'Jesuit journal says secular media excessively critical of Pope, Church' CNS today has a report thus titled.
On April 21st I published a post here, about the Media persecution of the Pope and the agenda behind it. Nine days later and co-incidentally, Civilta, the Jesuit journal published an article which says virtually the same as I had done, although, as far as one can ascertain from the CNS, Civilta does not admit that much of the mischief done by the Media is fed to them from within the Church, and has been for decades. I would be happier if such an admission by the 'Jays' does appear in their assessment of Media treatment of the Holy Father and the Church. But then, such an admission would be tantamount to accusing some of 'their own' would it not? But unless Civilta is prepared to acknowledge this fault line in the Church, it may as well save its breath to cool its polenta.
One cannot just blame the Media or secularism or 'the world' per se. One has to be realistic and honest and not tell half the story. One does not need to be a Jesuit, or any ordained priest to understand this. One only has to have been alive, constantly Catholic and awake for the last forty years (thank God in innumerable cases, less than that), and to listen to our present Holy Father about what is wrong.
What did he say yesterday in his homily before ordaining 19 new priests for the Rome Diocese:
The 'world' is not a place, it's a mentality......It does not want to know God...... That would throw it into crisis....... It infects the Church and EVEN ITS SACRED MINISTERS.......... (He said much more of course but all was the THE TRUTH and he will speak it in season and out. Didn't he once say as Cardinal Ratzinger, 'I have a mustard seed, and I am not afraid to use it.') He knows where that infection is. And he has warned us. I don't think he'd be particularly impressed by anyone who apparently wants to defend him or the Church without facing and owning up to the full reality.
I apologise profusely to Civilta if in fact its article does face up in the way I am convinced is necessary.
In Christo pro Papa
1 comment:
Yes Jane,the Holy Father does speak the truth.The mentality that he speaks of, is not only in the secular world,but has become the norm in the everyday life of the Church.It chips away at the foundations and seeps into the cracks.It infests the spirit of the people,and invades the minds of our holy priests.And many inside the church would, and do, vilify our Holy Father and label him a "Disaster",and it is such as these who, two thousand years ago would have stoned Our Lord for speaking the truth in the synagogue.
May OUR GRACIOUS LADY be by his side in Israel.
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