Amoris Laetitia… Does Francis have affinity with the Jovinian heresy?

Posted on August 7, 2016 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XV, Benedict XVI, Council of Trent, John Paul II, Paul VI, Religious Life, Sacred Scripture, Saint Augustine, Saint Cyprian of Carthage, St. Jerome, Vatican Council II.

In a previous study, we analyzed a reference that Francis presented in number 159 of Amoris Laetitia. Taken from a catechesis of Pope John Paul II, July 14, 1982, this reference was truncated in its essential theological dimension. Consequently, having silenced what Pope John Paul II had affirmed in recalling that virginity and celibacy are based on an option for the sake of the “kingdom of Heaven” (Mt 19:12), Francis prompts a one-sided interpretation.Continue Reading

Should a Catholic believe wholly in the Truth of the Church? Or should he exclaim like Pilate: “What is Truth”?

Posted on May 9, 2016 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Code of Canon Law, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Ecumenism, John Paul II, Paul VI, Pius IX, Pius XI, Pius XII, Saint Cyprian of Carthage, Thomas Aquinas, Vatican Council I, Vatican Council II.

When Pilate, with reverential fear, asked Christ about his sovereignty, he answered: ‘You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice’ (Jn 18:37) Was Our Lord perhaps being a fundamentalist in making this affirmation with so much conviction and resolve? Since he is God, made man, the Truth in substance, he could not have acted differently.Continue Reading

A re-reading of the Gospels: was it only mercy that moved Christ?

Posted on March 30, 2016 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Christology, Code of Canon Law, Dogma, John Paul II, Leo XIII, Paul VI, Pius IX, Pius X, Pius XI, Sacred Scripture, Saint Alphonsus de Ligouri, Saint Augustine, Saint Cyprian of Carthage, Saint Irenaeus of Lyon, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Thomas Aquinas.

It is very pleasing, and above all, we feel love and admiration when, on going through the pages of the Gospel, we observe how Jesus ‘went about doing good’ (Acts 10: 38) – He cured all, pardoned sins, multiplied loaves, resurrected the dead, blessed children, etc. But, there is a truth that is often forgotten in our days, and even ends up being despised by those who would prefer to tear away the memory of it from their consciences: in the inseparable unity of merciful Jesus, there also exists justice, severity and integrity that does not tolerate the abominations or the errors of those who obstinately persist in sin. Both are the same Jesus…in both ways, Jesus is good, rather He is Goodness itself!Continue Reading

Are all prayers agreeable to God?

Posted on October 24, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Catechism of saint Pius X, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catechism of Trent, Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Ecumenism, Saint Bernard, Saint Cyprian of Carthage, Saint Thomas Aquinas.

‘Pray for me!’ – these are words often uttered by Francis to the most varied audiences. And the more he says it, the more bewilderment he causes many Catholics, because its not unusual that he says this not only to faithful of the Catholic Church, but also to excommunicated persons, schismatics, muslims, communists, atheists, and others…Continue Reading

Francis: what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul?

Posted on September 14, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XV, Benedict XVI, Congregation of Bishops, Evangelization, Gregory XVI, John Paul II, Leo XIII, Pastoral, Pius IX, Pius XII, profit, Pseudo Chrysostom, Sacred Scripture, Saint Cyprian of Carthage, Saint Francis de Sales, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Vatican Council II.

‘Charity begins at home’. This popular expression clearly transmits the attitude that an apostle of the Gospel should have. In fact, no one can give to others what he himself doesn’t possess. Continue Reading

Treasures for Christians in other religions?

Posted on August 3, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Catechism of the Catholic Church, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Council of Florence (Ecumenical XVII), Ecumenism, Gregory XVI, John Paul II, Leo XIII, Paul VI, Pius IX, Pius X, Pius XI, Sacred Scripture, Saint Cyprian of Carthage, Saint Irenaeus of Lyon, Vatican Council I, Vatican Council II.

The delicate topic of interreligious dialogue certainly implies important nuances. A partially presented truth, or a truth presented in a somewhat distorted manner may easily lead to indifferentism, according to which all religions would be considered as paths leading toward God, mutually complementing one another. Within this perspective, what necessity would we have of Jesus Christ and the Church for salvation? Is something lacking to the Spouse of Christ that she needs to receive from other religions? Let’s take a look at what Francis and the Magisterium say about this. ..Read more…

Are all religions equal since we need to respect all religions?

Posted on July 29, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Ecumenism, John XXIII, Leo XIII, Pius IX, Pius XI, Sacred Scripture, Saint Augustine, Saint Cyprian of Carthage, Saint Justin of Rome, Saint Leo the Great, Saint Thomas Aquinas.

Recently, it has become common to hear affirmations regarding the right to religious liberty that end up confusing diverse concepts such that it seems to indicate an almost obligatory religious pluralism that intends to put all religions – Christian or non-Christian – on the same level. Continue Reading

The privileged place for the encounter with Jesus Christ is our sins?

Posted on July 17, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catechism of Trent, Council of Trent, Dogma, Grace, John Paul II, Leo X, Leo XIII, Paul VI, Pius XII, Sacred Scripture, Saint Ambrose, Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Augustine, Saint Basil the Great, Saint Cyprian of Carthage, Saint Gregory of Nyssa, Saint Irenaeus of Lyon, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Thomas Aquinas.

When, to a pitcher of water, a tiny drop of poison has been added, no one would claim that it is suitable to drink. This is true also of our spiritual life, in which it is not justifiable to choose the path of mediocrity, establishing a compromise between the pure water of virtue and the poison of sin. Continue Reading

A picture is worth a thousand words….and a gesture, sometimes, more than an official document…

Posted on June 25, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Catechism of the Catholic Church, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Ecumenism, Leo XIII, Pius XI, Pius XII, Protestantism, Sacred Scripture, Saint Augustine, Saint Cyprian of Carthage, Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Saint Thomas Aquinas.

As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. That’s why the expressive though silent message transmitted through certain gestures often deserves our attention just as much as certain declarations or documents do. This is all the more true in the case of the one who has the mission of representing Jesus Christ ex officio, as his Vicar on earth.Continue Reading

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