Some things are hard to believe but true, like a Catholic who thinks he can be a Catholic and vote pro-abortion. I mean in the good old days when a Catholic publicly took a moral or doctrinal position against the teaching of the Church, well he knew that in doing so he should not call himself Catholic. It was common sense. One isn’t born a Catholic, he is baptized a Catholic, and coming to the age of reason he professes his Faith as he is taught it from his parents and the catechism. He doesn’t pick and choose what beliefs he wants to adopt, he takes the whole package, for the act of Faith is an integral act, all in the light of God. It isn’t given in partitioned doses, a little of this, a little of that. If your act of Faith is divine, when you believe in Jesus Christ, you will believe in the Holy Eucharist as soon as you are taught about it. The one light grows brighter within your soul, but it isn’t a ray here and a ray there. Deny one doctrine of Faith and the whole light of Faith is extinguished.
When I read this statement from the bishops of Mexico City I thought to myself “Wow, this is hard to believe, it couldn’t be true.” But apparently it is. There actually are Catholics in Mexico who venerate a “Saint Death.” And there actually are Catholic criminals in Mexico who pray to St. Jude to help them out in their nefarious activities.
CNA reports: .- The Archdiocese of Mexico issued a statement last week clarifying that St. Jude Thaddeus is not the “patron saint” of criminals or drug lords and that devotion to “Saint Death” is not compatible with the Catholic faith. Full article is here.
