I seem to recall that Jesus Christ himself renamed Simon to be Peter aka the Greek Petros "The Rock" or "Rocky" and said "upon tis Rock I will build my Church". There is nothing more rigid than a rock. There is little more elastic than a Serpent.

@wilhufftarkin8543

2 жыл бұрын

Good analogy.

@MTR_06

2 жыл бұрын

Cephas....Hebrew, or Aramaic, for Peter. From Archbishop Fulton Sheen, he named him “Cephas”, in their own language; not Greek. Peter came, later,p: from Gentiles.

@Richardcontramundum

2 жыл бұрын

While that's true, the context of that verse is Jesus asking what the gospel is, and Peter reveals it, and then Jesus says upon THIS rock I will build the church. The THIS is not Peter, but rather the truth if the gospel.

@christinaperez254

2 жыл бұрын

@@Richardcontramundum have you read the Father's of the Church on this?

@bruno-bnvm

10 ай бұрын

@@MTR_06 Cephas means rock....

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Church without rigid foundation is useless. A man without rigid love of truth, justice, love… in one word - Jesus Christ - is useless. Thank you very much for your video.

I think a clearer version of rigidity as a vice comes from 1 Cor 13, that love does not insist on its own way (although of course, faithful Catholics are not insisting on their OWN way, but on the way of the Church, which is different)

@jessicaflaherty1952

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

Great points. To expect the Church to adapt to your personal preferences and circumstances is being rigid. Rather, willing and striving to change yourself to align with the teachings of the Church, is not rigid, but transforming.

@greyhoundmama2062

2 жыл бұрын

Just you don't think that the teachings of the Church herself can change. That's heresy.

@mariorizkallah5383

2 жыл бұрын

@@greyhoundmama2062 then the catholic church has fallen then

@stevedoetsch

2 жыл бұрын

@@greyhoundmama2062 Catholic beliefs don't change, unlike the values of human made religions and institutions. Why are you even here if you're not Catholic and don't understand the teachings and beliefs of Catholics?

@amandaslavinski2857

2 жыл бұрын

Y'all are misunderstanding Grethound Mama. She is saying the teachings of the Church don't change. She literally says that's herasy!!! It seemed pretty clear to me a statement of warning to not fall into that mistake.

@protestant7778

2 жыл бұрын

JESUS says keep Sabbath holy POPE says keep Sunday holy The WORD says the 7th day is holy! The WORLD says the 1st day is holy? 7th day Sabbath = (Exodus 20:8-11) 1st day Sunday = (Mark 7:7) WHO DO YOU OBEY 🤔??????

Rigid ... it's a word being used by those who are not happy with those of us who are not following their lead to make a Left change in the teachings of the Church. It is an insult and a bludgeon against those who are faithful Catholics.

"Rigidity" is only a sin to an innovator.

@loveandmercy9664

2 жыл бұрын

Gulity as charged.

@drjanitor3747

2 жыл бұрын

Yea but many of those innovations are justifiable if Vatican2 is a valid council…. Which it isn’t.

Brian , I truly thank you very much . I am born and raised a catholic and for as long as I can remember I haven't missed daily mass even though I have been a consistent sinner but I was always aware of where of where I was trying to get to. I have tried , apparently with little success to install the true knowledge of life's purpose in my 5 children who are all grown up and left . Recently though I find my local cathedral/ church very unfriendly cold and really uninviting places to the point where I am almost glad that some of my children don't go very often . I have actually thought of changing to Anglican faith but God has answered my heartache and prayers tonight listening to yourself , thank you .

@theien5929

2 жыл бұрын

Head for an SSPX or FSSP Church

@aldrichemrys

2 жыл бұрын

@@theien5929 Theologically safer to be with an ordinary parish, attending Novus Ordo mass.

@tomreichardt6044

2 жыл бұрын

I feel your pain... It can be so hard to worship along side so many people who you know obstinately refuse to follow the fullness of the Catholic faith. I have to blind myself to what goes on around me during communion. It just brakes my heart to watch.

@wolfthequarrelsome504

2 жыл бұрын

Your just a bit isolated

@johnharkness6304

2 жыл бұрын

@@theien5929 Definitely theologically safer the FFSP, and other alike groups, still have misgivings re SSPX though.

They (the accusers) never define the term or provide actual examples although the pope today said that sticking to Tradition is rigid. LOL. Poor guy. Heaven help us and the pope.

Great talk! I'm one of those "rigid" Catholics our pontiff continually bashes. I became"rigid" because I was tired of seeing the abuses at Mass and the wishy-washy catechism being taught. When "the worldwide virus of unknown origins" gave my local bishop cause to shut down the churches and deny us the sacraments, I found a priest literally doing underground Latin Mass for Sundays. There I found the beauty and reverence of the TLM and its uncompromising "rigidity" to the fullness of faith. I have only been back to a Novus Ordo Mass maybe a handful of times since then because the TLM brings me closer to God. Shame the one who preaches against"rigid" is himself seemingly rigid in the modernist heresy.

@mattberg916

2 жыл бұрын

Amen, my friend. We're not the only ones!

@imjustheretogrill4794

2 жыл бұрын

I’m not telling you what to do but you should treat the Pope charitably. I would not call him a heretic unless he is a proven material or formal heretic. We grow in holiness by honoring the hierarchy. That doesn’t mean they are outside or criticism but all criticism should be filtered through benefit of the doubt and filial loyalty.

@mattberg916

2 жыл бұрын

@@imjustheretogrill4794 we must pray for Francis. But he's definitely doing some damage

@myleshagar9722

2 жыл бұрын

The shut down of our churches was an unbelievable abuse upon Catholics as well as their pushing of the experimental inoculations, which, including Bergolio merit investigation for crimes against humanity.

@pmustoe

2 жыл бұрын

@@imjustheretogrill4794 Hmm. I don't think the leaders of the Cburch impart Grace, God does. They are a possible conduit of grace, not the ultimare source. We grow in Holiness by knowing and following our Lord period, full stop. If men were the source of Holiness Christ would not have needed to suffer and die for us to redeem us from our sins. Would most of our leaders do that? I suspect too many of them lack the courage and the love for us to do so. If they truly love souls and seek that all men be saved, how much harder would they have fought against the closing of our Parishes, denying us from the sacraments? I forgive them for that. They moved in fear as many of us did early in the pandemic. I pray that eyes be opened and courage be found so the next time we don't see the same.

The vagueness of the label is what makes it a good label to be applied to those who oppose change in the church.

"You're rigid" > "You're unwilling to come at compromise with the vices and sins of the modern world" You bet I am

Thank you, Catholics, need to hear this. We cannot allow ourselves to be doormats.

@samuelkland6029

2 жыл бұрын

As a non catholic i belive all Christians should hear this

"If you conquer, I will make you a pillar in the Temple of my God; you will never go out of it." - Revelation 3:12 Pillars are pretty rigid.

The "sin" of being rigid is assigned to those who confirm there is a natural, everlasting law given to man at creation, the following of which leads to both natural and supernatural life. Disobedience of that law leads to self-destruction and the eventual death of the soul.

Rigid is a form of firmness that tends to have a negative connotation when it is used, so I think it is important to give it a negative definition and go from there. If rigidity is merely defined as an unwillingness to change, that is good or bad depending on the circumstance, so this must be a bad definition for the word since the word is always supposed to be bad. If, instead, rigidity is defined as: an inability to react to the needs of the moment, rigidity is clearly a vice, and flexibility: the ability to react to the needs of the moment, is it's corresponding virtue. Rigidity is an inability to apply virtue to the situation you are in because you are already set on a certain course of action, but it clearly is not a vice, and flexibility is not a virtue, relating to belief. In general, the tendency to demand everyone perform the Traditional Latin Mass and to not change liturgical practices *does* tend towards rigidity. Yes, it is true that prayer affects our belief, and it would seem that because we have one goal, that is, God, we should all pray in exactly the same way. However, this is false because it does not take into account the fact that every one of us starts from a different place with a different set of vices and virtues. If, for example, you had to make every number equal 12 through addition and subtraction, you could not add 5 to every number. Yes, you could add five to seven and get 12, but add five to eight and you get thirteen, but you can't have thirteen cause you need 12. In the same way, everyone starts in a different place, and because of that they need to practice a slightly different prayer life to gain the same virtues and beliefs when compared to those most like them. In the same way, nations start in different places with different cultures, and to some proper extent, the liturgy does need to be different for each nation, even each congregation, in order to minister to that nation more perfectly. Some towns need a TLM because of the culture there, and other need vernacular because of the culture there, and others need eastern rites because of the culture there, but the same liturgy won't affect the same people in the same way. It is true that, the more fundamental something is to our faith, the more firmly we should hold it and the less it should be changed, but the things which need to change the least are the matter and form of the sacraments, and even the proper sacramental words can be translated. If should be noted, however, that even though there is a certain tendency towards rigidity in traditionalism, there is far more of it in modernism and the vice that works alongside it, fluidity. The opposing virtue of fluidity is firmness. Fluidity is an inability to remain true to what one believes, while firmness is the ability to remain true to what one believes. Fickleness goes alongside rigidity because an inability to hold firm to any sort of principle prevents you from ever applying it to the needs of the moment (flexibility) and makes you incapable of knowing why you need to change. Ie. When you don't have firm principles, you can't apply them to the needs of the moment, so you become rigid and incapable of acting virtuously.

Blessed to be as rigid as a pillar in the temple of the Lord.

@protestant7778

2 жыл бұрын

JESUS says keep Sabbath holy POPE says keep Sunday holy The WORD says the 7th day is holy! The WORLD says the 1st day is holy? 7th day Sabbath = (Exodus 20:8-11) 1st day Sunday = (Mark 7:7) WHO DO YOU OBEY 🤔??????

Thanks for this video. This helps me put into words what I’ve been struggling with on this idea of rigidity as a negative.

I only know of one Catholic leader who likes to use the word "rigid": Pope Francis.

Bergoglio is rigid about changing everything and telling us that WE are rigid

You’re a smart cookie! Excellent, balanced commentary!👍

Yes I am “ridged”.. When it comes to worshiping God When it comes to following our Lord’s law When it comes to how I pray Yes I AM ridged..

@protestant7778

2 жыл бұрын

JESUS says keep Sabbath holy POPE says keep Sunday holy The WORD says the 7th day is holy! The WORLD says the 1st day is holy? 7th day Sabbath = (Exodus 20:8-11) 1st day Sunday = (Mark 7:7) Are you really rigid 🤔??????

@gray_mara

2 жыл бұрын

@@protestant7778 So, you basically say that you disagree with everything in the New Testament? The fifth chapter of Galatians, among many others, is apparently meaningless to you? Original take, for a Protestant to be legalistic and contradict the Bible.

@protestant7778

2 жыл бұрын

@Laudate Dominum I agree with everything in the Holy Bible! Including the NEW TESTAMENT! Sabbath in the New Testament! JESUS kept the sabbath! 👉(Luke 4:16) The Disciples kept the sabbath! 👉(Luke 23:56) The Gentiles kept the sabbath! 👉(Acts 13:42) Paul kept the sabbath! 👉(Acts 17:2) Hebrews 4:4 = 7th day sabbath! For if JESUS had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. ~ Hebrews 4:8 KJV ☝️Jesus never changed it! There remaineth therefore a rest for the people of God. ~ Hebrews 4:9 ☝️Remaineth = to remain the same! For he that is entered into his His rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from His. ~ Hebrews 4:10 ☝️ (Gen. 2:2,3) + (Exo. 20:10) = Heb. 4:10 I would like to share one Old Testament scripture with you. 😃We will all keep Sabbath in HEAVEN! 👉(Isaiah 66:23)

Another great message, Brian. Thank you again.

Such a great explanation! Thank you!

Excellently well said! It’s so nice to see and hear converts who can offer the perspective that they ( you) offer. Thank you!!!!

My parents will always use the word “rigid” whenever I bring up that fact that my can’t receive communion in a state of mortal sin. Thank you Brian!

Our Lord said “if you are faithful in the little things, you will be faithful in much.” Luke 16:10. What some call rigidity, I call faithfulness.

God bless you Brian, a voice of reason in this mad world. Hold tight to your faith and thank you so much for speaking the truth. We are with you. You have eloquently articulated my thoughts in a cogent and enlightened way. Thank you.

The Truth is Unchanging, AKA Rigid. Hold Fast to Tradition. Words have many senses, as the Summa Theologica makes clear.

@protestant7778

2 жыл бұрын

JESUS says keep Sabbath holy POPE says keep Sunday holy The WORD says the 7th day is holy! The WORLD says the 1st day is holy? 7th day Sabbath = (Exodus 20:8-11) 1st day Sunday = (Mark 7:7) WHO DO YOU OBEY 🤔??????

@pl8154

2 жыл бұрын

@@protestant7778 Sunday is the New Holy Day, the old Holy Sabbath on the Seventh Day was God's rest after the Six Days of Creation, Sunday is the day of Jesus' Resurrection and the rebirth of Creation. Christians eat pork too, BTW.

Not just in the context of the Church, rigidity as a word with bad connotations is very modern, not even ancient pagan societies would say that being rigid about the society's customs is a bad thing. I would even argue that as Catholics, it's better for us if everyone, even our enemies be firm in their beliefs, as if they so happen to convert, they usually keep that firmness. I would also go so far as to say that lack of rigidity is one of the great sins of the modern world, as that lack of a firm stance makes it much easier for one to remain "agnostic" and other kinds of non-commital stances that leads to many sins being acceptable. I reject in every way the idea that rigidity in itself is a bad thing, and i don't think your example of a person refusing to let go of a vice is a valid way to interpret rigidity as a sin, as that refusal to change is invariably the result of the person not having a firmness of purpose and being enslaved by sin.

Thank you, Brian; that was delightful.

As an Orthodox inquirer and friend to my Catholic brothers and sisters. I pray for you guys

Really well said (as usual!) thanks for posting!

Brilliant logic laid out in a way that is intelligent and charitable. Thank you! This type of clarification is needed more than ever as we seem to be getting beaten with the rod of “rigidity” on a daily basis now.

Thanks Brian! I love learning from you.

St. Benedict was accused of being Ridged. I’ll take Benedict.

@tomreichardt6044

2 жыл бұрын

And those who didn't like Saint Benedict's ridgidy -- tried to kill him to be free of it.

This period of history in which we live seems to be marked by a great sense of confusion. This confusion can totally undermine our sense of equilibrium. I am thankful for voices greater than my own who can shed light on these issues. Thanks Brian for being one of those voices.

Should be a red flag when a so called ecclesiastical in the Catholic Church calls traditional catholics guilty of a sin called rigidity. Tradition and Catholic Faith are inseparable . He's a wolf in vestments. One God, one Faith, one Baptism The same yesterday today and forever.

Beautifully explained! Thank you 🙏🏻

What an awesome insight on this topic.

I rigidly say no to Cell phones, felt banners, and 30 Eucharistic ministers….

Brian thank you - you keep me sane

I like your explanation, that if you are a bad person then being ridid is a bad thing. If you are truthful and good then being rigid is a good thing.

The wisdom to know when and for what to be rigid about is a rare gift.

Thank you for this excellent video.

Absolutely love you Brian.

Amazing! Thank you so much for this video!!

Thank you, Brian.

I guess “judge not lest ye be judged” is what modernists might be basing their condemnation of “rigidity” on. However, they misunderstand Jesus’ admonition. Jesus was warning Pharisees and others that their superior attitude which completely rejected people who they might have, instead, embraced in order to help them come back to the Lord their God; and thus that they were imposing too heavy burdens on God’s people. Jesus was very clear about how perfectly we need to adhere to God’s laws-but that we can CHANGE from a place where people felt there was no use in changing and be welcomed by their Father in Heaven still. Good points Brian!!

I have shared this with priest and religious and saved it. Extremely beautiful and true.

Francis, the heretic: "I will squeeze the rigidity out of you."

@diegobarragan4904

2 жыл бұрын

A pope can be a heretic?

@haikuhermit2477

2 жыл бұрын

@@diegobarragan4904 heretic:a person believing in or practicing religious heresy.

@diegobarragan4904

2 жыл бұрын

@The smartest man according to Papa Joe! that contradicts Vatican 1

@diegobarragan4904

2 жыл бұрын

@The smartest man according to Papa Joe! I’m Orthodox so I agree with you. I’m just pointing out that you don’t agree with Vatican 1.

@joan8862

2 жыл бұрын

@@diegobarragan4904 Please point out what document in Vatican I that says the pope can never be a heretic.

I believe that what people intuit and call "rigidity" is simply a form of "objectivism" in which the objective knowledge they have about reality even though objective is incomplete and that incomplete understanding debilitates the capacity of increasing the broader understanding of the objective reality as a whole. The wholeness of the Gospel is something that nobody has ever grasped except for Jesus Christ and after him his Mother.

As an atheist I do not subscribe to the Christian concept of sin. As for rigidity, that describe some attributes that are good and some that are not. I find it more effective to use terms that are less ambiguous, for example obstinate is a negative form of rigidity, while resolute and unwavering are positive ones. But, that said, I think that the context in which rigidity is used usually implies what is meant by the term. In the example given in the video the intention seems clearly on the negative side. While I understand concerns with calling it a sin because is not declared so in doctrine, I would think that squabbling about word usage serves mainly to avoid dealing with the underlying disagreement.

@RickW-HGWT

2 жыл бұрын

Very good post, Amen !.

@bigredog100

2 жыл бұрын

You'd be wise to subscribe to it. Sin is transgression, iniquity, Godlessness. Unbelief. No person is good on there own merit. If there is no "sin", then what is right and wrong is completely subjective.

@AlDunbar

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigredog100 I looked a few terms up. Sin is not just a transgression,but a transgression against god. Iniquity includes "denial of the sovereignty of god", "not just", or "lacking moral or spiritual principles". Goddesses is being without a god. Unbelief is lacking belief. If I still believed in God, these words would frighten me. As it stands, they seem to simply describe my atheism. So your warning to me is basically this: "you should subscribe to the Christian concept of sin, otherwise you would be an atheist". Well, atheist is what I am so it's hard to see your point. You seem to be suggesting that I take Pascal's wager, and believe in god simply out of fear of God's retribution, should he happen to exist. Sorry, but I cannot believe in something that I do not believe any more than you can.

Good video it really does give a insight

Well said Brian.

Brian,Your videos are outstanding! I'd love to see you on Rumble. Don't plan on staying with youtube much longer.

Of course I stay rigid. Have you ever built a house on jelly?

@fredricknoe3114

2 жыл бұрын

@@romacaputmundi77 That is a house boat. So the house was on a boat which was rigid. Plus he built it on the land before the floods which put it in the water.

I appreciate this very much.

The word rigid comes straight from Pope Francis himself, and he's not vague at all: the rigid are those who believe in moral absolutes, the Trads, anyone with serious reservations about the V2 revolution.

@olgakarpushina492

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, I got it. The rigid for Francis are "the basket of the deplorables", aren't they?

@smitrotti

2 жыл бұрын

@@olgakarpushina492 you got it!

As always you boil things down to salt, Mr Holdsworth. Well done. As seems to be all too common, the judgement required prior to arriving at a position is passed over in today's discourse (or what passes for discourse) I think that simply means ultimately that people emote more than they think. The fostering of this kind of "shortcut-to-conclusions" seems strategic. Unfortunate.

Excellent!

About being rigid or not, or in-between. "I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot. I would thou wert cold or hot. But because thou art lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will begin to vomit thee out of my mouth." Revelation 3:15-16

Thank you, Brian. I enjoyed this homily. Here in the States, we often accuse political opponents of "flip-flopping" - from the slang term for shower or beach sandals. It means that a person isn't rigid in their convictions, but bends back and forth to whichever conviction places them in a better light for the public view. Yet, just as you've discussed with the term "rigid," possessing the intellectual and moral flexibility to change as one's understanding matures is indeed a strength, not a weakness. Rigidity and flexibility must be understood within context. Ironically, the Church's admonishment of parishioner's rigidness can work against the Church. I am a Roman Catholic who has not been to mass for over two years now. I no longer felt welcomed, regardless of which parish I visited. Mass has changed. The Church wants change. Okay then...here is my change. I don't need the Church. I have my faith, my moral upbringing in the old rigid Catechism. I now find solace in the homilies of Brian Holdsworth and CS Lewis recordings. There is no sense in me remaining in a Church that doesn't want my rigidness. Let me demonstrate my respect by leaving. That is just what I have done...admittedly with a great sadness.

Excellent video regarding the new most popular term used by many in today's Church hierarchy.

“Therefore, brethren, stand fast; and hold the traditions which you have learned, whether by word, or by our epistle.” 2nd Thessalonians, verse 15. Certain things we must hold on to.

Hi Brian, I was reluctant to click on the video, because I had my ideas about the video, by just looking onto it's subject and I felt rigid in my convictions. It was interesting how while I was listening to it - Bible verses came to mind - many of the same as you have mentioned yourself. In addition to that I've recalled Revelation 2 message "Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus" : " But I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first charity. Be mindful therefore from whence thou art fallen: and do penance, and do the first works. Or else I come to thee, and will move thy candlestick out of its place, except thou do penance.". It's mentioned "thy first charity" and "the first works", it may include also the original worship, original celebration of the Holy Mass and whatever was taught either via letter, or verbally (which beautifully includes oral Tradition). We should also hold fast to whatever was passed down to us through the authority of the Disciples, reject any different Gospel that differs with that, which is pretty rigid too. The Church ought to be sturdy, if the gates of Hell with all unholy fury will not prevail it, ever. Thank you very much for that video, Godspeed.

Cool video keep up the good work

This is, indeed, a very thought provoking topic. From some of the comments I read, I would encourage a 2nd and 3rd viewing of this presentation. It seems that Brian's questioning of "rigidity" is being itself questioned as a code for something else. I think his observation should be taken at face value. His examples and thought process is honest and worthy of consideration. If you are looking to blame someone for confusion and ambivalence in the role of "rigidity" in the Catholic Church, simply look to the administrators. There are many examples that have been noted, but let me add one more: "Rigidity" is supposed to be bad, but the Communist Government of China demands to control who is to be appointed Bishops and our Church administrators agree and enforce that "rigidity. Hmmmm.

This seems to be the best passage I've found in regards to possible sinfulness of "Rigidity" “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands. I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles. Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name. But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love. Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God. Revelation 2:1-7 The sin is not in remaining strictly holy, but leaving love behind, one who stops acting love and charity is in sin

@gray_mara

2 жыл бұрын

I would say that this passage says that the Church has sinned by not being rigid enough. If they had held fast to the one thing necessary, they would not have sinned. I think you're conflating the Pope's use of "rigidity" with Protestants' use of "legalism", but they are not the same.

@pseudo-dionysiosareopagite6541

2 жыл бұрын

idk how this is so hard to understand truth without love is not what Catholics should aim for, and Brian knows this. He's a smart guy, idk why he doesn't mention the obvious meaning of rigidity

Excellent incite about rigidity not being in the list of sins.

3:26…I thought: “Oh, that mattress is shot.” My parent was “rigid” because he was always right and it saved time. God rest his saintly soul. Thank you for the video.

I pray every day for Jorge Bergolio and for each one of his ilk to seek & to be converted to the splendor of the purity of the Catholic faith. May they someday find Christ to be their Lord & Savior, then hold firm to the rigid reality of our Redeemer. May Mama Mary lead them to her Son.

@bigredog100

2 жыл бұрын

No, "Mama Mary" has no part in one's leading to the Lord. Mary needed a Savior as well, she wasn't exempt. There is only one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus. You must be baptized in His name and recieve His Holy Spirit, just like the apostles did on the day of Pentecost.

I dont necessarily believe in anything supernatural but i do enjoy hearing your interesting perspective on things and i listen to you a lot. Thanks for a fresh perspective!

@duck-headedllama9991

2 жыл бұрын

Dear Sir or Madame, I invite you to open up your heart to the truth, which is Jesus Christ, and you'll drop the word "depressed" in your nickname.

Isaias 50:7 “...I set my face as a most hard rock: and I know that I shall not be confounded” (DRC). The context is persecution. The question is: Is the TLM being persecuted? I would say yes but this IS the question that needs fleshing out more clearly.🙏

Rigidity is not a sin; it's only a "sin" against modernism and humanism.

@justinallen2408

2 жыл бұрын

It can be considered a sin if you are stuck in your ways sinning, say you're doing something bad and won't stop even if those around you make it clear what you're doing is bad. That's rigidity and is something you should avoid but I guess it really isn't a sin more of a mistake that leads you to keep sinning.

In seminaries nowadays being accused of rigidity is code for pending expulsion.

A measured and thorough evaluation. Thank you. From your mouth to the ears of... Sigh. I wonder if there's a similar evaluation to be made about the "sin" of racism.

Can you please make a video regarding NFP and contraception for young Catholics? Again where does rigidity fit in there. Many young Catholics find this one the hardest in that it is the most demanding.

Question: as someone who is involved in music ministry, what is the music in the background at the beginning and the end of each podcast? I hear the chant on tonus peregrinus but would like more info on this particularly beautiful piece. Thanks in advance if you can provide and info😊

Truth doesn't change.

Never be afraid to speak against the diabolical.

Great as always. Rockin the Amish look?!!

Rigid is an adjective which can be positive or negative depending upon the context. Rigidly good is good. Rigidly bad is bad. Those saying people are too rigid are being rigidly bad in their misuse of the term rigid.

I've understood the term to be a reference to making idols of the faith. Someone who would hold above their interpretation to the condemnation of any other. The upset is when the term is used as a weapon to eat away at orthodoxy or attack opinions which Catholics can differ on.

Dedication and devotion would seem essential. But a key part of my faith is surrender daily to how HE changes me. I can't be a rigid new creation.

God Bless

I am praying to become more and more “rigid”. I want to be as rigid as St Athanasius, St Cyril of Alexandria, St Pius V, St Pius X and any other great orthodox saint. I’m not the slightest bit interested in Pope Francis’ ideas regarding the so-called (non)problem of “rigidity”!

@animgreat2719

2 жыл бұрын

Dont confuse rigidity by firmness, they are not the same thing. Saints have been incredibly firm but not rigid, Rigid leads you to resist tothe Holy Spirit, Firmness insteaad leads you to move along with themotions of The Holy Spirit while staying in God's Will and staying in Gods commandments as the exterior dispositions and forms may change, The core of what is Tradition remains the same. So You should pray God to stay firm but avoid rigidity.

@johnobeid67

2 жыл бұрын

@@animgreat2719 either way, I would be doing the opposite of what Francis wants. He loves fluidity, flexibility, novelty and a “God of surprises”. I’m not sure who his God is, but mine is a “God of no surprises at all” - Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8). Francis’ god sounds different to mine.

a "hardened heart" seems to be a Biblical terms for rigid

@stephencuskley5251

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent observation.

At 8:00 you make a really good case against the infallibility and indefectability of the Roman Church. Wasn’t it Rome that added to the Creed? Wasn’t it Rome that denies Sacraments to children? I’m not being that serious, but you left yourself open to that.

You pretty much summarized exactly what I think about Francis

The best way to support tradition is to vote with your dollars. Donate to Latin Mass communities and monasteries. Make your opinion known to the bishop! Show up to Latin Masses in your diocese and donate towards traditional church renovations. Tradition is the democracy of the dead...so vote!!!

@adolphCat

2 жыл бұрын

So, other Catholics like Maronite Catholics and Greek Catholics should give up their Traditional Liturgical expressions and adapt the Latin Mass of the Western Roman Catholic Church?

@nobilisartorivs

2 жыл бұрын

@@adolphCat who said that bro??

@mosesking2923

2 жыл бұрын

@@adolphCat the maronites already gave up most of their liturgical traditions in favor of Novus Ordo practices. Their liturgy is not traditional at all.

Brian, good for you for quoting Pope Pius XII Encyclical Mediator Dei. Have you read it in its entirety? Some say it lays the foundations for Sacrosanctum Concilium ... do you agree with that?

Well, certainly Brian gets the "rigid" moniker just for talking about the issue. As anyone who watched this video... I certainly am stubborn, but I also recognize that there is nothing more perfect than the teachings of Our Lord, passed from the Apostles until ourselves. So if my unwillingness to see those changed, I will wear that "rigid" as a badge of honour.

Truth is rigid, it does not change. It can't or it wouldn't be the truth

And Here.We.Go.

This is from my notebook on refuting the error of Sola Scriptura... 2 Thes 2:15 Paul commands to keep oral traditions (paradoesia, "to hand on", same word translated as "traditions" in some Protestant Bibles when used negatively and as "teachings" when used affirmatively, but the SAME EXACT WORD). “14 To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter.” First, believers are unequivocally grounded in the Faith by the traditions they follow, and secondly, those traditions were transmitted both orally and by writing. Paul was with the Thessalonians for a substantive period (just like he was with the Corinthians) so he must have certainly preached far more than just the content of those two epistles, in fact almost certainly more than the New Testament’s contents. --The word for “hold” in Koine is krateite, more accurately meaning “to be strong, to prevail, to be mighty”. Paul is admonishing his listeners to do their utmost to both believe and obey with the same dedication. what he told them in BOTH spoken word and written word--there is NO greater or lesser importance of one these means to the other. ---Gee, it.sounds like the Apostle.Paul is saying being theologically rigid is a COMMANDED VIRTUE!!!

I'm feeling rigid instead of lukewarm. What should I do?

Brian, I wonder what you think of this: There is a nascent phenomenon in the Church that really underlies this accusation of rigidity towards traditionalists. It's not as malevolent as you might think. That nascent phenom is this: A burgeoning emphasis on understanding or intuiting the boundaries of indulgence. The Orthodox have a very liberal idea of this embodied in their understanding of "economia," and I would say it is excessive. On the other hand, we have struggled to carefully establish an ordered method of applying indulgences that doesn't undermine the "letter of the law." We are confronted by the fact that this has ended up problematic, to say the least... and it only becomes more uncertain given the Church's teaching on moral culpability. From wiki: "In short, economia is a discretionary deviation from the letter of the law in order to adhere to the spirit of the law and charity. This is in contrast to legalism, or akribia (Greek: ακριβεια), which is strict adherence to the letter of the law of the church." And it seems clear, even if we disagree with what people are trying to get away with, that this is in fact, the next phase of doctrinal development for the Church. Doctrinal development is not over... and that is per Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit will reveal the truth about God until the end of the age. We are seeing both rigidity and lawlessness. A good and clear example of rigidity is the Feeneyites, but they have many freelance analogues in the Church... especially amongst traditionalists. And this is just reality.

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To the modernist orthodoxy is the greatest of all sins, and heresy the first among all virtues.