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To: ultima ratio
St. Catherine of Siena wrote to Barnabas, Viscount Lord of Milan: "He is insane who rises or acts contrary to this Vicar who holds the keys of the blood of Christ crucified. Even if he was a demon incarnate, I should not raise my head against him, but always grovel and ask for the blood out of mercy. And don’t pay attention to what the demon proposes to you and you propose under the color of virtue, that is to say to want to do justice against evil pastors regarding their fault. Don’t trust the demon: don’t try to do justice about what does not concern you. God wants neither you nor anyone else to set themselves up as a righter of the wrongs of His ministers. He reserves judgment to Himself, and He reserves it to His Vicar; and if the Vicar does not do justice, we should wait for the punishment and correction on the part of the sovereign judge, God Eternal." (Letters, Vol. I. Letter No. 28; Vatican's Cardinal Hoyos' Ecclesia dei Commision response to SSPX Bishop Fellay. )."

<> St Catherine forshadowed an accurate diagnosis of Msgr. Lefebvre; and, by the way, you and your ilk<>

238 posted on 12/02/2002 9:32:14 AM PST by Catholicguy
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To: Catholicguy
Catherine of Sienna is famous for not practicing what she preached when the chips were down: she rebuked Gregory XI and warned him he would be damned if he did not shape up. She certainly had a way with words.
246 posted on 12/02/2002 10:53:54 AM PST by ultima ratio
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