The End Draws Near for Touchy Feely Catholicism
I think a change is on the horizon. For much too long has Catholic teaching been dumbed down for the sake of being politically correct, for fear of offense, or quite honestly, to justify giving into concupiscence. Modernist rhetoric has infiltrated catechism classes, our universities, and has taken conquered many Catholics, but I am filled with hope. I am sure by now you must be asking yourself, why is he filled with hope? The simple answer: Cardinal Marc Oullet.
Cardinal Oullet has just been appointed prefect for the Congregation of Bishops and that means he will have say on who gets appointed to be a bishop. So why am I excited? Quite simply, he is bold and has recognized the need for change, especially as it regards intellectuals. He was quoted on Mercator Net saying the following:
The political correctness and modernist errors that have been permeating through our ranks are quite visible if one pays attention to media. For example, Fr. Rodriguez of El Paso was recently admonished by his bishop for speaking the truth on homosexuality. It would seem that Bishop Ochoa didn’t much care for the fact that Fr. Rodriguez relayed true Catholic teaching and explained that homosexual actions are indeed sinful and can lead to perdition (Texas bishop rebukes priest who wrote against homosexuality, abortion). He was admonished for relaying the truth, but it should be noted that the truth isn’t always pleasant but that does not make it not the truth. We could also view the case of Fr. Breen and the heretical teachings which he was to his disseminating to his parish (Priest Apologizes, Retracts Controversial Statements). There is no shortage of examples. Even within our Catholic institutions it would seem that many do not care for truth these days and wish to disseminate their errors. At Georgetown University, there are faculty who are attempting to attack the Church’s position on sexuality and are bringing their heretical positions to students (Georgetown Employees Help Launch Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Crusade on Catholic Campuses).
I am sure by now you must be asking yourself, how can he see hope? It is because I see change, positive change. Allow me to backtrack a bit. Sometime back, I saw a constructive change and that change was Archbishop Gomez being appointed the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. There is a place that has had extreme problems with progressivist rhetoric and beliefs and the problem being noticed was dealt with by placing an Opus Dei Bishop there. There have also been very positive changes regarding the Traditional Latin Mass.
Thanks to Pope Benedict XVI we have had restrictions that had been place on the celebration lifted, and our priests are now able to celebrate the TLM without a bishop’s permission. Now, I know that the TLM is not as accessible or available as it should be, but we need only look back 10 years ago and we see that the change to authentic Catholicism is taking root. This can also be viewed in light of the recent changes to the Roman Missal in English, which is now attempting to return to more authentic and reverent language, as well as addressing some of the issues that have existed with ‘modern’ music.
I believe that we are starting to once again see a Church that is reclaiming its identity and pushing onward to teach authentic truth. Within the ranks we see more and more laity who desire a return to a more reverent Mass, more priests who are rising up to speak authentic truth, and finally appointments to important positions to counter the influence and the errors of modernists. I believe that the appointment of truly orthodox Princes of the Church is essential to once again instituting authentic Catholic teaching and washing out heresies and heretics, and I truly hope that with implementation of more orthodox leaders that there will be a greater return within parishes to the fundamentals of faith, especially thorough teaching of the catechism and explanations of it in the tradition of the Church.
Essentially, good bishops help to form good dioceses and good dioceses are maintained by good churches, and by having leaders who are orthodox in their belief, we will have a church that will be guided by faith and reason and not fuzzy feel goodness. The job of the Church is to proclaim the gospel and that means that we are to speak the truth whether or not people like it, but under no circumstances should the truth be watered down or altered to appease what people would like to hear. Our bishops are paramount in helping lead the flock and guide them on their spiritual journey, and they must be willing to speak out authentically regardless of circumstance and be witnesses. There is a change on the horizon, and I believe that dissident, touchy feely Catholicism is drawing to an end and is to be replaced by authentic truth and charity in the light of Christ. I believe that our ranks are beginning to be cleared out of open heretics and with them being weakened, we will have no hindrances to those who wish to truly study the faith in the light of our sacred tradition and bring it out to the world. We will have a resurgence of orthodox intellectuals because they will have the chance to be truly taught Christ without modernist errors.
Pax tecum.
Cardinal Oullet has just been appointed prefect for the Congregation of Bishops and that means he will have say on who gets appointed to be a bishop. So why am I excited? Quite simply, he is bold and has recognized the need for change, especially as it regards intellectuals. He was quoted on Mercator Net saying the following:
The Church needs what [the Canadian Catholic News] called a “new intellectual dynamism” to “recapture the spirit of Christianity” and “create a new Christian culture.”He recognizes what many have known to be true that modernist errors has taken control of many and that it is time to remedy this. Cardinal Oullet has also been known to be very outspoken; in fact, he advocates that bishops should be more concerned with speaking the truth and less concerned about politics. Essentially, they should do their job and bring the message of Christ to all and not sugar coat things to be politically correct (Bold Words at Last: RealCatholicTV).
“We need intellectuals for that, theologians, philosophers, Christians who really believe in the Gospel and share the doctrine of the Church on moral questions,” he said. “We have suffered from this mentality of dissent” that is “still dominating the intelligentsia.”
The political correctness and modernist errors that have been permeating through our ranks are quite visible if one pays attention to media. For example, Fr. Rodriguez of El Paso was recently admonished by his bishop for speaking the truth on homosexuality. It would seem that Bishop Ochoa didn’t much care for the fact that Fr. Rodriguez relayed true Catholic teaching and explained that homosexual actions are indeed sinful and can lead to perdition (Texas bishop rebukes priest who wrote against homosexuality, abortion). He was admonished for relaying the truth, but it should be noted that the truth isn’t always pleasant but that does not make it not the truth. We could also view the case of Fr. Breen and the heretical teachings which he was to his disseminating to his parish (Priest Apologizes, Retracts Controversial Statements). There is no shortage of examples. Even within our Catholic institutions it would seem that many do not care for truth these days and wish to disseminate their errors. At Georgetown University, there are faculty who are attempting to attack the Church’s position on sexuality and are bringing their heretical positions to students (Georgetown Employees Help Launch Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Crusade on Catholic Campuses).
I am sure by now you must be asking yourself, how can he see hope? It is because I see change, positive change. Allow me to backtrack a bit. Sometime back, I saw a constructive change and that change was Archbishop Gomez being appointed the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. There is a place that has had extreme problems with progressivist rhetoric and beliefs and the problem being noticed was dealt with by placing an Opus Dei Bishop there. There have also been very positive changes regarding the Traditional Latin Mass.
Thanks to Pope Benedict XVI we have had restrictions that had been place on the celebration lifted, and our priests are now able to celebrate the TLM without a bishop’s permission. Now, I know that the TLM is not as accessible or available as it should be, but we need only look back 10 years ago and we see that the change to authentic Catholicism is taking root. This can also be viewed in light of the recent changes to the Roman Missal in English, which is now attempting to return to more authentic and reverent language, as well as addressing some of the issues that have existed with ‘modern’ music.
I believe that we are starting to once again see a Church that is reclaiming its identity and pushing onward to teach authentic truth. Within the ranks we see more and more laity who desire a return to a more reverent Mass, more priests who are rising up to speak authentic truth, and finally appointments to important positions to counter the influence and the errors of modernists. I believe that the appointment of truly orthodox Princes of the Church is essential to once again instituting authentic Catholic teaching and washing out heresies and heretics, and I truly hope that with implementation of more orthodox leaders that there will be a greater return within parishes to the fundamentals of faith, especially thorough teaching of the catechism and explanations of it in the tradition of the Church.
Essentially, good bishops help to form good dioceses and good dioceses are maintained by good churches, and by having leaders who are orthodox in their belief, we will have a church that will be guided by faith and reason and not fuzzy feel goodness. The job of the Church is to proclaim the gospel and that means that we are to speak the truth whether or not people like it, but under no circumstances should the truth be watered down or altered to appease what people would like to hear. Our bishops are paramount in helping lead the flock and guide them on their spiritual journey, and they must be willing to speak out authentically regardless of circumstance and be witnesses. There is a change on the horizon, and I believe that dissident, touchy feely Catholicism is drawing to an end and is to be replaced by authentic truth and charity in the light of Christ. I believe that our ranks are beginning to be cleared out of open heretics and with them being weakened, we will have no hindrances to those who wish to truly study the faith in the light of our sacred tradition and bring it out to the world. We will have a resurgence of orthodox intellectuals because they will have the chance to be truly taught Christ without modernist errors.
Pax tecum.
Comments
“The greatest failure of the post–Vatican II Church is the failure to call forth and to form a laity engaged in the world politically, economically, culturally, and socially on faith’s terms rather than the world’s.”
- Francis Cardinal George.
I came across it in an interesting article about the papacy and its unique role in Christianity's enagement with American democracy.
http://www.firstthings.com/article/2010/01/the-papal-difference
Thanks Louis. This is very hope-filled article! We need more of these so that we don't become constant prophets of gloom.
Also, thanks for praise. I will try to write more positive stuff...LOL I guess should try to write period. I have been awful neglectful.
I sincerely think you misunderstand the teachings of the Church. It is not a sin to be a homosexual, but it is sinful to give into those inclinations. It can be compared to an alcoholic who may have a natural disposition to alcoholism. While the tendency may exist, it is necessary to avoid that occasion of sin.
Further, being black or having cerebal palsy does not violate any moral teaching so that would not be sinful.
Essentially, it is the act of homosexual sex which trangresses moral law not having the inclination.