FROM 1981 comes this opening to Newsletter No. 54 by the late William Strojie, whose invaluable critiques of the Vatican II Revolution and its implications are still highly relevant:

In my second paper, “The Enemy Within The Catholic Church,” written for distribution by myself, I quote freely from the encyclical of Pope St. Pius X, Pascendi Dominici Gregis, of September 1908, on the Errors of the Modernists. In this paper | mentioned that Piux X called Modernism a “synthesis of all the heresies,” which as Vatican 2 and subsequent religious and intellectual chaos has shown, is the work of modern Gnostics, the devil’s own religionists. This “religion,” under the euphemistic ‘‘ecumenism,” moved into the Vatican itself in our time, taking over the papal chair in the person of John 23, whose first appointment to Cardinal was Montini, Archbishop of Milan. Montini, former Vatican functionary of sinister influence, became Paul 6 who announced a New Order of Religion, the totality in worship, doctrine and indiscipline we now see about us. What remains since the death of Montini are only a few outward Catholic forms, occasional lip service to Catholic orthodoxy by the Vatican 2 popes and bishops — ‘Don’t go too far too fast’ — and such of the old buildings the modernist reformers have not sold off. Of these buildings I will mention just one — the excellent large Jesuit noviate of Sheridan, Oregon, sold to “Scientologists.’’ Hundreds of other such large sellouts or giveaways could be cited. Significant too are the generally hideous new structures, especially in the United States, having the appearance of protestant churches, theosophist temples or synagogues.

But this Letter is not about buildings, old or new, or the vandalism of the Vatican 2 bishops who have destroyed more of art and architecture, and burned more Catholic books, than all the other vandals who ever lived. It is, in a rambling way, about the religious syncretism as it shows its many-headed form today.

Syncretism, by the way, is defined as “a combination of different and even incompatible systems (cf. Eclecticism)’, from the Donald Attwater dictionary. We see this in Vatican 2 so-called ecumenism, of which the recent worship service, led by Cardinal Cooke, of combined Jews, Muslims, Jains, Shintoists, Zoroastrians, Hindus, is an example. Cooke also led a prayer service in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, to the Great Architect, in the company of an entire Masonic lodge. A few hundred instances of such “ecumenical” worship services have come to our attention, including some led by John Paul 2. More than ten years ago I saw it in the parish in which we then lived — the Catholic pastor, Episcopalian and Methodist ministers, a black Baptist preacher, accompanied by a Baptist choir. This was at Elko, Nevada. They were much more “advanced” back east, and in the western seminaries. Today anything goes. There are no Catholic Masses in the parishes, and more than a hint of devil worship in many “Catholic” institutions.

We receive letters from readers inquiring about canon law number this or that, about significant words on the matter and form of Mass and sacraments. But the time is long past when it might reasonably be supposed that Error might limit itself to doctrinal points or legalities, however important these may be. Malice is and has been for years open and widespread. Catholic common sense (the Catholic sense) can see it. Not to encourage abandonment of the law because of unprecedented conditions, or attempt to justify in any way an open door for “traditionalist” false leaders, such as the leader of self-styled Society of St. Pius X, it is in my opinion necessary that we see the present evil as the devil’s own synthesis of all the heresies. This synthesis or syncretism, as already indicated, takes in all the sects, “christian”, heathen, Judaic, including such pseudo or pop “religions” as astrology, vague pantheism (nature worship), world brotherhood and marxist social reform. While lacking that unity found only in true religion, the Catholic Faith and practice, these movements do nevertheless achieve a degree of union, based on their common opposition to Christ and His Church — Error opposed to Catholic Truth, and generally succeeding in putting on the mask of at least a partial truth in each one of the sects or movements.

This syncretism would of course include a move to bring in Catholic traditionalists, which is mainly the work of the so-called Society of St. Pius X, whose leader demands of his followers loyalty to the Vatican 2 destroyer-popes, presently John Paul 2. This Traditionalist organizer, a retired Archbishop, therefore without jurisdiction, has asked for no more right along, but only “give us a few churches.” He would set up supposedly Catholic altars alongside those of the various sects of the world church of all religions, which is the work of the Johns and Pauls of Vatican 2 ecumenism. By this program the devil would make total Falsehood appear as Truth itself. Actually, however, the devil is not such a fool, as are the majority of those who have become hooked on his ecumenic bait in our time. He knows he can carry his deception only so far; and he therefore proceeds with the idea of a search for truth — Theosophy, Liberation Theology, Communism, Cabalism, New Thought, new moral and political systems, a new world order, a blending of all the heresies; diabolism.

cont.

— Comments —

Kathy G. writes:

Thanks for posting. Mr Strojie is such a treasure. There are writers who can explain and convey ideas with such clarity and grasp of Truth that one simply feels as if they are speaking to us, personally, and are drawn to them. I consider Mr Strojie in the same category as Chesterton, Joe Sobran, and Cardinal Manning. I converted to Catholicism because of writers like these, also Hillaire Belloc. To be able to see and understand what was happening as it was happening was apparently pretty rare in the Church. I can’t imagine how it must have devastated a devout Catholic to watch the Modernists hijack the Church, and use Her to advance heresies. But, years later, people like me can read about it and understand what happened. I find it amazing that so many Novus Ordo “Catholics” are clueless about it all, and are carefully herded and contained by wolves and minions of the hijackers.

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