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The Reign of Mary
Vol. XXXVII, No. 124: Letter from the Editor
November 18, 2006
Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss. Peter and Paul
Dear Readers,
Praised be Jesus and Mary!
As the editor-in-chief of The Reign of Mary, I do not ordinarily write the “Letter from the Editor.” However, I take this opportunity in order to introduce and welcome Dr. Thomas Droleskey, Ph.D., whose article “Selectively Excusing Modernism” is featured in this article. Dr. Droleskey had been a well-known contributor to The Wanderer, The Remnant, and Catholic Family News. In his love for the Catholic Faith and in his pursuit of truth, Dr. Droleskey has come to recognize the ever-growing evidence that the Conciliar “popes” of Vatican II who have caused such widespread loss of faith over the past four decades cannot be true popes and successors of St. Peter. He realized that by divine law public heretics cannot be elected to the Papal Office, nor can a pope who falls into heresy retain his office. This realization was certainly not an easy or pleasant decision for him; nevertheless, he saw that it was the truth. And accepting this truth has had its consequences. No sooner had Dr. Droleskey published his theological conclusions than he was immediately shunned by his former friends and associates. The “defections” of Dr. Droleskey and Gerry Matatics from the ranks of The Remnant and Catholic Family News is perhaps one of the reasons that these publications seem to have stepped up their attacks on the sedevacantist position. I commend Dr. Droleskey for his honesty and courage. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.
This year’s Fatima Conference was a great success. The large number of traditional Catholics who attended were privileged to hear lectures presented by a number of new speakers — Mr. John Lane from Australia, Dr. Leonard Giblin from Texas, and Dr. Thomas Droleskey from New York. I highly recommend to our readers who were not able to attend the Conference to order the recordings from Mary Immaculate Queen Center.
In addition to the Conference lectures, there was a debate held between Dr. Robert Sungenis and Mr. John Lane on the issue of sedevacantism. For those who closely follow the arguments for and against this theological position, this debate will be of great interest.
During the month of October, a couple of interesting yet contradictory developments surfaced in the news media within the same week. First, it was heralded that Benedict XVI was going to allow a wider permission for the use of the Latin Mass; a day or two later came the announcement that theologians were recommending to Benedict XVI the abolition of the Church’s teaching on Limbo. Previous news articles have reported that the then-Cardinal Ratzinger had favored this rejection of Limbo. If and when the Vatican II Church makes such a decision, we will witness another whittling away of Catholic Church teaching. The consequences of such a denial of Limbo will not only contradict official teaching of the Catholic Church on this doctrine (see Denzinger 493a, Pope John XXII; Denzinger 464, Council of Lyons; Denzinger 693, Council of Florence; Denzinger 1526, Pope Pius VI), but also lead to widespread laxity in the Catholic practice and moral obligation to have infants baptized as soon as possible after birth (Canons 746-751; 1239). If there is no Limbo and all unbaptized infants who die go to Heaven, as these Vatican II theologians erroneously claim, then why should anyone baptize infants? This issue of Limbo will certainly be a topic for a future issue in The Reign of Mary.
On another note, it is interesting that the news media is reporting that educators in secular institutes are realizing the disadvantages of coeducation and may soon implement segregation of boys and girls in the classroom. It is truly amazing that what they have just now come to realize has been the consistent teaching of the Catholic Church, which forbids coeducation especially in the upper grades.
Please remember in your prayers two traditional Catholic priests who were faithful to the Latin Mass — Fr. Francis LeBlanc of Sun City, Arizona, and Fr. James Wathen of Lexington, Kentucky, who have recently passed away.
With the coming holiday of Thanksgiving, it would be well for all of us to give thanks in a special manner to Almighty God for the precious gift of our Catholic Faith, especially in these times of confusion and doubt. Our Faith will guide us through all of our spiritual and temporal difficulties here on earth as we journey toward our eternal homeland in Heaven.
In Jesus and Mary,
Most Rev. Mark A. Pivarunas, CMRI