[Greek] ἀλλάσσω (allassō), [Latin] mutare, [French] changer, [French] deplacer: to change, to make different, to alter, to transform; Acts 6:14, Rom.1:23, 1Cor.15:51-52, Gal.4:20, Heb.1:12
Synodality has continued with the foolish notion that the Church must continue “to get with the times.” Yet the Truth doesn’t change to match the culture. It calls the culture to conversion.
Background information:
Greek Hellenism: This term means to change, to alter, to exchange, to repay, to alternate, to leave, and to quit.
Euripides’ Alcestis 660: “For I have always shown you respect. And now this is the repayment you have made to me.”
Euripides’ Electra 103: “And now, dawn is lifting up her bright eye, let us step aside from this path.”
Antiphon’s On the Murder of Herodes 5.79: “They exchanged great prosperity for great misery.”
Euripides’ Phoennisae 74: “They made an agreement that Polyneices should first leave the land, while Eteodes should stay, and then change places yearly.”
Euripides’ Medea 878: “What has come over me?”0
Old Testament: This term means to turn, to overturn, to pass on, to change, to exchange, to renew, to ransom, to redeem, and to alter.
New Testament: This term means to change and to exchange.
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.” (Stephen was martyred because he elevated Jesus’ status above Moses. Stephen makes reference to Jesus’ destroying the temple of God and rebuilding it. The Jews were troubled by Stephen claiming that Jesus was changing the customs handed down by Moses.)
Rom.1:22-23: “While claiming to wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for the likeness of an image of mortal man or of birds or four-legged animals or snakes.”
Punishment of idolators:
- God’s wrath is being revealed against every impiety and wickedness by those who suppress the truth.
- God’s wrath goes into action at each present moment in human history.
- There is a close association with idolatry and immorality.
- Man’s values changed as they “offered worship” to man, man’s ideals, and other idols.
- The Romans expressed abhorrence over devotion to animals.
- God permitted (handed over) these idolaters to their impurities, “wisdom”, philosophies, self-indulgence, unnatural relations, lusts, and passions.
- They are filled with every form of wickedness, evil, greed, hard-heartedness, and malice.
Gal.4:20: “I would like to be with you now and to change my tone, for I am perplexed because of you.” (Paul is perplexed that the Galatians have resorted back to their pagan ways. The Galatians are now antagonistic toward Paul, who was trying to correct their ways. Paul was not available to be there with them because of an illness.)
What Vatican II and Synodality seeks to change:
- Catholic teaching calling same-sex attraction as “objectively disordered” is needlessly cruel. Proposed updated “Catholic” social teachings must redefine these experiences of these persons.
- Hopefully Pope Leo XIV will rescind Traditiones Custodes and make the Tradition Latin Mass available to all.
- The decision making authority between the clergy and laity must be redefined and shared. Synodality seeks to change Jesus Church into a worldly synodal Church in the image of man.
- Hopefully Pope Leo XIV will shut down talk about women’s “rights” to be comes priests and deacons.
- Hopefully Pope Leo XIV will strengthen the prominence and importance of the papacy in relationship to other faiths.
- Hopefully Pope Leo XIV will restate traditional Church teachings on marriage and Church teachings against “non-liturgical blessings” for same sex unions.
- Hopefully Pope Leo XIV will reign in and clamp down on German Church bishops’ schism and doctrinal heresy.
- The Catholic Church doesn’t need to change with the times. TRUTH DOESN’T EVOLVE!
Quotes:
“In time of desolation we should never make any change, but remain firm and constant in the resolution and decision which guided us the day before desolation.” St. Ignatius
“Give me just one generation of good Catholic mothers and I will change the world.” St. John Chrysostom
“It is not by change of place that we can come nearer to Him who is in every place, but the cultivation of pure desires and virtuous habits.” St. Augustine
“Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, who does not change.” St. Teresa of Avila
“While the world changes, the cross stands firm.” St. Bruno
Conclusion:
Mutation, mutate, change, displace, displacement
In Greek Hellenism, it was interesting to discover the more nuanced meanings: movement, repaying for something, personification, and attitude changes.
St. Stephen more fully perceives the implications of Jesus’ teachings. This is where the differences between Judaism and Christianity begin to appear. The major impetus of Christianity shifts from Jerusalem to Antioch. The term ‘Christian’ first originated in Antioch
Update: Pope Leo XIV is already changing things by being more clear about Church teachings: the family is based on the union between a man and women. There is no marriage equality. The secular community is quietly seething.
Pope Leo XIV is now set to lift (change) Pope Francis’ restrictions against the Traditional Latin Mass. What a great change!
Synodality (lived experiences) continue to take precedence over Church teachings, doctrine, scripture, Truth, and morality. SYNODALITY BECOMES ELEVATED AS AN IDOL.
Synodality continues to introduce human innovations and human traditions.
Synodality continues to change Jesus’ divine Church into a worldly synodal Church made in the image of man.
Hopefully, Pope Leo XIV will abolish Amorias Latetitita and Fiducia Supplicans which undermine Catholic morality.
The Vatican’s paying lip service to the Church’s teachings against homosexuality and the permitting of “non-liturgical blessings” for same-sex couples have lead to further immorality.
Letting the local bishops determine Church teachings against homosexual relationships is also essentially elevating Synodality (lived experiences) as an IDOL.
Letting the local bishops determine Church teachings against polygamy is also essentially elevating Synodality as an IDOL.
Many of us remain cautiously hopeful that Pope Leo XIV will initiate positive changes to unify and to correct past problems and confusion in the Church.
“God wants you to be in the world, but so different from the world that you will change it. Get cracking.” Mother Angelica
“We do not want a Church that will move with the world. We want a Church that will move [change] the world.” GK. Chesterton