When vicious vipers dishonestly attack a good, authentic priest of the Church, there is a line that's been crossed that cries for a defense of all we hold holy and true.
Because of the importance of Griff's third installment and today's article by Thomas A. Droleskey in defense of both the Faith and a dedicated, humble and holy giant of the Church in these times, we continue to feature these articles against the heresy of Feeneyism so that readers can focus on how the vipers desperately defending such heresy, when cornered in their den, coil and, baring their fangs, strike with such venom against good priests. One such holy sacerdote is Fr. Martin Stepanich, OFM S.T.D. who has viciously been attacked by the cobras of collusion and confusion: The Dimond Brothers. Why? Because he dared declare Catholic truth in his article first debuting on July 1. With fierce and desperate measures the pit vipers vented more venom. Intending to do what St. Patrick did in Ireland many centuries ago - drive the snakes out - Tom has taken these seamy serpents to task for their senseless attempt to poison souls through their total lack of charity and venomous vitriol. Just as Griff has so clearly exposed Peter Dimond's arguments for exactly what they are: Scholastic Dishonesty, so also does Dr. Droleskey expose them for not only their dishonesty, but their total lack of charity. And it must be done for the good of souls because the Dimonds' dishonesty has deceived souls and, what is even worse in trying to distract readers from this deception, they've deliberately bullied and intimidated by lashing out and "condemning" anyone and everyone who do not agree with these self-appointed "experts" who think they know more than the infallible, perennial Magisterium of the Church. Just as Caesar was warned on the Ides of March, we join Tom and Griff and Fr. Martin in issuing the warning on the Ides of July. Beware of false prophets in sheeps' clothing who call themselves professed religious, but show no proof of legitimate profession nor can they provide proof of spiritual direction by either a valid priest or bishop. Christ said it best, "By their fruits you shall know them." Tom repels the reptiles, while praying for their conversion in his poignant thrust against the Dimonds' hateful and heretical rhetoric, Just Defending the Faith
When speaking in terms of "One", we have to keep in mind those Catholic truths that certain Entities are "Three in One" such as the Holy Trinity, the Communion of Saints and Baptism.
Griff Ruby continues his comprehensive series "The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty" for he realizes the responsibility to educate, inform and rebuke as St. Paul entreats in 2 Timothy 4: 2-5 and to be faithful to the Word and what holy Mother Church teaches and to be on guard for what the Apostle warns in Galatians 1: 8-10. There is but One God, One Church, One Baptism but within One God is Three Persons, Father, Son and Holy Ghost; and within One Church the church Militant, Church Suffering and Church Triumphant; and, keeping in mind God's Communion of Saints there is within One Baptism the Baptism of Water alone for the Church Militant on earth, but there is also the Baptism of Blood and/or the Baptism of Desire for those who would, through their death, become members of the Church Suffering or Church Triumphant, Purgatory and Heaven respectively. The "Three in One" application preserves and strengthens the First Dogma of the Church that there is no salvation outside the Church (Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus) because those receiving BOB or BOD would be in the Church, not outside. This is something that such luminaries as Peter Abélard, Fr. Leonard Feeney, S.J. and radical Peter Dimond did not or do not honestly admit. Maybe that's why the idiom applies so aptly to such 'intellectuals' as these: A small amount of knowledge can cause people to think they are more expert than they really are. In other words, as has been proven by their condemnation by holy Mother the Church: a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing! Griff explains in Part Three Three who dare challenge Church Teaching
O Henry! What a King. If only we had leaders today of his caliber for while many were subject to him, he subjected himself to the only King Who counts in promoting the Social Reign of Christ.
The name of St. Henry, Emperor of Germany, is held in veneration by all. He spread Christianity and advanced piety and religion among his subjects. Born in 972, he defended the Church and the Holy See. He came down repeatedly into Italy in order to defend the rightful Pontiff against opposing factions. Detained at Monte Cassino by illness he was miraculously cured through the intercession of St. Benedict. He asked to be accepted as a monk in the Abbey of St. Vanne at Verdun; the abbot commanded him in the name of religious obedience to reascend the throne. He spent a great part of his treasure in founding episcopal sees, enriching churches, and endowing monasteries. On one occasion he sent his imperial insignia to the Abbey of Cluny in order that they should be offered up to our Lord and Redeemer Jesus Christ. St. Henry died on July 13, 1024, and was canonized by Pope Eugenius III in 1145.
For more, see Saint Henry the King
From the "Century of Saints" came a holy giant among the sanctified giants whose feast holy Mother celebrates in mid July in the midst of the Church In medio Ecclesiae
Today is the Double Feast of The Seraphic Doctor, Saint Bonaventure. Satan is indeed furious and we need today men of the caliber of St. Bonaventure who was a man full of "good fortune" from his earliest years. Humility was his virtue; his role model was St. Francis of Asissi, the holy founder who named him. He followed this man, continuing the ideals of the Franciscans, guiding them during turbulent times when growing pains created problems in the ranks and with various ecclesial authorities opposed to the Friars Minor. This Universal Doctor was one of the first saintly Cardinals of the Church. He was close friends with "The Angelic Doctor" St. Thomas Aquinas and the saintly king of France King Louis IX. He was the architect of the 2nd Council of Lyons and, fittingly, was called home by God immediately following completion of the Council. His work done on earth but continued through his writings and example; so much so that Saint Bonaventure is known as The Seraphic Doctor
Though the SSPX and other Recognize-Yet-Resist groups differ on various theological opinions with those who do not recognize Ratzinger as Catholic and will make no concessions whatsoever to the counterfeit church of conciliarism, they are of one mind when it comes to opposing the heresy of Feeneyism
Some think that there are only a few Traditional Catholics such as Griff Ruby and Fr. Martin Stepanich who have decided to go after Feeneyism, and that it is only "those crazy sedevacantists." Au contraire, mes amis. It is a fact that every major visible Traditional Bishop stands staunchly against the errors of Feeneyism. This would include the four Society of St. Piux X Bishops as well as Bishops Dolan, Giles, McKenna, Pivarunas, Sanborn and Vezelis in the U.S. not to even mention those overseas and in Mexico or deceased esteemed diseased prelates such as Archbishop Lefebvre and Archbishop Thuc, Bishops des Lauriers, Carmona, Zamora, Martinez, and Musey. To bring this point home we point you to three articles today; two from ten years ago that appeared in the SSPX official publication The Angeles which states the Society's position with Fr. Joseph Pfeiffer's initial volley in 1998 titled, Three Baptisms and Fr. Francois Laisney's follow-up piece, The Three Errors of the Feeneyites . Three years later Fr. Peter Scott, then District Superior of the SSPX in the United States followed up with
Follow-up on Feeneyism
Each time we worthily assist at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in person, we gain graces that are placed in a "golden chalice", so to speak, and is offered to God to be weighed in substance when we stand before Him at our Particular Judgment. The more we have filled this chalice, the better will it go for our spiritual welfare in eternity.
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In this time of Epikeia when the true Church is in eclipse and so few true Masses available, when we pray the Mass prayers and make a spiritual act of Communion at home, graces are also received and placed in a "silver chalice", as it were, which, of course, is not as valuable as the gold one, yet is efficacious when the time comes to make an accounting for our lives.
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