[Greek] συγχέω (sygcheō), [Latin] confundere, [Latin] confusus, [Latin] concitare,[French] meler, [French] exciter: to confuse, to stir up, to throw into disorder, to blur; Acts 2:6, Acts 9:22, Acts 19:32, Acts 21:27,31
Pope Pius IX (1846-1878) already foresaw the consequences of creating confusion about the divine and secular realms. Modernism and Synodality has brought in worldliness, tolerance, and questionable ecumenism into the Church. Jesus’ divine Church has been unfortunately transformed into a worldly synodal Church made in the image of man and his lived experiences.
Background information:
Greek Hellenism: This term means to confuse, to pour together, to throw into confusion, to bewilder, to stir up, to cause disorder, and to blur.
Euripides’ Bacchae 349: “Let someone go quickly to the seat where he watches the flight of birds, upset and overturn it with levers, turning it upside down.”
Polybius’ Histories 1.40.13: “They turned and bore down upon them and throwing their own lives into utter disorder and confusion.”
Homer’s Odyssey 8.139: “For to my mind there is naught worse than the sea to confound a man, be never so strong.”
Euripides’ Medea 1005: “Ah, why are you standing in distress when your fortune is good?” (Euripides, as a non-Christian, may have unknowingly realized that one cannot be truly happy even with earthly riches.)
Old Testament: This term means to confound, to make uneasy, to make embarrassed, to startle, and to displease.
Tower of Babel:
- The whole world had spoken the same language.
- In their arrogance, the people had built up a tower to reach up into the heavens.
- In response, the Lord confused (multiplied) their language so that no one would understand each other.
- God responds to human ignorance by humbling them (Tower of Babel). Pentecost later provides a theological reversal of this confusion.
New Testament: This term means to confuse, to confound, to stir up, and to be in an uproar.
Scripture:
Acts 2:6: “At this sound, they gathered in a large crowd, but they were confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language.”
- At Pentecost speaking in foreign tongues alludes to the worldwide mission of the Church.
- Because of the Holy Spirit, Jews from every nation were confused because they heard others speaking in their own language.
- The Holy Spirit enables the disciples to speak in tongues, allowing people from diverse nations to understand the gospel in their own language.
- This is a counter-response to the Hebrew Bab-ili (gate of god).
Acts 9:22: “But Saul grew all the stronger and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus, proving that this is the Messiah.” (The Jews were confused because they had only previously known Saul as the rabid Pharisee who had persecuted the Christians. Paul stirred up the crowd.)
Acts 19:32: “Meanwhile, some were shouting one thing, others something else; the assembly was in chaos, and most of the people had no idea why they had come together. (Paul claimed that these hand-made gods are not gods at all. The silversmiths were alarmed that Saul was going to destroy their livelihood. Although the larger crowd had known no clue for the disturbance, a few had known the cause. According the silversmith, Paul was engaging in “dis-information.”)
Acts 21:27: “When the seven days were nearly completed, the Jews from the province of Asia noticed him [Paul] in the temple, stirred up the crowd, and laid hands on him.” (The Jews claimed that Paul, like Stephen, was opposing Moses and his laws. The Jews thought that Paul, now a follower of Christ, was “defiling” the temple.)
Acts 21:31: “While they were trying to kill him [Paul], a report reached the cohort commander that all Jerusalem was rioting.” (The soldier took possession and arrested Paul. The cohort brought Paul to the compound. Yet the crowd remained disruptive.)
Vatican II’s and Synodality’s most lethal weapons: AMBIGUITY AND CONFUSION
- The pre-Vatican II popes warned against every single ambiguity that would later come.
- Vatican II’s ambiguities ultimately undermined its Catholic teaching authority.
- Unlike previous Church councils, this council chose NOT to formulate doctrine and morals in the clearest way.
- The ambiguities of Vatican II were intentional, giving rise to controversies, crises, and confusion.
- Liberals persuaded the Council Fathers that it was permissible to include ambiguous language.
- Archbishop Lefebvre pleaded for the Church Fathers to express Church teachings in dogmatic and scholastic form.
- Vatican II decided to become a pastoral council rather than a doctrinal council. Being pastoral later led to many problems caused by Vatican II.
- Vatican II compromised the Church’s authority in the eyes of Catholics and non-Catholics.
- Appointing non-bishops to manage the bishops
- Using girl altar boys at Mass
What are the potential problems with using confusing “girl altar boys”?
- This does NOT help in the promotion of vocations to the priesthood.
- This creates confusion for young boys who are considering becoming a priest. These young boys may lose sight that only men can become priests.
- This creates confusion for young girls who may mistakenly think that they could become a priest.
- This may also cause confusion for young girls who should be considering proper female religious vocations (being sisters, nuns, or consecrated women).
What is the solution to solve these problems?
- We must recognize the ambiguities caused by Vatican II and Synodality.
- We must acknowledge that SYNODALITY IS A CONTINUATION OF VATICAN II (bringing in more more worldliness, lived experiences, and the “smoke of Satan.”)
- We need to stop Synodality. Just look at the devastating consequences of Synodality in the German Church. The German Church is “reforming” and “renewing” itself into heresy and decline.
- We must oppose the ambiguities of Vatican II.
- We must affirm the Church’s true teachings.
- We must recognize that being “pastoral” can often lead to “tolerance”, false compassion, “inclusion”, “pushing the doctrinal envelope” into heresy, and “paying lip service” to Church teachings. Sound familiar?
- Synodality: lived experiences taking precedence over Church teachings. Synodality becomes an IDOL!
- Synodality: undermining the structure of Jesus’ Church. Blurring clergy/laity responsibilities and authority, blurring vocations/rights, blurring doctrine/heresy/sin
- We must acknowledge that Tradition is TRUE RENEWAL AND REFORM for the Church! (We are seeing it already with the young people!)
Etymology: The Greek verb sugcheo means to pour (-cheo) together (sug-). The Latin verb confundere means to pour together, to combine, and to blur. A melee is a confused conflict among many person.
Confound, confounding, confusion, confused, melee, excite
Update: The Vatican has engaged in a confusing “outreach” to the LGBTQ community. The Vatican continues to downplay, ignore, or “pay lip service” to Church teachings against homosexuality. This “outreach” is based more on false compassion, inclusion and tolerance rather than following Church teachings. As a result, this “outreach” is expanding. More and more eternal souls are being put in peril as they continue to believe this lifestyle is permitted.
True compassion: a true outreach would mean being truthful in stating Church teachings. This would lead to true conversion, forgiveness of sins, and conversion of heart. This would seek to decrease the need for this “outreach.”
The older liberal and progressive Modernist and Synodalist clergy from the Vatican II era continue to be confounded by the younger clergy and laity who desire Tradition and reverence.
Pope Leo is evidently OK with using girl altar boys wearing Adidas sneakers. What will be next? A Vatican/Adidas tennis shoes endorsement?
The laity has been confused and confounded when Cardinal Roche has arrogantly stated that the Church’s ecclesiology has changed. Cardinal Roche and Pope Francis states that it is “divisive” to have both the Traditional Latin Mass and the NO Mass. These clergy sound like arrogant Pharisees!
Why is Pope Leo XIV continuing to make questionable appoints the Dicastery of Consecrated Life? Appointing a sister to manage bishops?
Why is Pope Leo XIV remaining silent on Fr. James Martin’s comments about the homosexual lifestyle? Is it because Fr. James Martin has too much influence in the Vatican to be removed?
In response to the confusion in the Synodal Church, many young people are seeking answers in doctrinal clarity, reverence, Tradition, and Truth.
In response to the problems, deficiencies, and limitations in Protestantism, many young people are converting to Catholicism.
The Bishop Michael Martin of Charlotte North Carolina in his letter has created confusion, push-back, and criticism in saying that Vatican II opposed the TLM. This is essentially wrong.
Fr. Alar states that the decision to promulgate Traditiones Custodes was based on the false idea that the TLM was fostering division among the faithful. It is more likely that Pope Francis and Cardinal Roche’s Modernist Modernistic motives were more at play.
The Modernists and Synodalists are essentially doubling down on the consequences of Vatican II, creating a more worldly Church. And you wonder why Pope Francis created and encouraged such confusion and ambiguity.
The Modernist and Synodalist clergy, favoring women priests and women deacons, are intentionally blurring the lines between vocations and rights. As a result, they are causing confusion and false hope for women. Jesus established a hierarchical Church led by men. Priests must be masculine as they represent and stand in for Christ. Women cannot be priests.
“If a pope creates confusion and ambiguity regarding the integrity of the Catholic faith and the sacred Liturgy, then one must not obey him.” Bishop Athanatius Schneider (This sounds like he was talking about Pope Francis.)
“Those who tamper with Catholic doctrine in matters of faith and morals are not reformers. They are destroyers.” Fr. John Hardon
“The confusion that is swirling at every level of leadership of Church and state is detrimental to humanity. Seek truth in Christ.” Bishop Strickland
“Real scandal is confusion between good and evil caused by Catholic shepherds.” Cardinal Sarah
“For it is a master-stroke of Satan to get Catholics to disobey the whole of Tradition, in the name of obedience.” Archbishop Lefebvre (Archbishop Lefebvre prophetically saw what would happen to the Church with Vatican II and Synodality.
- This most likely relates to Pope Paul VI’s statement that the “smoke” of Satan has entered into the Church. This does not sound like a coincidence.)
- This is what happens when you bring in “fresh air” (secularism, worldliness, relativism, and disobedience) in the Church.
- This is what happens when you fail to provide doctrinal clarity, but instead bring in confusion and ambiguity in the Church.
- This is what happens when Tradition becomes “divisive”, “rigid”, and “fossilized”. Tradition becomes like a dirty word.
- This is what happens when you become marginalized, attacked, and criticized for favoring Tradition.
- It is important to be reminded that Satan seeks to cause confusion and disobedience for many in the Church and world.
- It is also important to be reminded that Satan seeks to make you conform to the world and TO MAKE YOU FORGET ABOUT GOD.