For Catholics, Pp. Francis I is an ecclesial echo of what Joe Biden is for Americans.
Five Cardinals questioned whether 'blessings' could be given to homosexual unions. Francis' response was self-contradictory and a rejection of the Catholic dogmatic position.
...Francis stated that “the Church has a very clear conception of marriage: an exclusive, stable and indissoluble union between a man and a woman, naturally open to the begetting of children.”...
...Due to only this union being “marriage,” wrote Francis, “the Church avoids any kind of rite or sacramental that could contradict this conviction and give the impression that something that is not marriage is recognized as marriage.”...
Well, yes. We all know that. But Franny is not finished.
...Nevertheless, in our dealings with people, we must not lose the pastoral charity that must permeate all our decisions and attitudes. The defense of objective truth is not the only expression of this charity, which is also made up of kindness, patience, understanding, tenderness and encouragement. Therefore, we cannot become judges who only deny, reject and exclude....
And so?
...For this reason, pastoral prudence must adequately discern whether there are forms of blessing, requested by one or more persons, that do not transmit a mistaken conception of marriage. Because when a blessing is requested, it is expressing a request for help from God, a plea to be able to live better, a trust in a Father who can help us to live better.
On the other hand, although there are situations that from an objective point of view are not morally acceptable, pastoral charity itself demands that we do not simply treat others as “sinners” whose guilt or responsibility may be due to their own fault. ...
First off, there are no "blessings" administered by clergy which "do not transmit a mistaken conception of marriage." None. Zero. Zip. Secondly, it is impossible that a homosexual couple is expressing a 'request for help from God to live better,' as 'living better' would mean that they never engage in sexual activity. Since the point of 'marriage' is precisely to engage in sexual relations and thus to generate children, there is a big lie here, and that lie is now licensed by Franny I.
Finally:
...although there are situations that from an objective point of view are not morally acceptable, pastoral charity itself demands that we do not simply treat others as “sinners” whose guilt or responsibility may be due to their own fault. ...
If you're confused by that, join the crowd. Either they are sinners (all of us are, to be sure), or they are NOT sinners. In 99% of the cases, a sinner is--in fact--at fault, and all of us know what the exceptions are.
So what the Hell does Francis mean?
Hell knows.
Jorge Bergolio is a communist.
ReplyDeleteViganò gets it
- Greg
Msgr. Carlo Maria Viganò
VITIUM CONSENSUS
Speech at the Catholic Identity Conference
Pittsburgh - October 1st, 2023
https://exsurgedomine.it/en/230930-cic-eng/
By their fruits you will know them.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
Just so, every good tree bears good fruit; and a rotten tree bears bad fruit.
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit.
Every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
Therefore By their fruits you will know them.
Mt 7:16-20
How about this for a blessing:
ReplyDeleteMay the Most Holy Trinity grant you the grace to turn from the sin of (name: sodomy, homosexuality, contraception) so that you do not suffer the pains of hell for eternity.
If substitute contraception, it could be used in legitimate attempts at marriage.
No. Let's modify something from the movie "Becket".
Delete"He has rendered no act of contrition or repentance, and is at the moment, at liberty in the land, we do, here and now, separate him from the precious body and blood of Christ, and from the society of all Christians. We exclude him from our Holy Mother Church and all her sacraments, in heaven, or on Earth. We declare him excommunicate and anathema. We cast him into the outer darkness. We judge him damned with the devil and his fallen angels and all the reprobate, to eternal fire and everlasting pain!:
Funny thing is, that's all a priest gives at a wedding is a blessing....the bride and groom are the ministers of the Sacrament. So a priest 'blessing' a sodomite 'union' is doing the exact same thing he does at a real wedding; blessing the couple. You are dead-on-balls-accurate in saying, "there are no "blessings" administered by clergy which "do not transmit a mistaken conception of marriage.""
ReplyDeleteWe must 'take seriously, very seriously, the possibility that Bergoglio intended to obtain the election by means of fraud... in order to do the exact opposite of what Jesus Christ gave a mandate to Saint Peter and his Successors to do.'
ReplyDeletehttps://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/archbishop-vigano-catholics-must-seriously-consider-the-possibility-that-francis-isnt-the-pope/?utm_source=featured_news&utm_campaign=usa
"Nevertheless, in our dealings with people, we must not lose the pastoral charity that must permeate all our decisions and attitudes. The defense of objective truth is not the only expression of this charity, which is also made up of kindness, patience, understanding, tenderness and encouragement. Therefore, we cannot become judges who only deny, reject and exclude."
ReplyDeleteBeautiful words from the Pope. He is the epitome of Catholic teaching.