[Greek] συμφωνέω (symphōneō), [Latin] consentire, [Latin] conventio, [Latin] concordare: to be in harmony, to be in accord, to agree, to “sound together”, to have singleness in mind; Mt.18:19, Mt.20:2,13, Lk.5:36, Acts 5:9, Acts 15:15
Moral principles do not change even when there is consensus (or synodality). Yet, others may say that there could be situational morality.
Background information:
Greek Hellenism: This term means to sound together, to be in harmony, to agree, to conspire, and to come to terms.
Plato’s Republic 617b: “And from all the eight there was a concord of a single harmony.”
Plato’s Laches 263b: “For our deeds do not accord with our words.”
Plato’s Phaedrus 263b: “Then in some things we agree and in other we do not.”
Old Testament: This term means to commonly act (plan), to conspire, to have common acceptance, to have agreement, and to commonly strive.
Where two or three are gathered (Lev.17:6): This pertains to the investigation of bringing a person into custody for being accused of doing something evil in the sight of God. You shall bring this person into custody out to the gates for punishment. Only on the testimony of two or three witnesses shall this person be punished. An accusation from a single individual was insufficient to bring action against the person.
New Testament: This term means to agree and to match. Ordinary examples of agreeing will be excluded.
Mt.18:19: “Again, Amen, I say to you, if two or three agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by My heavenly Father.” (In the heavenly court, Jesus is in the midst of these witnesses. If their prayer requests (petitions) are in accordance with the Father’s will, these will be granted to them. When two or three gathered in His name, He is in their midst. When Jesus says, “Amen, I say to you…” Jesus will begin to say something very important!)
Mt.20:13: “[Jesus]: the landowner said to the worker, ‘My friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage?'” (The vineyard worker was upset because the latecomer received a full days’ wage. This alludes to God’s equal generosity to all.)
Lk.5:36: Jesus told them in a parable, “No one tears a piece from a new cloak to patch an old one. Otherwise, he will tear the new and the piece from it will not match the old cloth.” (It is unsuitable and impractical to combine the old and the new. Jesus’ teaching cannot be contained within the limits of the Mosaic law.)
Why do you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Acts 5:1-11
- Ananias and Sapphira retained some of the land’s purchase price before the Apostles.
- Ananias’ heart was filled by Satan.
- Ananias lied to the Holy Spirit.
- Ananias fell down and died upon hearing these words.
- Sapphira fell down and died.
- Ananias and Sapphira were not deserving of the honor accorded to them by the community.
- A great fear came upon the whole Church.
Activities of human origin: Acts 5:38
- Have nothing to do with these persons. Let them go.
- It will destroy itself.
Activities of God’s origin: Acts 5:39
- You will not be able to destroy them.
- You may even find yourselves fighting against God.
Synod of Synodalities summary statement:
- Desire increased laity decision-making and responsibilities.
- No one should be excluded.
- Walk and listen to the people.
- Seek consensus building (to “sound together” in agreement).
- Support and respond to those who are marginalized as a result of fidelity to Church teachings.
- Discern together controversial issues and open questions.
- Discern together whether a doctrinal issue can or must remain.
- The faithful cannot err in matters of faith if they can manifest universal consent. (CONSENSUS DOES NOT OVERRIDE OBJECTIVE MORAL TRUTHS!)
Conclusion:
Update: Pope Francis’ synodal efforts seek consensus with the people of God, yet exclude and marginalize traditional and conservative Catholics. This represents only 1% of total Catholics. This do not exactly inspire confidence for consensus!
The Synod of Synodalities seeks to find “consensus” by selecting hand-picked allies to approve their agenda. This sounds like a stacked deck!
The coordinators of the Synod could NOT promise to abide by Catholic principles as this Synod seeks the consensus of the laity’s concerns and desires. This illustrates a Church made in the image of man (and his lived experiences.) This now becomes a man-focused Church rather than a Christ-focused Church!
The Germans, seeking “consensus” in their synodal pathway, have gone off the rails doctrinally into heresy and schism. They are promoting priestly homosexual behavior and the laity choosing bishops.
Pope Francis claims that the Holy Spirit was present at the German Synod! But the Holy Spirit cannot bless sin! What spirit is Pope Francis talking about? Sounds like Modernism, relativism, and situational morality.
The Vatican sent an apostolic coadjutor Bishop Francois Touvet to the diocese of Frejus-Toulon for the ordination of seminarians. THESE SEMINARIANS WERE FORCED TO SIGN A LOYALTY OATH NOT TO CELEBRATE THE TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS! However, some of these seminarians refused to sign this oath. So their ordinations are being held in limbo. This is just another example of requiring priests to be in conformity to synodality! They are creating a new Church!
Here is still another example of further suppression of the Latin Mass under this synodal Bergoglian reign of terror. (refer to number 12 below)
Activities of human origin:
- German synodal path is going doctrinally off the rails into heresy.
- The Vatican’s synodal path: remaking Jesus’ Church into a Church in the image of man and his lived experiences.
- Pope Francis finds himself fighting against Tradition, traditional (conservative) priests, and traditional (conservative) Catholics. (Not a good look!)
- St. Pope Pius X’s encyclical Pascendi Dominici Gregis (“Feeding of the Lord’s Flock”), written on Sept. 8, 1907, warned us about the Modernists undermining Jesus’ Church.
- Pope Francis removes his opponents who dare to uphold Catholic teachings and those who rightly criticize him.
- Pope Francis calls for a new paradigm shift in Catholic theology to explain and permit new situational moralities. (lived experiences, moral relativism, and sinful behavior. This was also predicted by Pope Pius X.)
- The Vatican allowing for “non-liturgical blessings” for irregular unions. (One must first remove the social stigma of “same-sex unions” to make it sound less sinful. This begins the process for creating a new subjective situational morality.)
- The Vatican’s Synod is using the “Holy Spirit of Surprises” to rationalize anything they want.
- The Vatican has concluded that women priests and deacons are not possible. This in turn has even created more opposition and anger from feminists, Modernists, and progressives. Efforts will now be in made in re-examining ordinations of deacons.
- The Synod co-ordinators seek to decentralize doctrinal decision-making authority to the local level. This sounds very Protestant! These efforts were fortunately stopped by the laity.
- The Modernists’ perspective of unity: The Church MUST HAVE UNITY WITH THE WORLD. Tradition must go. Tradition is old, stale, and rigid. Forget about maintaining the timeless nature of Jesus’ Church (because the Church ecclesiology has changed).
- Further suppression of the Latin Mass: the Vatican orders the cessation of the Latin Mass at the Cathedral of St. Eugene in Santa Rosa, California
Activities of God’s origin: (very encouraging signs that the Church (with the work of the Holy Spirit) is moving back to what Jesus intended)
- More and more of the younger generations of priests (and seminarians) are becoming CONSERVATIVE and TRADITIONAL!
- The Modernist and progressive priests are declining and the older generations of priests are dying out!
- More and more of us are becoming concerned and alarmed by the LITURGICAL CHAOS AND CONFUSION in the Church that has been brought about by the Modernists!
- More and more younger Catholics are becoming attracted to Tradition! They are looking for something much deeper in their faith!
- At the Synod, the laity vociferously opposed the Modernists’ efforts to decentralize doctrinal decision-making authority to the local level. Unlike the Synod coordinators, the laity seek to maintain the oneness of the Catholic Church.
- The only way for the Church to grow and thrive is to embrace Tradition and retain the timeless nature of Jesus’ Church!
- Seminarians are refusing to sign a loyalty oath not to celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass.
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