Headlines — September 11, 2019

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[MCS]

Please pray for Our Church and for the fallen away Catholics. And for the people who suffer of the sins of the flesh

[iris]

I live in Switzerland and as a former catechist in the local parish, all I can say is that here catholicism looks more like protestantism... after two years I decided to quit, because the priest and the catechists refuse to refer to the Doctrine of the Church (catechism, canon law, etc.) and everything is about Mercy of God and one's conscience... we are asked not to make people feel guilty by avoiding to tell things such as "pray the Rosary" or "follow the ten commandments"... it was very hard to be confronted to such a lack of Faith inside the Church, and I decided to take my distance because as a recent "convert", my own faith was at risk sometimes...but I continue to pray for them, and when I cannot go to the Traditional Mass, I go to Mass in my local parish, even if the numerous liturgical errors and the lack of reverence make me feel sad...Saint Michael pray for us!

[mikazoftstrom]

Keep up the fight all. Here is some inspiration:

“May God console you! ... What saddens you ... is the fact that others have occupied the churches by violence, while during this time you are on the outside. It is a fact that they have the premises – but you have the Apostolic Faith. They can occupy our churches, but they are outside the true Faith. You remain outside the places of worship, but the Faith dwells within you. Let us consider: what is more important, the place or the Faith? The true Faith, obviously. Who has lost and who has won in the struggle – the one who keeps the premises or the one who keeps the Faith? True, the premises are good when the Apostolic Faith is preached there; they are holy if everything takes place there in a holy way ...
"You are the ones who are happy; you who remain within the Church by your Faith, who hold firmly to the foundations of the Faith which has come down to you from Apostolic Tradition. And if an execrable jealousy has tried to shake it on a number of occasions, it has not succeeded. They are the ones who have broken away from it in the present crisis. No one, ever, will prevail against your Faith, beloved Brothers. And we believe that God will give us our churches back some day.
"Thus, the more violently they try to occupy the places of worship, the more they separate themselves from the Church. They claim that they represent the Church; but in reality, they are the ones who are expelling themselves from it and going astray. Even if Catholics faithful to Tradition are reduced to a handful, they are the ones who are the true Church of Jesus Christ."

St. Athanasius (4th century)

[jorgensvarteskald]

What in the world happens when it's the papacy that is in schism?

[evolvingerinb]

and most of the laity are sitting on their hands and doing nothing. I truly see and believe there are so many Catholics that would go off the cliff if he were to jump following right behind him. They love their sins and are weak and truly pitiful. Boot the evil out of the church and clean it up. Thank God, for folks like Michael and Church Militant.

[lehuynguyen]

Francis is in schism with the True Church, of course, he’s not afraid of schism!

Please pray for Vietnam, this Saturday in Vietnam there’ll will be a gay pride !

[teresabaker-carl]

Oh my gosh...and I wonder why I feel so depressed.

[wms]

A Gay Only credit union? Discrimination against heterosexuals is ok, I guess.

[tacramerutube]

Would a good shepherd "not worry" if half his flock follows another shepherd? Doesn't anybody in Rome worry about the 'one Catholic and apostolic" faith. Lord, please directly remove this man period.

[EdSilvia]

They are doing it for the children, don't you know?

[ChileExpatFamily]

HOW CAN THERE BE SCHISM? All religions are the same and one in the Popes view. So how is there Schism?

[giovanniserafino]

In traditional theology, the Pope is the focal point of unity in which he confirms the brethren in the faith. The fact that Bergoglio is not concerned or afraid of schism speaks volumes about the errors of the papacy .

[shawn]

Was he "the pope" trying to tell us something we already know?

[holographicdream]

The pope better be afraid. He will be judged on how many souls he looses. And if he looses his own, then those souls will be an anchor for him in the lowest depths of hell.

[Dean-qtrp]

Ok, so is the pope, any pope, supposed to essentially call for schism? And not make all statements to discourage schism?

[patcurry]

Why not a credit union for Adulters.

[teresabaker-carl]

Is anyone else having problems getting Church Militant stories?

[Aviatr]

Actually it was Bishop Overbeck who promised a break in the Church with the Amazon Synod.

[magaman]

“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, even as you, Father, are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— I in them and you in me—so that they may be become perfectly one.
[Jesus Christ: John 17:20-23]

"I'm not afraid of schism." (Bring it on!)
Pope Francis
Question: Who should we believe?

[annakimborahpa]

A) While finishing up his visit to Madagascar, Pope Francis said (0:28-36): "There always is this schismatic option in the church. It's a choice that the Lord leaves to human freedom. I am not afraid of schism."
B) Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Saint John, Chapter 17, Verses 20-21: “I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me." (USCCB.org)