Posted on 10/22/2022 6:53:40 PM PDT by marshmallow
‘Traditionalism’ is a form ‘of a Pelagian selfishness that puts our own tastes and plans above the love that pleases God, the simple, humble and faithful love that Jesus asked of Peter,’ said Pope Francis.
VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) – Marking the 60th anniversary of the start of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Francis attacked “traditionalism” as being “evidence … of infidelity” to the Catholic Church.
The Argentinian Pontiff made his remarks in his homily during a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on October 10, marking the 60th anniversary of the opening of the ecumenical Second Vatican Council.
Using a passage from St. John’s Gospel – “Do you love me? Feed my sheep” – Francis launched his attack on the traditionalist movement.
Stating that “we are always tempted to start from ourselves rather than from God, to put our own agendas before the Gospel,” he decried those who wished to “retrace our steps.”
“Yet let us be careful,” he said, “both the ‘progressivism’ that lines up behind the world and the ‘traditionalism’ – or ‘looking backwards’ – that longs for a bygone world are not evidence of love, but of infidelity.”
Francis styled both “traditionalism” and “progressivism” as “forms of a Pelagian selfishness that puts our own tastes and plans above the love that pleases God, the simple, humble and faithful love that Jesus asked of Peter.”
Praising the Council for its actions, Francis stated that it “rediscovered the living river of Tradition without remaining mired in traditions.”
He told the assembled congregation not to be concerned with being “on the climb” towards heaven, or with attempts to “shepherd yourselves.” Rather, Francis urged a rejection of everything in the service of fraternity.
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Be true to Jesus, not to men.
Someone let me know when the recall election is scheduled. I want to get a vote!
Celtic Conservative says loyalty to Francis is infidelity.
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So the Bible is like our constitution in the minds of liberals.
Both are “living” documents.
How convenient for them to interpret!
This is how the imposter intends to destroy the Church.
Francis is a Heretic.
Francis is infidelty to the Catholic Church
He is a nut. Words have meaning.
If the Church can ‘change’ whenever it wants to, I don’t see how it’s a ‘true religion’.
The communist pope has spoken.
“Do you love me? Feed my sheep” was practiced by traditionalists long before the Pope (decades ago) fell in love with Marxism.
I wish our vote(s) counted!
That sounds exactly like Pope Francis.
Dialectical materialism, the philosophical foundation of Marxism, requires a facade of newness ever. Francis is a Marxist. ‘Nuff said.
Srednik is no RC
I agree. The thing is…the Church can’t *change* whenever it wants to. Jorge is an imposter. No matter how ill he may be, Benedict is still our true Pope.
the argentinian jesuits came up with liberation theology
coupling marxism and religion
I’m not Catholic, but I’m always wondering what’s happened to the Real Pope.
I think they have him (Benedict) under wraps. I will mourn him when he passes, but I honestly think he was pressured into resigning.
This Pope is a Marxist.
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