Baptism of Desire/Baptism of Blood IS "binding" on ALL Catholics!
In this hour of the crisis for Holy Mother Church it is necessary cover those doctrines which a Catholic must believe in order "to be" or "remain a Catholic". Amidst such horrific teachings and misapplication of the Catholic Faith coming from the Feeneyites, many, who are sedevacanists, we must consider what the Church has taught infallibly which is not to be considered as mere theological opinion. BOB/BOD is found in Tradition and taught explicitly at the dogmatic Council of Trent. It has been taught both thru the extraordinary and ordinary Magesterium. It can be found in the Catechism of Trent and St. Pius X. Those who reject BOD/BOB are objectively speaking "outside the Body of Christ"; they are heretics and protestants.
I have gathered here some of the texts in which
Catholics have expressed their belief in baptism of desire and baptism of
blood through the centuries. It is clear that Catholics have always
believed in this infallible teaching of the Church:
(All quotes below are from the Douay Rheims Version)
Baptism of Blood (Scripture):
I have a baptism [His Crucifixion] wherewith I am to be baptized: and how am I straitened until it be accomplished?” (St. Luke 12)
I have a baptism [His Crucifixion] wherewith I am to be baptized: and how am I straitened until it be accomplished?” (St. Luke 12)
But they said to him: We can. And Jesus saith to them: You shall indeed drink of the chalice that I drink of: and with the baptism wherewith I am baptized, you shall be baptized.” (St. Mark 10)
(The Church Fathers)
Tertullian (died A.D. 220)
St. Hippolytus. (A.D. 253)
“If a catechumen is arrested on account of the name of the Lord [i.e., because he is a Christian,] let him not be of double heart about his testimony; should violence come to him and he is killed, although his sins are not yet forgiven [i.e., he is not yet baptized,] he will be justified. For he has received baptism in his own blood.” (The Apostolic Tradition, 19)
St. Cyprian (A.D. 258)
Let men of this kind, who are aiders and favourers of heretics, know therefore, first, that those catechumens hold the sound faith and truth of the Church, and advance from the divine camp to do battle with the devil, with a full and sincere acknowledgement of God the Father, and of Christ, and of the Holy Ghost; then, that they certainly are not deprived of the sacrament of baptism who are baptized with the most glorious and greatest baptism of blood, concerning which the Lord also said, that He had “another baptism to be baptized with.”
Baptism of Desire:
Dogmatic Council of Trent:
Sacraments received through desire
Trent: “And this translation [to the state of justification], since the promulgation of the Gospel, cannot be EFFECTED, WITHOUT THE LAVER OF REGENERATION, AT LEAST IN THE DESIRE THEREOF [aut eius voto], as it is written; “unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.”” (Denz. 796)
Although the sacrament of
penance is “necessary for salvation”, it may be received unto salvation “in
desire” as well as “actually”.
Trent: “Whence it is to
be taught, that the penitence of a Christian, after his fall, is very
different from that at (his) baptism; and that therein are included not only
a cessation from sins, and a detestation thereof, or, a contrite and humble
heart, but also THE SACRAMENTAL CONFESSION OF THE SAID SINS, AT LEAST IN
DESIRE [saltem in voto], and to be made in its season, and sacerdotal
absolution and likewise satisfaction by fasts, alms, prayers, and the other
pious exercises of a spiritual life; not indeed for the eternal
punishment,-which is, together with the guilt, REMITTED, EITHER BY THE
SACRAMENT, OR BY THE DESIRE OF THE SACRAMENT,-but for the temporal punishment,
which, as the sacred writings teach, is not always wholly remitted, as is
done in baptism.” (Denz 807)
St. Ambrose (Doctor, A.D. 397)
But he even had this desire for a long time, that, when he should come into Italy, he would be initiated, and recently he signified a desire to be baptized by me, and for this reason above all others he thought that I ought to be summoned. Has he not, then, the grace which he desired; has he not the grace which he requested? And because he asked, he received, and therefore is it said: “By whatsoever death the just man shall be overtaken, his soul shall be at rest” (Wisd. 4:7)
St. Thomas Aquinas:
And such a man CAN obtain salvation without being ACTUALLY BAPTIZED, on account of his desire for Baptism, which desire is the outcome of “faith that worketh by charity,” whereby God, Whose power is not tied to visible sacraments, sanctifies man inwardly. (Summa Theologica III, 68:2)
“Objection: the sacrament of Baptism is necessary for salvation. Now that is necessary “without which something cannot be” (Aristotle’s Metaphysics V). Therefore it seems that none can obtain salvation without Baptism.
Reply: THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM IS SAID TO BE NECESSARY FOR SALVATION IN SO FAR AS THERE CAN BE NO SALVATION FOR MAN UNLESS HE AT LEAST HAVE IT IN DESIRE WHICH, WITH GOD, COUNTS FOR THE DEED.” (Summa Theologica 3, 68, 2)
In another way one may eat Christ spiritually, as He is under the sacramental species, inasmuch as a man believes in Christ, WHILE DESIRING TO RECEIVE THIS SACRAMENT; and this is NOT MERELY TO EAT CHRIST SPIRITUALLY, BUT LIKEWISE TO EAT THIS SACRAMENT. (Summa Theologica 3, 80, 2)
Church Texts Condemning Feeneyism
Richard J. Cushing,
Archbishop of Boston – Decree Regarding
Leonard Feeney, April 18, 1949
Rev. Leonard Feeney,
S.J., because of grave offense against the laws of the Catholic Church has
lost the right to perform any priestly function, including preaching and
teaching of religion.
Any Catholics who
frequent St. Benedict’s Center, or who in any way take part in or assist its
activities forfeit the right to receive the Sacrament of Penance and Holy
Eucharist.
Pius XII –
Decree Excommunicating Leonard Feeney, 13 February 1953
Prior to the
excommunication, Feeney received the following summons to appear before the
Holy Office from Cardinal Pizzardo on November 22, 1952.
The Holy Office has
been obliged repeatedly to make your teaching and conduct in the Church the
object of its special care and attention, and recently, after having again
carefully examined and calmly weighed all the evidence collected in your
cause, it has found it necessary to bring this question to a conclusion.
DECREE
THE PRIEST LEONARD
FEENEY IS DECLARED EXCOMMUNICATED
Since the priest
Leonard Feeney, a resident of Boston (Saint Benedict Center), who for a long
time has been suspended a divinis for grave disobedience toward church
authority, has not, despite repeated warnings and threats of incurring excommunication
ipso facto, come to his senses, the Most Eminent and Reverend Fathers,
charged with safeguarding matters of faith and morals, have, in a Plenary
Session held on Wednesday 4 February 1953, declared him excommunicated with
all the effects of the law.
On Thursday, 12
February 1953, our Most Holy Lord Pius XII, by Divine Providence Pope,
approved and confirmed the decree of the Most Eminent Fathers, and ordered
that it be made a matter of public law.
Given at Rome, at the
headquarters of the Holy Office, 13 February 1953.
Marius Crovini, Notary
You don't know what you are talking about.
ReplyDelete"Baptism of blood" has been infallibly refuted by pope Eugene IV bull "Cantate Domino" of the council of Florence (1441): "No one, no matter how much he has given in alms and even if he has shed blood for the name of Christ, can be saved, unless he has persevered in the bosom and the unity of the Catholic Church.”
"Baptism of desire" is a false teaching as well --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPw8aNNX0ds