Bishop Schneider: Blessing of same-sex unions is 'an abomination'
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Summary
On this episode of the John Henry Weston Show, we are joined by Bishop Athanasius Schneider, who delivers his new book, Catechism: Credo, which answers all the modern questions we have in the Church. We also hear from Bishop Schneider about the current controversy surrounding same-sex civil unions.
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Christ is, let us say, the real Pope, the head of the Church, invisible.
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But he is using and he is guiding the Church infallibly,
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even with a defective instrument or his vicar, in this case the Pope.
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We are here, of course, to cover the end of the Synod and also Rome Life Forum,
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which is the LifeSite conference that has been held here in Rome ever since 2014,
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And we're here today very much graced by the presence of Bishop Athanasius Schneider,
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And he has delivered his new book, his new catechism called Credo,
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a wonderful catechism which answers all the modern questions we have in the Church.
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I was speaking with Alexander Chuguel the other day,
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and he mentioned how it's a great manual for apologetics,
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in addition to teaching our children and everything else.
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But for all of you wondering how to answer the tough questions on all of the issues we have today,
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the answers are right there, very clear, concise, beautiful.
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We're also here to talk with Bishop Schneider about the current controversy.
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There was a block in communications, of course.
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But from the outset of the Synod, we had the answers to the dubia of the five cardinals.
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And that was very difficult, because that seemed to indicate that priests could decide for themselves
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whether or not they want to give a blessing to same-sex unions, couples in same-sex unions.
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Not to lead to confusion about marriage, but same-sex civil unions.
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And we heard that same thing happen in most of our governments.
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Before they introduced same-sex marriage, they introduced same-sex civil unions.
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Of course, it led to marriage, but they all swore up and down
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while they were introducing same-sex unions, it had nothing to do with marriage.
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We're going to talk to His Excellency about that as well.
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But that's raised questions then about the papacy of Pope Francis itself,
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because how can this be that we have this erroneous teaching coming from the Pope himself?
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All then and more on this episode of the John Henry Weston Show.
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Excellency, thank you so much for joining us in the program.
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And let's begin, as we always do, with sign-a-cross, if you would lead us, please.
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In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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So, Excellency, there has been just a flurry of activity.
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We're in the midst also of the Smorum Pontificum Pilgrimage,
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So I want to thank you for your time, because I know you've been stretched very much.
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I know you explained it was, what did you say, brought by demands of the faithful.
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And you explained, I believe it was, in reference to someone who knocked at the udders asking for milk.
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Perhaps you can tell us, what are some good ways the faithful can knock at the udders of the Church
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to get from their bishops, their pastors, the milk of truth?
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Yes, it was an expression of St. Caesarius of Arles from the 5th century,
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saying that the faithful have a right to a doctrine, to a spiritual nourishment.
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And if the bishops are not giving them, they must go to them like the calf,
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knocking on the udder of the cow, mother, to ask milk.
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And so, the faithful must continue to ask the Pope and the bishops to give them a true milk,
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not a fake milk or fake nourishment, but a true nourishment,
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which is the Word of God, the revelation of God, the doctrine of Christ,
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which was entrusted to the apostles and their successors,
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only to keep it carefully and transmit it faithfully
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and explain it in the same meaning and sense which all the time the Church taught.
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And so, this is very important in this time of confusion,
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where even from the highest levels of hierarchy,
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unfortunately, we are hearing so much confusion in doctrine.
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Therefore, it's the hour of the faithful to demand
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the pure Catholic doctrine as a spiritual nourishment.
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And what were the particular ways that worked with you
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And so, any suggestion on particular methods that could be used
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to encourage bishops, pastors, and so on, to provide this milk?
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The people, the faithful, on their places, when they are living,
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they must address their pastors and then the bishops to present them.
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We have here texts already proven by the history of the Church,
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let us say, the traditional catechisms, like Baltimore Catechism, for example,
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and ask the bishop, please give us such a clear teaching again.
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they had still the happiness, our fathers, let us say,
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our forefathers, grandfathers, until the council,
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all generations of Catholics, they had the happiness
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to receive a pure, integral, sure Catholic doctrine.
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for spreading the Catholic traditional doctrine.
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Today, we have several means in the Internet, let us say,
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but also together to meet and to make conferences
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about the true Catholic doctrine and to transmit it to the Jews.
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In his answer to the dubia cardinals, the new dubia cardinals,
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who asked specifically about this blessing of homosexual unions
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because the German bishops voted, 38 to 8, in favor of it,
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the answer, as you mentioned in the press conference
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for the release of Credo, it seemed it was an art of confusion,
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So he's talking then not about giving confusion on marriage.
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because we heard from our politicians the same thing.
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Oh no, not marriage, not marriage, only unions,
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Why is this approach not possible in the Church
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They were joined because of same-sex erotic attraction.
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And it is a message that we can live such a way
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And this is, since it is against the creation of God,