put in an impossible situation from the beginning, because every student of Catholic History knows that if you have cause to refuse obedience to the Pope, you have cause to not only ordain bishops and priests, but assert jurisdiction and give dioceses an alternative Catholic hierarchy, like in the Arian Crisis. By proposing a middle way which only ordains and does not liberate dioceses, you have effectively neutered the movement from the outset.
“Some pagans may receive actual graces to move them toward the truth faith, but never arrive their through their own sins. To say that they do receive such graces is not therefore apostasy or heresy.” Yes, but what I said that John Paul stated was that the Holy Spirit inspired the founders of non-Christian religions. Not the same thing.
Can you provide a link?
The Veri Catholici Twitter acct. is banned for how long? The timing of that, just when I had recommended for people to follow it (and also “From Rome”) in a live chat on one of Dr. Taylor Marshall’s videos this afternoon. He refuses to address the growing belief in the invalidity of Pope Benedict’s resignation, calling it a “kooky” and “crazy” theory. There seems to be a concerted effort amongst many so-called “Trads” to suppress this information. God bless you for all of your work. It’s been truly invaluable.
Monetized Trad-media, as the author of the Cognitive Gateway blog observes, is loyally protecting Bergoglio and discounting any gratitude to Benedict, because their prime motivation has never been the supernatural Faith but external appearances. I think a lot of laymen who are running apostolates have just become protestants, really, because a man who is truly committed to Christ becomes a priest or a religious, he does not marry and beg for money by spreading the Gospel. If he does, he has reasons to keep the money flowing.
The Dr. Taylor Marshall YouTube video was titled: “Post-Vatican 2 Buzzwords: Pastoral, Dialogue, and 18 more”. At the top right, you’d have to click on “Show Chat Replay” in order to see what was being commented on during the live show. However, comments only appear as the video is playing. It was around the 41:30 mark when I made my first of several “challenging” comments asking why they are not discussing this important topic of the invalidity of Pope Benedict’s resignation. Dr. Taylor Marshall addressed me (Charmaine H.) directly at various times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-73cZX5GsM4&t=3192s
Btw, I’m a regular reader of the Cognitive Gateway blog, and he’s spot on about the “trad-servative” media and their agenda.
One day I may join Twitter, but for now, I make sure to read the Veri Catholici acct. daily and tell others of it, too. Have posted many of your “From Rome” articles on the CathInfo forum as well. God bless!
If you can contact Dr Marshall, tell him that I personally (Br Alexis Bugnolo) would be willing to debate him on live video on the question of the validity of Benedict’s resignation. Only tell him to prepare himself, because I am full prepared canonically, philosophically and theologically to demonstrate that its invalid objectively.
Amen! The Bergoglian church is the anti-church (the false church) – no excuses any longer. Clergy who remain false obedient will regret it when it’s too late to turn away. As Our Lord warned in the Gosepel, they will lose even the little but they had left. They have no idea what is coming…
Br. Bugnolo – I went to Dr. Taylor Marshall’s website taylormarshall.com, and in the “About Taylor Marshall” section it says: “If you care to contact me, please do so. The best way to do so is through Facebook. Please click here and “Like” the page that you come to. That will put us in contact.”
However, there is nowhere to message him on his Facebook page (he must have that turned off). https://www.facebook.com/DrTaylorMarshall/
I saw Veri Catholici’s tweet challenging Dr. Marshall to a live video debate! That made my day. 🙂 Do you think he saw it? Are you able to message him on Twitter?
In that live chat the other day, Dr. Marshall told me that he rejects the theory that Benedict is still the Pope, and I said that he needs to make a refutation of it. His only response was to make it sound as if the whole theory is insane. Isn’t this what Skojec and a few FSSP priests have said as well? They have no argument. Fr. Shannon Collins (FSSP) bashes Bishop Gracida here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNF6OonEu90
I am not on Facebook. If Marshall wont give a reason, its because his opinion is pure sentiment not rational. Remind him of that.
@Charmaine H: You know two things when they throw back statements like “insane” or “blocked” or “shut it down”.
1: They have no argument. Normally, a Catholic will reach back and connect current questions to Sacred Scripture and Tradition; open up Encyclicles and treatises of the Saints.
2: They are afraid: for their souls, for their families, for their beloved Church, and yes also for their wounded pride because there are no answers that fit their proposed reality.
Thank you for the French translation!
Some angry Catholic said that in my article I provided no proof that the Pope contradicted any teaching of the Church. To which I say, If you think that is so, then you do not know your faith. Anyone who wants to cite Scripture or the Fathers about God being a God of Truth and author of only 1 true Faith, please do, for this Catholic who does not want to open his eyes to the horror of what Bergoglio has done…
Br. Bugnolo, you do not take into account the fact that B16 dissolved the papacy in Rome (effectively Feb. 28, 2013, 8 p.m. CET). Father Joseph Raztinger for 40 years nurtured the heretical idea of the collegial office of Saint Peter and finally made it real by partial abdication and admission of a certain Argentinian to power in Vatican. B16 disassembled the visible head of the Roman church into two parts. The head cut in half is a dead head, and therefore I say that the papacy in Rome has come to an end (indeed, according to he prophecy of saint Malachi of Armagh).
The church of Christ has grown out of the dying body of Judaism. The church of the Holy Spirit grows out of a dying Roman Catholic church. Jesus Christ watches over his warring Church on earth.
I do not see it as my role to debate a speculation which regards the intention of the Holy Father. You can go to Ann Barnhardt for that, at her blog.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Br. Bugnolo! I have written to Miss Barnhardt to warn her of impugning to Pope Benedict a heretical motivation for an “apparent resignation” based on her own potentially biased speculation. She and others like Dr. Robert Hickson and Dr. Taylor Marshall seem to reject out-of-hand the grace of Ratzinger’s/Benedict’s possible conversion from Modernist to Catholic. Perhaps they are nursing a sense of personal betrayal in this regards.
Perhaps, but brilliant people often forget that people can just make mistakes, especially when they are eager to do something. I think as Catholics we should presume the Holy Father made a mistake, perhaps speculatively admit it was due to his greater familiarity with the papacy speculations of his youth than canon 332, and add that those around him whom he asked for advice are also responsible for not noticing the glaring error. Besides with minds like Cardinal Burke he was not corrected in private by them before Feb 28, a lot of responsibility falls on them too. Its a sad fact that in truth, there are few people in Rome who actually know Latin well. A lot fewer than we suppose.
Excellent work. Keep fighting for the truth to expose the false prophet.
True regarding the lack of precise Latinists in Rome. Question: For what reason have you deleted my part of the November 2018 conversation with you regarding the precise English translation? Some of the remaining comments seem awkward without the context of the full dialogue. It is your blog. My bishop also censors and moderates the comments at his blog. I guess being shunned is just part and parcel of discussions that work to get at the precise truth as much as possible.
I was getting trolled by those those who were using your text against your intention. If anyone wants to discuss your translation they are free to do so, but it has little to do with this blog.
Ahh, I was unaware. Thank you for not only explaining your actions but for your protection of my intention.
FYI – Dr. Taylor Marshall is doing a show today: Pope Benedict’s Resignation: An Analysis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5u9CISRMPw
Br. Bugnolo – Regarding Dr. Taylor Marshall’s show today analyzing Pope Benedict’s resignation, they have already deleted my comments on the YouTube video. I had posted Veri Catholici’s challenge for a live video debate, along with links to articles from the From Rome and Veri Catholici sites on this topic.
Are they afraid?
It is not Loving or Merciful to desire that we remain in our sins. Christ Has Revealed Through His Life, His Passion, And His Death On The Cross, No Greater Love Is There Than This, To Desire Salvation For one’s beloved.
It is not The Faithful who are guilty of denying the respect, compassion, and sensitivity due to those persons who desire to overcome their disordered same-sex sexual attractions, and are called to fulfill God’s Will – that all persons experience authentic Salvational Love in their lives, no, it is those who insist that a disordered same-sex sexual attraction is “the very deepest part of their being”, unreachable from “That Light That Shines In The Darkness”, The Power And The Glory Of God’s Transforming Love.
All you who are sleeping in Gethsemane, wake up!
Now that it is no longer just bishop v. Bishop, Cardinal v.cardinal, but pope v. every other validly elected Pope, we can know through both our Catholic Faith and reason, that a man, who prior to his election as pope, in his own words stated the following, denying the fact that “It is not possible to have Sacramental Communion without Ecclesial Communion”, due to The Unity Of The Holy Ghost, is a schismatic, who is anti Pope and anti Filioque, and continues to act accordingly.
“If there is a union of a private nature, there is neither a third party, nor is society affected. Now, if the union is given the category of marriage, there could be children affected. Every person needs a male father and a female mother that can help shape their identity.”- Jorge Bergoglio, denying The Sanctity of the marital act within The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony, and the fact that God, The Most Holy And Undivided Blessed Trinity, Through The Unity Of The Holy Ghost, Is The Author Of Love, Of Life, And Of Marriage, while claiming sin is not sin if it is of a “private” nature.
“1849 Sin is an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience; it is failure in genuine love for God and neighbor caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods. It wounds the nature of man and injures human solidarity. It has been defined as “an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to the eternal law.”121
1850 Sin is an offense against God: “Against you, you alone, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight.”122 Sin sets itself against God’s love for us and turns our hearts away from it. Like the first sin, it is disobedience, a revolt against God through the will to become “like gods,”123 knowing and determining good and evil. Sin is thus “love of oneself even to contempt of God.”124 In this proud self- exaltation, sin is diametrically opposed to the obedience of Jesus, which achieves our salvation.125”
What is needed is a Miracle, and every Miracle requires an act of Faith. May Our Holy Father, Benedict, do The Consecration Of Russia to Our Blessed Mother’s Immaculate Heart, with all those Faithful Bishops, In union with him, and thus with Christ’s One, Holy, Catholic, And Apostolic Church, outside of which, there is no Salvation, due to The Unity Of The Holy Ghost, exposing and separating the counterfeit church, those who profess to be Catholic, while denying sin is sin, who follow the schismatic pope, from The True Church.