For Catholics who have expressed concern about Pope Francis and are wary of his pontificate, what are the key issues?
score:16
Accepted answer
Catholics generally fall into three (not-necessarily-exclusive) camps regarding their questioning of Francis's orthodoxy and Catholicity:
There are those who recognize Francis as a promoter of
the errors and heresies of Vatican II.
- Very few faithful have enough time to study and read to understand
this (Abp. Lefebvre's short Open Letter to Confused Catholics is an
excellent aid, though.), but the errors they identify are chiefly
relativism of truth (i.e., Modernism, the "synthesis of all heresies"), from which follows
- ecumenism (religious indifferentism),
- collegiality (that the body of bishops is a head of the Church alongside but not subjected to the Pope; viz., that the Church is governed by a two-headed monster…), and
- religious liberty (the Masonic idea that man has a fundamental right to spread error and publicly practice false religions).
- Most sedevacantists and SSPX adherents recognize this.
- Very few faithful have enough time to study and read to understand
this (Abp. Lefebvre's short Open Letter to Confused Catholics is an
excellent aid, though.), but the errors they identify are chiefly
relativism of truth (i.e., Modernism, the "synthesis of all heresies"), from which follows
error and heresy against faith.
- Many traditionalist Catholics recognize this.
- e.g., Francis's Evangelii Gaudium §247 gives the heresy that the Old Covenant is still valid and that Jews don't need "to turn from idols and to serve the true God."
- Francis
- saying "there is no Catholic God"
- supporting tritheism and atheism, saying "God does not exist!…There is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit!"
moral errors.
- Even neocon Novus Ordo Catholics and some Protestants (e.g., conservative Evangelicals) see this.
- e.g., the mid-term report of the Synod on the Family, which said there are goods in h*m*sexuality. [Cf. this RORATE CÆLI article: Cardinal Baldisseri: the Pope was personally aware and personally approved the relatio post disceptationem].
- Francis dismissing the gravity of h*m*sexuality by flippantly saying: "Who am I to judge?" (interview full-text)
- Francis demoting, without explanation, Cardinal Burke, a strong defender of traditional marriage and the right to life of unborn people. (This was the first time in over 50 years that a cardinal had been demoted.)
- "Dubia cardinals" accusing Francis of heresy against even moral norms
#1 leads to #2 which, in turn, leads to #3. Most people, even Protestants, are now recognizing #3. Soon, it seems, more people will recognize #1 and #2 cause #3.
Note:
A correspondent in Argentina [...] writes that only three views of this pope exist:
1) he is a modernist, but covers himself by occasionally talking of the devil,
2) he seeks attention and power by attracting everything to himself, and
3) he is a confused thinker but basically orthodox.
The man adds that this last view is no longer tenable.
Source: On Heretical Popes, by James V. Schall S.J. | The Catholic Thing.
More post
- 📝 Old Testament verses other than Genesis 3:15 speak of the "seed" of a woman. How, then, does it indicate a virgin birth?
- 📝 Is there Scriptural Evidence that Moses had a command that made it Lawful for a Man to Divorce his Wife?
- 📝 Is there any denomination that fully embraces Dispensational Premillennialism?
- 📝 The Epitome of the Formula of Concord- Free will in Lutheranism
- 📝 Calvinists: How to avoid justification from eternity?
- 📝 Indwelled by the Holy Spirit — VS — not indwelled by the Holy Spirit according to the Calvinist?
- 📝 In the Catholic Church, does the private Act of Contrition require a specific prayer?
- 📝 Does God need our praise and glory?
- 📝 Do any conservative Baptist churches recognize infant baptisms despite not performing them?
- 📝 Why is the Crucifixion said to have been between 30-33 AD, if Jesus was born between 4-6 B.C. and lived to be 33 years old?
- 📝 According to Latter-day Saints, what are the essential features of a true follower of Christ, and can such be found in other denominations?
- 📝 What does the Bible say about a father walking his daughter down the aisle at her wedding?
- 📝 Why does the Bible say that people no longer need to ‘feel guilty’ under the gospel, as compared to the Old Testament?
- 📝 Nudity in Christianity?
- 📝 How is the claim "lust is evil" shown to be true in Christianity without appealing to Divine Command Theory?
- 📝 What is the biblical basis for praying to Jesus, as opposed to praying to God in the name of Jesus?
- 📝 Did Christians actually debate how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
- 📝 Does a list of people mentioned in the bible who got saved exist?
- 📝 Burying a fish as a Christmas tradition?
- 📝 Why do many orthodox pastors grow long hair?
- 📝 Did the Jews think it was immoral to have leprosy?
- 📝 When it seems a Pope has heretical beliefs, who determines whether those beliefs are Magisterial?
- 📝 What are the reasons for the Catholic Church's law regarding the Communion fast?
- 📝 Is the nation of Israel itself a type of Christ and, if so, how?
- 📝 Do baptists believe baptism did not pre-date Jesus Christ?
- 📝 Why does Justin Martyr say that those who are unworthy of seeing God will become imprisoned in animal bodies?
- 📝 Did John Bunyan believe in predestination and irresistible grace?
- 📝 What caused the Fall of Mankind?
- 📝 When and where did the Catholic tradition of first communion at 7 years old start?
- 📝 Was Jesus referring to 1 Kings 19 while delivering His teaching on pursuit of the Kingdom of God? (Roman Catholic perspective)
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 For Catholics who have expressed concern about Pope Francis and are wary of his pontificate, what are the key issues?
- 📝 Does the Catholic Church have a contingency plan for the case that the pope and all cardinals are dead?
- 📝 For Catholics who object to Vatican II, what are the key issues?
- 📝 What does the Bible say about this question- Why do Jesus and God have two seats in heaven when they are the same God?
- 📝 What is the proper title for someone who was a pope and is now canonized as a saint?
- 📝 Are there any denominations that give official advice on how to win atheists for Christ who are very strong in philosophy, logic and skepticism?
- 📝 Catholics Fulfilling Their Sunday and Holy Day Obligation to Attend Mass Who are Late
- 📝 Are there any saints or mystics who had a vision of hell, and based on that made a judgment about how many people are in hell? (Catholic perspective)
- 📝 Was it common in Biblical and Early Church times to use sports for illustrating sermons and lessons (as Pope Francis and Paul did)?
- 📝 Why do Catholics have to go to regular confession to have their sins forgiven if they pray The Lord's Prayer and ask for forgiveness daily?
- 📝 Are there members in people's ancestry who claim to have seen Jesus, or witnessed His acts?
- 📝 Are there any known Eastern Catholics who have received the stigmata?
- 📝 Is There Any Database for Catholics to Determine if particular Corporations and Organizations are Good Moral Choices for Donation or Investment?
- 📝 When and for what reasons does the Pope have the right to legitimately excommunicate members of the Church?
- 📝 According to Catholicism, is are there any teachings or traditions about who was the host of the house where Jesus celebrated his Last Supper?
- 📝 Are there recommendations for books for learning about the customs and rules of a Christian life?
- 📝 When are the various assorted labels for Catholics - see body - applied and how are they related?
- 📝 Who are the missionaries and godly men who were helped by Keswick Theology for a fuller Christ like life and ministry?
- 📝 Who would Cain be worried about slaying him in Gen 4:14? Up till this point, all that are mentioned are Adam, Eve, Cain and Abel
- 📝 Are there theological explanations for why God would condition his divine intervention and mercy on intercessory prayer?
- 📝 What happens to people who have never heard about Jesus?
- 📝 What is the significance of Noah, after the flood, getting drunk and cursing his son who saw him Naked?
- 📝 What is the Biblical basis for withholding communion from believers who are unbaptized?
- 📝 God created male and female.... What about those who do not fit in the box?
- 📝 Who are David and Sibyls in the first stanza of Dies Iræ?
- 📝 What is the nature of the theory for Pope Joan and the evidence that substantiates it?
- 📝 What is the Biblical basis for testing the truthfulness of every statement made by Prophets or Apostles who have been confirmed as 'real'?
- 📝 What is the basis for the idea that the Song of Solomon is about the relationship between God and the church?
- 📝 Did this phrase "love the sinner but hate the sin" in this form originate in Christianity and who is credited to have first used it?
- 📝 Why are the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption of Mary such a big deal that all Catholics must believe in them?