8.132. The Anglican Church allows female and homosexual priests. Isn’t that more inclusive? Won’t the Catholic Church eventually follow?
This objection reflects utter confusion about truth, holiness, and authority, and a worldly mindset that sees religion as evolving to meet social trends, rather than remaining faithful to divine revelation. It also reflects the deep influence of Vatican II-style inclusivism, which blurs the line between truth and error, and between God’s law and human preferences.
The traditional Catholic response is not just “we’re behind the times.” It is: these things are impossible. They are heresy, apostasy, and abominations before God.
The Catholic Church is not a political organization. It does not “progress” by keeping up with sinful trends—it remains faithful to the unchanging truth revealed by God. The priesthood is not a social role—it is a sacred office instituted by Christ, who chose only men and requires purity, sanctity, and orthodoxy.
The Anglican “church” is not a church—it is a man-made institution, born of rebellion and schism, with no valid priesthood, no sacramental grace, and no authority from Christ. Its acceptance of female and homosexual “clergy” is not progress—it is apostasy, and a clear sign of its total collapse into the world.
As for the Novus Ordo—yes, many of its members, bishops, and even its anti-popes are pushing for such acceptance. But this only proves that the Vatican II sect is not the Catholic Church, because the true Church cannot change doctrine, cannot ordain women, and cannot bless sin.
| Category | Traditional Catholic Teaching | Anglican / Vatican II Progressivism | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of the Church | Founded by Christ, divinely instituted, unchangeable | Human institution, redefined by modern needs | The Church is not man’s invention—it is Christ’s Mystical Body |
| Priesthood | Male only, sacrificial, configured to Christ | Includes women, openly gay clergy, even trans ideology | No valid priesthood where form and intent are defective |
| Sacraments | Seven sacraments, instituted by Christ, requiring valid matter and form | Rites altered, invalidated, or reimagined (e.g. Anglican “eucharist”) | Invalid sacraments = no grace, no true Church |
| Homosexuality | Gravely sinful, contrary to nature and divine law | Affirmed as “love,” accepted among clergy | To call evil good is to **mock God** (Isaiah 5:20) |
| Marriage | Lifelong union between one man and one woman, open to life | Includes divorced, remarried, “blessed” same-sex couples | Natural and sacramental law cannot be changed |
| Divorce and Remarriage | Adultery if remarried without annulment—objectively sinful | Tolerated, accepted, or “accompanied” pastorally | Truth does not change to spare feelings |
| Women’s Ordination | Impossible; against divine institution | Praised and practiced; seen as a human right | Not even a pope can change what God has fixed |
| Authority | Comes from Christ through Apostolic Succession | Comes from synods, elections, and evolving consensus | Church authority is **not democratic** |
| Doctrinal Development | Deepens organically without contradicting prior truth | Reverses past teachings (e.g. on death penalty, salvation, sexuality) | Contradiction = apostasy, not development |
| Role of the Laity | To sanctify the world through faithful vocations and works | Blurred roles; laity “co-celebrate” and govern parishes | Usurping clerical roles undermines order and sacraments |
| Salvation | Only through Christ and His Church | Universalist: all religions seen as valid paths | “No one comes to the Father but by Me” (John 14:6) |
| Truth | Objective, unchanging, entrusted to the Church | Relative, dialogued, and shaped by cultural trends | Truth is not voted on—it is revealed |
| Worship | Reverent, God-centered, sacrificial | Casual, man-centered, emotionally driven | Lex orandi, lex credendi—worship reflects belief |
| Fruits | Holiness, vocations, conversions, martyrdom | Decline, confusion, empty churches, apostasy | “By their fruits you shall know them” (Matt. 7:16) |
Summary:
There is no such thing as progress into heresy.
There is no such thing as inclusive apostasy.
There is no such thing as a Catholic woman priest or a homosexual priest living in sin.
The true Catholic Church is the pillar and ground of truth (1 Tim. 3:15). She can never approve what God condemns. The fact that the Novus Ordo religion increasingly mirrors the Anglican sect is proof that it is not Catholic, and that faithful souls must flee from it.
Real progress is growth in virtue, not in disobedience.
Real inclusion is inclusion into the Body of Christ, not into rebellion.
Real fidelity is saying with the saints: “I would rather die than offend God.”