Happy Anniversary, Vatican II*My open letter to the world's "progressive" bishops.
We're rapidly approaching the 45th anniversary of the opening session of the Second Vatican Council. I am tempted to make a list of 45 positive things that V2 has accomplished in it's many years, but neither would they be charitable nor do I think that I could actually think of 45 positive things. And, thus, I shall restrain myself.
Considering that it was V2's "spirit" that was the catalyst for the liturgical and doctrinal reign of terror that almost destroyed Catholicism, I shall not miss this opportunity to congratulate the "spirit" of V2 on at least some of it's more notable accomplishments in the last 45 years:
Congratulations, Bishops, on 45 years of sacramental commitment to a Mystical Body in which you, collectivly, most evidently do not believe.
Congratulations, Bishops, on causing two entire generations of Roman Catholics to disbelieve the True Presence of Their Lord in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Congratulations, Bishops, on the formation of virtually an entire presbyterate that doesn't believe in any semblance of absolute truth.
Congratulations, Bishops, on tearing the hearts of the faithful Catholics to pieces, either by your negligence or your malice... or both.
Congratulations, Bishops. You were given a flock of young sheep: to protect, to shepherd, to feed, to nourish, to love, to bring home to Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Eucharist. Instead, Bishops, you attacked your young flocks from behind and blinded it with your relativistic ways, slaughtering the strong ones who persevered, and sacrificing them to the Wolf himself.
Many of you readers will find me to be rash, overdramatic, and unduly angry when it comes to my comments on the fruits of Vatican II. To you, I respond this: Holy Men and Women have suffered the most painful deaths imaginable over the last 2,000 years in order to keep Our Lord's Holy Church pure and unstained. Men and women have died by sword, fire, torture, even crucifixion itself, to protect the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Body in the Sacred Host of the Altar.
Many bishops, at the same time that they "prayed" for such men and women at the Altar of Sacrifice, spit upon their martyred bodies with their administrative irreverence, their sacramental apathy, and their negligence of the flocks over which they led to the wolves.
May the memory of your reigns be preserved in the minds of the Catholic faithful world-wide, Bishops. May we never again allow such men to lead us to such a fate as all of you have led us. And, all the Saints in heaven, the many bishops namesakes, pray for them. Pray that, in their dying days, they may come to realize the truth of the true Church that they led astray for 45 years. Pray that they might be converted to the Faith that they so openly despise.
Jesus Christ, have mercy upon all of us, sinners as we are.
*I have openly "borrowed" from a blog that is no longer in existence. Prior to that blog being deleted, it's owner told me that I was free to use any or all of the postings he had done, and I could feel free to make changes as I saw fit. Please know that no plagiarism has taken place. If the owner of said blog happens to be reading this and is displeased with the changes I have made, please leave a comment for me and I will either make the changes you desire, or I'll delete the posting in it's entirety.
posted by Kevin Whiteman at
3:58 PM
7 Comments:
I think Fr. Rutler has it right. VII is understood properly when it is taken as a council, not as the council. It is also significant that those who justify things in the "spirit of VII" tend to ignore or explain away the letter of the Council's documents.
The true Church of Jesus Christ is one, holy, catholic and apostolic. Catholic Christianity properly claims to uniquely possess all the required attributes. But our “oneness” is under attack.
It seems since Vatican II, the Catholic Christian People of God has divided into two groups. I hope God will give, as He always has, the prophetic voice each group requires to guide them back to complete oneness.
The People of God in the Old Testament in their relation to God seem to always be in one of two predicaments in the world: oppressed by it, or on top of it. The prophets God sends to His people, therefore, had two different messages: keep the faith, or repent and reform.
When in captivity in Egypt, wandering in the desert or returning from exile in Babylon, messengers like Moses, Ezekiel and Deutero-Isaiah brought words of hope and encouragement telling the people that God has not abandoned them and an era of great happiness and material prosperity will come. The prophets told them, “Keep the faith.”
When the people were on top of the world and had forgotten Him, God’s sent the “gloom and doom” boys like Amos warning that Yahweh will surely punish the nation for violating His commands. The prophets told them, “Repent and reform.”
We’ll need both kinds of prophets today. I think the overly progressive Bishops and laity will hear their true prophet say, “Repent and reform.” The rightly conservative Bishops and laity will hear, “Keep the faith.”
We have Christ’s word on it: Matthew 16:18.
Pel
God has allowed a certain type of Bishop to reign over Dioceses since, oh, 100AD.
They are there specifically to remind us that it ain't "education," nor holy oils, nor a shepherd's crook which gets us a ticket-to-pass from Peter.
It's perseverance in suffering.
See!! God did you a favor!!
Merry Christmas...
Dad29,
And since 100 AD, guys like me have been a thorn in the side of "bishops" like them.
See! God is doing THEM a favor!
Agreed. If we could only get those Bishops to see it our way...
Yours in Divisity,
Dad29
Hell, I'd be happy if they just acted like Catholics once in awhile!
Well, he certainly expressed my feelings on the matter. St. Ambrose is reputed to have said, "the floor of Hell is paved with the skulls of bishops". If this is so, we have to pray for their immortal souls, which certainly are in jeopardy of perdition, because, "to whom much is given, much is expected".
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