Pope Leo XIII Against 'Recognize & Resist??"
This blog comes as a refutation to the very impotent argument of the NovusOrdoWatch that Leo XIII was implying "we be against the recognize and resist position"in this crisis of the Church. For reference, I contacted Novus Ordo Watch many months back and after about the third email they ran away from phone conversation.
Impotent Argumentation from Novus OrdoWatch concerning Pope Leo XIII "being against the Recognize and Resist position"
(NovusOrdoWatch) LEO XIII- "To the shepherds alone was given all power to teach, to judge, to direct; on the faithful was imposed the duty of following their teaching, of submitting with docility to their judgment, and of allowing themselves to be governed, corrected, and guided by them in the way of salvation. Thus, it is an absolute necessity for the simple faithful to submit in mind and heart to their own pastors, and for the latter to submit with them to the Head and Supreme Pastor." (Epistola Tua)
TCK REPLY: What does the submission to a Pope have to do with resisting a Pope who teaches error or makes illicit commands? The error of recognizing one who has authority to command and actually resisting what he illicitly commands is made.
Venerable Pope Pius IX († 1878) recognised the danger that a future pope would be a heretic and “teach contrary to the Catholic Faith”, and he instructed, “do not follow him.”
“If a future pope teaches anything contrary to the Catholic Faith, do not follow him.” (Letter to Bishop Brizen) So much for recognize and resist being heretical as Novus Ordo watch so comically teaches.
Read More...
tradcatknight.blogspot.com/…/pope-leo-xiii-a…