[ 0 → 15] It's Thursday, June 16th, 2022. [ 16 → 22] This past Sunday was the first Sunday after Pentecost, and that means it was also Trinity [ 22 → 29] Sunday, the great feast of the Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. [ 29 → 36] What a perfect opportunity to remind people of their last end, union with God. [ 37 → 43] Yes, every single human being who has ever lived or will ever live is created by God [ 43 → 52] for this supernatural purpose, the beatific vision, to see God as He is, face to face, [ 52 → 52] forever. [ 52 → 58] If you miss that, if you don't make it to heaven but instead go to hell, [ 58 → 67] you've truly wasted your life, and only then, and there is nothing you will ever be able to do [ 67 → 74] about it. So, yeah, the beatific vision as everyone's ultimate goal is kind of important [ 74 → 81] to talk about, but not for Francis, of course. Oh no, he focused on something else in his [ 81 → 88] June 12th Angelus Address, and that is, he used the feast of the Most Holy Trinity to [ 88 → 97] remind us that we should live for and with others, just as God does. Here's what he said [ 97 → 99] verbatim. Quote, [ 99 → 106] Celebrating the Most Holy Trinity is not so much a theological exercise, but a revolution in our [ 106 → 114] way of life. God, in whom each person lives for the other in a continual relationship, [ 114 → 117] in continual rapport, not for himself, [ 118 → 126] provokes us to live with others and for others, open. Today, we can ask ourselves if our life [ 126 → 133] reflects the God we believe in. Do I, who profess faith in God the Father and the Son and the Holy [ 133 → 141] Spirit, truly believe that I need others in order to live? I need to give myself to others? I need [ 141 → 148] to serve others? Unquote. You know, with Jorge Bergoglio, Pope Francis, [ 148 → 156] it's always the same. He is always quick to refocus attention away from God and onto man, [ 156 → 164] onto other people. His real religion is humanity, and so for him, all this God business is just a [ 164 → 171] means to that end. That's why he's always talking about Christ in other people. You know, in the [ 171 → 177] downtrodden, the refugees, the migrants, the unemployed, the poor, the disabled, the Rohingya [ 177 → 178] Muslims, and so on. He's always quick to refocus attention away from God and onto man, onto other people. [ 178 → 187] To the point where he even said, long time ago now, that we ought to kneel before the poor, [ 188 → 196] because, you know, they are Christ. He bases that on an exaggerated interpretation of Matthew 25, [ 196 → 204] where our Lord says, I was hungry and you gave me to eat, etc. At the same time, however, [ 204 → 207] when it comes to the literal presence of Jesus Christ, [ 208 → 215] the blessed sacrament, where the Son of God can be loved and adored directly for his own sake, [ 217 → 223] guess what Francis does? He can't stand it. Almost from the very beginning, [ 224 → 230] Francis has gradually and systematically downgraded the importance of two great [ 230 → 235] Eucharistic feasts in the church's year, Holy Thursday and Corpus Christi. [ 236 → 238] Now, Holy Thursday, [ 238 → 244] commemorates the Last Supper and with it three important events that took place there. The [ 244 → 252] institution of the Holy Eucharist and the Holy Mass, the institution of the priesthood, and the [ 252 → 258] great commandment of brotherly love given by Christ, which was manifested in the washing of [ 258 → 266] the apostles' feet. Now, Francis has managed to draw the attention away from the Holy Eucharist, [ 266 → 268] the Holy Mass, and the [ 268 → 276] priesthood, and has made it all about the washing of feet, especially politically correct feet. [ 277 → 284] But with regard to Corpus Christi, which we celebrate today, Francis is even more obvious [ 284 → 291] in his loathing of the real presence of Christ in the blessed sacrament. Now, of course, in the [ 291 → 297] Novus Ordo, it's usually not even valid, right? It's not even a real Mass, not a valid Eucharist, [ 297 → 303] but that's beside the point now, because the official Novus Ordo doctrine is that it is valid, [ 303 → 311] that it is truly the body and blood, soul, and divinity of Christ. Beginning in 2014, [ 312 → 318] Francis has refused to take part in the Corpus Christi procession. And I don't just mean that [ 318 → 325] he didn't lead it. He was not even a part of it. When it came time after Mass to start the procession, [ 325 → 327] Francis quietly disappeared, [ 327 → 333] and his fort focus, while the vicar general of the diocese took over for him and led the [ 333 → 339] procession with the monstrance. At the end point of the procession, where the altar was set up, [ 339 → 344] Francis magically reappeared for Eucharistic adoration and benediction, [ 345 → 352] absolutely refusing to kneel, of course. And it was always so conspicuous, because he always had [ 352 → 357] his master's ceremonies place a kneeler there, that he then refused to use. [ 357 → 365] Now, the Vatican has never given an official explanation as to why Francis refuses to kneel [ 365 → 371] before the Novus Ordo version of the Blessed Sacrament. And he also doesn't genuflect during [ 371 → 380] his so-called Masses. The unofficial explanation that is quickly given by his defenders is that [ 380 → 386] Francis has problems with his knees. And of course, at this point, he really does, [ 386 → 387] which is evident because he's a Christian. And he's a Christian, and he's a Christian, [ 387 → 394] he can't even walk anymore, and has to use a wheelchair or a cane. However, that is all just [ 394 → 401] very recent. In the past, for years, you know he simply didn't want to kneel, because at other [ 401 → 408] times he was quite capable of kneeling whenever he considered it important enough to do so. [ 408 → 416] For example, when it was time to wash politically correct feet, Francis had no trouble bending down [ 416 → 417] and doing his job. And he was able to do it. And he was able to do it. And he was able to do it. [ 417 → 423] And he was able to do it. And he was able to do it. And he was able to do it. And he was able to do it. [ 423 → 424] And he was able to do it. And he was able to do it. And he was able to do it. And he was able to do it. [ 424 → 430] When it was time for the annual Watch Me Go to Confession stunt in St. Peter's Basilica during [ 430 → 436] Lent, guess who knelt down for the cameras without any assistance before his confessor? [ 436 → 447] That's right, Bergoglio, Francis. And on April 11th, 2019, remember what Francis did when [ 447 → 455] meeting with politicians from South Sudan. He spontaneously got on his knees and kissed their [ 455 → 463] feet. Well, their shoes, to be exact, but you get the idea. Yeah, that's on video. [ 464 → 467] No knee problems there, or at least they weren't serious enough. [ 468 → 474] Now, when it comes to kneeling before God, well, you know, arthritis or whatever. [ 474 → 484] On June 2nd, 2014, Francis attended a meeting with Interconfessional Charismatics. And before [ 484 → 490] the end of that event, Francis showed up for the last 45 minutes or so. Before the end of that [ 490 → 496] event, the Charismatics wanted to pray over him and give him a blessing. And for that occasion, [ 497 → 504] too, Francis decided to get on his knees. Now, granted, if you look at that video clip, [ 504 → 504] you do see a lot of people who are praying over him. But, you know, it's not like they're [ 504 → 511] struggling, especially to get up again afterwards. But that is a problem that can easily [ 511 → 517] be alleviated, for example, by simply having people help him up. Or he could just try to sit [ 517 → 523] down in a chair first and then get back on his feet that way. Where there is a will, there is a [ 523 → 534] way. And that is the point. For Corpus Christi, Francis does not will to kneel. He simply detests [ 534 → 543] this great and glorious feast of the body and blood of Christ. This time around, yes, [ 543 → 550] Francis is in a wheelchair, and so he obviously cannot kneel. But not to worry. He found another [ 550 → 556] way to make his loathing of Corpus Christi evident. He canceled the celebration altogether, [ 556 → 563] both for today and Sunday. If you look at the calendar for Francis' activities, [ 564 → 570] and celebrations that is published on the Vatican website, Corpus Christi is not mentioned at all, [ 570 → 577] as if it didn't exist. All the other things are there. His general audiences, his Pentecost [ 577 → 584] sermon, his addresses to diplomats, his speeches to newlyweds from Sri Lanka, whatever. It's all [ 584 → 593] there. Corpus Christi, nowhere to be found. What happened in St. Peter's Basilica today instead, [ 594 → 601] is that one of his cardinals did the celebration for Corpus Christi, which would be perfectly [ 601 → 605] acceptable since Francis has to sit in a wheelchair now, right, and can't do it himself. [ 606 → 617] Fine. But Francis didn't concelebrate either. In fact, he didn't even show up. He must have had [ 617 → 623] something much more important to do. Perhaps write a foreword to a book about future ecological [ 623 → 624] challenges. [ 624 → 634] Now, if today there had been a mass for migrants at St. Peter's, or for the sick, or for an [ 634 → 639] anniversary of the Jesuit order, you can bet your bottom dollar that Francis would at least [ 639 → 647] have been present. We know because he's done that before. No, by canceling Corpus Christi [ 647 → 653] and outsourcing everything to a cardinal, and then not even bothering to be physically present [ 653 → 654] for the celebration, you can bet your bottom dollar that Francis would at least have been present. [ 654 → 661] tells you all you need to know about Francis' attitude towards the great and solemn feast [ 661 → 669] of Corpus Christi. See, when it's about man, Francis is all gung-ho, right? Then he tells [ 669 → 676] you that man is Christ and all that. But when it's literally about our Lord Jesus Christ for [ 676 → 684] his own sake, Francis can't be bothered. And that goes to show once more that Francis' [ 684 → 691] for Francis, God is used merely as a gimmick, a prop, to get Catholics motivated to focus [ 691 → 699] on man. It's man that he actually cares about. Now, of course, it is part of the Catholic [ 699 → 706] faith to love our neighbor, to practice corporal and spiritual works of mercy. That's legit [ 706 → 713] and necessary. But even there, our neighbor's spiritual well-being has to be more important [ 713 → 720] to us than his temporal well-being. As our Lord said, for what shall it profit a man if he gain [ 720 → 728] the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? [ 729 → 739] That's from St. Mark's Gospel, chapter 8, verses 36 and 37. Bergoglio's infernal mission is to take [ 739 → 743] the supernatural, the spiritual, out of Catholicism and restore it to the world. [ 743 → 757] And that is why people are leaving in droves. Because what's the point? If it's ultimately [ 757 → 765] only about helping the needy and all that, who needs a church for that? See, often the [ 765 → 772] problem is not that everything Bergoglio says and does is wrong or bad, but that oftentimes [ 772 → 773] he leaves out of the church. And that's why he's leaving in droves. Because what's the [ 773 → 779] point? If he leaves out or downplays what is essential or primary and instead gives [ 779 → 785] undue attention to the secondary, to that which is of lesser importance. So there's [ 785 → 792] a real shift of emphasis and the result is a serious distortion of reality. I'll give [ 792 → 799] you a concrete example. On June 10th, Francis said the following during an address to directors [ 799 → 803] of the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe. [ 803 → 810] We should also speak about the scourge of pornography, which has everywhere burgeoned [ 810 → 816] due to the internet. It can only be condemned as a continuing attack on the dignity of men [ 816 → 823] and women. It is a matter not only of protecting children, an urgent task of the authorities [ 823 → 831] and of all of us, but also of declaring pornography as a threat to public health. We should be [ 831 → 833] seriously deluding ourselves were we to think that pornography is a threat to public health. [ 833 → 839] That a society where an abnormal consumption of internet sex is rampant among adults could [ 839 → 845] be capable of effectively protecting minors. Networks of families, in cooperation with [ 845 → 850] schools and local communities, have an essential role to play in preventing and combating this [ 850 → 856] plague and in bringing healing to those trapped in the maelstrom of addiction. Unquote. [ 857 → 863] Now everything he just said there is good. Right? This is good. He mentions [ 863 → 869] that pornography is a terrible scourge. He mentions it's an attack on people's dignity. [ 869 → 874] He says it's a threat to public health and that children need to be protected. And he [ 874 → 880] says that this needs to be fought and those trapped in it need to be helped. Very good. [ 880 → 885] All of that is right on the money. But did you notice what's missing? [ 885 → 892] The most important thing of all. Pornography is a killer of the divine life in souls. To [ 892 → 898] look at it deliberately is a mortal sin against the sixth commandment that can ensnare a soul [ 898 → 906] for a very long time. Even the mere thought or desire, if deliberately willed or consented [ 906 → 914] to, deprives the soul of sanctifying grace, destroys our friendship with God. In an instant [ 914 → 922] it can make a child of God into a child of wrath, a child of the devil. Now of course [ 922 → 926] it's not a child of the devil. It's a child of the devil. It's a child of the devil. [ 926 → 932] But the sins of the flesh are extremely dangerous because they're typically not sins of malice [ 932 → 938] but sins of weakness. And he who does not guard sufficiently against them can quickly [ 938 → 944] find himself trapped in a horrendous cycle of vice and that could easily lead to his [ 944 → 952] eternal ruin. Francis didn't mention any of that. He completely ignored the supernatural [ 952 → 961] spiritual aspects. All he said, all he focused on, regards the natural temporal realm. Francis, [ 961 → 967] being a naturalist, opposes pornography not because it offends God or endangers people's [ 967 → 974] salvation. He doesn't care about that. But because it's a threat to public health, to [ 974 → 981] human dignity, and to how we relate to other people. And look, those things are important [ 981 → 981] too. [ 982 → 990] Supernatural spiritual aspect is obviously even more important. Because as we said in [ 990 → 996] the beginning, the goal of every human being, the ultimate reason why each of us exists [ 996 → 1005] at all, is to attain the beatific vision, to see the triune God face to face. And that [1005 → 1011] is a supernatural goal for which we must be in the state of sanctifying grace at least [1011 → 1012] at the moment. [1012 → 1021] And we pass into eternity. That is the teaching of the Roman Catholic religion. But you wouldn't [1021 → 1025] know it from listening to Jorge Bergoglio. [1026 → 1032] Tradcast Express is a production of Novos Ordo Watch. Check us out at Tradcast.org and [1032 → 1037] if you like what we're doing, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution at Novos [1037 → 1040] Ordo Watch dot org slash donate.