Fr. Ripperger ‘Virtue of Mortification” video
repeats the error of St. Thomas Aquinas
Fr. Ripperger at approx. 1:15:50…
“There is the general principles of fraternal correction, which basically means one of the primary principles is in saying something. Will the person who is doing something bad take the correction? If they won’t, you don’t say anything because St. Thomas says if you say something …More
Fr. Ripperger ‘Virtue of Mortification” video
repeats the error of St. Thomas Aquinas
Fr. Ripperger at approx. 1:15:50…
“There is the general principles of fraternal correction, which basically means one of the primary principles is in saying something. Will the person who is doing something bad take the correction? If they won’t, you don’t say anything because St. Thomas says if you say something and it makes the situation worse, you become culpable for making it worse. You should be governed by a reasonable judgement of whether the person will take the correction.”
The Biblical and Catholic truth is thus…
“Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching”. 2 Timothy 4:2.
It is false to say we have to make a judgement about how we might be received. We should NOT make some judgement about what someone might think of us or may disagree.
The Catholic Encyclopedia puts it this way…
the inculcation of Christ: "If thy brother shall offend against thee, go, and rebuke him between thee and him alone. If he shall hear thee, thou shalt gain thy brother" (Matthew 18:15). Given a sufficiently grave condition of spiritual distress calling for succour in this way, this commandment may exact fulfilment under pain of mortal sin.
Every one, however, whether having an official competency or not, is bound to give the admonition when the sin, committed though it be from ignorance, is hurtful to the offender or a third party or is the occasion of scandal.
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Fraternal Correction (newadvent.org)
repeats the error of St. Thomas Aquinas
Fr. Ripperger at approx. 1:15:50…
“There is the general principles of fraternal correction, which basically means one of the primary principles is in saying something. Will the person who is doing something bad take the correction? If they won’t, you don’t say anything because St. Thomas says if you say something and it makes the situation worse, you become culpable for making it worse. You should be governed by a reasonable judgement of whether the person will take the correction.”
The Biblical and Catholic truth is thus…
“Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching”. 2 Timothy 4:2.
It is false to say we have to make a judgement about how we might be received. We should NOT make some judgement about what someone might think of us or may disagree.
The Catholic Encyclopedia puts it this way…
the inculcation of Christ: "If thy brother shall offend against thee, go, and rebuke him between thee and him alone. If he shall hear thee, thou shalt gain thy brother" (Matthew 18:15). Given a sufficiently grave condition of spiritual distress calling for succour in this way, this commandment may exact fulfilment under pain of mortal sin.
Every one, however, whether having an official competency or not, is bound to give the admonition when the sin, committed though it be from ignorance, is hurtful to the offender or a third party or is the occasion of scandal.
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Fraternal Correction (newadvent.org)
Fraternal Correction
sinful indulgence. This is clearly distinguishable from an official disciplining, whose mouthpiece is a judge or other like superior, whose object is the punishment of one found to …
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