Tuesday, May 31, 2011

BEATIFICATION OF POPE JOHN PAUL II -- TRAGIC MISTAKE

*****NOTE 10/9/13 THE SCHEDULED CANONIZATIONS OF POPE JOHN XXIII AND POPE JOHN PAUL II APRIL27TH 2014 - MAKE CLEAR THAT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH REMAINS ON TRAJECTORY OF MADNESS AND BLINDNESS *****


     This essay aims to put forth arguments and evidence to defend and fortify the thesis that the Beatification of and Conference of the title THE GREAT upon Pope John Paul II is a TRAGIC MISTAKE.

A POPE OF GREAT TALENT
    I felt greatly honored to be in St. Peter's square in Rome in 1978, when the greatly talented and of high charisma Polish pope, stepped forward on the balcony almost directly above me, to give to the vast crowd his blessing, after just being elected as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

THE QUESTION OF GREATNESS

    Only God is good and only God is great. The greatness of anyone is proportional to their closeness to God or to their unity with His will and performance of His will. Now for a pope, the Vicar of Christ, his greatness must be measured primarily according to the Greatness of the Church during his pontificate or how well the Church fulfilled it's mission. Requried then is very high perfection of the Church. The question then is WHAT IS THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH? What are the principles of Perfection of the Church?

THE MIDDLE AGES - MODEL OF PERFECTION AND GREATNESS

    From the side of God, or from the side of the Church as a Divine Institution - the Church of course is Perfect. From the human side the question must be examined.  It seems clear that the Church, as an established visible institution, reached a relative Perfection and Greatness in the Middle Ages (the early Church of the Acts of the Apostles was more perfect, when the graces of the Holy Spirit flourished and God willed to produce a Model for the future) . Some visible evidence of this greatness, in the Middle Ages is in the Great Cathedrals built by the poor as a rule, and secondely and more importantly we see religious communities flourishing. And not only did they flourish but they were places of great prayer and penance and production of saints.

    According to the worlds standards and according to the principles of humanitarianism or love of your fellow man, Pope John Paul II deserves the title THE GREAT, it would seem. However the question is whether in the eyes of God he ruled the Church so as to be an exemplary figure in the history of the Catholic Church. Another way of stating this question is to asked whether THE GREATNESS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH was brought to vivid existence and performance or functioning during and through his pontificate.  Of course we cannot know directly the mind of God, but that is no problem. In regard to canonization, including the initial step of beatification, the Church has always looked for indirect evidence of the mind and judgment of God in miracles performed through the intercession of the person in question. But even without miracles, the mind of the Holy Spirit has been made clear to the Church in numerous ways throughout the long history of the Church.  It is the third Person of the Blessed Trinity, the Holy Spirit Who guides the Church and  has spoken through the saints, the pontiffs of the Church, and nearly 2,000 years of Catholic tradition and practice. And so if Pope John Paul served God in an exemplary way, according to the principles of truth and action and sought for perfection of the Church as made clear to the Church through history, then the first requirement for the title THE GREAT, has been met. This would mean that the Church as The Light of the World and Salt of the Earth, were outstanding under his pontificate, or as a consequence of his pontificate.

    Beatification and the intended follow-up of canonization is for the living and not for the dead person's honor. The Catholic Church exists as founded by Jesus Christ to lead men to heaven. And so beatification and canonization of exemplary figures with exemplary lives and solid and true writings, are done to help the living in their battles to win heaven. The focus is twofold. First and foremost the attention of the Church must be within, or with regard to its members who comprise the Mystical Body in its living element, the Church Militant. And then secondarily the focus is upon the vast body of men outside the Church who gaze upon the Church, and who desperately need her help. It is great foolishness to spend considerable time and effort to bring those outside her fold to interior membership, if there exists considerable danger that they will not persevere. In every way possible the Church Militant needs to be a Perfect Army and Perfect Institution, with regard to her members, before attention is given to evangelization. In addition the greatest evangelization or greatest number of true converts result when the Brilliance of The Light of the World shines most brightly and when the Salt of the Earth is what it is meant to be.  If the Light of the World shines so brightly that the whole world is moved by her brillinace, know clearly her self-proclaimed mission upon the earth, see her greatness or Divine appearance openly displayed (after all she is a Divine Institution) and greatly deserving of reverence and respect - then the Church is doing well in part of her mission. It is first of all the duty of Peter and each of his successors to all in their power to obtain this mission. And if the Salt of the Earth, especially her members of high authority and dignity, display a discipline and fire, (*** NEEDS FILL IN) - then the Church is faithful upon another aspect. And again it is Peter and each of his successors who must above all lead the way and prompts its members.

THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH

     When the Catholic Church exists in a relatively perfect state of existence, what are some of the oustanding features which will then exist. A short answer to this question is to asked WHEN IS SHE MOST FULFILLING HER MISSION and so most faithful to her founder Jesus Christ. Her mission is clearly exspressed in the title given to her by Jesus : LIGHT OF THE WORLD, and her role HAVING THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, and her role as THE TRUE AND GOOD SHEPHERD who lays down his life for the flock. The Church exists as totally other worldly. The mission is to bring many to heaven. That is the end and her mission. The difficulty and confusion of our age of the Church is the means to obtain that clear mission or end.

THE ISSUE ABOVE ALL ISSUES

    With regard to Pope John Paul, the issue above all issues is the great council of Vatican II and the massive changes brought upon the Church, as a result. If one argues that the fruits of Vatican II are good and positive (a position which is most contradictory and blindly held by the majority),

RELIC OF POPE JOHN PAUL AND FLOODING OF LOURDES (Added 11/13/12)

   The following paragraph is taken from the Remnant Newspaper of an artricle printed in October (I believe):

    "In a strange coincidence, major flooding by days of non-stop rain in southwest France caused the closure of most of the Catholic sanctuary of Lourdes yesterday (October 21) the same day the relic of John Paul was scheduled to arrive. The evacuation of hundreds of pilgrims became necessary, local authorities report. Buses ferried guests from hotels in the lower town to a conference center and a sports complex as officials said the sites would stay closed for several days."

CONCLUSION

   Was this just coincidence or God showing His displeasure over the activities of His servants within His Church. In any event, the issue, as above stated is Vatican II. The position of this writer is made clear in many places. But at this point please proceed to Celebrating 50 years of Vatican II.

*****  READ the articvle by Marian T. Horvat PLEASE traditioninaction.org/HotTopics/a006ht.htm

  

Friday, May 27, 2011

God's Perfect Creation / A Perfect World

A PERFECT CAUSE

As an infinitely perfect cause, all God's works are perfect. All His effects are perfect. And so the world as created by God is A PERFECT WORK - A PERFECT ACT OF CREATION - A PERFECT WORLD.

Yet the disorders and evils which steadily bombard our world today, make this truth difficult indeed, if now absurd to many. Now it is the very evils about us today which make this truth of A PERFECT CREATION, a necessity. It is not a matter of positive thinking over negative thinking (as important as this habit is), but  a matter of truth over error. And no errors are as harmful to the world, or to the minds and hearts of the living, as those errors at the deepest foundation of truth, or those pertaining to the First Cause - to God Himself. But truth cannot be destroyed. It can be denied and covered over for awhile or by some or many - but it remains forever.

As St. Paul tells us :"By Him all things came to be and were made...by Him all things remain in existence."

God is Infinite Goodness and Jesus counsels us : 'Be perfect as your hevenly Father is perfect', and 'Overcome evil with good'.

We certainly live in a passion ridden and materialistic world. Instead of seeking society with the angels and heavenly thoughts and ways, the world today so very much seeks society with the beasts, the pleasures of the world, the here and now.

St. Thomas Aquinas, prince of theologians, by the grace of God and his own faithfulness to God, tells us that man has in common with the world of plants - Vegetative Powers: has in common with the animals or beasts - Sensitive Powers: and has in common with the angels and God Himself - Rational Powers of intellect and will. Man alone of all visible creation has the power to rule and command and has dominion over all visible creation. This dominion is his to exercise with his freewill, to his credit or discredit, to his honor or dishonor. And so all disorders and evils of the world must be attributed to man's misuse of his dominion, misuse of his freewill.

But God is a Perfect Father, is Infinite Goodness. And so evil exists because God made man for GREATNESS, doing great and noble deeds, virtually without limit. But with this potentiality of Greatness, exists the opposite or evils without limit, virtually. And the heights of this potential GREATNESS, can only be fully known through God's own Revelation or truth, passed on to the world. And this truth can be found in its fullness and clarity only through the Catholic Church, Divinely Instituted for that very purpose unto Salvation. Or more exactly it is THE TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC CHURCH. or the Catholic Church in its TRADITIONAL AND TRUE TEACHINGS, wherein lies TRUTH.

THUS NO MATTER THE SURFACE CHAOS, DISORDER AND RUIN, THE WORLD REMAINS AS GOD'S PERFECT CREATION WITH EVERY SMALLEST DETAIL UNDER HIS DIRECT SCRUTINY FOR AS JESUS SAID [THE HAIRS OF YOUR HEAD ARE ALL NUMBERED   -  NOT A SPARROW FALLS WITHOUT THE FATHER'S CONSENT}

Also click on link to Worldwide Truth Center  >  And See: SATAN'S POWER OVER THE WEATHER

Friday, May 20, 2011

Fruits of Vatican II

Jesus told us that a tree is known by its fruits. Fifteen fruits of Vatican II exist in 30 page paper on the website VATICANIIDEBATE.COM.

     ***   FROM PAGES 21 TO 23 OF 30PAGEPAPER   ***   OCTOBER 2011

BY THEIR FRUITS

    Jesus tells us in scripture that the tree will be known as good or evil by its fruits. St. Thomas Aquinas says in philosophical language that we know the cause by the effects, applying this as a universal principle, stemming from common sense.
    Much has been written since Vatican II indicating the decay of the Church. Books such as James Hitchcock's "The Decline and Fall of Radical Catholicism", Dietrich von Hildebrand's "The Devastated Vineyard", Malachi Martin's writings with his description of the Church as in shambles.
    On the other hand vastly more has been written praising Vatican II and denying this decay. We have stated above that only true and solid or reliable measuring sticks have any business in these measurements. After all, to virtually all Protestants, Martin Luther is a hero. (their measure of Martin Luther is of course the greatly false Protestant accounts which they read and hear). Only the sure guide of the Holy Spirit can be a measure of whether this tree, namely Vatican II is good or evil. By those sure principles and teachings given by the Holy Spirit before Vatican II, we most certainly say this tree produced fruit bringing disorder and decay. Let us state a few of these fruits or effects:

1. One of the fruits of Vatican II is less obvious as to its existence, and much less obvious to its great negative effect. This fruit is the removal of the language used traditionally.
    a.) First of all the removal of Latin greatly hinders the unity of the Church as to its teachings and understanding of documents. Even if all within the Church were saints, the number of translations would force some errors and differences of translation. Since it is clear that the Church has not a few unscrupulous translations and enemies, visible and invisible, the vast number of translations significantly weaken the Church and its unity.
    b.) The language of the Church as to the words, and definitions of these words, has a long tradition. Consistency in use of words and definitions made reading of Catholic writings and books relatively easy, after one learned the words and definitions, and increased reading re-enforced and increased their understanding. It also deepened the faith of the reader and his or her trust in the Church. This language is no longer used. After Vatican II many libraries were cleared out of books of the solid traditional writings; lives of the Saints, spiritual works, and  books on theology. A great many were thrown into the trash and the new books with a new language filled the shelves of many a library.
      Back in about 1975, Br. Michael, my immediate superior, would travel to a local place where these excellent traditional books had been thrown out and were free for the taking,and so we had excellent books for our library. Later after I had departed this excellent religious community, I am ashamed to admit, but the struggle then was anguishing and needed a solution, I was given the Benziger edition (in full) of the Summa Theologica, almost brand-new, by  a man who hated to see excellent Catholic books trashed and so had a bunch of books in his truck. He also had excellent catholic books like THE COMPLETE WORKS OF ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS.

2. With Vatican II, not a few of the guards against evil were removed as the Legion of Decency, and taking the Oath Against Modernism.

3. Immediately after Vatican II, an estimated 10,000 religious returned to the world and schools long run by the good nuns were either closed or became much less solid in discipline, in Catholic teaching, and in ability to produce children with a firm Catholic training.

4. Many so-called Catholic colleges and universities now are questionably Catholic in many ways.

5. Breakdown of Discipline or Simply Failure to Apply It  :  Created in the image and likeness of God, man has two primary powers of the soul, intellect and will. The intellect needs truth,sound principles, etc. The development of good habits (virtues) especially at an early age, cannot be overstated as to the great value. The dedicated nuns and brothers of former times instilled these habits through firm discipline. But the wise man knows how great is the value once these habits are achieved.
    Today the Church and world fails terribly in both sound teaching and sound principles and in applying discipline. At the rate we are going America will soon fail to have room to jail all those who did not learn interior good habits when young. Discipline (punishment) applied to evil will always be necessary upon earth, but without early discipline of the young and enough people given to self-discipline, our nation and the world will soon be unable to police all the criminals and vandals. Vatican II has contributed greatly to all this.

6. Our seminaries likewise have suffered greatly from Vatican II. The Church when showing vigor and order, manly virtues, with the militant spirit needed for self-discipline, prayer, and seeking higher perfection, naturally draws more vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Statistics show that traditional communities and traditional priestly orders draw plenty of vocations.
    Though priestly scandals seem to have considerably lessened, it seems clear that the vast majority of our seminaries remain greatly in need of a return to traditional discipline, and in formation of priests regarding the course of studies.

7. Looking back, we find that Pope Paul VI was grieved and distressed enough over the difficulties after the Council to have stated : "The smoke of Satan has entered the Church".

8. Many times the phrase CRISIS OF FAITH has been used to describe the state of the Church after Vatican II.

9. The Latin Mass Magazine, Chronicle of a Catholic Reform. in 1995 featured an effect of the updating of the Church after Vatican II with the article "Repentant psychologist : How I wrecked the I.H.M. nuns".
    In this interview with Dr. William Marra, Dr. William Coulson relates working with American psychologist Carl Rogers and relates the devastating effects of their humanistic psychology (to some degree this has entered almost every corner of the Church and especially  many U.S. seminaries) upon their order of nuns in California, the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In 1966 and 1967 the order invited them in with their psychological program TFN, Therapy for Normals. And Dr. Coulson regrets to say : "The IHMs had 60 schools when we started, at the end they had one. There were 560 nuns when we began. Within a year after our interventions, 300 were petitioning Rome to get out of their vows". And he relates that of the 560 nuns, at the end or now, there are about two dozen.
    This was permitted by the Spirit of Vatican II and done or permitted in the name of updating of religious communities directed by Vatican II.
    Dr. Coulson says they performed their Humanistic Psychology program upon two dozen other orders also, including the Jesuits (of which we heard much about in the years after the Council, and now we know part or much of the reason why). COMMENT   Perhaps this Humanistic Psychology has had significant effect upon so many nuns not wearing their habits after Vatican II.

10. The Oct. 15, 1995 Remnant has a column : From the Diary of Father X, "true stories, written by a Catholic priest, in good standing, in a certain American diocese". Father X wrote in a column about the situation in Rome after Vatican II and refers to Father Pietro the pastor of San Giuseppe Parish: "Every weekend I helped him with Masses and confessions. A saintly man, he loved the priesthood and the Church. We had many conversations about the dreadful deterioration that has occurred since the Second Vatican Council."

11. The Latin Mass Magazine in its 1995 promotional edition, refers to the book THE DEVASTATED VINEYARD, written by  deceased author Dietrich von Hildebrand: "A friend of Pope Pius XII, recipient of an award from Pope Paul VI, this eminent author grew alarmed soon after the Second Vatican Council. The 'renewal' he saw, was largely bogus. A few years later he wrote this devastating critique and explanation why."

12. Since Vatican II, the Catholic Church has abandoned the practice, which was begun at the very beginning of the Church, of abstinence from meat on Fridays, out of reverence for Jesus, crucified on Friday.

13. Fasting has greatly lessened or virtually disappeared we might say. The value of fasting as means of penance, of self-discipline, and spiritual growth has been all but removed from the thinking of the Church.

14. The present defects and problems of irreverence, immodest and improper dress and failure to apply St. Paul's teaching on women and girls at public worship, we have indicated elsewhere (pages 8-10 of 30pagepaper).

15. Music now has many defects, stemming mainly from its usual goal of giving consolation and appealing to the emotions. Good Catholic music needs first of all sound theology and spirituality to put proper and true thoughts into the mind, it needs proper spirit to stir the will to devotion, worship, and proper Catholic action, etc. The Church has spoken on this (as on everything else) before Vatican II including at least one encyclical  that I am aware of. The organ produces sounds solemn enough to foster devotion, yet is appealing to the spirit on the natural level.

OTHER FRUITS

    To my mind the two most visible negative fruits of Vatican II, everywhere now seen are a) altar girls and women about the altar for readings and at Holy Communion, and b) all the abuses and irreverence and sacrileges connected and occurring with the practice of Communion in the Hand. (pages 8-10 of 30pagepaper goes into some detail on these evil fruits).

ONE FINAL FRUIT

   The title by itself tells all, but see, if not already done so : How Vatican II Destroyed the Jesuits - a Remnant article.