David Messick

Can't help but reshare this video of a priest making space on the kneeler for the little boy who wants to adore Jesus.

“Infallibility is a function of prophecy ie (sic) revelation.” The aforementioned comment is proximate to the Heresy of Rationalism and very fundamentally misunderstands that Supernatural Truths, regardless of whether previously manifested, exceed the powers of natural reason. As if reason, bounded by the limits of nature, could make Infallible Proclamations about the Mysteries of the Faith. As if Faith were nothing more than intellectual assent. As if mortal science sufficient to explain every observed phenomena in Scripture. This perspective would reduce the Supernatural to the natural, Faith to mere reason, God’s Laws to man’s laws, and Theology to theodicy and philosophy. Consider, as but one example, what Our Lord tells Nicodemus about Baptism: “If I tell you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?” #CatholicX #CatholicTwitter

My dad finally opened his eyes after 3 days in ICU… I can’t stop crying 😭

If it’s not too much trouble, Please include me and my family in your Rosary intentions today 🙏 God bless you!

There is much to say about each of these points, which either proceed from protestant assumptions nowhere in Church history, and/or misrepresent the Catholic position. But one thing that is absolutely false is the first point. As someone blessed to be in their writings almost every day for almost 9 years now, I have found astounding unanimity among the Fathers on many different subjects, and even small details of Scriptural interpretation (to say nothing of their unanimity on the Church—more below). But even on this, when one Father observes something different than another in Scripture, virtually every time, this isn’t a contradiction, but equally Catholic, and in accordance with the “Rule of Faith.” Protestants often automatically present this as a contradiction, but Catholics don’t, and have never seen it that way. For example, our answer to the question “Was the Rock Christ, St. Peter, or Peter’s Confession?” is simply “Yes,” because each aspect symphonically reinforces the others. And beyond even that, all the Fathers agreed that the Catholic Church had authority from God to issue binding definitions on the faith, and that such definitions could only issue from the successors of the Apostles, the bishops (with virtual unanimity about a superior authority of some kind in the bishop of Rome). They believed this because they knew they were not inspired, or infallible, as individual men. But they knew the Church was indeed infallible, and had authority from Christ to teach the whole world ONE and the SAME faith. They always and everywhere speak of the Church as having ONE teaching, ONE government, ONE worship, ONE canon law, ONE faith, etc. Protestants cannot make this claim for themselves, and have never been able to. So even if they got things wrong—which many of them admitted they could—the Fathers knew the Church would not. They knew that when a theological issue was resolved, it would ONLY be resolved within THAT Church. Not by a heretical sect who had long since left it; or by a schismatic group that stood aloof from it. I hope this shows why attempts such as those below by this protestant fellow are superficial at best, if not outright false.

The Vatican never intended to take the SSPX seriously if their requests to meet directly with the Pope were denied and instead they were given only the opportunity to speak to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith headed by a Cardinal who wrote pornographic books. What does the DDF mean when it states that it wants adherence to Vatican II when it was explicitly stated by previous Popes that it was pastoral in nature and defined no new doctrines? Clearly this is an admission that, in fact, it did create a new doctrine, one at odds with the pre-Vatican II faith.

@CardinalDolan Please pray for a cure for my cancer.

Please pray for me. I have had the worst week of my life and am in a terrible state.

@JendersII I've always used great caution with Bishop Barron due to his neo-universalism beliefs. He publishes many beautiful books, but I don't know if I can trust what is written within.

Barron has been such a disappointment. Trump has utterly destroyed his already waning credibility as a Catholic theological authority. That's a problem (when he literally is one) as an apostolic successor.

@holysmoke Leo could and should dissolve the deal. Leo should also remove the pervert Cardinal "Heal me with your mouth" Fernández. Should have done both day one.

That’s unfair. Pope Leo didn’t give the CCP control of the Chinese Church. The deal was imposed under Francis, engineered by Parolin on the advice of McCarrick.

@holysmoke If the Orthodox were as theologically close to Rome as the SSPX they would be welcomed back with open arms. Rome should simply keep her original promise and grant the SSPX bishops. It's shameful that for many there is no law, but SSPX get the hammer.

Actually, not for any dissident group, conservative or liberal, that decides to ordain its own bishops and expects Rome to rubber-stamp them. With the shameful exception, of course, of China. But just because Francis left Leo with that ghastly mess doesn’t mean he’s going to bend the rules for the SSPX. We can debate the justice of this until we’re blue in the face. It was never going to happen.

Nonsense. Bishops have been repeatedly consecrated who hold positions against settled teaching and apparently they are left to simply "dialogue" over the issues. SSPX holds positions in agreement with pre-Vatican 2 teaching and has never been condemned for heresy. So why not allow the consecrations and simply let "dialogue" run its course? Alas, not for SSPX.

Could you please say a prayer for my dad who was just diagnosed this week with cancer? Thank you.

@_jonbowlin Catholic does not include your religion Jon.

UPDATE: Turned out as good as it possibly could. She’s being discharged and going home soon. No harm to the baby confirmed, and she is recovering. Big sigh of relief! Thank you to all who prayed.

The ol’ “call no man father” canard refuted with Scripture. 1 Corinthians 4:15 “I became your father in Christ Jesus through the Gospel.” Matthew 19:19 “Honor your father and your mother.” Acts 7:2 (Saint Stephen calls Jewish leaders “fathers”) Acts 22:1 (Saint Paul calls Jews in Jerusalem “fathers”) Romans 4:16 “Abraham is the father of us all.” 1 Thessalonians 2:11 “for you know how, like a father with children, we exhorted each.” 1 Timothy 1:2 “Timothy, my true child in the Faith.” Philemon 10 “Onesimus, whose father I have become in my imprisonment.” Hebrews 1:29 “we have had earthly fathers to discipline us.” 1 John 2:13 “I am writing to you, fathers.”

"God the Word Himself is Christ from Mary, God and Man; not some other Christ but One and the Same; He before ages from the Father, He too in the last times from the Virgin" (St. Athanasius).

Prayer Request: please pray for Kathy G. who is undergoing tests for recurrence of cancer and has multiple other medical issues. Thank you #CatholicX #CatholicTwitter

@Ed_In_America @Elohim_Gadol The Eurchrist is Jesus Christ.

@Elohim_Gadol Communion has never and will never get anyone to Heaven.

Christ Jesus is the only way.

Please pray for a private intention of mine.