To the delight of Masons, morons and one-world-religionists everywhere, Francis the Loquacious recently pontificated (or is that anti-pontificated?) that all religions want peace.
On the flight from Rome to World Youth Day in Poland, commenting upon the murder of Fr. Jacques Hamel at the hands of devout Muslims in France the previous day, His Humanist said to the journalists present:
A word that is often repeated is ‘insecurity.’ But the real word is ‘war’… When I speak of war, I speak of real war, not of a war of religion, no. There is war for interests, there is war for money, there is war for the resources of nature, there is war for the domination of peoples: this is war. Someone may think: ‘He is talking about a war of religion.’ No. All the religions, we want peace.
These comments are so entirely disconnected from reality that neo-conservative Catholics, heretics, and even some Muslims alike saw fit to severely criticize them.
To put the offensiveness of these remarks in context from a traditionalist (aka Catholic) perspective, it is important to note that they were made in order to clarify the following comments made just moments earlier:
Let us not be afraid to say this truth: the world is at war, because it has lost peace.
Thanks so much for your work on this Youth Day. Youth always speaks to us of hope. Let us hope that the young people will say something that gives us a little more hope, in this moment.
The real truth of the matter concerning the absence of peace in our world, as anyone with even a modicum of sensus Catholicus very well knows, can be summed up no better than the following taken from the magnificent encyclical of Pope Pius XI, Quas Primas:
The empire of Christ over all nations was rejected. The right which the Church has from Christ himself, to teach mankind, to make laws, to govern peoples in all that pertains to their eternal salvation, that right was denied. Then gradually the religion of Christ came to be likened to false religions and to be placed ignominiously on the same level with them. (Quas Primas 24)
This being so, one should reasonably expect the presumed head of the Catholic Church on earth to labor ceaselessly in calling mankind’s attention back to Christ, the Prince of Peace, especially in the present “moment” when violence is daily carried out in service to the false god of Islam.
The Argentinian Jesuit in white, by contrast, saw fit to do otherwise, and after having endured three-and-a-half years of his drivel, nothing could be more obvious:
The “faith” being propagated by Francis is very much an inversion of the Catholic Faith and the mission that was given to the Church by Christ, wherein rather than baptizing, preaching the Word of God, and teaching; he is content to hearken to the voice of man while calling others to do the same.
One can no longer deny the fact that Our Lord Jesus Christ, His sovereignty, and His kingship occupy no part of Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s program. His words and his deeds are clear; for him, and for those who think like him, of which there are many, Christ the King has been unceremoniously dethroned in favor of humankind.
That is why he has no compunction about proclaiming, not Our Blessed Lord, but “the young people” as a source of hope – this being an inversion of the theological virtue that is infused in the soul, along with faith and charity, when one is configured to Christ in baptism – in favor of that which is entirely earthbound and eminently emotional.
And what precisely do “young people” have to offer that Jesus Christ does not?
In all but a minority of cases, they largely offer a worldview that tends to reject objective black-and-white truths; reflecting little appreciation for the stark contrast that exists between truth and falsehood.
As such, the young are both a perfect audience for, and a model of, the “personal faith” that has come to replace the faith of the Church since the time of the Council – the only kind of “faith” to which men like Jorge Bergoglio will ever call anyone, a profound intervention of God notwithstanding.
For revolutionaries like Francis, the young are the “hope” of a future wherein the one-world-religion of man will prosper to such extent as to relegate the one true faith of Christ to the brink of extinction.
Unfortunately, fertile ground for this revolutionary brand of poisonous thinking can be found in the minds of certain “grown ups” as well.
Consider, for example, Bishop Mario Grech of the Diocese of Gozo in Malta, who recently invited the Muslim cleric, Imam Mohammed Elsadi, to be his distinguished guest at a celebration of Mass for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
In his now public letter to Elsadi, Bishop Grech said that the invitation to join him at Mass grew out of recent events whereby he felt it necessary for the men “to unite together against the current division and hatred.”
Among those inspirational events, Grech expressly stated, “I am driven by what Pope Francis said recently that ‘all religions want peace … the others wish war.’”
As reported by the Times of Malta:
In his homily, the Bishop said some people wanted to give certain conflicts a religious tinge, referring to Fr. Hamel’s murder and the killing of an Imam and his assistant in New York last Sunday.
OK, let’s revisit what happened. In the former case, two Muslim madmen, whose “holy writ” calls for the head of infidels, killed a Catholic priest during Mass and then came running from the church shouting “Allahu Akbar.”
Clearly, this event has more than just a “religious tinge;” rather, it was without any question whatsoever a religious execution stained with Islam.
As for the murder of the Imam and his secretary in NY, whether or not the suspect ever claims a religious motive matters not one iota. Christianity in no way calls for such executions.
No one in the Catholic hierarchy, in spite of its overall wretched condition, is calling on the faithful to gun down Islamists. Muslim clerics who openly call for jihad and the murder of innocents, by contrast, are a dime a dozen.
Oh, yea… and then there’s the disturbing history of Islam; a warmongering scourge on the planet from the earliest days following its inspiration by Satan himself.
Be all of this as it may, according to the Times:
Mgr Grech said no religion believed in violence, insisting the real reasons for conflicts around the world lay elsewhere. ‘There are wars fomented by the financial world, others that are ideological and the actors of these conflicts are not soldiers armed with weapons but people donning a jacket and tie,’ he said, adding it was a pity that some of these people called themselves Christian.
More pitiable still is that among the staunchest promoters of religious indifferentism and secular humanism in our world are not just men adorned in the Masonic apron, but people donning the mitre and crozier; some of whom even call themselves pope.
Yes, yes, all the religions want peace. The Pope wants peace. But peace comes at a price. The price of peace is too high and the Pope doesn’t want to pay up.
The price of peace requires true humility. The kind of humility that makes a Pope fall on his knees when there are no cameras around to record it. The world is aflame in sin and still the Pope won’t pay up.
The insanity of the Pontificate of John Paul II comes to mind. After the attempt on his life, JPII read the Third Secret of Fatima carefully. Then he Consecrated the World instead of Russia to Our Lady. He called the World’s false religions to Assisi to pray for peace. He sent as much as a $100 million to Poland’s Solidarity Movement.
Why are the Popes so afraid to take the few simple steps required to gain World peace as requested by Our Lady of the Rosary at Fatima? The Scripture calls this fear, The Mystery of Iniquity. We can only watch this debacle with utter amazement and pray.
“….some of whom even call themselves pope.” Exactly.
Is there any way we could insist that Bergoglio wear some kind of a mask while he is in flight? It appears that the poor quality of the air inside the plane acts as a truth serum allowing him to speak even more ridiculously when he is on solid ground. The mask would act as a muzzle preventing these insane dialogues. On second thought, perhaps a muzzle is the answer no matter where he is. Bergoglio is out of control.
Muhammad Taqi Partovi Samzevari, in his “Future of the Islamic Movement” (1986), sums up the Islamic worldview:
” Our own Prophet … was a general, a statesman, an administrator, an economist, a jurist and a first-class manager all in one. … In the Qur’an’s historic vision Allah’s support and the revolutionary struggle of the people must come together, so that Satanic rulers are brought down and put to death. A people that is not prepared to kill and to die in order to create a just society cannot expect any support from Allah. The Almighty has promised us that the day will come when the whole of mankind will live united under the banner of Islam, when the sign of the Crescent, the symbol of Muhammad, will be supreme everywhere. … But that day must be hastened through our Jihad, through our readiness to offer our lives and to shed the unclean blood of those who do not see the light brought from the Heavens by Muhammad in his mi’raj {“nocturnal voyages to the ‘court’ of Allah”}. … It is Allah who puts the gun in our hand. But we cannot expect Him to pull the trigger as well simply because we are faint-hearted. “
Sorry to go so off topic, but I just heard the news that John Vennari is dying of colon cancer which has already spread. Mundabor called him “(with Ferrara, Matt and Verrecchio, one of my Four Musketeers” and I feel the same way.
He writes: “One had a selfish hope he would stay with us for many years more…. It appears the Lord has sent the message, that He wants Vennari with him at some point in the, alas, not too distant future. Sad as the news is, one tries to see it from a broader perspective. A life of such beauty that goes now slowly towards its end should fill our hearts with consolation, not sadness. We will all be called one day, and I wish so ardently I could, if it came for me today, take the call with the serenity Mr Vennari shows in his post, and with the same quiet assurance of a life well spent.
John Vennari requests our prayers. Let us do for him a tiny fraction of the good he has done to all of us. ”
I suggest we pray to Sister Lucia for a miracle of healing for him, and to promote her cause for Sainthood, which was guaranteed by Our Lady. Can’t think of a person who has worked harder to promote the Fatima message, than Mr. Vennari.
http://www.cfnews.org/page88/files/4e842a392223b5758ceb116f3879d205-624.html
(except Fr. Gruner, of course)
Sorry the above accidentally posted here, instead of after my below-comment regarding John Vennari.
“Sad as the news is, one tries to see it from a broader perspective.”
It could very well be a special grace for someone like Mr Vennari. Our Lady took Sister Lucia before she had to witness the horror of the unfolding of the Third Secret, that caused her so much pain to write. In any case, death is only the beginning of our joy.
Dear HelpusLord,
I know your comments regarding John Vennari are heartfelt and caring. However, I find it disturbing that you start out by saying he is “dying of colon cancer”. Yes, the prognosis isn’t great at this time and the cancer was shown to be more serious than originally thought. However, we must believe that there is always reason to hope especially when so many of his family, friends and followers have offered prayers for his complete recovery. At present, he is LIVING with cancer while seeking alternative avenues and remedies.
Let us join in praying for Mr. Vennari who is placing his trust in Our Lady of Good Success and St. Philomena. Let us also remember Father Gruner in our prayers and beg his intercession during this difficult time for his dear friend, John and his family.
The Vennari family is a family of great faith. This is their hope, their fortitude and consolation.
I think that it is a true gift that anyone of us is given the ability to know that we are dying. If he is dying than he is blessed to see it coming. How many of us will have no clue and not be in the state of grace? I pray that I am fortunate enough to die of a slow terminal disease.
Dear My2cents,
Sorry my choice of words disturbed you. I guess I’ve known too many people who have died of that condition once the cancer spread, to be optimistic about alternative treatments, which prompted me to suggest we pray for a miraculous healing, as the only likely alternative.
Dear helpusLord,
I understand your perspective perfectly. However, I know John and his family must be struggling to keep an upbeat and hopeful atmosphere within their home as they pray for a miraculous healing by way of alternative medicine or any way within God’s holy will. Let all of us continue to pray for the strength and courage of the Vennari family. Using your “tag”, we must all say “Help us, Lord!!”
Thank you for your response and thank you and Louie for allowing this blog to request prayers for this miracle.
Back to commenting on Mr. V’s current post:
Robert Spencer, and expert on Islam responded as follows to the Pope’s views of violence in the world today:
“The pope is once again ignoring a simple distinction: while people of all faiths and backgrounds commit acts of violence, Islam is unique among world religions in having a developed doctrine, theology and legal system mandating warfare against unbelievers. Unless and until that is confronted, Muslims will continue to commit acts of violence against non-Muslims, including Christians.
The pope is doing the Christians of the Middle East and the world a grave disservice by obfuscating about the motivating ideology of attacks upon them, instead of confronting it and calling upon Muslims to renounce and reform Islam’s doctrines of violence.”
What he really should be doing, is calling upon Muslims, Jews, and all other non believers in Christ, to convert to the Catholic Faith, which teaches love of neighbor that includes praying for persecutors and proselytizing because without the Eucharist Jesus taught they “have no life within them”. . The monster created by Vatican II is still morphing under Francis into the beast of the new world order, which preaches oneness to the young and anyone else willing to listen, but viciously consumes its adversaries. In my opinion, it truly was the French Revolution within the Church.
“Our own Prophet…was a general, a statesman…” He forgot one…He was a pedophile, as well.
There was not a thing wrong with your choice of words. We live in a disturbing culture of “please don’t hurt my feelings”. It comes primarily from a liberal mindset, but is also prevalent among the home schooled, aka snowflakes, who haven’t been properly socialized.
Amen.
Worldliness, seeking the respect of men – God is forgotten, relegated, lip service paid.
I wasn’t thinking of MY feelings being hurt. I was more concerned with the feelings of John Vennari and/or his family reading this comment. If that makes me a “snowflake” than so be it.
Archbishop Lefebvre:
“…The initial— and, in fact, new— argument was based on the freedom of every man to practice inwardly and outwardly the religion of his choice, on the basis of “the dignity of the human person.” In this view, liberty is based on dignity, which gives it its raison d’etre. Man can hold any error whatever in the name of his dignity.
This is putting the cart before the horse. For whoever clings to error loses his dignity and can no longer build upon it. Rather, the foundation of liberty is truth, not dignity. “The truth will make you free,” said Our Lord.
What is dignity? According to Catholic tradition, man derives dignity from his perfection, i.e, from his knowledge of the truth and his acquisition of the good. Man is worthy of respect in accordance with his intention to obey God, not in accordance with his errors, which will inevitably lead to sin. When Eve the first sinner succumbed, she said, “The serpent deceived me.” Her sin and that of Adam led to the downfall of human dignity, from which we have suffered ever since.
We cannot then make the downfall the cause of liberty. On the contrary, adherence to truth and the love of God are the principles of authentic religious liberty, which we can define as the liberty to render to God the worship due to Him and to live according to His commandments.
If you have followed my argument, you see that religious liberty cannot be applied to false religions; it does not allow of being split up in this way; the only right that must be recognized by the state is that of the citizens to practice Christ’s religion.
This will certainly seem an exhorbitant claim to those who do not have the Faith. But the Catholic uncontaminated by the spirit of the times will find it quite normal and legitimate. Unfortunately many Christians have lost sight of these realities: it has been so often repeated that we must respect other people’s ideas, put ourselves in their place, accept their point of view. The nonsensical “everyone to his own truth” has become the rule; dialogue has become the highest cardinal virtue, dialogue which necessarily leads to concessions. Through misplaced charity the Christian has come to think that he must go one step further than his interlocutors; he is usually the only one to do so. He no longer sacrifices himself for the truth, as the martyrs did. Instead, he sacrifices the truth.”
+Lefebvre:
“Our Lord did not found a number of churches: He founded only One. There is only one Cross by which we can be saved,
and that Cross has been given to the Catholic Church. It has not been given to others. To His Church, His mystical bride, Christ has given all graces. No grace in the world, no grace in the history of humanity is distributed except through her.”
@ Rushintuit,
I believe there’s another side to that coin. It’s one thing to cowtow to every politically correct whim or walk on eggshells so as not to risk being less popular, and quite another to stay alert to ones own faults and strive for the kind of charity Our Lord expects of His followers. I’m thinking here of His admonition to the Churches of the end times, through St. John in the Apocalypse, regarding going back to “first charity”. It’s very easy to become calloused about the legitimate feelings of others these days, as we take a lot of undeserved hits from the immoral and amoral society all around us. I find it requires diligent reflection to keep it all in balance.
We had it balanced pretty good and now you’re tugging it out of balance again.