[Greek] καινός (kainos), [Latin] novos, [German] neu: new, novelty; 44 scriptures
St. Vincent lived in the early 400’s A.D. He recognized novelties, human traditions, and innovations in the Catholic Church. This saint prophetically tells us to hold on to antiquity (Tradition). Yet, the Modernists in the Vatican have now claimed that Jesus’ Church has changed into a synodal Church in the image of man (and his lived experiences.)
Background information:
Greek Hellenism: This term means new, fresh, newly invented, novel, strange gods, innovations, little of anything new, and nothing to be surprised at.
Euripides’ Medea 298: “If you bring novel wisdom to fools, you will be regarded as useless, not wise.”
Plato’s Euthryphro 3b: “So he has brought the indictment against you, for making innovations in religion, knowing slanders on such subjects are readily accepted by the people.”
Old Testament: This term means new, recent, not old, not previously known, and different.
New Testament: This term means new and fresh. Kainos indicates quality. Neos indicates age.
Mt.9:17: “People do not put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined. Rather, they pour new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.” (New wine indicates newly aged [neos] wine. Fresh [kainos] wineskins indicate better quality wineskins. Jesus’ teaching (new wine) cannot be contained in Judaism and the Law (old wineskins). There is an incompatibility in combining the old with the new.)
Mt.13:52: “And Jesus replied, ‘Then every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old.” (Like a store-holder, the scribe is acquainted with the gospel and the truth. The scribes hold the old treasures (law and the prophets) and new treasures (teachings of Jesus).
Mk.1:27: “All were amazed and asked one another, ‘What is this? A new teaching with authority. He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey Him.'”
- Astonishment and amazement: (Jesus speaks with gracefulness, gravity, and majesty. Jesus does not repeat what the scribes and rabbis said. Jesus casts out demons without the need of invocations.)
- New teaching (doctrine): (Jesus’ teaching was not based on the scribes and Rabbis. Jesus had the authority to cast out demons. The power to cast out demons [for demons to obey Jesus] was a novel idea for Jewish exorcist.)
Acts 17:19: “They took Paul and led him to the Aeropagus and said, ‘May we learn what this new teaching is that you speak of?'” (The Aeropagus refers to the hill where the Council of Athens settled legal issues. The Athenians were becoming interested in this new religion of Christianity.)
Paul in Athens:
- While in Athens, Paul grew exasperated at the sight of the city full of idols.
- The Athenians thought that Paul brought strange notions to their ears.
- Paul states that the Athenians are very religious. Paul appeals to the Athenians’ religiosity.
- Paul sees that the Athenians worship an “Unknown God”.
- Paul proclaims that this “Unknown God” made the world and all that is in it.
- Paul proclaims that this “Unknown God” does not dwell in sanctuaries made by human hands nor served by human hands (because He needs anything).
- Paul states we are the offspring of God, divinity is not like an image fashioned from gold, silver, stone or stone by human art and imagination.
2Cor.5:17: “So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things come.” (Christ’s death produces a whole new order [mode of perception]. The natural fleshy mode is replaced by a spiritual mode. The old creation is of weakness, powerlessness, folly, and death. The new creation is of wisdom, power and life.)
Eph.2:14-15: “He is our peace, abolishing the law with its commandments and legal claims, that He might create in Himself one person in place of the two, thus establishing peace.”
The Vatican’s Penitential Celebration: creating new sins: (is this creating a new Church?)
- Sin against peace, sin against creation, sin against populations and migrants, sin of abuse, sin against women, family and youth, sin against poverty
- Sin of using doctrine as stones to be hurled: a Traditional (conservative) Catholic is likened to a rigid Pharisee or stone-thrower??
- Sin against synodality: one who supports Tradition (and opposes synodality) is a sinner??
Conclusion:
Novel, novelty, Novus Order, new
The new modern idea of bring in worldliness and “the smoke of Satan” [spirit of undermining] into the Church. This breaks the historical tradition of the Church being SEPARAT from the world. Something to ponder about!
Update: Cardinal Roche has stated that the Traditional Latin Mass is no longer compatible with the new ecclesiology of the Church. This cardinal sounds like an arrogant Pharisee
Modernists now believe that Tradition is now longer compatible for the Church. Modernism seeks to diminish, annual, and repudiate Tradition.
Modernism has offered a new sterile form of Catholicism. Just look a the ugly modern Church and questionable liturgical practices.
Tradition conveys the timeless quality of Catholicism. Just look at the majestic, beautiful, awe-inspiring churches.
Modernism/Synodality presents new worldly Church made in the image of man and his lived experiences. The Church becomes more commingled with the world in areas commingled clergy/laity decision-making authority, practical atheism, politicization, SEEKING FAVOR WITH THE WORLD, paying lip service to Church teachings, and undermining of clerical authority.
The Supreme Court ruled that parents have the right to remove their children from the novel and dangerous LGBTQ propaganda. A court had to make a ruling to allow parents to be able to raise their own kids with their own values. Let that sink in!
There is now a woman Anglican bishop who supports women having the choice to murder their babies. Let that sink in!
Counciliar human traditions:
- Pope Paul VI meeting with Protestant ministers in a task force to “Protestantize” the Mass to make it look like a meal rather than a sacrifice.
- Receiving Communion in the hand.
- Allowing for many “Extraordinary” Eucharistic ministers. So many that they are no longer extraordinary.
- Removing altar rails (This is being continued by empowered Synodal bishops.)
- Restricting the TLM (because it is traditional, rigid, and it undermines the Modernist and Synodalists’ objectives.
Modernists seek to find an explanation for religion, doctrine, faith INSIDE THEIR MINDS (AND LIVED EXPERIENCES). Modernism begins with an agnostic world-view. These successive and subjective human errors ultimately lead to ATHEISM!
Consequences of endless “reform” and “renewal”: More and more people are seeing Modernism filled with liturgical confusion [chaos], human traditions, heresies, new teachings and innovations, and syncretisim (mixture of religion with secularism, inculturation, paganism, worldly values, and sin).
Consequences of progressive justice and sanctuary cities: American citizens are repeatedly being harmed, attacked, and killed by hardened criminals and illegal aliens.
Feminist nun Sr. Linda Pocher, a high level Synodal advisor, advocates for expanded roles for women in liturgy and governance under the guise of “inclusion”. Her assertion that such preaching would not require ordination intentionally blurs the lines between vocations and rights.
Paul appeals to the Athenians’ paganism, but he does NOT agree with their means of salvation. Paul is seeking convince the Athenians that salvation comes from God.
Pope Francis, in his questionable ecumenical efforts, has made troublesome and heretical statements about how one obtains true salvation.
Other quotes by St. Vincent of Lerins:
“All novelty in faith is a sure mark of heresy.”
“No matter what others say or do, even if the wicked succeed, do not be troubled: commit everything to God and put your trust in Him.”