Tuesday, August 4, 2026

On priorities when resisting heresy…


 

If someone tells you that to be good Christians, you must engage in a struggle against heretics and evil people, that person is leading you astray. We fight against the antichrist by manifesting love towards our neighbors. We stand against the demons through our love for each other. And our “apocalyptic spirit” is born from the awareness that the death of each one of us is possible at any moment, and we must seize every minute in our lives to show love towards others, rather than to condemn them.

- Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Etna (+2019)

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Certainly, you must be informed about modern errors because preaching the truth involves preaching about distancing oneself from error; but do not make the negative, secondary aspect into the most important! Your first aim is not to fight against error but to know the truth. Your central concern should be study, your sanctification, silence, meditation, and the exercise of charity.

- Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (+1991, Latin Archbishop of Tulle, France)

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On priorities when resisting heresy…

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