Monday, December 5, 2011

CARDINAL RAYMOND BURKE OFFERS THE PONTIFICAL LATIN MASS WITH PRIESTS WHO BELIEVE THE BAPTISM OF DESIRE IS VISIBLE, FR.FEENEY AGREED WITH POPES ON THE DOGMA AND ONLY NON CATHOLICS WHO ‘KNOW’ NEED TO CONVERT INTO THE CHURCH , NOT ALL NON CATHOLICS

Cardinal Raymond Burke Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal (Signatura), Rome offers the Pontifical Latin Mass with religious communities who teach there can be non Catholics saved in invincible ignorance or the baptism of desire. This is true, it is acceptable in principle and is a possibility according to Church-teaching.

The error begins when they imply that those who are saved in invincible ignorance and the baptism of desire are exceptions to the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus.

They assume that these cases are defacto (known in reality) and so they contradict a defined dogma. The dogma indicates everyone must be an explicit, visible member of the Church for salvation. No exceptions are mentioned since these are implicit cases. They are explicit only for God. Neither does Vatican Council II or the Catechism of the Catholic Church  mention an explicitly known baptism of desire.

The priests who offer the solemn Pontifical Latin Mass with the cardinal assume those saved in invincible ignorance and the baptism of desire are exceptions to the dogma. They infer there is a visible baptism of desire.For them is an exception to the dogma. They infer that those saved in the present time are known to us. It is assumed we can telephone or meet a non Catholic saved who ‘has not had the Gospel preached to him’ or dies before he receives the baptism of water, which he desired.

Since there is a visible baptism of desire it is assumed innocently by these religious that Fr. Leonard Feeney was wrong in saying everyone needs to be a visible member of the Church and there are no exceptions. They assume he was excommunicated for denying an explicit baptism of desire.This infer Fr.Leonard Feeney was excommunicated for heresy even though the Letter of the Holy Office 1949 does not say it. It mentions disobedience. He was disobedient. He did not go to Rome when called. He refused a transfer. In conscience he could not obey his Superiors who taught there was salvation (defacto and known) outside the Catholic Church. He could not reject an ex cathedra dogma with new theories at that time, of defacto- known-cases of invincible ignorance and the baptism of desire. 

Years later they would understand and the excommunication would be lifted, without him having to recant.So today priests who innocently believe that Fr. Leonard Feeney was in heresy are in error. Disobedient yes. Heresy, no.

These priests are also in mortal sin if they knowingly reject a defined dogma with their defacto exceptions.

Visible baptism of desire in itself is a contradiction.It contradicts the Principle of Non Contradiction. It also contradicts the dogma Cantate Domino, Council of Florence.

If we assume that those saved in invincible ignorance etc are known to us in the present time, then it would imply that all non Catholics do not have to enter the Church for salvation but only those who ‘know’ about Jesus and the Church.

Bro. Anthony F.I is the American liturgist of the solemn Traditional Latin Mass with the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate in Boccea, Rome. In his religious formation at the seminary in Boccea he was taught that those saved with the baptism of desire etc are rare cases. In general everyone needs to enter the Church for salvation.

If they are acceptable as rare cases, accepted only in principle, and not defacto known to us in particular cases, then they do not contradict the dogma. This is not a denial of the dogma outside the church there is no salvation and it is not a public sin. This would mean that those saved in invincible ignorance and the baptism of desire are not defacto exceptions to the dogma in the present time. They are not explicitly known so they do not contradict the dogma.

It means that the Church still upholds the centuries old interpretation of extra ecclesiam nulla salus according to the popes, saints, Church Councils and Fr. Leonard Feeney. The same interpretation as the communities of Fr. Leonard Feeney today in the USA who are recognised by the Catholic Church.

In this case it would not be an impediment for these priests to offer the Pontifical Latin Mass with Cardinal Raymond Burke.
-Lionel Andrades