Antipope John Paul II says Islam is a great religion

Heresy of the Week, Week of 1/2/04

Antipope John Paul II, Address, Dec. 2, 2003: “Today there is an especially urgent need for dialogue, understanding and cooperation between the world’s great religions, especially Christianity and Islam.” (L’Osservatore Romano, Dec. 17-24, 2003, p. 2)

Comment: This not only means that the false religion of Islam is a great religion, but it also means that according to Antipope John Paul II there are other “great” religions besides Christianity and Islam.

Antipope John Paul II, Address, Dec. 4, 2003: “More necessary, however, will be the cultivation of a genuine spiritual renewal that opens the way to forgiveness, reconciliation and reciprocal respect for the cultural and religious identity by everyone.” (L’Osservatore Romano, Dec. 17-24, 2003, p. 14)

Comment: This statement doesn’t seem that bad if one reads it casually; but when one thinks about what is being said here the malice and the heresy come out.  Everyone must respect the “religious identity” of everyone else, he tells us.  But the “religious identity” of millions is that they reject Christ.  Hence, Antipope John Paul II is literally telling us to respect the rejection of Christ. Antipope John Paul II is also directly denying Catholic dogma with this statement.  He is telling us that persons who hold opinions – for instance, on the Trinity – which are contrary to the Catholic Church are to be respected and approved of; but it is actually de fide that all persons who hold opinions on the dogma of the Trinity which are contrary to the Roman Church are reproved and anathematized, not respected or approved.  So, this statement by John Paul II, which some might inaccurately chalk up as just liberal ranting but nothing actually heretical, is in fact directly heretical.

Pope Eugene IV, Council of Florence, “Cantate Domino,” 1441, ex cathedra: “Whoever, therefore, have adverse and contrary opinions [on the Trinity] the Church disapproves and anathematizes and declares to be foreign to the Christian body which is the Church.” (Denz. 705) Pope Pelagius II, epistle (1) Quod ad dilectionem, 585: “If anyone, however, either suggests or believes or presumes to teach contrary to this faith, let him know that he is condemned and also anathematized according to the opinion of the same Fathers.” (Denz. 246)

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