Defiance of the Church

     On Saturday, April 27, a woman was ordained as a priest in  group in schism, operating outside the authority of the Church.  She is one of around 150 other women who have gone against the Church and have been ordained. Many people today believe that woman should be allowed to be priests, and that not allowing them to do so is a barbaric practice. These people seem to have a valid and strong argument, yet they are missing the reason behind why only men can become priests. Priests are called to live out their lives similarly to the bishops, as successors to the apostles. Jesus did not appoint any female apostles, they were all male. A priests that is a woman, is not a priest at all. This makes the problem of having women "priests" far more damaging than one may think. They repercussions of their ordination spreads to all as they participate in the sacraments. The sacraments that participate in are not recognized by the Church, they are just a ritual that means nothing. The bread and wine concentrated by a woman persist stays as bread and wine, therefore those who then go to take the Eucharistic do not even participate in a sacrament. People, who go to confess their sins to a woman priest, sins are not forgiven at all. They simply told a poser their sins and then did a penance. Many people believe the issue of women becoming priests is just  a sexist problem, they fail to realize the repercussions of a woman being ordained as a priest. 

Sacraments and Human Nature

     All of man contains within them a common nature, and because of Original Sin, man also has concupiscence  or a tendency to sin. Luckily, God did not forget or abandon us, he gave us His son and the Sacrament. The Sacraments help combat our sinful natures, they allow us to come closer to God by giving us grace. The Sacrament of Reconciliation  helps cleanse ourselves of sin, and the Sacrament of Baptism washes away Original Sin. All of the seven Sacraments correspond and help combat certain flaws in our human nation. They allow us to become closer to God, and most importantly, to be saved.

Pope Francis on Homosexual marriage

     Argentina, home of Pope Francis, legalized gay marriage in 2010. They countries bishops fought against it, but were unsuccessful. Pope Francis, at the time was Cardinal Bergoglio, made a statement against the legalization. He stated that in the coming weeks all Argentinians would face harm when the bill, a weapon of the devil used to infect the minds and hearts of people, was passed. He said that the bill was a attempt to destroy God's plan, and it could destroy the lives of many. He prayed that the country would gain the guidance of the Holy Spirit and would see the error in the bill. He believed the bill would confuse, deceive, and weaken the good people of the country.

Pope Francis on Abortion

     Pope Francis has defended the life and rights of the unborn multiple times. He has also put aside the religious aspect of why it is wrong, instead he takes a purely moral standpoint. He believes abortion is wrong because the genetic code of a person finds it's beginnings at conception. He states that a human being is already there, therefore, abortion isn't a religious problem, it is a scientific problem. He says that to stop the development of a human whose genetic code is already present is not ethical. Life is the first and most important right of all humans, born and unborn. To abort, is to kill a undefended person.

Retrospective Reflection (Anti-Catholic Church) Pt.6

     At 2:21, he completely contradicts everything he just said by stating "I love the Church, I love the Bible, and yes, I believe in sin; but if Jesus came to your Church, would they actually let him in?" In this statement, he focuses his arguments towards attacking the corruption of the Church. Although his point is now partially clarified and has SOME relevance, it wasn't the original claim of the video, and it too stems from misunderstanding. As we have discussed in class, the physical Church does have corruption, the physical Church is composed of sinners, but that's okay. This doesn't mean that religion is bad, it simply speaks to our human nature as sinners and in our efforts to become holy.

     Next he claims that God is good and Jesus is good, but religion is bad and is what God sought to denounce/get rid of. At this point, he isn't even trying to see what religion actually is. He's taking his own beliefs and idea of religion and claiming its bad, but he isn't seeing what religion actually is. Religion is defined as: The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, esp. a personal God or gods.

     Therefore, he shows he doesn't know the true idea of what is faith and religion, which is the most prominent source of his Heresy.