Leave the Church of Nice

ChurchMilitantTV ^ | 7-9-13 | Michael Voris

[mlizzy]

Leave the Church of Nice
vort-2013-07-09

Hello everyone and welcome to The Vortex where lies and falsehoods are trapped and exposed. I’m Michael Voris.

Here is an appeal to any Catholic in the Church of Nice, or anyone who has a friend or relative in the Church Nice, please leave it now.

What is the Church of Nice? It's a worship community that sort of looks Catholic and OFFICIALLY is Catholic – but at the end of the day, authentic Catholicism has been sucked out of it in almost every possible way.

There are all kinds of signs you can look for to determine if your parish is a Church of Nice.

The priest will never preach on anything controversial related to your eternal life, like homosexuality, abortion, reception of Holy Communion as a divorced and remarried parishioner.

He will never utter a word about the immortal danger your soul is in if you are co-habiting and or having sex outside of marriage or using contraception INSIDE marriage.

Times for Confession will be sparse and practically none of the parishioners ever go including you.

If you have been going to your Church of Nice parish for some years, you will occasionally have the thought come to your mind that it seems like less and less people attend.

You will also notice that there are nowhere near as many young adults or families as you remember from years ago. But the music director will bust out in a loud song rich with lyrics about the community, instead of God, and you will forget your thoughts about less people in the pews.

You will also hear a strange thing from time to time about something the RCIA instructor or Religious Ed director said in class and you will think to yourself for a moment – “hmmm .. that’s odd”, but then you will go on with your business and forget about it.

Then the occasional discussion will come up with friends and family who are former Catholics who bad mouth this or that about the Church – and while you might feel quietly uncomfortable about their outbursts, you won’t say anything because, frankly, you don’t have the knowledge to respond to them because it was never told to you.

And eventually, you will allow yourself to be lulled into a false set of comfort regarding their eternal lives by buying into the ridiculous diabolical canard that – it’s not REALLY important if they are Catholic or not – after all, they’re basically good people and God understands and we are all going to Heaven anyway so not that big a deal.

If you go to a parish replete with altar girls, protestant hymns, an army of so-called “Eucharistic ministers” (which they are NOT by the way), a joke-cracking priest, a congregation receiving Holy Communion in their hands, warped catechesis coming from the adult and/or kids religious ed department, no substantive preaching, a congregation with more older people than younger families and no one really in between, where people around you, including you dress in clothes more suited for going to the movies than worshipping God, if almost the entire congregation goes to Holy Communion, and a good number of them never return to their seats afterwards, if it is customary to applaud the band or singers – then you can be pretty certain, your parish is a Church of Nice.

If you have no idea why this list of issues are problematic, then you are almost guaranteed to belong to the Church of Nice.

If you don’t know the answers to the following basic questions, you should be concerned:

• What is meant by the Four Last Things and what are they?
• What is wrong about using the term Eucharistic Ministers?
• What is an indulgence and why is it important to know?
• Can you explain why Protestantism is a heresy? (Did you even know it IS a heresy?)
• What are the various mysteries of the Holy Rosary?
• What does the Church mean by the term “The Real Presence”?
• What is the Mass?
• Can you be a “good” Catholic and still disagree with the Magisterium?
• Do you even know what the word Magisterium means?
• Is it EVER possible to refuse to believe an infallible teaching AND still be a good Catholic?

If you can’t answer ALL of these questions – at least on some fundamental level – then you need to be very concerned about your faith life. And this is just a beginning list – it could easily have hundreds of questions on it.

What the Church of Nice gang has been so fantastic at over the past 40 or 50 years .. and this means bishops and priests .. is substituting knowledge with feelings. In this manner, they have introduced into the faith a humanist dimension that has no place in the Church.

The same madness that goes on in the culture about not being judgemental and always making sure no one is offended has become paramount in the Church as well, thanks to the Church of Nice crowd – hence the name, Church of NICE, where everyone is always Nice.

If you attend a parish that subscribes to the Church of Nice agenda – watch out. Your soul is in jeopardy, serious jeopardy.

It is very likely that your religious instruction is deficient, you haven’t been to confession in God knows how long, and if you have children – they are bored out of their minds and more than likely will stop attending Mass after they leave home.

These are all symptoms of a dying faith – and it can all be placed at the doorstep of the Church of Nice.

The Church of Nice is failing in spectacular fashion! It’s beginning to resemble the Russian Front from the German’s perspective in World War II. It won’t be much longer before the whole edifice is flat out overrun. As the Russian forces – the Red Army – was overrunning town after town and province after province – reclaiming all that had been taken by the Nazis in the previous two years, many of the German High Command and the civilian population back in Berlin carried on as though the eastern front was a sad fact, but not one they REALLY had to worry about.

In April 1945, the first Russian tanks crashed into the heart of Berlin. It took a while, but when it happened, it was decisive and final. This is what is happening in the Church today – the portion of the Church, which is the majority part of it, that worships at the Altar of Nice. It is being overrun and the defeat is monumental.

2000 US parishes closed in the last 20 years, 1300 of them in the past 10 years and no end of closings in sight. And why has the Church of Nice risen to such heights of power and control.

Because fallen human nature is weak. Because most people don’t like confrontation and will only occasionally do the right thing and challenge evil and wrong. Because being vigilant – always vigilant - exacts a cost. And because sin is attractive. And because we are lazy and slothful.

If it were not for the Catholic Church, the whole world would end up in Hell because the Catholic Church is necessary for salvation. This is its charter – to be the instrument of salvation – not merely a sign of salvation, but the actual instrument through which God works His salvific action.

When much of that Church casts aside that charter and adopts an inauthentic attitude of being the Church of Nice, then the world will go out of balance – as it has – and the eternal lives of those Church of Nice members hangs in the balance.

If you attend a Church of Nice parish – get out of it and get to a parish where you will get AUTHENTIC Catholicism – the real McCoy. If you have friends or family who need to hear this, pass it along. If you have priests or know of them who are not fulfilling their duties to help you and your families get to heaven by bringing you the real faith – send them this. The clock is running out. The tanks will come crashing in to the town square soon enough – and when that happens – it will be too late.

GOD Love you. I’m Michael Voris

[mlizzy]

Michael Voris' suggestion is a good one. We attended a very respectful Novus Ordo last Saturday morning (everything that could have been in Latin, was), and plan on going to that parish whenever possible for daily Mass. We already attend there frequently on Sundays for their Traditional Latin Mass.

[mlizzy]

Parishes that offer the Tridentine Mass [we have found] also offer respectful Novus Ordo Masses. Tridentine Mass Locations: http://web2.airmail.net/carlsch/EFMass/churches.htm

[TexGrill]

Yes, but doing all these novena stuff isn’t for everyone. I have ambivalent feelings about this topic. Sure its great if we can all follow the rules, but that’s not easy. I’m not saying Catholic churches should perform gay marriages, but expecting all parishioners to act like saints would be nice, but not realistic.

[Dr. Sivana]

What does this guy have against France?

THAT is the Church of Nice, I have seen worse.

[Terry L Smith]

For those for whom the message has been sent, might this be noted as a form of a ‘pre-housecleaning’ prophecy?

[Rich21IE]

ping

[PapaBear3625]

“Church of Nice” is not limited to Catholic parishes. There are plenty of Protestant churches and Jewish synagogues that are more about social issues than about God.

[JPX2011]

I sympathize with your view. I attend both a Novus Ordo and a Tridentine Mass (work permitting—it’s farther away) and while we are all called to be saints it doesn’t make it easier when the homily from the pulpit is full of mamby-pamby, wishy-washy new age language, not to mention it totally obscures the purpose of the Mass. It’s bad enough a priest won’t mention these things to begin with. But to try to cover for it with a syrupy sermon that has no theological backbone to it is an affront to all good Christian people.

[TexGrill]

You raise some valid points, but let’s say there’s someone like me, who’s politically conservative but not saint-like. So I might not pay much attention to a priest who appears wishy-washy but Im happy he’s charming. However, I might be hesitant to return to a parish where a priest gives a sermon on how some of my behavior should stop immediately and if not, don’t come back to his parish. Sure, it’s good to pray and believe in God, but let’s be honest how many can really be saints? Probably not many, even if everyone tried to be one.

[mosesdapoet]

In the Religion forum, on a thread titled Leave the Church of Nice, Dr. Sivana wrote:
What does this guy have against France? Accompanied by the pix of the Cathederal of Nice France

That’s pronounced Neece not Nyce spelled Nice.

[paterfamilias]

“Yes, but doing all these novena stuff isn’t for everyone. I have ambivalent feelings about this topic. Sure its great if we can all follow the rules, but that’s not easy. I’m not saying Catholic churches should perform gay marriages, but expecting all parishioners to act like saints would be nice, but not realistic.”

I am by no means a saint, but since attending a Tridentine Mass every Sunday starting just before Holy Week 2012, I can tell you that I have gotten closer to that goal.

Being Catholic should be difficult, and cleaving to the Church’s teachings is a constant struggle. But by setting the bar high, the Church raises our level of behavior.

We have a line of 10-20 adults and kids for confession before Mass every Sunday; the rest of the congregation prays the Rosary before Mass. Frequent confession and Marian devotions are a strong source of grace to make us better Catholics.

[mosesdapoet]

Great term “Church of Nice”. But if you live in a rural area you take what you can get.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Voris was inducted into the Knighthood of the Royal Order of St. Michael of the Wing, by the Royal House of Portugal.

[mc5cents]

Michael Voris has some video on his ChurchMilitant.tv free site The Vortex where he calls it the American Patriotic Church in comparing it to the Catholic Church in China. Very good also.

[JPX2011]

In that case I would say, as a fellow conservative, "We're conservatives! We value substance over style. Leave the other stuff to the liberals!" But I understand what you're saying. Keep in mind two things: (1): Everyone in Heaven is a saint by definition. (2) As Catholics (I'm assuming you're Catholic--if not, my apologies) we believe in Purgatory, and if you've made it there you're in like flynn. So God in his Mercy built a truckstop for those of us not quite pure enough to meet him face to face...yet. Plus you have until you're dying breath to make your confession and receive absolution. I'm still working my own salvation--I have some issues to work out just as you do. But it's not an impossible task. I've learned as I get older (I'm 34) that the urge to commit sins of the flesh wanes, but seems to be replaced by sins of the ego: pride, etc. So it's a lifelong struggle. And for me, I appreciate a more in-yourface attitude from my priests. I do also appreciate the charming, the use-honey-not-vinegar approach. They all have their places. It's just I think we've been subjected enough to the "nice" approach. To the point where truth can't be spoken for fear of being "un-nice"

[Makana]

I attended an small country-church Episcopalian service during the fall campaign for the 2004 election. The minister (or priest if you prefer) turned the sermon into a full-blown shameless campaign speech for John Forbes Kerry.

After ten minutes, I walked out of the service.

[JPX2011]

I second the motion. I’m a premium subscriber to ChurchMilitant.TV. For $10/month it’s the best catechesis you’ll get IMO. I know some Catholics are put off by his seemingly gruff exterior when watching his Vortex videos but his teaching videos are excellent. Whether you’re a novice apologist like myself or pratically a doctor of the Church. It’s all good (Endorsement Mode Off) :-)

[epluribus_2]

Agree with a lot of this but just don’t see the value in suit/tie white glove and bonnet dress up for a real catholic mass. For most of the church’s existence folks came in from the fields when the bells rang in their robes or only clothes they had. No swim suits please but penguin outfits at church are a weird american idea. I like st. Francis’ view more than this guy.

[JPX2011]

I think we get both. I’m reminded of those WWII and Vietnam movies where we see the priest saying Mass on the hood of a Jeep. I’m sure it happened. What I think it means is that: when we can, we should.

[FreedomPoster]

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