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A publication of Traditional Catholics of America t Editor: Fr. Francis E. Fenton, STL t Volume VIII, No. 1 t January 1987
John Kenneth Weiskittel
he "Spiritual Summit" of world religions at Assisi cannot pray together, namely, to make a common prayer,
last October was convened by "Pope" John Paul II but we can be present while others pray." (I'ime) Yet,
ostensibly to pray for peace around the planet. BeUigerents despite these protestations, many saw the move to be "a
were invited to cool off global hot spots by honoring the heretical stop towards syncretism, the amalgamation of var-
summit's call for cease-fires, a request met with mixed ious conflicting religions … U.S. Fundamentalist gadfly
response. Carl McIntire branded the meeting the 'greatest single
abomination in church history,' and Catholic extremists in
Over leaders of faiths, representing more than three France passed out leaflets consigning John Paul II to hell."
billion of the earth's people, attended the gathering in the (Ibid.) And Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre categorically con-
town beloved by Catholics as the birthplace of Saint demned it as "the supreme imposture, the culminating in-
Francis. Moslems-for whose sultan Francis once offered sult to Our Lord."
to walk into a fire to prove that Christ's Church was the one
true faith-were there, as were Hindus, Bahis, Jainists, The "papal" defense of Assisi notwithstanding, it is easy to
Sikhs, Shintoists, Zoroastrians, animists, Buddhists, Jews, see why such strong words were being used to censure it:
American Indians-and the usual World Council of implicit in such an affair is an indifferentism holding that
Churches crowd. God will honor prayers from even those who profess other
gods and that, therefore, it is proper and even efficacious
In attendance were such "ecumenical" celebrities as the for different faiths to come together in pursuit of a common
Dali Lama; Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Robert objective. A UPI/Reuters photo taken at the interdenomi-
Runcie; "anti-apartheid" leader of the South African national conclave shows John Paul II seated with Dr.
Reform Church, Allan Boesak; Metropolitan Filaret of the Runcie, the Dali Lama and Greek Orthodox Patriarch
USSR; and Mother Teresa who, reported Time (November Methodios beneath a banner proclaiming "Peace" in
10, 1986), saw the summit as a "most beautiful gift from various languages. The caption tells us that they "pray for
God." The Time article went on to note: peace!' Dr. Runcie and His Eminence Methodios plainly
have prayer books in their hands, while it appears thatJohn
Assisi went symbolically well beyond the ceremonial Paul II, closed-eyed and frowning, has his copy's place
friendship accorded other faiths by any previous Pontiff. marked with his finger. All four men sit at the same lev I,
The assemblage included not only monotheists but be- suggesting that none of their faiths has preeminence over
lievers in creeds once labeled "heathen" and "pagan" by a the others. But the most amazing thing about the picture is
church that for centuries preached unambiguously that that John Paul II, who claims to be the Vicar of God
there was no salvation outside its walls … Incarnate, is seated next to the Dali Lama, who is held by
Tibetan Buddhists to be … God Incarnate. As for the claim
And what were the fruits of this "gift"? Among the prayers by the "pontiff' that "we cannot pray together," an article
heard at the meetings were those of an African witch in the Conciliar "Catholic" weekly, The Wanderer, one of
doctor; a Zoroastrian fireworshiper assisted by "a young his stauchest American backers, reveals that, after each
Italian woman volunteer (who) periodically fed modern group had separate prayer meetings, the delegates all
.charcoal igniter pellets to the sacred iron brazier that was returned "to the Basilica of Saint Francis for a final outdoor
the focus of his prayers"; and various pagans praying at peace service." (Note the singular "service" used. Whether
once-Catholic churches, such as John Pretty-On-Top, a the participants actually joined in a collective prayer or
Crow medicine man from Montana, who used his ritual fan merely took turns isn't important; the fact that they were
of feathers to "bless" those attending his ceremony at the involved in a common service amounts to communicatio in
little church of San Gregorio. (Miami Herald, November 28, sacris. Under Canon Law it is a mortal sin for Catholics to
1986) take part in such activities. While it is true thatJohn Paul H
and other Conciliar "Catholics" there are no longer Roman
As if to deflect charges of religious syncretism, John Paul II Catholics, it is worth remembering that they are, by and
stated, "The fact that we have come here does not imply any large, lapsed Catholics and will one day be answerable to
intention of seeking a religious consensus among ourselves God as such.)
or of negotiating our faith convictions," and "Certainly we
event."
more a con-
denials, such as the
John II cited the fact is that there is
U.N.) an ever growing motion by Conciliarists and
Another group it was openly stream" Protestants towards collaboration and, to use a
more on this spiritually New Age code word, pagan religions
versive or~:amzat1on see "The New and cult groups, the of which seem to
Movement the September the establishment of a world government and a world
l, 1986 issue The Athanasian.) religion in which Christian are
finally, dissolved.
Radio Marti, the station broadcasting to
Cuba, was involved in enterprise. It would most used to describe this entity are
air on December 4, 1986, a program prayer for the Feast Super Church, Global Religion and One Church.
Saint Barbara The (November 21, 1986) Proponents it generally are too cautious to come right
reported Conciliar priest Santana San- out for it in such terms. Rather,
(Cuban practitioner Pichardo, who "ecumenism, not only in the Christian, but in the
identifies our thunder god – ..,~..,.,v, world-religion dimension" (Father Theodore
explain beliefs, offer a joint prayer and fruitful differentiated unity that sees beyond contesting
"The message," says Father Santana, "is is styles" (Frederick Ferre), and the "ultimate union"
open, that we want to respect other beliefs, that we have an will cut all denominations" to "transform our
open door. values" (Father Pierre de
In the century has been promoted the
the Lucis (formerly Lucifer) Trust, the Rosicrudans
Theosophical Society, but
the Freemasons. Pope Leo XIII may
~rn•m~•~ to this in when he
of
2
institution . . . its religion being of the universal kind in effect of the Second Vatican Council. That a document such
which all men agree. " Hence, Masonry as a religion is the as Nostra Aetate (the Declaration on the Relationship of the
very antithesis of dogmatic Christianity, which is Cathol- Church to Non-Christian Religions) was ever permitted to be
icism. It is at best some kind of common denominator which promulgated in the name of the Church is a strong indica-
belongs equally to all religions (except the true one) and tion of just how deep the penetration of the Enemy was,
none-a religion in which Protestants, pagans, idolators, even at that time, and how ineffective the small but loyal
Mohammedans, Hindus, Parsees, Theosophists, Monnons, group of cardinals was at stemming the modernist tide.
etc., may all meet on common religious grounds. Catholics,
however, are excluded, for the true religion cannot vary or Nostra Aetate, like many Vatican II decrees, carefully avoids
contradict itself. Hence, both Catholic and Masonic author- any overt errors; instead, it selects those parts of Church
ities are agreed that the two systems are mutually exclu- doctrine that bolster its position and deftly sidesteps the
sive. (Freemasonry and the AntiChristian Movement, rest. Thus we read therein: "The Catholic Church rejects
Gill, 1959, 5th printing) nothing which is true and holy in these religions." Although
this is, of course, accurate, it is, in the context, a distortion.
Cardinal Caro and Father Cahill both cite the works of M. Why? Because it is made in a way that is totally unqualified.
Eckert, a German Protestant, who wrote: "From the expla- Nothing follows to tell us that even the truths found in
nation of the ritual as well as from the history and con- paganism are tainted by their being intertwined with a far
fession of the Order, one rightly concludes that Freema- greater proportion of errors. Satan, Christ teaches us, has
sonry is a conspiracy against the altar, the government and no truth in him and, when he lies, "he speaketh of his own"
property rights, with the objective of establishing over all (John 1:44), but he will use, as his modus operandi, a false
the face of the earth a social and theocratic reign whose rendering of truth to deceive, as he did by quoting Scripture
religio-political government would have its See in Jeru- in the temptation of Our Lord. (Matthew 4:6) Fathers
salem! … The indispensable condition to this realization is Rumble and Carty note in their Radio Replies (Vol. 3, Tan
the destruction of three obstacles which are opposed to it, ed., 1979) that "… not every particle of truth is 'the' truth.
namely, the Church, the government and property." (For Non-Christian religions are wrong because, side by side with
anyone who studies the New Age in any detail, the similari- such natural truth as they have, they contain many errors:
ties of objective here are too pronounced to attribute to and because they say they are from God, whereas they are
chance.) not."
The Masonic push for a single planetary faith is also ex- Even more glaring, however, and bordering on the
posed in our own day. In From Rome Urgently, traditional heretical, is the part of the quote that refers to that which is
Catholic researcher Mary Martinez writes: "holy" in these faiths. In Donald Attwater's Catholic
Dictionary (Macmillan, 1942) we read: "Holiness or Sanctity
The late Yves Dupont, whose life was devoted to the study denotes union with God." Now, we know of faith that" … all
of Masonic influence within the church, pointed to the fact the Gods of the Gentiles are devils: but the Lord made the
that Freemasonry has for some time now renounced direct heavens." (Psalms 95:5) and "… the things which the
confrontation and replaced it with a policy of infiltration. heathens sacrifice they sacrifice to devils, and not to God.
He quotes the organ of the French Grand Orient: "Basical- And I would not that you should be made partakers with
ly, Freemasonry proposes a Super-Church, the Church that devils." (I Cor. 10:20) No verses in Scripture are any plainer
will unite all Churches." Yves Marsaudon, member of the in sense than these; nor any more resistant to misinter-
Masonic Supreme Council of France, however, warns that pretation. And Saint Francis Xavier, perhaps the greatest
Christian unity is only one part of the goal, which is "total missionary since Saint Paul, knew well the pagan horrors
ecumenism." He dedicates his work on the subject, which and depravities from his tireless journeys through Asia, and
was published in Paris in the 1960's, "to the memory of he personally supervised the destruction of idols. "All the
Angelo Roncalli (John XXID-JKW) who deigned to give us invocations of the pagans are hateful to God because all
his benediction, his understanding and his protection" and their Gods are devils, "wrote our saint in a letter, and of the
"to his august continuer, Pope Paul v7." Hindu priests called Brahmans, whom he calls the "main-
stays of heathenism," he remarks that they "do not know
From the foregoing, and we scarcely need remind our what it is to tell the truth but plot forever how to lie subtly
readers that all of this applies equally to American masonic and deceive their poor ignorant followers."
lodges as well, it becomes obvious that this "global faith" is
a counterfeit Church and that we may rightly speak, then, of In contrast, Father Robert A. Graham, S.J., (in his notes on
a One World Masonic Church. Nostra Aetate; The Documents of Vatican II, Abbott ed.,
G4ild, 1966) alleges that Saint Francis and other mission-
Catholic Doctrine vs. aries-and, by implication, Sacred Scripture-are wrong to
Conciliar Syncretism hold that "non-Christian religions were simply the work of
The wholesale rejection of Roman Catholic dogma mani- Satan." He has the audacity to invoke the memory of Saint
fested at Assisi is but another example of the pernicious Justin Martyr, who died because of his noble opposition to
THE ATHANASIAN 3 JANUARY 15, 1987
paganism, as a defender of the "traditional" view of heathen prophets constructed altars on Mount Carmel and
religions having truth. "This Declaration," de- sacrificed upon them young bulls that they called upon their
clares Father Graham, "marks an authoritative change in respective deities to consume by the similarities end
approach." What it does, in fact, is disregard Church there. could not heed his votary's prayers while the
teaching that any holiness in a pagan comes not because of God of sent flames from heaven to honor his holo-
his religion, but in spite of it. caust. Then the people of Israel, who had been assembled
by Elias to restore them to their God, all the impostors
One theologian who contributed substantially to this at the prophet's command. (III Kings Besides the
"change in approach" was the Jesuit, Teilhard. In his essay, great faith of Elias, this tale of Old Testament justice makes
"Building the Earth," this descendant (spiritual as well as it clear how meaningless surface resemblances are when
natural) of the Mason Voltaire, outlines "a 'conspiracy' of comparing true and false religions.
individuals who associate themselves to raise to a new stage
the edifice of life." Characteristic of this "new age" The great pontiff, Leo XIII, in his encyclical "On the
(Teilhard's term), will be the synthesis of the "best Christian Constitution of States" (Jmmortale Dei), tells us:
elements" of fascism, communism and democracy by "free-
thinkers as well as believers." This new politico-religious Men really believe in the existence of God must, in
order will produce "a synthetic act of adoration" in which all order to consistent with themselves and to avoid absurd
those, "(w)hether Christians or not, who are animated by conclusions, understand that differing modes of Divine
this conviction (will) form a homogeneous category." (How Worship, involving dissimilarity and conflict even on the
far this is removed from the One, Holy, Catholic and most important points, cannot be all equally profitable,
Apostolic Church!) equally good, and equally acceptable to God.
Carrying these themes into the post-Conciliar era is His Holiness was addressing Catholic indifferentism in the
outgoing Notre Dame University president, Father face Protestantism, but the passage is perhaps even more
Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C., who tells us in his book, The apt when we consider the Conciliar syncretism that is the
Humane Imperative (Yale, 1974), that it is from Teilhard we basis for the Assisi scandal.
learn: "(m)any paths lead to the ultimate … " (What hap-
pened to Christ being the only way to God? John 14:6.) Religious
He proposes a "Christian humanism" that will rectify the Two months before the "Spiritual Summit" took place at
"error" of seeing non-Christians as but "heathens or Assisi, Archbishop Lefebvre sent a letter to eight cardinals
pagans," and concentrate on "the strong bridges of essen- in which he begged them to act "to save the honor of the
tially religious belief that link us together." Elaborating on Church (from) being humiliated." The First Commandment
this premise, which sounds not unlike the Masonic "the and the article of the Credo "are being outraged in
religion in which all men agree," he explains how this would public by the occupant of the See of Peter," wrote His
lead to global unity: Grace. "Is John Paul II going to continue wrecking the
Catholic in public," he asked them, "especially at
… One way to begin this is to take these … beliefs and Assisi, where a procession of religions is due … to practice
others that suggest themselves, and see what enlightenment their worship in favor of peace as it is understood at the
we receive in discussing them with theologians of the other United Nations?"
great world religions. This is starting to happen at our
Christian Ecumenical Institute in Tantur (Jsrael-JKW). The The Assisi outrage is a major mobilization of that religious
important point is that mankind believing has sep- revolution called the New Age Movement. "Revolution is
arated by its religious beliefs, and the very opposite should inspired by Satan himself. Its object is to destroy from top to
be true in the next millenium. bottom the edifice of Christianity, and to reconstruct on its
ruins the social order of Paganism." (Pope Pius IX) And the
Father Hesburgh is a committee chairman of the New Age chief brigand of this crew calls himself John Paul ll. t
Planetary Citizens and advocates that all people should seek
dual citizenship-of their respective nations and of the
world (at the present, the latter would only, presumably, be
symbolic in nature).
Any similarities of belief between revealed religion, Cathol-
icism, and any natural religion, which the pagans have, can
be attributed to the natural religious instincts within us all
and to the primordial unity of the human race, whereby the
memories of certain truths were retained, only to be watered
down and then twisted beyond recognition. Although both
the prophet Elias and a group of 450 of false
THE 4 15. 1987
stle of the Indies
Jill Wiesner
e are surrounded by a barrage of "ecumenism" keep the people under their control. The most influential
propaganda, touting the "good points" of various religion in India was that of the pantheistic Hindus who
false religions. No Catholic should be misled, however, for attributed godlike qualities to beasts. Birds, snakes and
we have the example of a saint who gave his life freeing insects were honored by the Hindus and, in some areas,
souls from those false religions. cows were worshiped.
Born on Good Friday, 1506, in the Spanish kingdom of The Hindu caste system insured the continuity of the ruling
Navarre, Francis Xavier entered the University of Paris at classes for the rajahs (nobility) inherited their status. Those
age eighteen. Brilliant in his studies and outstanding in born into the middle or low castes continued in the same
athletics, he was well on his way toward his goal of achieving state as that of their ancestors. The out-castes
"the credit of a great name upon earth" when he met a ("untouchables") were not allowed to touch anyone of a
fellow student, Ignatius of Loyola, who persisted in asking higher caste, even with their shadow. Hindus believed that
the question, "What will it profit a man to gain the whole the souls of people corresponded with the caste, giving the
world and lose his own soul?" Under the influence of lower castes no hope of improving their lot in this life or the
Ignatius, Francis' soul was filled with an all-consuming love next.
for God and a desire to please Him in all things. Entering
the Society of Jesus, he was ordained to the priesthood on The Brahmans (priestly caste) resented the success of
Saint John the Baptist Day in 1537 and, four years later, Francis Xavier among the people and made several attempts
was on his way to the Portuguese territories in the East on his life. But he eluded their traps and began to win
Indies as Papal Nuncio. conversions even among the rajahs.
Arriving at Goa, India, on May 15, 1542, Francis took up Once the mission in India was well-established Francis left
lodging in the hospital, according to Jesuit practice. He his Jesuit successor in charge, admonishing him to "learn to
slept on the floor by the bed of any man who was seriously bear with and succour their frailties very patiently, holding
ill "so as to be able to help him at night." After his morning to the hope that, if they are not good now, they will be
duties at the hospital he visited the prisons, "the nastiest someday." From India, Francis journeyed to Ceylon and
and foulest places in the world," bringing to them alms from Malaya where his gentle and pleasant manner won back to
the wealthy and, more important, the consolations of the the Faith many of the Portuguese colonists in addition to
Faith. He also went outside the city to say Mass for the the heathens.
lepers and was able to write Ignatius: "Every one in the
lazar-house has now made his confession to me and re- In the Moluccas, on the Island of Amboina, he tramped
ceived Holy Communion." through the sweltering jungle, singing hymns in Malay to
attract timid natives from their huts. Against the advice of
From Goa, Francis went to the coast of Comorin and the Portuguese settlers he ventured alone among the Moro
pearl fisheries where, though a number of the Paravas had headhunters. After three months he returned, saying the
been baptized eight years before, they had been left without islands should not be called islas de Moro but rather
a priest or any instruction in the Faith. Francis, who dis- "islands of hope in God." Twenty years later he was proved
liked heat and had been miserable under the mild sun of right as Jesuit Fathers, continuing the work he had begun,
Lisbon, now slept on the burning sands of Malabar coast, or converted the inhabitants of those islands into fervent
in native huts teeming with rats, bats and snakes. After two Catholics.
or three hours of sleep, he spent the rest of each night in
prayer or with those who needed him. In April of 1547, at Malacca, Francis was approached by a
Japanese murderer named Yajiro who, filled with remorse,
Language proved to be a barrier but Francis found several had been advised by some Portuguese sailors to talk to the
natives who spoke a little Portuguese and to them he care- priest. From Yajiro he learned of the Land of the Rising
fully repeated the Sign of the Cross, the Creed, the Sun (Japan) which had been discovered by Europeans only
Commandments, the Our Father, the Hail Mary, the Salve six years before. Francis made arrangements to go to Japan,
Regina and the Confiteor. They, in tum, repeated the arriving at Kagoshima on the Feast of the Assumption in
prayers in Tamil, which Francis memorized and used to 1549. As in India language was a barrier. "Now we are
instruct the people. The children were his most devoted among the people like statues, silent, while they talk and
followers, learning eagerly the lessons he taught them. discourse at large around us," he wrote to the Society of
Jesus. "We must become as little children to learn the
The Faith spread rapidly among the Paravas in spite of the language, and God grant that we may imitate the little ones
opposition of the pagans, who used their false religions to too in simplicity and purity of soul." Once more, he
THE ATHANASIAN 5 JANUARY 15, 1987
painstakingly translated prayers into the language of the Francis Xavier. Recognizing the significance of this enter-
country. As most of the Japanese were literate he hoped the prise, the Portuguese officials were eager to help, with the
Faith would spread even more rapidly than in India-but exception of Alvaro da Gama, the harbormaster at Malacca.
conversions were far fewer. Resentful of the possible financial gain for Pereira, he
refused to let the Santa Croce leave the harbor. No one
Though Japan was ruled by a "Divine Emperor" or Dairi, he could persuade him to change his mind and he instigated
had been reduced to a figurehead. The real rulers of the acampaign of insults and threats against Francis, who spent
nation were the Daimyos (tribal chieftains) who were in- his nights in prayer in the church at the foot of the statue of
fluenced by the Buddhist bonzes, a haughty, semi-military Our Lady, and each morning said Mass for Alvaro.
priestly caste. Like the Hindus of India Buddhism thrived on
the caste system. Teaching that man is essentially like the Though Alvaro prevented Captain Pereira from sailing he
animals, Buddhists believed in the transmigration of souls eventually allowed Francis to leave without the ambassador
from beasts into human bodies. Buddha ("The Enlight- necessary to gain admission to China. Now "unmoored from
ened"), a man who had left his wife and infant son to wander all human help," Francis hoped to slip into China where he
about seeking the cause of misery in the world, had sup- would present a letter from Bishop Albuquerque of Goa to
posedly gone through various transmigrations himself, in- the Governor of Canton.
cluding that of a begger, a lion, a bird, an elephant and a
king. Buddhism taught that every form of conscious exis- He made it as far as the Island of Sancian, just off the coast
tence is evil and that perfection is only to be found in the of China, where, waiting for transportation to the mainland,
unconscious state of Nirvana. Suicide was encouraged as he was seized with a violent fever. On December 2, 1552,
worthy of honor. Francis Xavier died at the age of 46, attended only by a
young Chinese interpreter. His black hair had turned
Perceiving Father Francis as a threat to their influence, the completely white from suffering and privation but he was
bonzes sowed suspicion of him among the Daimyos, causing unwaveringly "joyful and gracious," saying at all times, "May
several of them to issue edicts forbidding the further spread God be praised for everything."
of Christianity under pain of death. The Daimyo of Yama-
guchi allowed him to continue preaching but the people re- Francis Xavier was canonized by Pope Gregory XV in 1662
ceived him coldly. However, they watched with increasing and, in 1747, was given the title of patron and protector of
sympathy as he bore with insults, jeers and threats, the East Indies by Pope Benedict XIV. Japan, where he had
accepting all with equanimity and proving by his actions the labored so hard with so little apparent result, welcomed his
"sweetness of suffering for Christ." After a Japanese successors and, within thirty years, more than 200,000
nobleman who had been one of his worst antagonists was Japanese had become Catholics. However, in 1586, a gen-
converted, "there began to be Christians," said Francis. eral persecution of Christians began, continuing until the
enemies of the Faith were convinced that every Christian
The Japanese had no proper word for God for their had been killed.
religions were filled with numerous idols or "pagods."
Explaining that, since they had no knowledge of the true In 1854, when Japan once more allowed foreigners into her
God, they were unable to express His name, Francis gave ports, a French priest who had come to care for the foreign
them the Portuguese word Deos, pronouncing it with such officials and merchants was approached by a group of
love and respect that they understood the honor which is Japanese who entered his chapel and, seeing the statue of
due to the holy name of God. Our Lady, asked if that was the mother of Jesus. When told
that it was, they fell to their knees in tears, thanking God.
One question that was continually asked of Father Francis They were Catholics, they told the astonished priest. For
was why the Chinese did not know of the Christian Faith. As over 200 years these Catholics, though without any priest,
Japan looked to China for guidance in all matters of impor- had kept the Faith, baptizing and teaching their children.
tance, Francis saw that the conversion of China would facil- Despite all attempts to destroy the Faith of the Japanese
itate the conversion of Japan. So he resolved to enter the people, 50,000 of them had remained steadfast for some
forbidden kingdom of China, hoping that, "by means of the two centuries!
Society of Jesus, both the Chinese and the Japanese will
abandon their idolatry and adore God and Jesus Christ, Saint Francis Xavier, who inspired such loyalty and
Saviour of all nations." heroism, warned that, to defend the Faith, one must be
"laborious, mortified, and patient" and "ready to suffer
Francis returned to India to prepare for the journey. As the willingly and with joy . .. the severest persecutions." Through
Chinese only allowed ambassadors of foreign monarchs to his example and his intercession may we also remain
enter the "Celestial Empire," Francis obtained permission steadfast in the one, true arid eternal Faith. t
from the king of Portugal for James Pereira, captain of the
Santa Croce, to serve as Portuguese Ambassador to China.
Accompanying Ambassador Pereira would be Father
THE ATHANASIAN 6 JANUARY 15, 1987
Francis Fenton
issue begins its eighth and receiving the Sacraments
publication. From the beginning we have keeping the Commandments? Assuredly, is not
worked and hard to make each a production enough-and especially in days. Or they
would reflect well upon sound traditional Cathol- don't want to "get involved" or "rock the " If
We have to be completely and Roman Catholic means it is to mean to
newsletter being them, namely, everything, then it's they got
to truth as we can in involved-and they have a involved!
accordance with our basic sub- As for not wanting to rock the boat, boat is sinking
jects both our Church country, our position while they're on the sidelines it sink! Some
has been a uncompromising one-and for that "Church Militant''! could it be traditional
we make no forces of good and evil Catholics to I refer are merely their time in
have been at war since created Eve, we prayer and waiting for God to perform a miracle to
firmly believe that the never been more critical straighten things out? such an expectation is not in
than it is and now-and those on the side God and accord with mind of the Church. I believe in
morality are war. any honorable person miracles but, in the present circumstances, even the
who knows the score deny that for an instant? And so we possibility divine intervention on our behalf would appear
cannot ignore or soft-pedal any issue or refrain from to be out of the question unless traditional Catholics
identifying exposing any evil or organization begin to do their fuU part, unless, that is, they become
of substantial influence involved in the attempted destruc- activists, warriors, crusaders, fighters for the Prayer
of our Church (or our nation). for Athanasian, alone is not enough. "God made us without us but He will
we will continue to do our part in pages to defend not save us without us." (Saint Augustine)
our precious Faith to expose its satanic enemies as best
we can. Of all the wars in which the human race has been engaged
since the dawn of civilization, one only been perpetual:
But if only we could double or or quadruple our the war between good and evil. And that war continues
circulation, how much more effective our efforts might be. today. There is one major difference though that is that
But even prospect of doubling that circulation is seem- this perennial conflict now gives the distinct appearance of
ingly a remote one-with the result we cannot so much soon approaching a climax. Have Satan and the forces of
as begin to make any significant impact upon American evil ever held sway more widely than they do at the present
scene. is and has been a source of considerable time? those on the of God and truth morality
concern to me because I am very convinced that we are on ever been more ineffective than they are here now?
the right in terms the stand we in matters the moral law of God ever been more blatantly and con-
relating to Church (and country). Further, I believe that the temptuously violated? Has the Kingship of Christ ever been
vast majority of our newsletter subscribers with that ignored and scorned more universally?
stand. Why is it, then, that so few those who give us
moral financial support seemingly do little or nothing to But why? The answer, I believe, is to be at least in
increase our newsletter circulation? large in the apathy, the indifference, the passivity of
those who claim to be on the side The the
more pointedly: if our subscribers honorable have aliowed this to happen-and they continue
Arr.1an,1s1cm on the extreme to do so. Unprecedented evil prevails
land and worldwide through on our
crucial war waged today is that involves
souls of the are eternal. Satan and co-
horts are winning that war hands down, a which
no believer in and follower
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such when it comes to "Catholic Action"
itancy and fighting for the Faith? suppose that they
are of solely Mass How
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a realization that it is not enough for them merely to live
morally good lives, to attend Mass, to receive the Sacra-
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moral law is the fundamental reason for the spiritual and
moral decadence that currently pervades our nation and the
world. The solution, the only solution is "to restore all
things in Christ," the restoration and the recognition of the
Kingship of Christ among men and nations. To do his part
towards the ultimate attainment of that grand and glorious HELP SPREAD THE TRUTH!
objective is a a moral obligation incumbent upon every The October 15, 1986 issue of The Athanasian
Roman Catholic worthy of the name. contained a four-page article on Martin Luther King,
Jr. The sordid record of this man is in marked con-
(The Vexilla Regis Association is the organization for tast to the glowing picture of him given to the Amer-
traditional Catholic men sincerely interested in becoming ican public by the news media. We appeal to our
activists in defense of the Faith and in the restoration of the newsletter subscribers to help us to get the true story
Kingship of Christ. Information on the Vexilla Regis Asso- of Martin Luther King, Jr., as widely circulated as
ciation may be obtained from: Father Donald Sanborn, St. possible through the distribution of the King article.
Pius X Church, 23310 Joy Road, Redford, Michigan 48239, That there is a national holiday in his honor is a
PH. 313-534-6063.) t national disgrace!
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