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Post by Matt on Apr 2, 2018 23:40:48 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2018 3:02:03 GMT
Matt, thanks for your comments. In the latter days Bishop Sheen was all Vatican II as you say, and promoted modernism, which we do not support. However, the particular conferences and sermons from him in the earlier years are orthodox. Which is why we have them for edification. If the standard was to throw out all content what is of God in a person's fidelity because his latter years were of digression, by what heritage does the Church have to show the power of God's grace through sinners? For example, Bishop Fellay today is a liberal seeking modernism which we do not support. However, his prior content was orthodox and is worthy to listen to. The same with Bishop Williamson. Today he seeks a liberal agenda. Do we print his stuff today full of errors? No. Only his past which was solid with orthodoxy. Then, he was a Dino; today, he is a liberal mouse. So if a person, priest, bishop is faithful for decades unto God and succumbs to self in the latter, does the good they do prior not have merit? Judas did good work and manifested miracles our Lord allowed the apostles to make, are the works of Judas prior to his betrayal not good anymore? Should the miracles be retracted and the lame return to be lame? Should those goods of God through Judas not be recorded and praised for the grace through him of that time he manifested a great faith to perform those miracles? So it is in this balance recognizing what God is doing; not what men do. With that said, it is the prior Catholic work we recognize of Bishop Sheen; not his person, and not his latter years. Hopefully he found the mercy of God at the end of his life and saved his soul.
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Post by Matt on Apr 3, 2018 17:49:53 GMT
Thank you for the clarification
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Post by allerim7 on Apr 8, 2018 4:59:47 GMT
What a great and enlightening answer, thank you.
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Post by QMaryLArmy on Oct 2, 2019 1:38:24 GMT
I liked Arch. Fulton Sheen way back then when i was still wandering in the desert of the Norvus Ordo. As far as i can see, at that time, he was, if you will, the morning dew! I gradually learned, especially, when he was honored by John Paul II as "the loyal Son of the Church" that i realized something was not right. Now I understand that he was in the "Modernist" camp, I only want to "glean" from all that i learned from him as far as concerning the teachings of the Church and no more. If it wasn't for Bishop Williamson, i would probably still be a sedevacantist! and i gave the credit to Fr. Pfeiffer for keeping me out of the "fake resistance" camp.
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Post by lacrimosa on Oct 2, 2019 14:17:45 GMT
Well said machabees, very well said.
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