THIRTY-SEVENTH DOCUMENT

Declarations on the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation

Solemn Condemnation of the Method of Ogino and of Any Other Similar Practice

Solemn Condemnation of All Contraceptive Practices

Solemn Declaration on the Infusion of the Soul, which God Creates at the Very Moment of Conception of the New Being

Solemn Condemnation of All Methods of Abortion

Solemn Condemnation of Any Group or Person that Cooperates, Legalizes, Tolerates, or Fails to Condemn Severely the Practice of Abortion

Several Declarations By Way of Introduction on the Second Vatican Council

Points for Meditation Concerning the Order of the Carmelites of the Holy Face in All Its Branches

We, Supreme Pontiff, Vicar of Christ, Successor of Saint Peter, Servant of the Servants of God, Patriarch of El Palmar de Troya.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, desire to present certain guiding principles on the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation, namely:

We, with the Authority with which We are vested, re-establish in the whole Church the traditional practice of administering the Sacrament of Confirmation to little children.  This holy tradition has been maintained in Spain since time immemorial, as also in the Spanish nations of South America, and in several other places.

We remind all the faithful, as most of you know, that the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation was administered to the newly baptized in the earliest times of Christianity.  It has always been taught that Confirmation is the second Sacrament.  In Spain and in other places there has been preserved the holy tradition of administering the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation well before the child reaches the age of seven.

We ordain:  the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation henceforth is to be administered to all children when they reach the age of one year.  Take good care that this Holy Sacrament be not administered at the same occasion as the ceremony of Holy Baptism, as that would lead one to undervalue the importance of the Sacrament of Confirmation.   There would also be the danger of denying that Confirmation is a Sacrament, since it would have the appearance of an additional ceremony within the rite of Baptism.  Given this explanation, it is to be clearly understood that the administration of the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation at the same ceremony with the Holy Sacrament of Baptism is definitely prohibited.  Notwithstanding this prohibition, exception must be made in imminent danger of death.  It is clear that given such danger of death, Confirmation is not necessary for salvation, but it is much better and more agreeable in the eyes of God to enter the Kingdom of Heaven with the Sacrament of Confirmation.  Even when the Sacrament of Confirmation is administered in imminent danger of death, directly after the Sacrament of Baptism, there must be nevertheless a brief pause or interruption between the one Sacrament and the other, - thus to avoid any possible confusion.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, in accord with traditional doctrine, teach that:

Through the Sacrament of Confirmation is received the fullness of Sanctifying Grace.  Understanding clearly the infallible doctrine on Sanctifying Grace, there can be no doubt that through the Sacrament of Confirmation, it is the fullness of the Holy Ghost that is received, since the Divine Spirit already dwells in the soul from the reception of the Holy Sacrament of Baptism.  Therefore, since the Holy Ghost dwells in the soul of the baptized, there is no doubt that through the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation the vivifying and sanctifying action of the Holy Ghost expands and unfolds itself.  Thus, through the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation, the soul of the baptized receives the gifts of the Holy Ghost, - which is to say that the soul of the baptized receives the gifts of the Great Gift, the Great Gift being the Holy Ghost Himself.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, teach that:

Today, more than ever, it is urgent and necessary to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation to children as soon as possible, within the norms We establish in this present Document.

Most beloved children:  you already know that, in these apocalyptic times of general apostasy, God, in His infinite Wisdom and unfathomable mysteries has loosed and unchained Satan, the ancient serpent, the infernal dragon, the head of the devils, giving him liberty to sift the members of the Church.  Knowing what power the devil has in these times, it is an imperative necessity that children receive the Sacrament of Confirmation as soon as possible.  As we know, the Sacrament of Confirmation converts the baptized into soldiers of Christ, disposed for hard battles.  Among the gifts given through the Sacrament of Confirmation is fortitude.  With this gift, Christians are clothed in fortitude to fight against the devil, against all kinds of enemies, as are, besides the devil, the world and one’s own body.

We behold the terrible dangers children have to face at the present hour, the hour of the powers of darkness, the hour of the power of the prince of this world.  Unhappily, in these sad years of the present, children lose their innocence much earlier than in the past, in today’s schools ruled, in their majority, by wicked teachers, the followers and hired assassins of Satan himself.  In the majority of today’s schools, teaching has been converted into a prostitution of the children, since, so wide are their eyes opened by the new theories, that the children quickly lose their innocence.  Today’s schools, in their majority, are ruled or directed or managed by wolves in sheep’s clothing.  These schools today are authentic seminaries of diabolical masonry, become a hotbed of future criminals, prostitutes, thieves, drug addicts, rogues and every kind of depraved person.

In the cursed schools of today, the children are given courses that situate them in a sexual environment, under the pretext of preparing them for future matrimonial relations.  Through these instructions, the children are alienated from holy innocence, and precipitated along the path of sexual appetites.  The teachers and pedagogues of today forget that God, the Creator Supreme, leads children with consummate art and exquisite wisdom, since the Holy Ghost, who dwells in the soul of the baptized, breathes on souls and inspires them throughout their lives, - as long as they are docile and let themselves be led.  It is clear that children, on reaching a corresponding age, become aware of sexuality without anyone’s assistance; and indeed, here too, the Holy Ghost leads them.  Understanding this, all that is needed is a good spiritual director or good confessor, wise and holy, who can help the adolescent to know how to judge these things, and who can guide his steps towards the greater glory of God and His Church.

We, in the name of Christ, speak out with powerful voice and with all Our heart in what We say:

We anathematize all professors and teachers, of whatever school, who give sexual education to children.

We say to you:  let God lead and guide the children, - as Our Lord Jesus Christ said when He walked on earth:  “Let the children come to Me, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.”

Our Lord Jesus Christ caressed and blessed the children with the imposition of His venerable hands.  During His apostolate in Israel, Our Divine Master took delight in imparting to children knowledge of the great truths and mysteries of Faith.

We, with anguished heart, speak these words of a father to all the faithful:

Take care of your children.  God is going to demand strict account when you appear before Him.  Watch over your children.  Ascertain who their teachers are.  Observe also who their playmates are, because the Kingdom of Heaven is made up of little ones.  As for one who destroys the innocence of children, it were better for him if he had never been born, because he is poisoning the apple of the venerable eyes of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

We say to you, fathers and mothers:  you have the sacred duty to teach your children according to the teachings of Holy Mother Church.  You have the obligation before God, under pain of grave sin, to remove you children from the cursed schools where they are taught poisonous doctrines.  You, fathers and mothers, hear the voice of the Shepherd of the Church, who, in the name of Christ, makes you responsible before God for your children who go astray.  To fathers and mothers who do not watch over their children, We say to you:  The curse of God fall on you and hurl you into the abyss, because you are guilty of the bad ways of your children.  That is not a Christian marriage, - to pretend to be ignorant of the Christian education of one’s children.  It belongs to the parents, before any other person, to exercise this duty, under pain of eternal damnation.  It is the doctrine of the Church that parents are under grave obligation to educate their children in accord with the doctrine of Holy Mother Church.  The family is, or at least ought to be, the first school and the first seminary of the children.

We, in the name of Christ, proclaim to the four winds the following doctrine and declaration:

Parents who neglect to educate their children according to the teachings of Holy Mother Church, - let them be anathematized and cursed.

We recall well with great joy how, during the tender years of childhood, We were taught by Our mother, although, as it may be, with the simple Faith of a coalman.  With simple words, she taught according to her capacity what sufficed to attain salvation, - not being a woman of academic accomplishment, but simple and humble. We recall the self-sacrificing ways of Our mother towards husband and six children.  She never gave bad example, rather the contrary, always strictly correcting Our faults.  From the depths of Our heart, We thank God for all the corrections and severe punishments which Our mother administered in order to set Us on a straight path.

We say especially to mothers:  most beloved daughters, instruct your children in the teachings of Holy Mother Church, even if you only know the holy traditional catechism.  As women, you possess great sensitivity, you know your children better, much better, than do their fathers.  And since you know your children, correct their bad deeds with authority and discipline. You will be better mothers by educating with discipline than by leading them without discipline.  It is in your hands for your children to be virtuous and exemplary, since a good mother is rewarded with virtuous children, - although, sad to say, not always.

Dearly beloved daughters of Our soul:  recall that Emperor Constantine was converted from paganism to Christianity by example of his mother Saint Helena.

Recall, also the great Saint Augustine, who had been, if not everything, almost everything, - who, having lived in much vice, even abominable vice, and searched in many sects, attained conversion through the most pious tears of his mother, Saint Monica.

Most beloved daughters of Our heart:  To you mothers of families speaks the Common Father of the Church, the Vicar of Christ:

Meditate, yes, meditate on what a good mother can achieve, since God is never deaf to the devout supplications of a virtuous mother.  Our Lord Jesus Christ is Spouse of holy women, in the first place of the nuns, whose espousal is attained in the profession of their vows. The other women attain their espousal with Christ through their virtuous lives as veronicas, each in the place where the Divine Spouse has put them.  For Christ, the mother in her home is the delight of His Heart.  And mothers who rear their children in holiness can effectively inspire their religious vocations, or their holy and virtuous marriages, in accord with the plans of God.

We, in the name of Christ, address these words to the fathers of families:

Most beloved sons:  You men, as rulers of your families, as heads of your families, have the sacred duty, and in fact the sacred right, to educate your children in accord with the doctrine of Holy Mother Church.

Most beloved sons:  To you men, heads of your families, We say to you:  teach your children, not only by word, but principally by example, - since an apple tree does not give oranges, which is to say, a bad tree does not bear good fruit.

Very beloved sons:  if you have children who have gone astray, do not put the blame solely on them. Think and reflect on your own conduct, since much of what is bad in your children was learned in their own home.  In addition, your children have learned bad things in the street, in other places and other houses.  That being so, you ought to ask yourself if truly you concerned yourself about where your children went, or what company they kept. The father of the family must preach by example. He must treat his wife as a companion, and not as a slave; and he must treat his children with paternal love, not to be confused with softness, since it is a matter of justice and mercy.

Most beloved children:  considering what has been said above in this Document, and considering the present world panorama, you can see most clearly the urgent necessity of the Sacrament of Confirmation for children at an early age, concretely at the age of one, in order thus to prepare the child for the great storms that are approaching.  It is to be borne in mind that the one confirmed is a soldier of Christ, something never to be forgotten, because, in adult age and long before, in adolescence, he must fight bravely against the enemies of the Faith, and confess Christ in the midst of the general apostasy.  One who does not confess Christ, He will not confess before the Heavenly Father.  And Christ goes on to say:  “He who is ashamed of Me before men, I will be ashamed of him before My Heavenly Father."

Dearly beloved children:  There approaches a glorious hour of new martyrs for Holy Mother Church.   We must all remember our Confirmation and, when the hour is at hand to confess Christ before men, we must beg the Holy Ghost, Who dwells within the soul of each of us, - that He fill us with the gift of fortitude to accept the palm of martyrdom, - which will never be greater than our strength.

Most dearly beloved sons and daughters of Our soul:  Love this Sacrament, and teach your children to love and esteem the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation, - in which we, the baptized, receive the fullness of the Holy Ghost Who dwells in us.  The Holy Sacrament of Confirmation gives us the grace of docility to obey the Holy Ghost, Spouse of the soul, Who dwells in her and acts in her, and desires her response.

We, with the Authority with which We are vested, address Our missionaries in the different parts of the world:

Most beloved sons and missionaries, We impose upon you the obligation to receive Our Words and dispositions with all respect and veneration.  We impose the sacred duty to administer the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation to children one year of age, and even earlier, with the conditions We have laid down. You are also to administer this Holy Sacrament of Confirmation to all the faithful who have not already received it.

We teach you with certain and infallible doctrine the following truth: Each of the faithful baptized, on receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation, is guarded by the seven Archangels commissioned to help against the seven vices.  This is to be understood of the baptized belonging to One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, previously in Rome, and now in El Palmar because of the prostitution of Rome.

Most beloved children:  How is it possible to reject the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation, in which is received the fullness of the Holy Ghost and the assistance of the seven Archangels against the vices?  Only a fool would dare to reject this Sacrament so necessary for fighting against the enemies of the soul, visible and invisible.

We, as Common Father, say to you:  Invoke frequently the seven Archangels commissioned to wage war against the seven vices.  Each of these Archangels represents a virtue.  You should with perseverance invoke these seven Archangels, who are under the direct command of the Divine Mary in the war against Satan and his followers.  At a word from the Divine Mary, the seven Archangels prostrate themselves before Her to receive their orders, and with their swords and the emblems of their virtues, they powerfully assist the devotees of the Divine Mary.

We wish to make the following quite clear:  When receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation at the age of one, this age is to be understood as maximum.  This means, according to Our own words in the present Document, referring to the earliest possible administration of the Sacrament of Confirmation, - that the "earliest possible" includes the administration of this Sacrament a short time after the reception of the Sacrament of Baptism, which could well be a week after Baptism.  Given this interim, one avoids all possible confusion, and it remains quite clear that the child is receiving two Sacraments within a short space of time.  In this way, with seven days’ wait between the reception of one and the other Sacrament, there is, mystically speaking, a preparation of the child's soul. Having received Baptism, the soul has of course received the Holy Ghost in espousal, and so He dwells in that soul.  Allowing seven days to pass for receiving the second Sacrament, one sees clearly and precisely that the Holy Ghost takes advantage of each day of that week to increase His sanctifying work, and thus on the seventh day complete it with the fullness of His gifts through the reception of the Sacrament of Confirmation. Each day of that wait of preparation, a holy Archangel comes with his particular virtue to guard the soul and make impossible any action of Satan against that soul.  When the child reaches the age of reason, it is necessary for the Priests and the parents to explain to the child the gifts he received from the Holy Ghost at the time of the administration of the Sacrament of Confirmation. It is also necessary, as the child grows, that he be taught to bear in mind what a great Sacrament he had received, so that he remains conscious of the indwelling in his soul of the Holy Ghost, Who helps him with His gifts, and so that he learn, in this way, frequently to invoke the Holy Ghost.  The child should also learn to know the powerful intercession of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, as White Dove and the Most Pure Spouse of the Holy Ghost.  Thus, instructed in this truth, the child accustoms himself to invoke Mary frequently, especially during grave dangers and temptations to sin.  Encouraged by the powerful intercession of the Virgin Mary, the child can grow in holiness, and, when he reaches adult age and the snares of the infernal enemy are worse, he can remember that he has a Mediatress with Christ.

We, as Universal Teacher and Guide of the Church, recognize the imperative need to confront and condemn certain errors on marriage, broadcast excessively by the new moralists. These new moralists, self-styled champions of humanism and materialism, dedicate themselves enthusiastically to seeking theories in favour of a life of pleasure. These cursed modern moralists seek to exalt pleasure and materialism to the point of themselves believing, or making others believe, that this vale of tears is a vale of delight and carnal pleasure.  The present masters of morality can well be called masters of immorality.  Today's seminaries, the universities, schools and teaching staffs of today, are ruled by a rabble crowd of wicked masters who are dedicated solely to teaching the destruction of morality and Christian ethics.  Their arguments are contradictory, and they show their authors to be authentic fools. They try to play with God, interpreting His just decrees in a free and easy manner.  These foolish and wicked moralists of today distort the institution of matrimony to the point of inverting the ends of marriage.  In the name of human rights, these hired assassins of Satan preach anthropocentrism (doctrine that man, rather than God, is the centre of things); which means they preach horizontal love (love thy neighbour), leaving aside vertical love (thou shalt love the Lord thy God).  With these modem doctrines, humanity is trying to build a paradise here on earth, but it is a paradise which has nothing to do with God.  They are building without God, with their backs turned to God.  Others among these moralists are willing to accept a hereafter in which everyone is saved.  They deny the existence of an eternal Hell, or else they say that no one would be condemned to such a place. Others deny even the existence of Purgatory, and they say that God is not concerned with the affairs of men.

The evil moralists and theologians of today are intrinsically false, in speaking, in writing and in teaching.  Their false and heretical teaching is usually accompanied by truths and doctrines of purest orthodoxy.  In this way they disguise their errors and are able to continue spreading them, using modern expressions.  The errors of today are modern only in appearance, presented as they are in new terms.  The modern errors are simply the old errors, presented in different ways.  All the errors of today belong to the past and have already been condemned by Our venerable predecessors as well as holy Councils.  We are greatly distressed when We consider the doctrines that are being taught on matrimony today.  These current doctrines openly contradict the traditional doctrine of the Church.

To support these cursed and corrupt ideas, they use new doctrines that have appeared since the previous century, passing of course to the present by way of the 2nd Vatican Council – which Council must be examined meticulously and, with a heavy broom, swept clean of all its many twists and turns, of which later We shall speak.  Although the Second Vatican Council was desired and convoked through the Holy Ghost, the presence in it of the Holy Ghost cannot be guaranteed throughout the celebration of the Council, - not because the Holy Ghost desired to withdraw from the Council, but rather because He was expelled there from by a decisive majority of Bishops who were already apostates - as also because of the little He was invoked.  To speak of the Second Vatican Council would require a voluminous library, - in the first place to separate the good that was accomplished there, which, sad to say, was minimum.  It was the good part that was upheld and confirmed by Our venerable predecessor Saint Paul VI, inasmuch as he, as Universal Doctor, defined or confirmed truths of Faith.  For the rest, volumes would be required to write out the list of innumerable anathemas that ought to be hurled at many parts of the Second Vatican Council.  On the one hand, in the books current on the Second Vatican Council, there can be verified enormous distance and differences from the authentic acts of the Council.  On the other hand, there is no guarantee of the authenticity of the signature of Our venerated predecessor Saint Paul VI, Martyr, who, throughout his Pontificate was, most of the time, subjected to drugs.  This alone invalidates the Council, since a Council without the Pope at the head has no authority over the Church.  We reach the conclusion that a Pope who is drugged is, while under the effects of the drug, a Pope made null. Therefore, to say that the Council was, in greater part, presided over by a Pope under the effects of drugs - is to say that most of the time the Council had no head.  If to all this we add what Our venerable predecessor, Saint John XXIII, said: "This Council will be a Pastoral Council . . .”

A Pastoral Council was surely altogether inopportune, given the situation of the Church at that time.  The time of the Second Vatican Council was precisely that of the reappearance of the old heresies and false doctrines, as preached by the new theologians.  In such a situation, the most opportune would have been a Dogmatic Council that would confirm the doctrine defined by all the holy Councils and that would define as certain doctrine various teachings held in common by Holy Doctors, in order thus to guide the Church in this time of crisis, not omitting of course to hurl the corresponding anathemas.  But for a Council without Dogmas, without infallible definitions, without anathemas, such a movement of Bishops, without resolving anything, is worth neither the bother nor the expense. Nothing is resolved, and not only that, but the confusion is greater.

In the Second Vatican Council, of unhappy memory for the Church, was promulgated the cursed law of religious liberty in open opposition to Holy Scripture, in flagrant contradiction to the common teaching of the great and holy Doctors, in brazen contempt of the Infallible Magisterium of the Church.  This cursed and monstrous law of religious liberty is opposed to the definitions of innumerable predecessors of Ours.  Speaking of contumacious heretics, Saint John the Evangelist says:  "With heretics, do not break bread."  These words of God suffice to invalidate and anathematize the law of religious liberty promulgated by the Second Vatican Council.

We, in the name of Christ, assure you with Our word as pledge, of the following:  We have held in Our hands a copy of the Document on the Law of Religious Liberty, bearing the signature of Our venerated predecessor Paul VI.  Inspired by God and with ardent valor, he wrote above his signature as follows:  "Notwithstanding, there remain in force the doctrine and teaching of Our venerated predecessors."  With this clause, he invalidated the Document on the Law of Religious Liberty.  At the present, this Document is spread everywhere abroad, but without the clause mentioned above.  Once more it is proved that many of the actual documents do not coincide with the authentic acts of the Council.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, will work without rest at the noble task of studying minutely and deeply the Acts of the Second Vatican Council.  Naturally, since we do not possess the authentic Acts, We will condemn the Council such as it has been publicized through the offices of the world episcopate.  Where there be error, We will bring light and will hurl appropriate anathemas . . .

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, continue speaking on the question or questions concerning the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony.

We, in the name of Christ, move out strategically, so that with Our pen, as with a heavy whip, We may silence the present-day heretics.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, with the Authority of Our Lord Jesus Christ, with that of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and of Our own, solemnly declare, proclaim and teach the following truth of Faith:  THE principle and most primary end of matrimony is procreation.

We teach as certain and infallible doctrine that, in virtue of the Sacrament of Matrimony, its most principle end, procreation, is sanctified and becomes apt for earning merits which, united with the Passion of Christ, acquire infinite value, insofar as matrimony is a cross.

We teach as certain and infallible doctrine that, given the fulfillment of the principle end, procreation, there follows on this fulfillment as gratuitous recompense, the lawfulness of the pleasures that accompany - insofar as these pleasures are directed exclusively towards procreation.

We continue teaching infallibly the doctrine on the sexual relations of matrimony.  Namely:

It is certain doctrine that sexual relations are lawful during sterility, both during permanent natural sterility for various causes, and as well during temporary sterility not artificially produced. It is clear that this lawfulness does not in any wise authorize the exclusive use of these times of sterility in order to avoid procreation or to reduce the number of children, - for any reason whatsoever.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, assisted by the Holy Ghost, solemnly declare, proclaim and teach:

Those spouses who make use of sexual relations during temporary sterility, even though not artificial, but who abstain from sexual acts proper to matrimony during the times of fertility, with the obvious intention, extrinsic or intrinsic (for whatever reason), of avoiding procreation, or of reducing the number of children, or of spacing them for greater convenience, commit a most grave sin and bring down on themselves the curse of God.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, with the Authority of Our Lord Jesus Christ, with that of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and of Our own, solemnly declare, proclaim and teach the following:

If anyone dare to say that the sexual relations of matrimony are lawful during temporary sterility while omitting these relations during the times of fertility, voluntarily, in order to avoid procreation, or to reduce the number of children, or to space them more conveniently, let him be anathema.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, declare infallibly that there is never a just cause for impeding the procreation of children.

We confirm the centuries-old doctrine that the procreation of children is of Divine Law.  Therefore a marriage that voluntarily opposes procreation opposes God.

The wise and prudent will say that there are just reasons, such as insufficient means to feed more children.  To this monstrous nonsense, We reply:  He who has God lacks nothing.  Following Sacred Scripture, We continue with the Word of God:  “Your Heavenly Father cares for the birds of the air and the lilies of the field . . . ," and so forth.  Other know-nothings will make excuse for the sick. To these fools We reply:  If married life is a cross, then, as is logical, the Garden of Gethsemane must be there too, and the Way of the Cross, Golgotha, and so forth. Blessed the mother who dies fulfilling the Will of God, co-operating with the Creator in the Work of Creation!  Without any doubt, the virtuous Christian woman who dies giving birth, who could have saved herself by artificial means, is by that very fact a holy martyr.  Blessed the mother who, as recompense for her co-operation in the Work of Creation, receives the palm of martyrdom!  Thus it is shown that there is no excuse, for reason of sickness, - because, when God gives the palm of martyrdom, there is no better course than to accept it, and with love and reverence to kiss the cross God has placed on her shoulder.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, teach that the paths that lead to the palm of martyrdom are many and of impenetrable mystery, where are fulfilled those words of Christ:  “Many are called but few are chosen.”

We confirm the centuries-old doctrine that God blesses those marriages with numerous children, as He blessed the Patriarch Jacob.  We teach that the most fruitful marriages are generally profoundly blessed with the adornments of the gifts and fruits of the Holy Ghost, token of special predilection, because such marriages co-operate fruitfully with the common priesthood, that is to say, with the Baptism of the children. It would become very extensive to speak of the excellent qualities of fruitful marriages, those led not by pleasures but by the fulfillment of procreation.

We remind the faithful that in the Old Testament, sterility was always taken to be a curse from God.

Dearly beloved children of Our soul:  recall the many references of the Holy Bible to sterile women.  Recall that many sterile women, through continual prayer and penance received the gift of fruitfulness.

We desire vehemently to exalt Anne Most Holy, Mother of the Divine Mary, Grandmother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and Grandmother of the Church.  You know that this exalted Lady, Anne Most Holy, was sterile for more than 20 years. However, together with Joachim Most Holy, she offered unceasing prayer and sacrifice imploring the Most High to grant the gift of fruitfulness.  The Most High finally heard the supplications of His servants, Anne and Joachim, and granted her the most sublime fruitfulness of the Immaculate Conception of the Divine Mary, Mother of Mankind.  She who had been sterile became the most fruitful Grandmother in Creation.  Being Mother of the Mother of God, Mary, Who by the Work and Grace of the Holy Ghost conceived Him whom the universe cannot contain, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Eternal Father, this Grandmother had as daughter the most fruitful Mother of Creation, the Divine Mary.  Speaking mystically, this Holy Grandmother had as spiritual son-in-law the Holy Ghost, Who Himself is most fruitful Father, inasmuch as He is Lord and Giver of life.

We much regret that We cannot prolong these most admirable reflections, because they would become interminable, and would leave Us beside ourself in rapture, while the whole earth would tremble as of a most vehement volcanic explosion of the Holy Ghost.  If We continued in this vein, this part of the Document would take wing in sublime flights of mysticism and lyric poetry, while the years of your terrestrial lives would not suffice to read their pages.  For the theme is inexhaustible, and this inexhaustible theme would call forth other inexhaustible doctrines, - and so on to the end of the world, to be able to understand it only when in Heaven we shall face to face contemplate God, such as He is. We feel great sadness and deep sorrow that We must abbreviate this part because what We see in Our soul through the fire of the Holy Ghost Who dwells there, we cannot find words to express in order to explain to others. That most vehement volcanic fire, that lava with which the Holy Ghost at the moment is flooding Our soul - it is not possible to put before a camera, nor is it possible to transfer it to canvas, even though he be the greatest of painters who should try to reproduce it.  It would likewise be impossible for the greatest of playwrights to give theatrical and scenic form to that vehemently sublime reality. Neither, to be sure, could the greatest poet sing or declaim what We, at this moment, see and feel and contemplate in Our soul.

We cannot other than desire, - and so We entreat the Most High, - that He give Us a pen with the grace of poetry to be able in these pages to give form to what We feel.  We confess that, had We to say all We feel at this moment, - though We might live a hundred years, - We should not have time to tell the whole of it.  Since it be so, that We cannot possibly express the reality in Our soul, We say:  It is enough.  The pen is broken and will not add to the page another line written in that most vehement blood.

We continue speaking of women who are sterile:

Saint Elizabeth, cousin of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, was sterile.  This virtuous and valiant saint offered most intense prayer and penance for very many years in order to receive the exalted blessing of fruitfulness.  The Almighty deigned to hear the pious and humble supplications of His servant Elizabeth and granted her the gift of fruitfulness.  With this fruitfulness, advanced in years, she conceived Saint John the Baptist, Precursor of Our Lord Jesus Christ, he whose voice cried in the wilderness.  Sarah, the wife of the Patriarch Abraham, our father in the Faith, was sterile.  Sarah offered prayers and sacrifices, entreating the All-Powerful God of Abraham to grant her the sublime blessing of fruitfulness.  The Almighty and Most High God of Abraham deigned to hear the supplications of His servant Sarah, and granted her the blessing of fruitfulness, with which she conceived Isaac, figure of Christ.  Through her marriage with the Patriarch Abraham, this virtuous woman, who had been sterile, became mother of the faithful.

Such great miracles are found not only in the Old Testament, but also, and very abundantly, in Christian times.  The list of sterile women who, with their pious supplications, great sacrifices and penances, obtained the blessing of fruitfulness, would be interminable.  Many are the Marian Sanctuaries where, in pilgrimages continuing throughout the centuries, the miracle of fruitfulness has been obtained by many sterile women.

We say to you:  it is very clear that sterility is a manifest sign of the curse of God.  It is also most clear and manifest that fruitfulness is an authentic sign of the blessing of God. Blessed are the Christian spouses, those virtuous and fruitful, who cooperate with God in the Work of Creation, in the continuation of Creation through Holy Matrimony.

Very beloved and dearest children of Our soul:  recall that passage in the Gospel, where Christ cursed the fig tree and it became sterile.

 We, as Common Father of the Church, address the word of a father to those women who are sterile:

Very beloved daughters, you who are sterile, who in marriage do not bear fruit, - you, with your spouses, are obliged to maintain, as the most principal end of marriage, the divine precept of procreation. While yet you are alive, you have the opportunity of turning your sterility into fruitfulness - by offering intense prayer and penance, entreating the Lord to grant you the blessing of fruitfulness.  Thus, with this sublime prayer and supplication, you will sanctify your lawful marriage relations. With such prayer and penance, imploring fruitfulness, you will be rid of selfish passions in your relations. With such prayer and penance, imploring Divine assistance to obtain the miracle of fruitfulness, you will be rid of what is base in the pleasures that accompany your relations.

We give you assurance and pledge Our word that if you remain constant, if you live your married life in the state of grace, if you sanctify your relations with the most vehement desire of procreation, - you will, with all certainty, obtain the blessing of fruitfulness.  If you do not obtain fruitfulness, it will be because you have not offered sincere and true prayer.  God, Who has granted the blessing of fruitfulness to other women who were sterile, desires to grant you the same, since for God, nothing is impossible.

The wise and prudent will reply:  up to now in the Church, the thesis has been admitted that marriage relations during periods of sterility are lawful, even if these relations are omitted during times of fecundity for grave reasons, - such being illness, reduction of the number of children for lack of means to feed them. Others, wise and prudent, will say that Our venerated predecessor Saint Pius XII the Great advised the practice of that thesis.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, declare that Our venerated predecessor, Saint Pius XII the Great, defined nothing on this question. He limited himself merely to giving his personal opinion, as indeed other doctors and theologians had done.  This thesis formed one more current of opinion among the many existing opinions of the time.  It is clear that that glorious Pontiff had not taken a stand opposed to Our proclamation, since up until the present moment the question has been discussed but not defined, - although the doctrine We have defined today harmonizes with the doctrine maintained for many centuries by many holy Doctors and Popes.

We reply to the wise and the prudent:  Such cursed lawfulness was because of your hardness of heart. 

We make Ours the words of Christ to the Pharisees, on the law of Moses that granted the freedom to repudiate a spouse, taken in adultery.

We, as Representative of Christ on earth, solemnly declare with His Authority, with that of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and Our own:

We anathematize and excommunicate all those spouses whose sexual practice is in contradiction to the doctrine defined by Us in the present Document.

We, with the Authority with which We are vested, anathematize and excommunicate any Priest, of whatever rank, who speaks, preaches, advises or encourages sexual practices contrary to the present Document.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, make Our own all the condemnations and anathemas which Our venerated predecessors have hurled against all contraceptive practices.

Some of the wise and prudent, - that is fools, - will ask:  What solution is there in cases of sickness or excessive number of children impossible to feed?

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, reply to the wise and prudent:  The only solution is total abstinence, although it is clear that such abstinence is a mortal sin when it is inspired, not by holy chastity, but rather by materialistic calculation in opposition to God’s will.  Saint Paul speaks of the obligation mutually to render the marriage debt, at the need and petition of either of the spouses, and out of charity, within the norms of Holy Matrimony.

Others of the wise and prudent – the number of fools in infinite – will dare to say that these laws in the present Document are contrary to nature because of the intrinsic need to satisfy the sexual appetite.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, in the name of Christ, say to you:  Depart from Us, monsters that you are!  You speak a monstrosity, preaching an imperative need to satisfy sexual appetites!  With your monstrous theory you make absurd the numberless legions of celibate Priests and monks, as well as the numberless legions of virgins and nuns.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, say in the name of Christ:  Monks and Priests, like yourselves, are flesh and blood.  Nuns, consecrated virgins, are flesh and blood like you.  It is clear that, without God’s help, the life of chastity would not be possible for us clerics and for the nuns.  However, we fulfill those words of wisdom of the Apostle of the Gentiles, the great Saint Paul:  “It is no longer I, it is Christ in me.”  We remind you also of Christ’s words of eternal life:  “Without Me, you can do nothing.”  Thus there are arguments without number to crush, disintegrate and reduce to nothing your cursed and monstrous doctrines.

We, as Common Father of the Church, address the words of a father to the men and women in communion with Us:

Beloved sons and daughters:  You are not alone bearing your cross on the Way of Sorrows to Golgotha, since Christ walks at your side.  And with Christ, there is the Divine Mary, as Cyrenean, as Veronica, to dry the sweat of your brow as you make your weary way through this vale of tears.

We say to you as a father:  Our Lord Jesus Christ has chosen you husbands and wives, in order that you, in your holy union, bear the heavy burden of matrimony, with all its consequences, living the fullness of the Sacrament. You have been chosen to continue the work of the Creator through procreation.  Day by day, through your innumerable sacrifices and your self-denial, you are fashioning your incorruptible crown of glory.  It is certain doctrine that those spouses who lead a life of holiness walk with sure step towards the exalted glory of the palm of Martyrdom. The field of martyrdom is broad and varied, and to reach it, there are innumerable paths, those paths precisely that Christ has marked out.  If that were little, beloved sons and daughters, add to all the glory that awaits you in Heaven the anticipated glory on earth, that is the abundant fruits that are your children, as you see them grow in age and wisdom and grace, following the virtuous example of their Christian fathers and mothers.

We say to you with heart full of joy and jubilation, about to burst with love for God and His Church:  We do not feel the least envy towards you, since the Lord has given Us a state more perfect than yours, the priesthood; and above all, the priesthood and religious life, which is the most perfect state.  In His infinite wisdom, God has given to Us greater dignity than to you, since He has given Us the most sublime grace of bringing the God of Heaven down upon the altar. Through the priesthood, the eternal priesthood according to the Order of Melchisedech, God has made Us his mediator, bridge and minister, to distribute graces to the faithful, to gather the supplications of the faithful and place them on the altar, so that God may deal with them favorably.

It is certain that there is, and has been, a high number of Priests who have sinned against chastity.  But, as their lives are consecrated to God in body and soul, they receive through their intimate communication with God, greater graces in order to raise themselves quickly from their falls. 

Most dearly beloved sons and daughters:  We say paternally to you, husbands and wives in communion with Us:  Do not undervalue the most beautiful cross Christ has placed upon you, without which you will not attain eternal salvation.  Have great love for this most beautiful opportunity, through a life of holiness, by the fulfillment of procreation or, in its absence, through chastity, to be clothed in the dignity of the Angels.  But We do not envy you, because if you reach the Angels, we, the Priests, must necessarily reach the Archangels, since our state is most perfect.

Contemplating the sublime dignity of Priests, We feel as though in ecstasy, speaking mystically and poetically.  Besides the sublime grace of bringing God down from Heaven to the Altar, besides being mediator between Christ and the faithful, - add to these grandiose wonders that majestic power that no earthly king or emperor can boast, the power of absolving from sin, - that sublime power which is not given to the greatest men of the world, - neither to rich nor poor, nor to intellectuals nor poets, nor to eminent artists, scientists, physicians, men of letters, nor to others, - this sublime grace is given only to the Priest.  The very Angels, pure spirits as they are, do not attain this power and privilege that belongs to the Priest.  In certain manner, the Angels themselves feel a holy envy of Priests. 

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, teach as certain doctrine that we Priests who are celibate, celibate for love of God, are much more fathers than any father of a family, even the most numerous family.  While the family father has a limited number of children, the Priest is spiritual father of thousands upon thousands of children, whom he begets in grace through the sacred ministry of the Sacraments.  Most sublime is the degree of fatherhood in the Priest - not merely in numbers, but more important, in quality and dignity. The family father, however virtuous, only gives his children flesh and blood in intimate union with his spouse. 0n the other hand, the Priest gives the divine nature to his spiritual children, inasmuch as he gives the Holy Ghost Himself through the Sacraments he administers.  A soul in the miserable state of mortal sin is dead.  Who will be able to give back life to that dead soul?  The reply is clear, simple and definite.

The person who restores the dead soul to life is the Priest, through the Sacrament of Penance.  The matter does not end here.  It is much more profound than it appears.  After restoring life by giving the Holy Ghost, the Priest continues to beget the soul through the Most Holy Eucharist.  Not only is the Eucharist received from the Priest, but Its real existence comes through the Priest who, when he celebrates the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, lends to Christ his own mouth and his own hands.  Through the devout reception of the Most Holy and Most Divine Eucharist, the soul receives needful strength in order that the Holy Ghost remain dwelling in her.  In this august manner, the body of the faithful Catholic becomes a living Temple of God.  From this sublime Doctrine proceeds the infallible truth that the Priest is not only procreative, but is eminently procreative.  In the Holy Church of God, the faithful, with profound logic, call the Priest Father.  This word, Father, is the most beautiful the Priest can hear when he is spoken to.  This exalted and most worthy fatherhood is not a symbol or semblance.  It is a real fatherhood, because spirit is much more important and creative than matter.  To express his most exalted dignity, the Priest needs no form of title; neither Your Excellency, nor Your Reverence, nor My Lord, nor Doctor, nor Most Eminent This nor Most Illustrious That, - nor anything similar.  The exalted and unadorned name of Father contains all titles and prerogatives that the Priest has received gratuitously from God.  From the Priest to the Supreme Pontiff, all have the exalted title of Father.  For the Pope, the word Holy is added, not for himself, but for Him Whom he represents, - since the Pope, in spite of his miseries and weaknesses, is the Sweet Christ on Earth.  Since time immemorial, all Christians, with one accord, have acclaimed and applauded the Vicar of Christ with the most exalted of all titles, expressed in the word:  the Pope.  This most beautiful word, Pope, more than all its other meanings, signifies that he is the Father of all the Church.  To say “Pope” is to say Father of all the Fathers, the Priests.  It means, as well, Father in the highest degree.  In the word Pope are contained all the exalted titles and prerogatives that the Vicar of Christ has received gratuitously from God.

If a simple Priest cannot be envious of you husbands and wives, much less can the Pope, who, among all who dwell on earth, is the most procreative, since he is Father of all the Church, and, indirectly, Father of all men, - there being this difference, that all men do not recognize their Father.  By Divine Right, the Pope is Father of all men, - since he represents Christ in his various dignities.  If Christ is King of the Universe, the Pope is King of the Universe in so far as he represents Him.  Through this representation, by Divine Right, the Pope exercises temporal power.  If Christ is High Priest, the Pope is High Priest by delegation from Him in the government of the Church as visible Head.  If Christ is Father of Mankind, the Pope is Father of Mankind through that representation.

It would be interminable to develop the doctrine of all these holy truths.  Our heart resists continuing to speak about these truths, being full to bursting with flames of love for Christ and His Church, even unimaginably so.  Were We to continue speaking of these profound mysteries We would, to be sure, reach a state of folly, a folly that is, of love for Christ, - Whom, though We are unworthy, We represent.  These poetic flames of mystical folly for Christ would produce in Our heart a folly of love for the Church, which We pastor through His infinite goodness.  This folly of love which We feel for Mother Church is most vehement, since the Church is the Mystical Body of Christ; one who truly loves Christ, true God and true Man, cannot but love the Mystical Christ, which, in fine, forms the whole Christ.

Most dearly beloved children, all in general:  Hear the word of the Pope, who invites you to reflect, meditate and think deeply on the most profound mysteries of our Holy Catholic and Apostolic Religion.  Imbibe, taste and be filled with the nutritious food to be found in these most inspired doctrines, so necessary for illuminating the Church and the world in the midst of the horrible darkness that today fills the lives of men.

Most dearly beloved children of Our soul:  having partaken of this nutritious food and drink, of this most precious honey, taste and savour of the rich wine of the mystical and poetic doctrine that We offer you.  Not only do We bid you eat and drink of these crystalline doctrines, but We also allow you the sweet repose of a siesta after the delicious food and drink, in order that, in quiet and soothing siesta, you give your minds rest, to be able afterwards to raise yourselves to the highest degrees in the heavenly mansions, to which you are invited.

We, your Pope, the Glory of the Olives according to the prophecies of the illustrious and most learned Irish Bishop Saint Malachy, summon you in the name of Christ to the great celestial gathering among the most exalted mansions, as close as possible to Jesus, Mary and Joseph.  My dear children, if we desire it, we shall obtain it, since Christ is with us in this noble and earnest enterprise.  Do not mistrust the invitation of the Vicar of Christ, since the Vicar is acting in the Name of Christ.  Besides, you will not be alone climbing the difficult stairs, since, Mary, the Divine Mary, will accompany you as Exalted and Divine Portress, who knows how to accommodate visitors in the various mansions of the Father’s House.  Joseph Most Holy, as Co-Adjutor of the Divine Portress, will accompany Her as Co-Porter.  Most beloved children, come at this moment to a most opportune consideration, in that, - let us not forget, - the Exalted Co-Porter was a carpenter and locksmith.  As we have a Co-Porter, carpenter by profession, we need have no fear, - this Exalted Carpenter has placed in each mansion doors that fit exactly into their frames.  There will be no bother at all in opening or closing them.  As he is a just man, there will be no excess or lack of material.  The wood will be exactly what is required.  To each door he will fit the lock required, and to each lock, the ideal key, which can be no other than the master key of Saint Peter, Prince of the Apostles.  There will be no possible danger of the wood’s swelling by dampness, - symbolizing coldness of heart, - since this most skillful carpenter has an artistic saw, - symbolizing his virtues, - for removing the wood shavings and excesses of the lukewarm.  Since this just man is Exalted Carpenter, he employs fire to heat the glue that binds the wood (symbolizing his protection over those who, by calling upon him, receive graces to be united with Jesus and Mary).

Although We have a most vehement desire to continue speaking of these mysteries, We see that the inkwell is dry.  It is not possible, with clumsy words, to describe such deep mysteries.

We had just decided to leave the matter, when, behold! A pen in reserve, an inkwell that is full!  It is the pen of Saint Teresa, better than Our own, and an inkwell full of the red ink of her Transpierced Heart.  Most beloved children, here follow unfathomable depths.  Although the famous pen of the Great Doctor Saint Teresa wore out with use, and ceased to write, nevertheless, the mystical ink of her heart continues to write in letters of gold.  Her heart erupts explosively because it cannot contain itself nor hold back the most vehement love she feels for Christ, her Spouse.  To be sure, this volcanic love of Teresa for Christ is no more than the tiniest response to the incomprehensible love that she receives from her Spouse, Christ Our Lord and God.  Let us note briefly and in passing, and not to detain us, the manner of this love of Christ for Teresa.  Briefly put, this love can be contemplated to the point of ecstasy, in the Transpiercing of her heart.  To be sure, the dart she receives represents the rays, most powerful, impetuous, volcanic and piercing, that issue from the Divine Heart of Jesus, Spouse of Teresa.  Here, precisely before this mystical scene, the tongue is mute, the hand is tied, and the paper unable to receive the letters that tell the mystery.  These letters are so deep, so mystically penetrating, they would only destroy the paper.  So ardent and vehement is the volcanic fire Jesus communicates to Teresa, and Teresa to Jesus, that the greatest of painters would never find a canvas with the necessary dimensions in order to give form to so admirable a mystery.  Not only would he not find the required canvas, neither would he find the brush that would put on the canvas the form of so sublime a mystery.  The brush that had received such mystical fire would consume the canvas in its flames.  In face of these flames and burning coals, the painter would recognize the complete impossibility of achieving so great a work.

What We say of the greatest of painters, We say also of the greatest of writers, the greatest of poets, the greatest of composers.  Through these mysterious and majestic espousals of Jesus with Teresa de Ahumada, the Angelic Choirs, like fire that is drawn to fire, are themselves invited to these great nuptials.  With their presence, the Angelic Choirs fill the precincts with marvelous musical harmonies, whose beauty reduces to nothing the greatest of composers.

We address Our paternal word to the Order of the Carmelites of the Holy Face.  We say:

Most dearly beloved sons and daughters of Our soul:  Rejoice, sing jubilantly, because in Teresa of Avila, the whole Order of the Carmelites of the Holy Face has been espoused with Christ.  The members of the body participate with the head in receiving the graces that are granted to the head.  The Great Doctor, Saint Teresa of Jesus, the illustrious mystic of Avila, by being exalted Reformer of Carmel, is head of the Order of the Carmelites of the Holy Face.

Most dearly beloved Carmelite children of Our heart:  Exult and leap for joy; let your jubilation bring down the very Angels into our midst, and there, in the mansion of Teresa, let us sing together the eternal praises of God, and adore Him face to face, just as He is.  In the in searchable mystery of His infinite mercy, Our Lord Jesus Christ has gratuitously associated with the Holy Family the illustrious and Great Doctor of the Church, Saint Teresa of Avila, through her mystical marriage with Christ.  This mystical marriage between Jesus and Teresa is without any doubt at all the highest degree of mystical marriage that Christ has granted.  So great is this mystical marriage of Our Holy Reformer with Christ, that without any doubt, she stands side by side with Joseph Most Holy, at his side, understood with an infinite degree of distance.  Naturally, if the Head and Reformer of Carmel has such an exalted dwelling in Heaven, there is no doubt that the Carmelites of the Holy Face have thrones prepared for them in that dwelling.  The individual members of the Body cannot be separated from their Head.  A body without a head is lifeless.  To be sure, the Mystical Body of Teresa, formed by the individual members of the Carmelites of the Holy Face, has two things of Teresa, - which are:

Head crowned with thorns, and Heart Transpierced, - the two principal motive powers of the body.  The soul and spirit of the Mystical Body of Teresa we find in Christ Himself, Who dwells in fire most vehement and piercing in the heart of Teresa, - the result of her mystical marriage.  We know the sure doctrine that, where there is one Person of the Most Holy Trinity, there are the other two Divine Persons; and pursuing this most profound doctrine, we meet the Divine Mary, Who is the Mystical City of God.  As Joseph Most Holy is the Spouse of the Divine Mary, he is the sentry on guard of the City.  All of these, to be sure, in most admirable and marvelous mystical manner are found within one Fatherland, since cities are found within lands.  Which is to say that the Transpierced Heart of Saint Teresa of Jesus is Fatherland of God.  Let us therefore enter that Fatherland, where at once we shall be brought to the Mystical City of God, and thus will God make His abode in our hearts.

We, as Founder and Father General of the Order of the Carmelites of the Holy Face, inspired by the breath of Christ, invite you to come with Us, in order that Teresa open her Heart for us.  Thus we shall gain the friendship of the Sentry on guard, Joseph Most Holy, who will let us enter the Mystical City of God.

Not wishing to tire the readers, We leave this mystical landscape, this woodland full of flowering trees.  And can you say what these trees are?  Let Us tell you:

These are the Olive trees, formed by the members of the Carmelites of the Holy Face, who receive the Light of the Sun, that is, Christ, and who receive the Dew, that is, Mary, through the Marian Pope, Gregory XVII, Glory of the Olives.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, with the Authority of Our Lord Jesus Christ, with that of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and with Our own, solemnly declare, proclaim and teach the following truths of Faith:

God, our Creator, infuses the soul in the first instant of the conception of each human being.

We declare infallibly the sure doctrine that the human creature, from the moment of natural conception, possesses a soul created by God and infused at that precise instant.  Thus it is certain, that if abortion is procured, there is committed an horrendous and abominable crime against God and against the right to be born of the new creature.  Quite apart from the tiny material form of the fetus, it is from conception a human being with a soul.

This doctrine is so certain and infallible that, given the danger of death, either for the mother or the new creature, the moral choice to save a life must be in favour of the new being –  among many other reasons, because the mother is already baptized and her way to Heaven is open.  If the new creature is dead at birth, the soul goes to Limbo and is deprived of eternal felicity.  This is not the most important aspect.  Rather it is this, that there will be one less soul to serve God and give Him glory, the principal end for which we are all born.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, with the Authority of Our Lord Jesus Christ, with that of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and Our own, solemnly declare, proclaim and teach the following:

If anyone dare to deny that God infuses the soul that He creates into the new being in the first instant of its natural conception, let him be anathema.

In defining this truth, We are saying nothing new, but rather We confirm a truth contained in the Sacred Deposit of Revelation.  This doctrine has been held in common by almost the majority of doctors and theologians.  This doctrine is a centuries-old teaching of the Church.

Sad to say, in these latter times, there have appeared false doctors and false theologians who teach doctrines contrary to that expressed and defined above.  Nor is such false doctrine something new.  It has been unearthed from the storeroom of old and useless tractates and teachings of those doctors who held such opinions.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, with the Authority with which we are vested, excommunicate and anathematize all Catholics who commit practices of abortion.  In this condemnation are included the parents of the new being and the doctors who offer their criminal services in this crime against God.  In this condemnation are included all hospitals, clinics or residences where the monstrous crime is practiced.  Likewise are included in this most grave condemnation all persons who, directly or indirectly, cooperate with practices of abortion.

We, in the name of Christ, in the capacity and dignity of Legitimate Representative, solemnly declare and proclaim:

We anathematize all States, be they monarchies, republics, dictatorships, or whatever kind of government, where there is the monstrous legalization of abortion.

We, with the Authority with which We are vested, solemnly declare, proclaim and teach the following:

We anathematize any authority or government whatsoever that tolerates practices of abortion.

We anathematize any authority or government that fails to condemn most severely the practices of abortion.  The practices of abortion must be specified in the Code of Penal Law of all nations, under the heading of “monstrous crimes,” and the guilty subjected to the death penalty.  Thus a great service will be rendered to Christian society by getting rid of the rotten apples before they corrupt the Christian community.

We implore the Most High to let fall His curse and His just vengeance on all governments that favour abortion.

We exhort all the faithful of the various nations to make known their opposition to abortion, - in the first place, because it is a monstrous crime against the Law of God; and in the second place because it attacks the right to be born of the new creature; and in the third place because it attacks the common good of human society.

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