I guess this blog will
be more of a walk through the recesses of my own thoughts, trying to speculate and
piece together what is my opinion. To be
sure, it is just that, my opinion.
I think I’ve resisted
writing a full post about Vatican II as it was intended, however I fully
believe that the time has come in order to shed some light and a ‘How to’ so that
it reads in continuity with the previous Councils of the Church. While everyone remembers Pope Emeritus
Benedict, in his final address to the priests in Rome, distinguished between
the actual Council and the Council of the media, people forget that a major
point of contention dear to many Catholics is the hermeneutic of continuity and
the role of Mary in the Church. ‘Lumen
Gentium,’ The Dogmatic Constitution of the Church, is the first written text to
address specifically Mary. Before we
begin, let’s set the stage. First off,
there are no dogmatic definitions and it is written in what is a ‘pastoral’
language. Secondly, the sexual
revolution is in full swing, women going to work in the wake of the second
world war, and thirdly, especially in the west, the Communist threat is
building. (Cuban missile crisis). As well the teachings of Vatican II do not
use ‘ex’ cathedra language because that was not its intent. Vatican II is meant to reach the world, and
presupposes that the Truths do not change.
See the opening address by Pope John XXIII. The reality that this hasn’t happened yet is
not because of Vatican II, ‘ambiguities’ or ‘Spirit of VII’ or whatever, it is
because of sinful people with an agenda, demolishing the Church from the
inside. It took 300 years for Trent to
be implemented fully in Quebec, it shouldn’t shock anyone that Vatican II is
only just beginning. The issue today is
one of Mass media, and many more ‘freemasons.’ (Even Pope Francis acknowledged
that,..) Did Vatican II cause a priest
shortage and demolish the Church? No,
but an argument can be made that it served as a cataclyst launchpad for an
agenda ridden ideology to hijack the Church.
Let us begin with a
base schema of the Textual Corpus of Vatican II, basically how we can read
it. We begin with God who reveals
Himself in Jesus Christ through Revelation.
This comes to us by transmission in a Document called Dei Verbum. It affirms both Sacred Tradition and Sacred
Scripture as having both the same font of Truth as its source. For our protestant friends, this means that
Vatican II affirms and explains the Catholic position that the Bible didn’t and
couldn’t fall out of the sky, all wrapped up with a leather bound ‘Divine’
Table of contents.
From this document, we
can now understand, our two Constitutions on the Church, namely Lumen Gentium
and Sancrosanctum Concilium. The first
is composed of eight chapters, each with a specific point to address; ‘Lumen Gentium’ means ‘Light of the
World! Already the Church in Her Divine
Constitution presupposes a Christocentric approach. Let’s go through them, shall we?
1. Church as Mystery
2.
Church as ‘People of God.’ (All the
baptized)
3.
Church as Hierarchical. (The favorite of the heterodox crowd)
4.
Church as Laity
5.
Church ‘Universal Call to Holiness’
6.
The Religious
7.
The Eschatological dimension
8.
Mary
I think it is important
to highlight the Marian dimension. If
there was a ‘hot button’ topic at the Council, this topic was akin to speaking
about the benefits of Marxism while attending a Bible tent revival in the deep
south of the USA. Mary was formally
given the title ‘Mater Ecclesia’ as a compromise. One school of thought was that
‘Co-redemptrix’ and ‘mediatrix’ as titles (5th Marian dogma?) were
not ready to be accepted at that time. This
is where this walkthough becomes a little personal, not as Optimusmastro but as
Marco, a seminarian.
Mary, in the economy of
Salvation already co-operates with Christ, by simply saying ‘Yes’ to God by her
‘Magnificat.’ (St Luke 1) In this light,
can now be read, not only her Immaculate Conception but all the way to Her
Assumption and eventual crowning as Queen of Heaven. Mary participates by suffering with her
Son. She stands at the foot of the Cross
and was given to us by Jesus Himself. (St John’s Gospel.) She intercedes at Cana, and She appears with
a Crown in the Apocalypse of St John (Revelation.) Regardless of these realities, our current
ecumenical situation finds ourselves in dialog with protestants. That being
said, defining as Co-redemptrix would have fundaMENTALists doing handstands
frothing at the mouth, as they would hear ‘Co-equal’ instead. Can you picture the CNN interviews with such
‘scholars’ as Bob Jones III and Benny Hinn?
It would be entertaining,..(I digress).
Since Biblical times, then there have been countless apparitions of Our
Lady, from Our Lady of the Pillar, (To St James) all the way to Our Lady of
Fatima, (1917). One constant, is that
throughout all of the CHURCH APPROVED apparitions, the message is always
Christocentric, she points to Jesus!
At Fatima, Our Lady
gave three ‘secrets’ with which, depending upon who you listen to have either
been completed, not fulfilled or somewhere in between. A sticking point has been Russia. Has Russia been consecrated? Pope Pius XII consecrated the world to the
Immaculate Heart, subsequently, Pope John Paul II did the same. One theory is that consecrating Russia by
itself would cause an Ecumenical nightmare from the perspective of the Russian
Orthodox Church. Another theory is that
this consecration must take place in communion with the world’s bishops, and in
this light, it is safe to assume that back in the 1980s, not everyone was on
the same page. Now what does any of this
have to do with Pope Francis?
Well,…since his election to the chair of Peter, his first visit was to the Church of St Mary Major in Rome, bringing flowers to the high Altar. He has since asked that he be consecrated to Our Lady of Fatima, he will consecrate the world this coming October 13th to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Now knowing this, according to the media, he has approved gay actions (nope) thinks abortion is okay (nope) and believes atheists are going to Heaven. (nope.) According to Catholic sources, he has since his Papacy began;
-Reaffirmed Church
Teaching against women’s ordination.
(same airplane interview where he supposedly was open to homosexual
marriages. Sadly the media must of all
went to the washroom at the same time when he cited Ordinatio Sacerdotalis?)
-Publically rebuked the
LCWR in the USA, thereby backing the CDF findings.
-Has mentioned the
presence of ‘masons’ and a homosexual lobby in the Vatican.
-Has mentioned satan
more than any other Pope in recent memory.
-Consecrated the
Vatican (invited Pope Emeritus Benedict) to St Michael the Archangel.
-Publically criticized
Archbishop Mueller’s personal opinions of ‘Liberation Theology.’
-Publically endorsed
and reconfirmed Msgr Guido Marini, against the wishes of the Italian bishops
who wanted him gone. Warned of extremism
but nothing that Pope Benedict XVI didn’t already say either.
-Theologically endorsed
by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (‘Theologically we are in agreement.’)
(To be fair, I doubt
that Liturgically they are,…)
-Excommunicated a
dissident priest in Australia who promoted women’s ordination, pro choice pro
gay marriage, and gave Communion to a dog.
(Again, certain media outlets didn’t openly wonder how he is so fluffy,
smiley and cuddly, yet did something like this.)
-Finally, Cardinal
Raymond Burke still at the Apostolic Signatura.…nuff said!
Perhaps as some people
on the extreme right are wondering, he is a Pope of contradictions, or maybe he
is a crafty old school Jesuit?
How do we tie in Lumen
Gentium, Mary and Francis all together? Well, after some prayer, this is my
OPINION, nothing more. It stems from my
Faith in the Church, that the Holy Spirit
guides Her and that ultimately, the Immaculate Heart of Mary will
triumph. I believe that Pope Benedict
resigning means that the 2nd Vatican Council has been given its
proper orientation within the hermeneutic of continuity. Pope John Paul II, gave us and reasserted the
Catechism, when dogmas such as ‘Purgatory’ were called into question. Pope Benedict XVI corrected and set into
motion proper Liturgical understanding and reform. Pope Francis will usher in the real Vatican II the
way the Holy Spirit wants, not the way Fr McFruitloop and his merry band of
lesbian universalists want it.
Back to Lumen Gentium,.. I think I'll need a dozen more posts to develop it more!
I smell Co-Redemptrix…
Just sayin’
Our Lady of
Fatima,…………………………….ora pro nobis!
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