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FOR THE RECORD
Today, Father Z. is Man Marking Marx!
I am re-posting the below from Father Z.’s blog.
Card. Marx pulls a fast one with the text of ‘Evangelii gaudium’..
Comment:
It is worth noting the following passage from Father Z.:
Some people might think that this is a petty point to pick on. It is after all, only a small item in a longer interview and, as such, not worth the microscope treatment.
I disagree. This is important.
The Deus Ex Machina Blog seconds that motion!
Furthermore, it is very important to parse the speeches and writings of the neo-modernists to understand their intent. It is only once we understand the definitions of the words that they use, and the proper meaning of those words, that one can understand the TRUE message that they are putting across to the Faithful. And once we understands the TRUE message, we can determine their TRUE AGENDA.
Which brings me to another excellent point, namely:
I noticed something in the interview that bothered me… a lot. Here is the section that most troubled me.
Yes, the entire article troubled me a lot also. Furthermore, we all need to be “troubled” by this speech, “a lot”.
Especially since Cardinal “Bling” Marx just might be the most powerful cleric in all of Christendom.
But that is coming up in the next post, so don’t turn that Bat Channel!
Before I sign off: Kudo’s to Father Z. and please “keep on keeping on”, as the old and tired 1960’s expression goes, Man Marking Marx!
Dear SA,
THIS one touches a sore spot with us.
Father Z (God Bless him) showed Marx for the deceiver he and all modernists are, by comparing Marx’s altered quote to the actual words of the Pope. While acknowledging the truth of the fact that the Church is comprised of sinners, he was obviously focused on making the comparison clear, which may explain why he didn’t return to clarify the fact that the Head of the Church never sinned. (It would have side-tracked the issue) But it’s important to point that fact out, because it’s what makes Marx’s next conclusions equally untrue.
As His Church, we speak in Our Lord’s Name, so we DO have reason to call others to holiness in imitation of Him, and SHOULD describe the Church as Marx misquoted Francis- as one that is “CLEAN AND HAS THE TRUTH AND EVERYTHING NECESSARY.” We aren’t offering them you, or us, or even Francis (God forbid) as their salvation, but the Sacraments which are living signs that give grace, and Jesus and Mary and all the Church Triumphant, to imitate. That’s what makes what Marx said next, an even BIGGER lie:
that ” The latter church does not help the people” !
The Graces of our Perfect God, His Real Presence in the Eucharist, and the prayers of all the Saints, including the “wanna-be’s” — are EXACTLY what the Church has that DOES help the people. We may be only vessels of clay, but we who live in Sanctifying Grace, hold a treasure and carry that perfection of Christ within our souls. It is THAT which makes us helpful to others, when we reach out to them in His Name as his HOLY CHURCH.
And then Marx added something equally misleading. In describing Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation–he said Pope Francis’ description conveys:
“..not a NARCISSISTIC church, not a CHURCH OF FEAR.”
Modernists never distinguish between unholy and holy- FEAR of the Lord, when using this ploy. The first is the result of ignorance or heresy (what the Scriptures describe as “fear where there is nothing to fear”, as if God would seek to punish unjustly) ; the second is the result of Sanctifying Grace and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit it bestows, which gives us dread of falling into sins that offend the one Who loves us, entrap us, and diminish our free will. . The Label Marx uses is meant to trash the Mandate of Christ once again–to deny that we’re sent to preach (how can we without being hypocrites) against sin as Jesus did, when He said,
“Repent! for the Kingdom of God is nigh” — And when Jesus told them to settle now, rather than later when they would pay every penny, or by the final separation from all that is holy, for all eternity, in the fires of Hell.
The Good news the Church has to share, is not a rejection of that message in favor of a “go ahead and stay as you are while I hug you” message preached by Francis and his band of “merry” men. It is the double-edged sword, which is Good news despite the painful truth, only because God has made is possible for those sins the person repents of, to be fully forgiven, and for them to have a chance to start clean–First at Baptism, then if they sin again, mortally, through necessary Confession and absolution from the priest.
That “Church of Fear” is something typically applied to the Traditional Catholic Church for many, years now, by modernists. Adding the adjective NARCISSISTIC to it, only gives it the desired final touch of sounding fully holier-than-thou”, meaning I-centered, phony and hypocritical, ignoring the fact that they speak of Christ and expect others not to notice, or refusing to believe it. Take your pick. Standard-issue “tricks of the modernist trade”. THEY end up looking like the REAL Jesus they’ve redefined, and WE look like the wormy Pharisees.
(Told you it was a sore spot) 🙂 🙂 Viva Christo Rey – within us.
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Dear IF:
Yes. With the Modernists, it is all superficial. The problem is that they lack any substance. When anyone needs more than just a witty sound-bite, since they have a real problem and need a real understanding of the situation they find themselves in, the modernist is dumbfounded. All the Modernist can do is “feel their pain” but can’t provide any real answers to fundamental questions. So then they use the line: “Sally, what you need is professional help”. And Sally goes off to a psychiatrist, and gets more “I feel your pain”. But at least at the end of the visit, the psychiatrist can prescribe Valium. 😉
S.A.
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