Hi Frank – I wanted to thank you for your remarks the other day about this nonsense that one only has a vocation to the priesthood, religious life or Marriage. I’ve even heard otherwise good priests say, “no one has a vocation to the single life”. You rightly point out that some people remain single (and celibate) out of love, because they know that they would not be good partners or parents. There are also the divorced and NOT remarried who heroically live a celibate life. I know many. Then there those whom no one would touch with a ten foot pole for marriage. Again I’ve know many. They would have us believe that these people have no “vocation.” The confusion on this point is staggering. Traditionally the term vocation was reserved for the priesthood and religious life. Everyone else had a “state in life”. You were only required fulfill the duties proper to your state. In the conciliar church everyone is to serve a collective or they’re selfish. This confusion causes a lot of guilt in unmarried people who don’t have a vocation to the religious life. What are they? Chopped liver? Anyway thank you for highlighting the issue.
“Definitely, probably, or not” pope? However heated and logical the debate, the point is moot since FrancisChurch looks to be going full steam ahead, no matter who’s with him or against him.
The answer that should give us peace of mind is in the words of Our Lord: “By their deeds thou shalt know them.” Frank has done a marvelous job over the last decade showing the worldwide shambles made of Traditional Catholicism by the current Bishop of Rome (who from the getgo refused the title “Vicar of Christ”).
Archbishop Vigano has routinely spoken out and written many brilliant articles of criticism of Francis’ “Deep Church.” Most recently, Bishop Schneider added that “Divine Revelation, faithfully tranrmitted by the Church’s perennial Magisterium, forbids affirming ‘that all religions are paths to God, that the diversity of religious identities is a gift of God, and that the diversity of religions is an expression of the wise will of God the Creator. We hold…that Christians are not simply travelling companions along with adherents of false religions — which God forbids.’ “
Hi Frank – I wanted to thank you for your remarks the other day about this nonsense that one only has a vocation to the priesthood, religious life or Marriage. I’ve even heard otherwise good priests say, “no one has a vocation to the single life”. You rightly point out that some people remain single (and celibate) out of love, because they know that they would not be good partners or parents. There are also the divorced and NOT remarried who heroically live a celibate life. I know many. Then there those whom no one would touch with a ten foot pole for marriage. Again I’ve know many. They would have us believe that these people have no “vocation.” The confusion on this point is staggering. Traditionally the term vocation was reserved for the priesthood and religious life. Everyone else had a “state in life”. You were only required fulfill the duties proper to your state. In the conciliar church everyone is to serve a collective or they’re selfish. This confusion causes a lot of guilt in unmarried people who don’t have a vocation to the religious life. What are they? Chopped liver? Anyway thank you for highlighting the issue.
Thank you, Vince. We’re blown around like the 2nd circle of Hell these days, nothing to hang on to.
“Definitely, probably, or not” pope? However heated and logical the debate, the point is moot since FrancisChurch looks to be going full steam ahead, no matter who’s with him or against him.
The answer that should give us peace of mind is in the words of Our Lord: “By their deeds thou shalt know them.” Frank has done a marvelous job over the last decade showing the worldwide shambles made of Traditional Catholicism by the current Bishop of Rome (who from the getgo refused the title “Vicar of Christ”).
Archbishop Vigano has routinely spoken out and written many brilliant articles of criticism of Francis’ “Deep Church.” Most recently, Bishop Schneider added that “Divine Revelation, faithfully tranrmitted by the Church’s perennial Magisterium, forbids affirming ‘that all religions are paths to God, that the diversity of religious identities is a gift of God, and that the diversity of religions is an expression of the wise will of God the Creator. We hold…that Christians are not simply travelling companions along with adherents of false religions — which God forbids.’ “