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BITS AND PIECES FOUR...A recent ABC/Washington Post poll revealed that heretic Catholics (those who have dropped the official Latin liturgy) favorite sacraments are, in order:
Well, if you had any doubt that Novus Ordinarians (those fallen away Catholic, who follow the new English mass) are clueless of the Catholic Faith, this will confirm that fact for you. #1, #3, and #4 aren't even sacraments. #4 is actually the absence of a sacrament! (In Belize we do not have, as yet, a single Catholic Church who can be called Catholic, they ALL are fallen away from the Faith). As one commentator put it, the Novus Ordinarians are the product of a dumbed-down, twisted, warped, and often heretical Catholic education and upbringing, which are a shadow of the glory days when children learned to be good Catholics and were taught by people who likewise knew. When you read that one interviewee said, "I miss the Sunday services a lot, but never, ever miss the ash service." Or how about another interviewee, who said, "I like Baptisms and Confirmations because they are a great chance to take some pictures and see relatives I haven't seen for awhile. Oh, plus we all go out and eat afterwards, which is fun." Another interviewee related: "I discovered that I had arrived too late for ashes, but just before communion [sic]. I could have stayed for Communion, but I came for the ashes, so I just went to Starbucks instead." At least this guy received the Novus Ordo Sacrament of Coffee! One Novus Ordo presbyter in Boston likened receiving ashes in addition to communion to "Bonus Days at the department store counter, when you not only get the perfume you went in to purchase, but a kick-ass red lipstick as well." Well, he should know. Our commentator concludes: "Sometimes I feel as if I am watching one of those pathetic movies that get even more absurd just when I thought they had reached the lowest point of human stupidity. I cannot count how many times I thought that I was touching the low point on today’s heretic-Catholic clueless existence only to realize that I was indeed on yet another precipice with far more imbecilic depths below and, worse still, surrounded by legions of giggling Catholics only too eager to bungee-jump even further down to Hell. There is one bright spot to this country's tragic Catholic consciousness. It occurs to me that if Judas had been a heretic Catholic (the group that does not use the Latin liturgy), he would never have betrayed Christ, for upon arriving late at The Last Supper, he would have opted to go to Starbucks for some coffee instead." Thank goodness not all of the Catholic Church has fallen in heresy, part of it still stands tall and worships God. ---- O --- O --- Recently a college student wrote in his college newspaper. "The Tridentine Latin Mass (the only official and legal Mass for the Church) was celebrated the last Sunday of the month. Before ever having attended the Latin Mass, I had heard both good things and bad about it. But as I beheld the humble nobility of the actual thing for the first time, polemics on either side seemed to fall away like scales.” “I tell you a mystery”, said Christ. “So for me, did the Tridentine Latin Mass. It was steeped in mystery – the way a Shakespeare play is steeped in poetry. The two could not be separated without doing damage to both. But that was not all: Its beauty was enticing and its intrigue irresistible. The Latin Mass almost instantly garnered my respect and it certainly commanded my attention. But I suppose it was the strange mixture of fear and joy that kept my soul and senses rapt – sort of a cross between Moses trembling awestruck before the burning bush and St. Peter eager to set up booths on Mt. Tabor after Christ’s Transfiguration. Truly it was ‘good to be here,’ as St. Peter said to Christ in the presence of Moses and Elijah.” “It was sometime later, in fact, before I found the words to describe my growing devotion to the Latin Mass.” (Joseph O’Brien) ---- O --- O --- Why is so much of this heretical group (that tries to call itself Catholic) gutless, anemic and wimpy? Is it because they have so many ‘touchie-feelie’ types in the priesthood? You know, “Let’s all hold hands now and sing ‘All shall be well,’ and then let’s give one another a big hug.” It’s like being back at summer camp. No wonder the sacred liturgy often resembles a hootenanny! Especially now that the heretics who are pushing this group to be out of the Church (without admitting it) refuse to use the only OFFICIALLY APPROVED LITURGY, the Latin Mass. And we get camp-fire sermonettes with all the substance and nutrition of a marshmallow. Where’s the beef? We don’t hear much, if anything about the Catholic Church’s teachings on abortion, contraception, euthanasia, homosexuality, premarital sex, pornography, consumerism, and the indissolubility of marriage, Purgatory, or Hell. Many have valiantly called for a New Evangelization that would restore the Catholic Faith, and most of us sit around hearing from these fallen away priests about how we need to get in touch with our inner rainbow. TIME TO WAKE UP AND BE A HERO … not a silent wimpy pew sitter!!!!
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