He certainly did.
WHAT was good for me to hear was that you haven't surrendered your faith of the Church to the satanic victory of Schism.... not that you're an unhappy Catholic as you suggest and that I was somehow pleased about that...
But as I remind whomever I can - God has given you everything you need in this life needed for fulfillment, and for happiness.. It is we who get in the way of that:
2P1
"3 His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by[d] his own glory and goodness." Seek and you shall find it.
Also, try not get sucked into the negative.... that's the easy path...certainly not the one with the yoke...
You can correctly point out that Vat 2 did not attack Communism as we would have wished 50-60 years later, but remember then, the Vatican was lucky to have just survived WW2 ebils.
More amazing, Vat2 political deficiency aside, is that the most effective Pope in the 20th century to combat those commie evils -to actually DO something - rather than just write about it - was a prominent participant of that Vat2 Council... Embodied that Council throughout his papacy.. and yet, still accomplished that good over evil as we still desire today - WITHOUT adhering to -or having that fight be part of any conciliar document requirement to do so.(As if more Vat 2 documents were needed !)
So how did that happen? Why John Paul2 ? Now that will be bring out the malice for JP2 from some - but the fact remains of the Freedom he stood for and what he fought against.- which again was achieved absent of any Council doc. Admittedly, I do tend to look at these things more through a historical perspective.
The Church is guided by Councils - but the Holy Spirit IS NOT bound by these councils. That needs to be remembered. That's where we can't afford to lose faith.
More nonsence, Murph.
The most effective Popes in the 20th century to combat communism were Pius XI who authored, "DIVINI REDEMPTORIS" (ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PIUS XI ON ATHEISTIC COMMUNISM (ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PIUS XI) and Pius XII who issued the Decree against Communism which declared Catholics who professed Communist doctrine to be excommunicated as apostates from the Christian faith.
A decree of xxcommunication is much more than just words, Murph.
He certainly did.
Are you speaking of Jorge's Schism, Murph?
“It is not to be excluded that I will enter history as the one who split the Catholic Church.”