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Vigano!

9/2/2018

 
From the Pastor:       Vigano!


      Last Saturday evening news broke regarding a statement the former Papal Nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Vigano, was releasing. I was extremely grateful that I had already announced that I was going to be preaching a series of explanatory sermons on the Traditional Latin Mass. Whew! I certainly didn’t want to have to jump right back into the quagmire of filth which so many our bishops have been complicit in producing and covering up. It was certainly a nice surprise that the whistleblower was such a high-ranking Churchman since his arguments would have to be given at least a look-see before labeling him a kook. Of course, label him they did, quickly enough. I am not going to go into any details about his statement since I assume that you all have read it or at least have read about it. (If you haven’t, what in the world are you waiting for?) But I do want to point out that it reaffirms what we have been seeing come out of the Pennsylvania grand jury report recently. Remember that that report was not (though you might never know this from most of the media coverage) uncovering hundreds of cases of recent child sexual abuse by priests and it was not (though you might never know this from most of the media coverage) uncovering anywhere near equal abuse towards females as towards males. Most, by far, abuse in the report was homosexual in nature and from before the Church took steps to get rid of the publicly accused abusive priests nearly twenty years ago. What the report showed very clearly, though, for those who wanted to see the truth beyond the sensational headlines and talking points, is that the bishops and other high ranking priests of the various dioceses involved worked to make sure that cases, both from long ago and more recently, were not brought into the public eye and, as long as they could be covered up, the priest abusers were not given the same treatment as the publicly known abusers. The Vigano statement reinforced the truth that the cover-ups did indeed occur and that even higher ranking and deceitful bishops, including the bishop of Rome, knew of (among others) the evils perpetrated by the long-time abuser McCarrick and, rather than give him the punishment due or even keep the “secret” punishment already given by Pope Benedict, not only let him go free but also allowed him to help name men to important bishop/cardinal positions. So it seems that we now have one more very convincing bit of evidence that cover-up by—and double standards for—bishops exist.
      I have to admit that it has been somewhat entertaining, the way a demolition derby is entertaining, to watch the media and those named react. The bishops reacted as I would expect. They were called out for immorality and lies and they reacted with the same: lies and defamation and obfuscation or, in one case, with arrogance and silence. The media have been squirming, too, and twisting themselves up into pretzels in trying to figure out how to bash the hated Church as much as possible while at the same time protecting active homosexuals and homosexual activists. They would, for any Pope prior to 2013, have run front page stories of his alleged crimes/sins. But Francis has surrounded himself with AH/HAs as nobody else in a position of power. Ever. No CEO of any firm, no president of any country, not all of them put together, have publicly praised and promoted and protected and empowered so many openly AH/HA men (priests, no less) than has Francis. And for this, the mainstream media owe him great allegiance, for sodomy is one of their unholy gods. (Tampa Bay Times: Bishops accused! Priests accused! are huge front page stories, whereas Francis accused! got a very small, second page story, though it is without doubt of greater worldwide importance and shines light on the PA report they had just highlighted.) I say this not to somehow get pleasure out of blasting Francis or the media, but simply as a statement so true that every normal person can see it. “Normal” being understood as “normal” traditionally has been understood, that is, not as it is today, for “normal” today is severely grotesque. Very quickly the media joined AH/HA bishops and priests in doing all in their power to ruin Vigano’s reputation. He is crazy, cruel, a liar, out for personal gain, and has every other personal defect that they can conjure up. They are showing very clearly another good reason “Why Priests Don’t Blow the Whistle”. Archbishop Vigano has had to go into hiding in fear of his life, fearing murderous retribution from men of the cloth. Who would have believed it just a few months ago?
      I will end with this. During the Great Flood, the only place in the world where people didn't die was on the ark. Even if Noah had been a lousy captain, anyone jumping overboard to “save themselves” would have perished. The same is true today. There is no salvation outside the Church, which was often of old called the Barque (old sailing ship) of Peter. It is suicide to leap over the rail even if the captain has purposefully steered the ship into a hurricane. A mutinous crew may be doing much damage but the mishandled ship will always be safe. They can’t force you to go to hell with them as long as you remain on the ship and stay loyal to her founder, Jesus Christ.


With prayers for your holiness,
Rev. Fr. Edwin Palka



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Zits
9/1/2018 08:46:43 pm

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Father:

I continue to keep you in my prayers and praise God for your Holy Courage. Yes, we need to be reminded, “Lord, you have the words of everlasting life. To whom shall we go?”

Mary’s Knight,
Zita

Denise
9/2/2018 03:06:02 pm

Father Palka, do you do not believe in the Salvation of Christians outside the Catholic church? When I was in Catholic School growing up, I was taught that other faiths even non-christians could potentially go to heaven. "God is not Catholic" is what I was taught in catechism. Has the church changed its position on this? It was my understanding that the church was quite ecumenical and viewed Christian non-catholics more as separated brethren than damned souls.

Father Palka
9/6/2018 02:36:04 pm

Denise,
Patrick, (below), answered well for me. But here is Vatican II's chapter 14 of Lumen Gentium, so that you know that this is not simply an opinion of mine but actual Church teaching. In the entirety of Church history prior to Vatican II (which you can find easily enough by searching "extra Ecclesiam nulla salus" and reading pre-1960's documents) the Church and Her Saints were much more clear and seemingly, at least, more narrow in their definition of just who can be saved. But enough from me. Here is LG14:

"This Sacred Council wishes to turn its attention firstly to the Catholic faithful. Basing itself upon Sacred Scripture and Tradition, it teaches that the Church, now sojourning on earth as an exile, is necessary for salvation. Christ, present to us in His Body, which is the Church, is the one Mediator and the unique way of salvation. In explicit terms He Himself affirmed the necessity of faith and baptism(Cf. Mk 16, 16; Jn. 3, 5) and thereby affirmed also the necessity of the Church, for through baptism as through a door (people) enter the Church. Whosoever, therefore, knowing that the Catholic Church was made necessary by Christ, would refuse to enter or to remain in it, could not be saved.

They are fully incorporated in the society of the Church who, possessing the Spirit of Christ accept her entire system and all the means of salvation given to her, and are united with her as part of her visible bodily structure and through her with Christ, who rules her through the Supreme Pontiff and the bishops. The bonds which bind (people) to the Church in a visible way are profession of faith, the sacraments, and ecclesiastical government and communion. (One) is not saved, however, who, though part of the body of the Church, does not persevere in charity. (That one) remains indeed in the bosom of the Church, but, as it were, only in a “bodily” manner and not “in (the) heart.”(Cfr. S. Augustinus, Bapt. c. Donat. V, 28, 39; PL 43, 197: Certe manifestum est, id quod dicitur, in Ecdesia intus et foris, in corde, non in corpore cogitandum. Cfr. ib., III, 19, 26: col. 152; V, 18, 24: col. 189; In Io. Tr. 61, 2: PL 35, 1800, et alibi saepe.) All the Church’s children should remember that their exalted status is to be attributed not to their own merits but to the special grace of Christ. If they fail moreover to respond to that grace in thought, word and deed, not only shall they not be saved but they will be the more severely judged.(Cfr. Lc. 12, 48: Omni autem, cui multum datum est, multum quaeretur ab eo. Cfr. etiam Mt. 5, 19-20; 7, 21-22; 25 41-46; Iac., 2, 14.)

Patrick
9/3/2018 09:07:17 am

@Denise - Essentially, a cradle Lutheran who is validly baptized is likely judged far more leniently than a fallen-away Catholic. Likewise, those who have not received the Gospel cannot be judged as fiercely as one who has heard and rejected Christ. Thus, Fr. is performing his duty in telling us the disastrous consequence (eternal damnation) of abandoning the Bride of Christ.

Father Palka
9/6/2018 02:37:20 pm

Patrick,
Thank you for answering well (and more quickly than I did!).

Denise
9/12/2018 12:29:28 pm

Thanks, but unfortunately, not helpful.

Martha
9/6/2018 12:21:20 am

Fr. Palka, even when Pope Francis has failings (after all, he is a man), he is Peter's successor. And Peter also failed, to no other but God himself, when he denied Him.

Also, I don't think Peter was at the foot of the cross when our Lord was agonizing. The Bible only mentions that John was there...what a shame for Peter! When our Lord told him that he was the corner rock of His Church!

Probably, Peter was in hiding...we all know he was a coward, after all.

I mention this because....who knows, perhaps our Pope is no more than Peter, perhaps our Pope is not a valiant man, and he tries to be liked and agreeable with people he shouldn't.

Even though, the Holy Spirit is behind the election of Popes...Francis is our Pope over which the Church is now standing...We should accept that, and pray to the Holy Spirit to bring light to our Pope.

Father Palka
9/6/2018 02:39:45 pm

Martha,
You will get no argument from me over the need to pray for the Pope, whether he is the best or the worst of all Popes! Thanks for the prayers you are offering.


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