Canceled Priest: Heresy and Tyranny Will Lead to an ‘Underground Church’ in Our Lifetimes

LifeSite News ^ | 3/4/23 | John-Henry Westen

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Fr. John Lovell returns to The John-Henry Westen Show for a discussion on the sorry state of the Church and the noble work of the Coalition for Canceled Priests.

(LifeSiteNews) — The co-founder of the Coalition for Canceled Priests believes it is only a matter of time before a faithful remnant of the Church will be forced underground because of social and political tyranny as well as the increasing severity of modernist heresy.

Fr. John Lovell was kind enough to join me on today’s episode of The John-Henry Westen Show to share his thoughts on the sorry state of the Church and explain more in depth how the Coalition helps priests targeted for “cancellation.”

“It seems like America is about 30 or 40 years behind Europe,” he said. “And so what we’re seeing is that America is starting — sadly — slowly but surely catching up with the modernist problem that Europe [has been] dealing with, really since the 19th century.”

Fr. Lovell, who knows his Church history, stated that Pope St. Pius X’s fears about modernism are coming true here in the 21st century. In fact, he believes the modernist crisis in the Church is even worse than the Arian heresy of the fourth through seventh centuries — so much so that those who wish to preserve the fullness of tradition will have no choice but to go underground.

Not only have German bishops overwhelmingly approved the blessing of grave sin (namely, of same-sex “relationships”), on the horizon is a Pope Francis-encouraged Mayan rite of Mass featuring ancient pagan symbolism and lay “principals.” Fr. Lovell said this new rite is “trying to solidify the Pachamama.”

One also cannot forget about the emergence of medical tyranny and the burgeoning totalitarianism of LGBT ideology.

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We had a good run...

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Why would it be underground instead of just forming a new religious denomination?

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Jesus is the Word made flesh *The Truth”.

Christ established the Catholic Church and He told us “I am with you always until the end of the age.” Matthew 28:20

Many have left the Catholic Church and the Catholic Faith and formed new churches and do not accept all of Christ’s Truth. The Catholic faith has not changed, even if some do not follow the teachings of Jesus.

All Baptized persons are Christ’s Church (the Body of Christ) not just the leaders and will be judged by Jesus upon their death.

Many of Chinese are underground, as were many early Catholics because of persecution.

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Why would it be underground instead of just forming a new religious denomination?

Its Frankenchurch that is a new religious denomination. The underground Church will remain the "One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church". No different than the State "catholic church" of Red China versus the true underground Church.