[ 0 → 4] Tradcast Express [ 30 → 37] Whereas Francis declared in paragraph number 303 in his infernal exhortation Amoris Laetitia [ 37 → 43] that sometimes God may want people to commit adultery amid the concrete complexity of their [ 43 → 48] limits, of course, wink wink, a novice orto-theologian in Rome has now figured out [ 48 → 54] that if that's the case, then there are certainly also circumstances, very complex no doubt, [ 54 → 60] in which contraception is not just permissible but required. From a report published by [ 60 → 67] LifeSite yesterday, January 8th, quote, responsible parenthood can obligate a married [ 67 → 72] couple to use artificial birth control, a recently appointed member of the Pontifical [ 72 → 78] Academy for Life has argued, basing his theory on Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on the [ 78 → 85] family Amoris Laetitia. Italian moral theologian Father Maurizio Chiodi said at a December 14th [ 85 → 90] public lecture at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome that there are [ 90 → 90] circumstances in which a married couple can use artificial birth control. [ 90 → 96] Circumstances, I refer to Amoris Laetitia chapter 8, that precisely for the sake of responsibility [ 96 → 103] require contraception. In such circumstances, he said, an artificial method for the regulation [ 103 → 108] of births could be recognized as an act of responsibility that is carried out, [ 108 → 114] not in order to radically reject the gift of a child, but because in those situations, [ 114 → 120] responsibility calls the couple and the family to other forms of welcome [ 120 → 126] and hospitality, unquote. That's not a moral theologian speaking, folks, that's an immoral [ 126 → 132] theologian. In any case, here we see realized precisely what we and many other commentators [ 132 → 137] have said from the beginning, that despite whatever they may try to claim, at the end of [ 137 → 146] the day, Amoris Laetitia teaches situation ethics, which was condemned by Pope Pius XII in the 1950s. [ 146 → 149] For example, in his address, [ 150 → 157] of April 18th, 1952, Pius XII talked about this new morality of situation ethics and said, [ 158 → 163] quote, the distinctive mark of this morality is that it is not based in effect on universal [ 163 → 168] moral laws, such as, for example, the Ten Commandments, but on the real and concrete [ 168 → 174] conditions or circumstances in which men must act, and according to which the conscience of [ 174 → 180] the individual must judge and choose. Such a state of things is unique and is a place for [ 180 → 187] every human action. That is why the decision of conscience, as the advocates of this ethic [ 187 → 194] assert, cannot be commanded by ideas, principles, and universal laws. Such judgments of conscience, [ 194 → 200] howsoever contrary they may seem at first sight to divine precepts, would be valid before God [ 200 → 206] because, they say, in the eyes of God, a seriously formed conscience takes precedence over precept [ 206 → 209] and law, unquote. Bam. [ 210 → 215] That is exactly what the Bergolians are putting forward, and it is absolutely condemned by [ 215 → 221] the true Roman Catholic Church. We're going to see a lot more of that, folks, in the probably [ 221 → 226] not too distant future. You can count on that. Because once you admit the principle that [ 226 → 232] an intrinsically evil act is sometimes justified or can be smoothed over because of conscience [ 232 → 237] and complex circumstances and all that, well, then there is nothing that would be immune [ 237 → 238] from that line of reasoning. [ 238 → 244] Although, I have a hunch that no one in the Novus Ordo Church is going to apply that situation [ 244 → 251] ethics principle and say that sometimes racism is permitted or excluding the marginalized or [ 251 → 260] bullying others. Speaking of which, Francis has discovered and condemned the work of the devil. [ 261 → 267] No, he didn't issue a new condemnation of modernism, Lutheranism, atheism, paganism, [ 268 → 268] Satanism. [ 268 → 276] Abortion or the gender ideology. No, in a sermon of January 8th, he fearlessly spoke out against [ 276 → 284] bullying, calling it Satan's work that is rooted in original sin. Wow. I mean, golly, I'm shocked [ 284 → 289] to hear him profess belief in original sin. I think that may be a first for him. And of course, [ 289 → 295] it's entirely hypocritical since he's a naturalist and all naturalists deny, at least implicitly, [ 295 → 298] original sin or its consequences. [ 298 → 303] But it's good to know that Francis has once again hit the nail on the head in identifying [ 303 → 306] what is really ailing our world. [ 307 → 312] Well, keep in mind that this is also the man who continually preaches against the [ 312 → 318] terrorism of gossip and the great evil of making too large of a carbon footprint. [ 319 → 324] And because of this ridiculous rhetoric, no one listens to Francis when he does, [ 324 → 327] at some point, speak out against abortion, for example. [ 328 → 332] As he sometimes does do, likewise calling it criminal or demonic or whatever. [ 332 → 337] Yeah, well, I guess it's just on a level with school bullies and failure to recycle [ 337 → 344] and immigration problems. It probably won't be long before we see an encyclical from him [ 344 → 346] on the genocide of jaywalking. [ 347 → 353] And finally, in his homily today, January 9th, Francis asserted once again, [ 353 → 357] as he had done before, that spiritual authority comes from, [ 358 → 364] the people, from being close to the people. And that if you don't have that closeness, [ 364 → 371] well, then your authority is lost. A report by Robin Gomes published at Vatican News says, [ 371 → 377] quote, what gives authority to Jesus, the Pope explained, is precisely his closeness to the [ 377 → 384] people. Because he understands their problems, pains and sins, he welcomes, heals and teaches [ 384 → 387] them, coming close to them, unquote. [ 388 → 394] Utter garbage, baloney, rubbish, okay? I don't know if it's heresy or not, but if it's not, [ 394 → 400] it's certainly not far from it. Now, Francis, being the modernist that he is, speaks out of [ 400 → 404] all sides of his heretical mouth. And so, at the same time, he also claimed in his homily that [ 404 → 411] authority comes only from God, from the Father, quote, authority, the Pope explained, is a gift [ 411 → 417] that comes only from God, which Jesus gives to his own. Authority in speaking, he said, [ 417 → 423] always comes from one's closeness to God and to the people. Authority is coherence, not double [ 423 → 429] life. And if a pastor loses his authority, he should not lose hope, as there is always time [ 429 → 438] to come close and reawaken one's authority and prophecy, unquote. You know what? Just get out of [ 438 → 444] here. Tradcast Express is a production of Novus Ordo Watch. Check us out at tradcast.org. 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