Outrageous Heresy from Benedict XVI on Religious Liberty

By Bro. Michael Dimond, O.S.B.
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Benedict XVI, Address to a group of International politicians, September 21, 2007: “Another cause highly esteemed by all of you is the defense of religious liberty, which is a fundamental, irrepressible, inalienable and inviolable right rooted in the dignity of every human being and acknowledged by various international documents, especially the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The exercise of this freedom also includes the right to change religion, which should be guaranteed not only legally, but also in daily practice… That is why all authentically religious traditions must be allowed to manifest their own identity publicly, free from any pressure to hide or disguise it… Moreover, due respect for religion helps to counter the charge that society has forgotten God…” (L’Osservatore Romano, October 10, 2007, page 5.)

Benedict XVI promotes the solemnly condemned heresy of religious liberty. He states that the right to believe in error is “fundamental, irrepressible, inalienable, and inviolable.” He then says that this freedom should include the right to change one’s religion. He continues with his heresies by stating that false religions must be able to publicly manifest their evil false religions. He then finishes off his rant of heresy by saying that respecting false religions helps to counter the charge that society has forgotten God. Benedict XVI is a total and undeniable heretic and apostate.

Pope Gregory XVI, Inter Praecipuas (# 14), May 8, 1844: “Experience shows that there is no more direct way of alienating the populace from fidelity and obedience to their leaders than through that indifference to religion propagated by the sect members under the name of religious liberty.”

Pope Pius IX, Quanta Cura (#’s 3-6), Dec. 8, 1864, ex cathedra: “From which totally false idea of social government they do not fear to foster that erroneous opinion, most fatal in its effects on the Catholic Church and the salvation of souls, called by Our predecessor, Gregory XVI, an insanity, NAMELY, THAT ‘LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE AND WORSHIP IS EACH MAN’S PERSONAL RIGHT, WHICH OUGHT TO BE LEGALLY PROCLAIMED AND ASSERTED IN EVERY RIGHTLY CONSTITUTED SOCIETY; and that a right resides in the citizens to an absolute liberty, which should be restrained by no authority whether ecclesiastical or civil, WHEREBY THEY MAY BE ABLE OPENLY AND PUBLICLY TO MANIFEST AND DECLARE ANY OF THEIR IDEAS WHATEVER, EITHER BY WORD OF MOUTH, BY THE PRESS, OR IN ANY OTHER WAY.’ But while they rashly affirm this, they do not understand and note that they are preaching liberty of perdition… Therefore, BY OUR APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY, WE REPROBATE, PROSCRIBE, AND CONDEMN ALL THE SINGULAR AND EVIL OPINIONS AND DOCTRINES SPECIALLY MENTIONED IN THIS LETTER, AND WILL AND COMMAND THAT THEY BE THOROUGHLY HELD BY ALL THE SONS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AS REPROBATED, PROSCRIBED AND CONDEMNED.”

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