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In fact numbers of truly wise and faithful Catholics have held fast to or returned to Church teaching, as they have searched for and found Sacraments in practice as they were at the time of the last valid pontiff, that of Pope Pius XII.
WHO gets to decide the "truly wise and faithful Catholics? YOU? the local bishop? or simply those who follow the pope's leadership? Jesus DID give popes authority to change the Mass in non-essentials. There wasn't even any SINGING at Mass until MUCH later in history. There WERE no sacraments as we now know them in Jesus' time. They were slowly developed over time.
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A very good sampling of where faithful can still find valid Mass and Sacraments is here: http://www.cmri.org/traditional-latin-mass-directory.shtml#USA
The original language of Jesus was Aramaic. The Latin didn't come into being until Peter went to Rome (asked by St. Paul) and died on the age-old Vatican Hill. Since Latin was the language of those ancient Romans, the Mass began in Latin.
The popes then allowed Mass to be in the vernacular, which, at Jesus' time, WAS Latin. So, what's the beef?
I do have to admit that my daily Missal, which I take to daily Mass, DOES have both the Latin on the left and English on the right. I still say the "Kyrie, eleison"; "Agnus Dei"; the "Pater Noster" and "Domine, non sum dignus..." in Latin.
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One glaring example of the many heresies propogated by the invalid council is the changing of the words of consecration, which so doing, Pope Pius V had declared, makes one worthy of damnation. That was an infallible declaration, as are the official acts of all of the popes.
(In fact, it would be impossible for a future pope or one of his councils to reverse truth, as truth is unchanging.)
ONLY dogma cannot change. Orthodoxies have differences in ritual and they are still in communion with Rome.
NO pope ever changes or reverses TRUTH. None want to. Which DOGMA, eternal truth has any pope changed?
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Thus it is most especially obvious that today’s “Francis” is no pope at all, for if he could as pope harm the Church and commit heresy, then the gates of hell HAVE prevailed against the Church.
The evidence thus tells the flock that he is no pope and we plead with and await the Holy Ghost to bring about a valid pope once again, even as He started the Church in the upper room, breathing upon the apostles as He truly did at that time!
The Pope did NOT elect himself. If you want to BLAME anyone for his ELECTION, blame the cardinals, red hats, for their choice.
They KNEW what Francis was all about; they KNEW him well. And, in spite of YOUR take on him, he was ELECTED by the cardinals/red hats.
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And as Mary told young Francisco in Fatima (paraphrase): “YOU must pray many rosaries...”
I'm sure that he did.
Get over yourself. It's all about JESUS, loving God and each other, not about what Pope Francis may say and do. If he did/does heresy, there are MANY doctors of the Church and the cardinals, red hats, to bring him back in line. NOT your job.
And, on that note: I doubt if you will recant what you've written and WON'T believe a word I've written.
But THAT'S OKAY. This IS the Free Republic!
It's not found in Scripture.
One would think that ACTS 15 would have shown Peter's leadership.
It doesn't.
Acts 15
The Council at Jerusalem
1 Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers: "Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved." 2 This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question. 3 The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted. This news made all the believers very glad. 4 When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they reported everything God had done through them.5 Then some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, "The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses."
6 The apostles and elders met to consider this question. 7 After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: "Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe. 8 God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. 9 He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith. 10 Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? 11 No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are."
12 The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them. 13 When they finished, James spoke up. "Brothers," he said, "listen to me. 14 Simon has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles. 15 The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written:
16 "'After this I will return
and rebuild David's fallen tent.
Its ruins I will rebuild,
and I will restore it,
17 that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord,
even all the Gentiles who bear my name,
says the Lord, who does these things'
18 things known from long ago.19 "It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. 20 Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood. 21 For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath."
The Council's Letter to Gentile Believers
22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas, men who were leaders among the believers. 23 With them they sent the following letter:The apostles and elders, your brothers,
To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia:
Greetings.
24 We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said. 25 So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul— 26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to confirm by word of mouth what we are writing. 28 It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements: 29 You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things.
Farewell.
30 So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they gathered the church together and delivered the letter. 31 The people read it and were glad for its encouraging message. 32 Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the believers. 33 After spending some time there, they were sent off by the believers with the blessing of peace to return to those who had sent them. [34] 35 But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, where they and many others taught and preached the word of the Lord.