[ 0 → 4] Tradcast Express [ 4 → 15] Tradcast Express, it's Thursday, August 17th, 2017. [ 16 → 24] Cardinal Raymond Burke is in the news, once again lamenting the awful apostasy in his own church, [ 24 → 30] without, however, denouncing the man who is clearly the chief apostate, Jorge Bergoglio, [ 31 → 34] also known by his stage name of Pope Francis. [ 35 → 41] On August 14th, The Wanderer published part two of a three-part interview with Mr. Burke, [ 41 → 45] and the question of that formal correction of Francis came up again. [ 46 → 51] You know, the one that he's been telling us about since November of last year is going to happen at some point. [ 51 → 53] Here is what Burke said, quote, [ 54 → 57] It seems to me that the essence of the correction is quite simple. [ 58 → 62] On the one hand, one sets forth the clear teaching of the church. [ 62 → 66] On the other hand, what is actually being taught by the Roman pontiff is stated. [ 67 → 72] If there is a contradiction, the Roman pontiff is called to conform his own teaching [ 72 → 75] in obedience to Christ and the magisterium of the church. [ 75 → 78] The question is asked, how would this be done? [ 78 → 84] It is done very simply by a formal declaration to which the Holy Father would be obliged [ 84 → 84] to give the church the right to be a church. [ 84 → 88] Pope Francis has chosen not to respond to the five dubia, [ 89 → 93] so it is now necessary simply to state what the church teaches about marriage, [ 94 → 97] the family, acts that are intrinsically evil, and so forth. [ 98 → 102] These are the points that are not clear in the current teachings of the Roman pontiff. [ 103 → 105] Therefore, this situation must be corrected. [ 106 → 109] So then, the next step would be a formal declaration [ 109 → 113] stating the clear teachings of the church as set forth in the dubia. [ 113 → 117] Furthermore, it would be stated that these truths of the faith [ 117 → 120] are not being clearly set forth by the Roman pontiff. [ 120 → 124] In other words, instead of asking the questions as was done in the dubia, [ 125 → 129] the formal correction would be stating the answers as clearly taught by the church. [ 131 → 136] Okay, so as you can see, it's really nothing to lose sleep over. [ 137 → 142] Now, what I'd like to know is what makes Mr. Burke think that Francis would be obliged [ 142 → 143] to respond to the questions as set forth in the dubia? [ 143 → 144] Why would he respond to this formal correction? [ 145 → 148] Who or what could actually oblige him? [ 149 → 155] And if he can be so obliged, why wasn't he so obliged to respond to the dubia in the first place? [ 156 → 160] You know, it really makes you wonder what these people who are getting excited about [ 160 → 164] the prospect of this formal correction think this will actually accomplish. [ 164 → 170] Do they not realize that a Roman pontiff can reject and condemn a declaration by cardinals? [ 170 → 173] Do they not know that the Pope, [ 173 → 175] is the highest authority in the church, [ 175 → 178] and that he answers to no earthly authority? [ 178 → 183] It seems to me like Francis isn't the only one here who needs to have some errors corrected. [ 184 → 187] Anyway, we have a nice blog post about this whole issue up. [ 188 → 191] It was published yesterday, August 16th, and is entitled [ 191 → 195] Cardinal Burke's Latest on that formal correction of Francis. [ 196 → 197] And you can find it at [ 197 → 199] www.novosortowatch.org [ 199 → 200] slash wire [ 200 → 202] www.novosortowatch.org [ 202 → 208] for another minute on this whole topic of Amoris Laetitia and dubia and orthodoxy and all that. [ 208 → 214] You know, another Novus Ordo cardinal that is always portrayed as a great conservative defender of the faith [ 214 → 221] is Gerhard Ludwig Muller, who, until July 1st, was the guardian of orthodoxy in the Vatican. [ 222 → 228] Well, what you may not be aware of is that although he does indeed hold a Catholic position [ 228 → 232] on the issue of refusing sacraments to publicly unrepentant adulterers, [ 232 → 235] he denies a number of other dogmas. [ 236 → 242] And we've now looked into this a bit in depth, shall we say, and published our findings. [ 243 → 249] On Monday, August 14th, we put up an initial installment as part of our new blog post series called [ 249 → 252] The Heresies of Cardinal Muller. [ 252 → 257] The first part deals with his denial of the dogma of transubstantiation. [ 257 → 262] Yes, Muller actually denies that dogma, and we prove it from several sources. [ 262 → 266] Of his writings, Beyond the Shadow of a Doubt. [ 266 → 268] For example, he says, quote, [ 268 → 276] In reality, body and blood of Christ do not mean the material components of the man Jesus during his lifetime [ 276 → 279] or in his transfigured corporeality. [ 280 → 288] Rather, body and blood here mean the presence of Christ in the sign of the medium of bread and wine, [ 288 → 290] which presence is made communicable in the here and now of sense-bound humanity, [ 290 → 292] which presence is made communicable in the here and now of sense-bound humanity, [ 292 → 299] Just as before Easter, the disciples were perceptibly together with Jesus by hearing his words [ 299 → 303] and perceiving him in a sensory figure in accordance with human nature, [ 303 → 311] we now have fellowship with Jesus Christ communicated through the eating and drinking of the bread and the wine. [ 311 → 312] Unquote. [ 312 → 313] Got it? [ 314 → 320] Yes, we also look at those passages of Muller's where he appears to affirm transubstantiation [ 320 → 322] and twists himself into a pretzel. [ 322 → 326] Trying to escape condemnation, but to no avail. [ 326 → 331] We dismantle and expose his clever Teflon theology where nothing sticks. [ 331 → 334] And you don't want to miss this, believe me. [ 334 → 337] It's a lengthy post with lots and lots of documentation, [ 338 → 344] including a number of passages from his original works that have never before been translated into English. [ 344 → 348] So this is definitely an internet first. [ 349 → 351] So you definitely don't want to miss this. [ 351 → 352] Check it out at [ 352 → 358] look for the August 14th, 2017 post, [ 359 → 365] The Heresies of Cardinal Muller, Part 1, His Denial of Transubstantiation. [ 366 → 373] In other news, Vatican Insider reports that the leaders of American Novus Ordo religious orders [ 373 → 380] are working to persuade Francis to write an encyclical to promote nonviolence, [ 380 → 382] which they claim is the gospel. [ 382 → 385] Teaching, you know, gospel nonviolence. [ 386 → 391] Yeah, you know, like that gospel where Christ went into the temple and seeing the money changers, [ 391 → 395] he dialogued with them about it until they decided to leave. [ 395 → 396] That one. [ 397 → 401] Then, fair warning, a new book on Francis has been announced, [ 402 → 404] and it's entitled A Pope Francis Lexicon, [ 405 → 409] to be released by Liturgical Press in 2018. [ 409 → 412] Let me read you the publisher's description. [ 412 → 417] A Pope Francis Lexicon is a collection of over 50 essays [ 417 → 422] by an impressive set of insightful contributors from around the globe, [ 422 → 427] each writing on a specific word that has become important in the ministry of Pope Francis. [ 428 → 433] Writers such as Sister Simone Campbell, Cardinal Blaise Cupich, [ 434 → 438] Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez-Mardiaga, Father James Martin, [ 438 → 442] Cardinal Louis Antonio Tagle, Anglican Archbishop, [ 442 → 445] Justin Welby, and Carolyn Wu, [ 446 → 454] explore the Pope's use of words like joy, clericalism, money, family, and tears. [ 454 → 459] Together, they reveal what Francis' use of these words says about him, his ministry, [ 460 → 466] and priorities, and their significance to the church, the world, and the lives of individual Christians. [ 466 → 470] The entire collection is introduced by a foreword, [ 470 → 472] by a foreword, [ 472 → 475] by ecumenical patriarch Bartholomew, [ 475 → 479] the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians worldwide, [ 479 → 485] and a preface by one of Francis' closest advisors, Cardinal Sean O'Malley. [ 485 → 485] Unquote. [ 486 → 489] That really says all you need to know. [ 490 → 493] The whole book is only 160 pages, thank heavens, [ 493 → 502] and I'll be honest, I'm particularly interested to read Father James Corkery's essay on the Word, [ 502 → 507] Sourpuss, which, according to the publisher, is in that book. [ 508 → 514] So, on the other hand, I am really annoyed that there is no essay in there on tenderness. [ 515 → 516] Well, what are you going to do? [ 517 → 520] Tradcast Express is a production of Novos Ordo Watch. [ 520 → 522] Check us out at tradcast.org, [ 522 → 528] and if you like what we're doing, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution at novosortowatch.org.