Posted on 08/27/2010 11:45:13 AM PDT by Hank Kerchief
The ultimate intention of Catholicism is the restoration of the Holy Roman Empire. That has always been the ambition, at least covertly, but now it is being promoted overtly and openly.
The purpose of this article is only to make that intention clear. It is not a criticism of Catholics or Catholicism (unless you happen to think a Catholic dictatorship is not a good thing).
The most important point is to understand that when a Catholic talks about liberty or freedom, it is not individual liberty that is meant, not the freedom to live one's life as a responsible individual with the freedom to believe as one chooses, not the freedom to pursue happiness, not the freedom to produce and keep what one has produced as their property. What Catholicism means by freedom, is freedom to be a Catholic, in obedience to the dictates of Rome.
The Intentions Made Plain
The following is from the book Revolution and Counter-Revolution:
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"B. Catholic Culture and Civilization
"Therefore, the ideal of the Counter-Revolution is to restore and promote Catholic culture and civilization. This theme would not be sufficiently enunciated if it did not contain a definition of what we understand by Catholic culture and Catholic civilization. We realize that the terms civilization and culture are used in many different senses. Obviously, it is not our intention here to take a position on a question of terminology. We limit ourselves to using these words as relatively precise labels to indicate certain realities. We are more concerned with providing a sound idea of these realities than with debating terminology.
"A soul in the state of grace possesses all virtues to a greater or lesser degree. Illuminated by faith, it has the elements to form the only true vision of the universe.
"The fundamental element of Catholic culture is the vision of the universe elaborated according to the doctrine of the Church. This culture includes not only the learning, that is, the possession of the information needed for such an elaboration, but also the analysis and coordination of this information according to Catholic doctrine. This culture is not restricted to the theological, philosophical, or scientific field, but encompasses the breadth of human knowledge; it is reflected in the arts and implies the affirmation of values that permeate all aspects of life.
"Catholic civilization is the structuring of all human relations, of all human institutions, and of the State itself according to the doctrine of the Church.
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Got that? "Catholic civilization is the structuring of all human relations, of all human institutions, and of the State itself according to the doctrine of the Church." The other name for this is called "totalitarianism," the complete rule of every aspect of life.
This book and WEB sites like that where it is found are spreading like wildfire. These people do not believe the hope of America is the restoration of the liberties the founders sought to guarantee, these people believe the only hope for America is Fatima. Really!
In Their Own Words
The following is from the site, "RealCatholicTV." It is a plain call for a "benevolent dictatorship, a Catholic monarch;" their own words. They even suggest that when the "Lord's Payer," is recited, it is just such a Catholic dictatorship that is being prayed for.
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Two Comments
First, in this country, freedom of speech means that anyone may express any view no matter how much anyone else disagrees with that view, or is offended by it. I totally defend that meaning of freedom of speech.
This is what Catholics believe, and quite frankly, I do not see how any consistent Catholic could disagree with it, though I suspect some may. I have no objection to their promoting those views, because it is what they believe. Quite frankly I am delighted they are expressing them openly. For one thing, it makes it much easier to understand Catholic dialog, and what they mean by the words they use.
Secondly, I think if their views were actually implemented, it would mean the end true freedom, of course, but I do not believe there is any such danger.
Hi, CAWW! I’m always happy to read your posts. 8~)
One failed Catholic with arguably poor judgment is not representative of 1.2 billion Catholic minds.
Exactly. Which is completely backwards.
It's almost as if Rome intended to parody Christianity and so concocted all the doctrines of men Rome teaches.
Thank God for His perfect word which reveals the truth.
it’s like what happened post Luther when you had Calvinism, Radical Reformers, Anabaptists and Unitarians all popping up immediately, then now you have Jehovah’s Witnesses, Christian Scientists etc all claiming sola scriptura.
I still don't believe you.
When He visited the Disciples that night and they recognized Him and later when Saint Thomas put his fingers in the wounds was this a "new body"? If so, why did this "new body" have the same wounds?
Man o man...Buy a bible...IF you can't read it, get someone to read it to you...
I don’t do other people’s homework for them.
If someone has a beef with something, it’s up to them to tell us what their problem with it is.
Obviously that's all it takes for Catholics to reach an 'informed' decision...
Rome lies and clearly, Rome cannot count.
lolol.
Bishops are seldom lonely. They have the companionship of all those altar boys.
Actually, this is more about your claims and appealing to non existent or unproven authority.
I would not expect an apology from the co-Roman Catholic. Most of that ilk on such threads seem to be allergic to apologies.
This is about your claims and their proofs. I have nothing to apologize for since you were the one who refused to provide any evidence whatsoever for your claims.
Yes, I get weary of such frequent/common jerk-face assertions about your non-existence on such threads, too.
If I claim that I know somebody whom I point to as an authority, it is up to me to a) show that I know them and b) that they actually are an authority.
First of all, the Vatican does not have a census office.
Secondly, ALL demographic sources agree that there are around 2.1 billion Christians in the world and that around 1.2 billion of them are Catholic.
Are you suggesting that all of these groups simply accept the word of the Catholic Church and don't use their own numbers?
How many people do you claim have left the Catholic Church? Because, if it's a signficant number and your hypothesis is correct then there are a lot less Christians in the world than we believe (this would be due to double counting).
Just out of curiousity, is there a reason that the OPC hasn't published how many members it has in several years? Has the membership (which was quite insignificant to start with) fallen that much?
According to Rome, my husband is among those "1.2 billion."
Do you claim some sort of special power by which you can know for a certainty what is in your husband's heart?
I've known a great many men who have lied to unreasonable and nagging wives for decades just to avoid a confrontation.
I was just freepmailing an LCMS member and talking about how the goings-on in the ELCA isn’t just a Lutheran issue but is an attack on all Christians. It’s scary almost when you see how the pink mafia first went for the Methodists, then the Anglicans and now the Lutherans. We must help the Lutherans to fight back and take back their church from the godless pinkos. I don’t know how, but I try to redirect ELCA folks to the LCMS or anothe conservative Lutheran group first, rather than to The Church. Maybe I’m wrong, but they need our help to show that “being Lutheran” <> “oh, part of the gay church”
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