While I agree with you that having a Church Council address the issues related to human sexual behavior could be a positive thing. That is not what this Bishop was suggesting. He wants a “Legal” surrender of the Church to modern day views on abortion, homosexuality and so forth. You can tell that by the fact that he wants to have folks outside the faith to take part in it
I guess I’m not sure why these issues need to be clarified…they seem pretty clear to me. I suspect that if the Church did anything OTHER than to reverse Her teaching on those issues the voices of dissent will still dissent.
Akita is approved, the messages have long been public. See - ewtn.com/library/mary/akita.htm
The encyclical merely reiterated the moral teaching of the Church. However, you have a point that the release of this document was during the height of rebellion and dissention, perhaps encouraged by John XXIII’s aggiornamento (my opinion only, but it’s been well documented that during this period many unsettling things were allowed to happen.) What I was saying in my previous post was that perhaps the only “misjudgment” was not to stop the rebellion in the beginning and bring the Canadian and American bishops to task for their disobedience. A schism would have been unfortunate, but would it have purified the Church and separated the goats from the sheep? In all fairness, we cannot know the inner chamber of those “deep” recesses of the Vatican or why things were allowed to transpire the way they did. We were warned, however, of the smoke of Satan entering the Church and the one thing we can know for certain is that this is a wholly spiritual battle and our fight is against those principalities of darkness. This period of time has been prophecied over and over again and the Lord has chosen us to live in this era. All we can do is pick up our rosaries and fight along side of Our Lady.
It’s my understanding that Vat II was a different kind of council in that instead of correcting doctrinal error, it was more of an ecumenical type council in which “the windows were opened wide” to allow for more harmony and an updating of doctrine. Unfortunately, we’ve had first hand experience with the resulting damage (for whatever reason.) If another council is called, imho, it should be for the purposes of returning to our orthodox roots and truth, but what are the chances of that happening with the prelate issuing statements such as is shown in the OP?
we need to bring it into the modern light
Thanks! EWTN is as reliable as they come.
I wonder how many of those people who call the teachings outdated really know them? Or how many of them have taken the time to learn about JP II’s Theology of the Body? Or if TOB is too heady to read West or others who have broken down TOB in to the modern language.
good point. but my hope is not to convert most of them because most of them will be to stuck in their ways and beliefs. but perhaps a declaration of the Church that such teachings are unchangable and in the modern language wold get them off our backs from pressing for such changes.
He can call for it all he wants. It won’t be Catholic, and if there is such a Vat III, we will know the end times are upon us.
Vatican III, if ever called, would not include the folks he wants, and would not adopt the views he and the Gay Lobby are pushing on people. The Roman Catholic Church is the last international orginazation to stand in it’s way, and they know it. They will seek to discredit us, push us to change, and failing that, outlaw us. Maybe not in our time, but soon, and yes then the end times may indeed be upon us.
Divorce is not a “sin” as Jesus says in Matthew…Let no one divorce EXCEPT if there be marital unfaithfulness… (ad lib). Also, the Catholic church allows annulments which is pretty much the same thing except recognized by the church. All the other things you mentioned are, of course, sins.
Yes, and the sad thing is, they don’t know any better. What I mean is, they are deceived into thinking the way they are is “normal”, that God “made them this way”, so they push their agenda because they believe they are right. They believe the enemy’s lies about it. This is so sad which is why we need to pray for these people and all those who support it.
can you post the video?. i couldnt find it.
They might have it on later in the day—sometimes they wait until evening.
thank you.
Oh, GOD put him in a position of influence? Or man with free will did??
