Bishop Sanborn: The Catholic Church IS Christ’s Church! She is not found among the False Religions
Refined Summary, Key Quotes, and Analysis of Bishop Donald Sanborn’s Sermon on the Errors of Vatican II
This sermon by Bishop Donald Sanborn, delivered on the Feast of St. Pius X, presents a thorough critique of Vatican II and its modernist errors. From a sedevacantist pre-Vatican II Catholic perspective, the bishop argues that Vatican II’s teachings on ecumenism, dogma, and liturgy have led to apostasy rather than mere heresy.
1. Summary of the Sermon
Modernism and Subjective Revelation
Vatican II is founded on modernism, which holds that revelation comes from an individual’s interior religious experience rather than from God through the Church’s infallible magisterium.
Modernism rejects fixed dogma, making doctrines flexible and subject to personal interpretation.
The Catholic teaching is that dogmas are immutable truths revealed by God; rejecting one dogma is equivalent to rejecting God Himself.
Vatican II substitutes the objective, unchangeable truths of Catholicism with personal religious feeling, allowing dogmas to evolve with time.
Ecumenism as Apostasy
Vatican II promotes the false idea that the Church of Christ is broader than the Roman Catholic Church, including Protestants, Eastern Orthodox, and other Christian denominations.
This contradicts Catholic teaching, which asserts that the Church is one, united under the Pope and that salvation is only possible within the Catholic Church.
The ecumenical movement, condemned by Pope Pius XI in Mortalium Animos (1928), was explicitly forbidden for Catholics—yet Vatican II embraced it.
Vatican II teaches “partial communion” with heretical and schismatic sects, contradicting Catholic doctrine that heretics and schismatics are outside the Church.
Vatican II’s Errors and Heresies
The Church lacks unity due to Christian divisions → Contradicts the dogma that the Church is always one, as professed in the Creed.
The Catholic Church cannot effectively evangelize due to divisions → Denies the Church’s divine mission.
Baptized non-Catholics share a “partial unity” with the Church → Condemned by prior popes.
The Catholic Church was partly responsible for past schisms → Explicitly condemned by Mortalium Animos.
Catholic doctrine may have been “deficient” in formulation → Undermines infallibility and divine guidance in doctrinal development.
Some dogmas are more important than others → Contradicts Catholic teaching that rejecting one dogma is rejecting the faith itself.
Non-Catholic religions are a means of salvation → Directly contradicts the dogma that “Outside the Church there is no salvation”.
Schismatic and heretical bishops have an apostolic mission → Denies the necessity of communion with the Pope for apostolic succession.
Post-Vatican II Popes and Their Role in Apostasy
Paul VI and John Paul II are identified as “heresarchs” who expanded the errors of Vatican II.
John Paul II’s statements recognizing non-Catholic religious leaders as having an apostolic mission is a complete denial of Catholic doctrine.
John Paul II engaged in ecumenical scandal, including:
Participating in pagan worship at Assisi.
Accepting a Hindu ritual marking (“third eye”).
Drinking a ritual potion in Polynesia.
Praising voodoo snake worshippers.
Attending Jewish and Protestant services, treating them as valid worship.
The Destruction of the Liturgy
The Novus Ordo Mass (New Mass) was deliberately created for ecumenism, destroying traditional Catholic worship.
The Real Presence is no longer believed by most Catholics because of the changes in the Mass.
Sacrilege at John Paul II’s Masses included:
Hosts being thrown around like Frisbees at World Youth Day.
Priests telling people to follow their conscience on moral issues like contraception.
Catholicism has been hollowed out, and any remaining orthodoxy is merely lip service.
The Call for Catholic Restoration
Bishop Sanborn calls for the restoration of true Catholicism, praying for another Pope like St. Pius X.
St. Pius X’s unyielding fight against modernism is presented as the correct Catholic response.
Modernists should not be tolerated, as St. Pius X stated:
“Kindness is for fools… They should be beaten with fists.”Vatican II’s legacy is described as the birth of a false, ecumenical church that is the harlot of Babylon, aligning with the sedevacantist position that the post-Vatican II hierarchy is not the true Catholic Church.
2. Key Quotes
On Dogma and Heresy
“A single denial of a Dogma makes you a heretic and puts you outside the Church automatically.”On the False Unity of Vatican II
“They see the Church of Christ as a big amalgamation of many different societies, not the Roman Catholic Church under the Roman Pontiff.”On John Paul II’s Apostasy
“Wherever he can find an opportunity to blame the Church, he does.”On Modernism’s Destruction of the Faith
“Our liturgy has been destroyed, our canon law has been made heretical, our disciplines have become heretical.”On St. Pius X’s Approach to Modernists
“Kindness is for fools… They should be beaten with fists. War is not made with charity, it is a struggle, a duel.”
3. Analysis from a Sedevacantist Pre-Vatican II Catholic Perspective
Vatican II as a Modernist Coup
Bishop Sanborn presents Vatican II as a fundamental rupture with Catholic tradition, confirming the sedevacantist position that the post-Vatican II hierarchy is not the true Catholic Church.
Modernism, condemned by St. Pius X in Pascendi (1907), has completely overtaken the post-conciliar Church.
Vatican II’s rejection of objective dogma in favor of evolving doctrine is a direct fulfillment of modernist heresies.
Ecumenism as Apostasy, Not Just Heresy
Traditional Catholic teaching holds that only the Catholic Church is the Ark of Salvation.
Vatican II’s promotion of religious pluralism is not merely heresy, but apostasy.
The post-Vatican II popes have lost their authority by endorsing heresy, confirming the sedevacantist thesis.
The Destruction of the Mass and Sacramental Life
The Novus Ordo Mass is an ecumenical fabrication, designed to appease Protestants rather than worship God.
The loss of belief in the Real Presence, widespread liturgical abuse, and irreverence confirm that the new liturgy is an invalid service.
The Need for Catholic Resistance and Restoration
Bishop Sanborn’s invocation of St. Pius X as the model for fighting modernism is a rallying cry for traditional Catholics.
The solution is a return to pre-Vatican II Catholicism, which requires:
Rejecting the authority of Vatican II and its popes.
Preserving the traditional sacraments and doctrines.
Awaiting a true Catholic pope who will restore the Church.
4. Final Takeaways
Vatican II abandoned Catholic truth in favor of ecumenical and modernist compromises.
The post-Vatican II popes have engaged in heresy and apostasy, confirming sedevacantist arguments.
True Catholics must reject the Vatican II Church and remain faithful to pre-Vatican II Catholicism.
A true restoration of the Church will only happen with a future Pope like St. Pius X.
Bishop Sanborn’s sermon provides strong historical and doctrinal support for sedevacantism, showing that Vatican II and its aftermath represent a break from Catholic tradition and a descent into apostasy.
