Fr. Campbell- “Choose today whom you will serve” (Jos.24:15)
God
does not change. God’s truth is everlasting. His Commandments are for
all times. God reigns over all, and His Divine Son, Jesus Christ, reigns
as King over all creation. And His Holy Catholic Church extends His
rule throughout the earth.
The
so-called Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) brought principles of
democracy into the Church, where they do not belong. Democracy does not
exist in Heaven because there is no need for it. The Church is not
governed by the will of the people. All authority comes from God through
His Son, Jesus Christ, and is given to those whom He chose to govern
His Church – His Apostles and their successors. Before He ascended into
Heaven, Jesus told His Apostles:
“All
power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and
make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all
that I have commanded you: and behold, I am with you all days, even unto
the consummation of the world” (Mt.28:18-20).
To Peter, Jesus gave special authority when He said to him:
“And
I say to thee, thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my
Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will
give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever thou shalt
bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever thou shalt loose on
earth shall be loosed in heaven” (Mt.16:18,19).
The
Church is not a democracy. Democracy is of earthly origin only. But
with Vatican II the principles of democracy began to be applied to the
Church, resulting in its ruin. We now have Bishops’ Conferences, like
the USCCB in the United States. These meetings were unheard of until
they were instituted by the conciliar church. They do not reflect the
will of Our Lord for His Church. They place a limit on the power of the
pope. Priests have their own assemblies and must have a say in the way
the diocese is run. Religious Sisters must now be heard, and some of
them are determined to be ordained to the priesthood. Laymen have their
parish councils and must have their say in how the Church is run.
Everyone must now have equality, even though they are not equal. The
Novus Ordo “church” has become a democratic institution. It is no longer
the Church founded by Our Lord.
The
true Church reflects the divine order of Heaven, where God is supreme
and the angels and saints obey His will and carry out His commands.
God’s Commandments cannot be changed by any human authority. Those who
presume to change them usurp the authority of God. They demand that
equal recognition and equal rights be granted to those who brazenly and
publically break God’s Laws. For this reason God’s severe punishment is
about to fall upon the world. This is not a prophecy, but a logical
conclusion based upon facts that should be evident to all.
Democracy
is purely of this world. It may have its uses and advantages, but when
it displaces Christ the King and those who are His representatives,
whether religious or secular, it loses its right to exist. Does the
state have an authority of its own which is independent of God’s
authority? Does “separation of Church and state” mean that the state is
not accountable to God for its decisions? If it was not intended to be
that way from the beginning, that’s the way it is now. The creature has
displaced the Creator. Man in his pride has displaced Christ the King.
Those countries that do not choose Christ as their King must face
tyranny, poverty, and ultimate destruction. We should learn a lesson
from the story of the ancient Israelites and their disobedience, even
when God gave them their Promised Land:
“Yet
they despised the desirable land; they believed not his word. They
murmured in their tents, and obeyed not the voice of the Lord. Then with
raised hand he swore against them to let them perish in the desert, to
scatter their descendants among the nations, and to disperse them over
the lands” (Ps.105:24-27).
History
gives a lesson we must learn. Nations rise only to fall into ruin when
they become corrupt and disobedient. The story of the fall of Babylon
tells us what happens to every nation that despises God and His
Commandments. The prophet Daniel was in captivity in Babylon under King
Belshazzar. When the king held a banquet, he and his court drank from
the sacred vessels from the Temple in Jerusalem, offering blasphemous
worship to their gods.
“Suddenly,
opposite the lampstand, the fingers of a human hand appeared, writing
on the plaster of the wall in the king’s palace. When the king saw the
wrist and hand that wrote, his face blanched; his thoughts terrified
him, his hip joints shook, and his knees knocked” (Dan.5:5,6).
Daniel
explained the meaning of the handwriting on the wall to Belshazzar.
Because of his blasphemy his kingdom would be taken away from him and
divided between the Medes and the Persians. That very night the king was
slain and his kingdom divided as Daniel had prophesied.
Those
who allow their country to sink into Godlessness and immorality have no
love for their country. Those who promote abortion rights and so-called
equality in marriage have no love for their country. Those who make
laws that contradict God’s Laws and Commandments have no love for their
country. They serve God’s enemy, the devil. But those who truly love
their country have chosen Jesus Christ for their King, and the Blessed
Virgin Mary for their Queen.
Joshua,
the successor of Moses, was appointed by God to lead the Israelites
through the River Jordan into the land He had promised them. Before he
was to die, Joshua challenged the people:
