SEVENTH DOCUMENT:     CATECHESIS; THE NICENE CREED;THE HOLY SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION OR PENANCE; OTHER NORMS FOR GUIDANCE.

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

1.  CATECHESIS.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, acknowledge Our obligation to clarify certain matters regarding catechesis in the Church.  We are deeply horrified when We observe the evolution of catechetical teaching during these recent times.  We have been watching attentively the process of progressivism in the teaching of doctrine to the faithful.  Sad to say, since the Second Vatican Council until the present, there has arisen a great number of false doctors, who, in teaching the faithful, have, along with a few truths, been introducing much poison.

In the schools of today, the children are receiving as instruction, doctrines that are confused, ambiguous and heretical.  In the parishes as well, there is being given completely heretical teaching.  This means that in actual fact, there is being presented to the faithful a doctrine completely opposed to traditional doctrine, quite as if we were dealing with a Church distinct from that which Our Lord Jesus Christ founded.  Unhappily, in these circumstances, the fathers and mothers of families do nothing to bring light into the darkness their children are receiving,  wherewith they are turned into apostates.  The Bishops, as Successors of the Apostles, have the sacred obligation to teach the true doctrines and to condemn those that are false; but, these, in good number, fold their arms and remain indifferent; and others there are, those who are truly guilty of the adulteration of doctrine.

We recognize clearly, that Masonry manipulates catechesis in the Church; since, Masonry has a great opportunity for destroying the Church by teaching false doctrines to children; because the children, many of them, will be future fathers and mothers of families, future Priests, teachers and so forth.  Masonry, having successfully infiltrated the teaching profession, is demolishing and destroying the True Faith; and in this way, will be achieved a false unity of all Christian Churches, at the cost of changing Catholic Doctrine, adapting it to heretical doctrine, professed by heretical sects.  Some years ago, We observed carefully the famous Dutch Catechism, which We found to be full of ambiguities, contradictions. and obvious heresies.  This cursed Catechism was condemned by Our venerated predecessor, His Holiness Paul VI; and in spite of the condemnation, the Bishops of Holland, spread and propagated this Catechism.  In other nations, following the advice of the Episcopal Conferences, they propagated the teachings of the Dutch Catechism by translations into their own languages.  Through the co operation of the ambiguous and confused Episcopal Conferences, the Dutch Catechism has been spread throughout the whole world.  In some nations this has been done openly; in others, slyly; but, in fine, the poison spread its grave and malefic infection to the majority of the members of the Church.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, deplore, repudiate, and condemn with all authority and severity the accursed Dutch Catechism.  We, as Supreme Pastor of the Church, and Doctor, declare and proclaim; if anyone dare to teach, preach, spread, propagate or recommend the Dutch Catechism, or others like it, let him be anathema.

We, as Universal Teacher of the Church, instruct, counsel, exhort and oblige that the teaching of Catholic Doctrine for the faithful, has always to be done by means of catechisms completely in accord with the wise doctrine of the Council of Trent, and with the more detailed teaching of Our venerated predecessor Saint Pius X; as well as with the doctrine taught by other venerated predecessors, as universal doctor.  We oblige all fathers and mothers to have in their homes catechisms in accord with traditional doctrine, and not only to have these catechisms, but as well, to fulfil their sacred obligation to teach their children according to the Magisterium of the Church.

2.  THE NICENE CREED.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, have the sacred duty to correct certain heretical details in some translations into the vernacular languages, of the Creed recited or prayed within Holy Mass.  We explain, that the Spanish translation of the Latin words "consubstantialem Patri", is given in the words, "of the same nature as the Father", and thereby results an obvious heresy.  The expression, "of the same nature as the Father" was condemned in the traditional doctrine taught in the Holy Councils celebrated in the first centuries.  To say that Jesus Christ is of the same nature as the Father, would lead to the heretical doctrine that admits only one nature in Christ, the Divine Nature, thereby denying that there are two natures in Christ, one Divine, the other human, in one only Divine Person.  We ought always to confess this truth; Jesus Christ is true God and true Man, _ and, to safeguard this truth, in translating the words “consubstantialem Patri”, we must say  “consubstantial with the Father”, which means that.  In so far as He is God, He is equal to the Father.

We teach an infallible truth that the terminology "of the same nature as the Father" is heretical.  We, vested with the authority of Supreme Pastor of the Church and Doctor, declare; if anyone teach, preach, propagate or recite the heretical phrase "of the same nature as the Father", let him be anathema.

We continue to refer to the Creed.  A short time ago, We heard with pain and stupefaction that Our venerated predecessor, His Holiness Paul VI, suppressed in the Creed for the Eastern Rites, the word "Filioque", which word refers to the Procession of the Holy Ghost.  To suppress the word “Filioque” in the question of the Procession of the Holy Ghost, would lead to an obvious heresy; inasmuch as we know, believe, profess and teach that the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Father and from the Son.  Therefore, by suppressing the word “Filioque” we should have a hideous ambiguity in the doctrine of the mystery of the Trinity.  When this word was suppressed for the Catholics of Eastern Rite united with Rome, certain Priests, as did certain Bishops, said that, by suppressing this word, it would be much easier to lead the schismatic eastern Catholics, called Orthodox Catholics, promptly into union with Rome.  We declare, it is not possible to seek the unity of Christians at the price of adulterating true doctrine; and, all the sects, in order to be united to the true Church, have to fulfil the indispensable condition of accepting, believing and professing the same doctrine that We teach.

We avail Ourselves of the present document courageously to declare that the terminology "Orthodox Church" which is given commonly to the Eastern schismatics is incorrect; whereas the true name is "Heterdox Church", because orthodoxy means to be in possession of the true doctrine, and heterdoxy means to profess erroneous doctrine.  We, as Supreme Pontiff of all the Universal Church, as well of the Latin Rite as of the Eastern Rites, declare and proclaim; The Catholics of the Oriental Rites united to our true Church, have the obligation to confess and profess the same doctrine which we confess and profess in the Latin Rite, in as much as the doctrine affects the Faith.  We, with the Authority with which We are invested, restore the word "Filoque" in the Credo for the Eastern Rites.  We declare: If anyone say that the Holy Ghost proceeds only from the Father, denying that He proceeds as well from the Son, let him be anathema.

     We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, declare that Our venerated predecessor, His Holiness Paul VI, as Universal Doctor of the Church, remained always and altogether within the true teaching of the Church.  In defence of this fact, We offer several reasons; one can be, that the Roman Curia would prepare documents without submitting them to the Supreme Pontiff for his approbation and signature; whereby it is easy to understand that on many occasions the signature of the Pope was falsified.

Other reasons; in the Roman Curia, the Pope was surrounded by enemies who on many occasions, in order to achieve their evil

purposes, administered drugs to Our venerated predecessor, in order to deprive him of his own personality, and to neutralize the

Papal action.  We know that the Communists use various methods to achieve their ends.  One of these is brainwashing, which

is effected through the mind of the victim, by subjecting him to the continued and insistent repetition of a particular idea until the torture leaves him half conscious. Another method is to administer drugs, even those that are paralysing.  We recall the great

Primate of Hungary, man of God, whom We shall see before long raised to the Altars.  This eminent Cardinal, before being taken

prisoner by the Communists, declared to his people; “Up till now I have taught you in accord with Faith and Doctrine.  From now

on I do not know what will happen.  Therefore I tell you; if, after this, you hear that I contradict what I previously have said, do

not obey me, because it will not be I speaking with my real conscience; it will be the effects produced by the Communists, who

will do with me what they will in order to efface my will and my personality.”  In fact there was fulfilled what this great

Primate of Hungary had foretold; since after having been prisoner in Communist gaols, he began to say things contrary to what

he had said previously, before his imprisonment.  He even came to lose the notion that he was Prince of the Church.  This

great Cardinal endured the terrible system of tortures inflicted by the Communists, and so great was the violence done to his

personality, that he came to be convinced that he was not a Priest.  Providentially, this Cardinal received on several occasions

the visit of his aged mother.  This good woman had learned something of the methods of the Communists, in order however, to

use it to serve God. In this way she spoke to her son, repeating persistently these words; "You are Prince of the Church":  And this she continued resolutely almost the whole time of the visit.  Thus the mother achieved for her son the recovery of his identity as Prince of the Church.

We exhort all the faithful to contemplate Our venerated Predecessor surrounded by enemies, and thus they will understand that he was not culpable.  Furthermore, in a not distant future We shall see him raised to the Altars.

3.  THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE, OR CONFESSION.

We are deeply pained and afflicted seeing how in these recent times, the Sacrament of Penance is despised and almost abolished in very many churches.  Since the last Council until now, We have observed with fear and trembling the innumerable multitudes that approach the Communion rail, while the confessionals remain almost empty.  Considering this question, We perceive that today, the majority that receive Communion, disgraceful to say, do so unworthily.  Those are many who go forward to receive Communion in the state of mortal sin, _ a result of contemporary teaching.  On the one hand, the majority of the faithful have fallen into the worst possible blindness, the loss of the sense of sin.  The faithful have lost the sense of sin through the fault of many Priests and Bishops; since there are many Priests today who preach; this is no sin, that  no sin, nor is the other a sin.  Consequently we find there is an exceedingly large number of Saints!  Since nothing is sin, they do not need confession.  Thus they dare to receive the Holy Eucharist unworthily and sacrilegiously.  On the other hand, a short time ago, there has been introduced what is called collective absolution. Many Priests and Bishops, and Cardinals as well, are teaching that today, the practice of collective absolution is more pastoral, explaining that the faithful can confess within the space of a year.  With this practice, imagine the number of communicants who go forward unworthily.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, in the light of Sacred Scripture, of Traditional Doctrine, of the Sacred Councils, in particular of the Council of Trent, and in union with Our venerated Predecessors, declare, confess, believe and proclaim that the Sacrament of Penance. or Confession, was instituted by Our Lord Jesus Christ.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, teach the infallible doctrine that, in order to receive absolution, the penitent has the sacred obligation to tell his sins to the confessor.

In practice, as we know, there can be certain wise and salutary exceptions.  We give an example; on the high seas there is a ship with many Catholics aboard, among whom there is a Priest. Suddenly the ship begins to sink.  The Catholics truly repent their sins, make an Act of Contrition with the firm intention to confess.  But the ship is practically submerged, there is not the time for the Priest to hear the confessions of all.  Therefore, since the Church is a good Mother who wishes Her children to be saved, the Priest, at that moment, validly and lawfully  confers collective absolution.  Another example can be taken from time of war.  Of a sudden there occurs a great battle.  There at the side of the soldiers is the chaplain.  The soldiers repent their sins, make an Act of Contrition with very firm intention to confess.  As in the former example, there is no time for the chaplain materially to hear all the confessions. Therefore he absolves collectively.

It is possible in these two examples to find survivors.  These survivors, already absolved collectively with the others, now have the obligation to tell their sins to the confessor.  Outside these cases of emergency, it is not licit to practice collective absolution. Besides, Traditional Doctrine teaches; if there is the opportunity of confessing one's sins, and yet one omits to do so, he does not receive absolution; rather he remains in mortal sin. And if one go forward to receive Communion, he does so sacrilegiously.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, impose on all the faithful the obligation to tell one's mortal sins to the confessor. We declare; if anyone say that collective absolution can be practised at any time other than in cases of emergency, let him be anathema.

4.  OTHER NORMS FOR GUIDANCE.

We direct an anguished call to the faithful, for We are calling you in order to speak of the Cinema and Theatre.

With great sorrow, We are confronted with the path taken today by the Cinema, where are shown films that brazenly attack God, Faith, Doctrine, and Catholic Morals.  Since a few years ago, We have observed the frequency of those exhibitions that insult and blaspheme the Person of Our Lord Jesus Christ:  for example, the accursed, blasphemous, sacrilegious and heretical film known as "Jesus Christ Superstar".  In this film Jesus is made ridiculous, and Judas Iscariot, the traitor, is portrayed with dignity.  Jesus is presented as a failure, and Judas as triumphant.  Jesus is presented as something of a socialist and revolutionary, and it is even hinted that He might be a man given to vices.

We have ascertained with sorrow, that the majority of Catholics have gone to see this film, and have remained tranquil and undisturbed; moreover they have gone following the advice of Priests, Bishops and even Cardinals; among whom are, to mention a few, Cardinal Tarancon of Madrid, Cardinal Dueno Monreal of Seville, Cardinal Jubany of Barcelona, and many other Bishops.  It is not possible to admit that these Cardinals, Bishops and Priests still have the right to practice their ministry.  No one has hurled excommunication at them; nevertheless, without the need of striking them with formal excommunication, they are certainly automatically excommunicated.

We declare, confirming and in union with Traditional Doctrine the following; every Bishop who permits that others teach heresies, or worse, who themselves do so, automatically cease to be Pastors of the flock.

We have also observed that in the Theatre are shown works similar to these sacrilegious films.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church. declare; All films or theatrical productions which attack God, the Church, Doctrine or Catholic Morals, be anathema.  In this anathema is included, all directors, producers, artists; as well as proprietors of the places where these exhibitions are given; as well, those who go to see these spectacles; and as well, all authorities, ecclesiastical and civil, who permit them.

We declare that, the Cinema and the Theatre also are manipulated, in the majority by Masonry.  Let us not lose sight of the universal activity of Masonry, because this accursed diabolical sect has infiltrated all places. and where best it has installed itself, is in the Roman Curia, whence it works to destroy the Church.  But, do not fear. Christ is with His Church. He has promised His assistance until the consummation of the world.  Therefore He has given us a Pope with a sword of power.  Pray, pray, do penance. We foretell again, as Pope and Prophet: we are on the verge of the Third World War.  The solution, practical and rapid, we find by taking refuge with the Most Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God and Mother of the Church.  We must invoke Her continually, that She spread Her Holy Mantle and protect the Church.

Given in Seville, at the Apostolic See, the 4th. , first Monday of the month, dedicated to St. Teresa of Jesus, of September, the year of Our Lord Jesus Christ, MCMLXXV111.

With Our Apostolic Blessing.

Gregory XVII P. P.

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