Did Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) say that Francis is a heretic ? On June 3, 2003 the then Cardinal Ratzinge r (and future Pope Benedict) , head of the Congregation for the Faith, said that the endorsement of " homosex civil unions" was against Catholic teaching, that is heterodoxy : "Those who would move from tolerance to the legitimatization of specific rights for cohabiting homosexual persons need to be reminded that the approval or legalization of evil is something far different from the toleration of evil... The Church teaches that respect for homosexual persons cannot lead in any way to approval of homosexual behavior or to legal recognition of homosexual unions ." (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, "Considerations Regarding Proposals to give Legal Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons," June 3, 2003) Gloria.tv reported: " Francis made on October 21 his latest declaration in sup...
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In Article 38 it says: the Holy Spirit incorporated into the Church instituted in her the means of salvation through the bonds of "profession of faith, of the sacraments, of ecclesiastical government and of communion" through this structure which the document affirms to be visible, but "through the Supreme Pontiff and the Bishops."
Later, in Article 39, we can delve into this: the communion of the Church in the Eucharist is fundamental to communion with the Bishop and with the Roman Pontiff. The document condemns anyone who goes against this teaching because it is an "incongruity" to this unity. Because the Pope, as the successor of Peter, is "the perpetual and visible foundation of the unity not only of the Bishops, but also of the multitude of the faithful." And it becomes an "intrinsic requirement" to maintain a legitimate unity in the Catholic Church.
This Encyclical Letter shows us that the celebration of Mass is valid only when it expresses this communion with Peter, a legitimately elected Supreme Pontiff, and other legitimate Bishops in communion with him.