St. Augustine warned that: Baptism, which is a blessing for believers, becomes a curse for heretics.
As an amputated member, a heretic does not possess the life of the Spirit
The Holy Spirit works in the Church what the soul works in all the members of one body. […] It could happen that in a human body, or better, of a human body, a member has to be amputated: a hand, finger or foot. Does the soul by any chance go after the separated member? While it was attached the body, it lived; once amputated, it loses life. In the same way, someone is a Christian Catholic when he lives in the body; separated from it, he becomes a heretic, and the Spirit does not follow the amputated member. Therefore, if you wish to have life in the Holy Spirit, conserve charity, love truth, desire unity and you will reach eternity. (Saint Augustine. Sermon 267, 4)
Wherefore neither do the heretics belong to the Church catholic, which loves God[…] (Augustine of Hippo. Of Faith and the Creed, X)
Accordingly, they who are not Christ’s members do not dwell in Him. And they who make themselves members of a harlot, are not members of Christ unless they have penitently abandoned that evil, and have returned to this good to be reconciled to it. (Saint Augustine of Hippo. City of God, Book XXI, Ch. 25)
Salvation in the Various States of Life But oh, I see that by speaking in this manner of all in general, I am missing my point. So let us apply this truth to various states, and you will understand that you must either throw away reason, experience and the common sense of the faithful, or confess that the greater number of Catholics is damned. Is there any state in the world more favorable to innocence in which salvation seems easier and of which people have a higher idea than that of priests, the lieutenants of God? At first glance, who would not think that most of them are not only good but even perfect; yet I am horror-struck when I hear Saint Jerome declaring that although the world is full of priests, barely one in a hundred is living in a manner in conformity with state; when I hear a servant of God attesting that he has learned by revelation that the number of priests who fall into hell each day is so great that it seemed impossible to him that there be any left on earth; when I hear Saint Chrysostom exclaiming with tears in his eyes, "I do not believe that many priests are saved; I believe the contrary, that the number of those who are damned is greater."
(...) Baronius relates that after Julian the Apostate's infamous apostasy, he conceived such great hatred against Holy Baptism that day and night, he sought a way in which he might erase his own. To that purpose he had a bath of goat's blood prepared and placed himself in it, wanting this impure blood of a victim consecrated to Venus to erase the sacred character of Baptism from his soul. Such behavior seems abominable to you, but if Julian's plan had been able to succeed, it is certain that he would be suffering much less in hell.
The Narrow Gate 13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy[d] that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. 14 For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it. Matthew 7
Matthew 25:41 Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels
“The Son of Perdition will teach men things contrary to God” Scivias.
“He will spurn and reject baptism and the Gospel. He will open his mouth to preach contradiction”
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Plus, St. Peter explicitly taught about the worse condition of those who knew and followed Christ, yet fell away (as in, apostates and heretics are in a worse place than even unbaptized pagans). Per his second epistle (chapter 2 for first image, chapter 3 for the second) Acts 17:30-31
While God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
Acts 26:20
but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout the countryside of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and do deeds consistent with repentance.
Heresiarch Jorge Mario Bergoglio:
“GOD LOVES ALWAYS AND PATIENTLY, WITHOUT DEMANDING TO BE LOVED IN RETURN” (“WITHOUT THE PRETENSION OF BEING LOVED BACK”, “WITHOUT PRETENDING TO BE LOVED IN RETURN” ). “Quale Dio è disposto a morire per gli uomini? Quale Dio ama sempre e pazientemente, senza la pretesa di essere riamato? Quale Dio accetta la tremenda mancanza di riconoscenza di un figlio che gli chiede in anticipo l’eredità e se ne va via di casa sperperando tutto?”.
General Audience, Vatican.va, Mar. 3, 2021
Titus 3:10 A man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, avoid
Pope Pius XII: “Actually only those are to be included as members of the Church who have been baptized and profess the true faith, and who have not been so unfortunate as to separate themselves from the unity of the Body, or been excluded by legitimate authority….” -Mystici Corporis
Bergoglio in Argentina held the same heresy in his interview with the Mexican journalist Valentina Alazraki he said: “And we also invited some pastors from outside, some priest from outside, Cantalamessa was there once. And that helped those of us who were on the serious line to work together, right? So, you see, the word "sects" is being diluted. I spent a lot of time on this for justice, so as …More
Bergoglio in Argentina held the same heresy in his interview with the Mexican journalist Valentina Alazraki he said: “And we also invited some pastors from outside, some priest from outside, Cantalamessa was there once. And that helped those of us who were on the serious line to work together, right? So, you see, the word "sects" is being diluted. I spent a lot of time on this for justice, so as not to do an injustice. Evangelical brothers who work well.”
