Wherein Fr. Z all but says it, and gives us a delicious morsel of creative writing on Pope Benedict’s Name Day (Feast of St. Joseph)

First, Fr. Z’s title of his post:

Buon Onomastico… Happy Name Day… Holy Father Benedict XVI and also another titan of the Church. BONUS: a short excursion of the imagination.

Posted on 19 March 2022 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

“Holy Father” and not an emeritus in sight… 😏

Then, to the fantasy fiction, wherein a theory is given flesh by speculative example. And yes, SATISFYING would be putting it mildly:

Imagine…

… the votes are counted and the results ring in the Sistine Chapel.  Stunned, awe-filled silence prevails.

There is a moment of bustling consultation at the main table of the officers of the conclave.  Several of the Cardinals and personnel slip out the door to the Gospel side of the main altar.

Time passes.  As the Cardinal Electors wait, some being to stir, to gather in small groups, and move about and the sound of voices slowly rises in the great painted barn.

There is a sudden tapping on the microphone to get their attention and everyone returns to his place.  The main door of the chapel opens.  A momentary swirl of porpora sacra and paonazza.  

A small figure dressed in white in a wheel chair is escorted into the nave surrounded by officials of the conclave.  As if from the sacral sense in the very marrow of the men whose burden it is to bear the color of martyrs, one by one they remove their birettas and bow to the man in the chair.

In the chair.

In the absence of the Dean of the College, who had been unable to enter the conclave due to age, the Vice Dean approaches the diminutive focus of their collective minds and hearts.

Vice Dean: “Acceptáste electiónem de te canónice factam de Summum Pontificem?” (Do you accept your canonical election as Supreme Pontiff?)

B16: Non accepto.  (No.)

Vice Dean: “Quo nómine vis … eehh… non acceptas? Ma.. come… cosa…?” (By what name do you wish … uh… you don’t? But… how… what…?)

B16: Acceptare nuper non possumus quod iam hic abhinc decima septima annos acceptavimus. Apud vos declaramus Nos iam Vicarium Christi esse. Ministerium actuosum Episcopi Sedis Romanae renuntiavimus sed non Christi munus Vicarii. Munus retinuimus illud et retinemus retinebimusque usque ad ultimum cordis saltum Nostrae. Acceptare idcirco hanc electionem modo a vobis factam in Summum Pontificem Nobis non licet. Iamdudum Sumus Pontifex, Christi iam Vicarius.

Ann’s hack Latin translation:

B16: We cannot accept now what we already accepted here seventeen years ago. We declare to you that we are already the Vicar of Christ. We have renounced the active ministry of the Bishop of the Roman See, but not the role of Christ’s Vicar. We have retained that responsibility, and we will retain it and retain it until the last beat of our heart. Therefore it is not lawful for us to accept this election only made by you for the Supreme Pontiff. We have been Supreme Pontiff, Vicar of Christ all along.

[Gasps.  All eyes turn back to the man in white.]

Click over to Fr. Z’s post to see the NAME to which Pope Ratzinger selects to change his Papal name in this admittedly delicious piece of speculative fiction. Even if you can’t read Latin, you’ll see it.

Ego suspiratus….

Pray for Pope Benedict XVI Ratzinger, the one and only Vicar of Christ these seventeen years, for the Papacy, and for Holy Mother Church, outside of which there is no salvation.

St. Joseph, patron of the Universal Church and Terror of Demons, pray for us.

St. Peter, pray for us.

Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us.

Barnhardt Podcast #169: Essential and Necessary

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In this episode we discuss the coming putative consecration of Russia and Ukraine by someone other than the Vicar of Christ and muse about what will actually happen as a result of that. We also speculated about the upcoming global chastisement which has been foretold many times over the centuries and issued a public service announcement: If you think you are seeing or hearing voices or visions from heaven, go to confession IMMEDIATELY and talk to your confessor! While authentic private revelations have yielded spiritual fruit and devotions they will NEVER contain anything essential for salvation that isn’t already covered in the Deposit of Faith and the perennial teachings of The Church. There is no silver bullet for riding out the end times; it’s going to be difficult but in those difficulties are the opportunities for rapid and massive growth in sanctity and holiness.

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The Consecration of Russia must be done BY THE POPE. Antipope Bergoglio isn’t the Pope, never was and never will be. For Antipope Bergoglio to ape the Consecration of Russia would be worse than doing nothing. Pope Benedict MUST BE VISIBLY PRESENT.

If Antipope Bergoglio apes the Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Pope Benedict IS NOT THERE VISIBLY PRESENT, not only will it be invalid, it will be a satanic aping of the Consecration, and one should expect nuclear war to be the eventual result.

ANTIPOPE JORGE MARIO BERGOGLIO IS NOT THE POPE.
HE NEVER WAS.
HE NEVER WILL BE.
ANTIPOPE BERGOGLIO CANNOT ACCOMPLISH THE CONSECRATION OF RUSSIA TO THE IMMACULATE HEART BECAUSE HE ISN’T THE POPE.

HOWEVER: I *SUSPECT* that Pope Benedict’s mere presence would probably be enough IF the Consecration were done properly with the correct intention, because remember, Bergoglio IS a bishop. But if the intention is mangled or perverted in any way, not even Pope Benedict’s presence would rehabilitate it.

Needless to say, I am HIGHLY WARY of luciferian skullduggery in this situation.

Stay confessed.

Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.

Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us.