Vocabulary of Terms Commonly Used by Dissenters

OurLadysWarriors ^ | Bruce Sabalesky

[NYer]

Introduction

To better understand how the dissenters attack Church teachings and attempt to undermine them for replacement by their own man-made (or woman-made) faith, it is very helpful to be aware of the vocabulary (or vernacular) used. When one belongs to a particular group, one generally takes on the terminology used by that group. To illustrate, a practicing Catholic would speak of God the Father, Jesus, God the Son, Sacraments (e.g. Confession and Holy Communion), Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the Eucharist, holiness, Our Lady, saints, virtue, beatitudes, charity, devotion, prayer, the Rosary and such. Therefore, one way to help discern if a person is a dissenter is to listen how they speak or read how they write. Such discernment is necessary because the dissenters work via verbal subterfuge rather than clearly and openly as Jesus taught [8]. This article intends to act as a guide to help in such discernment. Prayer, of course, along with study of the Catholic Faith, and most importantly actual practice of the Faith are the only practical means by which accurate discernment becomes possible.

Methods of Dissenter "Newspeak" [1]

There are several ways in which dissenters market their plot for the destruction of Truth. As the Church was warned millennia ago, the darkness masquerades as light and truth [9]. Since error spouted by dissenters would be obvious to those practicing their Catholic Faith, they carefully package their opinions into nicely sounding words to convince one of their positions. Discourses from "experts" who make (secular) rationalistic arguments intend to convince one of the relativistic truth of a matter are widely promulgated. Essentially, dissenters market error (e.g. heresy) and sin, all under the guise of good. Unfortunately, many Catholics do not practice their Faith, and therefore being partially blinded by lukewarmness (which Jesus does not approve [4]), may fall for the cleverly marketed dissident beliefs. However, it is one's duty to know truth from error and to avoid being part of a dissenting organization. Some dissenters say that it is appropriate to fight against the teachings of the Church. This is patently false, as shown by the Church's response in Biblical times:

Ephesians 5:6-10 "Let no one deceive you with empty words, for it is because of these things that the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not associate with them, for once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord."

1 Timothy 6:3-5 "If any one teaches otherwise and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching which accords with godliness, he is puffed up with conceit, he knows nothing; he has a morbid craving for controversy and for disputes about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, base suspicions,  and wrangling among men who are depraved in mind and bereft of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain."

Galatians 5:19-21 "Now the works of the flesh are plain: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissension, party spirit,  envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God."

Acts 15:1-11 "But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brethren, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved." And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question.  ...  The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. And after there had been much debate, Peter rose and said to them, "...  Now therefore why do you make trial of God by putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will." (the Pope settles the doctrinal matter with a declaration!)

1 Corinthians 5: 9-13 "I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with immoral men; not at all meaning the immoral of this world, or the greedy and robbers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world.  But rather I wrote to you not to associate with any one who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or robber--not even to eat with such a one.  For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside. "Drive out the wicked person from among you."

Commonly used dissenter "Newspeak" vocabulary tactics include:

• Use the word "Catholic" in their claimed religious affiliation or organization title. One example is 'Catholics for a Free Choice.' Just because the word Catholic is used doesn't mean an organization believes in or follows Catholic teaching. One must understand their mission and goals to discern the truth.
• Invent a new word, carefully chosen to elicit a feeling of negativity or imposing a phantom guilt. A good example is 'homophobia.'
• Usurp an existing word's meaning and change it's definition, but without explicitly telling you that their vocabulary has a different definition. An example is 'marriage,' and what types of "unions" are in the definition of a dissenter's version of 'marriage' versus the Church taught husband and wife.
• Choose words which on the surface appear acceptable but do not express the true meaning or intent. A good example is "reproductive health."

Commonly Used Vocabulary and Their Meanings (in Alphabetical Order)

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[Desdemona]

I'll have to look at the full list later.

My personal favorite is "restoration" which is used quite often when any church is going to be wreck-o-vated.

[wideawake]

When did it become "I" shall be healed?

In the late 1970s, with the third revision by ICEL of the Novus Ordo in English.

[NYer]

Here is one of my favorites, under the term Lumen Gentium ....

Simply put, what Vatican II teaches is that the unchanging Catholic doctrine is still, has always been, and always will be - in effect. Vatican II is by no means inconsistent with past Church teachings. What is made crystal clear is that civil society may not coerce a religious belief, such as forced in atheistic communist China, and that individuals cannot be forced to believe the Truth, even the Catholic Faith of the One True God. The Catholic Church is obligated to teach the Truth to the best of its ability, but the bottom line is that God endowed each person with a free will, and that person must - by that same free will - accept the Truth. Faith is a gift which must be accepted by the person, and it cannot be shoved down their throat. A person can refuse the gift of Faith, and their soul will suffer the consequences of their choices for all eternity after their particular judgment after death.

Those dissenters who want to "change the Catholic Faith" are really people who reject the gift of Faith and want to take others down with them - misery loves company as they say. Here we learn how totally hypocritical are the dissenters. True Catholics have the right to the Truth as taught by the Church. Dissenters are trying to coerce the Church to accept their errors and opinions which thereby pollutes the Catholic Faith. Therefore, by oppressing the Truth, the dissenters deny a true Catholic's right to a pure and proper Catholic Faith, which leads to eternal salvation. Obstinate dissenters should convert to the Truth or, failing that, just leave the Church and go find a religion which suits their pluralistic fancy. Of course, the father of lies, the author of dissension, [17] doesn't want dissenters to leave because his plan is to destroy Jesus Christ's Church. (interesting side thought: do feminists want a female devil too? We never hear about that!) Just remember that your soul has eternal consequences to pay for its choices.

[NYer]

My personal favorite is "restoration" which is used quite often when any church is going to be wreck-o-vated.

Yes, and that came out of the Spirit of Vatican II. Here in the Diocese of Albany, Spirit of Vatican II/b> is mantra!<

Spirit of Vatican II has become an infamous phrase that has become the mantra of modernist dissenters everywhere who pretend that Vatican II supports their beliefs. Many dissenters use this mantra without any specific backing behind it, while others quote various texts of Vatican II which, taken in isolation and on the surface, appear to support the dissenting beliefs. Some also claim that certain non-Vatican II documents, such as those which "require" Church building "modernization" to be completed, including the moving (or hiding) of the the Tabernacle from the most conspicuous place in Church and removing Communion rails or kneelers to prohibit kneeling. In fact, some of these documents are nothing more than an internal Bishops committee document which have no binding weight or authority. A real Catholic follows the actual Vatican II teachings, not the "Spirit of Vatican II."

[NYer]

I notice we don't hear much about SIN

That's because the "modern" term is TOLERANCE. This list is great!

Tolerance and its flip-side intolerance are often-used terms. Dissenters market tolerance as a good quality that all persons should have, while they label as intolerant those who do not accept their dissenting views. One would expect this because obstinate sinners do not like their sinfulness exposed to the light of Truth [5]. Therefore, anyone possessing the Truth as revealed by God through His Catholic Church is to be denigrated so as to silence them. A good Catholic knows that fraternal correction is not only an act of genuine love for the sinner, but an actual obligation as revealed to us by Jesus Himself [2] [3]. Further looking into the Bible also shows the only time that tolerance is used is for the negative sense, that being where wickedness (i.e. sin) is not tolerated [6]. Pluralism requires "tolerance" because, given that anyone can choose any belief, a relative "truth" defined for one person is different than a relative "truth" for another.

[Cleburne]

Victims of ecosocioeconomic-patriarchal-intolerance unite!

[heyheyhey]

The New Oxford Review in one of their famously entertaining ads gave a sample list of "old" and "new" terminology used by the modern churchmen (and churchwomen, I guess):

- the House of God -- worship space

- St. Mary's Catholic Church -- St. Mary's Catholic Community

- hymn -- song

- Holy Sacrifice of the Mass -- liturgical festivities

- sacred Host -- bread

- precious Blood -- wine

- Transubstantiation -- [huh?]

- priest -- presider

- Bishop Smith -- Bishop Bob

- The Holy Father -- the bishop in Rome

- Kingdom of God -- Realm of God

- Our Father in Heaven -- Our Parent in Heaven

- "...God and His love" -- "...God and God's love"

- Son of God -- Child of God

- Our Lord Jesus Christ -- the Christ figure

- A.D. (Anno Domini) -- C.E. (Common Era)

- Our Lady of Guadalupe -- Our Woman of Guadalupe

- husband and wife -- partners

- shack-ups -- partners

- orthodoxy -- fundamentalism

- dissent, heresy -- creative fildelity

- sin -- alternative lifestyles

- Hell -- [shhh!]

- May God Bless you. -- Have a nice day.

[NYer]

Hell -- [shhh!]

Home to .... what's his name .... LOL. Here's the take on that.

The devil, also known as satan or the father of lies [17], is our adversary, our mortal enemy. He lives in hell and wants to drag us down there with him so that we are prevented from living with God in Heaven. With such an enemy, it's no wonder that knowledge of the devil is oppressed by dissenters. It has been said that the devil's greatest victory is convincing us that he doesn't exist. After all, how can one fight an unknown enemy?

[Jeff Chandler]

EMPOWER and INCLUSIVE

Two of the more detestable words.

"Diversity" is really starting to grate on me.

[Catholicguy]

"Eternal Rome"

"As Lefebvre said"

"The Angelus notes"

"In this week's Remnant"

"Once again, Catholic Family News"

"Who can disagree with the Abbe de Nantes when he..."

"Sedevacantism makes sense when one honestly..."

"And you can see her breasts as she reads the..."

"...reverenced the Koran when he...."

"...and annointed his head with cow dung..."

"...prayed with animists, protestants, Buddhists..."

"...says that Quo Primum doesn't give you a perpetual right to the Mass of all time they are lying and..."

"... if it wasn't for the SSPX, we would all..."

"...masons, satanists, communists, in the Vatican, proves beyond a shadow..."

"...our Lady said to Melanie...."

"...the visionaries at Medugorge were told by Mary the Pope could not suspend that priest..."

"...clearly proves the Consecration was not done...SR. Lucy, held captive....lying to us....masonic..."

"...in the vernacular with the priest facing you, you are just worshipping yourself.."

"...Papolatry...."

"...like a Rock Star instead of a Pope.....Woodstock....millions of adoring fans..."

"...is only a pastoral council so we don't have to even acknowledge..."

"...Pro Multis as meaning "For All" proving the heresy at the heart..."

"...with six protestants as this photo clearly shows..."

"...destroy all Tradition if it wasn't for..."

"...is a Personalist which has nothing to do with Thomism and is a philosophy that..."