Today’s World is Totally Fake

And when after most diligent inquisition, they shall find that the false witness hath told a lie against his brother. They shall render to him as he meant to do to his brother, and thou shalt take away the evil out of the midst of thee. That others hearing may fear, and may not dare to do such things.

–Deuteronomy 19:18-20

There was a brief time where I titled the website: “Your Authorities Figure Are Fake.” I changed it to “Catholics Aren’t Zombies” to counter a crisis of false authorities, and becoming one of their half-dead devotees.

I could make the case that just about “everything is fake” nowadays. This is the lamentable reality of living in a society struck with diabolical disorientation. It’s most relevant for Americans since the United States, the worldwide leader in delusion, manufactures lots of phony bologna. As I mentioned in my post on Two High Priests, it was probably the U.S. regime, led by the nefarious Clintons, who instigated Pope Benedict’s forced/errant resignation. We have them and the deep-Vatican modernists to thank for the Fake-Pope Bergoglio.

Americans live in a country of grand illusion, sophistry, Cosa Nostra business practices, and every other shady affair you can imagine. Even the exorcist priest, Fr. Chad Ripperger, speaks of places (like Los Angeles) plagued by the guardian demon of illusion. Consequently, the wicked Hollywood apparatus has projected that demon onto the rest of the world with a copious supply of propaganda and depraved films.

As usual, I’ll finish with reasons for hope, but first let’s cover some of today’s most spectacularly phony people, ideas, and institutions.

Antipope

This goes at the top of the list because it involves the most important office in the world, and has an enormous influence on the salvation of souls. Anyone who says otherwise is indeed a protestant, for denying the supremacy and efficacy of a visible papacy violates certain dogmas of the faith. We cannot, and will not, have Church unity until the Bergoglian antipapacy is resolved, and replaced with a strong pope.

I’ll keep this section brief because you can, of course, read all about this horrific problem in my helpful pamphlet, The Bergoglio Dossier.

Fake Catholic Media

There are many examples and perhaps we’re all already familiar with how the major Catholic news agencies resemble little more than mouthpieces for the bishops. Sadly, however, this problem is just as pervasive among “alternative” Catholic media outlets.

We run into this problem most commonly with the folks who insist on providing daily commentary (regardless of whether we have genuinely “new” news). Many alternative media sources enjoy creating click-bait headlines and YouTube titles for subjects like:

• “Fr. Ripperger said something about the demons! He’s throttling them little buggers, again!”
• “So-and-so prophet predicted yesterday’s *insert natural disaster*; NEXT comes the end times!”
• “Breaking News!” (because everyone always clicks that)
• “Bergoglio toys with heresy; Cdl. Burke is confused about it.” (this isn’t news)

These are the items that trick gullible folks into chasing after them. Admittedly, almost everyone has succumbed to this trap at some point; often from sheer boredom. Also, for more on this topic, I’ll have a future post dedicated to why we should cut back on end-times speculation and prophecies.

Then there’s something people call, “Catholic Twitter,” which, if you weren’t aware, is a steaming cesspool, unfit for regular Catholic consumption. I recommend nothing more than occasionally checking this site, only to maintain a minimal knowledge of the worst elements of Catholic discourse.

What about the rest of Catholic “mainstream” media?

I’m hesitant, although somewhat obliged, to mention the ridiculous outlets like National Catholic Reporter, U.S. Catholic Magazine, and America Magazine. Notice how these sound like communist/fascist newspapers (using names with “national,” “U.S.,” “America,” etc.).

You’ll also see, if you investigate their authors and reporters, that many of them suffer the distinct handicap of . . . not being Catholic. I suppose that’s not an important qualification for Catholic journalism. Here are some examples of commies disguised as Catholic authors and investigators.

• Rachel Forton (National Catholic Reporter) – This lady recently wrote about how she talks to our “Divine mother, God the Creator” for consolation.
• Rebecca Bratten Weiss (Multiple Venues; Former Steubenville Professor) – She makes scary faces in her photos, and writes a lot about feminism, eco-babble, and Nietzsche (none of which are Catholic). Even the happy-clappy folks at Steubenville U had to dismiss her for her “New Pro-Life Movement.”
• Alice Camille (U.S. Catholic) – Believes Mary Magdalene was an apostle, that scripture interpretation isn’t set in stone (not by any universal Church, perish the thought) 
• Fr. James F. Keenan, SJ (National Catholic Reporter) – Believes there should be female Cardinals because “ordination does not equal competency for leadership.” (Note: The italicized part is true if the Church ordains communists).

I could make this list much longer, but hopefully this clarifies why you shouldn’t read most Catholic “news.”

U.S. Elections – Fake or Just Plain Awful

Many times throughout American history various elections have arrived at a disputed decision, leading the losing side to cry “shenanigans.” One of the earliest examples was the presidential election of 1876, decided by a razor-thin electoral college vote of 185 to 184. It required the House of Representatives to intervene, and the winner of that outcome was Rutherford B. Hayes, who never won re-election, and could never disavow the nickname “His Fraudulency.”

There are a plethora of examples of fraudulent electioneering (especially all the ones involving Lyndon B. Johnson), but let’s highlight an especially disastrous and overlooked example. The presidential election of 1912 left a catastrophic legacy on American politics, not even surpassed by the falling of the Iron Curtain on Eastern Europe.

Most of my readership is old enough to recall the 1992 election, a three-candidate race, where H. Ross Perot was said to have “split the vote,” swinging the election to Bill Clinton. Although the incumbent, George Bush, would have lost anyway, the 1992 election had the same dynamic as the 1912 presidential contest, only the latter was much worse.

In his bid for re-election, President William Taft (Republican) had to face not just his Democratic challenger, Woodrow Wilson, but also his Republican predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt, who decided Taft was “too conservative,” ran against him as a third-party candidate, split the Republican vote, which led Taft to suffer a humiliating defeat. Imagine a sitting president running for re-election who would only win two states and finish in third place; that’s what happened to Taft because of Roosevelt’s interference.

Who cares?

This gave a landslide victory to the opportunistic, evil, communist professor Wilson, who would almost immediately inflict some of the worst administrative policies on the U.S. These weren’t merely short-term blunders, either. Behold some of the worst punishments ever to befall the American people, which may never have happened if not for Wilson’s easy 1912 victory.

Within two years, the U.S. suffered all the following . . . 

• The 16th Amendment – created the IRS and the barbaric federal income tax (i.e., wealth confiscation).
• Establishment of the Federal Reserve System – a mechanism for theft and backdoor taxation (worse than the income tax; pressures families to contracept and abort their children).
• U.S. entry into World War I – the most brutal world conflict, hitherto.
• Many behind-the-scenes plots to perpetuate eugenics, which would eventually come to fruition over the ensuing decades. Wilson and his ilk were immensely racist and hateful of what they deemed “surplus population.”
• For further background on this, you can read Thomas Sowell’s helpful explanation on the evils of progressives like Wilson and Teddy Roosevelt.

As they say, elections have consequences, and with electoral fruits, such as these, we have ample reason not to have them at all.

Fake Men & Women

Then, we move to an even more fundamental problem, illustrative of how depraved we’ve gotten lately. Yes, the very concept of men and women has become the target of modern social engineers. It wasn’t enough for them to stop with their obliteration of marriage, courtship, and all other semblances of cooperation among men and women.

No, they had to go for the clincher and detonate the very epistemological understanding of the sexes themselves. Formerly, you would have had to attack society with an elaborate mind control substance. What works better? Try a slow, but persistent “PR” campaign, designed to get people, young folks in particular, to question their identity as men or women.

We must marvel at how quickly we’ve gone from a society that would institutionalize trans-Jennered people to one that encourages breast binding, hormone “therapy,” and the rest of it. As we exhibit a 40% suicide rate for folks who attempt sexual reassignment, such marvelling quickly becomes a mournful lamentation. I wonder what contributes to such pitiful social conditions . . . 

Shallow Religious Education

In a forthcoming post, I’ll assemble some strategies to put some more gusto and purpose into parochial RCIA programs. For now, it’ll suffice to know that the current state of affairs is a horrible experience for all ages; toddlers through adults.

Gone are the days when young pupils would learn the Catholic faith from their parents with the aid of dutiful and pious nuns at parochial schools. Thanks to a meteoric decline in female religious vocations, Catholic children now learn from salaried lay people, who sometimes do well, but are easily corruptible.

It was always a tremendous advantage to utilize Catholic nuns for teaching since they didn’t have to worry over worldly affairs thanks to their vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Contrast that with many lay teachers who underwent the woeful post-Vatican 2 Catholic education, and are themselves incapable of locating the Gospel of John in their bibles.

Plus, from what the data shows, many young folks are simply opting out of faith formation altogether. This translates into lower Mass attendance and paltry sacramental participation. Many lackluster catechists, clergy, and Church busy-bodies will have to answer for such an enormous volume of misled or under-taught young people. 

Disclaimer: I know I have a few followers/readers who teach faith formation. This is not a “slam” on anyone in particular. There are plenty of delightful exceptions to the rule. We should, however, recognize some obvious deficiencies in almost every educational program managed by the dreaded Diocese.

I would be remiss not to mention the fake theology underpinning contemporary catechesis. Our enemies, the modernists, have done to the bible (especially the New Testament) what Our Lord Himself would not do to His old covenant. They have completely revolutionized it.

In Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, he promises us that not “one jot, or one tittle” of the law shall pass until all would be fulfilled. This was a way of reinforcing how the Old Testament commandments (moral laws; not the dietary/ceremonial practices) would withstand the full passage of time. Jesus did not assume corporeal form to demolish His perfect moral commandments from the old covenant.

Modernists, however, who think themselves better than God, have instituted a variety of fake laws and innovations, which they insist should replace both the New and Old Testaments commandments. There are too many to list but here are a few prominent examples.

• The re-definition of marriage.
• Our Lord didn’t know he was God.
• Mary didn’t know either.
• Evolution and the bible are compatible.
• Sodom and Gomorrah were burnt to the ground over “inhospitality.”
• Muslims believe in the same Abrahamic God as Catholics.

Until we extirpate modernism (fake theology), we have less than a scant chance of improving religious education.

Gimmicky Secular News Cycles – Trump drama, Stupid Balloons, etc.

Do you remember the “Chinese balloon” fiasco several months ago?

Chances are you don’t because it was yet another example of useless 36-hour-news-cycle distractions. Whenever the media concocts these du jour topics (including anything involving Donald Trump), or exaggerates real-life issues (hurricanes or murder trials), they distract us from more prescient matters.

I’m led to wonder how many Catholics go to their particular judgment, unprepared to give an account for their lives, because they were always busy with the news cycle. Rather than praying, going to confession, and receiving Holy Communion more often, they spent more time surfing the 24-hours news garbage on Twitter.

Why There is So Much Fakery in Modern Times

Let us recall why all of this is happening to us. We were told that as we approached the end times, we would experience greater tribulations, including lots of chicanery and delusions. Matthew 24:24 is where Our Lord warns us:

“For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect.”

We can rejoice at the fact that everything in 2023, abundantly fake as it is, deceptive as it may be, continues to confirm every prophetic word of holy scripture.

“You’re Fake! You Stupid Blogger!” (So Say the Zombies)

Before I finish this article, I’d like to anticipate (and hopefully prevent) a gaslighting opportunity from some of my non-traditional opponents. It goes something like this:

“Oh yeah! Well, you’re fake! Why are you so subversive? Maybe you’re just a low-agreeable psychopath!”

Ah, so I’m subversive? Well, tell me then, modernist, how can one be so by referencing and grounding one’s entire worldview through the lens of traditional Catholicism? That’s impossible because the truth isn’t subversive.

Although telling the truth may subvert the wicked intentions of crooked/false leaders, it’s an essential practice, and well in line with Our Lord’s commandments. If, by the way, the authorities are legitimate (as the former Sanhedrin was), it’s still not subversive to question nefarious motives or disobey unlawful directives. It’s also more than acceptable to cling to tradition ever more firmly in doubtful and perplexing times.

Moreover, we should adhere to another important part of our traditional faith: the Blessed Virgin Mary. Notice how she’s anything but subversive when she destroys the wicked serpent. Instead of all the backdoor tricks and nonsense of the evil one, Our Lady does everything boldly and infallibly.

Rather than spring some “subversive” trap on the devil, she fearlessly, without trepidation, crushes the head of the serpent out of true obedience to God, thus fulfilling the scriptures. Our Lady’s forthcoming triumph will be anything but a sneaky plot, like those of the various Woodrow Wilsons, Obamas, and Klaus Schwabs of our times.

Conclusion

So, is there still hope amid all the world’s phoniness?

Yes, because in the end, God wins. You’ve heard this before, but it bears repeating because, as the saying goes, the beatings will continue until morale improves. To put it differently, until we reinvigorate our trust in the divine providence, and do away with these bizarre, fake phantasms, we’ll continue to endure this chastisement.

If you wish to enjoy legitimate peace of mind, I recommend following St. Francis of Assisi’s example of radical detachment and simplification. All it requires is for you to practice detachment from the world’s whimsical pleasures and novelties.

One way to do that is to pray the Rosary every day, and combat ridiculous secular illusions with its beautiful Gospel mysteries. I also recommend reading the Book of Ecclesiastes every so often. There you’ll hear its inspired author explicate the many ridiculous vanities, all of which are nothing new under the sun.

Bonus: Fake Honorable Mentions

• Money (quantitative easing)
• Wars (all of them for decades)
• Pandemics (of course)
• Face Panties/Masks/Diapers (They’re ba-aaaack!)
• Plastic Surgery (Trans-Jennered or otherwise)
• Secular Education (remember, math is “racist”)
• Medicines (poison = good; Ivermectin = bad??)