If you haven’t read Fr. Z’s post on the Bergoglian Antipapacy, and the Munus-Ministerium distinction, you should.
It’s a long piece, but very much worth the time. Here’s one of several punchlines, emphases mine:
“Let’s play the mind exercise out a little more and hack through some of the issues which I have heard raised by, for example, Ann Barnhardt, who is without question of the mind that Benedict is still Pope and Francis is a usurper antipope. Along with Ann is a smart fellow with well-articulated arguments, Edward Mazza.
I’ll try to spin out what they have been discussing. I hope I don’t put my foot wrong and mischaracterize their positions. I’m happy to be corrected.
It seems that… in their view…
Benedict did NOT legitimately resign, because the language he used at the time he announced his resignation is confused. The confused language suggests that Benedict intended to resign the active dimension of his role, his ministerium (for example, doing stuff as Bishop of Rome and doing stuff as Pope to the larger world). However, he did not intend to resign his munus as Vicar of Christ. Much turns on the technical term munus.
The fact is that munus and ministerium do not mean the same thing, though they are often bound together. For example, one carries out a certain ministry in the Church because he holds an office, a munus. Canon law says that the Pope has to resign the munus.
Canon 332 §2: Si contingat ut Romanus Pontifex muneri suo renuntiet, ad validitatem requiritur ut renuntiatio libere fiat et rite manifestetur, non vero ut a quopiam acceptetur. … If it should come to pass that the Roman Pontiff resigns his office, it is required for validity that the resignation is made freely and that it be properly manifested, but not that it is accepted by anyone.
But Benedict said in his resignation:
Quapropter bene conscius ponderis huius actus plena libertate declaro me ministerio Episcopi Romae, Successoris Sancti Petri, mihi per manus Cardinalium die 19 aprilis MMV commisso renuntiare ita ut a die 28 februarii MMXIII, hora 20, sedes Romae, sedes Sancti Petri vacet et Conclave ad eligendum novum Summum Pontificem ab his quibus competit convocandum esse.… For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005, in such a way, that as from 28 February 2013, at 20:00 hours, the See of Rome, the See of Saint Peter, will be vacant and a Conclave to elect the new Supreme Pontiff will have to be convoked by those whose competence it is.
Words have meanings. It is not right simply to conflate munus and ministerium as if they are interchangeable. They are closely tied to each other but they are not synonyms. Not even close.”
Not. Even. Close.
Fr. Z later says:
“Remember:
If a Pope doesn’t resign willingly, the resignation is invalid.
If the Pope has in mind some sort of project papacy – like bifurcate it – and that project is in fact impossible, then the Pope is in substantial error and the resignation is invalid.
Can. 188 – A resignation made out of grave fear that is inflicted unjustly or out of malice, substantial error, or simony is invalid by the law itself.
Either way, duress or error, Benedict would still be Pope in the sense of being Vicar of Christ, for sure, and perhaps also of Bishop of Rome.”
Yup.
And as we are all getting a good, hard lesson in, the greatest act of violence one can do to the Papacy is not to deny that it exists, but rather to call a man who is not Peter, “Peter”.
Pray for Pope Benedict XVI Ratzinger, the one and only living Vicar of Christ since April ARSH 2005, whether he likes it or not, the Papacy, and the Church Militant, infiltrated, occupied, and in terrifyingly visible eclipse.
July: Month of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus
Most Precious Blood of Life Eternal, price of sinful man’s redemption, by whose saving streams the thirst of souls is quenched, and their stains are washed away, Thou Who dost plead the cause of man before the throne of infinite mercy, from the depths of my heart I adore Thee and desire, as much as lies in my power, to make atonement for the injuries and insults that are constantly offered Thee by mankind, and especially by those who rashly dare to blaspheme Thee. Who will not bless and praise this Blood of infinite value? Whose soul would not be inspired with love for Jesus Who shed It all for us? What would be my fate, had I not been redeemed by this Divine Blood? And what drew Thee from the veins of my Savior even to the last drop? It was love! O boundless love, which has given us this saving balm! O priceless balm, welling from the fount of immeasurable love! Grant that all hearts and tongues may praise Thee, magnify Thee, and give Thee thanks, now and throughout all ages. Amen.
St. Gaspar del Bufalo, pray for us.
Most Precious Blood of Jesus, have mercy on us.
Barnhardt Podcast #149: UFOs and Ultimate Faith Objectives
In this episode we discuss the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul as the being the high point for Ordination Season, the unfortunate tendency of trad Catholics to form circular firing squads, the danger of “celebrity priests” (even on a minor scale), and UFOs. During this superluminal jaunt through seemingly random topics we stressed the need to be Master and Commander of our souls, to read the scriptures and books by the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, and to build our personal spiritual lives back better to be ready — if called upon by God — to take part in the Great Catholic Reset when Her Immaculate Heart triumphs!
Links, Reading, and Video:
- Mazzacast Addressing who the Katechon is
- Dr. Mazza: “‘Leave the Throne, Take the Ministry’ The Sacred Powers of Pope Emeritus”
- Bishop Sheen: Bishop and TV celebrity
- What’s the other 99% in “1% Ivermectin”?
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Mailbag: When frontline doctors start using terms like “precipice of the eschaton” because of the dearth of integrity… stay confessed. And take your Ivermectin.
Ann,
Just saw a colleague of mine “take the red pill” as it happened today. Better late than never…
He had two young patients this week with heart issues after the covid shot. Then he found out that apparently (and this was the first I had heard of it) two of our coresidents had attempted to publish a case series on heart problems in young people after the jab. No attendings would put their name on it. Then when one finally did, none of the journals they submitted to would publish their paper.
It was crazy watching someone’s eyes almost literally open in front of me. He was angry. I basically shook his hand and said something along the lines of “welcome to the war”.
We live in strange times. The precipice of the eschaton.
Signed,
Dr. X
Nuclear: FDA Knew on October 22, 2020 that the DeathJab would maim and kill, cause heart damage, clotting and ravage children
OK, folks. All AV Nerds should download this before they delete it.
The timestamp you want to hone in on is 02:33:40. This guy presenting SKIPS THE SLIDE, so it is only visible for a fraction of a second, but it can be easily isolated.
Let me type the text on the slide up so it will populate on search engines:
FDA Safety Surveillance of COVID-19 Vaccines: DRAFT Working list of possible adverse event outcomes ***Subject to change***
-Guillain-Barré syndrome
-Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
-Transverse myelitis
-Encephalitis /myelitis/encephalomyelitis/meningoencephalitis/meningitis/encephalopathy
-Convulsions/seizures
-Stroke
-Narcolepsy and cataplexy
-Anaphylaxis
-Acute myocardial infarction
-Myocarditis/pericarditis
-Autoimmune disease
-Deaths
-Preganacy and birth outcomes
-Other acute demyelinating diseases
-Non-anaphylactic allergic reactions
-Thrombocytopenia
-Disseminated intervascular coagulation
-Venous thromboembolism
-Arthritis and arthralgia/joint pain
-Kawasaki disease
-Multisymptom Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
-Vaccine enhanced disease
It’s all right there folks. Everything we are seeing and these rat bastards are trying to gaslight you into believing isn’t happening or “isn’t related” was 100% anticipated by the FDA in October. All of the clotting and coagulation. All of the heart damage. All of the female reproductive issues. All of the people dropping dead, either from heart attack or stroking out. All of the sick children – “Multisymptom Inflammatory Syndrome in Children” is a completely new term. And if you don’t know what Kawasaki Disease is: “Kawasaki disease is an illness that causes inflammation (swelling and redness) in blood vessels throughout the body. It happens in three phases, and a lasting fever usually is the first sign. The condition most often affects kids younger than 5 years old.”
And, of course, as we have been saying for a LOOOONG time in this space, “Vaccine enhanced disease” – meaning the injection actually supercharges any CoronaVirus into a killer, when it should only be a seasonal cold. We’ll know on or around September 15th when the next cold season starts if this is the case.
ALL OF IT was FULLY ANTICIPATED by the FDA months before they even rolled out the DeathJabs.
Largest crime against humanity EVER perpetrated. If Capital punishment is not meted out for this, then every Nazi executed at Nuremberg in ’46 deserves a full apology, and Washington DC should be renamed Mengeleville.
Art Appreciation: Post-American Still Life
The Culinary “Why didn’t I think of that” Files: Strawberry Shortcake with… wait for it… COCONUT Cream
So obvious. So obscure. So random. Yet so clear.
I pretty much can never have strawberry shortcake ever again WITHOUT coconut cream. It’s that traumatically good.
Fair warning given.
Just your friendly Friday reminder here in the ongoing midst of the greatest crime against humanity ever perpetrated…
Antichurch in full manifestation: Secretary of State Parolin comes out in favor of totalitarian pro-sodomy law which carries criminal charges and jail time for “offending” faggots, dykes and trannies, first and foremost by calling sodomy a sin
Algorithmic translation here.
Every American should read the quote here below and then hang their head in shame, because THIS is the fruition of the satanic heresies known collectively as “Americanism.” The groveling inversion of the Church-state ordinance, the elevation of the “democratic” “will of the people” over any prohibition on even the most sickening sins, sodomy and child murder being first among them. America, you own this, we own this, and if you don’t feel that sickening realization in the pit of your stomach, at long last, as the Antichurch kneels before Sodom and moloch, spouting your Lee Greenwood boilerplate heresy, then… I got nothin’.
“The Italian state is secular, non-denominational. I fully agree with the Prime Minister Draghi on the secular nature of the state and on the sovereignty of the Italian Parliament ‘, the Vatican Secretary of State Parolin also said, adding that the Holy See does not want to block the law but expresses concern about possible interpretations.