Saints Peter and Paul, Faith in Christ's Promise - Fr. Federico Palma 06-29-25

SummaryFr. Federico Palma preaches on Our Lord’s promise to St. Peter: “Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” He emphasizes that Christ deliberately shifted from speaking to all the Apostles to addressing Peter alone, establishing the primacy of Peter and his true successors as the visible heads of His one true Church.Christ calls it “My Church”—singular, not plural—showing that there is only one true Church founded by Him. This truth is vital for understanding the current crisis: more than a month has passed since Leo XIV’s claim to the papacy, and the faithful must remember that they are here precisely because Christ’s promises cannot fail.During and after Vatican II, faithful Catholics recognized that the religion which emerged from the council was not the same Catholic religion that had been handed down. Since Christ’s promises are infallible, those who promulgated Vatican II’s heresies could not have possessed Christ’s authority. Thus, they were not true popes.Fr. Palma explains this using logical examples: just as one cannot believe simultaneously that God is Three Persons and that He has no Persons, a Catholic cannot hold the pre-Vatican II doctrine while also accepting Vatican II’s contradictory teachings. The same applies to moral and doctrinal principles—for example:Catholic doctrine: Only truth has rights; error has no rights before God.Vatican II doctrine: Man has a God-given right to profess any religion.These two positions cannot both be true; one must be rejected. Since the Catholic Church already professed the former, the latter—coming from Vatican II—must be false and rejected.He applies the same reasoning to salvation:Catholic doctrine: Christ uses only His Church as the means of salvation.Vatican II: The Spirit of Christ also uses non-Catholic religions as means of salvation.Such contradictions prove that Vatican II is a new religion. The faithful must reject both its documents and their “official interpretations,” which only confirm its errors.Fr. Palma concludes by urging the faithful to pray through Saints Peter and Paul for a deeper faith and the virtue of charity, remembering that faith alone is not enough—good works must follow.Key Quotes“My Church—that is to say, there is only one true Church founded by Him.”“Those who promulgated and enforced those new doctrines contrary to previous ones did not hold the authority of Christ to rule upon His Church.”“You cannot… adhere to those two at the same time.”“Only truth has rights… we do not have God-given rights to profess errors.”“Our Lord only and exclusively uses His Church… as the means of salvation.”Key Points and Takeaways1. Primacy of PeterChrist’s shift from plural to singular in addressing Peter shows the unique authority given to him and his true successors.“My Church” = one visible Church with divine authority.2. Why Vatican II Cannot Be CatholicIts doctrines contradict pre-Vatican II Catholic teaching on faith, morality, and salvation.Christ’s promises mean the Church cannot officially teach error; therefore, those promoting such errors have no authority from Him.3. Law of Non-Contradiction in FaithA Catholic cannot hold two contradictory doctrines simultaneously.Example: pre-Vatican II doctrine vs. Vatican II’s heresy on religious liberty and salvation.4. Rights of Truth vs. ErrorCatholic teaching: only truth has rights before God.Vatican II teaching: all religions have a God-given right to exist and be practiced—blasphemous and destructive to the faith.5. Means of SalvationCatholic teaching: salvation is through the Catholic Church alone.Vatican II: salvation possible through non-Catholic religions—heresy.6. Practical ApplicationReject Vatican II and its official interpretations.Pray for increased faith and charity.Live the faith with good works, since faith without works is dead.ConclusionFr. Palma’s Homily directly applies Our Lord’s promise to Peter to the present crisis, showing that Vatican II’s new religion and its promoters cannot be part of the true Catholic Church. By the law of non-contradiction, Catholics must reject the false doctrines of Vatican II and cling to the traditional faith. Christ’s promise guarantees that the true Church will never defect, which means the Novus Ordo hierarchy is not the Church but an impostor structure.The faithful are called to deepen their faith, live it out through charity, and stand firm in the truth, knowing that only one faith, one Church, and one Pope (when God restores one) can be from Christ.Sedevacantist, Pre-Vatican II CommentaryFr. Palma’s reasoning is airtight:The true Church cannot officially teach heresy.Vatican II taught heresy in areas such as religious liberty and ecumenism.Therefore, Vatican II’s “popes” and hierarchy cannot be true Catholic authorities.This position is not based on personal preference or “dislike” for Vatican II but on the unchangeable nature of Catholic doctrine and the infallible promises of Christ. The faithful are bound to reject any religion that contradicts the faith once delivered, even if it claims to be Catholic.In this light, Leo XIV’s claim to the papacy is as invalid as his Vatican II predecessors. The Catholic duty is to resist, reject, and remain faithful to the one Church Christ founded.TrueCatholicFaith.com