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Interview of His Holiness
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~ Broadcast on RomaTV and on various Latin American and Ecclesiastical Broadcasting Channels
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~ Broadcast on RomaTV and on various Latin American and Ecclesiastical Broadcasting Channels
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PELLEGRINI: Welcome to RomaTV studios Your Holiness, it is an honour to have you present
HH: We are glad to be here, as you know we strongly support the development of Television.
PELLEGRINI: To begin, if I may ask a most poignant question Your Holiness. The Magisterium and You Yourself have long been opposed to liberalism. Could you succinctly describe why Liberalism is so opposed to the Divine and Catholic Faith?
HH: Liberalism is a modernist, that is to say anti-transcendent, ideology. The aim of the liberal project is to dismantle the natural, social, and spiritual order of being and construct in its place a society in which the only recognized basis of order is an equality of all human desires managed and pacified by a bureaucratic state. This is dogmatically opposed to the truths of original sin, and to the truths of the Catholic faith. Liberalism, in denying that one must discriminate between truth and error, and proclaiming the toleration of the evil as a virtue, all in the name of a false equality and a false freedom is diametrically opposed to the faith, and to natural human understanding.
PELLEGRINI: Your Holiness, are there aspects of liberalism that good?
HH: Many ideals upheld in liberal ideology are good: the appeal to reason in public discourse; a common rule of law for all citizens; restrictions on the power of government; constitutional checks and balances; federalism based in subsidiarity; and many other things. Error however is most gravely dangerous when it contains some truth, since in presenting some truth people may be more easily taken in by the evil hidden amongst it. Thus modern liberalism which makes non-discrimination, tolerance, equality, and false freedom the ruling principles of society must be rejected despite its praiseworthy aspects.
PELLEGRINI: Your Holiness, what would you suggest is the best alternative to Liberalism?
HH: it follows that the only true opposite of liberal society is a traditional society, in which the order of being is recognized, nourished, and expressed, rather than disparaged, despised, and banished as it is by liberalism, and in which the truth of the Catholic faith is actively promoted and allowed to flourish.
PELLEGRINI: What is His Holiness' assessment of Proletarism
HH: The Magisterium, under our venerable predecessor declared that it is not licit for a Catholic to either be a member of a Proletarist Party, or obstinately and scandalously promote Proletarism through literature or other means in accordance with the juridical principles of canon law. As to our assessment, it is clear to us that Proletarism promotes the same errors as liberalism, and yet to a greater degree particularly in its traditional form in that it actively promotes violence and the overthrow of the order of things in the name of a false equality which is nothing other than totalitarian tyranny. Those who follow this ideology are sadly confused, and we pray for them that they may desist from their errors and return to the serenity of Christian society.
PELLEGRINI: The Proletarists recently engaged in terrorists attacks in the Papal States, with the Inquisition noting more stringent measures will be in place to counter the movement. What would His Holiness say is necessary to overturn the confusion of Proletarism?
HH: Holiness and Charity. The Holy See must of course protect the innocent civilians it is charged by God to govern from violence and protect the sovereignty of the Church from the attacks of its enemies. But at a personal and spiritual level it is the duty of Christians to cultivate sanctity, and to offer the hand of charity to their fellow human beings, particularly the proletarists. Through sanctity and charity they may see the truths of the True religion and be led away from their misguided anger and confusion and into the clarity of right teaching.
PELLEGRINI: On another topic, in Aztlan the adherents of the Mesoamerican cults have emerged, with much violence and conflict erupting there. What is His Holiness' consideration of this matter?
HH: As the Bishops of Aztlan have noted, violence should not be used against the followers of the monstrous errors of the past. Rather as with all error, false piety must be met with true sanctity, false religion with true religion, and false gods and idols with the light of the true and ever-living God. We would also say however that governments, as they rule by the leave of God, have a moral compulsion to support and promote the true religion and defend the rights of the Church of God. It would be an error for the government of Aztlan to tolerate the monstrous practice of the Mesoamerican cults, and insodoing fall into the errors of relativism, and practical atheism.
PELLEGRINI: The Church recently proclaimed the excommunication of the so-called "Old Catholic Church" in Argentina. What is the Church's assessment of this schismatic sect.
HH: Firstly we are saddened at its adherents wanton rejection of the doctrines of Christ and the sacred and infallible dogma of the Faith. In their heresy they deny that outside the Church there is no salvation, and that the Church is the pillar and foundation of the Truth, protected by Christ himself from Error as scripture informs us. In consummating their heresy with the appointment of an antipope, they effectively become but another protestant sect, all the more grave in its heresy by its forfeiture of truth to appease the world and follow the misguided errors of our time rather than hold unflinchingly to the absolute truths of the Gospel. It is the role of the faithful, clerical and lay to convert these misguided souls and those who have been so deceived by their error to the truths of Christ, by sanctity in themselves, and through their words and actions.
PELLEGRINI: The Schismatics departed, so they say, due to the Magisteriums support for Moralism. What is His Holiness opinion of this accusation?
HH: The Church does not support moralism, it supports Catholic Truth. Any association with moralism or any other political movement, be it traditionalism, conservatism or so forth, is engaged in as a prudential and pastoral initiative inasmuch as those movements promote truths and combat rampant errors present in our day. The schismatics by the fact they chose apostasy and false doctrine and rejected infallible dogma went far beyond merely questioning prudential decisions on the part of their bishops and the Holy See as was their right, and showed that their separation was due primarily to heresy, and the adoption of protestant and liberal principles contrary to truth. Ergo their actions indicate the falsity of their statements on the matter, and show that apostasy and infidelity is the root cause of the Argentine schism. rather than fundamentally the actions of the Holy See .
PELLEGRINI: A few final questions. His Holiness has strongly supported television, can you elucidate why you support this technology? Afterall does not it pose a social danger as some suggest?
HH: It does pose a danger, yet like any tool this is due to improper use rather than to any inherent character of the same. As to why we support this technology, it is because it can serve great good in serving as a tool for the proclamation of the gospel. This technology is already established, and the Church as part of its evangelical mission should, we think, adopt this technology wholeheartedly in order that firstly, it may serve the Lord, and secondly in order that the people may, through sound guidance, may be taught a proper way to use this tool, avoiding obsession and the risk that the human dimension of life may suffer from this technology.
PELLEGRINI: Thank you Your Holiness for consenting to be interviewed by RomaTV
HH: Thank you.
HH: We are glad to be here, as you know we strongly support the development of Television.
PELLEGRINI: To begin, if I may ask a most poignant question Your Holiness. The Magisterium and You Yourself have long been opposed to liberalism. Could you succinctly describe why Liberalism is so opposed to the Divine and Catholic Faith?
HH: Liberalism is a modernist, that is to say anti-transcendent, ideology. The aim of the liberal project is to dismantle the natural, social, and spiritual order of being and construct in its place a society in which the only recognized basis of order is an equality of all human desires managed and pacified by a bureaucratic state. This is dogmatically opposed to the truths of original sin, and to the truths of the Catholic faith. Liberalism, in denying that one must discriminate between truth and error, and proclaiming the toleration of the evil as a virtue, all in the name of a false equality and a false freedom is diametrically opposed to the faith, and to natural human understanding.
PELLEGRINI: Your Holiness, are there aspects of liberalism that good?
HH: Many ideals upheld in liberal ideology are good: the appeal to reason in public discourse; a common rule of law for all citizens; restrictions on the power of government; constitutional checks and balances; federalism based in subsidiarity; and many other things. Error however is most gravely dangerous when it contains some truth, since in presenting some truth people may be more easily taken in by the evil hidden amongst it. Thus modern liberalism which makes non-discrimination, tolerance, equality, and false freedom the ruling principles of society must be rejected despite its praiseworthy aspects.
PELLEGRINI: Your Holiness, what would you suggest is the best alternative to Liberalism?
HH: it follows that the only true opposite of liberal society is a traditional society, in which the order of being is recognized, nourished, and expressed, rather than disparaged, despised, and banished as it is by liberalism, and in which the truth of the Catholic faith is actively promoted and allowed to flourish.
PELLEGRINI: What is His Holiness' assessment of Proletarism
HH: The Magisterium, under our venerable predecessor declared that it is not licit for a Catholic to either be a member of a Proletarist Party, or obstinately and scandalously promote Proletarism through literature or other means in accordance with the juridical principles of canon law. As to our assessment, it is clear to us that Proletarism promotes the same errors as liberalism, and yet to a greater degree particularly in its traditional form in that it actively promotes violence and the overthrow of the order of things in the name of a false equality which is nothing other than totalitarian tyranny. Those who follow this ideology are sadly confused, and we pray for them that they may desist from their errors and return to the serenity of Christian society.
PELLEGRINI: The Proletarists recently engaged in terrorists attacks in the Papal States, with the Inquisition noting more stringent measures will be in place to counter the movement. What would His Holiness say is necessary to overturn the confusion of Proletarism?
HH: Holiness and Charity. The Holy See must of course protect the innocent civilians it is charged by God to govern from violence and protect the sovereignty of the Church from the attacks of its enemies. But at a personal and spiritual level it is the duty of Christians to cultivate sanctity, and to offer the hand of charity to their fellow human beings, particularly the proletarists. Through sanctity and charity they may see the truths of the True religion and be led away from their misguided anger and confusion and into the clarity of right teaching.
PELLEGRINI: On another topic, in Aztlan the adherents of the Mesoamerican cults have emerged, with much violence and conflict erupting there. What is His Holiness' consideration of this matter?
HH: As the Bishops of Aztlan have noted, violence should not be used against the followers of the monstrous errors of the past. Rather as with all error, false piety must be met with true sanctity, false religion with true religion, and false gods and idols with the light of the true and ever-living God. We would also say however that governments, as they rule by the leave of God, have a moral compulsion to support and promote the true religion and defend the rights of the Church of God. It would be an error for the government of Aztlan to tolerate the monstrous practice of the Mesoamerican cults, and insodoing fall into the errors of relativism, and practical atheism.
PELLEGRINI: The Church recently proclaimed the excommunication of the so-called "Old Catholic Church" in Argentina. What is the Church's assessment of this schismatic sect.
HH: Firstly we are saddened at its adherents wanton rejection of the doctrines of Christ and the sacred and infallible dogma of the Faith. In their heresy they deny that outside the Church there is no salvation, and that the Church is the pillar and foundation of the Truth, protected by Christ himself from Error as scripture informs us. In consummating their heresy with the appointment of an antipope, they effectively become but another protestant sect, all the more grave in its heresy by its forfeiture of truth to appease the world and follow the misguided errors of our time rather than hold unflinchingly to the absolute truths of the Gospel. It is the role of the faithful, clerical and lay to convert these misguided souls and those who have been so deceived by their error to the truths of Christ, by sanctity in themselves, and through their words and actions.
PELLEGRINI: The Schismatics departed, so they say, due to the Magisteriums support for Moralism. What is His Holiness opinion of this accusation?
HH: The Church does not support moralism, it supports Catholic Truth. Any association with moralism or any other political movement, be it traditionalism, conservatism or so forth, is engaged in as a prudential and pastoral initiative inasmuch as those movements promote truths and combat rampant errors present in our day. The schismatics by the fact they chose apostasy and false doctrine and rejected infallible dogma went far beyond merely questioning prudential decisions on the part of their bishops and the Holy See as was their right, and showed that their separation was due primarily to heresy, and the adoption of protestant and liberal principles contrary to truth. Ergo their actions indicate the falsity of their statements on the matter, and show that apostasy and infidelity is the root cause of the Argentine schism. rather than fundamentally the actions of the Holy See .
PELLEGRINI: A few final questions. His Holiness has strongly supported television, can you elucidate why you support this technology? Afterall does not it pose a social danger as some suggest?
HH: It does pose a danger, yet like any tool this is due to improper use rather than to any inherent character of the same. As to why we support this technology, it is because it can serve great good in serving as a tool for the proclamation of the gospel. This technology is already established, and the Church as part of its evangelical mission should, we think, adopt this technology wholeheartedly in order that firstly, it may serve the Lord, and secondly in order that the people may, through sound guidance, may be taught a proper way to use this tool, avoiding obsession and the risk that the human dimension of life may suffer from this technology.
PELLEGRINI: Thank you Your Holiness for consenting to be interviewed by RomaTV
HH: Thank you.
