[ 0 → 4] TrapCast Express [ 4 → 15] TrapCast Express, it's Saturday, September 23rd, 2023. [ 16 → 23] The 57-year-old Jesuit Novels Ordo priest Antonio Spadaro is one of Francis' favorites. [ 23 → 30] As the editor of La Civiltà Cattolica, which used to be a prestigious journal of fine theology, [ 31 → 35] but has long since become a dreadful modernist rag, of course, [ 36 → 44] it is Spadaro who gets to publish transcripts of the conversations Francis always has with Jesuits when he visits abroad. [ 44 → 53] In 2013, Spadaro received the honor of conducting the first big interview with the then-New Post, [ 54 → 63] and one may speculate that Spadaro is perhaps one of the ghostwriters for some of Francis' speeches or official documents. [ 63 → 71] In the summer of 2017, Spadaro made waves with an article that accused politically conservative Americans, [ 71 → 77] both Novels Ordos and Protestants, of an ecumenism of hate. [ 78 → 83] 2017 was the year also in which Spadaro posted what is probable, [ 83 → 85] his most famous tweet. [ 86 → 89] On January 5th of that year, he wrote, [ 89 → 105] Well, isn't that brilliant? [ 105 → 112] What he's ultimately saying is that in theology, anything goes because, you know, life and stuff. [ 112 → 113] And granted, [ 113 → 118] that is the impression one gets from reading Novels Ordo theology a lot of times. [ 119 → 120] It's just, whatever. [ 120 → 122] You know, they just make it up as they go along. [ 122 → 124] At least people like Francis. [ 124 → 128] There's just one little problem with Spadaro's math analogy. [ 129 → 136] The Jesuit superbrain forgot that it's not just in mathematics that 2 plus 2 doesn't equal 5. [ 137 → 140] It doesn't with God in real life, either. [ 142 → 143] In any case, [ 143 → 146] Spadaro has been in the news again as of late. [ 146 → 149] On August 20th, roughly a month ago, [ 150 → 156] the secular Italian paper Il Fatto Quotidiano published a sermon of Mr. Spadaro, [ 156 → 161] one I guess he had written specifically for that left-wing publication. [ 162 → 168] The sermon is about Matthew 15, verses 21 through 28, [ 168 → 172] which tells of our blessed Lord's interaction with the Canaanite woman. [ 173 → 177] You know, the Gentile woman who asked Christ to cure her possessed daughter, [ 177 → 181] but our Lord appears to just ignore her and brush her off [ 181 → 186] before he eventually grants her request and praises her faith and perseverance. [ 188 → 192] Now, in his sermon, Spadaro commits blasphemy and heresy [ 192 → 198] because he brazenly accuses our Lord Jesus Christ of being a sinner. [ 199 → 202] The sermon was printed in Italian, of course, [ 202 → 209] but Vatican correspondent Edward Penton published his own English translation of it on his blog, [ 209 → 211] and it's from there that I'll be quoting. [ 212 → 218] Now, I'll skip the beginning of the sermon and give you just the most outrageous parts, [ 218 → 222] and of course the link to the full text will be found in the show notes. [ 223 → 226] Quote, again this is Spadaro speaking, [ 227 → 227] quote, [ 227 → 230] Jesus remains indifferent. [ 230 → 232] His disciples approach him indifferently, [ 232 → 234] and plead with him in amazement. [ 234 → 238] The woman was stirring those who also misjudged her. [ 238 → 241] Her cries had broken the barrier of hatred. [ 242 → 243] But Jesus does not care. [ 244 → 247] Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us. [ 248 → 249] His own plead with him, [ 250 → 253] trying to discreetly use the excuse of her insistence [ 253 → 257] and the annoyance that her presence would have caused to the heart of the Lord. [ 258 → 262] The silence is followed by Jesus' irritated and callous reply. [ 262 → 266] I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. [ 267 → 269] The Lord's hardness is unshakable. [ 270 → 273] Now even Jesus plays the theologian. [ 273 → 277] The mission received from God is limited to the children of Israel. [ 278 → 279] So there's nothing to be done. [ 280 → 281] Mercy is not for her. [ 282 → 282] She is excluded. [ 283 → 284] There is no discussion. [ 285 → 286] But the woman is stubborn. [ 286 → 288] Her hope is desperate, [ 288 → 292] and she breaks down not only any supposed tribal enmity, [ 292 → 295] but also opportunity, her own dignity. [ 296 → 299] She throws herself in front of him and begs him, [ 299 → 300] Lord, help me. [ 301 → 302] She calls him Lord. [ 302 → 305] That is, she recognizes his authority and his mission. [ 306 → 309] What else can Jesus expect her to do? [ 309 → 314] Yet he replies in a mocking and disrespectful way towards that poor woman. [ 314 → 319] It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to the dogs. [ 319 → 321] That is, to domestic dogs. [ 322 → 325] A lapse in attitude, manner, humanity. [ 326 → 331] Jesus appears as if he were blinded by nationalism and theological rigor. [ 332 → 335] Anyone else would have given up, but not the woman. [ 335 → 336] She is determined. [ 337 → 338] She wants her daughter healed. [ 339 → 344] And she immediately grasps the only fissure left open by Jesus' words, [ 344 → 349] where he had referred to domestic dogs, and therefore not stray ones. [ 349 → 352] They share their master's house, in fact. [ 352 → 356] And so with a move that desperation makes cunning, she says, [ 356 → 362] It is true, Lord, and yet the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table. [ 363 → 368] Few words, but well posed, and such as to upset the rigidity of Jesus, [ 368 → 372] to conform him, to convert him to himself. [ 373 → 376] Indeed, without hesitation, Jesus replies, [ 377 → 378] Woman, you have great faith. [ 379 → 380] Your request is granted. [ 380 → 381] And so she says, [ 381 → 382] She says, [ 382 → 382] She says, [ 382 → 385] From that instant, his daughter was healed. [ 385 → 387] Well, actually, I should say her daughter. [ 387 → 390] And from that instant, her daughter was healed. [ 390 → 401] And Jesus also appears healed and in the end shows that he is free from the rigidity of the dominant theological, political, and cultural elements of his time. [ 401 → 403] So what happened? [ 403 → 410] Outside the land of Israel, Jesus healed the daughter of a pagan woman despised for being Canaanite. [ 410 → 412] Not only that. [ 412 → 415] He agrees with her and praises her great faith. [ 415 → 418] Here is the seed of a revolution. [ 419 → 419] Unquote. [ 420 → 426] What you just heard, ladies and gentlemen, was heretical blasphemy. [ 427 → 438] Spadaro accuses our Lord of being a sinner, of being in need of conversion, and therefore implicitly of not being God but a mere man. [ 439 → 440] Arianism. [ 440 → 441] Arianism. [ 441 → 442] Arianism. [ 442 → 443] Arianism. [ 443 → 445] And it looks like it has come to life again. [ 446 → 449] What an abominable, heretical blasphemer. [ 450 → 452] This Antonio Spadaro. [ 453 → 455] So what do you think? [ 455 → 457] Has anything happened to him since then? [ 458 → 463] Has Spadaro been removed from his post as editor-in-chief of La Civiltà Cattolica? [ 464 → 466] You know what? [ 466 → 468] He actually has. [ 468 → 469] He has indeed. [ 470 → 470] Yup. [ 472 → 478] Not quite a month after the blasphemous sermon, the Vatican announced that Francis had appointed [ 478 → 486] Antonio Spadaro the new undersecretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education in [ 486 → 487] the Roman Curia. [ 488 → 488] That's right. [ 489 → 491] Spadaro got a promotion. [ 493 → 498] Hey, if Francis lives long enough, he may just make him a cardinal. [ 498 → 501] And now that Spadaro's gotten his foot in the door, [ 501 → 507] at one of the Curial Dicasteries, he's definitely on the right track for that. [ 508 → 514] In other news, as you may have heard, a few days ago, the Cossack Novels' Ordo Bishop, [ 514 → 518] Athanasius Schneider, released a statement entitled, [ 518 → 520] On the Validity of Pope Francis. [ 521 → 526] In a few paragraphs, he attempts to convince people that even though Francis be a heretic, [ 527 → 531] nevertheless, even a heretical pope remains a true pope. [ 531 → 535] You're just not allowed to follow him in his heretical teachings. [ 537 → 544] Yup, that is considered top-notch Catholic orthodoxy among many Semitrads, though admittedly [ 544 → 546] not among all of them. [ 547 → 550] Somehow, they all do agree that Francis is the pope. [ 551 → 555] They're just not in agreement over why he isn't a false pope. [ 555 → 558] Some will say that he isn't a heretic. [ 558 → 561] Others will say that he is, but hasn't been officially declared. [ 561 → 566] Still others, like Schneider, will say that even though he may be one, [ 566 → 569] he still remains pope either way. [ 570 → 573] Well, ladies and gentlemen, this past Wednesday, [ 574 → 580] Kevin Davis of the Catholic Family Podcast had me, yours truly, on his show, [ 580 → 586] and we spent the better part of an almost two-hour episode going through and refuting Schneider's statement, [ 587 → 591] demonstrating in detail where his arguments are not sound, [ 591 → 593] where he is simply wrong. [ 594 → 598] And we don't just say it, we actually prove it. [ 599 → 601] You can watch the video on YouTube. [ 601 → 605] It's called On the Invalidity of Pope Francis, [ 605 → 607] and I've put the link in the show notes, [ 608 → 611] and you can also find it at the Novos Ordo Watch website, [ 612 → 616] on the blog at novosordowatch.org, [ 617 → 621] in the entry of September 1st, 2023, [ 621 → 626] entitled Must Francis Be Considered a Valid Pope? [ 626 → 629] A Sedevacantist Response to Athanasius Schneider. [ 630 → 634] And finally, you know what's coming up, right? [ 634 → 637] What's just around the corner in Rome. [ 637 → 641] That's right, the Synod on Synodality, [ 641 → 645] which is more and more looking to become a mini-Vatican III. [ 646 → 651] The first of two plenary assemblies of synod delegates is about to begin, [ 651 → 653] in the Vatican, in early October, [ 653 → 658] and it's probably going to be Francis' last big opportunity [ 658 → 663] for pushing more of his, you know, surprises. [ 664 → 668] Given that he'll be 87 in December and is not in the best of health, [ 669 → 674] he knows he has to hurry up if he wants to kick the apostasy up yet another notch. [ 675 → 680] Now, to that end, let's not forget what he himself said [ 680 → 681] in an address he gave to Pope Francis, [ 681 → 687] to the people of the Diocese of Rome on September 18th, 2021, [ 687 → 694] two years ago, just before the entire synodal journey officially began. [ 695 → 695] He said, quote, [ 696 → 705] In the book of Numbers, chapter 22, verses 8 and following, [ 706 → 710] we hear of a donkey who became a prophet of God. [ 710 → 711] The Hebrews, [ 711 → 715] were about to end the long journey that led them to the promised land. [ 715 → 720] Their passage through his territory frightened Balak, the king of Moab, [ 720 → 725] who told Balaam, a seer, to stop them in hopes of avoiding a war. [ 726 → 730] Balaam, who was in his own way a believer, asked God what to do. [ 731 → 733] God told him not to go along with the king, [ 734 → 739] but since the king insisted, Balaam set out on the donkey to do as the king said. [ 740 → 741] The donkey, however, [ 741 → 746] turned aside from the road because it saw an angel with an unsheathed sword, [ 746 → 749] representing the opposition of God. [ 750 → 753] Balaam tugged at the reins and beat the donkey, [ 753 → 755] but could not get it to return to the road. [ 756 → 758] Finally, the donkey opened his mouth and spoke, [ 759 → 762] the beginning of a dialogue that would open the seer's eyes [ 762 → 767] and turn his mission of cursing and death into a mission of blessing and life. [ 767 → 771] This story teaches us to trust that the Spirit [ 771 → 773] will always make his voice heard. [ 774 → 776] Even a donkey can become the voice of God, [ 777 → 781] can open our eyes and change our course when we go astray. [ 781 → 786] If a donkey can do that, how much more can a baptized person, [ 786 → 789] a priest, a bishop, a pope do it? [ 790 → 796] We need but rely on the Holy Spirit who uses all of creation to speak to us. [ 796 → 800] He only asks us to clean out our ears to hear better. [ 801 → 801] Unquote. [ 803 → 807] So, with this, I guess Francis has admitted that the Synod [ 807 → 810] is going to be looking for new revelation from God, [ 811 → 814] which is a blasphemy since all public divine revelation [ 814 → 817] ended with the death of the last apostle. [ 819 → 823] Well, if it's any consolation, Francis has personally picked [ 823 → 826] a number of clerics to participate in the Synod [ 826 → 829] who would otherwise not be allowed to participate. [ 830 → 831] People who are not allowed to participate in the Synod [ 831 → 835] aren't even bishops, but will nonetheless surely be more than happy [ 835 → 838] to play the donkey disclosing new divine revelation. [ 839 → 844] One of them is the well-known American Jesuit LGBTQ presbyter [ 844 → 849] James Martin, who wants to build a bridge to hell. [ 850 → 854] The other donkey is Antonio Spadaro. [ 855 → 857] So, folks, brace yourselves. [ 857 → 860] You don't know just what the Spirit, [ 861 → 864] will be revealing to the Synod delegates next month. [ 865 → 867] All we know for sure is two things. [ 868 → 870] They'll be listening intently, [ 870 → 874] and it won't be the Holy Spirit. [ 875 → 878] Tradcast Express is a production of Novus Ordo Watch. [ 879 → 880] Check us out at tradcast.org, [ 881 → 882] and if you like what we're doing, [ 882 → 885] please consider making a tax-deductible contribution [ 885 → 888] at novusortowatch.org [ 888 → 889] slash donate. [ 891 → 891] We'll see you next time.