- Carmelite Spirituality. - Pope quote: The world offers you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness! Pope Benedict XVI
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Christ, the King procession - Sydney
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“Christian” includes all that was Jewish before Christ and was fulfilled by Him.
“Judeo” includes all that is Jewish since Christ, and is premised on rejecting Him.
Hence the incompatibility.
Christians embrace the religion of the Old Testament through their embrace of the religion that fulfills and completes it: the Catholic Faith.
We do not embrace the religion of post-Christ ethnic Jews who have distorted that Old Testament in order to deny their Messiah.
Thus, there is no need for “Judeo” to modify “Christian.” All is complete, pure, and fulfilled in “Christian.”
Hence, after the coming of Christ, “Judeo-Christian” is an oxymoron. It’s like saying “Antichrist-Christ.” It’s incoherent and nonsensical.
No one requires equivocal, distorting, propagandistic words and terms to articulate the TRUTH of Christ. He stands alone, complete, fulfilled, and fulfilling.
We reject nothing that was Jewish and pointed toward Him. We reject everything that is Jewish that continues to reject Him.
Christ is King.
The term "Judeo-Christian" has sparked a lot of debate on the right lately.
When people talk about America's "Judeo-Christian values," they're not claiming the Founding Fathers were Jewish. They're referring to the shared biblical worldview that has shaped the West: that we're made in the image of God, that our rights come from our Creator—not the government—and that every human being has inherent dignity.
And the truth is, Jesus was a Jew, and His Jewish identity is a key part in the history of Christianity.
This.
Some of us have been connecting the dots for decades, but the problem is, that the DOTS in the leadership positions have lost their faith in the miraculous power of deliverance and healing. They truly do not believe in God's Presence in the Eucharist or any of the Sacraments. If they did, they would NEVER identify as "gay" but would live their lives in faith, petitioning the Lord for healing and grace to be delivered from a disordered attraction that would lead to sin. It is NOT NORMAL TO BE ATTRACTED TO THE SAME SEX. GOD CAN HEAL THAT. Even during that process or until that happens, those who KNOW that it leads to a disordered behavior and sin but who love God and believe in Him would NEVER want to identify AS that sin. That's like Martin saying, "I've met many murderous priests... I've met many arsonist priests.... I've met many adulterous priests.... need I go on.
Catholic X really needs to stop tearing into each other. we are all Brothers and Sisters united under Christ. The SSPX excommunications is not helping us and I wish it didn't happen. However we are allowed to have our stong opinions on such things, but it's what we do with it that can become the problem. So lets pray, lets fast for the good of our Church and lets treat each other more charitably - this is a spiritual war in the end. May God Bless you all.
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Holy Father, this is going to be a long post. I think the real spiritual battle is within the Church. Why are Traditionalist groups such as the SSPX shunned like lepers while other progressive clerics are allowed to flourish ? Im not SSPX btw but I appreciate their traditional teachings and their place in the Church. Have the SSPX preached heresy ? Have they apostised ? I dont believe so. All they have done is hold steadfast to the teachings of the Church and Popes prior to the second Vatican council. So because of this they are at risk of being cut off? Why ? Didnt the Church start at Pentecost?
And this id where the criticism has real force. The contrast is striking.
James Martin SJ promotes positions on homosexuality that conflict with the Catechism and has faced no canonical consequence
Father Rupnik — credibly accused of serious spiritual and sexual abuse of consecrated women — had his excommunication lifted and continued ministry for years.
Meanwhile the SSPX, whose faithful simply want the Tridentine Mass and pre-conciliar sacraments, faces ongoing canonical restriction. This makes no sense. Which brings ud to tbe next final point.
Synodality. This is perhaps the sharpest irony. If synodality genuinely means the whole Church walking together and listening to all voices, then systematically excluding a movement of hundreds of thousands of faithful Catholics with deep historical roots contradicts the stated principle. The synodal process has visibly amplified progressive voices while traditionalist representation has been minimal. (I.e TLM restrictions under Traditionis Custodes. Why ?)
I am Just a member of the laity seeking answers to these and many more questions not stated here.
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Pope Leo XIV encourages young people to marry and create families:
"Marriage is also a vocation. Do not be afraid of marriage and of forming a family."
Exactly..
Like WuhanFlu healthy individuals have no serious reason to fear the Hantavirus.
What you need to worry about is the fact that a known existing virus that no one has expressed real concern over is suddenly a big news story shortly after (approx 1 year) @moderna_tx began working to create an mRNA injectable poison they could sell.
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You quoted Irenaeus out of context. He was not teaching sola scriptura. He was saying the apostles preached publicly and then handed the same message down in writing so the Gnostics could not claim secret revelations. In the same book he says the safeguard of the true faith is the succession of bishops from the apostles. He also says every church must agree with the Church of Rome because of its preeminent authority. He calls the bishops with succession the ones who preserve the apostolic teaching and says those who reject that succession reject the Spirit of God.
That is a magisterial structure. That is not sola scriptura. Irenaeus used Scripture, but he relied on the authoritative teaching of the apostolic Church to interpret it.
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Dear Faithful Catholics-
These words came to me after awakening this morning. They are words I should have said to break the silence after my intervention at the USCCB meeting. I say them now to Pope Leo, to the bishops and to all who claim to be disciples of Jesus Christ.
“How long will you halt between two masters? If you believe Christ is Lord, then follow Him! If the world is your master, then go to it! But no longer profane His sanctuary while you betray the Cross!”
Bishops, STOP with the games! STOP with the lies. STOP turning a blind eye to the little ones! A massive stockpile of millstones is ready to be distributed among you. One for Pope Leo, a truck load for the Curia in the Vatican, and cargo ships full for the vast majority of today’s successors of the Apostles.
How dare I speak these words, how dare I judge these princes of the Church? No brothers, HOW DARE YOU inflict harm on the little ones over and over again??
You harm the little ones when you make the Sacred Sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Holy Mass, a bauble, a bargaining chip for your worldly conniving, a platform for spewing heresy and playing footsie with the world.
You harm the little ones when you welcome couples caught up in sin, flaunting their sad disordered lives and instead of calling them to repentance in Jesus Christ you have a chat about silly things and are acclaimed for being so kind. You even welcome them into the sacred sanctuary and drape a veil of blessing over the dung of their sin.
You harm the little ones when you spend hours in meetings quibbling over this word or that phrase when the world is guiding them deeper into darkness and despair. The little ones cry, “Where is hope” and they are ignored.
You harm the little ones when you promote lawlessness and turn a blind eye to the rapes, the murders and the attacks of nefarious criminals who waltz across open borders. Some of the little ones are caught up in these mass migrations and trampled upon as they seek a better life. Some of the little ones find their homes and towns invaded as shepherds say “we must welcome the stranger” and then allow marauders and criminals free rein.
We must all seek Jesus Christ as Lord and hear His call to repentance. We must say no to the depravities of the world and bring the light of truth to all the dark corners of the world. We must say no to the lawlessness that turns a blind eye to sin. We must believe that Jesus Christ is Lord.
We must be shepherds.
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So much aura! 🙌🙌
Will you ever forget this moment and the feelings you had in the minutes before it? I know I won’t.
Where were you when the world changed?
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I am challenging Chris Bowen, in the federal seat of McMahon, at the upcoming federal election.
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On average, women - especially white Western women - lean left, backing policies and leaders that weaken their nation and civilisation. But this isn’t just about politics; it’s a deeper crisis of masculinity. Weak low testosterone men allow this to happen. Strong men build and lead. Without firm masculine male leadership, society drifts into decline. History shows that when a civilisation becomes weak, it is inevitably replaced by stronger, more masculine cultures.
This isn’t just opinion - it’s a mathematical certainty. No society can survive when its men are passive and its values are self-destructive. The West is on this path, and unless men reclaim their role, the decline will only accelerate. Strength, leadership, and resilience must return. The future depends on it.
Make absolutely no mistake the decline of masculinity is not an accident. It is a deliberate plan.