The Pope Video — Season 3 Episode 10

In the past Francis has denigrated the traditional role of religious in the church because, as this video aptly demonstrates, he desires to turn religious into ‘Social Justice Warriors’.

Francis, “The Holy Spirit is a disaster... the author of diversity... [and] the Creator of unity.”

The ‘humble’ Francis pontificates from his dais.

“I had thought of making a speech, well-written, good… But then it came to me to speak off-the-cuff, to say things suited to this moment. 

The key to what I will say is what the Cardinal [Prefect of the Congregation] asked for: authentic criteria to guide us. Because truly, today many things happen and, so as not to lose ourselves in this world, in the fog of worldliness, of provocations, of the spirit of war, many things, we need authentic criteria that guide us. That guide us in discernment. 

Then, there is something else: this Holy Spirit is a disaster [laughter] because He never tires of being creative! Now, with the new forms of consecrated life, He is truly creative, with the charisms… It is interesting: He is the Author of diversity but at the same time the Creator of unity. ”

Pope Francis: Consecrated Need Authentic Guide, Zenit, (4 May 2018).

Gaudy and (excessively) Excruciating — Francis’ new Apostolic Exhortation is released

Christ may be resurrected but Francis doesn't want you to rejoice in it. For in this Easter season he has released another Apostolic Exhortation full of his banal modernist thoughts and in the process heaped a Cross onto the backs of pewsitters that take the Novus Ordo seriously. This rumored encyclical instead turned out to be an Apostolic Exhortation but don’t worry it’s filled with a strong condemnation of Catholics neopelagians. The burdensome Gaudete et exsultate (Rejoice and be glad) was launched with its own video trailer. Watch it and see what you will learn from reading the document.

some of the excerpted lowlights

(by no means is it to be considered exhaustive)

(bold is ours for emphasis, our comments in italics)

A contemplative life is bad

26. It is not healthy to love silence while fleeing interaction with others, to want peace and quiet while avoiding activity, to seek prayer while disdaining service. Everything can be accepted and integrated into our life in this world, and become a part of our path to holiness. We are called to be contemplatives even in the midst of action, and to grow in holiness by responsibly and generously carrying out our proper mission. 

Traditionalists (aka pelagians) are bad 

58. Not infrequently, contrary to the promptings of the Spirit, the life of the Church can become a museum piece or the possession of a select few. This can occur when some groups of Christians give excessive importance to certain rules, customs or ways of acting. The Gospel then tends to be reduced and constricted, deprived of its simplicity, allure and savour. This may well be a subtle form of pelagianism, for it appears to subject the life of grace to certain human structures. It can affect groups, movements and communities, and it explains why so often they begin with an intense life in the Spirit, only to end up fossilized… or corrupt.

Francis is an oppressor because he apes the Faith 

94. Persecutions are not a reality of the past, for today too we experience them, whether by the shedding of blood, as is the case with so many contemporary martyrs, or by more subtle means, by slander and lies. Jesus calls us blessed when people “utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account” (Mt 5:11). At other times, persecution can take the form of gibes that try to caricature our faith and make us seem ridiculous.

Francis want charity without discrimination for one’s responsibilities

98. If I encounter a person sleeping outdoors on a cold night, I can view him or her as an annoyance, an idler, an obstacle in my path, a troubling sight, a problem for politicians to sort out, or even a piece of refuse cluttering a public space. Or I can respond with faith and charity, and see in this person a human being with a dignity identical to my own, a creature infinitely loved by the Father, an image of God, a brother or sister redeemed by Jesus Christ. That is what it is to be a Christian! Can holiness somehow be understood apart from this lively recognition of the dignity of each human being?[82]

Don’t fret over communism and stop protesting abortion so strongly

101. The other harmful ideological error is found in those who find suspect the social engagement of others, seeing it as superficial, worldly, secular, materialist, communist or populist. Or they relativize it, as if there are other more important matters, or the only thing that counts is one particular ethical issue or cause that they themselves defend. Our defence of the innocent unborn, for example, needs to be clear, firm and passionate, for at stake is the dignity of a human life, which is always sacred and demands love for each person, regardless of his or her stage of development. Equally sacred, however, are the lives of the poor, those already born, the destitute, the abandoned and the underprivileged, the vulnerable infirm and elderly exposed to covert euthanasia, the victims of human trafficking, new forms of slavery, and every form of rejection.[84] We cannot uphold an ideal of holiness that would ignore injustice in a world where some revel, spend with abandon and live only for the latest consumer goods, even as others look on from afar, living their entire lives in abject poverty.  

Welcome the invading Moslem hordes into your countries

102. We often hear it said that, with respect to relativism and the flaws of our present world, the situation of migrants, for example, is a lesser issue. Some Catholics consider it a secondary issue compared to the “grave” bioethical questions. That a politician looking for votes might say such a thing is understandable, but not a Christian, for whom the only proper attitude is to stand in the shoes of those brothers and sisters of ours who risk their lives to offer a future to their children. Can we not realize that this is exactly what Jesus demands of us, when he tells us that in welcoming the stranger we welcome him (cf. Mt 25:35)? Saint Benedict did so readily, and though it might have “complicated” the life of his monks, he ordered that all guests who knocked at the monastery door be welcomed “like Christ”,[85] with a gesture of veneration;[86] the poor and pilgrims were to be met with “the greatest care and solicitude”.[87]

103. A similar approach is found in the Old Testament: “You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you yourselves were strangers in the land of Egypt” (Ex 22:21). “When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress him. The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt” (Lev 19:33-34). This is not a notion invented by some Pope, or a momentary fad. In today’s world too, we are called to follow the path of spiritual wisdom proposed by the prophet Isaiah to show what is pleasing to God. “Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own kin? Then your light shall break forth like the dawn” (58:7-8). 

Blogs such as Call Me Jorge... are bad

115. Christians too can be caught up in networks of verbal violence through the internet and the various forums of digital communication. Even in Catholic media, limits can be overstepped, defamation and slander can become commonplace, and all ethical standards and respect for the good name of others can be abandoned. The result is a dangerous dichotomy, since things can be said there that would be unacceptable in public discourse, and people look to compensate for their own discontent by lashing out at others. It is striking that at times, in claiming to uphold the other commandments, they completely ignore the eighth, which forbids bearing false witness or lying, and ruthlessly vilify others. Here we see how the unguarded tongue, set on fire by hell, sets all things ablaze (cf. Jas 3:6).

A cloistered life isn't good

140. When we live apart from others, it is very difficult to fight against concupiscence, the snares and temptations of the devil and the selfishness of the world. Bombarded as we are by so many enticements, we can grow too isolated, lose our sense of reality and inner clarity, and easily succumb.

Discernment is the key to everything & change is good except when it’s not good.  If we block change we are blocking the Holy Spirit.

166. How can we know if something comes from the Holy Spirit or if it stems from the spirit of the world or the spirit of the devil? The only way is through discernment, which calls for something more than intelligence or common sense. It is a gift which we must implore. If we ask with confidence that the Holy Spirit grant us this gift, and then seek to develop it through prayer, reflection, reading and good counsel, then surely we will grow in this spiritual endowment.

An urgent need

167. The gift of discernment has become all the more necessary today, since contemporary life offers immense possibilities for action and distraction, and the world presents all of them as valid and good. All of us, but especially the young, are immersed in a culture of zapping. We can navigate simultaneously on two or more screens and interact at the same time with two or three virtual scenarios. Without the wisdom of discernment, we can easily become prey to every passing trend.

168. This is all the more important when some novelty presents itself in our lives. Then we have to decide whether it is new wine brought by God or an illusion created by the spirit of this world or the spirit of the devil. At other times, the opposite can happen, when the forces of evil induce us not to change, to leave things as they are, to opt for a rigid resistance to change. Yet that would be to block the working of the Spirit. We are free, with the freedom of Christ. Still, he asks us to examine what is within us – our desires, anxieties, fears and questions – and what takes place all around us – “the signs of the times” – and thus to recognize the paths that lead to complete freedom. “Test everything; hold fast to what is good” (1 Thess 5:21).

Best footnote ever

[73] Detraction and calumny are acts of terrorism: a bomb is thrown, it explodes and the attacker walks away calm and contented. This is completely different from the nobility of those who speak to others face to face, serenely and frankly, out of genuine concern for their good.

Gaudete et exsultate, Apostolic Exhortation of Francis (19 March 2018).

Who wrote this? Was it Francis’ perverted ghostwriter, ‘Smoochie’ Fernandez? It has to be because it’s as if the majority of the document is a copy-and-paste job from Fernandez’s writings and the speeches of Francis. It reads like a new age book filled with sophisms. Don’t worry, if you take ‘Gaudete et exsultate’ to heart, ‘Smoochie’ and Francis will heal you with kisses and spiritual hugs, unless you practice the Catholic Faith...so rejoice and be glad!

Francis sends video message to Spanish religious

“Please, do not proselytize. Look for ways to open paths for the Lord to speak, so that the Lord can call. Do not campaign or run advertising campaigns because the call of God does not fall under the guidelines of marketing. It’s something else.”  
— Francis

Francis’ video message for the 47th National 

Week for Institutes of Consecrated Life

When a transcript is released CMJ will either link to it or post it below.  Just know that Francis’ “great fear” is that the young will “lose their roots”.  When Francis says “roots” he doesn’t mean the Catholic Faith, he means the revolutionary religion born out of the Second Vatican Council.

— video transcript —

“P. Martínez Oliveras y a todos ustedes que están reunidos reflexionando en este tema que nos lleva hacia el Sínodo: los jóvenes, las vocaciones, la vocación a la vida religiosa. Y, por supuesto, el telón de fondo es «faltan vocaciones». Y nos podemos quedar en esa lamentela; estar ahí con esa música de fondo de llorar glorias pasadas cuando el Señor nos dice: «Mira hacia delante y mira lo que tenéis que hacer». Pero no hagas proselitismo, por favor. Buscad maneras para abrir caminos para que el Señor pueda hablar, para que el Señor pueda llamar. No hagas campaña electoral ni campañas de tipo comercial porque el llamado de Dios no entra en las pautas del marketing. Es otra cosa. Así que, ¡anímense y sigan adelante! 

Respecto de los jóvenes solo les quisiera sugerir una cosa que los puede ayudar. Me impresionó la traducción alemana del último libro de Z. Bauman (el original salió en italiano, Nacidos líquidos [Nati liquidi]) pero la traducción alemana puso: Sin raíces [Die Entwurzelten]. Mi gran temor es que nuestros jóvenes pierdan las raíces. Tengo miedo de eso. Quizás el trabajo de hoy sea preparar el camino para que se vea aquello que anunció Joel: «Los ancianos soñarán y los jóvenes profetizarán» (2,28). Y hoy más que nunca es necesario que los jóvenes tengan un diálogo con los ancianos. Mucha de la generación del medio, la de sus padres, está a mitad de camino. 

Estamos a tiempo de recuperar raíces. También estamos a tiempo de y estamos a tiempo de hacer soñar a esos hombres y mujeres para que nos den después a los jóvenes la capacidad de profetizar. El diálogo entre los abuelos y los nietos es un diálogo intergeneracional de alto nivel. Y todavía estamos a tiempo: no lo perdamos. Y vean la manera de escuchar las inquietudes de los jóvenes y también la de los ancianos. Métanlos juntos y la cosa va a andar bien. 

En cuanto al número de vocaciones que el Señor decida. Nosotros hagamos lo que Él nos pidió: rezar y testimoniar. («Yo quiero ser como ése». «Yo quiero ser como ésa»). Que Dios los bendiga. Recen por mí. Que se diviertan. No pierdan el sentido del humor”.

 source: twitter @EdwardPentin, 6 April 2018, 12:50 AM

The Vatican News’ latest advertising campaign selling the brand of ‘Francis’ to the world with the political sounding slogan, “We bring Francis to the world”.

(click images to enlarge) 

Francis and tattoos

‘Hey your tattoos look interesting, let’s dialogue!’

“And one, a seminarian from Ukraine, asked about tattoos.

Yulian Vendzilovych, a seminarian at Holy Spirit Seminary in Lviv, asked the pope how a young priest is to judge which parts of modern culture are good and which are not. He used the example of tattoos, which many young people believe "express true beauty," he said.

"Don't be afraid of tattoos," the pope responded, noting that for centuries Eritrean Christians and others have gotten tattoos of the cross.

"Of course, there can be exaggerations," the pope said. But a tattoo "is a sign of belonging," and asking a young person about his or her tattoos can be a great place to begin a dialogue about priorities, values, belonging, "and then you can approach the culture of the young."”

‘Pope Francis talks tech, sex and tattoos with young adults’, America: The Jesuit Review Magazine, (19 March 2018)

She isn’t exaggerating, her tattoos and sign say it all.

Related:

• What's with all the Francis tattoos?

Francis declares, “Benedict and I are on the waiting list” to become saints!!!

“There are two [recent] Bishops of Rome already Saints [John XXIII and John Paul II].  Paul VI will be a saint this year. One with the beatification cause in progress, John Paul I, his cause is open.  And Benedict and I, are on the waiting list: pray for us!”

source: Vatican, INCONTRO CON I PARROCI DI ROMA, 15 February 2018 (English translation is Call MeJorge...’s)

What?! #2

“I’ve said this many times: do you know what a gossip nun is? A terrorist! Gossip is a bomb: you throw it, it destroys everything and then you leave. Don’t be terrorist Sisters no!”

Francis to cloistered nuns in the sanctuary 
of the Señor de los Milagros, Lima, Peru

Francis’ pubstool theology returns!

The “god of surprises” hosts 

‘Theology on Tap’

in Genoa

a pitcher of the finest modernist dross

“Jesus has never stood still, and as everyone who is walking, he exposed himself to tensions. What we should fear the most is to live a static life. That of a priest who has everything sorted out, everything in order, well structured and at its place.... Jesus has always been a man on the road, walking, open to the surprises of God, instead a priest who has all planned, everything structured and sorted out, is generally closed to the surprises of God, and the joyful surprise of the encounter is lost.”

“These peripheries are the reflection of the places where the primal charism was born.”

“A good archbishop, Cardinal Canestri, said that “the Church is like a river, the important thing is to be in that river”, whether it is on the right or left side of the river, it is a legitimate option.”

“The charism is to be incarnate, it was born in a concrete place and then it grows. But we must always look for where it was born. This teaches us to love people in concrete places. Concretely. The concreteness of the Church gives the diocesan nature. This does not mean killing the charism, no, this helps the charism become more real, visible and near. When the universality of an institution forgets to enter concrete places, in concrete dioceses, then this order eventually forgets where it was born. To universalize, but without that concreteness of the diocese. Flying religious institutes do not exist, and if someone claims that, they will end badly. Thinking of universality without concreteness will lead to self-referentiality.”

source for this garbage and more: Vatican Insider, “No to Google and Wikipedia Priests” 

Francis’ address to clergy, seminarians, and religious interrupted by muezzin’s call to prayer at the neighboring Al-Nour mosque

‘Moslems, it’s time to pray!’

You can’t make this stuff up!

Surprised Francis checks his watch & then continues...

Muezzin calls for prayer at the mosque begins at 19 min 20 sec.  It’s faint but give it time and finishes at 23 min 10 sec.

For more on this funny if not symbolic intrusion see, NovusOrdoWire’s, Mosque’s Call to Prayer interrupts “Pope” Francis’ Sermon in Cairo.

We at Call Me Jorge... wonder why Francis ‘the first Moslem’ didn’t stoop down to the ground, face Mecca, and bow praying?  After all he received a prayer mat during his trip to the Heydar Aliyev Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan and has said the following:

“The majority of us know how to coexist, it's easier for us, and that's a clear message. It's a message that we have the same Father, up in Heaven, and the same Father down on earth, we adore him.”

October 2016