[pseudo-ignatius]

Please name for me, the the most recent declaration from a Pope, pronounced ex-cathedra on matters of Faith and morals.

If you are of the position that His Holiness has not issued any formal teachings which are binding (I'm not agreeing that this is the case), then why aren't you in union with Rome? You and your kind always bring up things like the Asissi prayer meeting and the Koran-kissing. If you hold that the Pope has made no formal doctrinal declarations on matters pertaining to faith and morals, then all you can say is that these particular actions are sinful or gravely sinful (and I'm not saying that I agree with you.) But does the serious sin of a pontiff legitimate schism? Would you have broken from Rome when Alexander VI was the supreme pontiff?

[ultima ratio]

Modernists are clever. They don't assault traditional doctrines directly. They act instead by indirection. For instance, some doctrines will simply never be mentioned, disappearing into a black hole of silence. When was the last time you heard a sermon on Hell? Or on Mary's Virginity--or on mortal sin? Another modernist technique is to use certain words by subtley altering their definitions. Words such as "sacrifice", "eucharist", "sacrament" are still part of the theologian's vocabulary, but they now carry different theological connotations. Most of all, worship itself has been radically changed in both language and rubrics. It undermines traditional faith in a thousand ways. Why do you suppose 70% of Catholics under 40 no longer believe in the Real Presence? One would think Rome would try to do all it can to support an orthodox liturgy to shore up this very essential dogma. One would think it would insist on more, not fewer, genuflections during Mass; on kneeling, rather than standing, for Communion; on communion on the tongue instead of in the hands, etc. But the opposite is the case: Catholics are being URGED to act and think as Protestants.

None of this is orthodox. All this is a departure from 2000 years of Catholicism. It is insidious and very damaging to the faith.