This whole article is based on a single misunderstanding. That misunderstanding is that changing the traditions of a service are wrong. There is nothing wrong with changing the direction of the pulpit, the seating direction of the people, nor who helps with the Communion. (If you don't know what I am referring to, these are some of the differences between the Catholic "Latin Mass" and the newer Catholic "Novus Ordo".) What is wrong raising traditions to an equal level as Scripture.
There are, however, other problems in this article. The most horrible, disgusting one is this statement,
"It is for this reason that notorious heretics were justly executed for centuries by legitimate authorities."
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Where in our Scriptures are we as Christians, or where is the Church ordered, or even given the okay, to act in an earthly manner and dole out corporal punishment? Where is the authority to kill a heretic? In fact, all of the commands and examples tell us to love our neighbor.
Romans 12:18 "If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men."
Matthew 5:44 "But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you"
Did Christ kill any sinners? No. "While we were yet sinners Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8 ). That is as far from executing heretics as you can get.
Jesus even tells us what to do when people do not believe, and it is far from killing them, Matthew 10:14 "And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet" In the next verse or two Jesus tells us that they will get their punishment in the Day of Judgement, not on Earth.
Also from the article,
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What is interesting to me is that he chose to quote 2 Timothy 4 and not 1 Timothy 4.
1Timothy 4:1 - 4 "Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer."
The author even contradicts himself at one point, saying, "
"It is irrelevant what their intentions are, because intention does not matter- action is what counts. it does not matter that Adam did not intend to sin as he did- the fact is that he did."
But saying for the priest,
"Right intention. This means the priest has to actually intend to say the mass and consecrate the Eucharist. While a priest is supposed to believe that Eucharist is the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ because it is, over 60% of American Catholics do not believe this."
It does not matter how much "right intention" a priest has, the "Eucharist" is not going to transform into Christ's actual body and blood. The bread and wine are a commemoration of Christ's sacrifice for us, not a continual sacrifice. Christ's one time sacrifice was all that was needed. Romans 6:9-10 "knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God."
Christ was the perfect sacrifice. He only had to make that sacrifice once.
From the author,
"Now this might seem as an “obsession” about the mass, but it is an obsession worth obsessing over, because it is at the mass that Christ instituted at the last supper that the Eucharist becomes Christ- body, blood, soul and divinity. The reason for the mass is the Eucharist, and without a valid mass there is no valid Eucharist. To deny the Eucharist is to spiritually starve oneself to spiritual death. Therefore, the question of validity is a matter of life and death to a Christian."
Yes this is an "obsession," but an obsession over tradition is not an obsession worth worrying about, nor is it one that is a "matter of life and death to a Christian"! An obsession worth obsessing over is one where we are making sure that our worship services are focused on Scripture and not focused on traditions.
Subject: If Pope Francis Suppresses The Latin Mass He Will Have Made Himself A Tool Of The Antichrist 
Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:17 am
