Are the infant children of Protestant families and Novus Ordo families validly baptized and made members of the true Church?

Rene, the Church teaches that anyone can baptize, provided he uses the matter and form and intends to do what the Church does - i.e., pronounce the words and pour the water. So, as long as water is used, and the infant child of Novus Ordo parents is baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, the baptism would be valid and those infants would therefore be validly baptized into the Catholic Church and would go to heaven if they died in infancy, just like the baptized infants of Protestant families who die in infancy would also go straight to heaven. The baptized infants who have Protestant or Novus Ordo parents don't become heretics until they knowingly embrace the Protestant or Novus Ordo heresy.

Pope Innocent IV, Council of Lyons I, 1254: "Moreover, if anyone without repentance dies in mortal sin, without a doubt he is tortured forever by the flames of eternal hell. But the souls of children after the cleansing of baptism, and of adults also who depart in charity and who are bound neither by sin nor unto any satisfaction for sin itself, at once pass quickly to their eternal fatherland." (Denz. 457)

Why don’t we understand that non-Catholics can be saved through “baptism of desire”?

Sorry, but that is not what the Church teaches. The Catholic Church doesn't teach that all who are saved are saved "through" or "by” the Catholic Church. It teaches that no one is saved outside the Catholic Church, that no one is saved without the Catholic Faith, and that no one is saved in a non-Catholic religion. You obstinately reject this dogma and therefore are not a Catholic. Your problem is not with us, but with the dogmatic teaching of the Catholic Church on salvation which you cannot accept.

Pope Gregory XVI, Mirari Vos (# 13), Aug. 15, 1832: “With the admonition of the apostle, that ‘there is one God, one faith, one baptism’ (Eph. 4:5), may those fear who contrive the notion that the safe harbor of salvation is open to persons of any religion whatever. They should consider the testimony of Christ Himself that ‘those who are not with Christ are against Him,’ (Lk. 11:23) and that they disperse unhappily who do not gather with Him. Therefore, ‘without a doubt, they will perish forever, unless they hold the Catholic faith whole and inviolate (Athanasian Creed).” Pope Gregory XVI, Summo Iugiter Studio (# 2), May 27, 1832: “Finally some of these misguided people attempt to persuade themselves and others that men are not saved only in the Catholic religion, but that even heretics may attain eternal life.” Pope Eugene IV, Council of Florence, “Cantate Domino,” 1441, ex cathedra: “The Holy Roman Church firmly believes, professes and preaches that all those who are outside the Catholic Church, not only pagans but also Jews or heretics and schismatics, cannot share in eternal life and will go into the everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels, unless they are joined to the Church before the end of their lives; that the unity of this ecclesiastical body is of such importance that only those who abide in it do the Church’s sacraments contribute to salvation and do fasts, almsgiving and other works of piety and practices of the Christian militia productive of eternal rewards; and that nobody can be saved, no matter how much he has given away in alms and even if he has shed blood in the name of Christ, unless he has persevered in the bosom and unity of the Catholic Church.” Pope Pius IX, Vatican Council I, Session 2, Profession of Faith, 1870, ex cathedra: “This true Catholic faith, outside of which none can be saved, which I now freely profess and truly hold…”

What does being born again mean and what do I do to be saved?

Tommy, the meaning of Jesus about the necessity to be born again is found in John 3:5.  He says, "Unless a man is born again of water and the Holy Ghost he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God."  This refers to water baptism.  It means that no one can enter heaven without water baptism. But getting baptized is not the only thing one must do to be saved.  One must belong to the one Church Christ established (the Catholic Church), for he who refuses to hear the Church is like the heathen and publican (Matthew 18:17).  We can tell you in more detail what you must do to belong to this Church if you contact us. To be saved one must also die in the state of grace (free from all grave sin).  That can only be accomplished by a Catholic who has a strong prayer life, including devotion to the Mother of God, who avoids the near occasions of sin, who makes saving his soul the number 1 priority, etc.  We have a seven video or dvd special which you can get for $15.00 which includes a very important video on this subject, called Death and the Journey into Hell. [Update: you can get this video program with 13 other programs on 1 DVD for $5.00 (price includes shipping). Click here for more information]. Jesus also taught the necessity of confessing sins to a priest (John 20:23), as well as many other things.  All grave sins that one has committed must be confessed to a validly ordained Catholic priest.  One must accept the fullness of the Faith Christ established (the Catholic Faith) if one is going to be saved.  We look forward to hearing from you.

What about the book “Fatima in Twilight”?

Regarding the book Fatima in Twilight, the description of the events of Fatima were very well written and very interesting, as well as many of the facts dealing with the spread of Communism.  I found those parts of the book to be very good.  But many of the author’s conclusions about Sister Lucia, John Paul II, etc. are false and dangerous.  For instance, the author unhesitatingly accepts this “Sister Lucia” as the real one, when anyone who saw the 2000 “Beatification” ceremonies of Jacinta and Francisco by Antipope John Paul II (as we did), could see for himself that this “Sister Lucia” must be an imposter, for she is fully in favor of John Paul II and the version of the Third Secret released by John Paul II.  When “Cardinal” Sodano announced at the “Beatification” ceremony that the Third Secret deals with the assassination attempt against John Paul II, this “Sister Lucia” was waving enthusiastically with approval, confirming without a doubt that she agrees!  Thus, it is a fact, clear to anyone who saw this, that this “Sister Lucia” agrees with the Vatican that the Third Secret speaks of the assassination attempt against John Paul II.  Anyone who denies this, such as basically all of the false traditionalists, is either mistaken or a liar.  And this fact (her behavior at the 2000 “Beatifications” of Jacinta and Francisco) blows away the entire Nicholas Gruner myth, which is very deceptive and misleading – that this imposter is actually the real “Sister Lucia” and that she really holds that the Consecration of Russia has not been done, but that she just isn’t allowed to speak.  In fact, in Fatima in Twilight, the author acknowledges “Sister Lucia’s” exuberant approval of John Paul II and the Vatican’s version of the “Third Secret” at the 2000 “Beatifications.

Mark Fellows, Fatima in Twilight, p. 327: “In fact, her [Sister Lucia’s] exuberance at Fatima in 2000 was almost disquieting.  Surely the cause of her radiance, and her new graciousness towards John Paul, was her happiness over the beatification of her two cousins.  Yet she remained exuberant even in the face of Cardinal Sodano’s version of the Third Secret, going so far as to make large, awkward gestures to the crowd.”

“Pope John was the Pope who single-handedly rehabilitated Communism, discredited Fatima, and used deceitful methods to bury the Third Secret…In light of Fatima, he was the Pope of the Apostasy.”

“And it is because I have the courage to state the truth that I speak.  And I affirm, before God who will judge me, that never has any Pope, until our own day, uttered so great a lie as that of His Holiness John Paul II concerning the Third Secret of Fatima.”

Fatima in Twilight, p. 274: “How easy it is to love the Holy Father when he feeds the faithful with solid spiritual food.”

Dr. Drolesky and the Apostasy of the Vatican II sect

In a May 8 article called “The Consecration Has Been Done?,” Dr. Thomas Drolesky discusses the recent statement by the Executive Secretary of the Russian Conference of Catholic Bishops Igor Kovalevsky.  Kovalevsky, as documented in our Heresy of the Week Achive for 5/14/04, stated that the “Holy See” has officially instructed that the Orthodox are not to be converted to Catholicism.  Dr. Drolesky, who writes for Catholic Family News and The Remnant, admits that this is apostasy.

Dr. Drolesky, The Consecration Has Been Done, May 9: “Let's be brutally frank: to assert that the Catholic Church is not interested in the conversion of souls from Orthodoxy to Catholicism is to assert a belief that is alien to Catholic truth and representative of the sort of syncretist, pan-Christianity specifically condemned by Pope Pius XI in Mortalium Animos in 1928…. Please tell me how not seeking the conversion of Russia to the Catholic Faith is not apostasy… the statement of the executive secretary of the Catholic bishops' conference in Russia proves that the Vatican has no interest--and I mean no interest--in the conversion of Russia whatsoever.” (christorchaos.com)

That’s right, Dr. Drolesky, it is apostasy!  So why do you continue to hold communion with and recognize these apostates as Catholics?  Why do you continue to say that Catholics should join up with these apostates?  In admitting that the above is apostasy, you have been more honest than your cohorts at The Remnant and Catholic Family News, who deny that this is apostasy, but if you obstinately remain in communion with these men then you too are an apostate.  So please, Dr. Drolesky, for your own soul and the Catholic Faith, acknowledge that John Paul II and his Bishops who hold that we should not convert the Eastern Orthodox are apostates who are outside the Catholic Church and with whom no one can hold communion.  Acknowledge that the men who teach such things cannot be the representatives of the Catholic Church.  Anyone who denies this or holds communion with men who say that Russia should not be converted to Catholicism simply denies Our Lord and the Papacy.

Does the “condemnation” of Fr. Feeney condemn you?

P., you are referring to Fr. Feeney, not Fr. Feynan.  I actually just finished a new book that is 300 pages on this topic.  It is now available for $8.00.  It covers the issue in-depth, and all aspects of the Fr. Feeney case in-depth.  You should get it and read it; it answers your questions in this regard. [update: book online here] Sincerely, Bro. Peter Dimond, O.S.B.

Pope Eugene IV, Council of Florence, “Cantate Domino,” 1441, ex cathedra: “The Holy Roman Church firmly believes, professes and preaches that all those who are outside the Catholic Church, not only pagans but also Jews or heretics and schismatics, cannot share in eternal life and will go into the everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels, unless they are joined to the Church before the end of their lives; that the unity of this ecclesiastical body is of such importance that only those who abide in it do the Church’s sacraments contribute to salvation and do fasts, almsgiving and other works of piety and practices of the Christian militia productive of eternal rewards; and that nobody can be saved, no matter how much he has given away in alms and even if he has shed blood in the name of Christ, unless he has persevered in the bosom and unity of the Catholic Church.”

Did any Popes condemn Pentecostalism?

I’m not aware of any Popes who condemned it because it is a new phenomenon. But it is not traditional, it is ecumenical (involvement with Protestants and the Novus Ordo), so it must be rejected on that basis alone. Further, it involves things to which Catholics should naturally hold an aversion and recognize as not being Catholic and evil – e.g., speaking in gibberish, some even barking like dogs, and some even oinking like pigs. If your daughter is convinced of the Church’s traditional teaching on Outside the Church There is NO Salvation (please get our new book on this topic), and if she denounces all heretics, as well as the heresies of the Vatican II, John Paul II, etc., then she will naturally see that the Pentecostal movement is incompatible with the Traditional Catholic Faith.