Novus Ordo conservatives claim that we can find an orthodox interpretation for every error in Vatican II. And they are right! Since the advent of the hermeneutic of continuity, the concept of heresy has become obsolete. With a little bit of effort, one can read Catholicism into almost anything. To prove this, I have selected a quote from the Book of Mormon, which I will now read in the light of tradition:
'Behold, I am he who was prepared from the foundation of the world to redeem my people. Behold, I am Jesus Christ. I am the Father and the Son. In me shall all mankind have life, and that eternally, even they who shall believe on my name; and they shall become my sons and my daughters.' (The Book of Mormon, Ether 3:14–16)
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Using the hermeneutic of continuity, it is evident that the Book of Mormon reaffirms traditional Catholic doctrine. It clearly states that:
The divinity of Christ: The divinity of Christ: Our Lord is presented as 'he who was prepared from the foundation of the world.' We can find the same idea in the prologue of the Gospel according to St John:
'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him: and without him was made nothing that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.' (John 1:1-5)
The Father and the Son are consubstantial: 'Behold, I am Jesus Christ. I am the Father and the Son.' This is a remarkable profession of faith in the unity of Divine essence and the distinction of persons. We can find this same idea in Ludwig Ott’s Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma, p. 52:
'In God, there are Three Persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Each of the Three Persons possesses the one (numerical) Divine Essence. (De fide.)'
The redemption: Christ is the redeemer of mankind: 'Behold, I am he who was prepared from the foundation of the world to redeem my people' and 'In me shall all mankind have life, and that eternally, even they who shall believe on my name'.
The necessity of faith for salvation: without faith, it is impossible to please God. 'In me shall all mankind have life, and that eternally, even they who shall believe on my name.'
Through faith, we are adopted as God’s children: '…They who shall believe on my name…'will have life, and that eternally'.
Bottom line: with some effort, one can give a veneer of orthodoxy even to the most absurd doctrines. My attempt to read Catholicism into a heretical book does NOT make it Catholic — any more than a popesplainer can turn the Novus Ordo sect into the one true Church founded by Our Lord.
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🔎SEE ALSO:
✅ The Hermeneutic of Absurdity
✅The Mystery of Iniquity: A Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 2
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