Is Francis's Amoris Laetitia "Persistent Adultery" Year "Propagating Heresy" that is Anathema by the Infallible Trent?
"Whoever thinks that persistent adultery and reception of Holy Communion are compatible is a heretic and promotes schism." - Cardinal Walter Brandmuller
In 2017, the Filial Correction of Francis by the 62 Catholic scholars has forever branded Francis as "propagating heresies."
That year, ABC, CBS, The New York Times, The Washington Post and all the world
media had headlines in the internet which proclaim that the 62 Catholic
scholars branded as Francis heresy spreader.
An example of branding in advertising is Miller Lite: Great Taste, Less Filling.
Francis's Catholic Lite brand is: "Propagating Heresies," Promoting "Persistent Adultery."
The 62 scholars listed seven "false and heretical propositions" that Francis has spread by his "words, deeds and omissions."
We will concentrate on Francis's year of the heresy of promoting "persistent adultery and reception of Holy Communion."
On December 23, 2016, Cardinal Walter Brandmuller, one of the four Cardinals of the dubia, said:
"Whoever thinks that persistent adultery and reception of Holy Communion are compatible is a heretic and promotes schism."[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/dubia-cardinal-anyone-who-opens-communion-to-adulterers-is-a-heretic-and-pr]
What Brandmuller declared is a heretical position is Francis's
heretical position.
In 2017, Rotate Caeli reported:
Argentina Bishop Msgr. Macin "publicly announced that according to norms send
in a letter 6 months ago by Pope Francis... the... divorced and
remarried... (by order of the Pope) To Include Them In Full And
Sacramental Communion... in the ceremony. At no point was mention made
that those people had taken a vow of chastity... "
"In the same way, communion was given to all those mentioned (some 30
couples)." (Rotate Caeli.com, June 13, 2017, "Breaking: Argentinian
Bishop Organizes Special Mass to Give Communion to Adulterous Couples,
Cites Pope Francis")
Francis didn't stop the adulterous
Communions.
On January 3, 2018, Crux reported that Francis ironically said he believed in grave sin:
“'There are, in fact, grave sins, the so-called ‘mortal sins’ because
they cause the eternal life in us to die,' Francis said. 'For those
sins, in order to be forgiven, confession and sacramental absolution are
necessary.'”
[https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2018/01/03/pope-mercy-talks-penance-opening-public-act-2018/]
Unfortunately, Francis's concept of sin appears to be contrary to "the
Sixth Commandment and to Saint Paul’s prohibition outlined in 1 Cor.
11:27-30" and the infallible Council of Trent.
Dr. Luca Gili, a professor of philosophy at the University of Quebec in Montreal, told LifeSiteNews:
“By saying that ‘there is no other interpretation’ [to [the Argentinian]
guidelines that appear to blatantly approve Communion for adulterers],
the pope is stating that he is (magisterially) proposing a doctrine
which is contrary to the Sixth Commandment and to Saint Paul’s
prohibition outlined in 1 Cor. 11:27-30."
Dr. Gili in speaking of heresy said:
“Any denial of a divinely revealed truth is (material) heresy, according
to the definition of heresy in CIC 751. In conclusion, the pope is
(allegedly) teaching a plain heresy.”
[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.lifesitenews.com/mobile/news/pope-francis-supporters-demand-faithful-catholics-accept-communion-for-adul#ampshare=https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-francis-supporters-demand-faithful-catholics-accept-communion-for-adul]
The Argentinian Bishops Guidelines says couples in adulterous second
marriages not living in continence in "other more complex
circumstances... Amoris Laetitia opens up the possibility of access
to... the Eucharist." (Aleteia.org, September 13, 2016)
Francis's letter to the Argentinian Bishops on their guidelines
says there is "no other interpretation." (Aleteia.org, September 13,
2016)
In simple words, Francis is officially saying couples committing the
grave sin of the sexual act of adultery can receive Holy Communion with
the excuse of "complex circumstances" which is against God's Divine Law
and Revelation as taught be the infallible Council of Trent:
Trent's decree on justification: "If
anyone says that the commandments of God are, even for one that is
justified and constituted in grace, impossible to observe, let him be
anathema."
Versus
Amoris Laetitia, 301: Hence it is can no longer simply be said that all
those in any “irregular” situation are living in a state of mortal sin
and are deprived of sanctifying grace. More is involved here than mere
ignorance of the rule. A subject may know full well the rule, yet have
great difficulty in understanding “its inherent values”, or be in a
concrete situation which does not allow him or her to act differently
and decide otherwise without further sin.'
[http://www.catholicworldreport.com/2016/04/22/five-serious-problems-with-chapter-8-of-amoris-laetitia/]
On January 2, Vatican expert Edward Pentin reported that Pope Francis's
president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts Cardinal
Francesco Coccopalmerio unwittingly said that the official endorsement
of the Argentine directive of Amoris Laetitia contradicted
the infallible doctrine of Trent:
"In comments to the Register last month, Cardinal Francesco
Coccopalmerio insisted the Pope’s official endorsement of an Argentine
directive on the issue did not contradict canon law."
"The president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts said it
is true that 'divorced and remarried (or cohabiting) cannot be admitted
to Holy Communion because they are ‘in manifest grave sin.'”"
"But he added that there are 'divorced and remarried (or cohabiting) who
have the intention to change their condition but cannot. Therefore such
faithful are only in objective sin, not subjective sin, precisely
because they have the intention to change, even if they cannot. This
intention makes a difference!”
He further noted that the relevant canon, number 915, states that Holy
Communion cannot be allowed if the person remains “obstinately
persevering” in grave sin. The word “obstinate” means “without any
intention to change,” Cardinal Coccopalmerio said, “so these faithful
can be admitted to Holy Communion because they have the intention to
leave the condition of sin and therefore they are not in sin.'”
"He added that the “doctrine of sincere repentance” which contains the
purpose of changing one's condition of life as a necessary requisite to
be admitted to the sacrament of Penance 'is respected' because the
faithful in such hypothesised situations 'are conscious, have
conviction, of the situation of objective sin in which they currently
find themselves.' They also 'have the purpose of changing their
condition of life, even if, at this moment, they are not able to
implement their purpose.'”
"'The cardinal added that the doctrine of 'sanctifying grace as a
necessary requisite to be admitted to the sacrament of the Eucharist is
also respected' because the faithful in this case 'haven’t yet arrived
at a real change of life because of the impossibility of doing so, but
have the intention of implementing this change.'”
"He said it is 'precisely this theological element that allows
absolution and access to the Eucharist, always — we repeat — in the
presence of an impossibility to immediately change the condition of
sin.'”
[http://m.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/three-bishops-issue-profession-of-truth-about-sacramental-marriage#.Wkx_mDWIbqA]
The Cardinal in the above statement said it is impossible to "change the
condition of sin" which is another way of saying Amoris Laetitia's "in
concrete situations which does not allow him or her to decide
otherwise."
Trent said "If anyone says that the commandments of God are, even for
one that is justified and constituted in grace, impossible to observe,
let him be anathema."
Coccopalmerio's above statement of the Pope's understanding of sin is
important because he was Francis's selected Vatican official who stated:
"While the content of the pope's letter itself does not
contain teachings on faith and morals, it does point toward the
interpretations of the Argentine bishops and confirms them as
authentically reflecting his own mind." [https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2017/12/05/pope-francis-makes-his-letter-argentine-bishops-amoris-laetitia-part-official]
As stated by Francis's own selected Vatican official Coccopalmerio to explain the pontiff's authentic interpretation:
The Pope's Amoris Laetitia appears to have fallen into the heresies of
Martin Luther and situation ethics which are condemned by Trent and
Veritatis Splendor.
"Lutherans and Catholics, Protestants, all of us agree on the doctrine of justification. On this point, which is very important, he did not err." (patheos.com/blog/scotticalt, "Pope Francis is Wrong about Luther and Justification," April 5, 2017)
On May 25, 2016, the Catholic Herald said new "revelations suggest that
some of Amoris’s most contentious paragraphs – relating to “situations
of sin” and “mitigating factors” – had their origin in Archbishop
Fernández’s articles, which gave a critique of John Paul II’s encyclical
Veritatis Splendor."
The evidence shows that the Francis’s intimate friend and ghostwriter
Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernandez did a "cut and paste" from his ten
year old anti-John Paul II tracts which made up some of the most
controversial parts of the papal document according to a May 25
article of The Spectator.
Francis's friend, The Spectator said, is seen as "a joke figure" in terms
of his reputation as a theologian who wrote a silly book called “Heal
me with your mouth. The art of kissing.”
All these revelations came from Vatican expert Sandro Magister's blog.
Magister said Pope John Paul II condemned the situational ethics of
"theologians" like Fernandez in his important and magisterial encyclical
‘Veritatis Splendor.’ [http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1351303?eng=y&refresh_ce ]
The Vatican expert in the article showed how intimate a friend then Archbishop Bergoglio and the future Francis was to his protege:
"Partly on account of those two articles, the congregation for Catholic
education blocked the candidacy of Fernández as rector of the
Universidad Católica Argentina, only to have to give in later, in 2009,
to then-archbishop of Buenos Aires Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who fought
tooth and nail to clear the way for the promotion of his protege."
The Catholic Herald quoted a passage from Fernandez's situational
ethics articles which were "consciously echoed" in Amoris Laetitia’s
paragraph 301:
“A subject may know full well the rule, yet have great difficulty in
understanding ‘its inherent values’, or be in a concrete situation which
does not allow him or her to act differently and decide otherwise
without further sin.”
This passage according to the Catholic Herald may be directly counter to defined Catholic doctrine:
"This paragraph of the exhortation has been criticised by theologians including E. Christian Brugger, who argued that it apparently goes against Church teaching: 'This
seems to contradict the defined doctrine in Trent on Justification,
canon 18: 'If any one says the commandments of God are impossible to
keep, even by a person who is justified and constituted in grace: let
him be anathema.'”
First Things, in "Francis's Argentine Letter And The Proper Response "
by Elliott Milco, says the exact same thing about Francis's letter which
endorses the Argentine norms.
America's most influential journal of religion and public life, First Things' Deputy Editor Milco says:
"The Church teaches and has always taught, from St. Paul to the Council
of Trent and beyond, that grace strengthens and liberates us from the
bonds of sin, and that while we may never, in the present life, be
perfectly free from the inclination to do wrong, it is possible through
grace to keep the commandments."
"This doctrine was given force of law in Trent's decree on justification: 'If
anyone says that the commandments of God are, even for one that is
justified and constituted in grace, impossible to observe, let him be
anathema.'"
"'The same decree explains that 'God does not command impossibilities,
but by commanding admonishes you to do what you can and to pray for what
you cannot, and aids you that you may be able.'"
"The real problem with the Argentine norms is their
deviation from this larger and more fundamental principle: that grace
truly sanctifies and liberates, and that baptized Christians are always
free to fulfill the moral law, even when they fail to do so. Jesus Christ holds us to this standard in the Gospel. It is presumptuous of Francis—however benign his intentions—to decide that his version of 'mercy' trumps that given by God himself."
Brugger and Milco are not speaking about the Kasper proposal, but the
Catholic doctrine of infused grace which was denied by Martin Luther and
the other "reformers"
On that other issue, Fr. Raymond de Sousa's article "What Argentina's
'Amoris Laetitia' Guidelines Really Mean" in the National Catholic
Register tries to make the case that the Kasper proposal in it's
totality actually suffered a lose despite media hype claiming otherwise
and despite Francis's efforts to implement the total proposal.
De Sousa tries to makes the case that the Argentine norms is not
mistaken because it could be treated in pre-Amoris Laetitia "standard
principles of moral theology and confessional practice, analogous to the
the moral culpability of contraception when the spouses do not agree."
On this separate issue from the topic of grace, Brugger in the Catholic
World Report with the article "The Catholic Conscience, the Argentine
Bishops, and "Amoris Laetitia" destroys the De Sousa attempt to justify
the Argentine norms by using Pope John Paul II's Veritatis Splendor that
shows it creates a "destructive dichotomy, that which separates faith
from morality."
He demonstrates that the only solution to the problematic Argentine
norms is to form consciences not create loopholes so persons can sin in
invincible ignorance.
Be that as it may, the point is that the Kasper proposal isn't the issue
here, but Amoris Laetitia and the Argentine norms apparent denial of a
defined doctrine of the Council of Trent on grace which the "reformers"
denied.
The "reformers" idea of imputed grace saw man as "totally depraved" and
corrupt who even after justification was not infused with grace and
truly changed on the inside.
Luther's image of imputed grace was that of man as a pile of dung covered with snow.
Man isn't changed on the inside (he is still a pile of dung), but
"justified" man is covered with grace (snow) while not being changed on
the inside.
As Milco said Trent's doctrine on infused grace says "that graces truly
sanctifies and liberates, and that baptized Christians are always free
to fulfill the moral law, even when they fail to do so."
It is a very big and scary moment in Church history when it
appears that Francis is openingly teaching error that is anathema by the
infallible Trent:
Moral Theologian Dr. E. Christian Brugger, on April 22, 2017 wrote Amoris
Leatitia (A.L.) in 301 is "inconsistent with the teaching of Trent on
grace."
Brugger then writes that it appears that Canon 18 of Trent, which is
infallible doctrine, gives an anathema to Pope Francis's 301 teaching on
grace.
- Doctor
of the Church St. Francis de Sales totally confirmed beyond any doubt
the possibility of a heretical pope and what must be done by the Church
in such a situation:
"[T]he Pope... WHEN he is EXPLICITLY a heretic, he falls ipso facto from his dignity and out of the Church, and the Church MUST either deprive him, or, as some say, declare him deprived, of his Apostolic See."
(The Catholic Controversy, by St. Francis de Sales, Pages 305-306)
Saint Robert Bellarmine, also, said "the Pope heretic is not deposed ipso facto, but must be declared deposed by the Church."
[https://archive.org/stream/SilveiraImplicationsOfNewMissaeAndHereticPopes/Silveira%20Implications%20of%20New%20Missae%20and%20Heretic%20Popes_djvu.txt]
- "If Francis is a Heretic, What should Canonically happen to him?": http://www.thecatholicmonitor.com/2020/12/if-francis-is-heretic-what-should.html
- "Could Francis be a Antipope even though the Majority of Cardinals claim he is Pope?": http://www.thecatholicmonitor.com/2019/03/could-francis-be-antipope-even-though.html
- LifeSiteNews, "Confusion explodes as Pope Francis throws magisterial
weight behind communion for adulterers," December 4, 2017:
The AAS guidelines explicitly allows "sexually active adulterous couples
facing 'complex circumstances' to 'access the sacraments of
Reconciliation and the Eucharist.'"
- On February 2018, in Rorate Caeli, Catholic theologian Dr. John Lamont:
"The AAS statement... establishes that Pope Francis in Amoris Laetitia
has affirmed propositions that are heretical in the strict sense."
- On December 2, 2017, Bishop Rene Gracida:
"Francis' heterodoxy is now official. He has published his letter to the
Argentina bishops in Acta Apostlica Series making those letters
magisterial documents."
Pray an Our Father now for the restoration of the Church by the bishops by the grace of God.
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