[ 0 → 4] TrapCast Express [ 4 → 14] TrapCast Express, it's Tuesday, March 10th, 2020. [ 15 → 20] Our critical review of France's exhortation Carida Amazonia continues. [ 20 → 25] In this episode, we're tackling the first part of his fourth and last chapter, [ 26 → 28] entitled An Ecclesial Dream. [ 28 → 32] And as you can probably imagine, it really is quite a nightmare. [ 33 → 38] The first paragraph in chapter four is paragraph number 61, and it begins thus, [ 39 → 39] quote, [ 40 → 47] The church is called to journey alongside the people of the Amazon region, unquote. [ 48 → 49] Actually, she's not. [ 50 → 54] Bergoglio simply made it up because it's part of his political agenda. [ 54 → 58] He continues by noting that missionary efforts are [ 58 → 58] to [ 58 → 61] develop a church with an Amazonian face, [ 61 → 68] to which end he wants a culture of encounter towards a multifaceted harmony. [ 69 → 70] Yeah, my eye. [ 71 → 73] Here you can clearly see that for the Frankster, [ 74 → 79] the Catholic Church is a human institution with a merely human and earthly face. [ 79 → 83] The true Catholic Church, however, is a divine institution [ 83 → 87] and has the face of Christ since he is her head. [ 88 → 91] We call the church the mystical body of Christ for a reason. [ 92 → 97] So we don't need or want a church with an Amazonian face [ 97 → 100] any more than we need or want one with an Appalachian face [ 100 → 105] or a Norwegian face or an Alpine face or an Eskimo face [ 105 → 110] or a Serengeti face or a Black Forest face or anything else like it. [ 110 → 114] The church only has the face of Christ. [ 115 → 118] Oh, and just what's that Amazonian face? [ 118 → 119] That's what this stuff's supposed to mean anyway. [ 120 → 125] See, Bergoglio loves metaphors because they allow for many different interpretations, [ 126 → 129] which in turn leads to confusion. [ 129 → 131] And that's exactly what he wants. [ 132 → 136] Now, in paragraph 62, Francis proclaims, [ 136 → 142] Now, that sounds really good, right? [ 143 → 144] Kind of conservative there. [ 145 → 147] Except notice that he says, [ 147 → 152] but he's saying that all the while he's undermining the Catholic faith. [ 152 → 157] He's undermining the gospel and the church's true missionary activity. [ 158 → 161] And so in the very next paragraph, number 63, [ 162 → 165] for example, he says of the poor and of the abandoned, [ 165 → 165] quote, [ 165 → 172] How sad it would be if they were to receive from us a body of teachings or a moral code, [ 172 → 176] but not the great message of salvation, [ 176 → 177] the missionary obedience, [ 177 → 182] a appeal that speaks to the heart and gives meaning to everything else in life. [ 182 → 183] Unquote. [ 184 → 188] Now, there you see the typical 1960s modernist speaking, [ 189 → 193] as though the body of teachings and the moral code of the gospel [ 193 → 195] were not the message of salvation. [ 196 → 199] For Francis to juxtapose the two shows once again, [ 200 → 206] that he does not believe that the Catholic Church is, in fact, a divine institution. [ 206 → 207] And of course, [ 207 → 208] his church isn't, [ 208 → 210] but that's because it's not the Catholic Church. [ 211 → 218] Now, here's what Pope Leo XIII wrote about missionary activity among savages. [ 218 → 219] Quote, [ 219 → 224] To conciliate the minds and to win the confidence of these uncivilized nations, [ 225 → 226] they, meaning the missionaries, [ 227 → 232] should teach them the salutary precepts of religion right from the beginning. [ 232 → 237] They should bring them to understand the true notion of what is just and honest. [ 237 → 241] Finally, they should explain what it means to be children of God, [ 241 → 243] for they too have been called to this, [ 244 → 246] thanks to the merits of our Savior. [ 247 → 249] This is what the popes had in mind [ 249 → 252] when they sent so many missionaries to barbarian nations. [ 253 → 253] Unquote. [ 254 → 256] That's from Pope Leo XIII's encyclical, [ 256 → 261] Yom Predem, number 14, published in 1886. [ 261 → 265] So there you have the body of doctrine and the moral code [ 265 → 267] that Francis just pooh-poohed. [ 268 → 270] That is the message of salvation. [ 271 → 276] Francis just neutralized all the few good things he does say in that chapter [ 276 → 278] about evangelization. [ 278 → 282] For him, it's not about a body of doctrine or a moral code. [ 283 → 285] In other words, not faith or morals. [ 285 → 286] Great. [ 286 → 287] So what's left? [ 288 → 293] Well, nothing but politics, environmental concerns, humanitarianism, and so on. [ 294 → 297] Well, remember what he said when he visited Morocco a year ago. [ 298 → 301] I've got to quote this because otherwise people won't believe me. [ 302 → 305] After his usual spiel against proselytism, he said, [ 306 → 306] quote, [ 306 → 314] For being a Christian is not about adhering to a doctrine or a temple or an ethnic group. [ 314 → 319] Being Christian is about an encounter, an encounter with Jesus Christ. [ 319 → 320] Unquote. [ 320 → 324] He said this on March 31st, 2019, [ 325 → 327] and the translation is taken straight from the, [ 327 → 333] So, there too he pooh-poohed adhering to the doctrine of Christ [ 333 → 336] when that is absolutely mandatory. [ 336 → 340] As made clear in the second epistle of St. John, verse 9, [ 341 → 341] quote, [ 342 → 352] That's the Monsignor Ronald Knox translation. [ 352 → 356] In the Dewey translation, it puts it a little more archaically, [ 356 → 357] but, [ 357 → 358] still the same thing. [ 358 → 358] It says, quote, [ 359 → 371] Well, what is the message of salvation if not a doctrine? [ 371 → 373] A Lord himself said, [ 373 → 379] That's John 7, 16. [ 380 → 384] St. Luke writes in the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 2, verse 41, [ 384 → 387] and they were persevering in the doctrine, [ 387 → 391] St. Paul writes to the Romans, saying, [ 392 → 403] That's Romans 16, 17. [ 403 → 407] And perhaps the most applicable passage to our case here [ 407 → 413] is found in the second letter of St. Paul to St. Timothy, chapter 4, verses 3 and 4. [ 413 → 417] For there shall be a time when they will not, [ 417 → 419] endure sound doctrine, [ 419 → 420] but according to their own desires, [ 421 → 425] they will heap to themselves teachers having itching ears, [ 425 → 429] and will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth, [ 429 → 431] but will be turned unto fables. [ 432 → 434] Boy, ain't that the truth. [ 435 → 435] All right. [ 435 → 438] Well, France's ecclesial nightmare continues. [ 439 → 440] There's more I'd love to talk about, [ 440 → 442] but I've got to keep it moving here, [ 442 → 445] or else we'll still be discussing this awful document by Christmas. [ 445 → 450] In paragraph 68, he goes into enculturation, [ 451 → 452] no doubt one of his favorite topics. [ 453 → 456] Enculturation, he says, is a double movement. [ 457 → 460] Not only does the church give, but also receive. [ 461 → 462] He says that, quote, [ 462 → 466] The church herself undergoes a process of reception [ 466 → 473] that enriches her with the fruits of what the Spirit has already mysteriously sown [ 473 → 475] in that culture. [ 475 → 479] In this way, the Holy Spirit adorns the church, [ 479 → 485] showing her new aspects of revelation and giving her a new face, unquote. [ 486 → 490] See, the church herself is evangelized by the pagan cultures. [ 492 → 495] Not only does she teach them, but they teach her. [ 496 → 500] And, of course, that is somehow the work of the Holy Ghost, God the revealer. [ 501 → 502] That's modernism. [ 502 → 505] Okay, there is no supernatural. [ 505 → 510] There is no supernatural revelation to be found in the Amazon region, okay, [ 510 → 512] or any other region of the world, for that matter. [ 513 → 516] But, of course, by taking that position, [ 516 → 519] Francis can take anything he likes from the Amazon [ 519 → 522] and raise it to the level of quasi-doctrine. [ 523 → 526] You know, it's the Spirit speaking to the church now, [ 526 → 528] and we must read the signs of the times. [ 529 → 533] And, of course, you know exactly what the God of surprises will have in store for everybody. [ 533 → 539] Precisely the liberal talking points that Club Francis wants to see implemented, [ 540 → 545] like a syncretistic liturgy, married priests, women deacons, and so forth. [ 545 → 546] Now, some will say, [ 547 → 552] no, Francis did not allow married priests or women's ordination in Corita, Amazonia. [ 553 → 555] And that's basically true, [ 556 → 563] but he put the premises there to make it possible later on. [ 563 → 569] He laid the foundation that can later be used to draw those conclusions. [ 570 → 572] Or to put it in more Amazonian terms, [ 572 → 577] I guess we can say he sowed the seeds on fertile ground [ 577 → 581] so there'll be rich fruit to harvest later. [ 582 → 584] What? You think I'm exaggerating? [ 584 → 588] Well, you just haven't come across paragraph 69 yet, have you? [ 589 → 590] Let me quote it for you. [ 591 → 592] Or let me quote from it for you. [ 592 → 594] Quote, [ 594 → 600] What is needed is courageous openness to the novelty of the Spirit [ 600 → 603] who is always able to create something new [ 603 → 606] with the inexhaustible riches of Jesus Christ. [ 606 → 612] Indeed, enculturation commits the Church to a difficult but necessary journey. [ 613 → 615] True, this is always a slow process [ 615 → 617] and that we can be overly fearful, [ 618 → 620] ending up as mere onlookers [ 620 → 622] and as the Church gradually, [ 622 → 623] stagnates. [ 624 → 625] But let us be fearless [ 625 → 627] and let us not clip [ 627 → 630] the wings of the Holy Spirit. [ 630 → 631] Unquote. [ 631 → 633] Oh boy, here we go. [ 634 → 636] So many favorite expressions [ 636 → 638] that delight the modernist heart. [ 639 → 640] First, the term courage. [ 641 → 643] That's always a good one to use [ 643 → 645] because nobody wants to be considered a coward. [ 645 → 648] So, whatever garbage you want to unleash on souls, [ 648 → 651] just tell them that it requires courage [ 651 → 652] to accept [ 652 → 654] and all opposition to it [ 654 → 656] will seem cowardly or timid. [ 657 → 659] Then, openness. [ 660 → 660] Well, in our world, [ 661 → 663] that is considered the virtue. [ 664 → 666] Open minds, open doors, [ 666 → 667] open hearts, [ 668 → 669] open borders, [ 669 → 670] open everything. [ 671 → 672] Yeah, and they can't figure out [ 672 → 674] how the smoke of Satan got in [ 674 → 675] or the coronavirus. [ 676 → 678] Anyway, then there is novelty, [ 679 → 680] meaning newness. [ 680 → 684] Well, until the Vatican II religion came along, [ 684 → 686] novelty was considered problematic, [ 686 → 687] to say the least. [ 688 → 691] There are so many papal condemnations of novelty [ 691 → 693] that I can't even quote them all here, [ 694 → 696] but let me at least give you a few. [ 697 → 698] Here, St. Pius X, [ 698 → 700] in his encyclical against modernism, [ 701 → 702] Pacendi Dominici Gregis, [ 703 → 704] denounced a [ 704 → 707] blind and unchecked passion for novelty [ 707 → 710] and exhorted far, far from the clergy. [ 710 → 712] Be the love of novelty. [ 713 → 714] In his encyclical, [ 715 → 716] P.A. Nilanimo, [ 717 → 718] the same Pius X pointed out that [ 718 → 722] all terms smacking of an unhealthy novelty [ 722 → 724] in Catholic publications are condemnable, [ 725 → 728] such as those deriding the piety of the faithful [ 728 → 732] or pointing out a new orientation of the Christian life, [ 732 → 734] new directions of the church, [ 734 → 736] new aspirations of the modern soul, [ 736 → 739] a new social vocation of the clergy, [ 739 → 740] or a new Christianity, [ 740 → 741] or a new Christian civilization. [ 743 → 744] Well, there's Vatican II in a nutshell. [ 746 → 749] Pope Pius IX wished that [ 749 → 751] every error and profane novelty [ 751 → 754] may be repelled and eliminated [ 754 → 757] in the encyclical Optime Nocetis. [ 758 → 760] Pius XII, in Humani Generis, [ 760 → 763] lamented the reprehensible desire of novelty, [ 764 → 765] and he counseled, [ 765 → 767] let no Christian, therefore, [ 767 → 768] whether philosopher or theologian, [ 768 → 769] embrace eagerly [ 770 → 771] and lightly [ 771 → 773] whatever novelty happens to be thought up [ 773 → 774] from day to day, [ 775 → 777] but rather let him weigh it with painstaking care [ 777 → 779] and a balanced judgment, [ 779 → 783] lest he lose or corrupt the truth he already has [ 783 → 786] with grave danger and damage to his faith. [ 787 → 789] In the apostolic exhortation, [ 790 → 791] Menti Nostrae, [ 791 → 792] Pius XII denounced [ 792 → 794] the mania for novelty. [ 796 → 797] Pope Gregory XVI, [ 797 → 799] in his encyclical letter Mirari Vos, [ 799 → 800] reminded the bishop, [ 800 → 802] that the universal church [ 802 → 805] is affected by any and every novelty. [ 807 → 808] And Pope Leo XIII, [ 808 → 811] writing in the encyclical Providentissimus Deus, [ 812 → 813] warned that at his time, [ 813 → 815] the thirst for novelty [ 815 → 817] and unrestrained freedom of thought [ 817 → 822] make the danger of error most real and proximate. [ 823 → 825] Now, of course, Francis is no dummy. [ 826 → 827] He knows he can't get away [ 827 → 829] with just calling for novelty, [ 829 → 830] so he ascribes, [ 830 → 832] to the Holy Ghost, [ 832 → 834] the novelty of the Spirit. [ 834 → 836] Yeah, that's Spirit. [ 837 → 839] Oh, it's definitely a Spirit [ 839 → 841] that's the originator of all these novelties, [ 841 → 842] all right. [ 842 → 844] It's just not a holy one. [ 845 → 847] Then Francis, of course, [ 847 → 848] claims that that Spirit [ 848 → 850] is creating all this newness [ 850 → 852] from the riches of Christ. [ 853 → 854] When, of course, we all know that [ 854 → 857] in truth, it's nothing but dusty junk [ 857 → 860] from Bergoglio's treasure trove of apostasy. [ 860 → 864] But in order for that not to be too obvious, [ 864 → 866] the Frankster covers it up [ 866 → 867] with more rhetoric. [ 868 → 870] Rhetoric that appeals to people's emotions. [ 871 → 872] Surely you don't want to be [ 872 → 874] a mere onlooker [ 874 → 877] as the church gradually stagnates, right? [ 878 → 878] Because, you know, [ 879 → 880] that Bergoglian church [ 880 → 883] always has to be moving, right? [ 884 → 885] I mean, who needs a church [ 885 → 887] that's just kind of there? [ 887 → 889] It's got to be moving. [ 889 → 890] So, you know, [ 890 → 892] in 1946, in his allocution [ 892 → 894] Quam vis inquieti, [ 895 → 897] Pope Pius XII denounced [ 897 → 898] that very notion [ 898 → 900] when he said that the new theology [ 900 → 902] on which all of this is based [ 902 → 905] is in a state of perpetual motion. [ 906 → 908] He said it will always be [ 908 → 910] on the road to somewhere [ 910 → 913] but will never arrive anywhere. [ 913 → 915] And that's exactly it. [ 917 → 918] And so Francis concludes, [ 919 → 920] but let us be faithful [ 920 → 921] and let us be fearless. [ 921 → 923] Let us not clip the wings [ 923 → 924] of the Holy Spirit. [ 925 → 926] And there we go again. [ 926 → 927] He brands opposition [ 927 → 929] to his agenda of novelty [ 929 → 930] as fear [ 930 → 932] because who wants to be considered [ 932 → 934] a scaredy cat, right? [ 934 → 935] And worse yet, [ 936 → 937] Bergoglio declares [ 937 → 938] that any opposition [ 938 → 940] to whatever new junk he dreams up [ 940 → 943] is opposition to the Holy Spirit himself. [ 944 → 945] There, perfect. [ 946 → 948] With these rhetorical tricks, [ 948 → 950] Francis has laid down the premise [ 950 → 951] for the introduction [ 951 → 954] of any novelty whatsoever [ 954 → 955] in principle. [ 955 → 956] Think about it. [ 957 → 958] What can you not justify [ 958 → 960] with what he just said? [ 961 → 962] Courageous openness [ 962 → 964] to the novelty of the Spirit [ 964 → 967] drawn from the inexhaustible riches of Christ [ 967 → 969] to oppose which [ 969 → 971] would mean opposing God himself. [ 972 → 974] And he's already told us [ 974 → 975] the source for this newness. [ 976 → 978] It's the Amazon region [ 978 → 979] where that Spirit [ 979 → 980] has mysteriously, [ 980 → 981] mysteriously sown seeds [ 981 → 982] of new revelation. [ 983 → 986] Folks, this is utter modernist garbage. [ 986 → 988] This has nothing to do [ 988 → 989] with Catholicism. [ 990 → 992] Now, in paragraph 70 [ 992 → 993] of Corrida Amazonia, [ 994 → 996] Chaos Frank wastes no time [ 996 → 999] to apply what he just said. [ 999 → 1000] Listen to this. [1000 → 1000] Quote, [1001 → 1002] For the Church to achieve [1002 → 1004] a renewed enculturation [1004 → 1006] of the Gospel in the Amazon region, [1006 → 1007] she needs to listen [1007 → 1009] to its ancestral wisdom [1009 → 1010] Listen. [1010 → 1011] and once more [1011 → 1013] to the voice of its elders, [1013 → 1015] recognize the values present [1015 → 1017] in the way of life [1017 → 1018] of the original communities [1018 → 1021] and recover the rich stories [1021 → 1022] of its peoples. [1022 → 1024] In the Amazon region, [1024 → 1026] we have inherited great riches [1026 → 1028] from the pre-Columbian cultures. [1029 → 1031] These include openness [1031 → 1032] to the action of God, [1033 → 1034] a sense of gratitude [1034 → 1036] for the fruits of the earth, [1036 → 1039] the sacred character of human life [1039 → 1040] and esteem for the family, [1040 → 1043] a sense of solidarity [1043 → 1044] and shared responsibility [1044 → 1046] and common work, [1046 → 1048] the importance of worship, [1048 → 1050] belief in a life beyond this earth, [1051 → 1052] and many other values. [1053 → 1054] Unquote. [1054 → 1057] All right, so here Francis proposes [1057 → 1060] the counterpart of the Church teaching. [1060 → 1062] It's the Church listening. [1063 → 1064] So, get ready for some [1064 → 1066] great old Pachamama stories. [1068 → 1070] Well, apparently the Catholic Church [1070 → 1070] knows nothing about the Church, [1070 → 1072] nothing about the action of God, [1073 → 1075] about gratitude for God's benefits [1075 → 1077] or the value of human life, [1077 → 1078] the common good, [1079 → 1080] proper worship, [1080 → 1082] or life after death even. [1082 → 1084] And that's why she has to listen [1084 → 1086] to the Amazonian pagan elders [1086 → 1089] now to discover these riches. [1089 → 1092] I mean, this junk is simply insufferable. [1092 → 1094] Why does anybody listen to this man? [1095 → 1096] But you know what? [1096 → 1097] This isn't even new. [1098 → 1099] Don't think that Francis [1099 → 1100] is the first one [1100 → 1100] to come up with this. [1100 → 1103] This is Vatican II. [1103 → 1105] This comes from Paul VI [1105 → 1107] and John Paul II. [1107 → 1108] For example, [1109 → 1110] while he was visiting [1110 → 1111] the African nation of Benin, [1112 → 1114] on February 4, 1993, [1115 → 1116] John Paul II, [1116 → 1117] who, by the way, [1117 → 1119] is a saint in the new Church, [1120 → 1122] he met with voodoo witch doctors [1122 → 1124] and told them, [1124 → 1124] quote, [1124 → 1126] you have a strong attachment [1126 → 1127] to the traditions [1127 → 1129] handed on by your ancestors. [1129 → 1130] It is a very strong attachment [1130 → 1130] to the traditions handed on by your ancestors. [1130 → 1130] It is a very strong attachment [1130 → 1130] to the traditions handed on by your ancestors. [1130 → 1131] It is legitimate [1131 → 1132] to be grateful [1132 → 1133] to your forebears [1133 → 1134] who passed on [1134 → 1136] this sense of the sacred, [1136 → 1138] belief in a single God [1138 → 1139] who is good, [1139 → 1141] a sense of celebration, [1142 → 1143] esteem for the moral life [1143 → 1145] and for harmony in society, [1146 → 1146] unquote. [1146 → 1148] I'm not making this up. [1149 → 1151] You can verify this for yourself. [1151 → 1153] The translation of John Paul's address [1153 → 1156] to the adherents of voodooism in Benin [1156 → 1157] can be found [1157 → 1158] in the Vatican's newspaper [1158 → 1159] Osservatore, [1159 → 1160] Osservatore Romano, [1161 → 1162] English edition [1162 → 1164] of February 10th, 1993 [1164 → 1166] on page 7. [1167 → 1168] And on that same page, [1168 → 1169] this is very interesting, [1170 → 1171] on that same page, [1171 → 1173] there is an info blurb [1173 → 1174] about voodooism [1174 → 1176] and it describes [1176 → 1178] a little bit that sense [1178 → 1179] of celebration [1179 → 1181] that the voodooists have. [1181 → 1182] It says, [1182 → 1182] quote, [1183 → 1184] voodoo ceremonies [1184 → 1186] consist of rituals [1186 → 1187] invoking the spirits [1187 → 1189] and the great God [1189 → 1190] and are marked [1190 → 1192] by drums and songs [1192 → 1194] accompanying an animal sacrifice. [1195 → 1197] The rite culminates [1197 → 1198] in a trance [1198 → 1200] in which a ritual dancer [1200 → 1201] is thought to be possessed [1201 → 1202] by a divinity. [1203 → 1205] Ceremonies are conducted [1205 → 1206] by a man or a woman [1206 → 1208] who are often knowledgeable [1208 → 1210] about witchcraft as well. [1211 → 1211] Unquote. [1213 → 1216] I guess these are the seeds [1216 → 1218] that the spirit [1218 → 1218] has sowed [1219 → 1221] in the voodoo religion. [1222 → 1222] Let's hope [1222 → 1224] that Francis won't try [1224 → 1226] to harvest the fruits here [1226 → 1228] anytime soon. [1228 → 1229] All right, [1229 → 1230] that's it for today. [1230 → 1231] Unfortunately, [1231 → 1232] we still have quite [1232 → 1234] a bit of ground to cover [1234 → 1234] because [1234 → 1237] France's ecclesial dream [1237 → 1239] is far from over. [1239 → 1239] So, [1239 → 1240] we'll pick up here [1240 → 1241] next time. [1242 → 1243] Tradcast Express [1243 → 1244] is a production of [1244 → 1245] Novos Ordo Watch. [1246 → 1246] Check us out at [1246 → 1247] tradcast.org [1247 → 1248] and if you like [1248 → 1249] what we're doing, [1249 → 1250] please consider making [1250 → 1252] a tax-deductible contribution [1252 → 1252] at [1252 → 1254] novosordowatch.org [1254 → 1255] slash donate.