Meditation: 28th Sunday Ordinary Time



There can be no doubt that we are facing a crisis in the Church. The more we hear coming out of the Amazon Synod, the more apparent it is that there are clerics who are deliberately trying to change her; they have departed from the Master whom they are supposed to serve; they are deliberately violating the First Commandment and worshipping idols, whether it be the pagan fertility idols openly on display in the Vatican gardens or the idol of public opinion and their own reputations.

These same clerics are using Saul Alinsky style tactics to silence and demonize the faithful who are simply wanting to dialogue and debate with these men who are supposed to be our loving fathers. We are growing weary of their continued attacks.

Unlike Naaman the Syrian who, after he was cured of his leprosy, recognized the one true God and vowed to cease his paganism and only sacrifice to the God of Israel, these bishops and cardinals would have us believe that these pagan idols actually have something to teach us. Instead of bringing the soil of the Church to the Amazon, they want to bring the soil of the Amazon to the Church. They are undermining the purpose of true evangelization. They are disobeying Christ's command to make disciples of all nations and bring them into the Church through baptism.

These bishops and those who defend them are infected with the same spiritual leprosy that Naaman and the ten cured by Jesus had physically. They are infected because they have apostatized from the Faith. They obstinately push for things that are simply not Catholic.

Despite what their defenders say, we do not wish to demonize or attack them. But we must defend the Sacred Tradition no matter the personal cost. The salvation of souls depends on it. We desire that they repent and gain their salvation and bring others with them. If they do not, they will be judged more harshly than the simple layperson in the pew.

Let us listen to our Mother at Fatima; let us pray the rosary daily for the salvation of souls and the repentance of these bishops and those who follow them. Let us also continue to ask the assistance of St. Michael the Archangel in this battle against the devil. And let us never lose hope that God always keeps His promises and that we will make it through this present crisis.

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