Who are the SSPX? They are like the man to whom Jesus gave sight, who for his unbending loyalty to Jesus was cast out of the synagogue. Imagine what that meant to everyone watching — yet the man loved Christ all the more and worshipped Him (Jn 9:22,34-38).
Leo leading the Vatican has taken the role of the Pharisees (Jn 9:16), who for their own Godless agenda seek to weaponise the law, who put canonical technicalities before grace, who know not that the end of the law is salvation, who by their blatant hypocrisy condemn themselves (Jn 9:40-41).
How cruel are the men of the Vatican? They do not rejoice in Catholic life. They wield the law not for justice, not to serve God, but to try to put souls who will not acquiesce to their man-made agenda into perplexity about eternal life. The Pharisees did just the same. Their abuse of law is diabolical, against its very purpose. God bless those who are not intimidated by the Vatican-Pharisees.
To anyone who sides with Leo in vocally castigating the SSPX, ask in conscience if you would not also have condemned the heroic and faithful man of John 9 once he was thrown out of the synagogue. What can that superficiality even mean since he was united with Jesus Christ? He certainly was not thrown out of the Church, nor out of Heaven’s favour — and neither are the SSPX.
Our Lady of the Visitation, pray for us.
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