From Mexico's San Pedro Chapel: An FSSP Sermon on True Ecumenism

There has been a lot of chatter on the blogs over the news story I posted on the FSSP church, St. Peter the Apostle chapel, that was vandalized in Guadalajara, Mexico. Over on the ite ad Thomam blog, there is now posted the sermon given by Fr. Romanoski of the FSSP on the night before the Mass that was disrupted by the SSPX priest and protesters. On the ite ad Thomam blog in the comboxes on the other post concerning my article, Don Paco says that Fr. Romanoski gave the sermon, so I am assuming that this is the same one he is referring to. I am glad that the author of the blog posted this translated sermon for us. I posted just a small portion of it below, because it really demonstrates the fidelity of the FSSP to the Church's true teaching on what true ecumenism really is. In fact, I believe that the quote below will be one of those that will be quoted by faithful Catholics for years to come. There have been many people on the Catholic forums over the past few days defending these protests against the FSSP saying that they support false ecumenism, yet we see here another example that proves quite the contrary. See the entire sermon on the blog here.

"It was modernism, a heresy condemned more than a century ago, that said that the faith is a sentiment of our consciousness, a subjective opinion; and it is Freemasonry, and not Catholicism that says that all religions are equal and the important thing is to preserve the unity of mankind and not of doctrine; but it was Love Incarnate, who said, "Think ye that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division, the division that comes with the truth."  When we say “yes” absolutely to Christ and to his Church, it implies an absolute “no” to all that is contrary. When the saints said "I believe," they wrote it in their blood. The Cristeros did not cry out “long live the liberty to choose whatever religion you like,” but rather “long live Christ the King, long live the Virgin of Guadalupe.” Thus shouted the niño Cristero, of 14 years of age with much more faith than we have. They did not say, “well, I think so, but I am not sure.” And not for one moment did they tolerate a teaching contrary to the Catholic faith to be considered. And this is the spirit of Christ, the spirit of true love, which conserves and dies for the truth that makes us free...We, therefore, must judge everything from the point of view of God. How would Christ feel, when it is said that the very gift of Himself in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar, is not Him, but rather merely bread. Are we OK with those who deny Christ? Such tolerance is not a virtue, but rather a sin." 

Fr. Romanoski, FSSP