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Pope Francis’ Press Conference on Plane returning from Juba Feb. 5, 2023

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by Br. Alexis Bugnolo

It has already been nearly 10 hours since the press conference and still the entire conference has not been reported or transcribed. What is being reported are two responses.

Property Right-Civil Unions for any two persons

The first is his response to Question 5. Here in the Original Italian, Il Sismografo has the text:

And Diana Montagna a working translation into English:

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From his responses it is clear that he is not talking about civil marriages or unions for those in sexual relationships, but property rights unions. In certain societies friends are excluded from being at the bedside or managing the affairs of an invalid. That this civil recognition can be misused is one thing, that it is in its own right neither good nor evil, is another. If we outlawed everything that can be used for evil, most things would be outlawed. The Papal charism protects against wrong teaching, but not against imprudence.

Diana Montagna has imposed her own meaning on the text, in an act of journalistic dishonesty. If a text “seems to imply” something, not because of what is said, but because in your mind it does, then you must honestly admit that you are prejudiced to find something where it does not exist. By explicitly referring to elderly people, he is clarifying that he is speaking about property rights and medical rights agreements, which are not pretexted on the basis of sexual unions or mutual affection. Pope Benedict XVI said that when such unions are conceived for such relationships, then Catholics must oppose them.

Death Penalty for Sodomites

Global News recorded and transmitted the entire response of Pope Francis regarding Sodomites, in its original Italian:

His remarks were made in regard to 50/51 nations, i. e. the nations with Islamic Law, for the most part. He speaks of the case of legal systems which impose the death penalty for persons. He says nothing about death penalty for acts. He states that the former is unjust. Which is obvious, because Saint Thomas says, a man is judged a sinner for his acts, not his habits.

In no Christian legal system has there ever been a death penalty for sodomites. For the sin of sodomy, yes, but not for sodomites per se.

So the reports in Reuters and New York Times are pure inventions, in their attempt to construe his words as speaking against any criminal penalty for acts of sodomy.

The Papal Charism only protects what is actually said. It does not protect what is said against misinterpretation or lack of clarity. There is the famous case of Pope Honorius I, who said Christ had one willing (unicus animus). In the Greek version of his letter it was translated as one will (unica voluntas), and condemned by an Ecumenical Council. He did not utter a heresy, because the Divine Will and Human will in Christ are in perfect unison and harmony, each in its respective spheres. But this case does show, what to expect from the Papal Charism working in a man who wants to speak to an audience which he fears or wants to please.

Accepting the Petrine Munus does not make you a saint. John XII was a notorious adulterer, and died at the hand of a husband who had had enough. But no one today denies John XII was the true pope. So we ought not expect anyone elected to lose his prejudices, personal grudges, or even political view points. This is why it is a sin to idolize the Pope and to attribute his personal sins to the Church. Both are excesses.

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Efficacy of the Prayer of the High Priest, Jesus Christ, Report: Week 1 of Pope Francis’ Pontificate

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Editor’s Note: A juridically valid election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio on Monday, January 30, 2023, at about 12:30 PM, was nearly 1 week ago. The proof of it is that the one elected is now the beneficial receiver of Christ’s High Priestly Prayer for Peter: I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail.

I will report on this on a weekly basis, to glorify the Lord Jesus and His wondrous care for His Flock through the grace of the petrine munus, so that those who believe might praise God, and those who disbelieve might be confounded in eternity.

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SOUTH SUDAN: Pope’s second day

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Editor’s Note: The Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury and the High Minister of the Church of Scotland prayed with the Holy Father for the descent of the Holy Spirit for triumph of peace over hatred in South Sudan (this is explicitly stated in the introduction), which has been torn by internal civil wars for decades. For non-Catholics to pray with us is not a sin for us or for them, as otherwise, in nearly every Catholic Church on earth, ever Sunday, in which any non Catholic came and prayed with us during Mass, we would all be sinners and the prayers of the Church unholy. — But those who hate Christ will think otherwise, He who taught in the outer temple, where even Gentiles could enter. — It appears that this event consisted in songs, prayers and speeches, mostly in English, in which Pope Francis did not participate, since he does not speak English. He spoke only in Italian.

Highlights:

Pope Francis also met with Catholic Bishops and Religious of South Sudan, yesterday, Feb. 4, 2023:

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The Triumph of the Lamb of God: Theology and Chronology

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For as the heavens are exalted above the earth, so are My ways exalted above your ways, and My thoughts above your thoughts. — Isaiah 55:9

by Br. Alexis Bugnolo

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From the foundation of the Catholic Church, Christ Jesus the Incarnate Son of the Living God, has given us everything necessary to enable His victory in us and in the world, and in particular that which will lead to the final triumph of His Church over all the powers of darkness.

For nearly 2000 years we have been guided by the Holy Spirit, who is teaching us all truth, so that we go from understanding to understanding, always in the same sense and meaning, but with greater light and clarity.

The Apostle Saint John, who was the only one to stand at the foot of His Cross, was inspired by this Same Spirit to write a most unique book of Scripture, known as the Book of Revelations, or the Apocalypse. In this book, he records a vision which the Holy Spirit gave him, while he was exiled by the Roman Emperor on the island of Patmos, in the Aegean. Nothing in that book was inserted by others, all of it is from the hand of the Apostle. And though written figuratively, it is not mere spiritual counsel or theologic symbology, it is a precise forewarning of the end times and an explanation of how we who are members of Christ’s true Flock can and will prevail with Him over all the powers of darkness.

In that book, there is an unholy trinity which wages war against the Most Holy Trinity. This unholy trinity consists of the False Prophet, the Antichrist, and the Dragon.

The Dragon is Satan, having been cast down from heaven and forced by God to take the form of a reptile. The False Prophet, as the forerunner of the Antichrist, lead the nations astray by means of false teachings which condone licentiousness and breaking God’s Laws. And the Antichrist, is the 2 horned lamb whose mouth speaks blasphemies and who demands the worship of the nations and orders the world-wide slaughter of all Christians.

Christ for His part also has two allies in this  conflict. One is the Woman, enthroned in the Sun, with the moon at Her feet. While many early Church fathers identified her with Holy Mother Church, since, as beloved of God, She will never betray Him, in modern times, Catholic Doctors and Saints have precisely identified Her as the Immaculate Virgin, the Mother of Jesus Christ, who in the history of Salvation intervenes to rescue Her children.

If we desire to know how Christ overcomes the unholy trinity, we have to look no further than the Book of the Apocalypse, which opens with this stunning vision in Apoc. 1:16:

[16] And he had in his right hand seven stars. And from his mouth came out a sharp two edged sword: and his face was as the sun shineth in his power. [17] And when I had seen him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying: Fear not. I am the First and the Last, [18] And alive, and was dead, and behold I am living for ever and ever, and have the keys of death and of hell.

The Lamb of God, that is, Jesus Christ, the Warrior of the Most High is armed with a sword. And again in Apoc. 19:15:

And out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp two edged sword; that with it he may strike the nations. And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God the Almighty.

And it is thus, that it is clearly indicated how the Son of God will triumph over the unholy trinity. The weapon of attack is the sword from His mouth.

This sword, therefore, is the words which come forth from the Mouth of Christ. And these are twofold: teaching and prayers.

Indeed, if we consider the teachings of Jesus Christ, His words are the very means by which our souls are saved, nourished, and defended from the Evil One. Exorcisms’ quote them. Sacraments are confected by them. Saints drove off all temptations with them. They are the lamps for our feet in the pilgrimage of this life, and the are the lights in the Temple of God, the Church, which guide us through the ages and defend Her from all error.

By His word He founded the Earth and by His word He shall slay the Antichrist, as Saint Paul teaches in 2 Thessalonians 2:8:

And then that wicked one shall be revealed whom the Lord Jesus shall kill with the spirit of his mouth; and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming,

By Christ’s words in prayer He has prepared two unassailable fortresses for this battle: the Immaculate Virgin and the Rock of Peter. He obtained these fortresses by the Price of His own Passion on Calvary, redeeming Mary beforehand from all stain of corruption, and obtaining His petition to the Father for Simon, as He declares, in Luke 22: 31-32:

[31] And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: [32] But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and thou, being once converted, confirm thy brethren.

It is on account of these words, that Catholics have always had such a strong confidence and piety toward the Successor of St. Peter. For as Vatican I infallible taught, there shall forever be successors of St. Peter who in their teaching in matters of faith and morals, are infallible and who are constantly assisted by the grace of God. And all these things are the consequences of Christ’s omnipotent prayer.

The Plot of Freemasonry

The Freemasons, being unbelievers, have plotted to overthrow Holy Mother Church for nearly 300 years. And their goal, as revealed in their parade organized in the Eternal City in 1917, was to put one of their own on the Apostolic Throne. They actually have the audacity to think that if a freemason were elected Pope, that he would take over the entire Church of God for Satan.

Ofcourse they do not believe in the power of Christ’s prayer, which is the sword which comes from His mouth. So their project is foolish.

Indeed, if one considers it well, they could only succeed, if they could some how arrange that one of their own becomes what the world thinks is the Pope, but who is really an antipope. Because only an antipope could appear as Peter, but not be subject to the prayer of Christ which guarantees fidelity to God.

But this is what they achieved in the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio in March 13, 2013. Because on that day he was elected Pope, but did NOT receive the Petrine Munus, because Benedict XVI had never resigned it.

And has we have seen for nearly 10 years, their project was succeeding.

To defeat this Masonic project, only one solution remained. And that was to make the Antipope, subject to Christ’s omnipotent prayer.

To worldly men, this was the defeat of the Church. But to those who truly believe and who trust 100% in the prayer of Christ, it is the most sublime victory. Because by this maneuver which came from the prudence of no man, Christ, the Warrior of God, has entered into the Citadel of His enemies’ power and taken back their vicar, and made him, His instrument for their defeat.

And this happened on Monday, January 30, 2023, when Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Roman Pontiff at about 12:30 P.M., by the Assembly of the Faithful, convened in accord with apostolic right, in the Sala Michelangelo, at the Marriott Park Hotel at Rome, Italy, to elect the successor of Pope Benedict XVI, who had passed away on Dec. 31, 2022.

This is the victory which Christ wrought through the failure of many and the constancy of a few fools who believed in Him despite all appearances of defeat.

And so great is this victory, that now all the voices under the power of Satan’s delusion howl against it.

And in humility, recognizing the faith we all need to have in the power of Christ’s prayers, I publicly abandon all my previous analyses about why Pope Benedict XVI did what he did. I will leave that to the judgement of God, because now I see by a higher light, that is by Catholic Faith, that I never took that Power into account.

CHRONOLOGY OF THE TRIUMPH

And hence, I recapitulate here the articles which demonstrate the Triumph of the Lamb of God, which occurred on January 30, 2023

To understand this historical event, one must first understand well what happened on February 11, 2013 A. D.:

The Index to Pope Benedict XVI’s renunciation

Then it is necessary to understand, that, since Pope Benedict XVI never abdicated, that with his death, it was an absolute canonical necessity to elect his Successor. I spoke of this several times, after 2013, documenting the entire rationale and procedure for the election and how it was juridically and canonically valid:

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Cardinal Scola remembers Pope Benedict XVI

Editor’s Note: For copyright reasons I cannot translate this, but if you click on the image and read the article in a Chrome Browser you can use google’s instant translation from Italian into your native tongue. — Cardinal Scola was the runner up to Bergoglio in the faux conclave of 2013.

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CONGO: Pope exhorts Bishops to give forgiveness, when forgiveness is sought

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Editor’s Note: Another example of perfectly Catholic teaching. St. Peter the Apostle was crucified upside down, and the Catholics of Congo, remembering that, have given him a chair with the Cross of Peter craved into it.

Take-aways here: We can do nothing as Bishops without the Lord. — Let us keep the door to worldliness closed. — We bishops should not serve ourselves. Spiritual worldliness in a bishop is worse than carnal worldliness of the Renaissance pope. — We Bishops should become missionaries of compassion.

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In this final, ad libitum exhortation, there are those who are trying to read what the Holy Father says, differently that what he spoke. Listen to the words carefully, and you will see what he is actually saying.

He said always forgive those who seek forgiveness. Canon Law is important and must be observed.

He did not say always grant absolution.

This is an important truth that all confessors know. That even if a faithful who comes to the Sacrament of Confession ill disposed and cannot be absolved, the path to receiving absolution must be explained and offered. So a confessor, by inquiring as to the spiritual condition of the wounded soul does wrong, if he does not do so with a spirit of compassion which desires to bring the soul to sorrow for his sins and eventually receive absolution.

This is the teaching of all the great saints: a confessor must want to help every penitent to obtain absolution, and for that reason, from the moment he enters the confessional be disposed to forgive any sin no matter how grievous is it. And his goal, in his own intention, must be obtain the forgiveness for all sinners.