Vatican II ABOUT FACE! - Chiesa viva
Vatican II ABOUT FACE! - Chiesa viva
Vatican II ABOUT FACE! - Chiesa viva
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along with <strong>Vatican</strong> <strong>II</strong> becomes misconstrued until it reaches<br />
the point of maintaining that the grace of God is present<br />
everywhere.<br />
Everyone is equal, therefore, “to learn to know and appreciate<br />
the celebrations and forms of spiritual life of other<br />
churches.” For instance, a priest who celebrates the Holy<br />
Sacrifice of the Mass would be on the same level as a friendly<br />
person who meets with others who call them “pastors” or<br />
lay presidents. But in order to do this [be on the same level],<br />
isn’t it necessary to have been preceded by the Incarnation<br />
of the Son of God, the teachings of the Apostles, the<br />
thousands of martyrs, saints, doctors and 2000 years of the<br />
Church!<br />
On the sixth point, the Document reminds us that<br />
100<br />
«there also exist differences of opinion on doctrine,<br />
ethics and church law.” It then concludes:<br />
“There is no alternative to dialogue.»<br />
No comment! But an alternative does exist. It is the<br />
Gospel of Christ, taught by the Catholic Church, even<br />
though today, after <strong>Vatican</strong> <strong>II</strong>, the most important values<br />
are unity, world peace, and comfort on this earth. Meanwhile<br />
wandering through “this valley of tears,” suffering<br />
for sins, avoiding other occasions for sin, being on guard<br />
against the temptations of the world, and the salvation of the<br />
soul are all things that belong to the past, and have already<br />
long been buried and forgotten.<br />
This type of ecumenism, therefore, has the goal of any<br />
sociological or political project.<br />
Is this not true, perhaps, of the current false messiahs and<br />
prophets who preach about “social responsibility,” as stated<br />
in the eighth point, writing that:<br />
«We consider the diversity of regional, national,<br />
cultural and religious traditions to be enriching<br />
for Europe»?