Recent news stories from Europe and from the Vatican have once
and for all exposed the nature of the dissent that oiled the engine of the
Sexual Revolution which continues to ravage the West and which now threatens
even a schism in the Church. No surprise to readers of this blog, it’s that Trojan
Horse called contraception, only now the purveyors of that heresy seem no
longer to be afraid of revealing their hand!
These are some of the headlines to which I refer:
This explosion of boldness and shocking disobedience, along with common everyday observation, should
leave no doubt in our minds that any Catholic Bishop that does not proclaim the
teaching of Humanae Vitae is
hamstrung with a full blown crisis of fidelity in his diocese on matters of
sexuality. In no way can such a Bishop be considered “pro-Catholic” let alone “pro-life”
regardless of fine sounding rhetoric and token gestures. Not only is such a
Bishop hamstrung but he is actually facilitating the ongoing destruction to
society that the sexual revolution spawns and is also complicit in the mounting
insurrection which threatens a schism in the Church. Furthermore, and more
importantly, a vast number of individuals in our society are losing their
eternal souls due to the sexual chaos and confusion which reigns, due largely
to the silence and/or denial of so many Apostles of Christ.
What exactly is involved in a Bishop’s campaign to proclaim
the teaching of Humanae Vitae in his
diocese? Based
on the example
of other truly orthodox
prelates, I believe at least three outcomes would emerge:
1. At a minimum, that Bishop must give evidence that he
believes, heart and soul, in the magisterial teaching on contraception, as
expressed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church and as presented in the
encyclical Humanae Vitae. Such belief
would compel a pastoral
letter introducing a broad and high profile program of catechesis designed to
educate and save Catholics from the intrinsically evil practice of
contraception for the eternal good of their souls.
2. In pastoral practice, the Bishop must require that his
priests read and implement the Vademecum for Confessors Concerning Some
Aspects of the Morality of Conjugal Life, wherein is emphasized "The
Church has always taught the intrinsic evil of contraception, that is, of every
marital act intentionally rendered unfruitful. This teaching is to be held as
definitive and irreformable." Engagement in such gravely sinful behaviour
necessitates the Sacrament of Reconciliation for restoration before God and
reception of Holy Communion. Marriage preparation must affirm the absolute
incompatibility of contraception with the sacrament of marriage.
3. A strong emphasis on natural family planning (NFP) within
the diocese within the context of Pope St. John Paul II’s teachings on the
Theology of the Body.
We see in our own backyards in Canada the disgraceful and
devastating effects
of dissent from Catholic teaching on contraception.
Most prominently we see in the Archdiocese of Toronto a hypocritical—perhaps
even schizophrenic—approach to the matter, with Cardinal Collins at one moment admitting
that Humanae Vitae is being ignored
virtually everywhere (including Toronto?), then praising
a priest who has been one of the only sane and consistent voices supporting Humanae Vitae, and then on the other
hand saying and doing
nothing to alert his flock as to the grave dangers of contraceptive use.
This calamitous failure of duty by the Cardinal likely explains his “see
no evil, hear no evil” policy in regard to the wicked sex-ed program
instituted in Ontario schools by Premier Kathleen Wynne. Ignoring evil gets to
be habit forming.
Yet the pro-life movement in Canada—especially the largest
pro-life media conglomerate—somehow
considers Cardinal Collins a “pro-life” Bishop and heaps praise and honour on
him when he attends the March
for Life. Furthermore they are very careful not to criticize him to any
great extent or to implicate him in failure. This must stop. The Cardinal is
the de
facto leader of Catholics in English Canada and is grossly negligent in the
matter of the salvation of souls under his watch. How difficult can it be to
face up to this very tragic reality and report accordingly?
Similarly, pro-life leaders across Ontario and Canada cling
obstinately to Archbishop Terrence Prendergast as an even stronger example of a
“pro-life” Bishop yet this Bishop’s diocese is awash with out
of control dissent and heresy, much of it aimed directly at Humanae Vitae. Homosexuality is a flourishing
enterprise in Ottawa, even in the priesthood,
so much so that one can only wonder if perhaps the Archbishop is a victim of
blackmail. To say that the Catholic School Board
under his rule flouts Catholic teaching is a great understatement and reveals
only a small part of the Archbishop’s timidity
in dealing with his “Catholic” educators. And what of the pro-choice “Catholic” politicians
who endlessly haunt and taunt not only the capital city but all
of Canada with their blatant
and murderous ways? Have any ever been denied
Holy Communion? Has the scandal been redressed? Surely the faithful Catholics
in Ottawa are justly impatient with their shepherd, having waited so long for
him to live up to his promises
and finally take control of all the renegades.
Do these Bishops not accomplish some good undertakings in
their dioceses? Of course they do; in fact some of their efforts are highly commendable. However, that fact cannot excuse their abject failures
and lukewarm attitudes when it comes to the salvation of souls, which is the Supreme
Law of the Church.
Again I say, the forces in the Church aligned with evil have
boldly shown their hand and the line in the sand is (still) very clearly Humanae Vitae. If a Catholic Bishop
wishes to save his flock from the snares of satan and ensure they escape the
culture of death, he must enshrine the truth and practice of Humanae Vitae in his diocese. Until he
does every faithful Catholic has a duty to treat him not only suspiciously but as
an unfaithful steward, perhaps a hireling, or worse still a wolf. To withhold
judgment or criticism and especially to hold him up as an example—pro-life or otherwise—is
to invite further scandal and to confirm that Bishop in his obstinacy and
disobedience.
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