[ 0 → 4] TrapCast Express [ 4 → 14] TrapCast Express, it's Thursday, May 21st, 2020. [ 15 → 17] Breaking news from Switzerland. [ 18 → 26] The Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva, Fribourg has appointed the first ever female Vicar General. [ 26 → 34] On May 19th, the Diocese published an announcement on its website, stating, and here I'm translating from the German, [ 35 → 46] quote, Bishop Charles Morad, Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva, and Fribourg, has appointed Mrs. Marianne Paul-Hensen, [ 46 → 54] effective August 1st, 2020, as the Episcopal Delegate for the Diocesan Region of German Fribourg. [ 54 → 56] In this, [ 56 → 73] The write-up on the Diocesan website goes on to explain that Mrs. Paul-Hensen is married and the mother of three children. [ 74 → 76] She also has four grandchildren. [ 77 → 84] So yeah, this lady will represent the Novus Ordo Bishop throughout the German-speaking parts of Fribourg, Switzerland. [ 85 → 85] But don't worry. [ 85 → 91] She is well aware that she's not a priest, and so she won't be administering sacraments or anything, [ 91 → 97] but she will assist Bishop Morad in the government of the Diocese, [ 97 → 102] together with four other such vicars for the other parts of the Diocese. [ 103 → 104] It's a big one. [ 105 → 109] And I think we can file that under Corrida Amazonia effect. [ 110 → 115] Speaking of which, Corrida Amazonia, France's awful patron, [ 115 → 121] post-synodal exhortation on the Amazon region that we took apart a few episodes ago. [ 122 → 130] On February 13th, the Crisis Magazine website published an article by its editor-in-chief, [ 130 → 134] Michael Warren Davis, with the interesting title, [ 134 → 136] The Pope is Still Catholic. [ 137 → 143] Now, by Pope, he means Jorge Bergoglio, of course, the man who calls himself Francis. [ 144 → 145] What did Francis do? [ 145 → 149] Do for Davis to say he is still Catholic? [ 150 → 152] Let me quote straight from the article. [ 153 → 153] Quote, [ 154 → 158] Yesterday, the Holy Father did something completely unexpected. [ 158 → 159] Nothing at all. [ 160 → 160] Unquote. [ 161 → 163] Yup, that's all it takes nowadays. [ 163 → 168] If Bergoglio does nothing, as opposed to declaring yet another heresy, [ 168 → 172] he is suddenly proving his Catholicism. [ 172 → 175] It's amazing how that works in the Vatican II religion. [ 175 → 180] Now, of course, Davis was referring to the fact that in Corrida Amazonia, [ 180 → 184] Francis could have called for women priests and deacons, [ 184 → 187] and for abandoning clerical celibacy, but didn't. [ 188 → 193] And that fact alone, in the author's mind, proves he is still a Catholic. [ 194 → 196] As though he'd ever been one in his adulthood. [ 198 → 203] See, in the Novus Ordo sect, these journalists and commentators get a very basic thing wrong. [ 203 → 205] What makes you a Catholic? [ 205 → 209] A Catholic isn't your refusal to subscribe to one heresy. [ 209 → 212] It's your refusal to subscribe to any heresy. [ 212 → 214] Among other things, of course. [ 214 → 220] These people always act as though making one orthodox statement makes you a Catholic. [ 221 → 225] And so they don't care, for example, that Cardinal Gerhard Muller [ 225 → 229] endorses liberation theology and denies transubstantiation, [ 230 → 232] the bodily resurrection of Christ, [ 232 → 235] and the perpetual virginity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, [ 235 → 235] because, [ 235 → 238] hey, he opposes communion for adulterers [ 239 → 244] and agrees that God's moral law doesn't admit of exceptions. [ 245 → 251] So there, he's not only a Catholic, he's even a conservative, according to them. [ 251 → 253] That is pathetic. [ 254 → 258] Let's remember what Pope Leo XIII taught in his magnificent encyclical [ 258 → 261] on the unity of the Church in 1896, [ 262 → 265] Satis Conitum, paragraph 9, quote, [ 265 → 269] There can be nothing more dangerous than those heretics [ 269 → 272] who admit nearly the whole cycle of doctrine [ 272 → 277] and yet by one word, as with a drop of poison, [ 277 → 281] infect the real and simple faith taught by our Lord [ 281 → 285] and hand it down by apostolic tradition, unquote. [ 286 → 291] And Pope Benedict XV wrote in 1914, quote, [ 291 → 295] Such is the nature of Catholicism that it does, [ 295 → 298] and not admit of more or less, [ 298 → 303] but must be held as a whole or as a whole rejected, unquote. [ 303 → 308] That's the encyclical Ad Beatissimi, paragraph number 24. [ 309 → 312] Now, returning to Michael Warren Davis, [ 313 → 317] he really believes that nothing in France's Carita Amazonia [ 317 → 320] even suggests that anything will change [ 320 → 323] with regard to married clergy or women priests. [ 324 → 325] And yet, as our announcer, [ 325 → 329] analysis in Tradcast Express number 108 showed, [ 329 → 331] that is simply not true. [ 331 → 335] Bergoglio has built the premises into the text [ 335 → 337] that will allow him or his successor [ 337 → 342] to draw the conclusion that celibacy should be lifted [ 342 → 346] or even that women should be ordained if push comes to shove. [ 346 → 349] And for those of you who have not heard that yet, [ 349 → 354] you'll find that episode, Tradcast Express 108, [ 354 → 360] at soundcloud.com slash Novus Ordo Watch. [ 360 → 363] Soundcloud.com slash Novus Ordo Watch, [ 363 → 365] and then click on playlists, [ 366 → 368] and there scroll down to Tradcast Express, [ 369 → 372] and you'll see every single episode listed. [ 373 → 376] Now, to show how far removed from reality [ 376 → 380] Michael Warren Davis' assessment of Carita Amazonia is, [ 380 → 383] consider what he says here, quote, [ 383 → 384] I did. [ 384 → 389] to detect a whiff of apology for the Pachamama incident. [ 389 → 393] Yes, he claims that it is possible to take up [ 393 → 395] an indigenous symbol in some way [ 395 → 398] without necessarily considering it as idolatry. [ 398 → 402] But he also insists that those symbols must undergo [ 402 → 407] a gradual process of purification or maturation. [ 408 → 410] In a word, Christianization. [ 410 → 413] I suppose the Christmas tree would be an example [ 413 → 414] of a pagan symbol, [ 414 → 418] a symbol that has been so purified of heathenry. [ 419 → 422] Whether this is possible for a statue of a fertility goddess [ 422 → 427] is dubious, but it shows that Francis hasn't lost the plot. [ 428 → 428] Unquote. [ 429 → 432] These people are unbelievable. [ 432 → 434] I mean, what do you say to that? [ 434 → 436] Yeah, in Carita Amazonia, [ 437 → 440] Francis is apologizing for the Pachamama idolatry [ 440 → 442] that took place in the Vatican Gardens [ 442 → 444] just before the Amazon. [ 444 → 448] Because by reading deeply between the lines, [ 449 → 453] he could be interpreted to be hinting that perhaps [ 453 → 456] the adoration of a pagan fertility goddess [ 456 → 457] wasn't entirely Catholic. [ 458 → 461] Wow, what a conservative, bro. [ 464 → 466] Now, before we move on, there's one more thing [ 466 → 469] in the Davis article that I want to comment on. [ 469 → 472] The author writes, quote, [ 472 → 474] Pope Francis keeps a statue [ 474 → 476] of a sleeping St. Joseph on his desk [ 476 → 480] as a reminder that the patron of the church [ 480 → 484] watches over the faithful even in his rest. [ 484 → 485] Unquote. [ 486 → 488] Does this make any sense? [ 489 → 493] In the Catholic Church, St. Joseph is the husband [ 493 → 494] of the Blessed Virgin Mary, [ 495 → 497] the foster father of Jesus Christ. [ 497 → 501] He's the workman and the patron of the Universal Church. [ 501 → 504] In Bergoglio's church, St. Joseph, [ 504 → 504] is asleep. [ 506 → 508] And we're being told, oh, well, this means [ 508 → 511] he's watching over the church even when he's sleeping. [ 512 → 514] Yeah, except that St. Joseph is in heaven. [ 514 → 516] He doesn't sleep anymore. [ 518 → 522] Michael Warren Davis is insulting your intelligence, folks. [ 524 → 526] He should work for Catholic Answers. [ 526 → 529] He's a spin doctor, nothing else. [ 531 → 533] And lastly, let's take a quick look [ 533 → 536] at an interview published in the international version [ 536 → 540] of La Croix on April 30th. [ 541 → 543] There, a Jesuit anthropologist, [ 544 → 546] double yikes, [ 546 → 550] a Jesuit anthropologist from Cameroon [ 550 → 554] says that he really doesn't see all that much incompatibility [ 554 → 558] between Catholicism and voodooism. [ 559 → 563] Yeah, the Jesuit in question is Ludovic Lange. [ 563 → 568] And he is asked about the religious practices [ 568 → 571] of the Bamileke people. [ 572 → 573] The article bears the title [ 573 → 578] African Traditional Religion and the Veneration of Ancestors. [ 578 → 581] But basically what we're talking about is voodoo. [ 582 → 584] The word voodoo is not actually used in the article, [ 585 → 588] but that and similar animist beliefs [ 588 → 592] are generally put under the umbrella term [ 592 → 593] African Traditional Religion. [ 593 → 598] Lado explains that he doesn't like the term [ 598 → 601] ancestor worship and instead prefers [ 601 → 602] veneration of ancestors, [ 603 → 605] since these ancestors are not, he says, [ 605 → 606] considered deities. [ 607 → 610] He explains that after a person has been buried, [ 611 → 614] the Bamileke people wait a few years [ 614 → 616] before they exhume the skull [ 616 → 619] and ceremoniously carry it to the family sanctuary, [ 620 → 623] which is where the people make sacrificial offerings [ 623 → 626] to them, sprinkling the place with blood [ 626 → 628] from chickens or goats, [ 628 → 630] or with palm oil, for instance. [ 631 → 634] And asked what in the ritual practices [ 634 → 636] of the Bamileke people he considers [ 636 → 638] as irreconcilable with Christianity, [ 639 → 641] Father Lado answers, quote, [ 642 → 644] For my part, I don't see anything. [ 645 → 647] These sacrifices can be compared [ 647 → 648] to those of the Old Testament. [ 649 → 650] In relation to Christianity, [ 650 → 653] I consider the veneration of the ancestors [ 653 → 656] as the Old Testament of my people. [ 656 → 660] In a way, it can be likened to the communion of saints, [ 660 → 663] which includes the deceased, unquote. [ 664 → 666] You know, maybe it's just me, [ 666 → 669] but I don't recall ancestors being worshipped [ 669 → 673] or whatever, you know, sacrifices being made [ 673 → 677] to deceased people in the Old Testament. [ 678 → 680] So I guess what he's saying is that [ 680 → 683] if Moses had met these voodooists, [ 683 → 684] he would have been really impressed. [ 685 → 687] Not to mention Elias, right? [ 687 → 690] When the prophets of Baal called upon their god [ 690 → 691] to send fire from heaven, [ 692 → 696] Elias said, wow, that is so similar to my religion. [ 696 → 698] Oh my goodness, right? [ 698 → 700] Yeah, not exactly, okay? [ 700 → 701] You can read the whole story [ 701 → 704] in the third book of Kings, [ 704 → 707] chapter 18, verses 21 to 40. [ 707 → 710] If your Bible doesn't have a third book of Kings, [ 710 → 713] then it's called the first book, [ 713 → 714] in your edition. [ 716 → 719] But Mr. Leto is not totally gung-ho about this. [ 720 → 722] He mentions that he and his fellow clergy, [ 723 → 723] quote, [ 723 → 736] See, he's actually a conservative. [ 737 → 741] Folks, if this isn't the great apostasy, [ 741 → 743] what will be left? [ 743 → 745] What will be left to apostatize from? [ 747 → 750] Tradcast Express is a production of Novos Ordo Watch. [ 750 → 752] Check us out at tradcast.org [ 752 → 753] and if you like what we're doing, [ 754 → 756] please consider making a tax-deductible contribution [ 756 → 759] at novosordowatch.org [ 759 → 759] slash donate.