Posted on 08/08/2022 6:01:20 PM PDT by marshmallow
In a departure from traditional Jesuit missions to convert pagans to Christ, Canadian Jesuits now seek to incorporate superstitious religious ceremonies in an effort to ‘decolonize’ Christianity.
(LifeSiteNews) – In a marked difference from the Jesuit missionaries famously known as the North American Martyrs, today’s Jesuits have redefined their mission to the Indigenous tribes of Canada as one aimed at assimilating the natives’ non-Christian spirituality into the new “ecological spirituality” being pushed within the Church.
In an interview with Vatican News, Father Gilles Mongeau S.J., Vicar Provincial of the Jesuits of Canada, gave some details as to the modern approach the Company of Jesus was taking when it came to the evangelization of the native tribes of Canada.
This modern approach included teaching the spiritual traditions of the natives and using Indigenous ceremonies in Catholic religious services, in spite of the fact that native spiritual traditions involve calling upon the spirits of the dead and venerating deities of nature like “mother earth,” such as was witnessed in the smudging ceremony in which Pope Francis took part last week.
“With respect to education,” Mongeau said, “we actively support two middle schools that concentrate primarily on Indigenous children. They give a lot of attention to individual pupils and their families and teach Indigenous cultural and spiritual traditions… Concerning language and culture, we encourage the use of Indigenous languages and ceremonies in Catholic religious services.”
In a turnaround from the previous Catholic rejection of the spiritual traditions and ceremonies of indigenous tribes as pagan superstitions — a rejection understood by Jesuit missionaries as an essential aspect of truly accepting the Gospel — the Canadian Jesuit vicar provincial castigated earlier mission efforts aimed at converting the natives to Christianity and called for a “decolonization” of “the practice of the Christian......
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What is it about the f%^$#@&g Jesuits?
What’s the diff between a Jesuit and an atheist?
The atheist may actually be a trustworthy individual.
They are socialists communist. They always have been.
In May 1816, Adams wrote to Jefferson about the “restoration” of the Society of Jesus: “I do not like the reappearance of the Jesuits.... Shall we not have regular swarms of them here, in as many disguises as only a king of the gipsies can assume, dressed as printers, publishers, writers and schoolmasters? If ever there was a body of men who merited damnation on earth and in Hell, it is this society of Loyola’s. Nevertheless, we are compelled by our system of religious toleration to offer them an asylum.”
Get your Pachamama medallion here! Get your Gaia pendent here! Pope approved. Don’t be the last one to get one.
You can always tell which Catholic thinks Jesus is an idiot and didn’t know what He was talking about when He was alive......
Lumping paganism with Christianity is the error of syncretism. Definitely wrong, and could be outright heresy if the adherents obstinately persist after attempts to correct them. This could be the beginning of the long-foretold schism of the Church.
Jesus to leading Canadian Jesuit: “I never knew you, depart from me.”
This not something new. The Catholic church has adopted a variety of traditions from pagans over the centuries:
* Winter solstice for celebration of Christ’s birth
* The Dagon (fish head) hat that Popes and Bishops wear. (They call it a miter)
* Praying to “saints”. According to the New Testament all believers in Christ are saints.
Many more out there. Please add a few to this list.
Syncretism. Thank you.
I meant to use that word in my post.
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