Monday, February 24, 2014

Peace without doctrines : leftist homily at Sunday Mass

Yesterday Sunday evening at Holy Mass in Italian, the Italian priest during the homily said that everyone is part of the Body of Christ we are all children of God.So he called upon us to live in peace and love all since there is no separation between all people.
The call for peace was  good but here it was with non Catholic doctrines.He could still affirm Catholic doctrine and appeal  to live the perfection of the beatitudes (Matt.5-7), the Gospel reading of the day.
A few weeks back in a homily he was even including other Christians in the Catholic Church. Yesterday it was extended to pagans, those going to Hell and to Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and Muslims among others.
In morals there is no concept of mortal sin and Hell for this priest.Protestants even are going to Heaven. They do not have to convert.
 In faith, there is no dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus, Vatican Council II (AG 7) and the Nicene Creed.One does not need Catholic Faith, according to him. There is no need for faith and baptism (AG 7) to be be saved or to be part of the Mystical Bodty of Christ.
Non Catholics are part of the Mystical Body of Christ?
Non Catholics are not part of the Mystical Body of Christ since we do not know any one saved outside the visible limits of the Catholic Church. There is no known contradiction to  traditional doctrines.
Protestants do not have Catholic Faith though they have received the baptism of water.Buddhists, Jews and Muslims have neither. The ordinary means of salvation is Catholic Faith and not the baptism of desire.The ordinary means of salvation is not being saved in invincible ignorance(LG 16), imperfect communion with the Church(UR 3) , seeds of the Word (AG 11), good and holy things in other religions (NA 2).These are possibilities only. We don't know of a single case in 2014. They can only be known to God.

true-falseThis was a leftist homily. It would be approved by the liberal rabbis who tell  Christians what they should believe and what is permitted to be preached.
The priest did not say that in the Nicene Creed we affirm as Catholics that  'we believe in one baptism for the forgiveness of sin' Vatican Council II says 'all' need 'faith and baptism' for salvation(AG 7). Catholics are the new People of God, the Chosen People, the Elect (NA 3), they are the continuation of the Jewish religion. They have the Messiah, promised by the Jewish prophets,they have the temple and the Sacrifice of the Mass in the new temple, they have the Ark of the Covenant in the tabernacle. Jesus won for them an Eternal Covenant, an Eternal Alliance, with his Death and Resurrection. Catholics are part of the Mystical Body of Christ and it is only Catholics who go to Heaven. In Heaven there are only Catholics (AG 7), who are there for all eternity. They died on earth without mortal sin and are saved having the one, true faith which includes the baptism of water.
We can love all people and choose to live in peace with all knowing that even though there is one God, one Creator, not all people are going to Heaven.Instead, the Church tells us (AG 7 etc) that most people are oriented to Hell without 'faith and baptism'.
The leftist interpretation of salvation and these
liberal homilies are also part of the teaching at the Pontifical Universities in Rome.It has nothing to do with Magisterial texts. It is a complete break with Church documents.This is also the irrational understanding of Vatican Council II held by the traditionalists.They assume there are known exceptions and so they reject the Council. The priests and the liberals assume there are known exceptions. So if there is one exception to the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus, for them, there  can also be two exceptions. There can be many.  Finally it is said that all are part of the Mystical Body of Christ and all are being saved.
-Lionel Andrades

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