Anathema Sit Bergoglio - Chapter 2: Secularism follows the sense of History
On July 27 2013 in an address to the managerial class of Brazil Francis praised State secularism and religious pluralism in these terms:«I consider fundamental for this dialogue the contribution made by the great religious traditions, which play a fruitful role as a leaven of society and a life-giving force for democracy. Peaceful coexistence between different religions is favoured by the laicity of the State, which, without appropriating any one confessional stance, respects and esteems the presence of the religious dimension in society, while fostering its more concrete expressions.»[1]
Now this is religious indifferentism pure and simple. Francis praises the purported social provision of all the “great religious traditions” and even the false “neutrality” of the State vis-à-vis divine revelation and Church teaching. To refute such godlessness it is enough to read any magisterial document issued between the Revolution and Vatican II, especially Immortale Dei of Leo XIII and Quas Primas of Pius XI. Here is a brief passage from the Leonine encyclical of 1885:
«As a consequence, the State, constituted as it is, is clearly bound to act up to the manifold and weighty duties linking it to God, by the public profession of religion. Nature and reason, which command every individual devoutly to worship God in holiness, because we belong to Him and must return to Him, since from Him we came, bind also the civil community by a like law. […] All who rule, therefore, would hold in honour the holy name of God, and one of their chief duties must be to favour religion, to protect it, to shield it under the credit and sanction of the laws, and neither to organize nor enact any measure that may compromise its safety.»[2]
And here is another citation, from the 1925 encyclical of Pius XI in which he instituted the solemnity of Christ the King:
«Nations will be reminded by the annual celebration of this feast that not only private individuals but also rulers and princes are bound to give public honor and obedience to Christ. It will call to their minds the thought of the last judgment, wherein Christ, who has been cast out of public life, despised, neglected and ignored, will most severely avenge these insults; for his kingly dignity demands that the State should take account of the commandments of God and of Christian principles, both in making laws and in administering justice, and also in providing for the young a sound intellectual and moral education.»[3]
These two brief extracts are sufficient to amply prove for all intellectually honest readers not only the Bergoglian deception concerning his position on secularism but above all, that of the conciliar document Dignitatis humanae which totally contradicts Catholic doctrine on this matter. And when one considers that for the purpose of applying the novel doctrine of Dignitatis humanae the Vatican has asked for new concordats with States that once were Catholic, such as Italy and Spain, which is neither more nor less than a formal request of apostasy from the Catholic religion, then one realizes the extent of the gravity of the present crisis, of which Francis is only the heir and latest craftsman.
On Tuesday March 1, 2016 Francis received the Poissons Roses, the so-called “Christian inspired” French Socialists. Here is what he told them:
«Your secularism is incomplete… France should become a more secularized country. A healthy secularism is needed […] A healthy secularism includes an openness to all forms of transcendence, according to different religious and philosophical traditions. Besides, even an atheist can have an interiority.»[4]
Here again Francis vindicates all forms of “spirituality” whatever they be, even that of atheists, with the State limiting itself to the role of guaranteeing this false “religious liberty”, which supposedly would be a source of richness for society. He further acclaimed this in May 2015 during an interview with La Croix:
«The State must be secular, those which are confessional end badly. It goes against history.»[5]
One must face the evidence, this man lies as he breathes: three short sentences, three gross lies. With him one could say that the greater the lie the better it is. First of all, organized political society, which is the State, must profess the true religion and conform to its laws. Divine revelation and the magisterium of the Church teach us this, as we have seen before. And then, if Catholic States have “ended badly,” in the sense that they have disappeared, this is not because of their being Catholic, but because of the incessant attacks of their external and internal enemies.
Finally, in saying that “it goes against history” Francis professes a historical determinism, philosophically and theologically erroneous because it denies human freedom and, above all, Divine Providence, sinking into a pantheistic and evolutionary gnosis like that of George Hegel and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.
Here is a final citation, taken from his address on January 28, 2016 to the Italian National Committee of Bioethics:
«Everyone knows that the Church is sensitive to ethical issues; but perhaps not all realise that the Church does not claim a privileged place in this field; rather she is happy when civil conscience at various levels is able to reflect, to discern and to act on the basis of a free and open rationality and the values inherent in the person and society.»[6]
Regarding the question of secularism, the four cited declarations prove the Bergoglian position, which is none other than that taught by Vatican II and by all his conciliar predecessors, is radically incompatible with Catholicism.
[1] www.vatican.va/…/papa-francesco_…
[2] www.vatican.va/…/hf_l-xiii_enc_0…
[3] www.vatican.va/…/hf_p-xi_enc_111…
[4] http://www.news.va/it/news/incontro-con-un-gruppo-del-cristianesimo-sociale-f
[5] www.la-croix.com/…/Le-pape-Francoi…
[6] www.vatican.va/…/papa-francesco_…