October 14, 2018

Francis Canonizes a Neo-Marxist

Timothy Birdnow

Pope Francis, or, as I like to call him, Pope Francisstein, is a, well, a man who prefers to do what he wishes to following Church teachings, and he often promotes near heresy and then walks it back with vague statements and confusing rhetoric. (He clearly doesn't remember or care that Satan is the father of confusion and misunderstanding.) Francis has been systematically dismantling the protections the Church has put in place to avoid being engulfed by the post-modern system of things. He fired all of the top Conservatives in the hierarchy, replacing them with Progressives. He has whittled down the Church's condemnation of homosexuality, first saying it is not his place ot judge (?!) when asked about it, then offering token chastising but largely excusing it. The eternal deaths of many poor souls will be on his hands for that one; it was his duty to come out boldly and proclaim what has been traditional Catholic teaching on the matter. That teaching is that latent homosexuality is not a sin but practicing homosexuality is a Mortal Sin, the kind that gets you sent to the nether regions. His silence on the matter is tacit approval.

Francis, a good Peronista, turns all of his anger on free market systems and promotes socialism - a scheme that was soundly condemned by Pope Leo XIII in QUOD APOSTOLICI MUNERIS.

In 1878 Pope Leon wrote: "At the very beginning of Our pontificate, as the nature of Our apostolic office demanded, we hastened to point out in an encyclical letter addressed to you, venerable brethren, the deadly plague that is creeping into the very fibers of human society and leading it on to the verge of destruction; at the same time We pointed out also the most effectual remedies by which society might be restored and might escape from the very serious dangers which threaten it. But the evils which We then deplored have so rapidly increased that We are again compelled to address you, as though we heard the voice of the prophet ringing in Our ears: "Cry, cease not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet."1 You understand, venerable brethren, that We speak of that sect of men who, under various and almost barbarous names, are called socialists, communists, or nihilists, and who, spread over all the world, and bound together by the closest ties in a wicked confederacy, no longer seek the shelter of secret meetings, but, openly and boldly marching forth in the light of day, strive to bring to a head what they have long been planning—the overthrow of all civil society whatsoever."

This is just the first paragraph; Leo calls socialism evil, vile, and those are his NICE words for it. But now we have Pope Francis I trying to remake Catholicism in his own image, into a social justice war party.

His latest soiree into the realm of revolution at the expense of the salvation of souls is his elevation of the former Archbishop of San Salvador, Oscar Romero, to Sainthood, despite his not meeting the qualifications required by the Church.

Romero was considered a conservative (he had ties to Opus Dei) until he assumed his post as Archbishop. Then he began keeping daily journals and making recordings - a sign of a swollen ego. He was not warmly welcomed by John Paul II who wanted to appoint an overseer to keep Romero from radicalizing the Church in El Salvador.

Romero was very good friends with Father Rutilio Grande, the radical Liberation Theology advocate who promoted revolution in Latin America and condemned private property. It was the assassination of Grande that is said to have radicalized Romero. Maybe, but when you preach revolution what do you think will happen? A Catholic Priest has nearly complete moral authority in Latin America, and it is no surprise that if he is working to promote Marxist goals he is going to be killed to stop greater bloodshed.

And while Romero paid lip service to Papal condemnations of Communism and Liberation Theology, he clearly promoted the latter and, in the wire-tense years in which he served in El Salvador, his endless denunciations and condemnations of the government did nothing but promote Marxist rebels. Remember, the Marxists seized power in Nicaragua and ALMOST did so in El Salvador as well. Had it not been for Ronald Reagan's stand against them all of Central America may have fallen. And a goodly portion of the blame would have rested on Oscar Romero.

Now Liberation Theology was condemned by the Papacy and Romero went along with that, but only to a point. He didn't favor a non-spiritual liberation, but that is easy to say. The fact is, he never actually condemned the heretical movement. Just as Pope Francis has failed to do (in fact, Francisstein has brought the diabolical doctrine back and allowed the proponents back into authority in the Church.)

Here is a pro-Romero post that manages to convey, at least in my understanding, Romero's Progressive spirit:

"In Romero's exegesis, Christ calls on his followers--including nations--to be transfigured; to be lifted up from sin and material desires to the dignity of the Children of God, and accept suffering and sacrifice as the birth pangs of a more just world which does not represent Heaven on earth, but the antechamber to Paradise."

End excerpt.

This fails to mention the salvation of souls whatsoever. It appears that Romero is more attuned to collective salvation through social justice. He also seems to have had a touch of utopianism too:

We remember first of all the primary origin of this beautiful landscape of our country,” he said, describing the pre-Christian El Salvador like an Eden, beautiful, but untamed.

These are very modern ideas, tied in with the neopaganism of the times.

In this article in First Things we learn a few things about the good Romero:

" Romero was quite outspoken about social tensions, and it does his memory no service to sweep this under the rug. The language of class struggle echoed in his rhetoric. He used the word "oligarchy” frequently. He once said "the rich will continue to be called ‘those whom God despises,’ because they put more confidence in their money.” On Sunday February 24, 1980, shortly before he died he spoke thus about "the oligarchs” with these words, "Let them not keep killing those of us who are trying to achieve a more just sharing of the power and wealth of our country.” The archbishop called those who opposed the "oligarchs” simply "the people.”

On more than one occasion, Archbishop Romero referred to what he called a very "picturesque” metaphor of the Brazilian Cardinal Lorscheider: "You better take off the rings so that they don’t cut off your fingers. I think this is a very understandable expression. Whoever does not take off the rings runs the risk of getting his hands cut off; and whoever doesn’t want to share because of love and social justice runs the risk of appropriation by violence.”

The rich-poor polarity spilled over into pastoral actions, too. The archbishop attempted to deny Christian burial to a newspaper publisher because of his extreme right-wing views and forbade a pastor to celebrate the funeral mass. The priest, with the code of canon law in hand, said he saw no scandal in the Christian burial of a professed Catholic, however inconvenient his political views. "What makes you think the rich will go to heaven?” asked the Archbishop bitterly.

In his discourse at Louvain on February 2, 1980, crafted with the help of Liberation Theologian Jon Sobrino, Archbishop Romero hinted that discussion might be needed about "the relationship between the faith and political ideologies—in particular Marxism” and "the question of violence and its legitimacy.” He said the Church had to go on "making judgments about politics within a changing scene.” While the outlook was ambiguous, "all the projects emanating from the government are collapsing, and the possibility of popular liberation is growing.” In the Louvain discourse, Archbishop Romero emphasized the role of the Church in politics. He said, "The essence of the Church lies in its mission of service to the world, in its mission to save the world in its totality, and of saving it in history, here and now.”

End excerpt.

Even if Romero was not technically in apostacy, he certainly was a fellow traveler, a sympathizer with the left wing and the social revolutionaries. He apparently failed to read the basic text "thou shalt not steal" and "thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods". His ideas and at least sympathy for those using violence to overthrow the government and institute a People's Republic bespoke someone who sought more than the salvation of souls.

That all being said, the fact is that sainthood is not given away as a door prize, like an honorary degree. It is an acknowledgment that the person in question is in Heaven and with God, and that can only be ascertained by careful investigation. One of the criteria is that two miracles have to be directly attributable to the person being considered - otherwise they cannot advance beyond Beatified status.

But Francisstein has waived this requirement for Romero (as he did for Paul VI and John XXIII) because he wants this man given the honors. (Oh, and by the way, I find it interesting that Francis keeps canonizing modern Popes; could it be he's trying to lay the groundwork for his own canonization?)

I think this article gives us some insight:

"Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family and the chief advocate for Archbishop Romero’s cause, acknowledged in a telephone interview on Tuesday that Archbishop Romero had been viewed by many over the years as a "bishop of the revolutionary left, of the Marxist culture.”

But "meticulous research erased all doubts and prejudices that many had within the church and in El Salvador,” Archbishop Paglia said, and "it was clear to us that killing a priest on the altar is a message for the whole church, a political message against a religious man.”

End excerpt.

Soooo...

Romero is a tool to Francis, a way to promote his personal Liberation Theology and to have a dramatic story to promote this "Resist!" mentality.

So now Romero is a saint by decree of Francis, who simply bypassed the usual route. Will there be an asterisk next to Romero's name? Is it possible to impeach a saint" It's only happened when it has been decided the person was a legend or whatnot.

Maybe they should reopen the case of Dr. Tom Dooley for sainthood. If a guy like Romero can get it...

Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at 12:07 PM | No Comments | Add Comment
Post contains 1781 words, total size 12 kb.




What colour is a green orange?




30kb generated in CPU 0.0091, elapsed 0.2205 seconds.
35 queries taking 0.2136 seconds, 156 records returned.
Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink.
Always on Watch
The American Thinker
Bird`s Articles
Old Birdblog
Birdblog`s Literary Corner
Behind the Black Borngino Report
Canada Free Press
Common Sense and Wonder < br/ > Christian Daily Reporter
Citizens Free Press
Climatescepticsparty,,a>
_+
Daren Jonescu
Dana and Martha Music On my Mind Conservative Victory
Eco-Imperialism
Gelbspan Files Infidel Bloggers Alliance
Let the Truth be Told
Newsmax
>Numbers Watch
OANN
The Reform Club
Revolver
FTP Student Action
Veritas PAC
FunMurphys
The Galileo Movement
Intellectual Conservative
br /> Liberty Unboound
One Jerusalem
Powerline
Publius Forum
Ready Rants
The Gateway Pundit
The Jeffersonian Ideal
Thinking Democrat
Ultima Thule
Young Craig Music
Contact Tim at bgocciaatoutlook.com

Monthly Traffic

  • Pages: 78706
  • Files: 19256
  • Bytes: 10.9G
  • CPU Time: 229:29
  • Queries: 2816328

Content

  • Posts: 28375
  • Comments: 123995

Feeds


RSS 2.0 Atom 1.0