Israel and Iran; Imminent Global CRISIS¿! ¦ Bishop Strickland

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00:00In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

00:15Only Christ is King. War, peace, and the heart that reigns.

00:22My dear brothers and sisters, we stand at the edge of a trembling world.

00:28The winds of war are gathering once more in the Middle East.

00:32Tensions rising between Iran and Israel.

00:36Gods are bleeding yet again, and the world looks on with clenched fists or folded arms.

00:43In the distance, China quietly maneuvers not only across geopolitical borders,

00:49but within the heart of the church herself.

00:52In Nigeria, our brothers and sisters suffer violent persecution.

00:56In Europe, confusion reigns.

01:00Cultural, moral, spiritual.

01:03And here at home, the streets echo with protests.

01:07Some chanting, no king.

01:09And yet, as a shepherd of souls, I tell you, there is a king.

01:16There is only one.

01:19He does not shout.

01:20He does not swagger.

01:22He reigns from a cross.

01:24And his name is Jesus Christ.

01:28Let us begin with what looms.

01:30As of this week, world leaders edge even closer to open conflict in the Middle East.

01:38Iran's aggression, Israel's retaliation, Gaza's cries, and the looming question,

01:45will there be war?

01:46The church has long taught the doctrine of just war,

01:51a measured, grave discernment on when war is morally permissible.

01:58The doctrine is not convenient.

02:00It is not political.

02:02It is profoundly Catholic.

02:04Listen to the Catechism.

02:07The strict conditions for legitimate defense by military force require rigorous consideration.

02:15That's from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2309.

02:22A preemptive war, a war launched not in defense but in anticipation, is not a just war.

02:30As Pope St. John Paul II said before the 2003 invasion of Iraq,

02:38War is not always inevitable.

02:41It is always a defeat for humanity.

02:44From his address to the diplomatic corps, January 13, 2003.

02:51And Pope Benedict XVI, then Cardinal Ratzinger, with clarity,

02:57warned that the concept of a preemptive war does not appear in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

03:06So, while we must pray for peace, we must also speak clearly.

03:13A nation does not have the moral right to wage war simply because it suspects it might be attacked.

03:20The Catechism of the Catholic Church, number 2309, outlines four strict conditions

03:30that must be met simultaneously for a war to be considered just.

03:36First, the damage inflicted by the aggressor on the nation or communities of nations

03:42must be lasting, grave, and certain.

03:45Second, all other means of putting an end to it must have been shown to be impractical or ineffective.

03:55Third, there must be serious prospects of success.

04:01And lastly, the use of arms must not produce evils and disorders

04:06graver than the evil to be eliminated.

04:09The power of modern means of destruction weighs very heavily in evaluating this condition.

04:17Additionally, the authority to declare war must be legitimate,

04:23typically a properly constituted government.

04:27These principles form the backbone of Catholic just war teaching,

04:32rooted in Scripture, and developed by saints like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas.

04:40We must measure our support or opposition to global conflict,

04:46not by flags or alliances, but by the eternal law of God.

04:52As wars loom in the open, another war unfolds behind the veil,

04:58a silent struggle within the Church herself.

05:02Under the last pontificate, a secret agreement was made with the Communist government of China,

05:10ceding authority over Episcopal appointments.

05:14Bishops once imprisoned for their fidelity to Rome have been sidelined,

05:19while state-appointed puppets take their place.

05:24Let us not be naive.

05:25The regime that persecutes Catholics, bulldozes churches,

05:31imprisons bishops,

05:33and rewrites sacred Scripture

05:35has been handed the keys to a part of the vineyard.

05:40In allowing the atheist state to oversee the appointment of bishops,

05:45the Church has allowed Caesar to enter the sanctuary.

05:48We must weep, we must pray, but we must not be silent.

05:56While China's influence spreads quietly,

05:59blood runs openly in places like Nigeria.

06:03Dozens of priests murdered,

06:06entire parishes raped,

06:08children abducted,

06:10catechists tortured.

06:11These are not statistics.

06:15These are our brothers and sisters.

06:17And yet,

06:19the world says nothing.

06:22Europe drifts further into apostasy.

06:25The faith that once gave rise to cathedrals

06:28now bows before the idols of relativism and technocracy.

06:34Laws multiply,

06:36but virtues fade.

06:38And in America,

06:41the political climate churns.

06:43Catholics often feel torn.

06:47This administration has supported policies

06:49that protect the unborn

06:50and the dignity of life.

06:53And for that,

06:53we give thanks.

06:55And yet,

06:56alongside all the good,

06:57there has arisen a pride,

07:00a self-deification of political power.

07:03And we hear chants like,

07:05no king,

07:06a cry of rebellion,

07:08and let us be clear.

07:11No earthly ruler is truly king.

07:15No party saves.

07:17No flag redeems.

07:20As Pope Pius XI declared in Quas Primus,

07:25Oh,

07:25what happiness would be ours

07:27if all men,

07:28individuals,

07:29families,

07:29and nations

07:30would but let themselves be governed

07:33by Christ.

07:35And,

07:36when one's men recognize,

07:38both in private and in public life,

07:42that Christ is king,

07:44society will at last receive the great blessings of real liberty,

07:49well-ordered discipline,

07:51peace,

07:51and harmony.

07:52So what are we to do?

07:55How do we live when the world unravels?

08:00We hold fast to the words of St. Paul.

08:02And the peace of God,

08:06which surpasseth all understanding.

08:11Keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

08:16Philippians chapter 4, verse 7.

08:19The peace is not worldly comfort.

08:26It is not passivity.

08:28It is the supernatural stillness of the soul anchored in Christ,

08:33even when the storm howls.

08:35St.

08:37Teresa of Avila said it best.

08:41Let nothing disturb you.

08:43Let nothing frighten you.

08:46All things pass away.

08:48God never changes.

08:51Patience obtains all things.

08:54They who have God lack nothing.

08:57God alone is enough.

08:59We are not called to be indifferent.

09:04We are not called to hide.

09:06We are called to watch,

09:08to pray,

09:09and to speak the truth with a fire of love

09:12and the clarity of faith.

09:15So I speak now to you,

09:19shepherd to the flock.

09:21Number one,

09:23pray for peace.

09:25Not the peace of silence or appeasement,

09:28but true peace,

09:30born of justice.

09:33Reject unjust war.

09:35Do not be seduced by propaganda.

09:39Measure all things by the gospel,

09:42not the news.

09:44Number three,

09:46stand with the persecuted.

09:49Speak their names.

09:50Offer masses for them.

09:52Tell their stories.

09:55Number four,

09:56resist the dragon's deception.

10:00The church is not China's to rule.

10:03Christ alone is head.

10:06Reject false kings.

10:09Whether it is an emperor in Beijing

10:11or a politician in Washington,

10:15Christ alone is king.

10:19Entrust your heart to Christ.

10:21Keep his peace.

10:23Guard your soul.

10:24And above all,

10:26remember,

10:27we were born for this time.

10:30God chose you in this hour.

10:33Not for comfort,

10:35but for witness.

10:37So take up your rosary.

10:40Kneel before the Eucharist.

10:43Speak the name of Jesus

10:44without fear.

10:46Let your life proclaim,

10:49no king but Christ.

10:51We are not orphans in the storm.

10:54We are the children of the crucified king.

10:58And he reigns.

11:00Not in theory,

11:01not in symbol,

11:03but in truth.

11:05And he shall rule from sea to sea

11:07and from the river

11:09unto the ends of the earth.

11:11Psalm 71 verse 8.

11:14Let us kneel before him.

11:17Let us rise for him.

11:19And let us never forget.

11:22His kingdom shall have no end.

11:26Until next week,

11:28stay faithful and watchful.

11:30I am your shepherd

11:33and I walk with you

11:34in Christ the King.

11:37Amen.

11:38In the name of the Father

11:39and of the Son

11:41and of the Holy Spirit.

11:43Amen.

11:48Hi everyone.

11:49This is John Henry Weston

11:50for LifeSite News.

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