Year of false mercy

  • Thread starter Thread starter marypiopadre
  • Start date Start date
Status
Not open for further replies.
M

marypiopadre

Guest
I’ve seen some threads and even heard a priest call this year -the year of false mercy?

Can anyone explain why?
 
I could speculate, but first could you give us a little background, context, or source material?
 
Beryllos said:
I could speculate, but first could you give us a little background, context, or source material?
Click to expand...
Never mind. I looked it up, and I mostly find blogs with the worst sort of denunciations of Pope Francis, calling him a heretic, and worse things. One good thing I can say about these blog articles is that they say we should not tolerate evil. I think we can agree that mercy is not simple tolerance or pardon. The blog writers have misunderstood.

I pray that the OP will not be troubled further by such writings and statements. Review the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. Show that mercy to all those around you.
CCC 2447: The works of mercy are charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbor in his spiritual and bodily necessities. Instructing, advising, consoling, comforting are spiritual works of mercy, as are forgiving and bearing wrongs patiently. The corporal works of mercy consist especially in feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and imprisoned, and burying the dead. Among all these, giving alms to the poor is one of the chief witnesses to fraternal charity. It is also a work of justice pleasing to God.
 
I generally resist clicking on a thread for “sensational” reasons, but I gave in this time.
Beryllos said:
Never mind. I looked it up, and I mostly find blogs with the worst sort of denunciations of Pope Francis, calling him a heretic, and worse things.
Click to expand...
Did they say anything about “Babylon”? (That generally leads to fruitful discussions. 👍)
 
The term “false mercy” is almost always used when condemning the practise of assuring someone in their sin rather than encouraging them to rebuke immoral behavior and practising a virtuous life.
 
RosyAnne said:
The term “false mercy” is almost always used when condemning the practise of assuring someone in their sin rather than encouraging them to rebuke immoral behavior and practising a virtuous life.
Click to expand...
True.

The issue is the allegation that this was a year of such “false mercy.”
 
Hi Marypiopadre

My thoughts are that some might feel that at times and in some quarters there might have been an over emphasis on a simplistic concept of mercy. You see there is no real mercy without truth and justice. God is indeed merciful, abundantly so but He is also just and IS truth itself. If one, a priest for example were to simply gloss over a person’s sin and offer an assurance that all was well as God was mercy and there was no need for conversion and a turning away from sin then that could be seen as false mercy as it would not be entirely truthful and could well lead to a person continuing in sin to perdition conceivably. It might appear to the penitent as mercy but it would be false.

In such an instance it would be an act of immense charity for the priest to exhort the person to repentance and conversion by explaining that though God is merciful He also is just and abhors sin. This might arguably make life more difficult for the priest as he may meet with denial, resistance, hostility etc. But to be willing to risk this for the sake of the truth and the good of the person’s soul is surely the more merciful approach. We must show mercy but not at the expense of truth and justice. Sometimes the love that people need most is tough love.

Just my thoughts for what they’re worth. It’s a complex area as people have differing views and interpretations. Always be guided by Scripture, Sacred Tradition and the constant teaching the Church has always believed and taught.
 
You are best off in a parish where the priests follow the Pope.
 
But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his justice: and all these things shall be added unto you.
~ST. LUKE - Chapter 12 vs. 31

Watering down the Commandments of Christ cripples man’s ability to resist sin.
It is not man’s role to decide how he should save his eternal soul.
Christ is the ultimate Judge.

Ask thyself this…
In response to a convicted pedophile-
Would today’s Church react by stressing mercy, forgiveness, and compassion for the guilty?
Or would it stress the grave effect of the sin on the eternal salvation of the soul of the guilty? (not to even mention the insult and rejection of our Loving God!)

If you love me, keep my commandments.
~ST. JOHN - Chapter 14 vs. 15
 
marypiopadre said:
I’ve seen some threads and even heard a priest call this year -the year of false mercy?

Can anyone explain why?
Click to expand...
Probably because they disagree with the Holy Father in some way. I’ve heard loads of people criticising the idea of a Jubilee year of Mercy.

I have a friend who lives with his mom and both of them are sort of SSPX but they also believe some really weird stuff. Like the mom would say that she’s unsure that the Eucharist is valid in certain parishes because all the priests and bishops are heretics. I’ve heard them say this a few times.

I would associate the people who talk in this way about initiatives of the Pope with the super-traddy, almost isolationist, schismatic fringe groups like SSPX.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top