[ 0 → 4] TrapCast Express [ 4 → 15] TrapCast Express, it's Wednesday, March 20th, 2024. [ 16 → 19] Well, it's that time of the year again. [ 19 → 22] That time of fasting and praying. [ 23 → 26] No, I'm not talking about Lent or Passion Tide. [ 26 → 32] I'm talking about Ramadan, the annual fasting month observed by Muslims. [ 32 → 39] And that is something that is very near and dear to the heart of the people running the Diocese of Bergamo, Italy. [ 40 → 48] Italian Diocese urges Catholics to join Muslims for prayers and meals in Ramadan. [ 49 → 54] The English publication Catholic Herald reported on March 8th. [ 54 → 56] Let me read you. [ 56 → 57] Quote, [ 57 → 71] The Diocese of Bergamo issued a communique on Monday urging priests to seek out opportunities for interreligious dialogue during the holy month of Ramadan [ 71 → 79] by inviting the faithful to join in praying with Muslims and joining in the Iftar ritual meal. [ 79 → 85] The letter from the Northern Italian Diocese asks the faithful to pray for [ 85 → 85] a [ 85 → 86] continuous [ 86 → 87] realization [ 87 → 90] of all the dimensions [ 90 → 92] that make up humanity [ 92 → 94] desired by the Creator [ 94 → 95] and for [ 95 → 97] continuous growth [ 97 → 99] in the dialogue between peoples [ 99 → 101] and different faiths. [ 102 → 104] Father Massimo Rizzi, [ 104 → 106] Director of the Diocese's [ 106 → 108] Office for Interreligious Dialogue, [ 109 → 110] who signed the directive, [ 111 → 112] upset local Catholics [ 112 → 114] for dating the letter [ 114 → 116] according to the Islamic [ 116 → 116] calendar, [ 117 → 120] the 23rd of Shaban 1445. [ 122 → 124] Rizzi explained that Ramadan [ 124 → 126] was a strong time [ 126 → 128] for Muslims to promote [ 128 → 129] their religious practice [ 129 → 132] as well as a month of fasting [ 132 → 133] and prayer [ 133 → 136] and a time of feasting and sharing. [ 137 → 138] This interreligious [ 138 → 140] dialogue is a necessary [ 140 → 142] condition for peace [ 142 → 144] in the world and is therefore [ 144 → 146] a duty for Christians. [ 146 → 148] As well as for other religious [ 148 → 150] communities, Rizzi added, [ 151 → 152] quoting Francis' [ 152 → 154] apostolic exhortation, [ 154 → 155] Evangelii Gaudium. [ 156 → 158] Italian commentator [ 158 → 159] Aldo Maria Vali [ 159 → 162] criticized the diocese [ 162 → 164] for urging Catholics to pray [ 164 → 165] for Ramadan on [ 165 → 168] Letare Sunday during Holy Mass [ 168 → 170] when the Church remembers [ 170 → 171] the liberation of Israel [ 171 → 173] from Egyptian slavery [ 173 → 175] and the liberation of the [ 175 → 177] Christian people from the [ 177 → 179] slavery of Satan and sin. [ 180 → 181] In 2020, [ 182 → 183] the Pontifical Council for [ 183 → 185] Interreligious Dialogue [ 185 → 187] began encouraging Christians [ 187 → 189] to join in the Islamic [ 189 → 191] Iftar ritual meal [ 191 → 193] during Ramadan. [ 193 → 194] Unquote. [ 195 → 197] Well, what do you know? [ 197 → 199] Joining in Islamic prayers [ 199 → 201] and ritual dinners is [ 201 → 204] something not merely permitted [ 204 → 205] or encouraged, [ 205 → 207] in Novos Ordo land, [ 207 → 208] they're starting to hint [ 208 → 210] that it'll soon be mandatory. [ 211 → 213] Why, peace may just [ 213 → 214] depend on it. [ 215 → 217] Now, although the driving [ 217 → 219] force behind this in recent [ 219 → 220] years has clearly been [ 220 → 223] the teachings and initiatives [ 223 → 224] of Jorge Bergoglio, [ 225 → 226] so-called Pope Francis, [ 227 → 229] this is something that was already [ 229 → 231] anticipated by none [ 231 → 233] other than Pope [ 233 → 235] John Paul II, [ 235 → 237] as far back as [ 237 → 239] 1979. [ 240 → 241] In his first encyclical [ 242 → 243] letter, Redemptor Hominis, [ 244 → 244] No. 6, [ 245 → 247] the supposed Saint Pope [ 247 → 249] wrote this, quote, [ 249 → 251] What we have just said, [ 251 → 253] regarding the importance [ 253 → 255] of ecumenism with Protestants [ 255 → 257] and Orthodox, what we have [ 257 → 259] just said must also be [ 259 → 261] applied, although in another [ 261 → 263] way and with the due differences, [ 263 → 265] to activity for [ 265 → 267] coming closer together [ 267 → 269] with the representatives of the [ 269 → 271] non-Christian religions. [ 272 → 273] An activity expressed [ 273 → 275] through dialogue, [ 275 → 277] contacts, prayer [ 277 → 279] in common, investigation [ 279 → 281] of the treasures of human [ 281 → 282] spirituality in which, [ 283 → 285] as we know well, the members of [ 285 → 287] these religions are also [ 287 → 289] not lacking, unquote. [ 290 → 291] There you have it. [ 291 → 293] John Paul II was [ 293 → 295] waiting for this since the [ 295 → 297] 1970s. [ 298 → 299] It's about time [ 299 → 300] they finally got around to it. [ 301 → 303] Although, I guess [ 303 → 305] he didn't say anything about [ 305 → 306] dinner. Oh well. [ 307 → 309] But now let's move on [ 309 → 311] from Ramadan to Lent, [ 311 → 313] finally, and from Bergamo [ 313 → 314] to the Diocese of [ 314 → 317] Graz-Secho in Austria. [ 318 → 319] If you are [ 319 → 321] unfortunate enough to be subscribed [ 321 → 323] to the Daily Lenten Inspirations [ 323 → 324] the Diocese puts out via [ 324 → 326] email or WhatsApp, [ 327 → 328] then on March 7th [ 328 → 330] you received a message entitled [ 330 → 332] Under the Rainbow. [ 333 → 335] Written by a [ 335 → 337] female theologian who works [ 337 → 339] for the diocese in some kind of [ 339 → 341] spiritual, pastoral, [ 341 → 343] whatever function, and yes [ 343 → 345] she does have a long hyphenated [ 345 → 347] last name, the Lenten [ 347 → 348] Inspiration in question [ 348 → 351] contained a prayer to [ 351 → 353] the God of Diversities. [ 354 → 356] Yes, plural. [ 357 → 358] Diversities. [ 358 → 361] Come on, if we're going to have [ 361 → 362] real diversity, then [ 362 → 365] obviously diversity itself [ 365 → 366] has to be diverse. [ 367 → 368] Anyway, [ 369 → 371] the prayer reads as follows. [ 371 → 372] And this is a translation [ 372 → 374] from German. [ 375 → 375] Quote, [ 375 → 377] God of Diversities, [ 378 → 380] you make everything so beautiful. [ 381 → 382] There is not just blue [ 382 → 384] or pink, boy or girl, [ 384 → 386] man or woman. [ 386 → 388] No, you love all [ 388 → 391] colors and intermediate colors. [ 391 → 392] Under the radiant, [ 392 → 394] colorful rainbow you promised [ 394 → 396] us your loyalty. [ 397 → 398] Be praised by my humanity [ 398 → 400] which reflects you [ 400 → 402] in this world. [ 402 → 404] Today, I want to consciously [ 404 → 406] take note of and [ 406 → 408] appreciate people's [ 408 → 410] colorful diversity. [ 412 → 412] Unquote. [ 413 → 414] Now, [ 414 → 416] if that doesn't inspire [ 416 → 418] some serious Lenten zeal [ 418 → 419] in people. [ 421 → 421] By the way, [ 422 → 424] in the German original, the term [ 424 → 426] used for God of [ 426 → 428] Diversities is [ 428 → 430] Vielfaltengott. [ 431 → 432] Not that that makes it any [ 432 → 432] better. [ 434 → 435] In other news, [ 436 → 438] have you ever wondered what the point of [ 438 → 440] having a Pope would be if [ 440 → 442] Francis actually were one? [ 443 → 444] See, according [ 444 → 444] to [ 444 → 446] traditional Catholic teaching, [ 446 → 448] the Pope is the [ 448 → 450] Vicar of Christ, the Principle [ 450 → 452] of Unity, the [ 452 → 454] unshakable rock against which [ 454 → 456] the gates of Hell cannot prevail, [ 456 → 458] the Safeguard of [ 458 → 459] Orthodoxy, the one who [ 459 → 462] guarantees the Church's faithfulness [ 462 → 463] to her divine mission, [ 464 → 465] the Messenger of Truth [ 465 → 468] and Justice, the Defender [ 468 → 470] of Virtue, the [ 470 → 471] Sovereign and Supreme Father [ 471 → 473] and Teacher of all Christians. [ 474 → 476] The proximate [ 476 → 478] and universal rule of [ 478 → 480] faith, the supreme [ 480 → 482] visible head of the Church [ 482 → 484] and Pastor who shepherds [ 484 → 485] the flock of Christ, [ 486 → 487] who judges all [ 487 → 489] and is himself judged [ 489 → 491] by no one on earth. [ 492 → 494] All of these [ 494 → 496] descriptions reflect the pre-Vatican [ 496 → 498] II Catholic teaching on [ 498 → 500] the papacy. They are [ 500 → 501] not simply describing [ 501 → 504] what the Pope is supposed to [ 504 → 504] be. [ 504 → 506] But what by divine [ 506 → 508] institution and guarantee [ 508 → 510] he actually is [ 510 → 511] and always will be. [ 513 → 514] So, what good [ 514 → 516] is it for the semi-traditionalists, [ 517 → 519] the ones who recognize [ 519 → 520] Francis as Pope but resist [ 520 → 522] him where they deem him to have gone [ 522 → 524] off the rails, what good [ 524 → 526] is it for these recognize [ 526 → 528] and resistors to insist [ 528 → 530] Bergoglio is a true Pope [ 530 → 532] when at the same time [ 532 → 534] they understand very well [ 534 → 536] that he doesn't fit [ 536 → 538] any of these descriptions I just [ 538 → 538] listed. [ 540 → 541] And I'm not talking about his [ 541 → 544] private moral failings, which [ 544 → 546] we all have, but about his [ 546 → 548] official magisterium, [ 548 → 550] his teachings, his [ 550 → 552] laws, his rulings, [ 552 → 554] his canonizations, and so [ 554 → 556] forth. But [ 556 → 558] not to worry, Francis isn't [ 558 → 560] completely useless to the [ 560 → 562] semi-trads. The American [ 562 → 563] Recognize and Resist publication, [ 564 → 566] The Remnant, has now [ 566 → 567] found some use for their [ 567 → 569] Pope, after all. [ 570 → 572] In an article published [ 572 → 573] on September 19th, [ 573 → 574] 2023, [ 575 → 577] yeah, it's already been six months, [ 577 → 579] time flies, Remnant [ 579 → 581] columnist Robert Morrison suggested [ 581 → 583] that Francis is a really [ 583 → 585] reliable indicator helping [ 585 → 587] the world locate the true [ 587 → 589] religion. It's the [ 589 → 591] only one he attacks. [ 592 → 593] The article is entitled [ 593 → 595] If You Want to Find the True [ 595 → 598] Religion, Find the Only One [ 598 → 599] Attacked by Francis. [ 600 → 601] Yeah, well, [ 601 → 604] except, of course, that's not [ 604 → 605] how the visibility of the church [ 605 → 607] works. I mean, it's not like [ 607 → 609] Christ instituted a church with [ 609 → 611] a visible hierarchy so people could [ 611 → 613] see what religion is being [ 613 → 615] condemned and persecuted by them [ 615 → 616] and then choose that one. [ 618 → 619] Seems like Morrison is [ 619 → 621] confusing the Vicar of Christ [ 621 → 623] with Caiaphas. [ 623 → 625] And the church, the mystical body of [ 625 → 628] Christ, with the synagogue of [ 628 → 628] Satan. [ 629 → 631] At the end of his article, the author [ 631 → 633] says that Catholics must [ 633 → 636] remain with Our Lady of Sorrows [ 636 → 638] by the cross until, [ 638 → 639] get this, [ 639 → 642] until God finally [ 642 → 644] defeats what Francis [ 644 → 645] represents. [ 645 → 647] That's a quote. Until God [ 647 → 650] finally defeats what Francis [ 650 → 652] represents. Well, you know, if [ 652 → 653] he's the Pope, as the [ 653 → 655] remnant believes, then it's pretty [ 655 → 658] clear what Francis represents. [ 658 → 659] Or rather, whom [ 659 → 661] he represents. Our [ 661 → 663] Lord Jesus Christ. [ 664 → 665] In his encyclical, [ 665 → 667] Mystici Corporis, number 40, [ 668 → 670] Pope Pius XII taught that [ 670 → 672] Christ rules the church invisibly [ 672 → 673] from heaven, but [ 673 → 676] quote, visibly through [ 676 → 677] him who is his [ 677 → 679] representative on earth. [ 680 → 681] Unquote. [ 682 → 683] It is [ 683 → 685] unbelievable how much [ 685 → 687] pseudo-trat junk [ 687 → 689] the remnant has been publishing [ 689 → 690] in recent years. [ 691 → 694] Sometime back, one of their writers was arguing [ 694 → 695] that God protected the church from [ 695 → 697] the Second Vatican Council [ 697 → 700] not by preventing errors [ 700 → 702] in the council, but by making [ 702 → 703] the errors obvious. [ 704 → 706] I mean, this is just [ 706 → 707] insane stuff. [ 709 → 709] I guess [ 709 → 712] they've got to keep filling their pages with [ 712 → 713] something to be able to do that. [ 713 → 715] Well, to publish a newspaper every two weeks, [ 715 → 717] but, man, they're really [ 717 → 719] scraping the bottom of the [ 719 → 720] barrel now. [ 721 → 723] And it's tragic [ 723 → 725] because all these things matter. [ 726 → 727] Words matter. [ 727 → 729] Theology matters. [ 729 → 731] Whether Francis is the vicar of [ 731 → 733] Christ or of the Antichrist [ 733 → 734] matters. [ 736 → 737] May not matter [ 737 → 739] to the remnant, but it does [ 739 → 740] matter to Catholics. [ 742 → 743] Tradcast Express is a [ 743 → 745] production of Novos Ordo Watch. [ 746 → 746] Check us out at [ 746 → 749] tradcast.org, and if you like what we're [ 749 → 751] doing, please consider making a tax [ 751 → 752] deductible contribution [ 752 → 755] at novosordowatch.org [ 755 → 756] slash donate.