Thursday, August 16, 2012

Dominican wouldn’t make it past the Inquisition

It was an abrupt surprise seeing the Dominican priest come to offer the 6 p.m Mass today evening at the Basilica Santa Maria Sopra Minerva,Rome.He is the priest at the book stand within the Church and I spoke to him a few days back.He does not believe in Hell, he thinks all religions are equal paths to salvation and that God is merciful and will save everybody.He rejects the dogma on salvation and also St.Catherine of Siena’s description of Hell.


He thinks St.Catherine of Siena whose tomb is at the centre altar of the Basilica, was relevant only for her time.


It was at this Church, in an adjoining monastery that the Inquisition correctly tried Galileo for trying to make political capital and create confusion among the people. It was over a fact known to the priest and bishops astronomers of that time (including Copernicus) that the earth revolves around the sun.


However on issues of faith this Dominican priest wouldn't have made it past that Inquisition. No Hell. No sin!


It’s no surprise that Catholics do not come for Mass on Sundays and do not think this is a mortal sin.


And here he was offering Mass and I was sitting in a pew in the front row of  the chapel.


At first I thought I would have to make a Spiritual Communion but then after the Gospel Reading I knew I could make it for Mass at 6.30 p.m at the Franciscan Conventual Church nearby where I went to pray on Aug 2, the day of the Indulgence.So I didn’t have to abstain from receiving the Eucharist today evening.


I do not know if this Dominican priest believes in what he was saying or was he trying to prevent himself and his community from being tried under leftist laws.I initially told him about this blog and the subject on which I keep writing.


These good religious have thrown away Church teachings now the next stage could be: they will hand us over to the police ( in the name of peace or whatever), we who are faithful to the Church.


So many priests understand that the Church made an error when it took the Richard Cushing path and so the baptism of desire is not an exception to the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus. Yet they will not affirm the literal interpretation.


Once could say perhaps they really don’t understand that the Letter of the Holy Office 1949 made a mistake and so they should interpret Vatican Council II according to Fr.Leonard Feeney.


Perhaps - or, they could be protecting them self from being suspended...Religious Superiors have to protect their property and avoid claims for compensation.- Lionel Andrades