Posted on 10/09/2020 9:20:45 PM PDT by ebb tide
October 9, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) Bishop Joseph Strickland absolutely agrees with Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganòs remarks about the Catholic Church putting too much trust in man and not enough trust in God.
And thankfully, other other church leaders cardinals, different people have spoken up, he said. And thats the message we as shepherds need to get out there. We dont trust in ourselves.
Bishop Strickland made his comments during this weeks episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, which premiered on LifeSite last Friday. The show will be aired every Tuesday here on LifeSite beginning next week. Previously, the show was scheduled for Fridays.
Strickland, currently the bishop of Tyler, Texas, was asked by co-host Terry Barber of Virgin Most Powerful Radio what he thinks of Archbishop Viganòs message. Barber had compared Viganò to the John the Baptist of our church today.
Gods ways are not our ways, Strickland replied. And we need to remember that. And we need to not think...we can run it all...thats just not the truth.
Strickland incorporated his message on trusting in God with other observations he had on the situation the Church is facing in China.
Its just tragic how thats unfolding in China. And its being allowed by the world governments and even by the Church, he explained.
We know that Communism means no Church. If John Paul II [was] on the scene dealing with it...he would blast [China]. I mean, he lived it...so many have lived what communism really is about.
Strickland further argued that the mission of communists is to get rid of God, and so pretending that theyre going to allow the Catholic Church to really operate in an atheistic communistic system, it doesnt make sense. Its not going to happen.
Strickland and Barber also discussed the importance of praying the Memorare to the Blessed Virgin Mary and trusting in God. We need to believe what these prayers say and listen, Strickland said.
Strickland further argued that the mission of communists is to get rid of God, and so pretending that theyre going to allow the Catholic Church to really operate in an atheistic communistic system, it doesnt make sense. Its not going to happen.
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What if we had just 300 Bishops like Vigano and Strickland in the Church? That small number of men would make the world a more holy and God loving place.
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