Speaking of not believing your lyin’ eyes…
In his blockbuster sermon given March 7, 2015 at the Church of Ognisanti in Rome, Pope Francis offered the following:
We thank the Lord for what He has done in the Church in these 50 years of liturgical reform. It was in fact a courageous gesture of the Church to draw close to the People of God, so that they could understand well what she does, and this is important for us, to follow the Mass in this way.
So, it was the Lord who ordained that the Mass of Ages be supplanted with the protestantized, feminized, earthbound spectacle that is celebrated in spiritually bankrupt parishes the world over?
Right…
As for what gives Pope Francis the idea that the under-nourished people in the pews have any idea what the Church “does” – or more properly, what she is supposed to do – is anyone’s guess.
Most of our churchmen, including this pope, don’t seem to have a blessed clue as to what the Church exists to do; much less do they appear to have any real interest in doing it.
In any event, with this glowing assessment of the post-conciliar “liturgical reform,” Pope Francis has provided a near-textbook example of what it means to be delusional.
According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), a branch of the U.S. National Institutes of Health:
A delusion is a belief that is clearly false and that indicates an abnormality in the affected person’s content of thought. The false belief is not accounted for by the person’s cultural or religious background or his or her level of intelligence. The key feature of a delusion is the degree to which the person is convinced that the belief is true. A person with a delusion will hold firmly to the belief regardless of evidence to the contrary.
Arguably, the only portion of this clinical description that doesn’t quite fit the current pope is the influence of culture and religion (namely the “Vatican II culture” and the “religion of man” that it established), but we’ll come back to that in a moment.
The NCBI statement continues:
Delusions are a symptom of either a medical, neurological, or mental disorder.
And then there is the malady that afflicts Pope Francis; a grave spiritual disorder.
While it may be tempting to imagine that Pope Francis is singularly deluded as it concerns his view of the post-conciliar liturgical reforms; the fact of the matter is, he’s simply following in his predecessor’s footsteps.
To be clear, I’m not so much talking about his most recent predecessor, Benedictus Abdicatus, as I am John Paul the Great Ecumenist; the former having been something of an anomaly, liturgically speaking, among recent popes.
As for the latter, in his 1988 Apostolic Letter marking the 25th anniversary of Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of Vatican II, Pope John Paul II said:
The vast majority of the pastors and the Christian people have accepted the liturgical reform in a spirit of obedience and indeed joyful fervor. For this we should give thanks to God for that movement of the Holy Spirit in the Church which the liturgical renewal represents; for the fact that the table of the word of God is now abundantly furnished for all … for the radiant vitality of so many Christian communities, a vitality drawn from the wellspring of the Liturgy.
As John Paul II wrote of “joyful fervor and radiant vitality,” dioceses all over the world were boarding up parishes that had been all but abandoned thanks in large measure to the so-called “liturgical renewal,” and this he attributed to a “movement of the Holy Spirit.”
Clearly, these are the words of a Saint among us! No?
Seriously, folks… One is tempted to cry out after the Psalmist, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned us?”
So, what exactly accounts for the inability of these popes to see the plain reality of the situation for what it actually is?
The answer is at once simple and staggering; it is the influence of Satan.
We’ve seen this play before.
In the Garden of Eden, Eve opened her heart to a fallen creature and harkened to the voice of the serpent. Tempted to place herself above God, she gave more credence to the words of the Devil than to the dictates of the Creator. In short order, she lost her ability to recognize truth and the poisonous fruit suddenly appeared to her as if it were “good for food, a delight to the eyes, and desired to make one wise.” (cf Gen 3:6)
At Vatican II, the Church opened her windows to the world over which the Devil rules as Prince and harkened to the voice of fallen creatures. Tempted to place man above God, the Council gave more credence to the grievances of humankind than to the teachings of Christ. In short order, the post-conciliar popes lost their ability to see reality, and the liturgical reform now appears to them as a gift from Above.
Imbued with this same spirit of rebellion, John Paul II never tired of invoking “the primacy of man,” only to be outdone by Pope Francis who boldly proclaimed that man is “King of the Universe!”
This being the case, it’s little wonder that men such as these are blind to the unmitigated disaster that has been visited upon the Body of Christ as a result of the liturgical reforms they’re so pleased to applaud.
And then there is the veritable highway to delusion that is the Novus Ordo itself:
– As discussed at length in previous posts; the new Mass engenders a loss of Catholic faith.
– A loss of Catholic faith engenders a disconnect between the will of God and the will of the individual.
– A disconnect between the will of God and the will of the individual engenders a darkened intellect.
– A darkened intellect engenders an inability to apply reason based upon simple observation.
– An inability to apply reason based upon simple observation leads to delusion.
And so it is that the visible structures of the Holy Catholic Church are crumbling right before our very eyes while the current Bishop of Rome, standing amidst the rubble, insists:
The Church is not falling to pieces. It has never been better. This is a wonderful moment for the Church, you just need to look at its history.
We are living through a painful chastisement—a precursor to THE Chastisement of which Our Lady warned us! Pray the Rosary, wear the Scapular, stay close to the True Mass and the Traditional Sacraments. This is our armor. There is no other.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us!
I am convinced that Jorge Bergoglio does not believe that Catholicism is objectively and demonstrably true and is vehemently opposed to anyone who does. That is, I am convinced that it is he who thinks we are deluded.
Given that he recommends the religious reading of a text that rejects the idea that God has a Son (Sura 4:171), how is it possible to recognize him as the Vicar of the Divine Person of Jesus Christ?
If we continue to do so, the delusion surely is ours.
…and now we have THIS!!
WT…???!!
“Blood of St Januarius liquefies during Francis’s visit to Naples”
http://tinyurl.com/mjn9ptn
What can one expect from the “false prophet”?
“For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect.”
Remember, Someone we love and worship once said that a few millennial ago.
Perhaps we are witnessing one of the false prodigies the false prophet is capable of with the so-called liquefaction “miracle.”
Wait, the ultimate one may be that Francis appears to be assassinated and then suddenly revives.
After all, Louie is right that satanic collusion equals papal delusion (and the masses who blindly follow).
Hello everyone! I’m fairly new to traditional Catholicism! The more I learn, the more I love. I have a friend with whom I’ve been talking about the Mass with. I obviously say that the TLM is superior to the NO. He say’s that he likes some things about the TLM (reverence, respect, ad orientem, etc.) but he say’s the TLM did a good job with “vertical worship”, but not “horizontal worship”. He say’s the Novus ordo does the opposite (good on horizontal but bad on vertical). He wants a combination of the two masses, obviously that’s impossible. Is there any precedence for “horizontal worship”? Is there supposed to be a sense of community or a communal aspect to the Mass? Or is just the priest and God, and the people are more or less “observers” in a vertical worship? Any help answering this question would be of great help! God bless!
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Dear Maximus X,
I am not a theologian by any stretch of the imagination. However, I must say that those who assist at the TLM are not (and should not be) observers. With the use of the missal in Latin accompanied by the vernacular, the congregation can follow the words of the priest which are said in Latin. There are many resources which explain how the actions of the priest represent (in an unbloody manner) Our Lord’s sacrifice at Calvary. I would suggest Angelus Press for these resources, although I am sure there are others. Because the congregation is focused on these very sublime mysteries, united in prayer, there is no need for outward “horizontal worship” (e.g. “the sign of peace”) The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is for the worship and adoration of Almighty God in the most profound manner and most pleasing to Our Lord. It is not about socializing with each other at a community event. Although there were observers at Calvary, the passion and death of Our Savior was the ultimate “action” for our redemption. I hope these comments shed some light on your question. I trust other comments on this blog will be more enlightening than my poor efforts. God be with you as you continue your journey to Tradition.
Yes, this definitely helps. The problem is that so many Catholics take a Vatican II/Protestant approach to the Mass, and that’s why they’re so against the TLM. Thank you again. Let us all pray for a return to tradition within the Church. God Bless!
Dear Maximus X,
Your response to my comment tells me that you are well on the way to understanding the current crisis in the Church. After 50 years of the Novus Ordo, many Catholics do not realize that they are attending a protestantized “mass”. You are on the right road–stay on it!! God bless!
Bishop Athanasius Schneider gave a talk in Washington DC last month (Feb 14th), and suggested 10 things that can help renew the current Liturgy.
Steve Skojec (of 1Peter5) spoke with him afterwards, thanking him for his leadership when many Bishops are not speaking out, and was told:
“It is you who must do this. You, the faithful, your families. You must be holy. You must teach the faith to your children. You must inspire the priests.”
So Steve suggests we all take the list to our Bishops. See the full version here:
http://www.onepeterfive.com/bishop-schneider-10-elements-of-renewal-in-the-liturgy/
–(Abbreviated version of Bishop Schneider’s 10 points for fundamental liturgical renewal include):
1. Placing the tabernacle, where Jesus Christ, the Incarnate God, is really present– in the center of the sanctuary..
2. When Christ the Lamb of God is immolated, the face of the priest should–be turned toward the cross..
3. More signs of adoration — specifically genuflections — especially each time the priest touches the consecrated host.
4. Holy Communion kneeling.
5. There should be more -silence during the liturgy- Especially when the sacrifice of the cross is made present during the Eucharistic prayer.
6. More exterior signs which express the dependence of the priest on Christ. ….Not “I greet you” or “I bless you” but “I the Lord” do these things. Christ. Such signs could be -the kissing of the altar before greeting the people to indicate that this love flows not from the priest but from the altar… Bowing towards the altar cross to indicate that Christ is more important than the priest. .
7. more signs which express the unfathomable mystery of the redemption… veiling of liturgical objects.. signs of the cross by the priest and the faithful.
8. Latin is a sacred language demanded by the Second Vatican Council in celebration of every holy Mass and in each place a part of the Eucharistic prayer should always be said in Latin.
9.All those who exercise an active role in the liturgy, such as lectors, or those announcing the prayer of the faithful, should always be dressed in the liturgical vestments; and only men, no women, because this is an exercise in the sanctuary, close to the priesthood.
10.The music and the songs during the liturgy should more truly reflect the sacred character and should resemble the song of the angels, like the Sanctus…
the entire Holy Mass…that the heart, mind and voice of the priest and the faithful be directed towards The Lord.
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We realize it would take a lot more than this to “fix” things, and the modernists being in charge in so many places requires many miracles of conversion. But it is a start, and this seems a very holy Bishop trying to give us some leadership in these terrible times.
Dear Bishop of Rome,
If everything is so good, why is everything so bad?
Amen.
If this is a miracle – miracles were usually worked by Our Lord to help those who did not believe, to believe. Perhaps, that was why this occurred?
There is no such thing as “horizontal worship” unless your friend thinks we ought to worship each other. The Mass is about the worship of God by the Faithful in unison, led by the priest who enacts the I bloody sacrifice of Our Lord.
Dear IF, I commented on this protocol of Bishop Schneider in the post specifically on the Novus Ordo Missae. It is a salvaging exercise for the crisis we’re in, a way to exlude the worst things in the New Mass.
The worst part is the way people accept these blatant lies at face value – against incontrovertible evidence. It is a kafkaesque rendering of The Emperor’s New Clothes. Truly terrifying how many apparently rational people are exhibiting delusion since the elevation of Pope Francis. Diabolic disorientation doesn’t even come close to describing this mass stubborn blindness.
What the liberal media is failing to mention is that The Blood of St Januarius has liquefied up to 18 times a year for 600 years!! This is not something new but suddenly it’s news to the world
Agree.
Thanks for the facts! Bergoglio is usually at ground zero of the liquification of the faith.
“In short order, she lost her ability to recognize truth and the poisonous fruit suddenly appeared to her as if it were “good for food, a delight to the eyes, and desired to make one wise.” (cf Gen 3:6) This sums up the delusion/collusion of those occupying Rome and other Cathedrals and Parishes. “A loss of Catholic faith engenders a disconnect between the will of God and the will of the individual…A disconnect between the will of God and the will of the individual engenders a darkened intellect.”
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I did wonder, seriously, when Bergoglio first stepped into the international spotlight if he had decided to give up his meds for his joyride in the pope mobile – however long it might last. Then I realised he, quite plainly, does not suscribe to the teaching of the Catholic Church, so what fun to be taken for Its shepherd by an unsuspecting or uncaring world/church and ‘make a mess’. He is a Minister of a New Religion with a new ‘governing spirit’. These men are anti-popes in the most literal sense – they are anti the teachings and worship treasured and promulgated by the known Popes of the Catholic Church till 1958. These anti-popes prescribe a sort anthroposophy through the media the New Order, through protestantism, pagansim, ‘abrahamism’, atheism; anything you like so long as it’s not Traditional Catholicism. Is one deluded in saying, Bergoglio is not the Vicar of Christ, or would one be colluding in a delusion to say the he was?
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As Robert Depiante said, “What Catholics once were, we are. If we are wrong, then Catholics through the ages have been wrong. We are what you [the Popes of Christmas past] once were. We believe what you once believed. We worship as you once worshipped. If we are wrong now, you were wrong then. If you were right then, we are right now.”
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We cannot have it both ways, either the Popes are True or the anti-popes are true. The interesting thing is, that if one subscribes to the New Order and its ‘Way’, it really doesn’t matter, so they should stop have a bee in their bonnet about Traditionalists guarding the Pearl of Great Price, which they gleefully cast before swine.
It is ‘mass stubborn blindness’; and if one refuses to put on the blinds one is outcast. The New Order Religion does poison one’s grasp on the True Faith. Ideally we should have nothing to do with it. What I wonder at is the ‘field of wheat’ planted by the ‘Goodman’ — https://www.fisheaters.com/parables5.html —, where the enemies came and sowed weeds. To what degree does one have a responsibility towards the conversion of the ‘tares’? without becoming tares oneself? Because the tares (the VII/Novus Ordo) are spiritual toxins. ‘Don’t touch!’ The Novus Ordo is ‘positive doubt’, planted by the devil to poison the Faith. For myself, I cannot but conclude that the majority of Novus Ordo ‘masses’ are not only illegal because they permit something proscribed by the Holy See (of the Popes versus the antipopes – someone should make a movie), but invalid, because the presider has no authentic apostolic succession, which was deliberately interrupted by the Montini Rites (I guess if an older Novus Ordo Priest was ordained by the Old Rites the mass is still, perhaps, who can say, valid). To stand back and look at the scale of the sham is pretty impressive.
The new doctrines just keep on a’comin’:
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http://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/fetzen-fliegen/item/1611-did-pope-francis-just-deny-the-existence-of-hell
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‘annullamento’ – sounds suspiciously like what Mr Bergoglio is trying to do to Truth.
But it is the priest alone who offers the sacrifice of the Mass, correct? The people unite themselves to the priest, but it’s the priest who actually offers Mass, right? I’m just making sure I have things right.
Yep. That’s why the Vatican II lay ‘priesthood’ teachings are so blatantly un-Catholic yet wierdly embraced as if authentic. The singular sacerdotal nature of the Priest does not and cannot find an equal home in the lay congregation.
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http://www.traditionalmass.org/articles/
Don”t quite get the link, but it’s a relief from having to look at the Bergoglio-Bernael-big-grin of Felix Unger.
Dear Lynda,
Thanks. We somehow missed that. Our initial reaction was that most who know the vastly superior TLM, would see it as a Band-Aid on a bleeding artery. But we see it as very good think for a Faithful Bishop to be doing right now. The consensus is to throw out the N.O. and go back to the TLM. Those in “charge” right now, who seem mostly modernists, are not going to allow that, as long as they have that control. They keep saying they wish to “discuss” things, so it benefits everyone to have these issues brought into the open the way the Bishop is doing. It’s especially important for people to see the reasons behind all his suggestions–as they all speak to the reasons the TLM should never have been usurped as it has been.
We agree with you that the rubrics of the N.O. are largely ignored–especially where we see abuses reported. We still think what the Bishop did here is very beneficial to the Church in these times, and can help educated those who have no idea of what all the “fuss” is about.
GloriaT.V. reports today on more of this Satanic collusion/delusion:
“In an eight page document in preparation for the Synod on the Family the diocese of Essen, Germany, has asked the Vatican to elaborate a “Rite for the blessing of same-sex-couples”, to de facto abolish the indissolubility of marriage, to accept adultery and to allow artificial birth control. According to the document, blessing of practiced homosexuality would be a – quote – “sign of justice” and “non-discrimination”.
I thought it was heretical to maintain that the Faith is demonstrably true, that is, it is heretical to maintain that one can prove Catholicism in the sense that one can prove a theorem in geometry. If it were susceptible to proof, we would not call it faith, but reason, no?
Not an observer at TLM, since I must pay close attention in order to know what’s happening. Can’t focus much at the NO, since one cannot simultaneously engage the devotional faculty and the critical faculty, and the critical faculty engages automatically. If I focus at the NO, I begin to remark the nearly heretical hymns, the heretical prayers at the General Intercessions, the mediocre sermon, the effeminacy of the priest, etc.
So at the NO, I meditate on the readings, and wait for the Consecration, and try to ignore the rest.
Dear TCA,
Here are some quotes from The Catholic Encyclopedia that may help explain my point:
(On “Science and the Church”)
“The assent of faith is a rational act; before it can be made, it must be known for certain that there is a God, that God has spoken, and what He has spoken.”
(On Catholic “Apologetics”)
“After treating the notion, possibility, and moral necessity of a divine revelation, and its discernibility through various internal and external criteria, the apologist proceeds to establish the fact of revelation…. The chief sources on which he has to rely in establishing this…fact of revelation are the Sacred Scriptures. But if he is logical, he must prescind from their inspiration and treat them provisionally as human historical documents.”
“[The aim of apologetics] is to give a scientific presentation of the claims which Christ’s revealed religion has on the assent of every rational mind; it seeks to lead the inquirer after truth to recognize, first, the reasonableness and trustworthiness of the Christian revelation as realized in the Catholic Church, and secondly, the corresponding obligation of accepting it…. Its last word is the answer to the question: Why should I be a Catholic [as opposed to, for example, a Mohammedan]?.
(Again, on “Science and the Church)
“Infallible truth is guaranteed, and the assent is based on premises which are not blindly accepted but proved by reason, on the most scientific methods if desired.”
Finally – a reminder of what Bergoglio has said:
“Proselytism is solemn nonsense”.
Well we can say one good thing about PF. Namely when it comes to his quote: “Proselytism is solemn nonsense”….He surely practices what he preaches.