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Forwarded from Classical Theist
Not saying Francis has necessarily supported any of the following, but if you’re worried about the future of the Church as far as liberalism is concerned, take solace in the fact that the gravest evils of liberalism are already condemned infallibly by the universal/ordinary magisterium as well as the extraordinary magisterium:

So even if the Pope were to call for a different approach to sodomy, know it is already solemnly condemned as abominable by the Third and Fourth Lateran Councils (as well as by the unbroken and constant apostolic/patristic tradition)

If a Pope were to criticize Humanae vitae’s teaching on contraception, know that its teaching is already safeguarded by the universal and ordinary magisterium as well as the solemn, infallible condemnation of Pius XI in Casti connubii (as well as by the unbroken apostolic/patristic tradition)

If a Pope were to call for a softer approach to abortion, know that a strong condemnation is called for by the infallible Magisterium both in its universal/ ordinary and extraordinary form (unbroken apostolic/patristic tradition, and solemnly condemned in Evangelium vitae of John Paul II)

If a Pope were to embrace classical liberalism or religious indifferentism, know that this is already infallibly condemned by Pius IX’s Quanta cura

And if a Pope were to flirt with women’s ordination, know that women’s ordination is solemnly condemned by John Paul II

These teachings have been codified in the Church’s infallible Magisterium, and are irreformable in and of themselves, binding to all successors of St Peter, and so no future Pope can even in principle dare to overturn them.
Defining Metaphysical Terms: Perfection https://youtu.be/WMLJXyB1I44
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Forwarded from Nicholas J. Fuentes
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What would a “Catholic State” ban Nick for?

If it’s for his comments on women, what would it do with Sts Jerome, Chrysostom, Augustine, or Arcanum divinæ and Casti connubii?

If it’s for his views on homosexuality, what would it do with the Fourth Lateran Council or the writings of St. Peter Damian, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Hildegard of Bingen, St. Bonaventure, St. Thomas Aquinas, etc?

If it’s for his (actual, not caricatured) views on race/mass migration, what would it do with St. Thomas’ teaching in the Summa on ordered beneficence/charity (ST I-II, q 105, art 3; ST II-II, q 26, art 8; ST II-II, q 31, art 3) or Pius XII’s teaching in Summi pontificatus, 43-45

If it’s for his (actual, not caricatured) views on Judaism, what would it do with the litany of patristic teachings on Judaism, most notably among them being St John Chrysostom? The Fourth Lateran Council? Pope Gregory IX’s policy on the Talmud?

Am I leaving anything out??
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It’s important to remember that people like this who appropriate for themselves the banner of Catholic integralism in reality are supporters of no such thing. In a desperate attempt to distance themselves from socially unacceptable political associations they dislike, they undermine core aspects of the very same Catholic political theology, social teaching, and philosophical anthropology they claim to champion
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as far as purely corporeal manifestations of God are concerned, Robert Grosseteste ranks Light as the most noble among them insofar as Light by its natural power in a conspicuously Triune manner begets warmth and splendor while remaining indivisible in its substance
There’s a teachable lesson in Cardinal Billot promoting hyper-rigorist magisterial positivism under Pius X only to resign as cardinal when Pius XI (shamefully, imo) condemned the Action Française french monarchists

Thankfully, Pius XII reversed Pius XI’s decision
Whatever you do, do not let your justified righteous anger cost you your soul

Francis isn’t worth one priceless soul going astray over misdirected zeal

Pray, think, implore bishops to uphold the extraordinary form, and push for “reform of the reform” movements in your diocese
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many critiques of traditionalism boil down to a magisterial/ecclesiastical presentism whereby hindsight may harshly judge past ages of the Church, but the present age of papal/church governance must remain perpetually untouchable on pain of sin or rash judgment

this is about as insane as it is incoherent
Christianity through its doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation can truly be said to be the only religion that fully synthesizes God’s infinity and self-diffusive character, both of which are divine attributes that can be discerned by the natural light of reason
being Catholic forces you to think in terms of centuries and realize how comically absurd it is to talk about the US Capitol or other related civic institutions in quasi-religious terms like “sacred” or “temple”, so much of which will relegated to historical footnotes at best
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if Twitter had been around during the great western schism the same people who think the Francis papacy spells the end for the political and cultural potency of Catholicism would have been incessantly tweeting about how there’s no way papacy will survive the 15th century
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potential good outcome (even if relatively unlikely) to pray for in the next conclave is Cardinal Péter Erdö of Hungary being elected and helping to form a soft Central European coalition against the Globalist American Empire/the secular anglosphere
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one reason I stay whitepilled about the church is that the conditions under which a young man is drawn into the seminary have changed

there’s no cultural pressure to join, and deviants no longer have to infiltrate an institution of celibate men to climb social ladders

this means the type of man who would be willing to sacrifice marriage/family life in order to join the priesthood is much more likely to do so for genuinely devout and spiritual reasons

and in 40 or 50 years, the pool of candidates for the Episcopate will necessarily become purer
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reminder that the most authoritative magisterial document on immigration, Pius XII’s Exsul familia, explicitly states that a country must consider “very carefully” its public wealth and sovereignty as preconditions for discerning its moral obligations pertaining to migration
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if you’re not praying the imprecatory psalms (mainly 109 and 69) against the biden admin and the natsec apparatus you should start today (of course each psalm should be prayed in conjunction with a desire for their salvation)

others are 7, 35, 55, 58, 59, 79, 137 and 139

also recommend the Lorica of St. Patrick (https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/lorica-of-saint-patrick-349)
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New Video: Aquinas and Pseudo-Dionysius on the Metaphysics of the Good
https://youtu.be/THS1OmDuJ90
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