Pax Vobis - Wow. That's brutal. Not to mention disappointing in that I thought you were at least somewhat open to the BiP position.
I am open to it, I'm just saying that (best case scenario) if +Benedict had never resigned and +Francis were still in Argentina, what would change for Tradition/orthodoxy? Not a darn thing. So the fact that +Benedict may still be pope and +Francis is a fraud doesn't change anything practically. +Benedict is, and always has been, a Modernist heretic.
So what you're saying is, you don't care that a multitude of Catholics (whether in name only, I'll let God determine that) are being led into apostasy by the usurper and destroyer Jorge "Francis" Bergoglio, because the man who *used to be* Pope (Benedict XVI was your pope at one time, yes?) still must be that same VII modernist "heretic" (you appear to have moral certitude that he has NOT undergone a possible conversion due to his knowledge of the Third Secret -- which, btw, very likely was the KEY factor in what led him to make this unprecedented decision to "resign" in the manner that he did -- read Socci's book); therefore, it matters not that it has been PROVEN by Canon Law and just the sheer objective reality of the situation (no such thing as a "Pope Emeritus" and numerous other visible signs impossible to ignore) that Benedict XVI does indeed remain the one and only reigning Pope.
+Benedict led just as many people in heresy before he became pope, as Cardinal Ratzinger. He supported V2 from the beginning (and still does). He's never publicly condemned V2 at all. This is enough to say he's a heretic.
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Let's not forget that Cardinal Ratzinger was instrumental in the year 2000 lie of the "Third Secret". He was instrumental in lying to the entire catholic world that Fatima's purpose was finished.
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As Cardinal, he's also been instrumental since the 80s for "negotiating" with the sspx and to try to get Traditionalism under new-rome's control. He's also written many books (both as Cardinal and pope) that are filled with quasi-heresies and doubts of faith.
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What evidence is there that he "converted" because of the 3rd secret? Did he convert because of the 2000 version (which he has never said was a lie)? Or did he convert because of the true, unreleased 3rd secret (which none of us knows)? So many questions, so few answers.
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But... you don't have a need for this TRUTH. And you think God is just going to let you skip on by with this kind of indifference and the whining about what wouldn't change anyway if the TRUE Pope were somehow allowed to actually perform his duties?
Even if +Benedict is still the true pope, this is beyond my control. He was pope for over 5 years, so we know what he did and didn't do already. For me to project future accomplishments based on his past track record is a prudent act.Even if you reluctantly accepted the truth of BiP, would you even want to pray for this "heretic", or is he excluded from conversion? Because it certainly sounds as if you have Benedict judged as irredeemable.
I've not stopped praying for the entire Church in rome, +Benedict, +Francis and all Cardinals included. Praying for heretics has nothing to do with condemning their errors.
Topic: The Secret of Benedict XVI: Why He Is Still Pope (Antonio Socci Book Review) (Read 11564 times)