VATICAN CITY, MAY 7, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Jesuit Fr Cyril Vasil as the new Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. Until now he has been Rector of the Pontifical Oriental Institute. The Holy Father has also appointed him titular Archbishop of Ptolemais in Libya.Fr Cyril Vasil, S.J., was born on 10 April 1965 in Košice, Slovakia. He attended the University of Bratislava's School of Theology from 1982 to 1987.
He was ordained priest in 1987. He entered the Society of Jesus on 15 October 1990 and was solemnly professed in 2001.
He earned a license in canon law (JCL) in 1989 and a doctorate (JCD) in 1994, both from the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome.
In 2002 he was elected Dean of the Faculty of Oriental Canon Law and Pro-Rector of the Pontifical Oriental Institute. In May 2007 he was appointed Rector of the Pontifical Oriental Institute.
He is a consultor to the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People. He attended the Synod of Bishops in 2005 as an expert. He is a visiting professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and the Universities of Bratislava and Trnava. In 2003 he was named spiritual counsellor to the International Union of the Guides and Scouts of Europe.
In addition to Slovak, he knows Latin, Italian, English, Russian, Ukrainian, French, German, Spanish, Greek and Old Church Slavonic. He is the author of a number of books and articles and collaborator of the Vatican Radio.
Pope Benedict XVI
ReplyDeleteAlthough it is well-known that Pope Benedict XVI continues to embrace the errors of false ecumenism, it seems he is now openly advocating something else. "New humanism."
Not being familiar with "new humanism," I conducted some research and was horrified at what I found. "New Humanism" apparently is social, economic and philosophical movement that promotes a radical form of Liberalism. It is overtly opposed to dogmatic religion, which includes Catholicism. The movement parades as peace-loving, but its principles reek of Socialism and Freemasonry.
Ecumenism -- is one of the mechanisms by which this mixing is achieved in practice. It is a relatively recent satanic invention, which already proved to be a huge success. Under the guise of "super-Christian love" it attempts to blur and, eventually, destroy the boundaries of the Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, depriving the faithful of the Holy Mysteries and corrupting their souls.
ReplyDeleteThere is great emphasis in the church today on uniting professing Christians of all denominations and beliefs. The message is that we're not so different after all... we can work together. Setting aside theological differences, we can help each other in the things we all agree upon. That effort is commonly referred to as "ecumenism," which is defined as "the organized attempt to bring about the cooperation and unity of all believers in Christ."
ReplyDeleteDo you suppose I came to grant peace on earth? I tell you, no, rather division!"
ReplyDeleteThat's right! Jesus said that...
"from now on five members in one household will be divided three against two, and two against three" (Luke 12:51-52).