Today is the 140th anniversary of the death of Blessed Pope Pius IX, The Pope of the Syllabus of Errors, in which the last heresy condemned was stated in these terms,
[It is a condemned belief that] The Roman Pontiff can, and ought to, reconcile himself, and come to terms with progress, liberalism and modern civilization.—Allocution "Jamdudum cernimus," March 18, 1861.
He also said,
Atheism in legislation, indifference in matters of religion, and the pernicious maxims which go under the name of Liberal Catholicism are the true causes of the destruction of states; they have been the ruin of France. Believe me, the evil I denounce is more terrible than the Revolution, more terrible even than The Commune. I have always condemned Liberal Catholicism, and I will condemn it again forty times over if it be necessary.
Blessed Pius IX, pray for us! We have not only liberal Catholics, but a liberal Pope!
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