{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"True Catholic Faith: Clarion Call of the Church’s Timeless Teaching","title":"The Present Crisis in the Church, Part IV - Fr. Michael DeSaye 05-07-25","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1225,"description":"Summary\n\nThis final homily in a series on the present crisis in the Catholic Church addresses the fundamental question of how to resolve the ongoing crisis of authority within the Church. The crisis is identified as a crisis of the papal office, stemming from the fact that the current occupant of the papacy is a “pseudo-pope,” whose papacy is invalid due to a simulated consent. This simulation is analogous to a simulated marriage where one party fakes consent, rendering the entire union null and void.\nFr. Michael DeSaye explains that the present crisis of the papal vacancy is unprecedented and indefinite, as no timeline is prescribed for how long such a vacancy can last. He further argues that the crisis can be resolved through two main methods, paralleling the ways to fix a simulated marriage: either the false pope makes a sincere, genuine act of consent to become a real pope, or the Church formally withdraws his elected status, allowing for a new, valid election. This withdrawal of status is a legal act that only the College of Cardinals can perform since they hold the exclusive power to elect (and unelect) a pope.\nFr. DeSaye emphasizes that although the cardinals are compromised by heresy and apostasy, they have not been legally judged as heretics and thus retain the legal power to elect a pope. The crisis is likened to a “Babylonian captivity,” where true Catholicism is preserved but in a diminished and handicapped state, separated from the normal functioning of the Church under a true Roman pontiff.\nThe message concludes with a call for Catholics to withdraw their support from the current false papal regime, highlighting that the collapse of modernist structures and a return to asceticism and true faith could compel a return to orthodoxy. The sermon closes with a reminder of the biblical teaching that true religion keeps oneself “unspotted from this world,” encouraging a life of sacrifice and purity to overcome modernism and restore the Church.\nHighlights...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/04tBMdKlr1uv707lWt1hcGT2DU5lurWQ9VbuxkKdZe4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNmQw/MzlmNzQzOTQwYzc4/MWViZjEzZWU5ZDg0/MzcxNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}