The Ecumenical and Inter Religious Dialogue Affiars Dept., Archdiocese of Boston has become highly political. Dialogue is being conducted with only one group of Jews, those who are pro abortion and homosexuality and teach syncretism. The website only refers to ADL, Boston College Center for Jewish Christian Learning, SIDIC and Rabbis who share their ideology.
The Archdiocese which continues dialogue with only the Jewish Left has still not affirmed Vatican Council II on its website.
Unlike the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) the Archdiocese priests and bishops have canonical status and are not excommunicated.Cardinal Sean O’Malley has criticised the SSPX leadership and during the time of the issuance of the moto proprio went to Rome and met the Holy Father. The Archdiocese reflects the ADL interpretation of Vatican Council II.Fr. Edward M. O'Flaherty, SJ, Director of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, Fr. David C. Michael Associate Director for Interreligious Relations had made the following material available on its website.
For years now they have been carrying similar material even after being informed.
The above mentioned material has been removed from the website however there is still no affirmation of Vatican Council II.
This “Catholic” website recently mentioned that the Jewish Anti-Defamation League‘(ADL) has announced the creation of a new online guide which explains the historic changes in Church theology and provides educational resources in order to teach them. The Archdiocese encouraged it. The educational resources never mentioned that the much-publicised Nostra Aetate does not say that Judaism is a path to salvation. Neither does Nostra Aetate say that Jews in general are saved in Judaism or that Jews do not have to convert. So the educational resources were in error.
Neither does the website now say that they have discarded the ADL educational resources.
The Catholic Church sees salvation among the Jews and Muslims as the extraordinary, exceptional way. This is how Lumen Gentium 16 and Vatican Council II are officially interpreted by the Catholic Church.
The Archdiocese of Boston Ecumenical and Inter Religious Affairs department puts aside Vatican Council II as interpreted by the Church and only what is liked and comfortable is chosen. Nostra Aetate is served without Vatican Council II’s Ad Gentes, the Church’s teaching on Missionary Activity. Ad Gentes 7 says all people need to enter the Catholic Church.
Lumen Gentium 14 says Catholic Faith and Baptism are needed for all. The website holds that non Catholic religions are the ordinary way of salvation.
The Decree on Ecumenism (UR) 3, Vatican Council II: Catholic Church is the true faith.
The Notification, N.7, on Fr. Jacques Dupuis S.J, by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Vatican (Prefect: Cardinal Ratzinger) : All people need to be oriented into the Catholic Church and to be a part of her.
THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE THE EUCHARIST
Do the priests and laypersons who maintain the website have the right to celebrate Holy Mass and/or receive the Holy Eucharist?
A Catholic Religious needs to believe in the teaching outside the Catholic Church there is no salvation, since it is linked to the Creed (Nicene and Apostles) and the First Commandment. Otherwise the religious has no right canonically to call himself a Catholic. If he is a priest he is not to celebrate Holy Mass or to receive the Holy Eucharist. Extra ecclesiam nulla salus is a dogma of the Catholic Church. To reject a dogma is a mortal sin.
The website is a negative proclamation of the clergy in Boston.
Cardinal Castrillion Hoyes former Prefect of the Vatican Ecclesia Dei required all priests who celebrate Holy Mass according to the Tridentine Rite to sign an indult stating that they accept the Catholic Church’s interpretation of Vatican Council II.
Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston who gives the Eucharist to pro abortion politicians rejecting Catholic moral teaching ,has never affirmed Ad Gentes 7 and Lumen Gentium 14 of Vatican Council II with reference to the Jews, thus rejecting also a faith-teaching of the Catholic Church.
Neither has he corrected Boston College which rejects Vatican Council II and has also never clarified the old Boston Case in which Fr. Leonard Feeney was not excommunicated for heresy and the Letter of the Holy Office 1949 upheld the 'dogma’ and the 'infallible' teaching as did Fr. Leonard Feeney and the St. Benedict Center(SBC). The SBC was placed under interdiction by the Archbishop of Boston Cardinal Richard Cushing which was an injustice to them and an apology is due from the Archdiocese of Boston and the Jesuits at Boston College.
They have not affirmed the dogma or Vatican Council II on their website.
The website suggestsCatholics should not convert Jews (for the sake of good relations) and that Judaism is an equal path to salvation as the Catholic Faith.
There are Jewish Rabbis who have publicly criticized the ADL and have said that they do no object to Catholic Mission and Catholics converting Jews, since they also pray for the conversion of Christians. They also oppose the ADL on the subject of homosexuality and abortion.
According to Wikipedia Fr. Feeney of Boston, was reconciled to the Church in 1972, but was not required to retract nor recant his interpretation of extra ccclesiam nulla salus.
This is a dogma of the Catholic Church from the Council of Florence. It is a dogma like the Immaculate Conception of Mary and so all Catholics have to believe and teach it just like Fr. Feeney.
It was repeated in Ad Gentes 7, Vatican Council II which says all people need to enter the Catholic Church through Catholic Faith and the Baptism of water for salvation. ALL.
Subsist it in refers to the unique and only Church of God (Unitatis Redintigratio 3) which exists in only the Catholic Church. So everyone, with no exception needs to enter the Catholic Church to go to Heaven and avoid Hell.
To re-cap: De facto everybody needs to enter the Catholic Church to go Heaven and avoid Hell. De jure (in principle and in theology) non Catholics can be saved without the Sacraments and we cannot judge who they specifically are. Only Jesus will judge.
The Letter of the Holy Office to the Archbishop of Boston (1949) affirmed the ‘dogma’ and the ‘infallible’ teaching.
The Archdiocese over the last few years has rejected Vatican Council II
2) They contradict Dominus Iesus 21. Salvation is open to all in general but to receive it one has to enter the Catholic Church.This is a de jure and de facto statement in Dominus Iesus.
3) They contradict Fr. Leonard Feeney and his present day communities who have been given canonical status by the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Worcester, USA .They uphold the same teaching of their founder.
4) They priests contradict Ad Gentes 7, Vatican Council II and Lumen Gentium 14, Vatican Council II.
Fr. Edward M. O'Flaherty, SJ, Director of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs,Boston Archdiocese and Rev.Fr. David C. Michael Associate Director for Interreligious Relations are not excommunicated and they have canonical status.
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