Summary

Rev. Michael DeSaye’s sermon emphasizes the monarchical structure of the Catholic Church, tracing its divine origin from Pentecost and contrasting it with the modernist heresy of collegiality introduced at Vatican II. He explains how Christ instituted the papacy as the sole, supreme authority in the Church, and how Vatican II’s attempt to dilute this authority through collegiality directly contradicts Scripture, Tradition, and centuries of Magisterial teaching.

The sermon provides a historical and theological defense of papal primacy, citing Christ’s establishment of St. Peter as the Rock and the Magisterium’s consistent affirmation of the Pope’s divine authority. It also exposes the modernist motives behind Vatican II, revealing that collegiality was designed not for doctrinal integrity, but to weaken the Pope’s role as the moral guardian of the Church, thus enabling liberal clergy to embrace moral corruption—particularly in issues like contraception.

Rev. DeSaye refutes claims that the early Church functioned as a democratic or aristocratic body, showing that from the very beginning, the Pope had universal authority over all bishops and the faithful. He concludes that the Church remains a monarchy by divine right and cannot be altered by human authority, including the Pope himself.

The sermon ultimately aligns with the sedevacantist critique of Vatican II, demonstrating how the Council’s reforms were not mere disciplinary changes but rather a fundamental betrayal of the Church’s divine constitution.

Key Quotes

On the Divine Monarchy of the Church

• "It is upon the rock of one man, St. Peter, that the Church was built by Christ."

• "Christ established the Church to have popes reigning over it as monarchs in perpetuity until He comes to judge the world."

• "Whatsoever thou shalt bind on Earth, it shall be bound also in Heaven." (Matt. 16:19)

• "The Divine constitution of the Catholic Church exists today the same as it did on the first day of its existence at Pentecost."

On Vatican II’s Error of Collegiality

• "Vatican II promulgated the error of collegiality which said that supreme power in the Catholic Church resided in a group of people—a college or a committee of bishops with the Pope included among them."

• "If the Church were to approve the doctrine being proposed, she would deny her past and the doctrine held up until now; she would accuse herself of having been wrong and having for centuries acted against the Divine Law."

• "Paul VI issued an ambiguous statement, leaving the controversy unsettled and allowing this wicked doctrine to remain."

• "Collegiality was a way of obscuring the Pope in the midst of other bishops so that he would no longer be perceived by Catholics as the rule of Faith."

On the Motives Behind Vatican II’s Reforms

• "All heresy can be boiled down to the same basic motive: the heretic wants to sin without having to listen to someone else tell him that what he is doing is wrong."

• "The sins at that time that they wanted to commit most of all—this is the 1960s—were sins of contraception."

• "The Church had already been hit with a tidal wave of indulgence, luxury, lack of mortification, lack of penance, selfishness, rejection of the Catechism, and an utter contempt for the interior life of the spirit."

On Papal Supremacy and the Early Church

• "Even if every single member of the Church—Cardinal, Bishop, Priest, Theologian, and faithful—were against him, they would have no power over the Pope whatsoever."

• "St. Robert Bellarmine said that Christ did not give supreme power to the Church in general and then the Pope drawing his power from that, but rather He gave it specifically to St. Peter."

• "The Pope is simply and entirely above the universal Church, so that he would recognize nothing on Earth above his judgment."

• "Pope St. Clement wrote directly to the Corinthians from Rome, ordering them to obey their Bishop—if he didn’t have universal authority, he could not have done this."

Expanded

1. Collegiality: The Gateway to Doctrinal and Moral Collapse

Rev. DeSaye accurately describes collegiality as an intentional dismantling of papal supremacy, which served as the foundation for further errors introduced at Vatican II. Collegiality was not a mere administrative shift but a theological coup designed to:

• Weaken the Pope’s role as the divinely-instituted supreme authority.

• Allow for moral relativism to flourish, particularly regarding contraception, sexuality, and modernist theology.

• Enable a democratic spirit to infiltrate the Church, ultimately leading to the Novus Ordo’s desacralization of the Mass and doctrine.

2. The Early Church Was Always a Monarchy, Contrary to Modernist Revisionism

One of the modernist lies is that the early Church functioned as an egalitarian collective, with the Pope merely being a "first among equals." Rev. DeSaye destroys this falsehood by citing historical examples of early popes exercising universal jurisdiction, proving that:

• The Pope was always the supreme authority—even when persecuted.

• The Magisterium has consistently reaffirmed papal supremacy.

• Vatican I (1870) infallibly declared that the Pope’s authority is by divine right and not derived from the Church itself.

3. The Purpose of Vatican II: To Destroy the Monarchical Church

Vatican II did not accidentally introduce ambiguity; rather, it was a deliberate act of rebellion against Christ’s divine institution. Rev. DeSaye’s analysis confirms that Vatican II’s real goal was to:

• Decentralize authority to make the Church conform to modern democratic ideals.

• Eliminate moral absolutes, replacing them with a "pastoral" relativism.

• Pave the way for an ecumenical, one-world religion, where doctrinal truth is sacrificed for unity with heretics and non-Christians.

4. The Sedevacantist Conclusion: Vatican II Popes Are Not True Popes

Rev. DeSaye’s sermon provides irrefutable evidence that Vatican II introduced heretical doctrines, particularly collegiality. Since no true Pope can teach heresy, it follows that:

• Paul VI and his successors could not have been true popes.

• The Vatican II Church is an apostate sect, not the true Catholic Church.

• The true Catholic Church remains where the traditional doctrine of papal monarchy is upheld.

His conclusion directly supports the sedevacantist position, proving that the Conciliar Popes, by abandoning the divine monarchy of the Church, lost their legitimacy.

Final Takeaways

• The Church was established as a monarchy, with the Pope as its supreme head. This cannot change.

• Collegiality is a heresy that contradicts Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium.

• Vatican II’s true purpose was to destroy the authority of the Pope and allow moral relativism to reign.

• The true Catholic Church exists only where the doctrine of papal supremacy remains intact.

• The post-Vatican II popes are false claimants, as a true pope cannot promulgate heresy.

Rev. DeSaye’s sermon is a powerful defense of traditional Catholic teaching and a condemnation of Vatican II’s errors, making it essential listening for those seeking to understand why the modernist church is not Catholic.