Posted on 07/03/2026 6:27:54 PM PDT by ebb tide
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“The Spirit is speaking through the Synod” ...
Which spirit?
You are answering yes to this question I trust.
My wife and her family were. They at one point became members of what turned out to be a cult charismatic church near Blacksburg in the mid-80s (she’s a bit younger than me). Many of their members were Virginia Tech students and when they graduated and started looking for jobs the “prophetic leaders” would say, “oh - the Lord has told us your place is here serving the church.” Anyone who refused to follow their “guidance” was ‘excommunicated’ and several who felt compelled to follow the ‘guidance’ became depressed and committed suicide.
I think they called themselves ‘Dayspring’ and are long, long gone - but my wife isn’t close by and I might be misremembered the name.
8 Be sober and watch: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about seeking whom he may devour. 1 Peter, Chapter 5.
For instance:
A study group’s final report from the 2024 Synod on Synodality released Tuesday has been roundly criticized for attempting to change the Church’s teaching on homosexuality and for misrepresenting an apostolate, in good standing with the Church, that ministers to same-sex-attracted faithful.
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Setting the stage for what Catholic LGBTQ-rights activists have described as a “surprisingly progressive” view of same-sex relations, the report goes on to say that “pastorality” is its interpretative horizon. It underscores a concept of “relational conversion” that “demands learning through experience,” and offers guidelines for pastoral discernment on two specific emerging issues: the experience of homosexual Catholics and the commitment to active non-violence.
The report speaks of “discernment through conversation in the Spirit” having three “modes” which it defines as “listening to ourselves,” “paying attention to reality,” and “summoning various forms of expertise.”
The authors of the report included Cardinal Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio of Lima, Peru, known for some theologically heterodox positions, including on homosexuality; Archbishop Filippo Iannone, the prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops; Italian moral theologian Father Maurizio Chiodi, who has argued that contraception can be morally permissible for married couples in some circumstances based on Amoris Laetitia, and that homosexual relationships “under certain conditions” could be “the most fruitful way” for those with same-sex attractions to enjoy good relations; and Jesuit Father Carlo Casalone, a moral theologian who in 2022 was criticized for urging support for assisted suicide as a tactic to prevent the legalization of voluntary euthanasia in Italy.
YOU HIT THE NAIL RIGHT ON ITS HEAD.
Satan is behind (or in front) of the Roman Catholic Church.
...another miss.
Wasn’t ET recently marginalized by the “pope” -??
Can he legitimately still be part of the “Catholic Caucus” - ??
He’s made it quite clear he’s not under this pope or the prior pope. As he’s part of the SSPX he’s rejected a number of popes. He’s his own pope.
This muddle-headed memeing is exactly what is getting people in trouble.
“Do you attend the Traditional Latin Mass or belong to the SSPX or similar”.
What in Sam Hill does that mean? First of all, nobody who goes to an FSSP, ICK, Campos, or diocesan TLM is remotely being considered schismatic.
Second of all, the documents from Rome clearly state that even people who go to SSPX Masses are *NOT* presumed to schismatic if they are attending for liturgical or spiritual reasons, or if they do not reject Rome’s authority.
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