Heresies of Karol Józef Wojtyła vs the Teaching of the Catholic Church
Below is a comparison of statements and actions drawn from the teachings and life of Antipope John Paul II during his “pontificate”, which stand in open contradiction to Holy Scripture, the teaching of the Saints, and the Magisterium of the Catholic Church:
• Muslims profess the True God. vs Only Catholics can profess the True God. (Gal 1, 6-9)
• Heretical sects possess an apostolic mission. vs Only the Church possesses an apostolic mission. (Jn 20, 21)
• The Holy Ghost uses sects as means of salvation. vs The Holy Ghost was sent by the Son of God upon the Catholic Church, and only in her is He present. (Jn 20, 21-23)
• We must pray with heretics for unity. vs Whoever prays with heretics becomes a heretic himself. (St. Agatho)
• Freedom of conscience is a human right. vs Freedom of conscience is madness. (Pope Gregory XIII)
• Heretics are Christians. vs Only Catholics can be Christians. (Jn 14, 6-7)
• Heretics possess the Faith of the Apostles. vs Only Catholics possess the faith of the Apostles. (Gal 1, 6-9)
• The “New World Order” is a holy union. vs The “New World Order” is an evil introduced by the servants of Satan. (Papal encyclicals)
• God loves heretics, pagans, etc. vs Only the Catholic faith can be pleasing to God. (Jn 4, 23-24)
• The Jews are our elder brothers in faith. vs The Jews reject the Son of God, and therefore also the True God. (Jn 14, 6-7)
• Freemasons are sons of God the Father. vs Freemasons are sons of the devil. (Papal encyclicals)
• Heretics are our brothers in Christ. vs Heretics are sons of the devil. (Pope Clement I)
• Ecumenical councils do not need to defend the faith. vs Ecumenical councils must defend the faith. (Pope Pius II)
• Dogmas and doctrines evolve and expand. vs The evolution of dogmas is condemned. (Pope St. Pius X)
• Buddhism is a great religion. vs Buddhism is a false pagan religion. (Gal 1, 9)
• All men have human dignity and equal rights. vs The postulate of equal rights is senseless. (Pope Pius VI)
• The “New World Order” is necessary for the world. vs The “New World Order” means the reign of terror. (Pope Benedict XV)
• Luther was filled with a religious spirit. vs Luther was an arch-heretic and was condemned by Pope Leo X.
• Not only the Catholic Church is the Body of Christ. vs Only the Catholic Church is the Body of Christ. (Pope Pius XII)
• All men are (will be) saved. vs Whoever does not belong to the Catholic Church cannot be saved. (St. Augustine)
• The miracles of Christ did not prove His Messianic dignity. vs The miracles of Christ proved His Messianic dignity. (Jn 10, 24-26)
• All men have a right to religious liberty. vs Freedom of conscience is madness. (Pope Gregory XIII)
• The Church rejoices in the sermons of heretics. vs The Church condemns the speech of heretics. Heretics are subject to excommunication. (can. 2314)
• Unbelievers will be saved through “May Gandhi live forever”. vs Whoever does not belong to the Catholic Church cannot be saved. (St. Augustine)
• Heretics may validly receive sacraments from us. vs Heretics are subject to excommunication. (can. 2314) No excommunicated person has the right to be present at Catholic services, except for the sermon. (can. 2259)
• Heretics are not enemies, but our brothers. vs Heretics are the greatest enemies of the Catholic Church, for they lead souls to eternal damnation. (Gal 1, 9) (Mt 10, 28)
• The Catholic Church sinned against unity. vs This is exactly what modernists say: “The Church is defective.” (Pope Pius XI)
• Union in prayer with heretics signifies love. vs Whoever prays with heretics becomes a heretic himself. (St. Agatho)
• The State cannot forbid any religious worship. vs A Catholic state ought to forbid the practice of false beliefs. (Papal encyclicals)
• Heretical sects may participate in the life of the Church. vs Heretics are subject to excommunication. (can. 2314)
• Christian unity exists in the Catholic Church. vs Only the Catholic Church is the unity of Christians. (Eph 4, 5)
• “Dialogue” is necessary for the unification of the church. vs The Catholic Church forbids meetings with false religions. (Pope Pius XI – “Mortalium Animos”)
• Sanctification and truth may be found in heretical sects. vs The claim that “all religions are true” is heresy. (Pope St. Pius X)
• Today’s heretics are not guilty of their heresies. vs Today’s heretics despise the True Faith. (Pope Pius XI)
• The Church of Christ subsists in the Catholic Church. vs The Church of Christ is the Catholic Church. (Mt 16, 18-19)
• There is hope for the dead who died without Baptism. vs He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be condemned. (Mk 16, 16)
• The understanding of dogmas changes with the progress of human knowledge. vs The evolution of dogmas is the heresy of modernism. (Papal encyclicals)
• All men belong to the Catholic Church. vs Infidels, heretics, schismatics, and the excommunicated are not members of the Catholic Church. (Canon Law)
• The plan of salvation includes Muslims. vs The claim that “the possibility of salvation is open to Muslims” is heresy. (Pope Gregory XVI)
• The Catholic Church has ties with false religions. vs The Catholic Church forbids meetings with false religions. (Pope Pius XI – “Mortalium Animos”)
• False religions seek the One True God. vs False religions worship the devil. (1 Cor 10, 20-21)
• At Assisi 150 false religions “prayed with one voice to the Lord.” vs At Assisi false religions paid homage to the devil. (1 Cor 10, 20-21)
• One can be saved anywhere by living morally. vs For salvation it is necessary to believe in the Holy Trinity and profess the Catholic faith. (St. Athanasius)
• Salvation is not only for those who are in the Church in a clearly defined way. vs Some deceived men try to convince themselves and others that men are not saved only in the Catholic religion, but that even heretics can attain salvation. (Pope Gregory XVI “Summo Iugiter Studio”)
• Dialogical meetings can bring unity to Christianity. vs The Catholic Church forbids meetings with false religions. (Pope Pius XI – “Mortalium Animos”)
• Christian unity is possible if we say that the Church has erred. vs Modernists maintain that the Church commits errors. (Pope Pius XI)
• Catholics may receive valid sacraments from heretics. vs Whoever prays with heretics becomes a heretic himself. (St. Agatho)
• In heretical “faith” one can praise God and give thanks. vs The claim that “heretics can praise God” is heresy. (Pope Pius IX)
• There exists a community of faith between Catholics and heretics. vs Catholics and heretics do not share one faith. (Pope Leo XIII)
• Heretics honor the Holy Ghost with truly religious zeal. vs Heretics offend the Holy Ghost. (Pope Pius IX)
• The Holy Ghost gives heretics “sanctifying power.” vs Heretics cannot possess life in the Holy Ghost. (Pope Pius XII)
• God encourages heretics to shed blood for Him. vs God desires only one thing from the heretic: conversion. (1 Tim 2, 3-5)
• The Church of God grows when heretics receive the Eucharist. vs Heretics are subject to excommunication. (can. 2314) No excommunicated person has the right to be present at Catholic services, except for the sermon. (can. 2259)
• The Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church are of one faith. vs Catholics and heretics do not share one faith. (Pope Leo XIII)
• The Jews profess the One True God. vs The Jews do not profess the One True God, because they reject the Son of God, Jesus Christ. (Jn 8, 42-45)
• Every human being is the way of the Church. vs The claim that “the Church is a collective conscience” is heresy. (Pope St. Pius X)
• The Catholic Church respects traditional Islamic spirituality. vs This is the heresy which holds that all religions possess truth. (Pope Pius XII)
• All men are brothers possessing human dignity. vs Only Catholics possess the dignity of man in Christ. (Pope St. Pius X)
• Good and truth are found in false religions. vs The claim that “all religions are good” is heresy. (Pope Pius XI)
• The religious experience of Islam deserves respect. vs Heresy deserves only condemnation. (Gal 1, 9)
• Modernism renews and unites the Catholic Church. vs Modernism is the work of Satan and serves to destroy the Catholic Church. (Papal encyclicals)
• The Church rejects nothing holy and true from false religions. vs Outside the Church there can be no Truth. (Pope Gregory XVI)
• The Holy Ghost works effectively where there are common roots of all religions. vs Heretics cannot possess life in the Holy Ghost. (Pope Pius XII)
• Animist religions prepare many to receive Christianity. vs The claim that false religions prepare men to receive the true Faith is heresy. (Pope St. Pius X)
• The scope of salvation includes those who are outside the Church. vs Whoever does not belong to the Catholic Church cannot be saved. (St. Augustine)
• Unbaptized catechumens belong to the church. vs The unbaptized are not members of the Catholic Church and go to damnation. (Mk 16, 16)
• Outside the Church one can receive the remission of sins. vs Only the successors of the Apostles in the Catholic Church have the power to forgive sins. (Jn 20, 23)
• The sign of human dignity is: “liberty, equality, and fraternity.” vs Freemasonry, our greatest enemy, says: “liberty, equality, and fraternity.” (Pope St. Pius X)
• Evolution is more than only a hypothesis. vs Evolution is the doctrine of modernists. (Pope St. Pius X)
• Common prayers with heretics are good. vs Whoever prays with heretics becomes a heretic himself. (St. Agatho)
• The rites of Holy Mass should be simplified. vs The claim that the rites of Holy Mass should be simplified is heresy. (Pope Pius VI)
• The thesis “Outside the church there is no salvation” does not refer only to the Catholic Church. vs The Catholic Church is the only way of salvation. (Pope Eugene IV)
• Condemning heretics is not in accord with the Gospel. vs Condemning heretics is in accord with the Gospel. (St. Martin)
• Antipope John Paul II prayed with Anglicans in 1982. vs Whoever prays with heretics becomes a heretic himself. (St. Agatho)
• In 1991 Antipope John Paul II prayed with Lutherans for “unity.” vs Whoever prays with heretics becomes a heretic himself. (St. Agatho)
• In 1991 Antipope John Paul II gave a “blessing” to Lutherans. vs Whoever supports heretics is a heretic. (Pope Innocent III)
• Antipope John Paul II took part together with pagan “sorcerers” in a ceremony of summoning spirits. vs He prayed to the devil. (Pope Gregory XVI)
