[Greek] μίγνυμι (mignymi), [Latin] miscere, [German] mischen, [French] mélange, [French] meler: to mix, to mingle; Mt.27:34, Lk.13:1, Rev.8:7, Rev.15:2
St. Albert the Great warns all of us about mixing and mingling our faith with the world. This can lead to worldliness. (watered-down faith or lack of faith)
Background information:
Albertus Magnus (1200-1280):
- He is also more widely known as St. Albert the Great.
- He was was a German Dominican friar, philosopher, scientist, bishop, and medieval philosopher and thinker.
- He was canonized in 1931 and designated as a Doctor of the Church.
- He taught theology at the University of Paris. His most famous student was Thomas Aquinas.
- He was asked to preach the eighth Crusade in German-speaking countries.
- He is known for founding Germany’ oldest university.
Old Testament: This term means to exchange, to disperse, to pulverize, to mix, to engage, and to place upon.
New Testament: This term means to mix and to mingle.
Mt.27:34: “They gave Jesus wine to drink mixed with gall. But when He had tasted it, He refused to drink.” (This alludes to Psa.69:22, in which a persecuted just man prays for deliverance in the midst of great suffering. In this suffering there is also a great confidence his prayer will be heard.)
Lk.13:1 “At that same time some people who were present there told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices.” (Luke provides a timely reminder of the need for all to repent, for the victims of these tragedies should not be necessarily immune from judgement or punishment.)
Spiritual harlotry: This is a intercourse (MIXING) of heavenly (spiritual) values with worldly values (idolatry, paganism, worldliness, and sin). Abandoning the Lord for a foreign god was called prostitution or adultery. Against God, the harlot prostitutes oneself with idolatry, paganism, and sin.
Modern-day syncretism (harlotry) of Christianity with worldly values, idolatry, and sin in the world:
- A Panchamama idol at Mass at the Vatican and other Masses. (Inserting pagan idols into the Mass.)
- Allowing Anglican services in Vatican cathedrals. (Allowing other faiths in Catholic sacred spaces.)
- Pope seeks to focus more on mercy rather than on judgment concerning sin. (Relaxing or downplaying teachings to allow for new situational moralities.)
- Fiducia Supplicans states Church teachings but also allows “non-liturgical” blessings on “irregular couples”. (This is talking from both sides of the mouth.)
- Pope Francis continually advocating of “mercy above all else. (downplaying sinful behavior, lowering sacramental standards, and pushing the envelope for acceptable behavior)
- Bringing worldly values, laity decision-making,”lived experiences”, and sin into the Church (Synods).
- Amoris Laetitia blurs and dilutes Church teachings.
- Pope Francis blurs “slow-walking reform” with criticizing heresy. Pope Francis criticizes the German bishops NOT FOR THEIR HERESY but because THEY WERE MOVING TOO FAST [in their heresy].
- Allowing sacrilegious gatherings in Church (St. Patrick’s Cathedral.)
- The Vatican wants to create a new Maya rite Mass. There is already a Zaire rite Mass. (Allowing inculturated Masses.)
- The Synod of Synodalities: (clergy sharing decision-making authority with laity to determine Church doctrine. What could ever possibly go wrong with that??)
- The Synod of Synodalities: (seeking to decentralize and undermine Church authority to the local level. Sounds very Protestant!)
- The Synod of Synodalities (seeking to abuse the rightful authority of the Holy Spirit to justify anything they want. This is DANGEROUS and EVIL, as the Holy Spirit can only represent Truth.)
- Pope Francis and other clergy continue to get trouble by making problematic or heretical statements regarding other faiths.
Confusing and mixing tolerance with intolerance:
- Tolerance is not a Christian virtue. It is never an end in itself [Archbishop Chaput]
- Tolerance applies only to person, but never to principles. [Archbishop Sheen]
- Intolerance applies only principles, but never to persons. [Archbishop Sheen]
- Tolerance is the ‘virtue’ of a man without convictions. [GK Chesterton]
- Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it seeks to silence good. [Archbishop Chaput]
- Our society’s obsession with tolerance leads to intolerance. [Charles Colson]
- The Church is intolerant in principle because she believes. [Rev. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange]
- The enemies of the Church are tolerant in principle because they do not believe. [Rev. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange]
Jesus’ teachings of tolerance??
- What does this even mean? Following Jesus is a binary choice. You either follow Him or you do not follow Him.
- Jesus stated that you choose to follow Him, you must sin no more. Jesus is being intolerant in saying this. Jesus said, “Sin no more.” (Jn.8:11)
- Jesus associated with sinners, but He DOES NOT tolerate their lifestyles and sinfulness.
- Jesus stated that if you DO NOT follow Him, you are walking in darkness (Jn.8:12). Jesus does not sound tolerant when He said this.
- Jesus is tolerant to the extent of being infinitely merciful to us. But conversion must follow forgiveness.
- Many people are often confused about what tolerance and intolerance means.
- Many people may often mistakenly truly think that a merciful Jesus would be tolerant of their lifestyle.
Conclusion:
Mix, mess, messy, melee
Update: The Modernists, in their efforts to create a synodal Church, continue to mix and mingle faith with worldly values, secularism, situational moralities, sin, and evil.
This synodal Church is essentially moving with the world, becoming a Church made in the image of man (and his lived experiences.)
The Women’s Ordination Conference is now boycotting the Mass for Lent because they cannot obtain the “right” to become women deacons or women priests. These women view this as a political right, not a vocation.
We are all finding out that the USCCB, Catholic Charities, Catholic Relief Services, and other charitable organization are mixing their priorities and money for dubious purposes. They have lost their mission to focus on spiritual priorities: abortion, pro-life, Eucharist, and the salvation of souls.
More paying lip service to Church teachings: While officially stating Church teachings against homosexuality, the Vatican LGBTQ “outreach” continues to increase. There is no interest in promoting Courage or actively stating Church teachings.
If the Church was serious in promoting Church teachings, the need for the LGBTQ “outreach” would decrease (as there would be more turning away from this lifestyle.) But instead, the LGBTQ “outreach ” continues to expand.
Fiducia Supplicans: the end result of Pope Francis placating the German bishops.
Vatican’s LGBTQ “outreach”: the end result of the Vatican placating the LGBTQ lobby and German bishops.
Unfortunately, too many people (including clergy) mistakenly believe that vocations are also job positions. They are not! This modern “understanding” believes that this concerns women’s political rights.”
More people are seeing that the clergy and the Vatican are becoming more politicized (mixing faith and politics). Traditional and conservative Catholics (and Christians) are now being perceived as “right-wing.”
“Hate what the world seeks and seek what it avoids.” St. Ignatius of Loyola
“Strive to preserve your heart in peace. Let no event of the world disturb it.” St. John of the Cross
“You and I have need of the strongest spell that can be found to wake us from the evil enchantment of worldliness.” C.S. Lewis
“The goal of the intelligent man is a character in which the will to believe of the saint and the will to doubt of the scientist meet and mingle.” Glenn Frank
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