[Greek] προκόπτω (prokoptō), [Latin] proficere, [Latin] praecedere, [French] advancer, [German] bewirken, [French] marcher: to advance, to progress, to accomplish, to cut forward, to grow, to increase; Lk.2:52, Rom.13:12, Gal.1:14, 2Tim.2:16, 2Tim.3:13,16
This “progress” has produced Fiducia Supplicans, written by Cardinal Fernandez, which has opened the door to same-sex blessings. This is the same person who has also written The Mystical Passion: Spirituality and Sensuality, a hard-core porno theology book. This is the Vatican’s doctrinal chief!
Background information:
Greek Hellenism: This term means to cut forward, to make progress, to make improvements, to promote, and to advance.
Euripides’ Hippolytus 23: “I have already come a long way with my plans and I need little further effort.”
Euripides’ Alcestis 1079: “But what good will you accomplish if you lament forever?”
Polybius’ Histories 1.12.7: “Having succeeded in engaging the enemy, he killed a large number of them, and forced the rest to flee to the neighboring towns.”
New Testament: This term means to advance, to increase, to progress, and to draw to a close.
Lk.2:52: Jesus advanced in wisdom and age and favor before God and man
Awareness of the end of time: Rom.3:12-14
- The night is advanced, the day is at hand
- Let us throw off the works of darkness
- Put on the armor of light
- Armor of light: helmet, sword, shield
- Means of defense: truth, righteousness, faith, hope
- Christian grace: to oppose deeds of darkness
- Put on the Lord Jesus Christ
- Make no provision for the desires of the flesh
Gal.1:14: [Saul]: I progressed in Judaism beyond my contemporaries among my race
Warnings against useless disputes: 2Tim. 2:14-16
- Paul charges Timothy to remind others what has been taught (remembered).
- There was a grave danger such disputes would distract and deceive minds.
- Such disputes and arguments would unsettle and shake the true faith.
- Doctrines should be preached in such a manner God will approve.
- The object of ministry is not to please man.
- Shun profane and profane babblings which will increase ungodliness, impiety, blasphemy, evil, and error.
- This will destroy the body like gangrene.
2Tim.3:9: Sinners and false teachers will not make further progress, for their foolishness will be plain to all.
2Tim.3:13: Wicked people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived.
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
- 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 doctrinal issues can or must remain
Repercussions from Fiducia Supplicans:
- An Argentinian Catholic lawyers association has pleaded for the Vatican to rescind Fiducia Supplicans.
- A priest, refusing to uphold Fiducia Supplicans, was falsely excommunicated by his superior (bishop) who believed that Fiducia Supplicans was infallible.
- A priest in France has been placed in legal jeopardy for refusing to follow Fiducia Supplicans.
- Some have now demanded “blessing certificates” from the Vatican for these blessings of same-sex couples in Fiducia Supplicans.
Quotes:
“Progress should mean that we are always changing the world to fit the vision, instead we are always changing the vision.” GK Chesterton
“The devil’s finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist.” Charles Baudelaire
“All the strength of Satan’s reign is due to the easygoing weakness of Catholics.” St. Pope Pius X
“In the post-Christian vision, progress replaces God’s presence as the engine of history.” Mark Sayers
“All the cunning of the devil is exercised in trying to tear us away from the Word.” Martin Luther
Conclusion:
Proficient, advance, work, precedent, precedence, march
Lk.2:52: Jesus’ in the temple ends the infancy narrative
Gal.1:14: Saul becomes more a zealous persecutor of the Christians
2Tim.3:9: The frivolous and superficial will become victims to those who pervert and falsify the faith.
Update: The day is at hand where there is a battle between faithful Catholics and the Modernists, led by Pope Francis and his inner circle, who are seeking to remake Jesus’ Church into a worldly synodal Church (in the image of man). This is how sin and evil enter into the Church!
According to Pope Francis, “progress” dictates that Catholic theology must engage contemporary science, culture, and people’s lived experiences. This is a big red flag for sin!
Faithful Catholics are called to put on the armor of truth, tradition, prayer, and faithfulness in this post-Christian secular world.
The Modernists, led by Pope Francis and his inner circle, are welcoming darkness (worldly values, sin, and the refusal to acknowledge sin), and “mercy above all else”.
Pope Francis and his inner circle are making provisions for the desires of the flesh (homosexuality and same-sex unions) into Church teachings. Their “progress” is to de-stigmatize, normalize, and rationalize homosexuality.
The primary purpose of the Synod of Synodalities: to change the Church structure so that the clergy and laity will both have decision making authority!
Next steps: This will allow the laity to change Church doctrine and teachings according to their desires!
The object of the Church (and clergy) should be directed to the salvation of souls and not walking with the world.
The Vatican is acting more like a NGO (non-governmental organization) than a Church saving souls.
Grave danger: The clergy are failing to be forthcoming and truthful about the sinful nature of homosexuality and same sex unions. Therefore many peoples’ eternal mortal souls are at stake!
Pope Francis and his inner circle seeking to destroy the traditional aspects of Jesus’ Church.
More and more seeing the damage, chaos, and marginalization (of faithful Catholics) that Pope Francis and his inner circle are inflicting on the Church. This foolishness is becoming more and more plain to see.
It is also concerning that the Modernists are becoming more and more emboldened in their efforts. They have become “true believers” in their cause.
Cardinal Fernandez’s obsession with sex is now becoming plain to see! This is greatly unsettling the Catholic world!
Pope Pius X’s encyclical Pascendi Dominici Gregis, written on Sept 8, 1907, warned us about the Modernists!
Future prediction: There will come a time when the laity and clergy will become so alarmed by the “progress” being made by the Modernists in the Church. They will say, “enough is enough”! (I think we are coming close to getting there!)
We also must not forget that Holy Spirit will also guide the Church (behind the scenes) to bring back the Church to what Jesus intended.
“The greatest disaster that can happen to man or a nation is not to do evil; it is to deny that evil exists by calling evil another name like progress.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen