“Pope Francis Rebukes EWTN as Work of the Devil”
I don’t believe he was referring to EWTN.... Church Militant, more likely. EWTN, hardly a hard-hitting outfit these days.
Indeed. If he thinks EWTN is his enemy what does he think of the likes of https://novusordowatch.org, which states.
In response to the phenomenon of the Vatican II revolution, there are three essential lines of thought that have been proposed as “solutions” to understanding the situation. This is not now the place or time to critique or justify any of them. For now, we want to just describe them: (1) despite appearances, nothing has really substantially changed, and any interpretation of Vatican II that arrives at the conclusion that there has been a substantial change must be incorrect; (2) we must oppose (resist) these substantial changes and stick to the traditional, age-old teaching instead and ignore the Vatican II novelties while recognizing, however, that the authorities in the Vatican are legitimate and genuine Roman Catholic authorities — we just cannot agree with them on these points; (3) because it is impossible for the Catholic Church to change substantially, and because Vatican II constitutes such an impossible substantial change, it is necessary to conclude that the authority which gave us Vatican II is not in fact the legitimate Catholic authority; that is to say, the “Popes” which gave us Vatican II are not true Popes, nor are their successors, who have implemented and expanded this new religion that has its roots in the council. In fact, the entire religion that now occupies the Vatican and the official structures of the Catholic Church throughout the world is false — it is not the Catholic religion at all, and its putative authorities are not Catholics but heretical usurpers.
A FR poster sums up the situation as,
1. Church Militant who chastise the Bishops but not the Pope
2. The Wanderer supporters
3. The Remnant led by the brother of the publisher of The Wanderer who now disowns The Wanderer
4. The SSPX
5. Those that believe the SSPX is a valid Catholic organization but aren't members.
6. Those who believe the SSPX is in apostasy
7. Those former members of the SSPX that believe Fellay is too deferential to the Pope
8. Sedevacantists who believe Francis is the first anti-Pope or non-Pope
9. Sedevacantists who believe John XXIII was the first anti-pope or non-Pope and that the Second Vatican Council is invalid
10. Those that believe in various conspiracy theories that the Church is now completely controlled by: The Vatican Bank, Gays, Masons, Space Aliens, the Illuminati or some combination of the above
11. Various groups of reasonable Catholics who either quietly or on record disagree with the Pope but are unwilling to go all the way and call him a heretic
12. Various groups of reasonable Catholics who are willing to call the Pope a heretic but are also willing to wait for the process of replacement to unfold in an orderly manner
(NOTE: Church Militant may have changed its position recently to be more directly in opposition to the Pope but I haven't kept track.)
I agree with you.
You might find interesting this article:
Politically Correct in the Church – EWTN
http://spir-food.blogspot.it/2017/10/politically-correct-in-church-ewtn.html
Here are a few paragraphs from this article:
Mother Angelica (April 20, 1923 – March 27, 2016), the founder of “The Eternal Word Television Network” (EWTN), was one of these saints, who maintained the proper priorities and balance by keeping her heart and mind fixed on the glory of God and the salvation of souls while being a rebel to the pressures of being “politically correct” even in the Catholic Church! She was a simple but powerful beacon of light for our times. She was not afraid to risk and lose even the television network to remain faithful to Christ, the Eternal Word. Mother Angelica had the courage to open her eyes to the signs of the times and to seek to discover the hidden and subtle but powerful traps laid by our mortal enemy, Satan, for immortal souls. She had the humility to not totally rely on her own human intelligence and wisdom but to seek to discover the guidance in our times of great confusion from the true prophets of our times, even though Satan has given rise to many false prophets today. Those who do not have this true humility do not have their eyes open to certain hidden dangers and are looking in the wrong direction, while remaining “politically correct in the Church”.
Mother Angelica (April 20, 1923 – March 27, 2016), the founder of “The Eternal Word Television Network” (EWTN), was one of these saints, who maintained the proper priorities and balance by keeping her heart and mind fixed on the glory of God and the salvation of souls while being a rebel to the pressures of being “politically correct” even in the Catholic Church! She was a simple but powerful beacon of light for our times. She was not afraid to risk and lose even the television network to remain faithful to Christ, the Eternal Word. Mother Angelica had the courage to open her eyes to the signs of the times and to seek to discover the hidden and subtle but powerful traps laid by our mortal enemy, Satan, for immortal souls. She had the humility to not totally rely on her own human intelligence and wisdom but to seek to discover the guidance in our times of great confusion from the true prophets of our times, even though Satan has given rise to many false prophets today. Those who do not have this true humility do not have their eyes open to certain hidden dangers and are looking in the wrong direction, while remaining “politically correct in the Church”.
Mother Angelica hosted shows on EWTN until she had a stroke in 2001. As did her Lord and Savior, Mother Angelica did not accept compromises with the Truth. Mother Angelica was ready to lose everything before compromising with her Lord and Savior. After 2001, did the ones in charge of EWTN maintain this vital fundamental integrity? Are the ones in charge of EWTN willing to follow Christ all the way in losing all on the cross, according to divine logic and wisdom and not according to human logic and wisdom, for the purification of the Church in this period as they claim to be doing? How easy it is to justify compromises for a seemingly important good of not losing EWTN, or viewers. Did Judas Iscariot not believe he was doing something good by trying to force the hand of Christ to free the Jews from the Roman tyranny, which is essentially the same as the betrayal of Liberation Theology in the Church today under many disguises?
Mother Angelica hosted shows on EWTN until she had a stroke in 2001. As did her Lord and Savior, Mother Angelica did not accept compromises with the Truth. Mother Angelica was ready to lose everything before compromising with her Lord and Savior. After 2001, did the ones in charge of EWTN maintain this vital fundamental integrity? Are the ones in charge of EWTN willing to follow Christ all the way in losing all on the cross, according to divine logic and wisdom and not according to human logic and wisdom, for the purification of the Church in this period as they claim to be doing? How easy it is to justify compromises for a seemingly important good of not losing EWTN, or viewers. Did Judas Iscariot not believe he was doing something good by trying to force the hand of Christ to free the Jews from the Roman tyranny, which is essentially the same as the betrayal of Liberation Theology in the Church today under many disguises?
In contrast to Mother Angelica, many people who appear on EWTN in recent years have succumbed to the great pressure to be politically correct in the Church. There is less prayer than ever before, more sin than ever before, even worse, indifference as if sin no longer exists, and so we have given very great power to “the father of lies”, Satan (Jn 8:44). In particular Satan has more power to “disguise himself as an angel of light” (2Cor 11:14), to offer his very deadly beautiful lies as if they were the “truth that sets us free” (Jn 8:32)! Thus it is very important in these times of great confusion, when even Catholic bishops are no longer in agreement about the fundamentals of our faith and morals, to not only pray much and to study the Catechism of the Catholic Church for adults, but to keep our eyes open so as not to fall into the beautiful lies of Satan presented as if they were the Truth!