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I don't enjoy quoting myself, and I did read the other posts on this thread, but I have something to say that derives directly from this, my previous post, so rather than presume that readers might know what I'm talking about, I'll quote this first so you can see right away:
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The sedevacante position thus far has been one of passive resistance, a rather "wait and see" approach, notwithstanding the fact that some number of men have been going around over the past many years, saying that THEY are pope.
"For many will come in my name saying, I am Christ, and they will seduce many" (Matt. xxiv. 5).
"If therefore they shall say to you : Behold he is in the desert, go ye not out : Behold he is in the closets, believe it not" (Matt. xxiv. 26).
"Behold, I have told it to you, beforehand... he that readeth let him understand" (xxiv. 25; 15 -- "beforehand" was 10 verses before verse 25).
Fr. Kramer's message is a bit different from the typical sede message. He's not for waiting at all. He says something must be done --- as soon as possible! There is an urgency in his words. He says that it wouldn't require all the cardinals to agree. He says that all it would take is a core few who remain faithful to Holy Mother Church to stand up and take action.
It is similar to the theory that any bishops who do not join with all the bishops of the world to do a particular act in religion that is essential and necessary for the Church, by their refusal to participate, they would cease to be Catholic bishops, and therefore all the bishops who DO participate in the necessary action are the only ones who would then remain Catholic bishops.
Two examples of this are with the Collegial Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and this proposed, necessary election of a Catholic pope to take the place of Francis/Bergoglio (because they would say, he is not Catholic, and desperate times call for desperate measures).
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From time to time I hear sedes and their critics alike say that the Collegial Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary will not be done, for there will be no conversion of Russia, because A) there is no pope and there are no faithful Cardinals to elect one, and/or B) this pope, like all the other post-conciliar popes has no desire for or likelihood of doing the Consecration so it's a dead letter, "We missed the boat," or it's no longer possible, and we're beating a dead horse, wasting our time, being hopeful for the impossible, etc., etc.
When I remind them that Our Lady of Fatima said that it will be done but it will be late, they have another litany of excuses, which I won't bother to list because they're all too stupid to docuмent. If you believe in the Mother of God and you believe that she really appeared to the Fatima children and spoke these things to her, you don't have any excuse. If you question her words or doubt the veracity of their report, then you don't believe She appeared or spoke or maybe you don't believe She exists. That's a possibility. I mean, people exist who don't believe God exists, so why wouldn't there be people extant who don't believe God's Mother exists?
If what Fr. Kramer suggests takes place, and a core number of Catholic cardinals and/or bishops get together and elect a Catholic Pope, naturally, the first thing they would do is to consecrate Russia to the IHM, in fulfillment of Our Lady's request. IF THEN RUSSIA CONVERTS, would that not be proof to the whole world that this conclave was acceptable to God, and therefore all the other bishops of the world would immediately lose their jurisdiction and authority, and would no longer be Catholic bishops?
Our Lady also said a period of peace would be granted to the world after Russia converts. That would fit in perfectly with the unfaithful bishops losing their bishoprics, and the restoration of the true Church under a truly Catholic pope and a converted Russia.
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