St Simon of Trent

[DL82]

What are the views of traditionalists on the veneration of ‘St’ Simon of Trent?

Although prayers existed in the pre-Vatican II church, he was never canonised, and unlike other prayers, which simply stopped being said because no longer in the missal, as I understand it, the cult of veneration of Simon of Trent was actively suppressed and forbidden.

If anyone doesn’t know what I’m talking about, move on, nothing to see here. I’m not going to re-state the anti-Semitic lies that led to this child’s veneration.

 

[CassiusLonginus]

As far as I know he was murdered because he was Catholic. How is that an anti-semitic lie? Just another martyr in a long line of martyrs killed by enemies of the Church.

Also, wasn’t he well below the age of reason? As a baptized Catholic child, there can’t be any doubt that he’s in heaven, thus making him a saint.

 

[Mickey_Jackson]

As far as I know he was murdered because he was Catholic. How is that an anti-semitic lie? Just another martyr in a long line of martyrs killed by enemies of the Church.

Also, wasn’t he well below the age of reason? As a baptized Catholic child, there can’t be any doubt that he’s in heaven, thus making him a saint.

It is alleged that he was murdered by “the Jews” so that they could use his blood for matzoh. Several members of the Jewish community in Trent confessed to the murder, but the confession was obtained under brutal torture. Hence, we cannot know whether the confession was true or false, though given the fact that the whole “blood libel” thing has been refuted by historians, I’m guessing false. For this reason, we cannot be sure if he was a martyr, which is why the cult of veneration was suppressed. However, as you say, he is most certainly in heaven. This is why the Church did not err in his canonization, which falls under the protection of papal infallibility.