[Greek] ἀπάτη (apatē), [Latin] fallacia, [Latin] deceptio, [Latin] error, [Latin] seductio: deception delusion, deceit; Mt.13:22, Mk.4:19, Eph.4:22, Col.2:8, 2Thess.2:10, Heb.3:13, 2Pet.2:13
In contrast to what Vatican II actually stated, the Modernists deceptively now claim that the Traditional Latin Mass is not compatible with Church ecclesiology. Therefore, the TLM must end because the Modernists must “reform” and “renew” the Church.
Background information:
Sophocles’ Oedipus at Colonus 230: “Deceit on the part matches deceit on the other, and gives pain instead of pleasure for reward.”
Sophocles’ Antigone 617: “The deception comes to one who is wholly unaware until he burns his foot on a hot fire.”
Plato’s Laws 9.864: The other acts ae done privily under cover of darkness and deceit.”
New Testament: This term means lure, deceit, and deception.
Scripture:
“The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit.” Mt.13:22
Seed sown on the path: one who hears the word of the kingdom without understanding it.
Seed sown on rocky ground: one who hears and receives it with great joy. But he has no root and the joy lasts only for a time.
Seed sown among thorns: one who hears the word, but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit.
The evil one: who steals what is sown in one’s heart.
Thorns: earthly riches, persecution, worldly pleasures, cowardice, fearfulness of offending others, anxieties, false teachings, and ignorance
Lure (deceit) of riches: counterfeit of the soul, untruthfulness, unfulfilled promise, dissatisfaction, causes for going astray, worldly values and sin, temporary effects, unfruitfulness, enticement to sin (by Satan).
Eph.4:22: Put away the old self of your former way of life, corrupted through deceitful desires. (Old self: paganism, worldly values and sin)
“See to it that no one captivate you with an empty, seductive philosophy according to human tradition, according to elemental powers of the world.” Col.2:8
Seductive philosophies (human traditions): Modernism, universalism, hyper-papalism, syncretism (mixture of faith with worldly values, paganism, and sin), non-liturgical blessings, women deacons (priests), minimizing, destigmatizing, and redefining sin, minimizing traditional Church teachings, changing Church teachings, etc.)
Heb. 3:13: Encourage yourselves that you may not grow hardened by the deceit of sin.
Grow hardened (in mind, conscience, and heart):
- Become less sensitive and deluded to understanding in moral issues
- Become blinded by sin (by Satan)
- Become adverse to the gospel message
- Become prideful (not humble)
- Become rebellious with unbelief
Pope Benedict VI also speaks to the counterfeit (fabrication) of the Novus Order Mass:
“In the place of liturgy as the fruit of development came fabricated liturgy. We abandoned the organic, living process of growth and development over centuries, and replaced it, as in manufacturing process, with a fabrication.”
Quotes on deception:
Cardinal Cupic: “Pope Francis’s Latin Mass reforms are necessary to secure Vatican II’s legacy.” (Vatican II’s legacy has become liturgical confusion, declining vocations, poor catechesis, church closings, liturgical sacrilege, diminished respect for sacraments. It seems that Pope Francis intends to double-down on this??)
Pope Francis: “Without liturgical reform, there is no reform of the Church.” (This “reform” is essentially dividing and tearing the Church down. Pope Francis is essentially “reforming” Jesus Church (in the image of man) into something that is looking less and less like Catholic.)
Cardinal Cupic: “The Traditional Latin Mass impoverishes the Church.” (This cardinal makes this statement while Church attendance continues to decline at Novus Order Masses and Church closings continue. Efforts are now being made to clamp down on the Traditional Latin Masses, where Church attendance has been thriving.)
Archbishop Bugnini: “We must strip from our Catholic prayers and from the Catholic liturgy everything which can be a shadow of a stumbling block for Protestants.” (What better way to destroy Jesus’ Church by continually to “Protestantize” it.)
Monsignor Jose Manuel Lorca Planes: “Francis is the springtime of the Church because he has opened up many possibilities of hope, he has a great sensitivity.” (This is a perfect illustration of how a Modernist thinks. Pope Francis and his fellow Modernists are taking every opportunity (possibility) to implement their Modernist ideology to remake Jesus Church into a synodal Church, filled with “lived experiences”, worldly values, and sin. In their efforts to renew the Church, they are actually tearing the Church down.)
The progressive news outlet UK Guardian: “The world’s largest Christian body needs to change….The modernizing second Vatican council in the 1960’s (the last great progressive moment in the history of the Church. The powerful conservative lobby in the Church hierarchy loath the fate of longstanding liberal causes (validation of LGBT+ Catholics and women in church ministries. (These liberal and progressive groups will falsely stack up problems and accusations (caused by Modernists) against the Church to remind us why the Church needs to reform. These conservatives are the problem. These groups even deceptively make references to the ‘traditionalist papacies of John Paul II Benedict XVI?? In reality, JPII and Benedict are not traditionalists! )
Conclusion:
Heb.3:13: Unfortunately, the “fruits” of Vatican II are lack of vocations, liturgical confusion, liturgical sacrilege, sacrilege of sacraments, poor catechesis, ignorant Catholics, and churches closing, etc.
It is true that one can be lured and deluded by the effects of worldly riches.
The evil one may steal one’s moral compass (conscience), potentially leading one down an unfortunate and sinful path.
Update:
Now the Synod of Synodality proposes that POORLY CATECHIZED CATHOLICS undertake and assume greater decision-making in the Church. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY EVER GO WRONG WITH THAT!
The Vatican continues to insert paganism, sin, and spiritual harlotry (mixing of faith, sin, and worldly values) into Jesus’ Church.
Many of us are already like little pagans worshipping or gods: technology, fame, fortune, celebrity, wealth, and power.
Paul has continually us about adding human doctrines, innovations, and seductive philosophies. Yet, Pope Francis’s papacy is continually filled with many such innovations: (Ex: non-liturgical blessings, etc.)
Several Marian prophesies have foretold that Satan has already made himself known, blinding, deluding, and confusing many (clergy and laity) in the Church.
One does not need to be full-blown possessed to be influenced by Satan. Satan can influence through busyness, distraction, confusion, pride, temptation, and seduction.
In some situations, if it serves God’s divine Providence, God may allow one to remain hard-hearted. (Pharaoh comes to mind from the the Old Testament.) Why would this not be applicable now in current times?
Modernists will often use circular reasoning to explain or promote their intentions and objectives:
Why is Mass attendance declining after Vatican II?
- What caused this problem? (The Modernists at Vatican II naively thought that “we needed to bring fresh air into the Church” in order to “reform” and “renew” the Church.)
- What happened as a result of this? (Liturgical confusion (chaos), declining vocations, poor catechesis, liturgical sacrilege, declining Mass attendance, churches closing, etc.)
- What has been the bright spot of encouragement in all of this? (The Traditional Latin Mass continues to attract and inspire the faithful. The TLM continues to thrive.)
- How does the Modernists seek to reform the liturgy? (They are using Traditiones Custodies to restrict and remove the TLM because it impoverishes??)
- What has been the results of Pope Francis’ further efforts to “reform” and “renew” the Church? (Further liturgical confusion and chaos.)
- What have the German bishops done? (In their efforts to “reform” and “renew” the German Church, they have gone doctrinally into heresy and schism.)
- What will this accomplish? (This will do nothing to stop the “spiritual bleeding” [declining Mass attendance and churches closing] in the Church and also hinder the TLM in the Church.)
- What will do Modernists do next? (They will seek again to “reform” and “renew” the Church ==> rinse and repeat.)
- Why is this circular reasoning like insanity? (This is likened to Albert Einstein’s quote: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again.”)
Pope Pius V: “We grant and concede in perpetuity for the chanting or reading of the [Traditional Latin] Mass in any church whatsoever, to be followed absolutely, without any scruple of conscience or fear of incurring any penalty, judgment, or censure, and may be freely and lawfully be used.” (1570 AD)
From Pope Pius X’s Pascendi Dominic Gregis: The Doctrine of the Modernists
Blind that they are, and leaders of the blind, inflated with a boastful science, they have reached that pitch of folly where they pervert the eternal concept of truth and the true nature of the religious sentiment; with that new system of theirs they are seen to be under the sway of a blind and unchecked passion for novelty, thinking not at all of finding some solid foundation of truth, but despising the holy and apostolic traditions, they embrace other vain, futile, uncertain doctrines, condemned by the Church, on which, in the height of their vanity, they think they can rest and maintain truth itself.