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On hearing about the latest round of world represents. A disobedience if not various nations and the several “world” consecrations of various countries, a blasphemy. It is, to say the least, a consecrations by popes, the promised Ireland being the most recent, and after lie. Here is yet another pontiff who period of peace has not materialised. learning of yet another planned papal thinks he knows better than Our Lady, There is, instead, turmoil. Everywhere. consecration of the world to Our Lady, sent by God to ask for the consecration Now, on the anniversary of the miracle this time by Pope Francis on 13/10/13, of Russia. God knows that Russia “is of the sun on 13 October, the Pope one of our readers quipped that all in the world” but for His own good plans to effectively insult Our Lady by those involved should be “rounded up reason - Russia was, remember, the re-consecrating the world, instead of and taken to a consecration camp”. first nation to avowedly deny His consecrating Russia by name and in existence - He wishes Russia to be union with all the bishops, as she No doubt the more politically correct consecrated, by name, to the requested. What is going on? among us will disapprove of this Immaculate Heart of Mary. The What possible reason can there be for obliquely humorous reference to Russian revolution occurred, note, in this continued papal refusal to concentration camps, but, frankly, we 1917, the very same year as the consecrate Russia? Does the Pope are of the opinion that it is just not Fatima apparitions. And just in case really think he knows better than Our possible to over-emphasise the gravity nobody’s noticed, the fact of the matter Lady and her Son? of this latest act of disobedience. For is that, despite all the consecrations of that is what this consecration of the Contents include… Page Suddenly I heard the uproar of thousands of voices, and I saw the Fatima: Miracle of the Sun - An Eyewitness account 3 whole multitude spread out in that vast Professor Almeida Garrett space at my feet… turn their backs to England - Bishop Kieran Conry, Conscience, that spot where, until then, all their Contraception & “Keeping Company”… 4 expectations had been focused, and Editor look at the sun on the other side. I turned around, too, toward the point Satire in Scripture 5 Editor commanding their gaze and I could see the sun, like a very clear disc, with its Sins of Our Fathers: The Missing Link 6 sharp edge, which gleamed without From the Blog - Leo hurting the sight. It could not be Catholic Truth Blog 7 confused with the sun seen through a Snippets fog (there was no fog at that moment), for it was neither veiled nor dim. At Letters 8 Fatima, it kept its light and heat, and Feedback: Fr Ed Hone Replies to Cardinal O’Brien & Absent “Friends”… 9 stood out clearly in the sky, with a Correspondence sharp edge, like a large gaming table. The most astonishing thing was to be Education - Thinking Through Catholic Truth 10 able to stare at the solar disc for a long True Love Waits 13 time, brilliant with light and heat, Anonymous without hurting the eyes or damaging the retina. [During this time], the sun's University of Glasgow: Student Chaplaincy… 14 Raphael Miller disc did not remain immobile, it had a giddy motion, [but] not like the Ireland (& Elsewhere) - Pope Francis Delights Dissenters… 15 twinkling of a star in all its brilliance Editor for it spun round upon itself in a mad Fatima: Why “Russia” Must Be Named in the Consecration 16 whirl. (See ‘An Eyewitness Account..’ P.3) John Salza, J.D., Esq.

The Punishment of Abortion 19 Jim Allen

Recommended Reading - Review 20 Ellen Ward

A Twitch Upon the Thread… 21 Peter Mackin

Bishop of Aberdeen: why is he tolerating the writings-into-rantings of Mgr Basil Loftus? 22 Editor

Editorial 24 Fatima - Miracle of the Sun 13 October…

Let us not imagine that we obscure the glory of the Son by the great praise Continue to come here we lavish on the Mother; for the more she is honoured, the greater is the every month. glory of her Son. There can be no doubt that whatever we say in praise of In October, I will say who I the Mother gives equal praise to the Son. am and what I desire and I Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Father and Doctor of the Church will perform a miracle all shall see, so that they believe. July 13, 1917

Catholic Truth… Keeping the Faith, Telling the Truth - a bi-monthly newsletter for informed Catholics 2 Fatima: the Miracle of the Sun - Miracle of the Sun An Eyewitness Account … ProphesiedEditor It must have been During the solar phenomenon, which I 1:30 p.m when there have just described, there were also in July 1917 arose, at the exact changes of color in the atmosphere. apparition spot where the Looking at the sun, I noticed that children were, a everything was becoming darkened. I column of smoke, thin, fine and bluish, looked first at the nearest objects and Lucia, thinking of which extended up to perhaps two then extended my glance further afield her mother and meters above their heads, and as far as the horizon. I saw everything evaporated at that height. This had assumed an amethyst color. the words of the phenomenon, perfectly visible to the Objects around me, the sky and the Pastor, wishing to naked eye, lasted for a few seconds. atmosphere, were of the same color. clear up the Not having noted how long it had Everything both near and far had doubts of people, lasted, I cannot say whether it was changed, taking on the color of old spoke again in more or less than a minute. The smoke yellow damask. People looked as if dissipated abruptly, and after some they were suffering from jaundice and her own childish manner, “Will time, it came back to occur a second I recall a sensation of amusement at you please tell us who you are time, then a third time. seeing them look so ugly and and perform a miracle so that unattractive. My own hand was the everyone will believe that you The sky, which had been overcast all same colour. really appear to us?” day, suddenly cleared; the rain stopped and it looked as if the sun Then, suddenly, one heard a clamour, were about to fill with light the a cry of anguish breaking from all the countryside that the wintery morning people. The sun, whirling wildly, had made so gloomy. I was looking at seemed all at once to loosen itself from the spot of the apparitions in a serene, the firmament and, blood red, advance if cold, expectation of something threateningly upon the earth as if to happening and with diminishing crush us with its huge and fiery weight. curiosity because a long time had The sensation during those moments passed without anything to excite my was truly terrible. attention. The sun, a few moments before, had broken through the thick All the phenomena which I have layer of clouds which hid it and now described were observed by me in a shone clearly and intensely. calm and serene state of mind without any emotional disturbance. It is for Suddenly I heard the uproar of others to interpret and explain them. thousands of voices, and I saw the Finally, I must declare that never, whole multitude spread out in that vast before or after October 13 [1917], have space at my feet… turn their backs to I observed similar atmospheric or solar Continue to come here every that spot where, until then, all their phenomena. month. In October, I will say expectations had been focused, and Professor Almeida Garrett, Professor at look at the sun on the other side. I the Faculty of Sciences of Coimbra, who I am and what I desire and turned around, too, toward the point Portugal. Professor Garrett's full I will perform a miracle all shall commanding their gaze and I could account may be found in Novos see, so that they believe. see the sun, like a very clear disc, with Documentos de Fatima (Loyala editions, its sharp edge, which gleamed without San Paulo, 1984) hurting the sight. It could not be confused with the sun seen through a Account taken from www.fatima.org fog (there was no fog at that moment), for it was neither veiled nor dim. At Fatima, it kept its light and heat, and stood out clearly in the sky, with a If Joan was mad, all Christendom sharp edge, like a large gaming table. was mad too, for people who believe The most astonishing thing was to be devoutly in the existence of celestial able to stare at the solar disc for a long personages are every whit as mad in time, brilliant with light and heat, that sense as the people who think without hurting the eyes or damaging they see them. the retina. [During this time], the sun's disc did not remain immobile, it had a George Bernard Shaw, giddy motion, [but] not like the twinkling in the Preface to his play St Joan of a star in all its brilliance for it spun round upon itself in a mad whirl.

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The Tablet, (7/9/13), headlined their News Editor From Britain and Ireland as follows: Conry says Catholics should follow Several years ago, around the time of the their consciences on contraception. Roddy Wright scandal, I explored how British bishops turn a blind eye to the Again and again we are faced with the “occasion of sin” in which a priest “keeping question of why or how bishops come to company” places himself, tempting fate and be so blatantly lacking in Catholic faith, if grave scandal ["Six Bishops and a Funeral: not outright apostates. Again and again we Why The Common Good was Dead on Arrival," argue that there has to be something CO, Jan. 1997]. wrong in their own personal lives for them At that time, in commenting on the routine to be so far away from the truths of the breaking of vows of chastity acknowledged Faith in their beliefs and, generally by the hierarchy in a message to the Pope, speaking, morals - for when the Faith goes, Mgr (now Bishop) Arthur Roche had the morals usually follow. After all, why assured The Times that “… the bishops of would anyone adhere to “Catholic sexual Bishop Kieran Conry, England and Wales are realists.” Just how morality” (as God’s law has come to be Diocese of Arundel & Brighton “realistic” they are I indicated by relating, known) if they do not believe either in God among other cases, the example of the Himself or in the Church’s divinely his elevation by a single day. It is especially London priest well known to be living with bequeathed role to guard and proclaim the shocking in light of the numerous sexual his Pastoral Assistant, who he took along natural moral order? scandals in recent years which have to Deanery meetings at the Bishop’s house! caused such harm to the Church in general Below, is an extract from a Christian Order In that context, Mgr Conry ‘merely’ keeping and episcopate in particular, and which, report, in 2002, the section on Bishop regular company in such public fashion is one might have thought, would have seen Conry. We’ve quoted from it several times hardly surprising. Yet even if such Rome acting swiftly to snuff out the but it bears repeating in the light of his increasingly common ‘relationships’ are slightest possibility of further tabloid recent comments about contraception.1 purely platonic, the point is that scandal is headlines. given, above all to those of simple and Not on your life. Ensconced in a plum see, delicate conscience who are offended by it Bishop Conry is now fulfilling the standard Bishop Kieran Conry and interpret it in a bad sense. expectations of his liberal patrons: Father Summersgill, of course, can afford St. Joseph Cafasso, a nineteenth century Protestantising and bureaucratizing his a ‘sticks and stones…’ response to all this, version of the Cure of Ars, called this kind diocese behind a welter of Modernist buzz- because he is on track for the episcopal of scandal “the scandal of the little ones.” words about “community,” “renewal” and heights and controversies are not about to A priest’s life is not his own, and so the “change.” derail him. Should he ever strike trouble, Saint exhorts him to absolutely abstain however, he need only phone Bishop from any behaviour which might give 1 Michael McGrade: Christian Order, Cronies, Crooks and Kieran Conry for reassurance. Recently scandal, even if caused by appearance Crisis Popes, January, 2002 installed in Cardinal Murphy O’Connor’s http://www.christianorder.com/features/features_2002/features only and the result of the ignorance of _jan02.html former diocese of Arundel and Brighton (or others. what is left of it after his tenure), the former Mgr. Conry was earmarked for higher One assumes that this is the case with Mgr things by Cardinal Hume during his time as Conry. But regardless, does it not leave the Director of the Catholic Media Office. gravest questions about ecclesiastical Despite one priest’s assessment of his time propriety? Not to say about his prudential judgement and ability to offer wise moral Abhor impurity. Avoid with the most there as being “by any objective standards scrupulous exactitude the places, persons or a disaster,” Mgr Conry became one of the leadership and counsel to others? Especially when shortly before his things which might constitute the slightest sponsored ‘untouchables’ – and acted peril or suggest even the smallest shadow of accordingly. “For a period I saw quite a bit episcopal consecration Mass he is seen in Italy strolling hand in hand and enjoying that abominable vice. What could be more of Conry,” a deacon confided. “He seemed necessary and becoming to the life of the to live in a secular, corporate world rather leisurely outings with his lady friend at Palazzola, the residence on Lake Albano priest consecrated to God, the priest whose than a priestly one. I never once saw him life is spent in the church, near the altar, dressed as a priest. His point of view was belonging to the English College. Again, it was the appearance of scandal that upset whose time is spent performing angelic unfailingly liberal.” In other words, he was functions amidst divine mysteries, what is left to do his own thing. And if that is those who viewed the liaison, including one priest who was sufficiently disgusted to more necessary and becoming than purity of considered par for the priestly course mind and body? What can be more terrible nowadays, I guess one could say the same make representations to a Vatican Congregation. Word quickly spread and it than an impure priest? He is a monster, a about his ‘special friendship.’ “Kieran was Judas, an antichrist. often seen out and about with his female is said that Church authorities may have friend,” a London priest informed me. queried Mgr Conry about the matter. St John Eudes: The Priest, His Dignity and “Everyone knew about it in the same way Whatever the case, it is a measure of the Obligations, Chapter III, Duties of the Priestly that everyone, including the bishops, knew unqualified protection afforded to Modernist State. about the homosexual relationship between cronies that not only did Mgr Conry’s less Martin Pendergast [ex-Carmelite priest] and than discreet romantic entanglement not Julian Filochowski [Director of CAFOD, the disqualify him from consideration for a bishops' overseas aid agency].” bishopric in the first place, but that the Palazzola coup de grace did not even delay

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with the words: With all the respect due to your high office. The cardinal replied: “but do you not respect me, as a person?” The cardinal was right: his correspondent had gotten it entirely the wrong way round. He, like the rest of us, is due respect as a person (because he is created by God) but, Above all else, the Devil hates to where he is manifestly failing in his be mocked (C.S. Lewis) episcopal duties, he is not due any respect at all for his “high office.” Taken from St Thomas More: ... there are many cartoons in the Catholic Truth Our Lord Himself made this plain in his newsletter. It is one aspect several satirical comments about the Some folk have been clearly rid of such of that otherwise excellent religious leaders of his day. It’s odd that, pestilent fancies with very full contempt of publication that I think while Catholics will parrot the truth that cheapens it. I do profoundly believe these Christ “was like us in all things but sin” them, making a cross upon their hearts cartoons about prelates and priests of the (Hebrews 4:15), they, nevertheless, think he and bidding the devil avant. And Church to be disrespectful in the extreme only spoke in one genre. Not so. Our Lord, and destructive to the cause of Tradition. like the rest of us, spoke in different ways: sometimes they laugh him to scorn too, Anyway, that’s my view and I’m sticking tenderly, firmly, angrily, in teacher-mode, and then turn their mind unto with it… and also satirically, as - for example - when he poked fun at the Scribes and the some other matter. And when I suppose it all comes down in the end to Pharisees for making their phylacteries opinion. My opinion is that truth and respect “broad” and for “enlarging” their fringes. the devil hath seen that they for the Church’s authority are not best Read Matthew 23 for a feast of satire. have set so little by him, after served by satirical sketches. If I want cartoon caricature I’ll buy the Beano! And there’s plenty more where that came certain essays, made in such from in the New Testament. St Paul’s letters From the Catholic Truth Blog during a times as he thought most discussion on an SSPX cartoon dating from the are satirical in many places: “For you gladly first Assisi inter-faith event called by Pope John suffer the foolish: whereas yourselves are fitting, he hath given that temptation quite Paul II and re-published on the UK SSPX website wise” he writes to the Corinthians, poking following the announcement of the planned fun at their ready willingness to listen to over. And this he doth not only because canonisation of Pope John Paul II. false teaching1 but space is tight so let’s the proud spirit cannot endure to be take a look at the Old Testament satirist par mocked, but also lest, with much tempting excellence namely the Prophet Ezekiel. He was really into “cartoons”: the man to the sin to which he could not There is a lot of confusion around in Catholic circles about the nature of Ezekiel’s style is unique. It is elaborate and in conclusion bring him, he should much favours long oracles with many repetitions “respect” for “prelates and priests”. increase his merit. and literary allegories and images. Ezekiel We are all bound to respect every human creates very dramatic picture stories,in Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation being, because every human being has which he uses other people’s words, or a (1553), Book Two, Section XVI been created in the image and likeness of favourite proverb, or even pagan myths God. about the gods, to get his point across… During his lifetime, therefore, I was bound Another striking feature of Ezekiel is his use to respect even the likes of serial killer Dr of symbolic actions and visions. He draws Famous Satirists Include… Shipman, who committed suicide rather diagrams on a brick to show how the city than live out his life sentence for the 15 will be taken, He cuts his beard into three murders of his patients of which he had parts and burns one part, chops up another Charles Dickens been found guilty (out of the 250 ascribed and throws the rest to the wind to show what Lewis Carroll to him). will happen to the city.2 P.G. Wodehouse I was not, however, bound by any respect Happily, other bloggers replied to the above Evelyn Waugh for his prestigious office because he had quoted critic to defend our cartoons, one of abused that office, destroying life where he whom insisted that he’d never seen a George Orwell bore responsibility for protecting it. I do, of disrespectful cartoon in Catholic Truth. Malcolm Muggeridge course, objectively, respect doctors as Satire is a key tool in our apostolate with the Chaucer doctors but not when they are, as I say, aim of highlighting the spiritual blindness of abusing their position. recent popes, bishops and priests who are, GK Chesterton It’s a fine distinction but a very important albeit unwittingly, aiding and abetting the one and it is exactly the same principle at Devil’s attempts to destroy the Faith. work with ecclesiastical office. I must Anglican writer, CS Lewis tells us that if respect clergy and hierarchy because they there is one thing the Devil hates, it’s being “Satire may be mad and anarchic, but it are created in the image and likeness of mocked. Thus, if you interpret our satire and presupposes an admitted superiority in God, and I must, objectively, respect the cartoons as “disrespecting prelates and priesthood and episcopal and papal office. priests” you’ve completely missed the point certain things over others; it presupposes a I am not, however, bound to respect of this newsletter, lock, stock and barrel - standard.” G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy individuals just because they are priests, including the cartoons. Feel free to ask for bishops or popes, when they have your name to be removed from our mailing manifestly abandoned the core duties of list. No offence taken! their calling. One of my friends frequently Footnotes: quotes a famous convert who once 1 2 Corinthians 11 concluded a letter to an English cardinal 2 Lawrence Boadt: Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction, p.390

Catholic Truth… Keeping the Faith, Telling the Truth - a bi-monthly newsletter for informed Catholics 5 From The Sins of Our Fathers: The Missing Link… Blog The following is taken from our blog discussion on the BBC Scotland documentary Sins Of Our Fathers broadcast on 29 July, 2013, reporting the scandal of child abuse at (the now closed) Fort Augustus Abbey School in the Scottish Highlands. I emailed the journalist, Mark Daly, to highlight the fact that he did not make any connection between the fact that these attacks were priests (male) on boys - i.e. the problem was one of homosexual abuse. He did not reply. Our discussion attracted a group of “gays” who took offence at the very idea that there could be a link between homosexuality and child abuse. Here’s the first class response of one of our bloggers - Leo…1

There is no denying the A ghastly crime, by which the joined Extracts from Evidence published at very grave nature of the (papal) states were polluted enflamed by Renew America… crisis in the Church caused God’s fearful judgment, flares up our bitter by the truly vile behaviour sorrow, and gravely moves our soul so that Homosexual Alfred Kinsey, the USA's pre- eminent sexual researcher, found in 1948 that we lend now our attentions to repress it as amongst a small number of 37 percent of all male homosexuals admitted to priests and bishops, and much as possible. having sex with children under 17 years old. [7] the reprehensible way the 1. It was properly denoted by the Lateran “filth” was dealt with, or Council, that whatsoever Cleric will have A recent study published in the Archives of rather not dealt with in various dioceses. been discovered to suffer from that Sexual Behavior found that "The best Frankly, it’s a disgusting and repulsive incontinence which is against nature, on epidemiological evidence indicates that only 2 - subject, but one that absolutely has to be account of which the wrath of God falls 4% of men attracted to adults prefer men. In addressed by the Church. upon the sons of disobedience (cf. Vulg. contrast, around 25 - 40% of men attracted to Eph. 5,6), is to be ejected from the ranks of children prefer boys. Thus, the rate of As an aside, those who rely on the secular the clergy and be reduced to do penance homosexual attraction is 6-20 times higher media for information on this subject might in a monastery. among pedophiles." [8] be forgiven for being unaware of the fact 2. But lest the contagion of such a scourge, that liberal, dissenting bishops were from the hope of impunity which is the Another recent study in the Archives of Sexual involved in some of the worst cases of Behavior found that "... all but 9 of the 48 greatest lure of sinning, more confidently cover up. I believe that in one relatively homosexual men preferred the youngest two grows in power, We determine that clerics small US diocese, sodomy was male age categories." These age categories guilty of this execrable crime are to be widespread amongst the clergy. were fifteen and twenty years old. [9] quite gravely punished, so that whoever This scourge may have really does not abhor the ruination of the soul, A third study in the Archives of Sexual Behavior metastasised in recent decades but, sad the avenging secular sword of civil laws found that "Pedophilia appears to have a greater to say, it is not a complete novelty for the will certainly deter. than chance association with two other Church. In previous times, She took an 3. And thus because We have made a statistically infrequent phenomena. The first of appropriately serious view of immorality decree in this matter at the beginning of these is homosexuality ... Recent surveys amongst the clergy.The Code of Canon Our Pontificate, now in a fuller and estimate the prevalence of homosexuality, Law undertaken at the initiative and stronger way intending it to be followed among men attracted to adults, in the neighborhood of 2%. In contrast, the prevalence encouragement of Saint Pius X, and strictly, every and all priests, whoever they of homosexuality among pedophiles may be as published in 1917 by his successor Pope are, and other secular clerics, and regular high as 30 - 40%." [10] Benedict XV, says this: clerics of any grade and dignity, busy at such a detestable monstrosity, We deprive “So far as laymen are concerned, the sin A study in the Journal of Sex Research noted of every clerical privilege, every office, of sodomy is punished ipso facto with the that "... the proportion of sex offenders against dignity, and ecclesiastical benefice by pain of infamy and other sanctions to be male children among homosexual men is authority of the present legal instrument. substantially larger than the proportion of sex applied according to the prudent judgment So it is enacted that once they are offenders against female children among of the Bishop depending on the gravity of degraded by the Ecclesiastical Judge, they heterosexual men ... the development of each case (Can. 2357). As for be handed over immediately to the secular pedophilia is more closely linked with ecclesiastics and religious, if they are homosexuality than with heterosexuality." [11] arm, which will exact upon them the same clerici minoris [that is, of the degree lower (death) penalty, which is ascertained to than deacon], let them be punished with have been constituted by legitimate A study of 229 convicted child molesters various measures, proportional to the published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior sanctions against laymen who have slid gravity of the fault, that can even include found that "eighty-six percent of [sexual] down into this ruin. Nothing to the contrary dismissal from the clerical state (Can. offenders against males described themselves withstanding, etc. 2358); if they are clerici maiores [that is, as homosexual or bisexual." [12] deacons, priests or bishops], let them ‘be Given at Rome at St. Peter’s, 30 August in declared infamous and suspended from the Year of the Lord’s Incarnation 1568 A study by The Institute for Sex Research, every post, benefit, dignity, deprived of during the third year of Our Pontificate. which was founded by Alfred Kinsey, determined that 25% of white homosexual their eventual stipend and, in the gravest I think that’s all very clear. Note the men have had sex with boys sixteen years and cases, let them be deposed’ (Can. 2359, mention of the death penalty. Pope Saint younger. [13] par. 2)” Pius V obviously didn’t hail from the “who Footnote sources at If we go back to the sixteenth century, we am I to judge” school. http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/100424 can see how Pope Saint Pius V dealt with As for more recent times, I think the the abomination among the ranks of the following link to a 2010 article entitled Footnote: Church, in his Constitution, Horrendum “Homosexuality and the Church Crisis” 1 Blogging convention is to choose a picture (called an Illud Scelus: which appeared in RenewAmerica should ‘avatar’) to accompany comments. Leo’s avatar represents the Sacred Heart. It's actually the emblem adopted by the Pius, Bishop (St. Pope Pius V) help bring a lot of clarification to Catholics of the Vendee region in France who forcibly Servant of the Servants of God discussions on this appalling evil. If it is resisted the French Revolution. It's often put on the middle evidence people want, here it is: of the French flag and other flags carried at SSPX For perpetual memory of the matter. http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/100424 pilgrimages, processions.

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Beatissimus Pater, His Holiness, Holy Father, Head of the Church) or to all On Lace Vestments… On Pope Francis… Christians or all Bishops (representative of Christ, etc.)…These are some appropriate titles: Bishop of Rome, Servant of the I noticed in the (March 2012) newsletter a I’m not sure it is realistic to expect any servants of God, Supreme Shepherd… reference to Mgr Loftus and vestments and imminent explicit statements from the Holy “2. Evangelical simplicity: not to yield to a lace etc.1 Father on the issue of his portrayal as the Bishop of Rome. I’m sure you noticed, romantic idealism in matters of poverty; to renounce the pomp and luxury from You might be interested to know one of the however, that Pope Francis did bygone eras of pontifical power above all few precious things to survive the not sign his name to his recent in relation to dress, domestic servants, the destruction of the temple were ornate encyclical Lumen Fidei with the (papal) court, guards of honour, and even vestments. latin abbreviation for Pope, PP before his name. As we all know, more so with regard to the liturgy. They were considered part of the essential actions, and omissions speak “3. Evangelical fraternity: to fully renounce worship material as it were. This means louder than words. And the evidence has the absolutist style of government, the they were cleverly hidden in order to been available to us all since Pope Francis baroque Byzantine imperial style in preserve them. The ignorance surrounding appeared on the loggia on the evening of speeches and letters, secret legal process, lace vestments is another issue. his election. private decisions without Church collaboration or her representation Anyone care to guess where they came You may or may not see any dangers to (collegiality, the Episcopate, episcopal and from? I suspect most don’t ..anyhow this how the Church’s divinely ordained lay councils)… will help when trying to identify the leaning hierarchical structure, under the successor of the priest... of Peter, is perceived both inside and outside the Church. I would suggest that it “4. Evangelical liberty: to foment the autonomy of the (local) churches and their The origin of the lace was meant to reflect is a moral certainty that the vast majority of pastoral services according to the yes the dignity of the Mass but they those who give any thought to the issue of principality of subsidiarity; the represented the fishing nets or the nets of collegiality have had their antennae internalization and dismantling of the the fishermen – that is of the Apostles. You twitching for quite some time. You can bet Curia’s power apparatus….” could argue a continuity there… They the farm that all the wrong people are SHOULD resemble thick links having trouble containing their glee. So that’s a brief glimpse of the agenda of that clearly resemble nets as a dissident who has spent decades it were – the finery of the At this stage a clarifying statement from scrawling heretical graffiti on the pillars of intricate lace is not really part Pope Francis along the following lines is Catholic Truth. It’s not being in any way of the tradition it grew into the becoming more a necessity than an option, cynical or disrespectful to the Vicar of practise as the focus became in my opinion. Christ to say that I think it is pretty certain on extravagance and not on that many of the actions that we have seen accuracy. “But the power of the Roman Pontiff is supreme, universal, and definitely peculiar over the past four and a half months are not simply some spontaneous, It is sadly a trait of how shall we say .. the to itself: but that of the bishops is unconsidered reflections of Pope Francis’s lighter, the finer the lace the lighter he is on circumscribed by definite limits, and personality. As with the issue of poverty his feet. The style and type of lace is a definitely peculiar to themselves.” – Pope (which I addressed in a previous thread) it discussion point among seminarians and Leo XIII, Satis Cognitum, #15 is quite evident that the ideas and attitudes indeed those priests in the traditional Mass of Pope Francis on the matter of know that the lace makes a statement. In “It is an article of faith that the Roman ecclesiology have been manifestly seminary students with fine lace are Pontiff, successor of blessed Peter the influenced by Vatican II progressives. confused with traditional when it suggests prince of the Apostles, not only has a something else. In other words the more primacy of honour, but also of authority and I know we are well off topic here, but on masculine the lace (if there be such a jurisdiction over the universal Church, and this Bishop of Rome business, as I recall, thing), the more authentic it is I suppose that, consequently, the bishops, too, are there was no clear, specific statement from you could argue that what the lace under his authority.” – Pope Gregory XVI, Pope Francis to the Irish people or originally meant has been disfigured. Commissum Divinitus, # 10 politicians in advance of the recent Scottish Priest. I don’t expect Hans Kung is too unhappy legalisation of abortion. Ditto every country with what he has seen of this pontificate that has introduced the state sanctioned Footnote: so far. Here are some quotations from his celebration of sodomy in recent months. Is 1970 book, A Igreja, vol. 2, taken from it because the Bishop of Rome doesn’t 1 Monsignor Basil Loftus: Getting rid of Atila Guimaraes’ highly informative book want to appear to be “butting in” when it lace garb in the liturgy, Catholic Times, Animus Delendi I (p. 164-165): comes to events elsewhere? Just asking. 12/2/12 God in Heaven help us, whatever the “…This reform has already begun and it will reason. Leo suffice here to present an outline (of what the Pope ought to do):

“1. Evangelical humility: to renounce the non-biblical honorific titles befitting only to God or Christ (Sanctissimus Dominus,

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I really think this modern Lodge in London. Mother establish a group in direct opposition to is the answer for our times, to promote this Marianne's uncorrupted body testifies to the Stonewall and Outrage the two groups devotion. You could do an article on it if you truth of the apparitions, It is God’s seal on promoting (homosexuality). I wrote twice think this is a good idea. Keep up the good their veracity. to Bishop Devine immediately after (the work, Anne McIntyre by email The reason the Catholic Church was able publicity surrounding) Cardinal O’Brien for Ed: we published an excellent article entitled Our to impede their (the Masons) intent of evil his endorsement of openly homosexual Lady of Good Success: Prophecies for our times for so long, was because of the Catholicism teachers in Catholic schools. I received no by Adele Feild, (from Baltimore, USA) in our of the people. Vatican II put paid to this. reply. My idea is to provide a platform for March 2012 edition, with an accompanying Wake up Catholics, and start joining the the voice of the majority who still oppose article by Hamish Fraser, famous Communist dots. Leinster House and the Four Courts legislation promoting these heinous convert to Catholicism, RIP, entitled: Catholic practices. Any ideas to promote this? Action: Garcia Moreno - lay role-model for our and all other institutions are now essentially times, taken with permission, from an original agents of the Lodges. Their fruits presents Name Withheld, Glasgow article published in Approaches in May 1971 and this case more effectively than any words Ed: anyone interested, write to Catholic Truth reproduced in Approaches in the Christmas of mine. and we will forward your letters to the gentleman 2011 edition. The prophecies of Our Lady of author of the above letter. 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Pope Ed: apologies - my footnote was intended to old names for the Rosary are “the Lay Francis seems to have very little interest contextualise the letter from David Erskine who Folks’ Psalter” or “Our Lady’s Psalter”. in the importance of the liturgy, certainly obliquely referred to the threat by Canon Why? Because the Psalter consists of 150 not the Traditional Liturgy. The whole Creanor, PP of the parish in Dunbar to sue the psalms and, of course, is the basis for the matter seems to be on the back burner. I Vatican over reports that Cardinal O’Brien is not Divine Office. The basis of the Rosary is hope I’m wrong! Tom Jones, Herts, being permitted to retire to Dunbar as planned. England I carelessly typed “Dunblane” instead of 150 Ave’s (not 50 and certainly not 200!) “Dunbar” - sincere apologies. I’ve been living on It’s sad, isn’t it, that the highest authority in Ed: a priest wrote in defence of the new bread and water ever since… the Church chose to ignore this para- mysteries but did not wish published. See p.10 liturgical fact. Cardinal Newman wrote that for more on the new mysteries of the Rosary. If your correspondent, Eileenanne, wants the Rosary is a meditation on the Creed. to use her Rosary beads to meditate Here’s a chance for an up-and-coming August newsletter rivetting, packed with privately on any of the mysteries of Our ambitious young cleric to make his name: information you just don’t get anywhere Lord’s life, that’s fine (Ed: A Foot in Both perhaps we don’t notice that the Creed else. I also enjoyed reading about your Camps, Blethering Bloggers, Issue No.78, jumps straight from the Incarnation to the encounter with the clergy at the cathedral August, 2013, p.5). Passion of Our Lord, so young hot-shot in Glasgow. Keep up the good work! Name Withheld, England. Feedback: Fr Ed Hone Replies to Cardinal O’Brien & Absent “Friends”… A persistent error in Catholic Truth talked to him about having “a support group Fr Hone Replies… newsletters has been brought to my for gays” that you didn’t “trumpet”. attention, and in the interests of truth, I What seems odd to me, Father, is why on In this case, the dots have been incorrectly bring it to your attention too. I read in your earth you did not correct me right away, if, joined: I am not among the accusers of August newsletter, 'Quest, an organisation as you say, the parish group was disbanded Cardinal O'Brien, and neither have I ever for “gay and lesbian Catholics” has set up after only two meetings and had no had any cause to be. I never witnessed or a group in Edinburgh, under the auspices affiliation to Quest. In any case, be assured heard of any unprofessional behaviour on of the Redemptorist Priests, with Father that I will certainly publish your correction his part during my ten years in the Ed Hone, known to be supportive of Civil in our next (October) edition. archdiocese. My relationship with him was Partnerships, in a leadership role….' Fr Hone Replies… cordial and professional, both as parish When I was parish priest of St Patrick's in priest of St Patrick's and as Episcopal Edinburgh, at the request of a number of Thank you for your prompt and courteous Vicar for Religious, and I always thought gay Catholics, I convened a meeting to reply. of him as a good, pastoral archbishop. discuss how the parish might respond to When the accusations against the cardinal the needs of homosexual people — I have been misreported and misquoted so hit the press, I wrote several letters affording normal, usual pastoral care. As many times over the years that long ago I defending him as a good pastor. Needless a result of that meeting, I invited a speaker adopted the policy of letting the false to say they were not published, as being from Quest to attend the second meeting, reports settle into the mud, as it were. Only against the zeit-geist. My only anxiety which he duly did. As a result of that when the factual error is repeated (as this about him in the archdiocese was that he meeting, and subsequent reflection, the one has been, most recently, in your August worked too hard. group disbanded voluntarily, never to meet newsletter) do I feel it necessary to issue a I hope this clarifies matters. Again, as I again. There was no affiliation with Quest, correction. 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St John Ogilvie SJ The Rosary: Fifteen or Twenty Decades? Feast: 10 March Extracts from pamphlet The New Rosary by Christopher Ferrara ISBN: 1-890740-14-4 … Available from The Remnant Press, www.RemnantNewspaper.com Note: documentary footnotes not reproduced here, due to lack of space. The Ghost of Bugnini RVM makes an unprecedented innovation Marys, corresponding to the 150 psalms in of the Rosary by abruptly introducing a the Psalter - is wisely prescribed by the Not content with his central role in the fourth cycle of “luminous mysteries” Magisterium as the best expression of the disastrous “liturgical renewal” of Pope Paul consisting of events from the public life of Christological aspect of the devotion. VI, Annibale Bugnini also proposed a Christ: (1) Christ’s baptism in the Jordan; “renewal” of Marian devotional practices. Well, that did it. The relentless post- (2) “his (sic) self-manifestation at the In September of 1972 he drafted a schema conciliar innovation of the Chruch has wedding of Cana”; (3) “his proclamation of in this regard and submitted it to the accelerated to the point where the Kingdom of God, Congregation for Divine Worship (CDW). traditionalists can now cite the teaching of with his call to In this schema, Bugnini proposed to Paul VI against the innovators. A papal conversion; (4) his rearrange the Rosary to that the Our Father teaching only 28 years old has just been Transfiguration and (5) would be recited only once at the abandoned. “his institution of the beginning, and the Hail Mary edited to Eucharist, as the Who is the Author? include only the “biblical portion of the sacramental expression prayer.” The “Holy Mary, Mother of God” RVM is, of course, an apostolic letter by of the Paschal Mystery.” would be said “only at the end of each tenth Pope John Paul II. That, at least, is what This change, together Hail Mary.” There would also be a new the title says. After reading the document with RVM’s proposal for “public” version of the Rosary consisting of three times, however, I come away with the at least six other readings, songs, homilies, and “a series of firm conviction that, in large measure, RVM modifications of the Hail Marys but limited to one decade.” was written by, and serves the aims of, Rosary (which the neo-Catholic press has enemies of the traditional Rosary who Paul VI responded to this ridiculous neglected to mention), threatens to subject share the liturgical mentality of the late proposal through the Vatican Secretary of the foundational prayer of Catholic piety to Archbishop Bugnini. This will be quite State: “[T]he faithful would conclude that the same process of endless tinkering that apparent from my discussion of RVM’s call ‘the Pope has changed the Rosary,’ and destroyed the Roman Rite. How far the for numerous Bugnini-like “adjustments” to the psychological effect would be process will go now that it has been the Rosary that would certainly wreck it if disastrous… Any change in it cannot but unleashed is anyone’s guess; but if the they were implemented. While I see no lessen the confidence of the simple and state of the New Mass is any indication, we reason to doubt that the Pope endorses the the poor.” Undeterred by this rejection, have good reason to dread what the New idea of suddenly adding five new mysteries Bugnini obstinately presented two more Rosary will look like in a few years. to the Rosary, the coldly effete phraseology schemas calling for revisions in various I did not wish to write this piece. But then in other key parts of the document - so practices of Marian devotion. In each three things happened. unlike the Pope’s rather robustly ruminative schema, Bugnini smuggled in more style of writing - clearly indicates, at least paragraphs calling for revisions to the First, I read Pope Leo XIII’s magnificent to me, the work of one or more Vatican Rosary. His third schema, submitted in series of encyclicals on the Rosary. These bureaucrats who have difficulty concealing April 1973, elicited a specific request by kingly magisterial texts reminded me with their itching desire to “renew” in a big hurry Pope Paul VI for “deletion of some great force that the perennial Catholic the largest remaining vestige of traditional paragraphs on the rosary and the removal teachings on Mary and Her Rosary have all Catholic piety still in use throughout the also of a reference to a different order of but disappeared since the vast miasma of universal Church. the mysteries.” The Pope admonished Vatican II descended upon the Church. Not Bugnini that: “The rosary is to remain single a single one of these teachings is to be The traditionalist position has never in form and unchanged from what it now found in RVM - quite astonishing, given that occupied itself with the person of the Pope, is. Let any new forms of Marian devotion RVM calls for a return to the tradition of the as opposed to a reasoned critique of the take their place alongside the Rosary.” Rosary devotion. objective content of papal words and deeds Recognising his defeat, Bugnini noted that that any sensible person would admit are Next, I received a telephone call from a highly controversial and quite “in the fourth schema all references to a monsignor, a great Marian churchman. (He) revision of the rosary have disappeared…” unprecedented in the history of the Church. had read RVM carefully and made detailed In this case it is especially important to Two years later, Bugnini was sacked and annotations. He told me that he was sent off to Iran, after Paul VI read a dossier emphasize the distinction between the outraged not only by RVM’s unheard-of action and the man. documenting Bugnini’s Masonic affiliation tampering with the Rosary, but by its - a dossier whose existence Bugnini obscuration and systematic omission of the Consider that even when Paul VI was in himself admitted in his autobiography. The Church’s traditional teaching. The good health he allowed to be published as traditional rosary had been spared the fate monsignor urged me to write this piece and his personal teaching the theologically of the traditional Mass. to include his own concerns in my defective 1969 General Instruction of the It has taken nearly another forty years, but discussion. Roman Missal (GIRM), foolishly trusting the heirs of Bugnini have finally come for Bugnini to have it examined for orthodoxy Lastly, I read Marialis Cultus (1974) by by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the the Rosary. With the publication Rosarium Pope Paul VI. Incredibly enough, John Paul Virginis Mariae (RVM) the traditional form Faith - a command Bugnini ignored. II’s latest innovation departs even from the Confronted with a firestorm of criticism, of the Rosary canonized by Pope St Pius teaching of Paul VI in this apostolic letter V in his bull Consueverunt has been Pope Paul VI was forced to withdraw the that the traditional triune form of the Rosary original GIRM in order to have it reworked overthrown canonized by Pope St Pius V - 3 groups of mysteries and three groups of 50 Hail Continued on p.11

Catholic Truth… Keeping the Faith, Telling the Truth - a bi-monthly newsletter for informed Catholics 10 The Rosary: Fifteen or Twenty Decades? Continued from p.10 into something minimally Catholic. Now, if Pope Paul presented as authoritative and 2) RVM makes no mention of Mary’s Paul VI could commit such a disastrous binding the teaching of St Pius V on the status as the Mediatrix of all graces - a mistake in a state of good health, what is elements of the Rosary in organic fashion: staggering omission in any discussion of to prevent such mistakes from happening (Ed: there follows a description of the traditional the Rosary and its efficacy. Why is this to (Pope John Paul II) who (was) in the final form of the Rosary - omitted here). fundamental tenet of Catholicism stages of Parkinson’s Disease and (could) RVM and the Traditional Teaching presented as a sort of vague poetic not walk, feed himself properly, or even talk As always with the abrupt and sentiment, welling up from the “experience” at length without losing his breath? One unprecedented changed that are constantly of Christians, when it is constant papal must also consider that in 50% of cases, being added to the great facade of teaching that expresses in doctrinal terms Parkinson’s also progresses to Dementia. postconciliar novelty, this is not a question the very reason Catholics pray the Rosary? lf my own natural father were suffering from of Catholic doctrine as such. Like the rest the Pope’s ailments, and if he, like the of the postconciliar program of innovation, 3) RVM says nothing about the Rosary’s Pope, were surrounded by powerful RVM does not actually impose a single new historical and repeatedly miraculous use personalities subtly (or not so subtly) obligation on Catholics. The document is as “a most powerful warlike weapon” importuning him to do certain things, I essentially a collection of observations, against the enemies of the Church (Pope would never rely on any document bearing exhortations and proposed changes in the Leo). my father’s name unless he satisfied me in Rosary, presented as suggestions or 4) while RVM calls for five new mysteries person that he had written and signed it options. and assorted other tinkering with the entirely of his own mind and free will. I urge Rosary, it says absolutely nothing about (other Catholics) to consider, in view of the Our Lady of Fatima’s simple request for the facts I am going to present, whether they addition of one brief prayer at the end of really want to endorse RVM as a wonderful Incredibly enough, each decade: “Oh my Jesus, forgive us our “development” of the Rosary, or whether sins, save us from the fires of Hell, lead all they should instead pray that this document John Paul II’s latest souls to heaven, specially those in most is never implemented. innovation departs even from need.” That prayer, of course, is completely The Traditional Teaching on the Rosary the teaching of Paul VI (in in keeping with the papal teaching on the supernatural origin and efficacy of the Pope Leo XIII wrote no fewer than ten Marialis Cultus, 1974) , that Rosary as presented by Pope Leo III and encyclicals on the Holy Rosary of the the traditional triune form of his many predecessors. As we shall see, Blessed Virgin Mary. These encyclicals the Rosary is the best RVM authorizes a vast project to create a provide a magnificent compendium of the whole host of new “short concluding Church’s teaching on the origin and expression of the prayers” to end each decade of the Rosary, efficacy of the Rosary, which includes the Christological aspect so that the Rosary can be “adapted to following points: of the devotion… different spiritual traditions…” So, as far as a) The Rosary was instituted by St Dominic RVM is concerned, then, the Fatima Prayer around 1206, under a divine inspiration in a papal teaching only does not exist. Moreover, RVM says response to his supplications to the 28 years old nothing of the First Saturday devotion, Blessed Virgin Mary for aid in combating has been abandoned… which Our Lady of Fatima introduced with the Albigensian heresy (Supremi Apostolatus the following promise to Her children: Officio, nn.2,3,4) Furthermore, RVM contains some excellent “I promise to assist at the hour of death with all b)The supernatural original of the Rosary statements concerning the Blessed Virgin the graces necessary for salvation, all those who is attested to by a long line of Popes, and Her Rosary - statements traditionalists on the First Saturdays of five consecutive including Leo X (1521), St Pius V (1572), should applaud and use to their full effect months, confess, receive Holy Communion, and Gregory XIII (1585), Sixtus V (1590), in apologetics and evangelisation… keep me company for fifteen minutes, meditating Clement VIII (1605), Alexander VII (1667), But alas, as Catholics have come to expect on the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary” Bl Innocent XI (1689), Clement XI (1721), since the phenomenon first emerged at Our Lady’s words do not square well with Innocent XIII (1724), Benedict XIV (1740- Vatican II, the ultimate impact of a Roman the proposed new twenty mysteries of the 58) and Leo XIII himself (1878-1903). document is no longer determined by the Rosary, of which She made no mention at good statements it contains. One must c) The Mother of God gave the Rosary to Fatima, although She surely foresaw the consider also the “time-bombs”, ambiguities the Church as a specially efficacious coming innovation. This might explain why and conspicuous omissions of traditional means to crush heresy, rout the Church’s RVM says nothing about Our Lady of teaching that reflect the constant tug-of-war enemies, convert souls and avert the wrath Fatima at all. There is only a fleeting between liberal and more conservative of God: reference to the apparitions at Lourdes and factions in the Vatican. Such is manifestly Fatima…[W]hoever “assisted” the Pope in The Rosary has been instituted by St the case with RVM, as I will now show. drafting RVM is blatantly enlisting it for Dominic to appease the anger of God and What RVM does Not Say double duty:”renewal” of the Rosary and to implore the intercession of the Blessed deeper burial of the Message of Fatima. Virgin Mary. Supremi Apostolatus Officio, n.5 The list of things RVM conspicuously omits quoting Gregory XIII in its treatment of the Rosary is simply The Rosary Ecumenically Reoriented The Traditional Form of the Rosary astounding. In its 21 pages of commentary In response to the demands of and praise for the Rosary and Mary, RVM “ecumenism” about which Catholics heard As already noted, in Marialis Cultus (MV) somehow fails to mention any of the basic not one word in the 1,962 years before none other than Paul VI strongly affirmed elements of the traditional Catholic teaching Vatican II, RVM takes up the question of the teaching of St Pius V on the traditional pertaining to the Rosary enumerated above. “objections to the Rosary”. According to form of the Rosary. It is extremely ironic RVM, “there are some who fear that the that even as Pope Paul went along with 1) there is no mention of the Rosary’s Rosary is somehow unecumenical Bugnini’s plan to ruin the Roman Rite by supernatural origin… to discuss the history because of its distinctly Marian character.” suppressing the form of the Mass of the Rosary without mentioning St (So) the Rosary is perceived as canonized by St Pius V in his bull Quo Dominic is about as ludicrous as discussing “unecumenical” because it is Marian. A Primum, Paul, nonetheless felt obliged to the birth of (America) without any mention most telling admission! The truth about the rject Bugnini’s advice and follow the of George Washington. RVM states that blatantly anti-Marian tendencies of teaching of the same Pius V when it came “in effect the Rosary is simply a method of to the Rosary. contemplation.” Continued on p.12

Catholic Truth… Keeping the Faith, Telling the Truth - a bi-monthly newsletter for informed Catholics 11 The Rosary: Fifteen or Twenty Decades? Continued from p.11 “ecumenism” is here implicitly conceded. Catholics not being asked to pray the (2) In certain “solemn communal In this truth about ecumenism lies the Rosary for the welfare of the Holy Catholic celebrations” (i.e. public Rosaries in explanation of why Mary’s mediation of all Church, the return of the dissidents to parishes), the long or short Bible reading graces is nowhere mentioned in RVM, and Catholic unity (a Rosary intention may “be appropriately illustrated by a brief why this distinctly Catholic doctrine has specifically commended by Leo XIII in commentary.” been suppressed since the Second Vatican Adiutricem) and the salvation of souls (3) “after announcement of the mystery Council. The neo-Catholic press agency during this gravest of spiritual crises? Why and proclamation of the word, it is fitting to Zenit.org reported (October 21, 2002) is there not even the slightest suggestion pause and focus one’s attention for a remarks by Fr Stefano de Fiores, described that the Rosary should be prayed for the suitable period of time on the mystery as “a renowned Mariologist” and a member conversion of sinners and in reparation for concerned, before moving onto vocal of the International Pontifical Marian offenses to God, as requested by Our Lady prayer.” That is, there will now be a bible Academy, “which advises the Pope on all of Fatima, whose apparitions RVM reading, a Bible commentary, and a theological questions relating to the person relegates to footnote 11 on “private moment of silence before even the first Hail of Mary.” Speaking specifically of Mary’s revelations.” According to RVM, the Rosary Mary is said in each decade. role as co-Redemptrix, Fr De Fiores stated: is “not a hindrance to ecumenism” if - I “From the conciliar and ecumenical point repeat - if it is “properly revitalized”. The (4) RVM invites the whole Church to of view, it is certainly not opportune to only possibly inference, if words have adopt a supposed local custom in certain proclaim this dogma at this time. The meaning, is that the Rosary devotion as places of emphasizing the name of Jesus separated brethren, Protestants and traditionally understood and practiced in each Hail Mary “by the addition of a Orthodox, reproach us for not consulting would, in some unexplained way, be a clause referring to the mystery being them in regard to the last dogmas on Mary. hindrance to ecumenism. (Let us) see how contemplated.” What these “clauses” will This is why I think that a dogma of this type this “revitalization” - which like the New be is anybody’s guess, but imagine the would have to include their participation.” Mass, the faithful never asked for - is to be effect upon the Rosary of cluttering every accomplished. single Hail Mary with new clauses after the So, thanks to “ecumenism”, the very name of Jesus, with a different set of Magisterium of the Church is constrained clauses for each of the twenty mysteries to consult with objective heretics and of the New Rosary. Heaven help us! schismatics and obtain their participation If only the five new before defining a Marian dogma! Here we (5) RVM proposes singing all the Glorias have an explicit admission by a member of mysteries were all that was in the Rosary, whenever it is recited the Vatican apparatus that Vatican II and involved in this innovation! publicly. ecumenism stand in the way of giving Mary (6) RVM proposes that at the end of each her due. Yet RVM describes Vatican II as But they are only decade of the Rosary there should now be “the great grace” disposed by the Spirit of a “prayer for the fruits specific to that God for the Church in our time. Are we particular ministry.” supposed to believe that this “great grace” the beginning… It does not take much imagination to includes an aversion to defining Marian The Scope of the Innovation dogma without the consent of non- envision how the cumulative effect of these Catholics? How could Mary, the Mediatrix RVM proposes that the new “luminous changes would destroy the Rosary as we of all graces, possibly mediate to her mysteries” be inserted into the traditional know it, especially in public recitations. The Church a “grace” which holds hostage to Rosary cycle on Thursday. In order to New Rosary would become a virtual mini- the demands of theological dissidents the make room for this “insertion”, the liturgy, a new playground for liturgists and truth about her exalted status? (RVM) gives traditional joyful mysteries will be lay ministers of the Rosary. The sublime no indication of the Rosary’s miraculous moved to Saturday - where, in turn, rhythm of the Rosary, which induces a effects in repelling the advances of infidels they will displace the traditional quiet reverie on the mysteries through its and heretics who assailed the Catholic Glorious Mysteries, which are now uninterrupted succession of Hail Marys, Church and the Catholic social order of contemplated on Wednesdays, would be ruined. Saturdays and Sundays. former Christendom. The word “Catholic” Conclusion does not even appear in RV, aside from a This shuffling of the traditional cycle is reference to the Catechism of the Catholic inexplicably justified on the basis that It is no longer prudent to presume that Church. “Saturday has always had a special Marian what the Pope sign(ed) in his condition is flavour”, even though the result will be that free from undue influence or mistake. I find One would have no idea from reading RVM the faithful who adhere to the innovation it impossible to envision a man who can that the Rosary was instrumental, for will no longer contemplate on Saturdays no longer walk, and is barely able to speak, example, in defeating the Muslims at the (including First Saturdays) the crowning sitting at his desk and writing up a 23-page Battle of Lepanto during the reign of Pope Marian mysteries of the whole Rosary: the document proposing at least seven St Pius V, or the humanly inexplicable Assumption and the Coronation. different modifications to the way in which departure of the Soviets from Austria in Catholics pray the Rosary. Just as we The New Mass Meets the New Rosary 1955. As a matter of fact, RVM does not would not have had the New Mass and the even mention Pius V, even though it was If only the five new mysteries were all that General Instruction of the Roman Missal this sainted pope who canonized the was involved in this innovation! But they without Bugnini, so, I suspect, we would traditional form of the Rosary in his are only the beginning. The mainstream not have the New Rosary without the apostolic letter Consueverunt Romani and neo-Catholic press have ignored at innovators who were undoubtedly involved Pontifices, which RVM also neglects to least six other distinct changes in the in drafting RVM. Perhaps this time at least, mention. Yet, only twenty-eight years ago, universal practice of the Rosary that RVM our neo-Catholic brethren will be able to none other than Pope Paul VI quoted at proposes in addition to the five new distinguish the facade from the reality. length from Consueverunt, noting that St mysteries. Perhaps this time they will defend, as if it Pius V had “authoritatively taught” those were an article of faith, another innovation elements - the elements of the Rosary (1) RVM proposes that henceforth the that, by the grace of God, has not been which RVM now alters for the first time announcement of each mystery of the imposed upon the faithful in any binding since the supernatural origin of this Rosary be followed by a “proclamation of way. We shall see. In the meantime, devotion. a related Biblical passage, long or short, traditionalists will continue to pray the The cause of peace in the world and family depending on the circumstances” traditional triune Rosary. unity are the only Rosary intentions RVM mentions - laudable intentions but why are Christopher Ferrara is a well known attorney and Fatima commentator.

Catholic Truth… Keeping the Faith, Telling the Truth - a bi-monthly newsletter for informed Catholics 12 True Love Waits…

Only the chaste man and the chaste woman are capable of true love. Pope John Paul II

What's love? Well, at the age of 8 I thought Anonymous… I knew what love was. It was a summer day and my sisters and I were engrossed in a boundaries you show a respect, not just for Encouraging huge game of cowboys and Indians in a yourself but for others and most importantly field. Some friends joined in, Harry for God. We are someone’s future spouses, Catholic Marriages… included. I went all bashful and didn't really whether in the religious life or the married feel like playing anymore. life, someone is waiting for us and we Editor writes… Later that afternoon he came up to me and should be waiting for them. gave me a big plastic ring and said, “I love you”... We were going to get married. His In practising purity we will also be able to The SSPX Canterbury Pilgrimage is one older sister in ripped jeans informed us that weed out those who do not share our views of those events, we are told, where young she would be our priest. Our congregation because for one they will get bored. We will people sometimes forge friendships of cowboys and Indians stood under a prove to ourselves who is capable of which lead to marriage. Thus, it is one of large tree we had dubbed “the great oak” authentic love, we will also prove that we those pilgrimages we’ve tried to and she began the ceremony. Unknown are capable of giving authentic love. encourage young people to attend. It’s the to me, a younger sister and her accomplice Chastity makes us free to love, it rejects nearest we’ve come to launching our own had scaled the tree. The ceremony was and rises above unbalanced attitudes of Catholic Truth Marriage Bureau. quickly stopped due to a tub of muddy intimacy, it separates lovers from those who lust, it is an armour that helps you water landing on my head. Divine Disappointingly, however, we have just Providence perhaps? defend yourself from selfishness or Looking back at that I must admit, my first aggressiveness, it purifies a relationship, it heard that a group of youngsters in the reaction is to put my face in both my palms gives us clarity and frees us to be Diocese of Aberdeen were completely put and tell myself how embarrassing a child I ourselves. Love is expressed through off attending this year’s Canterbury was. sacrifice: Jesus was crucified for us, that is pilgrimage by the prohibition on women the most perfect example of true love. wearing trousers. I (at the age of 8) had the notion that love is instantaneous. If only. My idea of love So in my standards I protect myself, in Sadly, this causes young people to write was that it was an affection and nothing doing this I also protect people around me off the Society as being “extremist”. It is more. I had no notion that love was a virtue and give an example to others. Life is full a pity, therefore, that something like this, of choices and we are given free will to because in today’s society love as a virtue which is nothing more than a matter of doesn't exist. In fact love and lust are make those choices. I am waiting for true thought of as the same thing when they love-in doing this I am loving my future personal opinion, should be treated as if couldn’t be more opposite and Chastity and spouse even before I have met him and it’s Catholic dogma. It is completely Purity aren’t a given. We all desire hoping and praying that he will be doing the off-putting to the young, and even to the authentic love, in no matter what our same. not-so-young, women and girls who have vocation is in life, it's a need we all have, Prayer for Good Catholic Spouse been accustomed to wearing feminine and whether we know it or not it is something perfectly modest trouser outfits for years we will chase. O Jesus, in all confidence I open my heart to You now. In this time of unprecedented crisis to beg Your assistance in the important task of planning my future. Give me the light of Your in the Church, it is incomprehensible to “Set your standards high”, my first us that (some of) the clergy of the SSPX inclination when I read that statement is to grace, that I may decide wisely concerning the person who is to be my spouse. Dearest Jesus, think of someone pole vaulting, or perhaps seem determined to enforce, as if it were send me such a one whom You judge best suited Holy Writ, a matter which is of very little we have a checklist, - Handsome, check – to be united with me in marriage. May his Wealthy, check – Intelligent, don't check... character reflect some of the traits of Your own importance in the great scheme of things. If we intend to find our soul mate, the one Sacred Heart. May he be upright, loyal, pure, who we will spend the rest of our earthly sincere and noble, so that with united efforts and If the Society wishes to enforce a dress lives alongside, that person has to be pretty with pure and unselfish love we both may strive code which excludes women wearing to perfect ourselves in soul and body, as well as exceptional in our eyes. So far, I know of trousers at Mass, that is one thing and I no one who has had a prince come and the children it may please You to entrust to our care. Bless our friendship before marriage, that think most young people would have no save her from her castle where her evil sin may have no part in it. May our mutual love problem complying with that. It’s the stepmother locked her, but if you think bind us so closely that our future home may ever blanket ban which is the problem. What about it, if you were in a castle where you be most like Your own at Nazareth. O Mary had been trapped, would you let anyone Immaculate, sweet Mother, to your special care a pity that a group of solid, and very help you down from the castle? He might I entrust the decision I am to make as to my pretty, Catholic girls from the Diocese of be violent, then again he might not. But if future husband. You are my guiding Star! Direct Aberdeen (and possibly elsewhere) we don’t get to know someone for the right me to the person with whom I can best co- decided not to attend the pilgrimage this reasons how are we to know of their traits? operate in doing God's Holy Will, with whom I can live in peace, love and harmony in this life, year because of this - to them, certainly - and attain to eternal joys in the next. Amen. nonsensical rule. Now in setting standards, we must not only do that for the person we are hoping to find DRESS: Pilgrims are requested to Ed: I’m often asked why I never married. Now’s (or perhaps the person we have found), but observe the usual standards of Christian also quite importantly for ourselves. a good opportunity to explain that I was engaged once, when I thought I had met modesty – no trousers for women - Chastity and Purity used to be normal. Now “Mr Right”. However, I soon discovered having regard to practical conditions and one is seen as prudish when our that his first name - Al - was really a common sense. SSPX Newsletter, boundaries are made clear. In having these short form of “Always” so I broke it off… July/August, 2013

Catholic Truth… Keeping the Faith, Telling the Truth - a bi-monthly newsletter for informed Catholics 13 University of Glasgow: Student Chaplaincy…

Below is an account of a recent visit to Turnbull Hall, the Catholic Raphael Miller chaplaincy at Glasgow University, by student, Raphael Miller (left), a regular contributor to the Catholic Truth blog…

Turnbull Hall (is) a hold. Indeed, it acts as the de facto fully fledged parish diocesan shrine: the chapel houses a and one of the thoroughly adorned plinth on which more appealingly rests a statue of the Polish Pope, vibrant centres of posing heroically upon a lovingly Catholicism in the appliquéd doily showing his coat of diocese; it is often arms. In front, are stands for flowers Three things are alleged to be a and a candle rack on which burn not haven of doctrinal less than a few votive offerings, almost necessary for the orthodoxy. perpetually. This affection for the new Beatus is not contrived, it looks salvation of man: On the foyer's large notice board there strikingly genuine, which makes this all were a number of posters and adverts, a more unsettling sight. typical parish stuff. I decided to put up to know what he ought an innocuous flyer recalling the So there seems to be a contradiction. Blessed Virgin's request at Fatima to Traditional minded Catholics are used to believe; pray the daily Rosary, and a small but to having the writings of John Paul potentially more incendiary flyer which thrown at them by Neo-Catholics concisely outlined John Paul II's wanting to undermine our position, and to know what he ought judgement on receiving Communion in to support theirs, whether it be the hand and the use of lay Wojtyla's novel ecclesiology or his to desire; 'extraordinary ministers'. Specifically, hearty openness towards the false that "It is not permitted that the religions of the world. and to know what he faithful should themselves pick up the consecrated bread and the ought to do. sacred chalice, still less that they should hand them from one to St Thomas Aquinas another" (Inaestimabile Donum). My motive was that the more informed these impressionable students become, the more likely they are to ask questions about their pastors' permissiveness towards liturgical abuses. Pope John Paul II invited leaders of world religions to Assisi to pray for world peace in 1986 A short time later I returned and upon inspecting the notice board I saw the However, they discreetly put aside Fatima flyer. To my astonishment the the pronouncements of this very same flyer quoting John Paul II had been Pontiff when they are in accord to what removed and the vacant space was others have been saying for decades, accompanied with a new notice stating namely that Communion in the hand that only articles authorised by the and the use of lay ministers is a secretary or parish priest were allowed grievous practice, that would have from now on. Fair enough. And no been considered sacrilege only two surprise, because like many of its generations ago. sister parishes, Turnbull enlists lay To claim all the young parishioners of "It is not permitted that the persons to minister the Chalice Turnbull are happy clappy, Medjugorje faithful should themselves (although unlike neighbour churches obsessed World Youth Day types is pick up the consecrated not the Sacred Host). inaccurate. In the past, a small number bread and the sacred chalice, still less that they Did I have reason to be astonished? of curious young patrons have asked for the Traditional Rite of Mass, should hand them from one After all, these practices are the near to another" exclusive norm in Scotland, so wasn't perhaps fed up with the guitar liturgies which are commonplace there. They INAESTIMABILE DONUM I setting myself up for having it Instruction Concerning Worship Of The Eucharistic removed? Well perhaps, but consider have been left disappointed. And since Mystery. the offer to communicate irregularly how a sizeable troop of self proclaimed Prepared by the Sacred Congregation for the 'conservatives' have been infected with continues, they will inevitably conform Sacraments and Divine Worship. with the general trend, and their the Weigel-esque hyper-reverence for Approved and Confirmed by His Holiness Pope John all things John Paul II, not least at supernatural faith is left vulnerable to Paul II 17 April 1980 Turnbull Hall, where the sickly cult for decay. What is this but an example of the late pontiff has taken a feverish resisting the known Truth?

Catholic Truth… Keeping the Faith, Telling the Truth - a bi-monthly newsletter for informed Catholics 14 Ireland (& Elsewhere) - Editor Feature Letter Pope Francis Delights Dissenters… From Liverpool Pope Francis’ by now (in)famous interview in which he appears to minimise the The following letter was published and importance of contraception, abortion, divorce and remarriage, and homosexual discussed on our blog on 17/8/13 under the partnerships, took place over the course of three meetings during August 2013 in Rome. heading: Letter From Liverpool: priest- The interview was conducted in person by Antonio Spadaro, S.J., editor in chief of La dissenter to preach at pilgrimage in honour Civiltà Cattolica, the Italian Jesuit journal. Father Spadaro conducted the interview on of priest-martyr Gerragrip! behalf of La Civiltà Cattolica, Thinking Faith, America and several other major Jesuit In the enclosed newsletter you will see a journals around the world. pilgrimage being advertised to venerate the holy hand of St Edmund Arrowsmith. Fr Pope Francis… a subsequent “happy remarriage” as if his Kevin Kelly is going to preach. “A person once asked me, in a provocative words were of no more consequence than the lines of an actor in a soap script. In ‘The Challenge of Aids – New manner, if I approved of homosexuality. I Predictions in Moral Theology”, Fr Kelly replied with another question: ‘Tell me: Dissenters Delighted… advocates that two men should be able to when God looks at a gay person, does he marry. In his writings he has stated that he endorse the existence of this person with Needless to say, dissenters the world over was shocked when Humanae Vitae did not love, or reject and condemn this person?’ were thrilled. Here’s one of the Big Guns in allow artificial contraception. Why he We must always consider the person. Here the Irish Association of (Anything but) should be shocked is a surprise for the we enter into the mystery of the human Catholic Priests: Catholic Church has always prohibited it. being. In life, God accompanies persons, St Edmund Arrowsmith ended up suffering and we must accompany them, starting Fr Brendan Hoban of the Association of the most terrible martyrdom for defending from their situation. It is necessary to Catholic Priests in Ireland said his group is God’s laws on marriage. He told two accompany them with mercy. When that “absolutely exhilarated” with the pope’s Protestants who were cousins that they happens, the Holy Spirit inspires the priest words… should not be married. He ended up in to say the right thing. Hoban whose group has campaigned for a trouble as the mother of the so called “This is also the great benefit of confession more liberal church told The Irish Times “couple” reported him. as a sacrament: evaluating case by case that his group was recently called to task It is terrible to have a priest like Fr Kevin and discerning what is the best thing to do by the Council of Priests in the Ferns Kelly, who is obviously trying to create a for a person who seeks God and grace. diocese because they didn’t actively false god in the image and likeness of his The confessional is not a torture chamber, support bishops during the abortion debate own ideas, preaching at the pilgrimage in but the place in which the Lord’s mercy in Ireland. honour of St Edmund Arrowsmith, who was motivates us to do better. “The bishops over-egged their case,” in a staunch Catholic priest who paid the I also consider the situation of a woman Ireland, Hoban said, and he feels Francis most dreadful price for (his adherence to) with a failed marriage in her past and who authentic Catholic teaching. conveyed similar views in the interview.2 also had an abortion. Then this woman The mission of the Catholic Church is to remarries, and she is now happy and has Until such times as someone can explain hand on the teaching of the Catholic five children. That abortion in her past to me how it is possible to “over-egg” the Church, not to invent one’s own theology. weighs heavily on her conscience and she case against murdering babies in their There are 44,000 different Protestant sincerely regrets it. She would like to move mother’s womb, I will continue to think of denominations already doing this. forward in her Christian life. What is the this statement as not merely stupid and confessor to do? ignorant, but evidence of apostasy. Nobody St Edmund Arrowsmith lamented on the - and certainly no priest - who truly believed scaffold as to what was to become of “We cannot insist only on issues related to he would stand before God one day to give England. He will surely be horrified if Fr abortion, gay marriage and the use of an account of his every word, would dream Kevin Kelly comes to preach his gravely contraceptive methods. This is not of dismissing these innocent lives as Fr sinful ideas at a pilgrimage in his honour. possible. I have not spoken much about Hoban (not to mention Pope Francis) has Fr Kevin Kelly would do well to recall the these things, and I was reprimanded for done. Notice, there’s no question of “over- words of Blessed Jacinta of Fatima, who that. But when we speak about these egging” the case for “gay rights”. had seen Hell. She said: “more souls go to issues, we have to talk about them in a Hell through sins of the flesh than for any context. The teaching of the church, for that At the invitation of the BBC World Service, other sin.” matter, is clear and I am a son of the I participated in a radio debate about Pope church, but it is not necessary to talk about Francis’ shocking interview which will be You will note that there is no mention on the newsletter of the parish being a these issues all the time. END OF EXTRACT 1 online to listen to for a year. However, I did not mince my words - I was far from polite Catholic Church (Ed: yes, noted.) about Pope Francis, so please do not listen Name Withheld On Request – a A Slap in the Face… unless you are prepared to hear some concerned member of the Archdiocese Not only are the Pope’s words above a slap hard-hitting criticism of this very worrying of Liverpool. in the face to those of us - including the pontiff. 3 hard-working pro-lifers around the world, battling to save the lives of unborn babies - who have the task of explaining why the Footnotes: Ed: I wrote to the Apostolic Administrator, Church insists on fidelity to God’s moral 1 A Big Heart Open to God Bishop Tom Williams, to ask him to law, but they are a huge slap in the face to The exclusive interview with Pope Francis withdraw the invitation to Fr Kelly http://www.thinkingfaith.org/articles/20130919_1.htm those Catholics who have suffered 2 “urgently” (given the short space of time Irish Central: Liberal Irish priest’s group ‘exhilarated’ over left) To read his reply and my reply to his marriage breakdown through the infidelity Pope Francis interview on gays of their spouse, but have struggled alone http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Liberal-Irish-priests-group- reply, see p.24 - but not if you belong to the exhilarated-over-Pope-Francis-interview-on-gays-- school of thought which believes that (often with children to raise) in order to 224547531.html#ixzz2fdjh9TcB remain faithful to Christ’s teaching about 3 BBC World Service: Is the Catholic Church Changing For The Better? 20/9/13 bishops should only receive polite letters, the indissolubility of marriage. What a slap http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01gmhx2 due to their “high office”. in the face for them! Here we have the Pope himself speaking of a “failed marriage” and Continued on p.24

Catholic Truth… Keeping the Faith, Telling the Truth - a bi-monthly newsletter for informed Catholics 15 Fatima: Why “Russia” Must Be Named in the Consecration John Salza, J.D., Esq.

Those who know their Fatima history during the 1984 consecration, John know that God, through the interces- Paul II spontaneously departed from sion of Our Lady, commanded the his script and implored Our Lady to Why Russia? Pope in 1929 to consecrate the nation “Enlighten especially the peoples of Why Russia? of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of which You Yourself are awaiting our Mary in union with all the Catholic consecration and confiding.”2 In short, bishops of the world, on the same day John Paul II admitted that he did not Why Russia? and at the same time. They also know consecrate Russia according to Our that no Pope since Our Lord issued Lady of Fatima’s command. the command (from Pius IX to Bene- dict XVI) has heeded it. Pope Pius XI As a result of these failures (the moral failed to perform any consecration. culpability of which is judged by God In the wake of Pope Pius XII consecrated the world alone), the world has experienced the in 1942 and the Russian people in worst material chastisements in the 1952 (the only time a Pope ever men- history of mankind. Tens of millions tioned “Russia” in a consecration to have died in World War II, followed by the Russian Our Lady). Neither of those consecra- more bloodshed in the Korean and tions had the participation of the bish- Vietnam wars. ops. John XXIII, who buried the Third Kremlin, Russia Revolution, Secret of Fatima after calling for Vati- can II, failed to perform any consecra- tion. Paul VI consecrated the world without the bishops in 1964, and John Soviet Russia Paul II did the same thing in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 2000 (John Paul I may have intended to conse- became the crate Russia but died mysteriously before he could do so, which some speculate was the reason for his de- mise). world's first Of course, if Pius XII’s and Paul VI’s There have been many bloody revolu- consecrations of the world without the tions in Africa, Latin America and bishops did not satisfy the Fatima pre- Southeast Asia, and endless conflicts scriptions, then neither did the conse- avowedly in Israel and Palestine. More lives crations of John Paul II (including his have been lost in the Iraqi conflict. The 1984 consecration of the world without last 100 years has been the bloodiest the bishops). There is no other possi- in world history, with more casualties atheistic state ble conclusion, notwithstanding the from war than all of the other centuries claims of the Vatican Secretary of 3 State. As Cardinal Ratzinger stated, of recorded history combined. In fact, http://www.argumentsforatheism.com/hi the Vatican’s 2000 release of The from 1984 (the year of John Paul II’s story.html#20th Century Message of Fatima (in which Arch- consecration of the “world”) to 2005 bishop Bertone claimed the 1984 con- (the death of John Paul II), there were secration sufficed) is an “attempted” more wars and conflicts than at any interpretation of the Fatima prophe- moment in history. All of this blood- shed could have been prevented by a cies which is not binding on Catholics. Why Russia? The Fifth Lateran Council (1512-1517) valid consecration of Russia by the declared that the Pope alone is the Pope in union with the Catholic bish- final authority to interpret prophecy, ops of the world. Why Russia? and no Pope has declared that the While these material chastisements Fatima prophecies have been fulfilled are shocking to the conscience, the (that is, no Pope has declared that spiritual chastisements are far graver, Russia has been consecrated and the for they have eternal, not just temporal Immaculate Heart has triumphed). In consequences. Since the Second fact, John Paul II made it quite clear Vatican Council, there has been a cri- Why Russia? that he did not consecrate Russia sis in the Catholic Church. Millions of when he told Father Caillon after the Catholics have defected from the 1984 consecration: “…we cannot con- Faith, including countless priests and 1 secrate Russia apart by itself.” Even religious. There have been unprece- Continued on p.17

Catholic Truth: Keeping the Faith, Telling the Truth - a bi-monthly newsletter for informed Catholics 16 Why “Russia” Must Be Named in the Consecration… Continued from p.16 dented and inexplicable changes in ry atonement for its many sins – repa- the Church’s liturgy, theology and dis- ration that Our Lady said was cipline, and an incomprehensible necessary for a valid consecration.6 pedophilia scandal among the Catho- As we have learned, not only must lic clergy. Lucia always thought Russia be consecrated by name, but Pope Paul VI lamented the effects of that the ‘conversion’ all the Catholic bishops of the world Vatican II by describing the “auto-dem- must join in the consecration. olition of the Church” and declared that of Russia is not to be Why did Our Lady demand this addi- “the smoke of Satan has entered into tional requirement? The answer may the Temple of God.” In his invocation limited to the return surprise you. She did so in order to to Our Lady of Fatima, Pope John Paul combat the false ecumenism of the II recognized that the “very bases of of the Russian conciliar Church which, as we will see, our salvation is being undermined.” is also at the heart of the Message of Pope Benedict XVI, also in connection people to the Fatima. The Greek word for “ecumen- with the Fatima prophecies, has even ism” is oiko-menos which literally stated that “the greatest persecution of Orthodox Christian means “that which belongs to the the Church does not come from out- religion, but rather, house.” The “house,” which St. Paul side enemies, but is from sin in the calls the “household of faith” (Gal Church.” Ironically, all of these chas- to the total, integral 6:10) is, of course, the Catholic tisements, both spiritual and material, Church. At every single ecumenical were prophesied by Our Lady of Fati- conversion of Russia council up until Vatican II, only the ma and are tied to the Popes’ failures Catholic bishops of the world – those to consecrate Russia by name to Her to the one true who belonged “to the house” – partic- Immaculate Heart in union with all the ipated in the proceedings. This is pre- Catholic bishops of the world. Church of Christ, the cisely what “ecumenism” means – an Why does Our Lady require the Pope Catholic Church expression of true Catholic unity be- to actually name the nation of Russia Father Joaquin Alonso tween the Pope and his bishops – and in the consecration? To understand thus why these councils are called the answer to that question, it is nec- Because consecration brings some- “ecumenical.” essary to understand the theological thing out of its formerly profane state, However, at Vatican II, as part of the meaning of “consecration.” The word one of the principal purposes of conse- disgraceful Vatican-Moscow Agree- “consecration” comes from the Latin cration is atonement or reparation for ment (known as the “Metz Pact”), word consecrare and generally means the condition of its past, unconsecrat- Pope John XXIII, after burying the to dedicate, devote or make holy. The ed life. This is especially true when the Third Secret of Fatima, invited two Catholic Encyclopedia defines it as “an object of consecration has been dese- Russian Orthodox “ministers” (that is, act by which a thing is separated from crated by evil. For example, St. Tho- two formal heretics and schismatics) a common and profane to a sacred mas teaches that “churches defiled by to formally attend the council. This 4 shedding blood or seed are recon- use.” Acts of consecration are seen unprecedented and scandalous act ciled,” that is, consecrated again, “be- throughout Scripture, for example, in also requires reparation and atone- cause some machination of the enemy Moses’ consecration of God’s people ment, which will be achieved when the is apparent on account of the sin com- (Ex 19:10), the consecration of Joshua Catholic bishops of the world, at the (Num 27:18-23), the priests (Ex 19:22) mitted there.”5 In other words, conse- exclusion of heretical and schismatic and Levites (Num 8:14), and the con- cration serves to exorcize the demons “Christian” ministers (who will not be secration of Aaron (Ex 29). As these that may have attached themselves to invited to participate like the assem- and other passages reveal, the conse- the object. In order to drive out the blies at Assisi), consecrate Russia to cration must be specific and identify demons, the object must be expressly Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart. This the precise object in view. identified. Needless to say, a priest collegial consecration will demon- For example, even though Moses had wouldn’t perform an exorcism on a strate to the world that the Pope is the set apart his people through an act of possessed person by exorcizing the Vicar of Christ on Earth and that here- consecration, he had to further sepa- entire town in which the person lived. tics and schismatics must submit to rate the priests through consecration his authority (including the Russian for their specific priestly mission: “And This is why in the Rite of Exorcism the Orthodox). The act will also confirm thou shalt set the Levites in the sight priest commands the demon to identify the dogma of the papacy (attacked by of Aaron and of his sons, and shalt itself by name, for the demon is driven the “errors of Russia”) which was de- consecrate them being offered to the away by name. Neither would a bishop clared by Pope Lord, And shalt separate them from consecrate his Cathedral by doing a Boniface: “We declare, say, pro- the midst of the children of Israel” general consecration of the churches nounce, and define that it is altogether (Num 8:14). Similarly, Aaron had to be in his diocese, nor would he conse- necessary to salvation for every hu- consecrated again, as high priest, crate his diocese by consecrating all of man creature to be subject to the Ro- the dioceses in his country. Not only even though he was already a mem- man Pontiff.” 7 ber of God’s consecrated people: “that did John Paul II’s general consecration This also means that consecration they may make Aaron’s vestments, in of the “world” in 1984 fail to identify has a salvific purpose. After all, while which he being consecrated may min- Russia as the consecratory object in the temporal effect of Russia’s conse- ister to me” (Ex 28:3). view, it failed to drive out the demons of this evil country and make reparato- cration will be a period of peace on Continued on p.18

Catholic Truth… Keeping the Faith, Telling the Truth - a bi-monthly newsletter for informed Catholics 17 Why “Russia” Must Be Named in the Consecration… Continued from p.17 Earth, the spiritual effect will be Rus- cration did not satisfy Our Lady’s com- Make it known to sia’s conversion to the Catholic Faith. mand, then why isn’t the Blue Army My Ministers… Hence, the predominant (and most praying for the consecration of Rus- important!) component of the Mes- sia? In August 1931, due to illness, Sister Lucy was staying with a friend at Rianjo, Spain, a sage of Fatima is the salvation of While we certainly are grateful for small maritime city near Pontevedra, to rest and souls. Remember, Our Lady first told anyone to bring attention to Our Lady recover. It was in the chapel here that the the children to sacrifice and make of Fatima and seek Her intercession, Messenger of Fatima was once again given a reparation for sinners. She then the Blue Army’s initiative is a de facto communication from Heaven. Our Lord showed them a vision of hell: “You admission that Russia is not conse- complained to Sister Lucy of the tardiness of have seen hell where the souls of poor crated. That means Our Lady’s re- His ministers who delay the Consecration of sinners go. To save them, God wishes Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as quests remain unfulfilled. The Blue requested by Our Lady of Fatima on June 13, to establish in the world devotion to Army’s scandalous initiative (union of My Immaculate Heart. If what I say to 1929 at Tuy, two years and two months earlier. prayer with non-Catholics which ig- Sister Lucy reported to her bishop the important you is done, many souls will be saved nores the remedy given by Heaven) is revelation: [spiritual effect] and there will be an act of disobedience under the My confessor ordered me to inform Your peace [temporal effect].” What did Our façade of obedience. It is no wonder Lady say must be “done”? The papal Excellency about what happened a little while why the Church and the world are on ago, between our Good God and myself: As I consecration of Russia to Her Immac- the precipice of divine judgment. May was asking God for the conversion of Russia, ulate Heart, in union with all the bish- (the Pope) thwart even worse spiritual Spain and Portugal, it seemed that His Divine ops of the world: “If My requests are and material chastisements that are to Majesty said to me: heeded, Russia will be converted come by the collegial consecration of [spiritual effect] and there will be ‘Make it known to My ministers, given that Russia to the Immaculate Heart of they follow the example of the King of France peace [temporal effect]…In the end, Mary. in delaying the execution of My command, My Immaculate Heart will triumph. they will follow him into misfortune. It is never The Holy Father will consecrate Rus- John Salza is an attorney and renowned too late to have recourse to Jesus and sia to Me, and she will be converted Catholic apologist, author and speaker. Mr. Mary.’ Salza is the creator of ScriptureCatholic.com, [spiritual], and a period of peace [tem- In another text she wrote: poral] will be granted to the world. one of the most popular apologetics sites on the Internet. ScriptureCatholic.com is a veritable Later, through an intimate communication, Our The conversion of Russia to the Cath- library of over 2,000 Scripture citations and Lord complained to me: ‘They did not wish to olic Faith is not only a matter of com- over 800 quotes from the early Church Fathers heed My request! ... Like the King of France mon sense, but is also confirmed by that explain and defend the Catholic Faith. they will repent of it, and they will do it, but it Father Joaquin Alonso, perhaps the will be late. Russia will have already spread greatest scholar on Our Lady of Fati- its errors in the world, provoking wars and ma. Father Alonso writes: “…we persecutions against the Church. The Holy should (know) that Lucia always Our Lord Father will have much to suffer.’ thought that the ‘conversion’ of Russia warns of the Our Lord was here making an explicit is not to be limited to the return of the reference to the requests of the Sacred Heart Russian people to the Orthodox Chris- consequences given through Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque tian religion, rejected the Marxist athe- on June 17, 1689 to the King of France. As a of failing to result of the refusal of King Louis XIV – as well ism of the Soviets, but rather, it refers consecrate as the refusal of both his son and grandson, purely, plainly and simply to the total, King Louis XV and King Louis XVI – to integral conversion of Russia to the Russia by publicly consecrate France to the Sacred Heart one true Church of Christ, the Catholic name… of Jesus, as was requested by Heaven by means Church.”8 of a recognized French Saint of that time, the (see column 3) Protestant and Masonic Counter-Church Tragically, in its diabolical disorienta- successfully carried out the great upheaval of tion, the Modern Church has pervert- the French Revolution. ed the Message of Fatima with a On June 17, 1789, (the Feast of the Sacred counterfeit consecration (of the Footnotes Heart) exactly one hundred years to the day “world” versus “Russia”), a counterfeit 1 Christopher Ferrara, “Setting the Record Straight,” The from when Saint Margaret Mary had written ecumenism (gathering of heretics ver- Fatima Crusader, Issue 98, Spring 2011, p.55. down the great designs of Heaven for the King, 2 These exact words were reported in L’Osservatore Ro- sus Catholics), and a counterfeit mano. In Italian, the words are: “Illumina specialmente i the Third Estate rose up and proclaimed itself peace plan (praying with pagans at popoli di cui Tu aspetti la nostra consacrazione e il nostro a National Assembly, stripping King Louis XVI Assisi versus invoking the Mother of affidamento.” That evening, during the “Adieu to Our La- of his legislative power. On January 21, 1793, dy,” the Pope again referred to “those peoples for whom France, ungrateful and rebellious to its God, God in the consecration of Russia). You Yourself are awaiting our act of consecration and Countless millions have perished as a entrusting.” L’Osservatore Romano, French edition, March dared to decapitate its most Christian King as 27, 1984, p.3; Ibid., April 10, 1984, p.5. if he were a criminal. At Rianjo, Jesus warns result. 3 The gravest war has been on the unborn, where 50 mil- us that this dark chapter of history will repeat lions babies are murdered each year in abortion. The Blue Army has just announced 4 http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04276a.htm. itself, and this time the ministers of His Church that it will continue on this erroneous 5 ST, III, Q83, Art 3, a.3, ad 3. – the bishops, and perhaps even the Pope 6 Since Vatican II, modernists have attacked the Church’s himself – will be among its hapless victims. path with a worldwide “inter-religious” constant teaching on the reality of hell and demonic posses- prayer initiative for peace (a universal sion (even the centuries-old Roman Rite of Exorcism has It would appear that this execution of the Pope, “Assisi”). But if the 1984 consecration been significantly weakened through drastic revisions), which serves as another force to forestall the consecration of the Bishop dressed in White, together with other satisfied Our Lady’s command (as the Russia. bishops, priests, religious and lay people – as Blue Army maintains), then why pray 7 Pope Boniface VIII, Unam Sanctam, November 18, 1302. 8 La Verdad sobre el Secreto de Fatima, Fatima sin mitos, if they were common criminals – is what is for peace, which will be a fruit of the Fr. Joaquin Alonso (2nd edition, Ejercito Azul, Madrid, 1988, foretold in the vision of Fatima released by the valid consecration? If the 1984 conse- p.78), cited in The Devil’s Final Battle, p.137. Vatican on June 26, 2000. www.fatima.org

Catholic Truth… Keeping the Faith, Telling the Truth - a bi-monthly newsletter for informed Catholics 18 University The Punishment of Abortion of With regard to its perception of abortion, modern Europe and America are in a state Jim Allen St Andrews… of massive collective amnesia; the horror it should inspire has become dulled by Principal millions of repetitions. Like Macbeth, we have ‘supped full of horrors’ and become Vs Catholic Truth insensitive to a sin greater than any committed in the history of the human race, Editor and truly crying out to heaven for Following news of the plans to award an vengeance. honorary degree to Hillary Clinton, the well known leading American pro-abortion Lest we should forget that Our Lord Himself politician, I, like many others, wrote to the warns us of Hell-fire or its equivalent no Principal, Louise Richardson, to express less than eighteen times in the Gospels, my concerns. She never did reply, God has given us a visionary to (remind) choosing instead to pass my email to the us. Sister Josefa Menendez, a Sacred local newspaper - The Courier - who, Heart nun, wrote a spiritual journal called naturally, sought the opinion of the the ‘Way of Divine Love’ which was hierarchy on my assertion that a woman approved for publication by the future Pope who has supported abortion, including Pius XII in 1938. In it, she shows that Hell partial birth abortion, should be honoured is not just separation from God but a lot in this way by a Scottish university. The more physical and mental torment Any Catholic with an ounce of supernatural reply from the hierarchy facilitated the besides.1 She was immersed in the frightful common sense and prudence assumes following extracts from their report: abyss many times: two short quotes should that Hell is a very real possibility for them “The Catholic Church accepts the decision be enough: and will live their lives with that salutary by St Andrews University to award an threat in mind. Of course you can have too honorary degree to Hillary Clinton. I have endured much these last two days. much of this kind of thing4: Hell has been It is as if a stream of fire were being poured The church’s position was spelled out on over-emphasised many times in the past, down my throat, passing through my body, Wednesday as the editor of the Catholic but today the clergy have either lost most while at the same time I am being pressed Truth, an unofficial Catholic newsletter, of their faith or their nerve. In the last thirty between fiery planks. The pain is urged the university to “reconsider” due to years I have not heard of the possibility of intolerable and beyond description… And 1 eternal damnation stated once in the pulpit Mrs Clinton’s stance on abortion” over all the nauseating and offensive or even in bishops’ pastorals, not even in stench infecting the air. Notice this little nugget in the newspaper Lent. report: In a letter to Professor Richardson, And… Catholic Truth editor, Patricia McKeever, We should be like those early Christians whose views are not sanctioned by the and expect the end of the world at any time. I was dragged along a very dark and church… 2 Perhaps tonight Our Lord may decide that lengthy passage and on all sides enough is enough, too many unborn babies Which views? Is it my “views” about a resounded terrible cries… It was a medley have been murdered, and start to close the public honour being given on Scottish soil of confused screams of rage and despair… universe down. If I were in any way to a woman who supports what she herself I felt as if I were being pierced through and involved with abortion I would get out of my describes as the “horrible procedure” of 2 through with scorching needle points. chair right now and, mindful of that mercy partial birth abortion? Are Catholics of our Saviour, start knocking at the nearest permitted to have “views” on abortion? Are In spite of the unspeakable pains described presbytery door; confessions will not be we permitted to remain silent when we see in these terrible images, one gets the available once the apocalypse is under someone responsible for promoting the impression that the seer could still not way. deaths of innocent babies honoured by convey the full horror of what she saw. one of our leading universities? Really? Somebody needs to rewrite the Catechism Liberal and modernist ‘Catholics’ do not like section on the nine ways of sharing in the this sort of thing. They will point out that it sin and guilt of another – and remove the has not been revealed to the Church that words “by our silence” Whoever this there is one single soul in Hell and then anonymous spokesman is, he should have slant it to fit their feel-good agenda. God is sufficient integrity to stand by his really a big softie in the sky and statements, and not hide behind a ‘understands’ (i.e. forgives) all the so-called cowardly cloak of anonymity. sins of his children. Tell that to Sister Josefa! However, in the absence of any denial Footnotes: from an Scottish Bishop, we must assume that they are in support of this disgraceful People inclined to this sort of view should, 1 See also, Catholic Encyclopaedia Online for the good of their souls, read a book by http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07207a.htm decision by the university of St Andrews to Fr F.S. Schouppe SJ called ‘Hell’ 2“It is My intention also, to show souls that I never refuse honour a notorious radical feminist and pro-abortion politician from the USA. Well, (republished Tan 1989)3 This book contains grace, even to those who are guilty of grave sin; nor do I separate them from the good souls whom I love with now, in the light of recent revelations about nearly a hundred pages of well-attested predilection. I keep them all in My Heart, that all may receive the Scottish hierarchy, there’s a surprise… private revelations of Hell to religious, the help needed for their state of soul.” -Jesus to Sr. Josefa NOT… mainly nuns, lay folk and priests, some of Menendez - For more on Sr Josefa Menendez visit http://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2009/12/sister-josefa-menendez- whom are saints and doctors of the Church. way-of-divine.html Footnotes: He rounds off the list with a description of 3 Available to read online at 1 The Courier a well-populated Hell that Our Lady showed http://www.saintsbooks.net/books/Rev.%20F.X.%20Schouppe,%20S http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/education/catholic-church-accepts- .J.%20-%20Hell.htm university-s-decision-to-honour-hillary-clinton-1.127816 to the three children at Fatima. 4 Ed: some of us need all the reminding we can get! 2 One Protestant pro-lifer emailed me in shock, pointing out the scandal of laity being undermined by the bishops like this - Welcome to the crisis in the Catholic Church…

Catholic Truth… Keeping the Faith, Telling the Truth - a bi-monthly newsletter for informed Catholics 19 So, we must stay awake and stand firm, Recommended Reading… not only in Scotland, to the dangers facing Review: us if Our Lady’s requests are not fulfilled Towards the Third Secret Ellen Ward because it is not only the Holy Father who will have much to suffer; we will all have From Vatican lies –to Gospel truth non-Christian religions i.e. syncretism. much to suffer. By Iain Colquhoun www.solvesecret.co.uk Similarly, Freemasonry attempts the very For copies of this booklet, email [email protected] Unbelievers often ask us the question “If same thing. Their aim has always been to God exists and has created all of this, why overthrow the Catholic Church and does He allow wars and the suffering of establish a “new world order”. What better Or write to: innocent people? Why does He not than to use the Ecumenical Movement to intervene?” I usually try to explain that He infiltrate the Church. Iain Colquhoun, 45 St. Nicholas Court, does intervene and often, by sending His Killay, Swansea, SA 2 7AG Mother to give messages to certain chosen In 1982 when Pope John Paul II visited people. Obviously I have used Our Lady’s Britain he was urged by leaders of the apparitions at the Rue du Bac, Lourdes, British and Scottish Council of Churches to and Quito; I try to tell them what God allow the Catholic Church to join them as a reveals to these visionaries. step towards ‘unity’. This clearly contravened Pope Pius XI’s injunction Papal Admission: Fatima When it comes to Fatima I usually find against the Church joining a Protestant myself unable to answer one particular ecumenical organisation (Mortalium Prophecies as yet “unfulfilled” Animos 1928). However this did not stop question “Why does the Pope not We would be mistaken to think that them and in 1992 Pope John Paul II publicly consecrate Russia to Her Immaculate Fatima’s prophetic mission is complete. Heart if this will end wars and give us commended the Scottish Bishops for their participation in Action of Churches peace?” Here there takes on Together in Scotland. new life the plan of I think Iain has also pondered this question. God which asks As a result of this, Scottish Bishops have But he has come up with some answers in humanity from the come under pressure to allow attempting to understand what the Third beginning: “Where is intercommunion and accept Anglican and Secret of Fatima tells us. your brother Abel […] Episcopalian orders. Iain goes on to Your brother’s blood is envisage a celebration of the Mass where He courageously looks over the events of crying out to me from an Anglican would join as main celebrant. the twentieth century and ties in the co- the ground!” (Gen 4:9). incidences of what was revealed by Our He compares this to Scripture where Our Lady (at Fatima) and what was Lord foretells the setting up of the simultaneously taking place in Russia. abomination of desolation (Matt 25:15). Mankind has succeeded in unleashing a cycle of death and terror, but failed in bringing it to He describes himself as an amateur trying Is this the ultimate way to destroy the an end… In sacred Scripture we often find that to solve the secret, focusing on what we Catholic Church? Destroy the Holy God seeks righteous men and women in order know was made known by Our Lady and Sacrifice of the Mass! This booklet makes to save the city of man and he does the same what was alleged by the Vatican in the year you think. It also has deep ramifications for here, in Fatima, when Our Lady asks: “Do you 2000. Scotland. Think of the many instances want to offer yourselves to God, to endure all reported throughout the years in Catholic the sufferings which he will send you, in an act He points out seven Significant Vatican Truth of our leaders leading us astray by of reparation for the sins by which he is Anomalies, he calls them. He challenges introducing laws against the Catholic offended and of supplication for the conversion the Church leaders to answer him if he is Church and our Church leaders involved in of sinners?” (Memoirs of Sister Lúcia, I, 162) wrong. He says that one day a pope will leading so called peace marches and other have the courage to admit that he and his ecumenical pursuits. … our Blessed Mother came from heaven, predecessors were lying about the Third offering to implant in the hearts of all those Secret and he dedicates his work to that Iain traces the involvement in the plan to who trust in her the Love of God burning in pope. get the Catholic Church entrenched in the her own heart. At that time it was only to three Ecumenical Movement to one man in children, yet the example of their lives spread He investigates the involvement of the particular, Canon Keynon Edward Wright. and multiplied, especially as a result of the Russian Orthodox Church which had been This man was a senior member of Soviet travels of the Pilgrim Virgin, in countless suppressed under Stalin. In June 1929 intelligence but as an Anglican minister groups throughout the world dedicated to the when Our Lady appeared to Sister Lucia became heavily involved in the Scottish cause of fraternal solidarity. May the seven and said that the “moment had come” Council of Churches. He almost single years which separate us from the centenary Metropolitan Sergei emerged as a handedly established the Scottish of the apparitions hasten the fulfilment of significant figure in this Church. In 1943 Parliament in 1999. He seems at present the prophecy of the triumph of the Stalin decided to use him by apparently to have ‘retired’ but he sometimes issues Immaculate Heart of Mary, to the glory of appointing him as the new Patriarch. press statements regarding opposition to the Most Holy Trinity. Anglican Church leaders became involved Trident and the forthcoming referendum on at this time and this involvement led to the whether Scotland should become Benedict XVI Christian Peace Conference evolving independent, which he fully supports. Homily eventually into the World Council of Fatima, May 13, 2010 Churches (WCC). Like all subversive organisations, one These were “front organisations” whose person retires or dies but half a dozen take members infiltrated support for Soviet their place. policies in western institutions. I thoroughly recommend that you read this Iain goes on to consider the WCC booklet; it is full of enlightening facts that promoting links between Christian and maybe will open a few eyes to the truth.

Catholic Truth… Keeping the Faith, Telling the Truth - a bi-monthly newsletter for informed Catholics 20 Peter the Protestant Church we still attended A Twitch Upon the Thread… Mackin (going to Mass on a Saturday night) that we were both now going at one point was spending to be Catholic. It wasn’t A lot of people who attended our June most evenings there. Conference, including, notably the long until everyone found Eventually, I stopped going out. My wife’s family took young people in the audience, singled out to Mass. I decided I would it reasonably well but the Peter Mackin’s talk for particular praise, leave the Catholic Church Church didn’t. lamenting the lack of a recording or even and join the Church of I had my Organist contract a handout giving his main points: Scotland. terminated immediately. “inspiring”, “amazing”, “incredibly Not long after joining the Almost immediately, I started playing the moving” are just some of the descriptions Church of Scotland, I was asked to be an organ in my local Catholic parish and my of Peter’s very honest account of his drift elder. The Church of Scotland seemed wife started the RCIA programme. We also away from, and return to, the Faith. By perfect to me. I could become a minister if filled out the forms and applied for a popular request, then, Peter has I wanted to and not have to worry about dispensation from the local Bishop so our submitted an outline of what he said to being celibate. marriage could be convalidated. My oldest Conference in June for inclusion in this At my new Protestant parish, I became son, was baptised shortly after the edition. Space is very tight, so what romantically involved with my future wife. convalidation service. follows is a very short version of his We moved in together and had a baby out We carried on attending the local Catholic excellent talk. Enjoy! of wedlock. For a while it seemed like our parish for a few months and everything lives were mapped out in front us. Then, seemed to be going well until my wife I was born in the north of Glasgow and was the minister that we both loved announced asked if she could kneel to receive Holy taken to Mass regularly as a small child. I that he was leaving. Communion at the Easter Vigil. The parish began my school life in the local Catholic However, something else was happening priest seemed annoyed and wouldn’t give primary school. I don’t remember very in the Church of Scotland at the time. The us a straight answer. So, I wrote to the much about Religious Education. I was General Assembly were about to vote on local Bishop and asked him to intervene. attending Mass sporadically, but never allowing ministers to bless Civil He told us that we didn’t need anyone’s really on a regular basis since around the Partnerships in churches. Again, I thought permission and could kneel if we wanted age of seven. My best friend at school it would never happen. But it did. I was too. I took the opportunity to mention wasn’t a Catholic and his little brother gobsmacked. For the first time I started to various abuses I had noticed at Mass and attended the Boys Brigade every Friday wonder if I had made the right decision. By asked the bishop if we could have a night. I started playing the hymn at the now I was married, and my wife was Traditional Latin Mass in the Diocese. The beginning of the evening and then the stunned too, but found it easier to come to bishop asked me to consider if the National Anthem at the end. A few months terms with, having been a Protestant all her Traditional Mass was appropriate for my later and I was playing the organ in the life. This really troubled me. I began family. He went on to say that he attended Church of Scotland on a Sunday. thinking that I should look for a new church. and served the Traditional Mass as a child and couldn’t see himself ever celebrating I spoke to my parish priest about it who Woman ministers and civil partnerships it. Then he asked if my request was an asked to see the Protestant hymnal. All he really were a turning point. “affectation”. said was “Oh I know a few of these” and I casually mentioned the Catholic Church that was it. There was a thriving ecumenical to my wife and I got a frosty response. She I had been attending Mass at the Society movement in my local area and I became made it pretty clear that the Catholic Church of Saint Pius X church in Glasgow at the heavily involved in that. was a “no go”. So, I suggested an time and was realising quite quickly that once you have experienced the Traditional After finishing high school, I started a evangelical Anglican church in the west end Mass there really is no going back. The degree in teaching. In my second year at of Glasgow. That was a little more Catholic Truth blog had helped me Saint Andrew’s College, the chaplain palatable. We went there for a few weeks, enormously. Bloggers answered my organised a pilgrimage to Rome. It was on but started worrying about how the questions very patiently and gently this pilgrimage that I met a man who evangelical ethos could change with a corrected me when I was wrong. So, I introduced me to a newsletter being change of vicar. Secretly, I was praying the made the decision to attend Mass circulated by a group of lay Catholics in rosary at night for our conversion. I exclusively at the SSPX church. It really Glasgow – Catholic Truth. desperately wanted to come back to the Church, but knew that at that time my wife has been the best thing for my wife and I I graduated and started teaching in would never allow our children to be and our three children. Glasgow. I was disciplined by a Head baptised Catholic. So, I remained cut off teacher in Glasgow for encouraging from the Catholic Church and prayed that D'you know what papa said when he became Primary 7 pupils to go to Confession. I she would change her mind. One night, a Catholic? Mummy told me once. He said to was also discouraged from encouraging she casually said to me: I was thinking – her: 'You have brought back my family to the pupils to go to Mass. I also had to teach there’s only one place we are going to be faith of their ancestors.' Pompous, you know. the appalling “Alive-O” Religious Education happy. It takes people different ways. Anyhow, the scheme. I was disgusted by it. A few months before this happened we had family haven't been very constant, have they? My affiliation with the Church of Scotland arranged to get married. Our old minister There's him gone and Sebastian gone and continued to grow. I was now not only would marry us in Gretna Green. It was all Julia gone. But God won't let them go for long, playing the organ, but involved in Bible paid for. Suddenly, it dawned on me. The you know. I wonder if you remember the story studies and youth groups. I struck up a firm marriage wouldn’t be valid. mummy read us the evening Sebastian first friendship with a young female in the got drunk – I mean the bad evening. "Father Church of Scotland. She was employed by So, I went to see my new parish priest. I Brown" said something like 'I caught him' (the the Kirk as a Youth Worker. When she left told him the whole story and he said…..”Oh thief) 'with an unseen hook and an invisible the local kirk in the north of Glasgow and congratulations on getting married”. I was line which is long enough to let him wander took up a job elsewhere, I followed her as a bit taken aback. “Come and see me once to the ends of the world and still to bring him organist. the wedding has been and we will sort it back with a twitch upon the thread.' " out” was his advice. I became very good friends with the minister and his family. I got more and We hadn’t told my wife’s family at this point Evelyn Waugh: Brideshead Revisited Book Three - "A Twitch Upon the Thread" more involved in the life of the church and that she was converting and we hadn’t told

Catholic Truth… Keeping the Faith, Telling the Truth - a bi-monthly newsletter for informed Catholics 21 Bishop of Aberdeen: why is he tolerating the Editor writings-into-rantings of Mgr Basil Loftus?

As reported in our August 13 newsletter, Mgr Basil Loftus on the Bishop of Aberdeen called three the Church of Shetland parishioners and their Parish “Holy Father Francis”… Priest to a meeting which turned out to be a discussion on the subject of the Liturgy1. …we are called upon (to) speak out fearlessly. These parishioners were keen to have In a Church which previously expected us to provision of the Traditional Latin Mass, be afraid of everything, we must show that we especially on Sundays, in order to fulfil their are afraid of nothing. And we can do so all the Sunday obligation at the ancient rite. more confidently because we are now breathing the “fresh air” of simplicity and The Bishop sought to dissuade the trio from common sense rather than the previous attending Masses offered by Fr Nicholas Bishop Hugh Gilbert “stagnant bad smell”. New Freedom of speech Mary, an SSPX-affiliated priest who had in church, Catholic Times, 5/5/13 occasionally visited Shetland at the regard to female altar-servers, the washing Francis agreed with the bishops that the whole invitation of a parishioner in the past. of women’s feet on Holy Thursday, and the question of young people living together when use of chasubles by concelebrants are not married is a big question for the Church - Whilst he was not short of words to among countless other petty regulations a pastoral question, like that of the divorced discourage these parishioners from which have fallen foul of the Canon Law and re-married which the Pope is thinking associating with Fr Nicholas Mary - who Society’s all-embracing bit of common about - not saying ‘this is a closed matter.’ sense - “any obscurity or doubt… can be has never uttered a single word of dissent Nothing is closed to God’s mercy. Pope dispelled by the actual practice of the from any Catholic doctrine - the Bishop fell Francis keeps harking back to community…such custom does provide the silent when our readers raised the question this…[C]conscience and personal preferable solution to doubts concerning of the regular dissent written by Monsignor responsibility prevail over “remote-controlled the law” (p.24) 2 Christians incapable of creativity. Any Basil Loftus, one of his priests and Ask not what the belief and law of the hermeneutic or interpretation of continuity published in the Catholic Times every week Church can do for you, but what you can must never be a “surrender to nostalgia for the and on a regular basis in the Scottish 3 Catholic Observer. do for the belief and law of the Church. past”… Led by conscience and not nostalgia, Catholic Times, 14/7/13 A number of Catholic Truth readers, Mgr Loftus has been publishing his dissent Only when a parish is seen first and last as a including clergy, expressed disappointment for a long time now, but since the election living Eucharistic community, different from at the August report on Bishop Gilbert. of Pope Francis, he has thrown all all the others, will it be able to bring on leaders They’d accepted, at face value, the popular constraint to the wind. “Holy Father by recognising differences within itself. It is neo-Catholic commentators’ views that he Francis” is his best friend. Note: he never these differences which…Francis has again would be a great bishop, totally orthodox, refers to him as “our Holy Father, the Pope” brought to our attention. ‘Watch out museum maybe even “traditional” - after all, he’s a or “our Holy Father, Pope Francis” probably Christians…who want everyone to be salted because the Pope himself appears not to Benedictine, isn’t he? Yes, well, Judas Iscariot was a personal friend of Jesus, and the same,’ he warned at the end of (his) homily. be too keen on the papal role. Mgr Loftus Flying free as a bird in Francis’ Church, Catholic never referred to “Holy Father John Paul” that wasn’t enough to ensure his fidelity to Times, 21/7/13 the truth and the Person of Our Lord. or “Holy Father Benedict” but the Pope of (Pope Francis) did not hesitate recently to the People, he’s different. No longer speak encouragingly of those who are living, associated with the office and not the For, take note, the two things go together. We’ve said it before and we repeat it here: in his words, ‘on the edge of the person, the title “Holy Father” when applied commandments’ …Essentially, Pope Francis to “Francis” has quite a different there is no way anyone, pope, bishop, priest, religious or layperson can have a is all about love as epitomised by service. If connotation. Here, it seems, we have a rules, regulations, instructions or indeed law, “holy” pontiff, one who travels on the bus, sound “relationship” with Our Lord if they conflict with this, they are ignored. Francis phones up correspondents (remind me to are not fulfilling the basic duties of their state of life. In the case of a bishop, that urges bishops to take responsibility, Catholic write) and has lifted the spirits of the Times, 4/8/13 “liberals” no end. means protecting the Faith, ensuring that false teaching is not being spread abroad People following their conscience are now Here’s a recent assessment of the state of by any of the priests of his diocese. Bishop increasingly open about it, even when their play by Mgr Loftus who must rank as one Gilbert, then, would be well advised to turn actions conflict with Church teaching. In the of Pope Francis’s greatest fans - an his attention away from sound priests like atmosphere of honesty and freedom which is assessment which, we assume, enjoys the Fr Nicholas Mary, and deal, firmly, with Francis’s great gift to the Church, courageous full support and approval of his Bishop, dissenters like Mgr Loftus. Immediately. bishops in our own countries, such as Kieran Hugh Gilbert: Conry in Arundel and Brighton, when teaching about artificial birth control or the sacrament In the field of doctrine we have grown up of reconciliation, are now openly respectful of in an era where evolution has edged out a diverse points of view, and are saying in love single Adam and Eve, where Limbo has what before they could only think in fear. been airbrushed out of the Catechism of Challenging as well as respecting differences, the Catholic Church, and where the Catholic Times, 22/9/13. transmission of original sin is being re- examined. Marriage mixes doctrine and Footnotes: law; and Holy Father Francis is actively 1 Catholic Truth: A Fly on the Wall in Aberdeen… Issue The pastors of the Church have the looking at what can be done to help the no. 78, August, 2013, p.14 duty and the right to condemn divorced and re-married in this new ‘epoch 2 Mgr Loftus is a retired priest of the Diocese of Leeds, now living (and supplying) in the Diocese of Aberdeen. writings which harm true faith or of mercy’. While in the liturgy the best/worst 3 Mgr Basil Loftus: Anathemas, heresies and laws of the good morals. # 823 / 1. efforts of the Congregation for Worship with Church, Catholic Times, 15/9/13

Catholic Truth… Keeping the Faith, Telling the Truth - a bi-monthly newsletter for informed Catholics 22 Hands up if you think The Pope should consecrate Russia, and not the world, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary…

Well, Ireland and Hang on there - the all the other “consecrated” isn’t Russia IN countries are also in the world, yet the world? What’s they were named so the big deal then? why on earth not consecrate Russia by name as Our Lady requested?

Lots of folk are wondering what will happen if the Pope doesn’t consecrate Russia, as Our Lady requested - and soon…

Catholic Truth… Keeping the Faith, Telling the Truth - a bi-monthly newsletter for informed Catholics 23 Liverpool: priest dissenter invited to preach at event to honour priest martyr… continued from p.15 Below, Bishop Williams’ reply to my offer the usual ridiculous claim that it is whatsoever of repenting of his betrayal of short email asking him to withdraw the “unforgiving” and “judgmental” to identify a Christ and His Church, continuing instead invitation to Fr Kevin Kelly - my email heretic – which philosophy, if applied in the with his counter-apostolate. That you was marked “urgent” due to the short secular sphere would lead to the closing have given your blessing to this scandal span of time before the event... down of the police and entire justice will return to haunt you at your judgment. system: policeman arresting robbers? The only mention in the New Testament of Are you unaware of the fact that your How uncharitable. Crackers. all the Apostles ( the first Bishops ) doing support for Fr Kelly’s dissent flies in the and saying the same thing, was the You have given dissent your blessing – face of even relatively recent papal account of Good Friday and it and the most serious imaginable kind of statements? The apostolic letter (Motu says….”…….and they all deserted him ” . dissent at that, from a man who is, at the Proprio) Ad Tuendam Fidem (To Protect St. Peter himself denied The Lord three very least, a well-documented material the Faith) of Pope John Paul II springs to times. ……so your condemnation of Fr. heretic. We can but hope that even in the mind as but one example of the outright Kevin puts him in good company. midst of the diabolical crisis currently condemnation of any kind of dissent afflicting the Church, you are not I find your ‘urgent’ request both unforgiving whatsoever: note: all dissent condemned, appointed to replace the eminently and judgemental. I fully approve of Fr. even by a “liberal” pope: “Each and every replaceable Archbishop Kelly. Your Brian Newn’s (The Parish Priest ) request thing definitively proposed by the appalling attitude is all the more to invite his old friend and former magisterium of the Church regarding faith inexcusable because, according to your colleague to Preach. He is the one with the and morals (even if not fitting into the profile on the archdiocesan website, you authority to invite — not me. I am sure that category of divinely revealed) must also were born in 1948; hence, there is we would all listen carefully to what he be firmly accepted and held; one who absolutely no excuse for your ignorance says, and not be judgemental and critical denies (such) propositions… opposes the and modernism. No excuse whatsoever. before he’s even said it. He may even give doctrine of the Church.” (new text of You are no victim of the errors of Vatican us food for thought, which may be why he Canon Law # 750, expanded by Ad II. You know the truth perfectly well and was invited in the first place. May the Tuendam Fidem). appear to have chosen to reject it. peace of Christ be with you. END. If, as appears, you are saying that it is MY REPLY FOLLOWS – if you think I should Your ignorant twisting of Sacred Scripture acceptable to oppose the doctrine of the be polite, don’t read on. What follows is and Church history to suit your own Church then you are no more Catholic emphatically, and by design, anything but modernist and faithless agenda is than Ian Paisley’s granny and you should polite... astonishing. Ridiculously, you cite the resign immediately. betrayal of the first apostles, including St Bishop Williams, It goes without saying that I will be Peter, as proof that dissent is acceptable, reporting this matter on our blog and in the In my fourteen years of writing to Bishops entirely ignoring the fear-motivated October edition of our newsletter. If you in my capacity as editor of our newsletter, betrayal of the apostles and their wish to make any further comment, you your reply to me counts as easily the subsequent repentance and zeal to spread are invited hereby to do so. My only worst, the most ignorant and the most the Faith, undiluted. Unlike the first additional comment is this: poor faithful in anti-Catholic I have ever received. You apostles, Fr Kelly has shown no sign Liverpool, served by hirelings. condemn evils such as homosexuality.4 As There is absolutely no doubt that Pope From the editor... a result, dissenters are much more open Francis is manifestly failing in his essential now about what they really believe.5 duty to defend and proclaim the Catholic Indeed, Pope Francis’ lax attitude towards faith and good morals. He has caused Dear Reader ... public sinners and dissenters has won him immense confusion and raised false hopes “I recently read through my entire archive high praise from assorted among dissidents. All the signs in Church of Catholic Truth, and indeed if I had liberals, including atheists, and world are that we are hurtling towards responded to each and every insinuation “gays”, and pro-abortion the final chastisement of which Our Lady and accusation, I would have been very groups. Hang on, though, of Fatima warned. Another consecration of busy…” because it’s not just his the world won’t cut it. It’s time Pope Francis refusal to condemn public stopped talking about his great devotion to These words of Fr Ed. Hone, plus his Our Lady and gave proof of it reference to “rumour-mongering in general” sin which causes concern: Pope Francis doesn’t rate by doing what she asked, (see ‘Feedback’ p.9), imply that we have the core papal duty of which is to consecrate published false information about him in the Russia to her Immaculate past: not true. We document everything. protecting orthodoxy of belief either: Heart, without delay. Why Indeed, during our 2006-20071 reporting on not write to him to say so? the extent of homosexuality within the It is amazing to see the denunciations for lack of He’s been known to ring correspondents, Church, Fr Hone did not reply to my emails orthodoxy that come to Rome. I think the cases should be investigated by the local bishops’ so you just might get to say “Hi Holy Father offering him an opportunity to contribute to conferences, which can get valuable assistance Francis! Nice of you to phone…Please our reports. Instead, they were quoted and from Rome. These cases, in fact, are much consecrate Russia!” misrepresented right across the internet. better dealt with locally.6 It’s worth a try - surely? The Times2 accused me of conducting a witch-hunt to “out gay clergy”, which was Now read the great Pope Saint Pius X on Footnotes: rehashed the following day, different the same subject: 1 I emailed Fr Hone with some questions and twice emailed 3 One of the primary obligations assigned by journalist, same newspaper. But, hey, I’m to remind him to reply. This was reported in The Times as not complaining: the upshot was an Christ to the office committed to Us of feeding “harassment”. Details at footnotes 2 & 3 the Lord’s flock is that of guarding with the invitation to the USA from some American 2 David Lister: Catholic ‘witch-hunt’ to expose gay clergy, greatest vigilance the Deposit of Faith delivered The Times, 18 June 2007 Catholics reading The Times blog who “got to the Saints. [T]he number of the enemies of the it” - right away. They could see where the 3 David Aaronovitch: The virtues of blackmail, misery and cross of Christ has in these last days increased cheating: Patricia McKeever The Times,19 Jun 2007 real witch-hunt was taking place. Savvy. exceedingly, who are striving to overthrow utterly 4 See Ireland (& Elsewhere) - Pope Francis Delights The priests quoted in those nasty Times Christ's kingdom itself. We may no longer keep Dissenters, p.15. reports distanced themselves from the silent, lest we should seem to fail in our essential 5 Bishop of Aberdeen: why is he tolerating the writings- “gay” scene. How differently those reports duty.” Pope Saint Pius X,Pascendi Dominici Gregis, into-rantings of Mgr Basil Loftus? p.22 September 8, 1907, Introduction. might read were they being written now, 6 Interview, A Big Heart Open to God with “Holy Father Francis” refusing to http://www.thinkingfaith.org/articles/20130919_1.htm

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