[ 0 → 4] TrapCast Express [ 4 → 14] TrapCast Express, it's Saturday, February 20th, 2021. [ 15 → 19] Ladies and gentlemen, the three days of darkness are upon us. [ 20 → 26] I'm talking about the Religious Education Congress, currently underway in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. [ 26 → 32] No one knows just what religion they're actually educating people in, but one thing's pretty certain. [ 33 → 34] It's not Catholicism. [ 35 → 39] Now, this event takes place every year, and if you want to know just how bad it is, [ 39 → 44] you can go to YouTube and put in Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. [ 44 → 50] You'll discover a mountain of the worst the Vatican II sect has to offer in the United States, [ 50 → 53] especially in terms of liturgy. [ 53 → 56] Now, this year, because of COVID, [ 56 → 61] the entire conference is taking place only online, okay, virtually. [ 61 → 65] And so on Thursday, I tuned in live to the opening ceremony in progress, [ 65 → 71] and I discovered that I was one of 133 people watching. [ 71 → 74] Yeah, I was among the privileged few. [ 75 → 81] And in case you're wondering why I would tune in to something so cringey as the LA Religious Ed Conference, [ 81 → 85] well, it's because a special guest had been announced for the opening festivities. [ 86 → 89] Can you guess who it might be? [ 90 → 97] Of course, it was your favorite Argentinian apostate, the Frankster, Jorge Bergoglio, [ 98 → 100] also known by his stage name, Pope Francis. [ 101 → 105] And he had a very important contribution to make. [ 106 → 109] He had recorded a five-minute video message, [ 109 → 116] and I warned you not to watch it because that's five minutes of your life you'll never be able to get back. [ 116 → 123] Folks, it takes a special kind of talent to speak for five minutes without saying anything. [ 123 → 132] I mean, this message could not have been any more vapid, any more useless, empty, and without substance [ 132 → 140] than this insufferable delivery of meaningless bromides about dreaming and building tomorrow [ 140 → 143] and fraternity and journeys and whatnot. [ 143 → 146] Let me give you some examples. [ 146 → 149] I'm using the translation straight from the Vatican website. [ 149 → 153] He starts out with a quote from his new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, [ 153 → 156] and he loves quoting himself, saying that, [ 157 → 173] Yeah, whatever. [ 173 → 175] Then he mentions the pandemic, [ 176 → 177] and says, quote, [ 177 → 183] Faced with this and other situations, it is necessary to build tomorrow, [ 183 → 186] to look to the future, and to do so, [ 186 → 191] it takes effort, strength, and dedication on the part of everyone. [ 192 → 192] Unquote. [ 193 → 196] I mean, just profound stuff, right? [ 196 → 200] Who else could have told us this if not Mr. Bergoglio? [ 201 → 205] Then the usual fluff about closeness and accompaniment and all that, [ 205 → 205] quote, [ 205 → 209] before he gets to the ultimate revelation from the god of surprises. [ 210 → 211] Quote, [ 211 → 214] You never come out of a crisis the same. [ 215 → 215] Unquote. [ 217 → 217] Woohoo. [ 217 → 219] I'm not sure I can go on here, folks. [ 220 → 225] I'm just totally in awe over this profound spiritual wisdom. [ 226 → 228] And I don't know, but if you're driving right now, [ 228 → 232] you may want to pull over because it's going to get even deeper. [ 233 → 235] The Frankster proceeds with three more, [ 235 → 237] four quotes from Fratelli Tutti, [ 238 → 242] in one of which he reminds us that it is important to dream together [ 242 → 245] because we need to be looking ahead. [ 247 → 249] Which is funny because I always thought that the way to get ahead [ 249 → 253] was to quit dreaming and start dealing with the world as it is. [ 254 → 259] Now, for the grand finale, Francis tells the youth to, quote, [ 259 → 263] be the poets of a new human beauty, [ 263 → 265] a new fraternal energy, [ 265 → 267] and friendly beauty. [ 267 → 268] Unquote. [ 268 → 269] Aww. [ 270 → 273] You know, I think he's running out of metaphors. [ 274 → 274] It's tough. [ 275 → 276] Considering how much he talks, [ 276 → 280] always coming up with new figures of speech is not easy. [ 280 → 283] So while last time it was about, whatever, [ 283 → 286] weaving the fabric of the future or something like that, [ 286 → 290] now it's about being the poets of beauty. [ 291 → 295] I told you it was going to be a waste of your time. [ 295 → 297] So listen to this guy. [ 298 → 299] Well, but then it is Lent, [ 299 → 304] and mortification of the ears is one of the things we're supposed to be doing. [ 305 → 306] Anyway, as always, [ 307 → 310] Francis' message was thoroughly naturalist. [ 311 → 313] The supernatural was completely absent. [ 313 → 315] Sure, he did mention God, [ 315 → 320] but once again, God was used only as basically an advertising character [ 320 → 322] to help promote his message, [ 322 → 325] which was entirely focused on this world, [ 325 → 328] There was nothing there about eternity, [ 329 → 330] about sanctifying grace, [ 331 → 332] about the salvation of souls, [ 332 → 333] about the cross, [ 334 → 336] or anything remotely like that. [ 336 → 338] The message was entirely mundane, [ 339 → 341] and it might as well have been written by an Anglican, [ 341 → 342] a Lutheran, [ 342 → 343] a Unitarian, [ 344 → 345] or a Freemason. [ 346 → 347] Well, I guess it was, but... [ 347 → 353] Hey, that brings me to another incredibly deep and meaningful message [ 353 → 355] that Francis gave, [ 355 → 355] uh, [ 355 → 357] back in September of last year. [ 358 → 359] It was September 5th, 2020, [ 360 → 364] and Francis spoke briefly to participants in the sporting initiative [ 364 → 366] We Run Together. [ 367 → 369] Now, there's nothing wrong with that initiative. [ 369 → 371] It's quite a good thing, actually, [ 371 → 375] bringing able-bodied and disabled athletes together for sports. [ 375 → 376] Great thing. [ 376 → 377] But once again, [ 377 → 381] Francis only commented on the mundane aspects that brings. [ 381 → 382] Social friendship, [ 383 → 384] building bridges, [ 384 → 385] fraternity, [ 385 → 386] blah, blah, blah. [ 387 → 388] Now, keep in mind, [ 388 → 390] he claims to be the Pope, [ 391 → 393] and most of the world thinks he is the Pope. [ 394 → 398] He could have used the opportunity to first commend the participants [ 398 → 400] for the great work they're doing on a natural level, [ 400 → 404] and then raised them to the supernatural level [ 404 → 409] by reminding them that although sport is well and good, [ 409 → 415] the most important thing is that we run the race for the incorruptible crown, [ 415 → 416] of eternal life. [ 417 → 419] And he's urging them to do just that, [ 420 → 420] because ultimately, [ 421 → 424] all merely human works will end in death. [ 425 → 428] Remember, in 1 Corinthians 9, [ 429 → 430] verses 24-27, [ 431 → 432] St. Paul talks about that, [ 433 → 435] and he uses running in a race, [ 435 → 436] competing like an athlete, [ 436 → 439] as a metaphor for our struggle in this life [ 439 → 441] to attain the beatific vision in heaven. [ 442 → 445] Here are the exact words of St. Paul. [ 445 → 446] Quote, [ 446 → 450] Know you not that they that run in the race all run indeed, [ 450 → 452] but one receiveth the prize? [ 453 → 454] So run that you may obtain. [ 455 → 457] And every one that striveth for the mastery [ 457 → 459] refraineth himself from all things, [ 459 → 463] and they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown, [ 463 → 465] but we an incorruptible one. [ 466 → 469] I therefore so run, not as at an uncertainty. [ 470 → 472] I so fight, not as one beating the air, [ 472 → 474] but I chastise my body, [ 474 → 475] and bring it into, [ 475 → 479] lest perhaps when I have preached to others, [ 479 → 481] I myself should become a castaway. [ 482 → 482] Unquote. [ 482 → 486] And again, that's 1 Corinthians 9, 24-27. [ 487 → 490] So Francis could have beautifully used that [ 490 → 491] to encourage the athletes [ 491 → 494] to not remain on the level of the natural, [ 494 → 497] but use their activity and all their actions [ 497 → 499] for the glory of God, [ 499 → 502] making them availing unto eternal life [ 502 → 503] through God's grace. [ 504 → 505] And then he could have told them [ 505 → 507] that the only way to do that [ 507 → 509] is in the Catholic Church, [ 510 → 513] which alone is the ark of salvation [ 513 → 514] established by God. [ 515 → 517] Francis could have said that. [ 517 → 520] How beautiful that would have been. [ 521 → 523] The athletes would have not merely received [ 523 → 525] the legitimate praise that they did get, [ 526 → 530] but would have left edified by what they heard, [ 530 → 533] and seats for conversion would have been planted [ 533 → 535] if Francis had said that. [ 535 → 538] Of course he didn't. [ 538 → 539] Instead he said, [ 540 → 540] quote, [ 540 → 542] with God's help we run together [ 542 → 545] for fraternity and human dignity. [ 545 → 546] Unquote. [ 547 → 549] And there you see it again. [ 549 → 551] He briefly invokes God, [ 551 → 554] but not as the end to which all human activity [ 554 → 556] should ultimately be directed, [ 556 → 558] but merely as the advertising character [ 558 → 562] for his false Masonic gospel of dignity and fraternity. [ 563 → 564] That, ladies and gentlemen, [ 564 → 569] is the difference between a Catholic and a naturalist. [ 569 → 571] The Catholic is ultimately concerned [ 571 → 572] about the life to come, [ 573 → 574] about salvation, [ 574 → 576] about the sanctification of souls, [ 577 → 579] and seeks to draw people to that end. [ 580 → 583] The naturalist is ultimately concerned [ 583 → 586] only with making this world a better place. [ 587 → 590] And that is Jorge Bergoglio to a T. [ 592 → 593] All right, one more thing. [ 593 → 593] One more thing. [ 593 → 596] On February 2nd, 2021, [ 596 → 598] the so-called Catholic News Agency [ 598 → 601] published an article with this headline, [ 602 → 603] Vatican Cardinal, [ 603 → 607] Protecting Catholic Doctrine Will Always Be Necessary. [ 607 → 610] Yeah, especially with Bergoglio running the show. [ 611 → 613] Now this came from an interview [ 613 → 616] that Jesuit Louis Ladaria had given to Vatican News. [ 617 → 620] Ladaria is the current head of the Congregation [ 620 → 621] for the Destruction of the Faith, [ 621 → 623] which was once upon a time, [ 623 → 625] headed by Joseph Ratzinger. [ 626 → 629] That congregation is the Novus Ordo equivalent [ 629 → 632] to what used to be the Vatican Holy Office. [ 633 → 634] Ladaria said, [ 634 → 634] quote, [ 635 → 637] Our mission is to promote and protect [ 637 → 638] the doctrine of the faith, [ 639 → 642] a task that will always be necessary in the Church, [ 642 → 644] which has the duty to transmit [ 644 → 647] the teaching of the Apostles to new generations. [ 648 → 648] Unquote. [ 649 → 652] Now I bring this up because of the absurdity of it. [ 652 → 653] You know, [ 653 → 655] that den of apostates in Rome [ 655 → 659] has any regard for the teaching of the Apostles. [ 660 → 664] Club Francis believes in freedom of conscience and religion. [ 664 → 665] The Apostles did not. [ 666 → 669] Club Francis believes in ecumenism [ 669 → 670] and interreligious dialogue. [ 671 → 672] The Apostles did not. [ 673 → 674] Club Francis believes that [ 674 → 677] sometimes God wants people to commit adultery. [ 678 → 680] That's definitely not what the Apostles taught. [ 681 → 683] Club Francis believes [ 683 → 683] that the Church of God [ 683 → 685] and the death penalty is not permissible. [ 686 → 687] Wherever they got that idea, [ 687 → 689] it's not from the Apostles. [ 690 → 690] At this point, [ 691 → 692] Club Francis even believes [ 692 → 696] that God has willed a diversity of religions, [ 696 → 699] just as he's willed a diversity of races [ 699 → 700] and sexes and languages. [ 701 → 703] Is anyone so foolish [ 703 → 705] as to think that the Apostles [ 705 → 708] preached a diversity of religions? [ 709 → 710] Didn't think so. [ 711 → 713] What the Apostles did, [ 713 → 714] each, on the other hand, [ 715 → 715] is the following. [ 716 → 718] It comes from St. Paul's second letter to St. Timothy, [ 719 → 721] chapter 4, verses 3-4. [ 722 → 722] Quote, [ 722 → 724] For there shall be a time [ 724 → 726] when they will not endure sound doctrine, [ 727 → 728] but according to their own desires [ 728 → 730] they will heap to themselves teachers [ 730 → 732] having itching ears [ 732 → 736] and will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth, [ 736 → 738] but will be turned unto fables. [ 739 → 739] Unquote. [ 740 → 742] And that harmonizes perfectly [ 742 → 743] with what St. Paul says. [ 743 → 745] This is what St. Paul wrote to the Galatians, [ 745 → 748] chapter 1, verses 8 and 9. [ 748 → 748] Quote, [ 748 → 751] But though we, or an angel from heaven, [ 751 → 753] preach a gospel to you besides that [ 753 → 755] which we have preached to you, [ 755 → 757] let him be anathema. [ 758 → 759] As we said before, [ 759 → 760] so now I say again, [ 761 → 763] if anyone preached to you a gospel [ 763 → 765] besides that which you have received, [ 766 → 768] let him be anathema. [ 768 → 769] Unquote. [ 770 → 772] Talk about the teaching of the Apostles. [ 772 → 772] Unquote. [ 773 → 775] Tratcast Express is a production of [ 775 → 776] Novos Ordo Watch. [ 776 → 778] Check us out at tratcast.org [ 778 → 780] and if you like what we're doing, [ 780 → 783] please consider making a tax-deductible contribution [ 783 → 786] at novosordowatch.org [ 786 → 787] slash donate.