[Greek] διαφέρω (diapherō), [Latin] melior, [Latin] transferre, [Latin] disseminare, [Latin] supervenire, [Latin] differtus, [French] transporter, [French] reporter, [French] transcrire, [French] agresser

[Greek] διαφέρω (diapherō), [Latin] melior, [Latin] transferre, [Latin] disseminare, [Latin] supervenire, [Latin] differtus, [French] transporter, [French] reporter, [French] transcrire, [French] agresser: to transmit, to divide,  to distinguish, to spread, to carry through, to differ, to bear apart, to be better; 16 scriptures

Pope Agatho, the 79th Pope leading the Church (678-681 AD) also warns us about novel human doctrines.

Background information:

Greek Hellenism: This term means to carry through, to navigate, to excel, to stand out, to pass, to bear, to surpass, to be important, and to differ.

Plato’s Apology 35a: “To be superior in wisdom or courage.”

Demosthenes Erotic Essay 61.46: “He admirably and considerably spread his record of his achievements.”

Herodotus’ The Histories 4.138: “Histiaeus opposed the plan [voted differently]”

Euripides’ Orestis 251: “Then you be different from that evil brood.”

Old Testament: This term means to transmit, to change, to take away, to scatter, to divide, to differ, to be distinguished, and to be superior, to being alienated, being changed, and doing something different.

New Testament: This term means to spread (carry through), to become more valuable, to differ, to be important, and to drive about.

Scripture:

Mt.6:26: “Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not more important than they?” (Jesus refers to dependence on God. Although Jesus does not deny the reality of human needs, He warns each of us not to be a “slave” to these worries.)

Mk.11:16: “Jesus did not permit anyone to carry anything through the temple area.” (The buying and selling were being done in the court of the Gentiles, the outermost court of the temple area. Of course, the Jews would place these buyers and sellers in this area, designated for the Gentiles. Jesus was angry in that it curtailed His efforts to reach the Gentiles.)

Mt.12:12: “How much more valuable a person is than a sheep. So it is lawful to do good on the sabbath.” (The Jews had already had provisions for saving the life of man and animals on the sabbath. The Jews, hoping to find something to accuse Jesus with, asked Him if it is lawful to heal on the Sabbath. Jesus points out that man is much more valuable. 

Acts 13:49: “The word of the Lord continued to spread throughout the whole region.”

1. Paul stated that it was necessary that word was to be spoken to the Jews. But the Jews rejected it.
2. Paul was then called to spread the word to the Gentiles.
3. The word continued to spread from Antioch to other provinces in Turkey.
4. Antioch is where the followers of Jesus were first called Christians. (Acts 11:26)
5. The Jews incited opposition against the Christians and persecuted Paul and Barnabas.

Gal.4:1: “I mean that as long a the heir is not of age, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything.” (The child was no different than the slave under the authority of the guardian. God sent His Son that we might receive adoptions as sons and daughters of God. This adoption also frees from being enslaved to the elemental powers of the world.)

Php.1:9-10: “[Paul]: this is my prayer: that you increase every more and more in knowledge and every kind of perception, to discern what is of value, so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.” (Paul calls each of us to properly distinguish between right and wrong and good and bad. One must be both intelligent and discriminating (making good choices.)

Etymology: The Greek verb diaphero means to carry (-phero) through (-dia). The act of carrying through signifies carrying something distinct or different. The Latin noun melior means better. The Latin verb transferre means to transform, to bring across, and to translate. The Latin verb diseminare means to scatter or to sow. The Latin verb supervenire means to surpass, to come up, and to surprise.

The Vatican’s new synodal Penitential Celebration (Oct.1, 2024):

1. The Penitential Liturgy is intended to direct the work of the Synod towards the beginning of a new way of being Church. (WHY DO WE NEED A NEW CHURCH?)
2. There will be testimonies of social sins: the sin of abuse, the sin of war, the sin of indifference (migrations). (Sounds like pandering and virtue signaling to the world.)
3. Confessions of new sins will take place: sin against peace, sin against migrants, (listening), sin against creation.
4. Sin of using doctrine as stones to be hurled: (So a faithful Catholic is likened to a rigid Pharisee or a stone-throwing Jew?)
5. Sin against synodality (listening). (So keeping Tradition and opposing synodality are sins?)
6. This sounds like creating a new Church. (ARE YOU SAYING THAT JESUS DIDN’T GET HIS CHURCH RIGHT?)
7. This is classic textbook Modernism on full display. (This is the Modernism that Pope Pius X warned us about!)

The Vatican’s Synod of Synodality’s 3 year implementation phase:

1. This will set the stage for an ecclesial assembly at the level of the entire Church. (Will the local Church have a say in this matter?)
2. This will be an ecclesial assembly different from the synodal assembly.
3. The bishops were the majority at the Synod. Apparently, this not synodal enough.
4. This ecclesial assembly will mostly include the laity, which should mirror the Church.
5. The ecclesial assembly, mostly including laity, will have the final word on what synodality means and what the Church must embrace in order to be synodal. (Will you also listen to those who oppose this?)
6. This will have the authority as of a Vatican III. (So will this be Church council determined by laity?)
7. This ecclesial assembly will be seen by many as a long overdue means for the laity to be heard. (What gives the laity the right to determine Church doctrine?)

Why is this very problematic?

1. This continues to create a worldly Church made in the image of man (and his lived experiences and desires).
2. Synodality (lived experiences) continues to become elevated as an idol.
3. Lived experiences become more important than Church teachings and doctrine.
4. Synodality requires greater laity influence and lesser clergy influence in the Church.
5. The laity seek to have a greater influence in determining Church organization and doctrine.
6. Tradition and the bishops’ traditional authority will be diminished and undermined.

What are some fundamental differences between Catholicism and Protestantism?

1. Catholic worship is a communal participation in the divine. Protestantism may be a personal experience, musical service, or an entertainment event.
2. Catholicism has a long historical tradition. Protestantism can vary according to one church or denomination.
3. Catholicism offers consistent and constant beliefs. Protestant beliefs vary according to the denomination.
4. Catholicism traces its beginnings to Jesus with the Eucharist. Protestantism appears much later in history.

Conclusion:

Differ, difference, ameliorate, transfer, transport, transmit, report, transcribe, disseminate, propagate, supervene, aggressive, aggressor, seminary

Update: Pope Agatho WARNS US ABOUT INTRODUCING ANOTHER FAITH AND NOVEL DOCTRINES: “We must have a new way of being Church” ==> a Synodal Church walking with the world.

Many of us often can become easily trapped in our fears. We all should have more trust in God (although it can quite often be easier said than done!)

We all must be reminded that Jesus can get angry. Let’s also not yet forgot that Jesus HATES the beliefs (actions) of those who have a luke-warm faith.

Jesus was being very provocative in healing on the Sabbath. In today’s times, someone saying: “Jesus said: “sin no more” can be also seen as very provocative and triggering in this current age. Are you surprised?

Paul’s warning for one to know what is right and wrong becomes all the more important for today.

Clergy’s responsibility: to be intolerant to sin and to state what is sinful. One’s eternal mortal soul could be at state. Ultimately, the Church’s mission: is to bring souls into heaven. 

Heresy of indifferentism: the belief that the differences of religious belief are not that important. Pope Francis has repeatedly made some troublesome and heretical statements.

In our secular post-Christian culture, many cannot separate or even recognize the sin from the person. The sin often becomes the default behavior and lifestyle of that person.

1. In my conversation with a popesplainer, I mentioned that a certain sin often continues to be ignored, de-stigmatized, or even normalized (making it more acceptable in this culture).
2. In response, that popesplainer stated that these same people are being stigmatized, in that it is “sinful” for the Church to exclude and marginalize these people. He focuses more on the person’s lived experiences (being discriminated) rather than the sin or Church’s teachings!
3. This popesplainer stated that the Church’s teachings are harmful! LET THAT SINK IN!
4. These are quite different viewpoints regarding doctrine, sin, tolerance, and intolerance.

Our Church has reached an important inflection point:

1. Younger generations are seeking deeper meaning in faith. ==> Tradition
2. Older generations (Modernists and progressives) are continuing the path of Vatican II and the Synod of Synodalities. ==> Modernism
3. Vatican II, Vatican Synodal Church, and German Synodal Church ==> Modernism
4. The German Synodal Church continues to  lose their Catholic Church affiliation and priestly vocations.

There continues an organic movement toward Tradition and reverence: people are asking:

1. “Should we stop using Eucharistic ministers?”
2. “Should we bring back kneeling rails for receiving the Eucharist?”
3. “Should we stop receiving the Eucharist in the hands?”
4. “Should the priests celebrating the Mass stop facing the congregation?”

Dutch Bishop Johannes Hendricks:

“The younger ones are going in the opposite direction again: to the roots of our faith. It is the older ones who are coming up with themes of the Pastoral Council of that time [comparable to the heretical Synodal Way in Germany.” (While many of the older generation are still demanding heterodox “reforms” along the lines of the German Synodal Way, young Catholics are returning to Tradition.)