[Greek] παραδίδωμι (paradidōmi), [Latin] tradere, [Latin] producere, [Latin] aperire, [French] remettre, [French] decouvrir, [German] hervorbringen: to give over, to entrust, to transmit, to surrender, to hand over, to instruct, to betray, to allow; 120 scriptural passages
This monk made this prophetic statement in the 5th century. He also reminds us to reject heresies (human traditions) and cling to Tradition (antiquity).
Greek Hellenism: This term means to hand over, to transmit, to hand down, to surrender, to entrust, to teach, to send, to receive, and to betray.
Plato’s Timaeus 42d: “He delivered over to the young gods the task of molding mortal bodies.”
Xenophon’s Cyropaedia 8.6.17: “He has the proper official appointed to receive the letters that were delivered to and to forward the on.”
Euripides’ Orestis 64: “Hermione was entrusted to my mother’s keeping.”
Plato’s Philebus 16c: “The ancients handed down the tradition that all the things which ever said to exit are sprung from one.”
Old Testament: This term means to give (be given), to cause, to put, to place, to produce, to allow, to appoint, to pay, to buy, and to hang. The more nuanced meanings include:
- to marry (to be taken in marriage)
- to slander (to take abuse)
- to have sexual relations (to take someone)
- to avenge (to take advantage)
- to sit (to take a seat)
- to give retribution (to take revenge)
- to be stubborn (to turn the back)
New Testament: This term means to hand over (to punish, to arrest, to crucify), to betray, to entrust, to bring forth, to abandon, and to be devoted to. For purposes of brevity, I have excluded the many examples of Jesus being handed over.
Handing over/entrusting:
Mt.11:27: “All things have been handed over to Me by My Father. No one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal Him.” (There is a perfect reciprocity of knowledge between Jesus and the Father.)
Mt.25:14: “It will be as when a man who was going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them”. (Pertaining to the kingdom of heaven, the faithful use of one’s gifts will lead to participation in the fullness of heaven. Lazy inactivity leads to exclusion from it.)
Lk.4:6: “The devil said to Him, I shall give to you all this power and glory (kingdoms of the world); for it has been handed over to me, and I may give it to whomever I wish.” (Satan has been given authority over the values of the material (secular) world [in contrast to the heavenly values of the kingdom].)
Rom.8:32: “He who did not spare His Son but handed Him over for us all, how will He not also give us everything else along with Him?” (The Father literally hands over (sacrifices) His Son for our redemption. This illustrates the Father’s and Jesus’ infinite love for all of us.)
Handing down/delivering:
Mk.7:13: “You nullify the word of God in favor of your tradition that have handed down. And you do many such things.” (The hypocritical Pharisees and scribes nullify and disregard God’s commandments when they introduce human tradition and novelties.)
Lk.1:2: “Just as those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning and ministers of the word you have handed down to us.” (Luke, a 2nd or 3rd generation Christian, acknowledges the trustworthiness of the eyewitnesses and ministers who provide a complete and accurate account [oral tradition].)
Jn.19:30: “When He had taken the wine, Jesus said, ‘It is finished.’ Bowing down His head, He handed over the Spirit.” (Jesus gives us His last breath and passes on the Holy Spirit.)
Acts 6:14: “For we have heard him [Stephen] claim that this Jesus the Nazorean will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.” (These oral customs and traditions were handed down to subsequent generations over time.)
1Cor.11:2: “I [Paul] praise you remember me in everything and hold fast to the traditions, just as I handed them on to you.” (Paul calls upon his congregation to follow the oral instructions and traditions given to them.
2Cor.4:11: “For we who live are constantly being given up to death for the sake of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.'” (There some times when we are called to suffer unjustly for His sake. We can join our sufferings with Him and offer them up for others.)
More quotes from St. Vincent of Lerins:
“All novelty in faith is a sure mark of heresy.”
“When a foulness invades the whole Church, we must return to the Church of the past.”
“Hold fast that faith which has been believe everywhere, always, by all.”
Etymology: The Greek verb paradidomai means to give (didomi) beside (para-). The Latin verb tradere means to hand over, to surrender, or to deliver. The Latin verb aperire means to open, to disclose, and to reveal. The Latin verb producere means to bring out, to promote, and to induce.
Early Church history:
- Traditores were those bishops and Christians who willingly turned over their scriptures and betrayed their fellow Christians to the Roman authorities.
- Lapsi were those apostates who renounced their faith under persecution by the Roman authorities.
The Deposit of Faith is One:
- The Deposit of Faith entrusted to the Apostles is one and same in every age.
- This faith does NOT CHANGE by subtraction and contradiction
- St. Paul warned Timothy to keep which is committed (Deposit of Faith and Tradition) to his trust.
- When dogma is reaffirmed, it is to be received with obedience.
- When dogma is ambiguous, it is to be clarified.
- When any text contradicts doctrine, it must be rejected as false.
- Vatican I (1870) stated that sacred dogma is ever to be maintained and must never be abandoned.
- The Deposit of Faith is the living Truth spoken once for all. The bishop’s task is not to renovate, reshape, or modernize it.
The False “Spirit” [human traditions] of Vatican II and Synodality:
- It was thought that the Church needed to bring “fresh air” [worldliness and secularism] into the Church so that the Church “can get with the times.” (Huge red flag!)
- Pope Paul VI stated that the “smoke of Satan” [influences undermining what the Church stands for] has entered into the Church. (Are you surprised?)
- Pope Pius X prophesied that the Modernism [human traditions] would enter into the Church. Personal sentiments and lived experiences begin to define God, dogma, and religion. (Sounds like Synodality!)
- Vatican II has led to a great pastoral and spiritual disaster for the Church. (Again, are you really surprised?)
- Vatican II has failed to connect prior dogma to current times. Instead, Synodality seeks to create a new worldly Church made in the image of man and his lived experiences.
- With Vatican II and Synodality, the Church looks more like a United Nations NGO rather than a divine institution.
- Synodality essentially is continuing what Vatican II started. (Synodality continues to make the Church look less and less like Jesus’ Church.)
- The Vatican and Synodality continue to focus their efforts in MAKING A BETTER WORLD and SEEKING FAVOR WITH THE WORLD.
- The Vatican and Synodality: there is no focus on the SALVATION OF SOULS and BRINGING SOULS INTO HEAVEN.
- Synodality (lived experiences) often take precedence over Church teachings, sin, dogma, and Jesus’ statements. Synodality has become an IDOL!
Pope Gregory XVI’s Encyclical Mirari Vos (1832): refuting the need for a human restoration of the Church ===> refuting Synodality!
“All truth was daily taught it by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost. It is obviously absurd and injurious to propose a certain restoration or regeneration for her [the Church] as though necessary for her safety and health, as is she could be considered subject to defect or other misfortune. These authors of novelties consider that a foundation may be laid of a human institution. That what was a divine thing may become a human church.”
- Jesus’ Church is a divine institution under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. There is NO need to change Jesus’ Church.
- It is absurd for the need for human restoration or regeneration of the Church. These efforts are essentially human traditions.
- This encyclical repudiates and invalidates transforming Jesus’ Church into a Church made in the image of man and his lived experiences.
- These human traditions reflect the Modernists’ and Synodalists’ desire to transform the Church.
The Italian bishops continually “pushing the doctrinal envelope” into heresy:
- The Italian synod moves to recognize homosexual and transgender identities in the Church.
- Italian synodal documents states that it supports and promotes women deacons.
- Cardinal Zuppi we need to “listen to the voice of the Spirit in embarking on a courageous undertaking.” (This is using the Holy Spirit for heretical purposes!)
- Cardinal Zuppi reiterated that the “synodal path will continue to guide the Church.” (This indicates a deliberate attempt to transform Jesus’ Church into a Church made in the image of man.)
Conclusion
Trade, treason, traitor, tradition, remit, aperture, produce, bring, discover, lapse
Catholic perspective: Jesus’ Church has been bestowed with a teaching authority (magisterium). The Catholic faith stands on three legs (pillars): SCRIPTURE, APOSTOLIC TRADITION, and the MAGISTERIUM (teaching authority of the Church).
Update: Pope Francis, in his efforts to continually “renew” and “reform” the Church, continues to betray, tear down, and destroy Church Traditions. These Modernists, surrendering to the world’s values, continue to cause ruin to Jesus’ Church.
Pope Francis’ troublesome statements about salvation.
“Every religion is a way to arrive at God.” (This statement reeks of the heresy of indifferentism.)
“It is a mistake for the Church to try to hold on to old traditions or to have clear answers for everything.” (This speaks of his animosity toward Tradition. And having a church that has clear answers is a bad thing???)
“Different religions lead to the same God.”
Pope Leo’s troublesome statement about salvation.
“The supreme rule in the Church is love.” (The supreme law of the Catholic Church is the SALVATION OF SOULS (salus animarum), as stated in Canon 1752 in the 1983 Code of Canon Law. As a canon lawyer, WHY IS POPE LEO NOT AWARE OR IGNORING THIS? It is because Pope Leo is more concerned about synodality [MAKING A BETTER WORLD and SEEKING FAVOR WITH THE WORLD.)
One does NOT need to be fully possessed by Satan to be controlled by him. Satan hopes to give power and glory to many people (clergy and laity) in this world. Satan works in more subtle ways: he encourages many to be self-absorbed with the world. He also seeks to make us forget about God.==> sin, busy, distractedness, noise, fame, idols, worldliness, celebrity, temptation, and spiritual dryness.
More “smoke of Satan” in the Church: Satan’s continues to influence the clergy in the Church ===> disregarding and paying lip service to Church teachings, undermining Church institutions and vocation, blessing sin and evil, inclusion, tolerance, mercy above all else, false compassion.
“Holy Spirit of Surprises”: Synodal leaders continually seek to use the Holy Spirit to rationalize questionable, troublesome and heretical teachings and doctrines. This is very evil. THE HOLY SPIRIT CAN ONLY STAND FOR TRUTH!
Fiducia Supplicans introduces the novelty of offering blessings to same-sex couples. This is essentially blessing evil! The Vatican is encouraging a new paradigm in Catholic teaching to make homosexuality acceptable.
Traditiones Custodes is essentially throwing away (setting aside) the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) which has been in existence throughout the Church’s history.
The Synod of Synodalities seeks to have SHARED CLERGY/LAITY DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY. This brings in worldly values, sin, and changing and deciding doctrine (teachings) [by the laity] in the Church.
In response against the human traditions of Synodality, there continues to be an organic lay movement and longing for Tradition, reverence and the fullness of Catholicism.
Unfortunately, there are too many Traditores (silent and cowardly clergy) who will not speak out. They will be eventually held accountable for their actions and inactions.
Young people (priests, seminarians, and laity) are continually drawn being to the the richness, beauty, and depth of Traditional Catholicism. These young people sense something deeper.
This is in great contrast to the older Modernist and Synodal priests who are more liberal and progressive in their beliefs .
Moroccan Cardinal Romero says that the Church must abandon the idea of true religion, false religious. (This heretical teaching undermines Jn.14:6 and Jn. 8:32.)
St. Vincent of Lerins explicitly warns us about HUMAN TRADITIONS (bringing “fresh air” into the Church so that the Church “can get with the times.”)
“I’m not here to win friends and influence. I am here to do God’s will.” Mother Angelica (She always held her ground. She did not betray her fidelity to God for anything.)
“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.” St. Catherine of Siena (Don’t hold back in what God is calling you to do.)
“Hate what the world seeks, and seek what it avoids.” St. Ignatius of Loyola (You must remember that Satan rules this world.)
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