tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531497517644951122.post8522015211142422234..comments2024-03-21T00:15:48.886-07:00Comments on Philothea on Phire: Bishop Fellay Said What?!Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09927474235629912604noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531497517644951122.post-43258655220737071212013-01-08T05:12:48.707-08:002013-01-08T05:12:48.707-08:00Yes I suppose we have all been enemies of the chur...Yes I suppose we have all been enemies of the church at one time or another....I know I have !<br />Once upon a time I was doing it my way and living life just the way I please....I shudder also to think of those days and being an enemy of the church .<br />Thanks be to God, TODAY is a new day and I have surrender to Jesus Christ ,His Church and His Teachings .<br />I pray daily for the conversion of sinners and for the world for without Christ we are all lost!<br />Thanks be to God for the Society of St. Pius the X and for Bishop Fellay . Let us embrace Tradition becuase it is very important for the future of the Holy Catholic Church ! The Church of Nice just doesn't have anything to offer : these are sad times! But stay stron and rejoice Jesus has overcome the World ...that is HIS Promise !Jeannie Hollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865018937964493630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531497517644951122.post-49132112824588338252013-01-07T18:35:51.901-08:002013-01-07T18:35:51.901-08:00Thanks, Elizabeth! I just received that text from ...Thanks, Elizabeth! I just received that text from another reader via email, and made it into another short post.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927474235629912604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531497517644951122.post-32464757151650561542013-01-07T17:34:51.220-08:002013-01-07T17:34:51.220-08:00Hi Jay:
From the SSPX website, January 5, 2013:
...Hi Jay:<br /><br />From the SSPX website, January 5, 2013:<br /><br />SSPX USA District press release<br />Bishop Fellay's comment "enemies of the Church"<br />1-5-2013<br /><br />During a 2-hour conference given in Ontario, Canada on December 28th, 2012, Bishop Bernard Fellay, Superior General of the Society St. Pius X, commented on the relations between the Holy See and the SSPX during the last two years.<br /><br />During the conference Bishop Fellay stated “Who, during that time, was the most opposed that the Church would recognize the Society? The enemies of the Church. The Jews, the Masons, the Modernists…”<br /><br />The word "enemies" used here by Bishop Fellay is of course a religious concept and refers to any group or religious sect which opposes the mission of the Catholic Church and her efforts to fulfill it: the salvation of souls.<br /><br />This religious context is based upon the words of Our Lord Jesus Christ as recorded in the Holy Gospels: “He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.” (Matthew 12:30)<br /><br />By referring to the Jews, Bishop Fellay's comment was aimed at the leaders of Jewish organizations, and not the Jewish people, as is being implied by journalists.<br /><br />Accordingly the Society of St. Pius X denounces the repeated false accusations of anti-Semitism or hate speech made in an attempt to silence its message.<br /><br />**************<br /><br />That pretty well explained it for me. I have respect and great trust in Bishop Fellay and figured it would have some reasonable explanation contrary to the news media's splash headlines.<br /><br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481730297658525937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531497517644951122.post-9741923949064185802013-01-07T15:59:04.592-08:002013-01-07T15:59:04.592-08:00Well said, HSE! Yes, that is a good explanation of...Well said, HSE! Yes, that is a good explanation of the enemies of the Church. It's just that the Church of Nice doesn't like to use those harsh words like "enemy", ya know! ;-) Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927474235629912604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531497517644951122.post-69737396126499626102013-01-07T15:50:44.364-08:002013-01-07T15:50:44.364-08:00This was a nicely balanced review of the Bishop...This was a nicely balanced review of the Bishop's talk!<br /><br />I found it natural for Bishop Fellay to suggest that the Jews are "enemies of the Church"; otherwise, why pray for their conversion? If we are not for Christ, we are against Him. <br /><br />Every time we read The Last Gospel of St. John, we are reminded that "He came unto His own, and His own received Him not." The Jews did not acknowledge Him to be the Messiah and even though they were favored, they rejected Him. Besides the humiliation and abasement, I think this message is meant to serve as a continued warning. <br /><br />Likewise, we Catholics will have some serious accountability (I shudder to think of my own failings). <br /><br />Of course, it is understood that anyone who rejects Christ (in some form or another) is an enemy of the Church, Christian or not. Unfortunately, the rejection of Our Lord Jesus has now become much more universal.<br /><br />Thanks for the great post! HSEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531497517644951122.post-49132083549558373872013-01-07T10:39:36.015-08:002013-01-07T10:39:36.015-08:00Thanks for this post, Jay. Agreed that we must pra...Thanks for this post, Jay. Agreed that we must pray for reconciliation.Richard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531497517644951122.post-2577625255373674532013-01-07T07:37:16.342-08:002013-01-07T07:37:16.342-08:00Great blog post. It's nice to see a little co...Great blog post. It's nice to see a little common sense applied to the situation.Ericnoreply@blogger.com