[ 0 → 4] TRATCAST EXPRESS [ 30 → 33] Neo-Pelagianism [ 33 → 35] No, this is not a joke. [ 35 → 39] Here's what Gagliarducci wrote in his post of February 26th, [ 39 → 44] entitled, Pope Francis, How Are His Reforms Proceeding? [ 44 → 44] Quote, [ 45 → 49] In the offing, it also seems the Pope is going to write a new document, [ 50 → 54] perhaps an encyclical, on spirituality in the modern world, [ 54 → 57] with a strong accent against Neo-Pelagianism. [ 58 → 58] Unquote. [ 58 → 60] Now, this is pre-Pelagianism. [ 60 → 60] Priceless. [ 61 → 64] From the beginning, Francis has denounced what he claims [ 64 → 67] is a resurgence of the heresy of Pelagianism. [ 68 → 71] Now, that heresy is indeed a big problem in our day, [ 71 → 74] but it's not what Francis thinks it is. [ 75 → 79] For Francis, Pelagianism is basically the restorationist movements [ 79 → 83] of the conservative Novus Ordos and the semi-traditionalists, [ 83 → 86] like the Indult groups, such as the Fraternity of St. Peter [ 86 → 87] and the Institute of Christ the King, [ 88 → 90] and the resistance groups, like the Societalists, [ 90 → 91] and the Society of Sempais X. [ 92 → 95] We know this because he's mentioned it several times [ 95 → 96] throughout his fake pontificate. [ 97 → 99] For example, on June 6th, 2013, [ 100 → 104] he met with the board of the Latin American and Caribbean Confederation [ 104 → 105] of Religious Men and Women. [ 106 → 107] Here is what he told them. [ 107 → 108] Quote, [ 108 → 110] I share with you two concerns. [ 111 → 115] One is the Pelagian current that there is in the Church at this moment. [ 115 → 117] There are some restorationist groups. [ 117 → 118] I know some. [ 118 → 120] It fell upon me to receive them, [ 120 → 125] and one feels as if one goes back 60 years before the Council. [ 126 → 128] One feels in 1940. [ 128 → 131] An anecdote, just to illustrate this. [ 131 → 132] It is not to laugh at it. [ 132 → 134] I took it with respect, but it concerns me. [ 135 → 138] When I was elected, I received a letter from one of these groups, [ 138 → 139] and they said, [ 139 → 142] Your Holiness, we offer you this spiritual treasure, [ 143 → 146] 3,525 rosaries. [ 146 → 148] Why don't they say, [ 148 → 149] We pray for you. [ 149 → 150] We ask. [ 150 → 151] But this thing of counting. [ 152 → 156] And these groups return to practices and to disciplines that I lived through. [ 156 → 158] Not you, because you are not old. [ 159 → 162] To disciplines, to things that in that moment took place, [ 162 → 163] but not now. [ 163 → 164] They do not exist today. [ 165 → 166] Unquote. [ 166 → 169] So, that's Pelagianism for Francis. [ 170 → 172] Then, also in 2013, [ 173 → 177] while he was having fun at the Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day, [ 177 → 180] Francis talked to the leadership of the Council, [ 180 → 184] the Council of Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean, [ 184 → 188] and he spoke to them about temptations against missionary discipleship, [ 189 → 190] including the following, [ 190 → 191] quote, [ 191 → 193] The Pelagian Solution. [ 194 → 197] This basically appears as a form of restorationism. [ 198 → 200] In dealing with the Church's problems, [ 200 → 202] a purely disciplinary solution is sought [ 202 → 206] through the restoration of outdated manners and forms, [ 206 → 208] which, even on the cultural level, [ 208 → 209] are no longer meaningful. [ 210 → 211] In Latin America, [ 211 → 214] it is usually to be found in small groups, [ 214 → 217] in some new religious congregations, [ 217 → 222] in exaggerated tendencies to doctrinal or disciplinary safety. [ 223 → 225] Basically, it is static, [ 225 → 227] although it is capable of inversion, [ 227 → 229] in a process of regression. [ 230 → 233] It seeks to recover the lost past. [ 234 → 234] Unquote. [ 235 → 236] Yet again in 2013, [ 237 → 239] Francis denounced the, quote, [ 239 → 240] self-absorbed, [ 240 → 242] Promethean Neopelagianism [ 242 → 246] of those who ultimately trust only in their own powers [ 246 → 248] and feel superior to others [ 248 → 250] because they observe certain rules [ 250 → 253] or remain intransigently faithful [ 253 → 257] to a particular Catholic style from the past. [ 258 → 258] Unquote. [ 259 → 261] And that's not from an interview or speech, by the way, [ 261 → 264] but from a supposed magisterial document, [ 264 → 269] namely from his Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, [ 270 → 271] number 94. [ 272 → 276] And then in an interview published on February 9th, 2017, [ 276 → 279] in the Italian Corriere della Sera, [ 280 → 281] Francis denounced as Pelagians [ 282 → 283] those who, quote, [ 284 → 287] want to go back to asceticism and do penance. [ 288 → 289] Unquote. [ 290 → 292] That's Pelagianism, huh? [ 292 → 293] Right. [ 293 → 295] Well, in any case, you get the idea. [ 296 → 298] So if Francis is preparing a document [ 298 → 299] about monarchy, [ 300 → 303] modern spirituality that denounces Pelagianism, [ 303 → 306] you can guess what sort of content [ 306 → 307] you're going to find there. [ 307 → 309] It's going to be a manifesto [ 309 → 313] against traditional Catholic spirituality and practice [ 313 → 317] and filled with talk about tenderness and joy [ 317 → 321] and counter-experience, cosmic transcendence [ 321 → 323] and probably some other ideas [ 323 → 325] he gets either from Teilhard de Chardin, [ 326 → 329] Richard Rohr, or one of his Talmudic Jewish buddies. [ 329 → 329] But, you know, I don't know. [ 329 → 330] I don't know. [ 330 → 334] But what actually is the heresy of Pelagianism, then? [ 336 → 340] Pelagianism is the doctrine of the 5th century monk Pelagius, [ 340 → 342] according to which, among other things, [ 342 → 346] man in his natural state is a friend of God [ 346 → 350] and supernatural grace is not needed for salvation. [ 351 → 353] The Pelagians held that we are justified [ 353 → 356] by our own human strength, [ 356 → 360] our mere works apart from the grace of Christ. [ 360 → 362] This was refuted by St. Augustine [ 362 → 365] and condemned by Pope St. Zosimas [ 365 → 369] and by the ecumenical councils of Ephesus and Trent. [ 370 → 371] It is a damnable heresy [ 371 → 374] that denies original sin and its consequences [ 374 → 378] and that denies the necessity of the redemption. [ 380 → 383] Now, who do you think is the chief promoter [ 383 → 385] of that heresy in our day? [ 385 → 386] Care to guess? [ 386 → 389] That's right, Francis. [ 389 → 391] Oh, the irony. [ 392 → 395] Francis is the one who continually speaks and acts [ 395 → 399] as though members of any and all religions go to heaven, [ 400 → 402] that everyone is a child of God, [ 402 → 404] that it doesn't matter what religion you are [ 404 → 407] because we're all trying to do good [ 407 → 410] and we're just meeting God in different ways [ 410 → 413] and we all have our own opinions and traditions [ 413 → 417] and the only certitude we have in religious matters, [ 417 → 419] as he explicitly stated in his first, [ 419 → 422] Pope video of January 2016, [ 422 → 425] the only certitude that we have in religious matters [ 425 → 429] is that we're all children of God. [ 430 → 432] On May 22nd, 2013, [ 432 → 435] Francis preached a sermon about doing good works [ 435 → 438] and he said that this is a necessity for a Christian [ 438 → 440] as much as it is for an atheist. [ 441 → 442] That is true, [ 442 → 444] but in typical modernist fashion, [ 444 → 447] Francis failed to draw the crucial distinction [ 447 → 449] between good works, [ 449 → 451] done from a purely natural motive, [ 451 → 454] such as wanting to ease our neighbor's suffering [ 454 → 455] for his own sake, [ 456 → 458] and good works done from a supernatural motive, [ 459 → 460] such as wanting to please God, [ 461 → 462] wanting to merit heaven, [ 462 → 464] or wanting to escape hell. [ 465 → 466] Francis lumps it all together, [ 466 → 468] denies original sin, [ 468 → 470] and like a true Pelagian, says, [ 470 → 471] quote, [ 471 → 474] the root of this possibility of doing good [ 474 → 477] that we all have is in creation. [ 477 → 479] The Lord created us in his image, [ 479 → 480] and likeness, [ 480 → 482] and we are the image of the Lord, [ 482 → 483] and he does good, [ 484 → 486] and all of us have this commandment at heart, [ 487 → 489] do good and do not do evil. [ 490 → 490] All of us. [ 491 → 493] But Father, this is not Catholic. [ 493 → 494] He cannot do good. [ 495 → 496] Yes, he can. [ 496 → 497] He must. [ 497 → 499] Not can, must. [ 499 → 501] Because he has this commandment within him. [ 502 → 502] Unquote. [ 503 → 506] Now what we have here is not outright lies, [ 506 → 508] but half-truths, [ 508 → 509] which make sense. [ 509 → 510] Makes what he said all the more dangerous. [ 511 → 513] Yes, an atheist can do good works, [ 513 → 514] in a natural sense. [ 515 → 517] But none of these good works [ 517 → 520] will do anything for his salvation. [ 521 → 523] They cannot merit anything for him. [ 523 → 525] Not the forgiveness of sins, [ 525 → 526] not reparation for sin, [ 527 → 528] not eternal beatitude. [ 528 → 531] They will always remain on the level of the natural, [ 532 → 534] and thus will die with him. [ 535 → 537] That is why we needed a Redeemer, [ 538 → 538] a Savior, [ 538 → 539] who merited, [ 539 → 541] the redemption for us, [ 541 → 544] and now dispenses to us supernatural grace, [ 544 → 547] so that our works can be united to faith and hope, [ 548 → 551] and thus blossom into eternal life. [ 551 → 554] Hebrews 11.6 says that without faith, [ 555 → 557] it is impossible to please God. [ 557 → 559] But this Francis does not believe. [ 560 → 561] He does not believe it, [ 561 → 564] because he is a Neo-Pelagian. [ 565 → 567] Hey, before we go, real quick, [ 567 → 569] folks, it's Lent. [ 569 → 569] Lent. [ 569 → 572] And we have a special fun drive going on right now. [ 572 → 574] And if enough people participate, [ 575 → 578] it may be the only fun drive we need this year. [ 578 → 580] Unlike most other websites, [ 580 → 583] our fun drive does not just request support, [ 583 → 585] it also gives in return. 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