Editor’s
note: I've said before "God will not leave us orphans." At a time of widespread apostasy among our
bishops, God will rise up men to lead the faithful remnant. Could providence have given us a clearer sign
than the name "Athanasius"? The
following interview with Bishop Athanasius Schneider, auxiliary bishop of the
Archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana ,
Kazakhstan
1. Your Excellency, what is Your
Excellency’s opinion about the Synod? What
is its message to families?
During the
Synod there had been moments of obvious manipulation on the part of some
clerics who held key positions in the editorial and governing structure of the
Synod. The interim report (Relatio post disceptationem) was clearly a
prefabricated text with no reference to the actual statements of the Synod
fathers. In the sections on homosexuality, sexuality and “divorced and
remarried” with their admittance to the sacraments the text represents a
radical neo-pagan ideology. This is the first time in Church history that such
a heterodox text was actually published as a document of an official meeting of
Catholic bishops under the guidance of a pope, even though the text only had a
preliminary character. Thanks be to God and to the prayers of the faithful all
over the world that a consistent number of Synod fathers resolutely rejected
such an agenda; this agenda reflects the corrupt and pagan mainstream morality
of our time, which is being imposed globally by means of political pressure and
through the almost all-powerful official mass media, which are loyal to the
principles of the world gender ideology party. Such a synod document, even if
only preliminary, is a real shame and an indication to the extent the spirit of
the anti-Christian world has already penetrated such important levels of the
life of the Church. This document will remain for the future generations and
for the historians a black mark which has stained the honour of the Apostolic
See. Fortunately the Message of the Synod Fathers is a real Catholic document
which outlines the Divine truth on family without being silent about the deeper
roots of the problems, i.e. about the reality of sin. It gives real courage and
consolation to Catholic families. Some quotations: “We think of the burden imposed by life
in the suffering that can arise with a child with special needs, with grave
illness, in deterioration of old age, or in the death of a loved one. We admire
the fidelity of so many families who endure these trials with courage, faith,
and love. They see them not as a burden inflicted on them, but as something in
which they themselves give, seeing the suffering Christ in the weakness of the
flesh. … Conjugal love, which is unique and indissoluble, endures despite many
difficulties. It is one of the most beautiful of all miracles and the most
common. This love spreads through fertility and generativity, which involves
not only the procreation of children but also the gift of divine life in
baptism, their catechesis, and their education. … The presence of the family of
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph in their modest home hovers over you”.
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