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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»?

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