Paul Johnson

“The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.” ~ Francis of Assisi

[Paul Johnson @Scotsman40]

@NeoThomist81 @FiatLuxGenesis 🙏🙏

[Kevin W. @Brink_Thinker]

This courageous 4-year old is battling cancer at a hospital that's far from home and only gets to see her dad once a week.

This is how she greets him. 😭

[LysLight @JudithS98475]

"We sinned for no reason but an incomprehensible lack of love, and He saved us for no reason but an incomprehensible excess of love."

-Peter Kreeft, a catholic, inspired by Saint Thomas Aquinas, St John of the Cross and Gothic architecture.

[Paul Johnson @Scotsman40]

@Beanrxqo @ChristianCath1 Indirectly is non-binding.

[Deacon Keith Fournier @KeithFournier7]

I hope we are all praying that the SSPX folks do not proceed and that a prayerful dialogue with the successor of Peter leads to a fruitful resolution.

[Paul Johnson @Scotsman40]

@Beanrxqo @ChristianCath1 Unless the church makes decrees against the deposit of faith, we should submit. Opinions and such like many of the things pushed by the Synod are not the law of the church.

[Jeremy Wayne Tate @JeremyTate41]

Messi may look like a hero until you look at his history with women. Since he was a teenager it has been one woman, Antonela Roccuzzo.

He has a net worth of over $1 billion and is the greatest soccer player in history, yet his greatest achievement is his faithfulness to his wife and sons.

He’s not a hero, he’s a superhero.

[Paul Johnson @Scotsman40]

@arribas_june 🙏🙏

[Paul Johnson @Scotsman40]

@ChristianCath1 Tell that to Cardinals Sarah,Burke,and Mueller. No one can question their commitment to Orthodoxy, yet all have spoken out against what the SSPX is doing. https://t.co/wbhZCjmtGt
https://t.co/wbhZCjmtGt

[St. Maximilian @Totvs_tuus51320]

Let us walk with a firm step, always hand in hand with the Lord and the sweetness of Mary.

[Ojike Uzoma @Xtopher_Uzo]

The disagreement between Vatican and SSPX to ordain new bishops is deeper than "Latin Mass vs Novus Ordo."
The real issue is doctrine.

The Vatican's position, especially under recent Popes, is that doctrinal unity must come first before structural recognition. This simply means that: Rome cannot approve new SSPX bishops while the SSPX still publicly rejects important teachings of the 2nd Vatican Council.

What are the teachings of Vatican II?

1. "Dignitatis Humanae (1965)" - a declaration on religious liberty.

Vatican II taught that:
- Every human person has dignity and free will.

- Nobody should be forced into religion against their conscience.

- The state should not coerce people in religious matters.

- Even those in error (Non-Catholics, atheists, etc.) have civil right not to be punished by this government simply for their beliefs, as long as public order is maintained.

This does NOT mean all religions are true. It means civil coercion in religion is wrong.

SSPX is saying that this clashes with earlier Church teachings where previous Popes strongly condemned modern liberal ideas of "religious liberty" and "liberty of conscience" as they were understood in secular society. Traditional Catholic teaching historically held that:

- The Catholic Church is the one true religion.

- Error has no positive rights.

- Catholic states could restrict false religions when possible.

Therefore the SSPX believes Vatican II introduced a rupture influenced by modern liberalism and separation of Church and state.

On the other hand, Rome rejects that interpretation. Vatican II did not contradict the past, but developed doctrine by distinguishing:

- Objective truth (Catholicism is true).

- From civil immunity from coercion (people should not be forced by the state into belief).

And this is why the bishop issue matters so much.

This disagreement (along with ecumenism and collegiality) is why the Pope won't easily grant SSPX new bishops.

I will conclude by saying, if Rome freely grants SSPX new bishops while these doctrinal disputes remain unresolved, it will look like the Church is approving a parallel authority that openly challenges parts of an Ecumenical Council.

[Kevin W. @Brink_Thinker]

A brave little child battling cancer clutches his favorite toy and waves at the camera the second he notices it’s on.

[The Remnant @WinckJ69090]

“If discouragement overtakes you, think of the faith of Joseph; if worry seizes you, think of the hope of Joseph, a descendant of Abraham who hoped with all his might; if aversion or hatred penetrates, think of the love of Joseph, who was the first man to discover the human face of God in the Person of the Child conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mary. Let us bless God, the Father of Jesus Christ, for having given us Joseph as an example and model of love.”

- Pope Benedict XVI

[Sensus Fidelium @Sensus_Fidelium]

Today we honor St. Gregory Barbarigo (1625–1697) — a saint who never levitated, never raised the dead, and never sought power.

In fact, he wanted to leave the world behind and become a hermit.

Instead, God called him to become a priest, bishop, and cardinal. During a plague he personally cared for the sick and poor, and later spent decades reforming the clergy and strengthening the Church after the Council of Trent.

His life reminds us of a powerful truth:

The holiest people are often those who never sought greatness for themselves.

St. Gregory looked upward to God and downward to those entrusted to his care. He wasn't concerned with wealth, influence, prestige, or advancement. He was concerned with souls.

A question for today:

Are we more focused on the position we wish we had, or on faithfully serving the people God has already placed in our lives?

"Look at who is beneath you, not what is beneath you."

St. Gregory Barbarigo, pray for us. 🙏

https://t.co/7NFxVCaTb0

[Ron Aledo Ex CIA ctr, Joint Staff,DHS, US Army vet @ronaledo4]

@LepantoInst Cardinal Dulles explains the purpose of DH: Freedom for Catholics in Communist countries and Muslim absolute monarchies. The Traditional Catholic doctrine of CHRIST THE KING is not in DH but in the document APOSTOLIC ACTIVITY of Vatican II

https://t.co/3QZfsP5ULg

[Dana Rachel 🇻🇦 @thyflameoflove]

Friendly reminder that Christians were praying the Rosary before Protestantism even existed. 🙏

[Paul Johnson @Scotsman40]

@TheResoluteLife @TeresaOfGod Thank you for sharing. Watching him doing things with your families love and support brightens the day.

[Andrew Daub @TheResoluteLife]

We presume competence with Iron Will.

So he knows we believe in him and love him.

Without conditions or expectations.

Just because he is.

#IronWill #TeamIronWill #DownSyndromeAdvocacy