The apostasy of Vatican II confirmed at the local level – an interesting article from a “Benedictine” Nun

Many people argue that the teachings of Vatican II don’t contradict Catholic dogma in any way.  They strenuously assert that the Vatican II religion is in perfect continuity with the unchanging Catholic religion.  Some people call these individuals (who defend everything in Vatican II and the post-conciliar apostasy) neo-Catholics; we call them neo-apostates, since they attempt to explain away everything from kissing the Koran to allowing idol-worshippers to take over and pray to false gods at Assisi.  But one of the most interesting and clear ways of proving that the Vatican II sect is not the Catholic Church is simply by looking at what its members believe at the local level.  The amount of stories from individuals who have actually been discouraged from becoming Catholic by members of the Novus Ordo Church, including Bishops, Vatican officials and RCIA teachers, seem almost endless; but if you ever want to be stirred to a holy indignation against the Vatican II apostasy, or if you ever want proof of what an abominable outrage the Vatican II sect is, or if you ever want to be convinced that it is a matter of heaven or hell to completely reject this false, non-Catholic sect falsely posing as the Catholic Church, then just call some Novus Ordo churches and ask them: “Do you accept the dogma Outside the Church There is No Salvation?  Is Islam a false religion?  Is Judaism a false religion?” 

The responses that you will get will astound you and will confirm for you, if you are sincere, that the religion of these individuals (the Vatican II religion) is not the Catholic religion.  It will confirm for you, if you are sincere, that the entire Vatican II sect is apostate, since these individuals are simply putting into practice what is taught and exemplified by Vatican II concerning non-Christian religions.  Further, it will confirm for you, if you are sincere, that it is abominable that individuals such as the false traditionalists (Catholic Family News, The Remnant, etc.) will obstinately affirm that such apostates exist inside the Catholic Church.

In that vein, I was paging through the St. Anthony Messenger the other day and came across an article entitled Islam: What Every Catholic Should Know by Mary Margaret Funk, “O.S.B.”  (St. Anthony Messenger is one of the more prominent publications of the Vatican II sect.)  So here was an article by a supposed Benedictine Nun on Islam.  What did she say?

Mary Margaret Funk, “O.S.B.,” Islam: What Catholics Should Know, p. 36, St. Anthony Messenger, August, 2005: “Unlike Christians, who believe that Jesus was the Son of God and an indivisible part of God, Muslims believe that the Holy Prophet Mohammed (570-632) was a man and that he followed Adam, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, and Jesus as the last of the great prophets to receive divine revelation.”

While referring to Mohammed as “the Holy Prophet,” Mary Margaret didn’t think it necessary to mention to her “Catholic” readership that Mohammed was a false prophet and the originator of a false religion.  She continues:

Mary Margaret Funk, “O.S.B.,” Islam: What Catholics Should Know, St. Anthony Messenger, August, 2005, p. 36: “Mohammed tested the authenticity of his revelations with prayer and fasting.  It was two years before he went public with his profound religious experience.”

The impression that any reasonable reader of this article gets is that Mary Margaret holds that Mohammed’s false revelations were authentic or could be authentic (utter apostasy).

Mary Margaret Funk, “O.S.B.,” Islam: What Catholics Should Know, St. Anthony Messenger, August, 2005, p. 38: “I am struck by the absolute grasp of and reverence for the Quran communicated by the Muslims.  The name Allah, after all, is simply the Arabic word for God, the one God of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.”

Here we see that Mary Margaret bases her effusive praise for the false religion of Islam on the false teaching of Vatican II that Jews, Christians and Muslims supposedly worship the same God.  We see this very clearly illustrated in the next quote:

Mary Margaret Funk, “O.S.B.,” Islam: What Catholics Should Know, St. Anthony Messenger, August, 2005, p. 39: “When I was present for the Muslim salat, I felt as though I was at home with my nuns in Beech Grove, Indiana.  It was the same God, the same praise and the same bended knee.”

This is utter apostasy and pure religious indifferentism.  But it is all based precisely on the teaching of Vatican II on Muslims: 

Vatican II document, Nostra aetate # 3: “The Church also looks upon Muslims with respect.  They worship the one God living and subsistent, merciful and mighty, creator of heaven and earth, who has spoken to humanity and to whose decrees, even the hidden ones, they seek to submit themselves whole-heartedly, just as Abraham, to whom the Islamic faith readily relates itself, submitted to God… Hence they have regard for the moral life and worship God in prayer, almsgiving and fasting.

Mary Margaret Funk continues:

Mary Margaret Funk, “O.S.B.,” Islam: What Catholics Should Know, St. Anthony Messenger, August, 2005, p. 39: “My community of 82 nuns carries me when my devotion is tepid and my inclination is capricious.  I see that same zeal among my Muslim friends.  The stopping for prayer is the norm allowing us to be God-conscious during the in-between times and to help God-consciousness become pervasive.  What then happens is that we return to ritual prayer thankful for this felt presence of God.”

Mary Margaret Funk is a member of Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove, IN.  She is not a member of the Catholic Church.  She is a Christ-rejecter and an apostate who believes in salvation outside the Church and that false religions are not false.  She is the former prioress of her large religious community, and she is the executive director of Monastic Interreligious Dialogue.  But she is simply following the teaching of Vatican II and post-conciliar ecumenism.

How many stories such as this could be duplicated?  They could be duplicated without end, in every diocese under Antipope Benedict XVI and every single religious community in communion with him.  Have Mary Margaret Funk and millions of others misunderstood the teaching of Vatican II?   No, she has understood perfectly that Vatican II teaches that Muslims worship God truly in prayer, almsgiving and fasting.  Have Mary Margaret Funk and millions of others misunderstood the meaning of John Paul II’s attending of the Mosque, the Assisi event, the Buddhist Temple, the Lutheran Church and the Synagogue?  No, they have understood quite well that such actions are a validation of those false religions.  It is because they have followed the official teaching of Vatican II that they have come to apostasy as a result.

So, the neo-apostates (not “neo-Catholics”) need to stop mocking God.  Please cease telling us that Vatican II didn’t teach religious indifferentism or validate false religions.  And the false traditionalists need to stop mocking God and telling us that the multitude of apostates just like Sister Mary Funk (which includes Antipope Benedict XVI) are part of the Catholic Church.