A Note on Sovereignty and the Knights of St. John

26 Thursday Jan 2017

Posted by Matthew Scarince in Christendom

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Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Empire, Knights of St. John Hospitaller, Loyalty to the Pope, Order of Malta, Pope France, Sovereign, Sovereignty

This post is in part a response to a very recent article by the Modern Medievalist, whom I respect highly (and yet nonetheless disagree with in this case), and partly as a general response to the distortion of the concept of Sovereignty in Modern times. This has been brought to the forefront by the investigation of Holy See into the Religious Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta. As the investigation is still on-going, it would be unwise to comment on specific situation of the Order today, so this post is mainly confined to the general principles involved.

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Vivat Pontifex!

11 Wednesday May 2016

Posted by Matthew Scarince in Christendom, HRM Archive

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Holy Catholic Church, Loyalty to the Pope, Pope Francis, Schism

Pontiff, You are the vicar of Christ on earth,
a rock amidst the waves,
You are a beacon in the darkness;
You are the defender of peace,
You are the guardian of unity,
watchful defender of liberty;
in You is the authority.

These words of the Pontifical Anthem are as true today as the day on which they were written. The fact is that we cannot separate the Catholic Church and the Papal office, and all those who try will find that they have only separated themselves from the Church. We can no longer allow the falsehoods and misquotations of the Enemy to blind us into believing that we can simply reject Christ’s chosen Vicar, without at the same time ultimately rejecting Christ.

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