Thursday, July 19, 2018

The Church must face up to the homosexual problem and rid itself of filth and perversion


Church Militant reports on the experience of John DeFilippis, Ph.D., as a seminarian under the then-archbishop of Newark, Theodore McCarrick.

DeFilippis writes:

"I will never forget what happened in May of 1993 when the then-archbishop of Newark, Theodore McCarrick, visited my home parish to preside at a special Mass. I had just graduated from college, and given that I was planning to enroll in the seminary later that year, my pastor decided to showcase me by assigning me as lector for the ceremony. The Archbishop arrived, we met, and after Mass we had another brief discussion before he departed.

I asked one of our priests how he thought things went. 'I can see that he really liked you,' he said. 'In fact, I bet you'll be getting a call this summer to visit his shore house. And I'll even bet that you're the seminarian who winds up getting to sleep with the Archbishop.'

I was dumbfounded by his statement. However this priest did have an unusual sense of humor, so I dismissed his comment as a bad joke and moved on.

Thankfully, I never got a call that summer. But after entering the seminary in September, I quickly began to learn the ugly truth going on behind the scenes in the archdiocese. Archbishop McCarrick really did have a shore house. He really did invite seminarians to go down on weekends. And he always invited just enough seminarians so that one of them would be forced to sleep with him in his bed."

As I've said many times over the last twenty-five years, the Church must face up to the homosexual problem and root out perversion from its midst.

Before entering into any state of life, a divine vocation is necessary. This because without such a vocation, it is difficult if not impossible to fulfil the obligations which pertain to that state and to obtain salvation. This is particularly true for the ministerial priesthood or any other ecclesiastical state. After all, it was Our Lord Who said: "He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up another way, the same is a thief and a robber" (John 10:1).

Consequently, the man who takes holy orders without a call from God is convicted of theft in taking by force a dignity which God has not called him to and does not desire to bestow upon him. This is the teaching of Saint Paul:

"Neither doth any man take the honor to himself, but he that is called by God, as Aaron was. So Christ also did not glorify Himself that He might be made a high priest; but he that said unto Him: Thou art My Son; this day I have begotten Thee." (Hebrews 5:4,5).

It matters not then how learned or prudent or holy a man may be. No man may place himself into the holy sanctuary unless he is first called and introduced to the same by Almighty God. Jesus Our Lord was certainly the most learned and holy among all men, full of grace and truth (John 1:14), the Son of Man in Whom were (and are) hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Colossians 2:3). And yet, Jesus required a divine call to assume the dignity of the priesthood.

This is the teaching of the Council of Trent. That the Church regards the man who assumes the priesthood without a vocation not as a minister but as a robber:

"Decernit sancta Synodus eos qui ea (ministeria) propria temeritate sibi sumunt, omnes, non Ecclesiae ministros, sed fures et latrones per ostium non ingressos habendos esse" (Session 23, cap. 4).

Those who seize the priesthood without a vocation may labor and toil exhaustively. But their labors will profit them very little before God. In fact, the very works which would be considered of much merit when performed by others will deserve chastisement for such souls. Because such men are not in conformity with the divine will, not having a vocation to the state of life which they have usurped, the Lord Jesus will not accept their toils:

"I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will not receive a gift of your hand" (Malachi 1:10).

Not only will God refuse the gifts of their hand, He will punish the works of the minister who has entered the sanctuary without being called; without a vocation:

"What stranger soever cometh to it (the Tabernacle) shall be slain." (Numbers 1:51).

Bearing all of this in mind, please read the following which first appeared in The Wanderer and may be found at the Faithfulvoice.com website:

On October 1, 1986, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith published an instruction entitled, Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on Pastoral Service for Homosexual Persons, signed by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger and approved by Pope John Paul II.

In this Instruction, Cardinal Ratzinger writes, "It is necessary to point out that the particular inclination of a homosexual person, though not a sin in itself, nevertheless constitutes a more or less strong tendency to an intrinsically evil behavior from the moral standpoint. For this reason, the very inclination should be considered as objectively disordered." (No. 3).

This would appear to be especially significant since Canon 1040 of the Code of Canon Law states that: "Persons who are affected by a perpetual impediment, which is called an irregularity, or a simple impediment, are prevented from receiving orders." Now, irregularities arise either from defect (ex defectu) or from crime (ex delicto). It seems clear to me that a homosexual inclination, which Cardinal Ratzinger has referred to as "objectively disordered," constitutes an irregularity ex defectu.

In fact, when asked by a Bishop if it is licit to confer priestly ordination to men with manifest homosexual tendencies, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments replied with a letter signed by Jorge Cardinal Medina Estevez which stated that, "Ordination to the diaconate and the priesthood of homosexual men or men with homosexual tendencies is absolutely inadvisable and imprudent and, from the pastoral point of view, very risky. A homosexual person, or one with a homosexual tendency is not, therefore, fit to receive the sacrament of Holy Orders."

Homosexual perversion is running rampant throughout the Church.  It's time to cleanse the Temple.  If we don't, God will.  And the chastisement which the Church is currently suffering through will pale in comparison to that which will result if we don't clean house ourselves.

Related reading here.

12 comments:

Orange Catholic said...

This is long overdue. Sodomite clerics who prey on seminarians or minors don't have a vocation to the priesthood, but are serving the Devil as they pose as servants of Christ.

These are wolves in sheep's clothing, pretending to be righteous while satisfying the desires of the flesh.

Disgusting evil!

Paul Anthony Melanson said...

Some more Catholic perspective:

https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2018/07/19/in-plain-sight/

Andrew said...

https://thewildvoice.org/lucifer-vatican-malachi-martin/

TLM said...

There is yet a BRAND NEW revelation about a victim who was (I believe if I remember reading) 11 yrs. old at the time McCarrick first molested him. The boy's family was very good friends with McCarrick and this victim states that they would NEVER HAVE BELIEVED him, and in fact I do think he actually tried to tell them once and they said he was 'badly mistaken'. He said that his family idolized this man as someone very holy and absolutely above reproach. The molestation went on for YEARS.....REPEATEDLY. This victim said he just kind of put himself in his little 'shoe box' and stayed there for many years. He is so very thankful that these revelations have surfaced because NOW maybe someone will believe him! The man is now 60 and indicates that his siblings are beginning to believe him. The lives that this monster has ruined is incalculable, and those who 'covered' for him are complicit in his criminal activity. And McCarrick I do believe is only the very tip of the iceberg. The Bishops in my eyes have lost EVERY SINGLE SHRED of credibility. Unfortunately, I will NEVER look at anyone in the hierarchy the same way again.

Samantha said...

Even some who claim to be traditional Catholic have covered up or enabled abusers:

https://brotherandre.weebly.com/

jenmarstan said...

TLM...you have taken the "words" right out my mouth. As a parishioner in the dio of Metuchen, this latest scandal has totally disgusted me to the point it is near impossible to trust any clergy, most especially bishops over the age of 50! So many were aware of the sordid life of McCarrick, this so-called "prince of the church", yet chose to ignore which is nothing short of demonic. That it went on for decades & continues sickens me. That the Vatican & so many clerics support the likes of Fr. James Martin indicate there is no sign of purification of the Church happening any time soon. These fallen sons of God, have made prophetic the words of St. Athanasius, Saint John Eudes & St. John Chrysostom...“The floor of hell is paved with the skulls of bishops”...May God have mercy on their souls.

jenmarstan said...

TLM...you have taken the "words" right out my mouth. As a parishioner in the dio of Metuchen, this latest scandal has totally disgusted me to the point it is near impossible to trust any clergy, most especially bishops over the age of 50! So many were aware of the sordid life of McCarrick, this so-called "prince of the church", yet chose to ignore which is nothing short of demonic. That it went on for decades & continues sickens me. That the Vatican & so many clerics support the likes of Fr. James Martin indicate there is no sign of purification of the Church happening any time soon. These fallen sons of God, have made prophetic the words of St. Athanasius, Saint John Eudes & St. John Chrysostom...“The floor of hell is paved with the skulls of bishops”...May God have mercy on their souls.

jac said...

I think that a clear and unmistakable sign of the Vatican's will to drain the swamp and clean the stable from the clerical gay and paedophile mafia malingnly entrenched like a cancer in the RC Church should be the immediate firing of Fr James Martin SJ.
Otherwise, things will continue their path as they do since a long time.

Anonymous said...

Thanks, Samantha, for bringing this to our attention.

Tom said...

The Worcester Diocese's Catholic Free Press still praises priest perverts - the latest example being its July 13th eulogy for removed but not defrocked Raymond Messier:

WEBSTER Ð Father Raymond P. Messier, 76, died July 3 at St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. He leaves a brother, Paul Messier of Lexington, SC; and a niece. He was born in Worcester and raised in Auburn, the son of Roland A. and Marion L. (King) Messier. He graduated from Holy Name High School in Worcester in 1959 and was later awarded a bachelorÕ s degree from St. Hyacinthe Seminary in Quebec. He completed his studies for the priesthood in the Grand Seminary in Montreal, Canada. He earned his masterÕ s degree in theology from the American College in Louvain, Belgium and was ordained to the priesthood June 21, 1968 by Bishop Bernard J. Flanagan. He retired from active ministry in 2003. Father Messier had lived in Webster since 2010. The family would like to thank the staff at Christopher Heights in Webster for their kindness to him. They would also like to thank Sister Mary Ann Bartell, diocesan minister to retired priests, for the care and compassion she has given to him in his illness. All services were private. Arrangements were under the direction of Sitkowski & Malboeuf Funeral Home, 340 School St., Webster. Donations in his memory may be made to the Fund for Retired Priests, 49 Elm St., Worcester, MA 01609

For the record from [Clergy] Abuse Tracker:

Messier had inappropriate sexual contact with 9 yr old boy in Worcester in 1980 at a camp owned by the priest's family. Bp. Harrington informed immediately. Promised Messier would never again have access to young people. Instead, just transferred him. Victim learned of transfer in 2002 and filed suit. Two other men joined suit, alleging abuse in late 1970s. Investigated by DSS in 2003 re recent allegations. DSS confirmed but he was no-billed by Grand Jury. Additional suit filed 12/04.

TLM said...

Randy Engel has written a column for the AKA Catholic: Basically she says that no one from the Pope on down will touch McCarrick. He has TOO MUCH DIRT on everyone.

https://akacatholic.com/the-uncle-teddy-mccarrick-case/

The Church is really, at this point, too full of deviant homosexuals for anyone to do anything about them. As Steve Skojec says: "It's like bringing a tooth pick to fight the dragon." Or, I like to say: "It's like bringing a knife to a gunfight." I do really believe that the Lord God is going to have to deal with this.......and HE WILL.

Anonymous said...

Such was a message I received. Woe to the servant who is idle
And forces the master to complete the task laid before him.
Clean my church!

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