. . . Point is that no one ought to lose his/her Catholic faith (as was said in another post, "some will walk-away from the Church this October") just because Francis decides to become a formal apostate. Just because he loses (or, has lost) his faith is no excuse for you to lose yours!
Very true. Unfortunately, conciliardom is the only "Catholicism" that many in the NO have any awareness of. So they'll either follow Frank's evils or leave the "church." I felt trapped in the phoniness of conciliardom for about 40 years until I found true Catholicism. When I first found it, right or wrong, I was somewhat bitter for quite awhile that it had been there all along and had not made efforts to make it known to the faithful. Now that I am content in my true Catholic chapel, I am guilty of the same thing that I was previously offended by--not reaching out to others trapped in the NO.
I wish there was something to do to raise awareness for those in the NO of good intent to let them know that we're here; that it may require some effort & travel; but true Catholicism is alive and well. Your assessment of the October situation--implying that many will flee--seems quite accurate to me. Seems like it would be an ideal time to orchestrate an effort to reach out to the poor souls. I don't know what to do--stand outside NO churches with leaflets the Sunday after the $#!+ hits the fan or what... Any ideas?
Hence, the title of my OP:
The Catholic Faith is NOT a meme!
No doubt the above message needs to be rephrased differently, but its essence is absolutely true. The World needs to be told that 2+2 = 4 will always be true, and the Catholic Faith, being the Breath of the omnipotent and eternal One and Triune God, is absolutely true and will remain so forever and ever and ever. Consider this term from Merriam-Webster:
her·e·sy
noun ˈher-ə-sē, ˈhe-rə-
: a belief or opinion that does not agree with the official belief or opinion of a particular religion
plural her·e·sies
Full Definition of HERESY
1
a : adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma
b : denial of a revealed truth by a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church
c : an opinion or doctrine contrary to church dogma
2
a : dissent or deviation from a dominant theory, opinion, or practice
b : an opinion, doctrine, or practice contrary to the truth or to generally accepted beliefs or standards
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Examples of HERESY
They were accused of heresy.
He was preaching dangerous heresies.
Origin of HERESY
Middle English heresie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin haeresis, from Late Greek hairesis, from Greek, action of taking, choice, sect, from hairein to take
First Known Use: 13th century
Heresy"Pope" Francis can
choose, if he wants, to "redefine" that what can never, ever be redefined, that is, the natural law, which is absolutely immutable and forever eternal. If Francis makes this
choice, then others must, absolutely,
choose not to follow him. Such would be a
perniciosus est error; that's the message which the World needs to hear!