Cardinal Müller on "Catholics" Forsaking God, Scripture, and Tradition

Many "modern" Christians who have lost their faith are trying to save their subjective "Christianity", writes Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller on Kath.net (December 31).
Such bureaucratic "Christians" no longer believe in the Trinity, the Incarnation, sin and salvation, but follow secondary justifications for Christianity such as global warming, immigration policy and partisanship in election campaigns.
"Like the ancient Gnostics, their modern disciples consider themselves to be enlightened and adult Christians who, unlike the immature Catholics, do not need the authority of God in the mediation of Holy Scripture, the Apostolic Tradition or even in the judgment of the Church's Magisterium", writes the Cardinal.
His specific example is not his fellow cardinals or Francis: "Without a clear reaction from the responsible bishops, a theology professor from southwestern Germany can formally deny the Incarnation and question the salvific significance of Christ's death on the cross."
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