[Catholic Caucus] Jesuit Martyrs, Old and New

National Catholic Register ^ | November 14, 2019 | Father Raymond J. de Souza

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[Catholic Caucus] Jesuit Martyrs, Old and New

Last week in Rome there was a full-on all-stops-pulled celebration of the Jesuits, organized by the Jesuits. Both Pope Francis and Father Arturo Sosa, the superior general, took part.

It was a clarifying moment for those who might wonder at the various curiosities offered by the Society of Jesus in these past years under the first Jesuit pope.

Consider Father Sosa himself, who apparently denies two key doctrines of the faith: the historical accuracy of the gospels and the personal existence of the devil.

There is Father Antonio Spadaro, editor of La Civiltà Cattolica, and unofficial spokesman for the Holy Father. He accuses U.S. Christians of practicing an “ecumenism of hate” and is himself famous for asserting that in theology “2 plus 2 can equal 5,” a rather remarkable undoing of the reasonableness of the faith.

Then there is Father James Martin, the highest-profile Jesuit in the United States, whose efforts to “build a bridge” to the gay community have led him to reject the language, if not the teaching, of the Catechism.

In relation to the movie Silence he proposed the idea that Jesus may positively want his disciples, facing persecution, to deny him and collaborate with the persecutors of the Church — a rather novel commentary on the history of martyrdom.

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Consider Father Sosa himself, who apparently denies two key doctrines of the faith: the historical accuracy of the gospels and the personal existence of the devil.

Francis himself denies the historical accuracy of the gospels by denying the miracle of the loaves and fishes, declaring it was just an example of "sharing". He also has recently denied the divinity of Jesus Christ during His time on earth. Francis denies the existence of Hell by saying unsaved souls are merely annihiallated. And, if Bergoglio truly believes in the devil, he only makes crass jokes about Satan:

Excardinal, now laymen, unrepentant homosexual Mr. Theodroe McCarrick, “I guess the Lord isn’t done with me yet,” he told the pope.

“Or the devil doesn’t have your accommodations ready!” Francis (just after being elected pope) shot back with a laugh. circa March 2013