The example we have been considering over the past few days, and which is very significant, is Pope Francis’ statement that the plurality of religions is willed by divine wisdom, willed by God Himself. God would have intended the plurality of religions as such.

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Is this a Catholic statement? Would God have intended the true religion to coexist with errors ? No. That’s an aberration. It’s inconceivable. God reveals Himself; He has made Himself known. Why? Because there is only one truth: the truth that comes to us from Our Lord through the Incarnation. Why did Our Lord become incarnate? To manifest, through His humanity and His preaching, one God, one truth, and one Gospel.

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How can a Pope say that God intended for there to be multiple religions? It’s unacceptable. It’s insane. Yes, it’s insane. So, can one be in communion with such a statement? Can such a claim form the basis of Catholic communion? It’s science fiction; it’s Star Wars; it’s inconceivable. | All of this makes you smile, yet at the same time it's tragic. Yes, it's tragic. | Poor souls! Think of the souls who hear these words. So, it's normal for people to drift away from the Church at some point. If God intended for there to be multiple religions, such a claim can only lead to indifference. And if you become indifferent, sooner or later you leave the Church. | Ask yourself: why do people no longer go to church? Because, quite rightly, statements like this, in the long run, lead to nothing but indifference to the truth. | Can we be in communion with all this? Absolutely not. It’s impossible. There is only one God. It’s the first Commandment. | And since we're talking about communion, I'd like to take this opportunity to add a comment. | It's often said that the Fraternity isn't in full communion. You’ve all heard it: we’re on the fringes of ecclesial communion; we’re not in full communion. | But what is partial communion? Is it variable? This is yet another typically modern notion that has nothing to do with the theology of the Church. | In the Church, you are either a member or you are not; you are either in communion or you are not. | It’s like marriage. In marriage, you're either married or you're not. You're not 90% married because you have disagreements with your wife or because there's a problem. No. | Marriage is either valid or null and void. | The same applies within the Church: either you have the Catholic faith and are in communion with the Church, or you don't, and therefore you're not in communion. | This modern way of speaking – “they're schismatics”, “they're not”, “they're in communion”, “they're not”, “they're not in full communion” – it's all just chatte

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