[Greek] κατέχω (katechō), [Latin] habere, [Latin] requierere, [Latin] retinere, [Latin] tenere, [Latin] detinere, [Latin] possidere, [Latin] tradere : to control (someone or something), to hold fast, to hold back, to restrain, to prevent, to hinder, to occupy; 24 scriptural references
Pope Francis and his inner circle are now currently making further efforts to restrict the TLM.
Background information:
Greek Hellenism: This term means to hold fast, to withhold, to keep, to take, to dwell, to occupy, to prevail, to have an effect, to arrest, and to hold.
Herodotus’ The Histories 5.72: “He went up to acropolis with the intention of taking possession of it.”
Herodotus’ The Histories 1.29: “For they were bound by solemn law to abide for ten years by whatever laws Solon should make.”
Sophocles’ Trachinae 249: “Most of that time he was held in Lydia, not free but sold in servitude.”
Plato’s Meno 72d: “But I still do not yet grasp the meaning of the question as I could wish.”
Old Testament: This term means to hold fast and to possess.
New Testament: This term means to acquire, to prevent, to restrain, take hold, to have, to hold fast, and to hand on. For purposes of brevity, I will take on the more important scriptural examples.
Mt.21:38: “But when the tenants saw the son, they [tenants]: said ‘This is their heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.” (The Parable of the Tenants alludes to enemies to seek to kill and destroys Jesus’ authority.)
Lk.4:42: “The crowds were preventing (would have restrained) Jesus from leaving Capernaum. (The crowds’ eagerness for Jesus in Capernaum is contrast with the people in Jesus’ hometown who rejected Him.)
Lk.8:15: “But as for the seed that fell on rich soil, they are the ones who, when they have heard the word, embrace it (hold it) with a generous and good heart, and bear fruit through perseverance.” (The Parable of the Sower illustrates the seed (word of God) which takes root. This person’s faith bears fruit during trials.)
Lk.14:9: ” [Host]: ‘Give your place to this man’, and then you would proceed with embarrassment to take the lowest place.” (Rather, one must first go and take the lowest seat. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled. Everyone who humbles himself will be exalted.)
Rom.1:18: “The wrath of God is indeed being revealed from heaven against every impiety and wickedness of those who suppress the truth of their wickedness.” (Paul makes references to the punishment of idolaters. There is a close relationship with idolatry and immorality. God’s wrath goes into action at each present moment in human history.)
1Cor.11:2: “Hold fast to the traditions, just as I [Paul] handed on them to you.” (Paul calls upon others to uphold the oral traditions which is handed down to them. What was known as scripture was referred to the Old Testament. The New Testament canon had not yet been formulated at this time.)
2 Thess. 2:6-7 Katechon (one who restrains):
- The Thessalonians were already aware of the battle between Christ and the Lawless One.
- The identity of the restrainer is subject of endless debate
- It has been speculated that the restrainer could be Paul, the Holy Spirit, Michael, the Archangel, or the Roman Empire
- Some have even claimed that Pope Benedict is the restrainer who held back Pope Francis
2Thess.2:8-10: “We are treated as deceivers and yet are truthful, unrecognized and yet acknowledged, dying and we live, chastized and yet not put to death, poor and yet enriching, having nothing and yet possessing all things.” (Paul perceives affirms a paradoxical inner reality with outward circumstances. Poor/enriching and nothing/all things illustrate apostolic experience.)
Oral tradition: The early Church began to grow the oral transmission of the faith. The only scriptures in existence were the Old Testament. There was no defined or establish scripture regarding the New Testament. Traditores were those early Christians who willingly handed over their bible to the authorities. Can you say traitor?
Accommodating the culture (failing to upholding the teachings of the Apostles):
- Council of Nicaea: the Emperor wanted the bishops to compromise in the interests of achieving “unity” in the Church. The council tacitly approved of Arianism. Athanasius, upholding traditional Church teachings, was excommunicated.
- Mid 20th century: many Church leaders relented to the errors of secularism, “enlightenment thought”, and theistic evolution
- Theistic evolution: science replaced Scripture and Tradition as the primary revealer of God, faith, and morals
- Vatican II: Church leaders advocating overturning the Church’s teaching on contraception and introducing sex education and other acceptable sexual expression
- Pope Francis has consistently refused to affirm and defend the traditional Church teachings on marriage, the family, and sexual morality.
- Synodality: Jesus’ Church is now being remade in the image of man and his lived experiences, paying lip service on traditional Church teachings on homosexuality.
- Synod of synodalities: Bishop Strickland, upholding traditional Church teaches, criticizes synodality and the bishops’ failure to speak out against synodality. Bishop Strickland is removed from office.
The Modernists’ efforts to remove the TLM:
Quotes by Archbishop Roche:
“The Latin Mass is just a pastoral concession not aligned with the post-Vatican II Church” (Archbishop Roche claims that the TLM is not in line with the fundamental changes that Vatican II has introduced. Yet, he cannot claim that the TLM is not an illegitimate form of worship).
“The aim of Traditones Custodes was to bring people closer to an understanding of what the Council required.” (This document is intended to let us know how wonderful the Novus Order Mass and how to love this Mass. We need to “get with the program of Vatican II”
“It is not about some Catholic having a personal preference for Latin. It goes to the heart of how the Church sees it itself and its mission.” (Pope Francis and his inner circle evidently think that they know better has to which liturgical worship the Church must have.)
“The idea that things will change under a new pontificate reveals and enormous ignorance about the mandate given to the Church. To stand against Peter is an astonishing act, full of hubris.”
“The post Vatican II liturgy is much richer than the Latin Mass. The reform of the liturgy had not yet been fully understood.”
“Seminary formation is lacking, as evidenced by strong currents pushing for a return to pre-Vatican II style of dress and liturgy with seminaries.”
Etymology: The Greek verb katecho means to hold (-echo) down (kata-). The Latin verb habere means to have, to hold, and to dwell. The Latin verb requiere means to require and to search for. The Latin verb retinere means to retain, to restrain, and to hold back. The Latin verb tinere means to hold and to possess. The Latin verb possidere means to possess and to hold, The Latin verb detinere means to detain, to hold off, to keep away, to retain, and to keep away. The Latin verb tradere means to hand over and to trade.
Popesplainers: holding fast in supporting Pope Francis
- They will generally support Pope Francis to great extremes.
- They will tend to downplay Pope Francis’ questionable or heretical statements or documents.
- They will scrub the internet to illustrate what Pope Francis originally meant to state.
- They will hold fast to the ‘doctrine of the Holy Father’ which really does not exist.
- Pope-splainer: “Even if you say something true that causes anyone to stumble, you are guilty of the sin of scandalizing”.
- Pope-splainer: “If you say say anything negative against the Church, that causes weaker Catholics to stumble or walk away from the Church”.
- They seek to have it both ways: to claim the mantle of Tradition to insulate Pope Francis from criticism.
More etymology: [German] bewahren, [French] arreter, [French] garder, [French] preserver, [French] barrer, [French] exclamer, [French] glorifier, [French] magnifier
Conclusion:
Habit, habitation, requirement, require, retain, tenure, tenant, possible, detain, trader, traitor, beware, arrest, guard, preserve, bar, exclaim, glorify, magnify
Update: Cardinal Newman states that it was mainly by the faithful that Paganism the worst of the heresies was withstood and stamped out.
It will be through the laity: synodality will be quashed, the TLM will be restored, priests and seminarians will be more conservative and Traditionally minded, will restore Tradition, reverence, and piety, increase Mass attendance, and increase Catholic identity. (The laity, not the clergy, will restore the Church.)
There interesting parallels of the acceptance (accommodation) of Arianism to the acceptance of Modernism and Synodalism.
Our society unfortunately continues to be taken hold by a culture of death, racism, anti-Semitism.
It seems that the Vatican is making efforts to remove the coat of arms of Pope Benedict? Why do they view Pope Benedict as an adversary?? It has alleged that the Vatican had blocked and intercepted Pope Benedict’s mail. It is true that Pope Benedict often disagreed with Pope Francis.
Traditiones Custodes, in curtailing the Traditonal Latin Mass, had intentionally undone Pope Benedict’s desire that the TLM and NO mass both remain.
Pope Francis and Archbishop Roche are conceding that the TLM and the Novus Order Mass are opposing ecclesiologies. Therefore, Vatican II advocates for a different new ecclesiology for the Church.
Pope Francis and his inner circle, having no theological reason to ban the TLM, are arrogantly promoting the Novus Order Mass like an idol.
In his arrogance, Pope Francis is not holding back in his efforts to remake Jesus’ Church into a worldly synodal (in the image of man). This is how you let in worldly values and sin into the Church.
The Vatican’s “pope-splainers” continue to accuse those who oppose Pope Francis as schismatic. This has become the most recent adaptation of the Monatanism heresy (total obedience to the pope).
Pope Francis, rather than upholding traditional Church teachings, continues to demonize them. Pope criticizes and chastizes traditional (conservative) Catholics as rigid, backward looking, or holding onto ecclesial ideologies.
Pope Francis seeks to reject and destroy the reputation of traditional priests in calling them for their scandal and spiritual worldliness.
Pope Francis’ chaos and confusion has indirectly allowed opponents and adversaries to re-examine, re-discover, and re-appreciate their Catholic faith. Pope Francis’ policies have also created soft martyrs who are standing up to Pope Francis. Examples include Bishop Strickland, Bishop Scheneider, Archbishop Vigano, and other cancelled priests.
“The whole world groaned to find itself Arian.” St. Jerome