We've known for a few weeks that the pope was planning to travel to Canada as a "penitential pilgrimage". Well, it will be a penance for decent Catholics to endure the spectacle of what is to happen.
I understand the pope's plane arrived shortly before noon today. He'll hit the road Monday, that is, tomorrow (Monday) when he visits Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples in Edmonton. There he plans to participate in a smudging ceremony. Yes, you read that correctly. Please read that link and understand that "smudging" is a ritual meant to appeal to nature gods, to "mother earth". A term for "mother earth" in another language is pachamama. Now where have we heard that word before?
As that LifeSite article explains, smudging is sinful in many respects, and mortally so. First, it is an act of idolatry, a sin against the First Commandment, as it gives reverence to false idols. Sacrilege is also involved when a Catholic cleric is involved, especially the Vicar of Christ. If it takes place inside the church, that church becomes profaned and probably should be reconsecrated.
Today's Gospel for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Traditional Latin Mass) is an appropriate warning to the Catholics of Canada. It is taken from Matthew 7: 15-21. I will reproduce the Douay-Rheims version below:
[15] Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. [16] By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? [17] Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit. [18] A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit. [19] Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire. [20] Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them.[21] Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Sometimes the false prophets dress as shepherds, too. If this smudging debacle does occur, we will have to do acts of reparation for the idolatry and sacrileges that will be committed by these clerics, pope included. He is allegedly doing this to "ask forgiveness" from Canada's Indians. If he goes through with this, her really will need to "ask forgiveness" for the judgment that he will bring on their heads. Bear in mind that the covid nonsense happened very soon after the pope allowed pachamama to profane the Vatican; I don't believe that's a coincidence. Canadian Catholics, please protest.
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