02/12/2019 Manifesto of Faith (Part 3)
Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller
https://www.catholicculture.org/search/resultslist.cfm? https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=12070 Modernist cardinal, liberal theologian, and author attack Cardinal Müller’s ‘Manifesto of Faith’
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Cardinal Müller issues Manifesto (Part 3)
The Manifesto also addresses several other points which can be seen as corrections of Pope Francis including the impermissibility of Holy Communion for divorced and remarried Catholics as well as that for Protestants;
The eternity of hell; the ban on female priests; and priestly celibacy.
The Manifesto says “divorced and civilly remarried persons, whose sacramental marriage exists before God, as well as those Christians who are not in full communion with the Catholic Faith and the Church” are “not disposed to receive the Holy Eucharist fruitfully (CCC 1457), because it does not bring them to salvation.”
The Manifesto adds, “Therefore, the Holy Scripture admonishes with regard to the reception of the Holy Communion:
‘Whoever eats unworthily of the bread and drinks from the Lord's cup makes himself guilty of profaning the body and of the blood of the Lord’ (1 Corinthians 11:27).”
In his Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia Pope Francis wrote “no one can be condemned forever,
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https://w2.vatican.va/content/dam/francesco/pdf/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20160319_amoris-laetitia_en.pdfBecause that is not the logic of the Gospel” and in interviews he went so far as to suggest that those who want no part of God are annihilated rather than in hell.
www.repubblica.it/politica/2015/03/15/news/quel_che_francesco_puo_dire_all_europa_dei_non_credenti-109542750/ Quoting the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Cardinal Müller attests, “He who dies in mortal sin without repentance will be forever separated from God.
(CCC 1033).”
The Manifesto says, “The eternity of the punishment of hell is a terrible reality, which - according to the testimony of Holy Scripture - attracts all who ‘die in the state of mortal sin.’
(CCC 1035).”
“To keep silent about these and the other t***hs of the Faith and to teach people accordingly is the greatest deception against which the Catechism vigorously warns,” says the Cardinal.
“It represents the last trial of the Church and leads man to a religious delusion, ‘the price of their apostasy’ (CCC 675); it is the fraud of Antichrist.”
The Pope’s recent opening to a non-celibate priesthood and winking at female ordination also seems to be covered, as the Manifesto says, “priests voluntarily opt for celibacy as ‘a sign of new life.”
(CCC 1579)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-francis-quotes-bishop-who-favors-ordaining-women The Church, says Cardinal Müller, is “bound by the choice made by the Lord Himself.
That is why it is not possible to ordain women.
(CCC 1577)
The Cardinal adds: “To imply that this impossibility is somehow a form of discrimination against women shows only the lack of understanding for this sacrament, which is not about earthly power but the representation of Christ, the Brideg***m of the Church.”
Furthermore, Cardinal Müller also restates the inseparable link between the Faith and the moral law which needs to be followed “to do good and reach this goal [of promised blessedness],” and he points to certain parts of the Church's moral teaching “which are often ignored today.”
Here, he references several parts of the Catechism's moral teaching “which may not be relativized” without quoting them explicitly.
Among them are such statements as “Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception.”
(no. 2270)
And the explicit rejection of the following grave sins:
A******n (no. 2271), contraception (no. 2370), euthanasia (no. 2277), suicide (no. 2280), cohabitation outside of marriage (no. 2350), masturbation (no. 2352), fornication (no. 2353), pornography (no. 2354), and adultery (no. 2380-2381).
Cardinal Müller also explicitly references those parts of the Catechism (no. 2357-2359) which describe “homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity” and “intrinsically disordered” and which call upon homosexual persons to live in “chastity.”
While he never mentions Pope Francis by name, the Manifesto’s criticisms are so pointed they leave little doubt about the identity of at least one of the intended members of the hierarchy Cardinal Müller hopes to correct.
“The admonition of the Apostle is still valid today, that cursed is anyone who proclaims another gospel, ‘even if we ourselves were to give it or an angel from heaven.”(Galatians 1:8) the Manifesto reads.
“The mediation of faith is inextricably bound up with the human credibility of its messengers, who in some cases have abandoned the people entrusted to them, unsettling them and severely damaging their faith.”
“Let not your heart be troubled!”
(John 14:1)
Catholics who have read their catechism, and who know their faith, know the challenges that the Church has faced over the last 6 years.
With the e******n of Pope Francis in 2013, there has been an almost unbroken series of unusual and novel pronouncements and events coming from the Holy See.
Some senior members of the clergy – including several Cardinals – have voiced their concern and, in some cases, doubt about the legitimacy of these novel pronouncements and events, especially in light of how they are seemingly at variance with the traditions and established doctrine of the Church.
Now, Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the former head of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has taken a new step in the call for orthodoxy by issuing a Manifesto of Faith.
The manifesto reads as a correction of many of the doctrinal errors Pope Francis has taught during his tenure as Pope.
Though he does not mention the Pope, he explains that he was asked by bishops, priests, religious, and laymen to make a public testimony of the t***h “in the face of growing confusion about the doctrine of the Faith.”
The cardinal is releasing his manifesto to a worldwide audience, in seven different languages, thus allowing for a widespread affirmation of the orthodox Catholic faith.
To this end, LifeSite is hosting this petition so the Catholic clergy and faithful of the world, in all language groups, can make a visible sign of their support for the full and unvarnished faith and for the Cardinal’s initiative.
We thereby also wish to express our gratitude for Cardinal Müller’s historic defense of the Faith.
This petition is very simply a call to action for the Catholic faithful. It asks us to support Cardinal Müller’s Manifesto.
The Manifesto was intended to be launched on Sunday, February 10, 2019, the eve of the anniversary of both Pope Benedict XVI’s announcement of his resignation, 6 years ago.
It is also the eve of Cardinal Müller’s own ordination to the priesthood.
However, it was released early, on Friday, February 8, 2019, because a news agency broke the embargo.
When you sign this petition, you’ll be joining thousands of other Catholics, from around the world, in encouraging the priests, bishops, cardinals and pope, to be faithful to the traditions and doctrine of the Church in the face of a growing and moral confusion.
Here are some of the key passages from Cardinal Müller’s Manifesto, “Let not your heart be troubled.”
(John 14:1)
On why the Cardinal has made this intervention at this juncture:
“In the face of growing confusion about the doctrine of the Faith, many bishops, priests, religious and lay people of the Catholic Church have requested that I make a public testimony about the t***h of revelation.
It is the shepherds’ very own task to guide those entrusted to them on the path of salvation. This can only succeed if they know this way and follow it themselves.”
On the reception of Holy Communion:
"From the internal logic of the sacrament, it is understood that civilly remarried divorcees, whose sacramental marriage exists before God, as well as those Christians who are not in full communion with the Catholic Faith and the Church, just as all who are not properly disposed, cannot receive the Holy Eucharist fruitfully (CCC 1457) because it does not bring them to salvation.
To point this out corresponds to the spiritual works of mercy."
On the impossibility of the ordination of women to the priesthood:
“With a view to receiving the ordination in the three stages of this ministry, the Church is “bound by the choice made by the Lord Himself.
That is why it is not possible to ordain women”(CCC 1577).
To imply that this impossibility is somehow a form of discrimination against women shows only the lack of understanding for this sacrament, which is not about earthly power but the representation of Christ, the Brideg***m of the Church.”
(End Part 3)