A Massive Betrayal

[@katherineneville5304]

I would say that the smallest point for subsidiary is the individual human, and that each larger group should only impose to protect the lower. The family exists to protect individuals, cities/towns/counties exist to protect families, states exist to protect cities/towns/counties, countries exist to protect states, and inter-government associations exist to support countries.

[@BrianHoldsworth]

Yes, that's a good point.

[@rosemuller1518]

And now the exact opposite holds true until the Lord sends us a mighty and merciful correction. I can't wait, God is so good! At this time I believe wholeheartedly that God holds all true believers in the palms of His hands.

[@matthewbateman6487]

I thought about the Individual being the lowest/base level too... but I like how Brian specified family as the base, because, as the JPII quote says, it is "communities" of higher and lower order... If subsidiarity began at the Individual level, then the rule would be that the family should not intervene except when absolutely necessary... That would have some very unhealthy consequences, and isn't the nature of family or community. Our Americana, placing Individual rights and liberty as the highest good, is likely how we have begun to 'define reality' and have 'my truth' the way modern society often does. Because the American paradigm starts with Me, rather than family.

[@_MysticKnight]

The individual is sterile, the family is not.

[@PK-zb6wh]

@@matthewbateman6487 I don’t believe individual rights are connected to the silly “my truth” nonsense. The “my truth” is based more on psychological and secular stuff, more “new age” stuff. Individual rights have to do with the most basic of human rights-life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. freedom to practice your religion, freedom of speech-every song can be sung, every book can be read-the right to have a fair trial if accused of a crime, etc. “my truth” is a newer thing, unfortunately it really screws people up in their minds. Not everyone has a nuclear family, once mom and dad are gone, My grandpa left everyone he knew and came over here from the previous Czechloslavakia- after WW1, he was an individual in this country and his individual rights were very important. Don’t blame the “my truth” stuff on individual rights.

[@catcar9157]

I was terminated for choosing to make my own health decisions, but they also denied me from getting any other job. To top that, I cannot receive any unemployment insurance money from the government, a setup that I have been paying into for 20+ years per the gov’s request for this exact circumstance. Yet they denied me even this. I cannot make a living here. I have to leave the state of my birth.

[@thomasjorge4734]

That is so outrageous. The only thing more terrible is that our Clergy has abandoned us. Please pray and do not worry, Good and Faithful Servant. Things might be better in Florida or Texas?

[@MM22272]

Absolutely wicked. Condolences!

[@majorpuggington]

I'm in the exact same boat, very frustrating.

[@PaulDo22]

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

[@marianlavin9814]

@@thomasjorge4734 I am so sorry

[@challengable]

Brian, you’re voice is very clear. I’m glad to see you using your talent. I found out something during covid. The church that you referred to, one we should turn to in times of confusion and crisis, has never really ever failed us. The Church is not clouded by human sins, human nature, human failings. The Church is perfect, mystical. If I can’t turn to our Pope, our Bishop, our priest for guidance, I can surely use the grace from their exercise of the Holy sacraments to turn to The Father, Son, Holy Ghost, ever Virgin Mary, the Angels, Saints for guidance. A priest once told me that the church is 99% failed humanity and 1% Holy, Supernatural Spirit. Well, I now believe the Church is 99% Supernatural and 1% failed humanity. God Bless you and your family. I hope this helps. Pray for all of us who fail.

[@BrianHoldsworth]

Well said.

[@nicoleb8211]

Awesome!!!

[@CatholicCat-er9xn]

Exactly!

[@wendyfi1]

Spot on!

[@lilyandrose8557]

That's awesome, reverse the telescope and change the perspective! I love it

[@libertasinveritas3198]

This video is a true gift. Please never delete it. I shared it, because many do not seem to grasp this simple concept.

[@Coby703]

Yes, thank you. I’m so tired of seeing the Church taking its cues from the world and echoing the world’s mantras. If they only knew how much support they would have if they would just lead.

[@MaureenTeresa1]

Absolutely!

[@jturon9184]

@@MaureenTeresa1 Agree!

[@kimfleury]

I don't know who said it, but some time ago I came across a quote that went something like, "If you have to combine the words 'social' and 'justice' into 'social justice,' what you get is neither social nor just." It got me thinking. Justice is for the good of society overall. If it's restricted to one class, then it's neither just nor good for society. Also I'm impoverished, albeit living like a queen compared to the poorest in the world. I was born poor and have spent my life trying to work my way out of poverty, but programs supposedly designed to help the poor only slapped me back down. For instance, the health insurance mandate in the US. "Obamacare," they call it. First, it led my employer to eliminate my job category, and to contract with a temp agency to hire temporary workers to do my job. I went through the temp agency, taking a pay cut along with a deep cut in hours. The cutting of hours was the biggie -- it was done to keep the agency from having to offer health coverage to me. Eventually I began to train for a different field, requiring the expense of certification and documentation to be renewed every 5 years. Unfortunately, in the 3rd year, I was laid off, and wasn't called back until late in the 4th year. I didn't have health coverage while I was laid off, so I had to pay the penalty to the IRS. No income, pay up! That didn't help me out of poverty. I didn't have the resources to renew my documents. So I was slapped back down. SJWs use me as a mascot for their own selfish purposes. I don't say that with rancor, it's just an observation.

[@kerrytopel9835]

Extremely well-laid out. The working class and small business entrepreneurs are being absolutely crushed.

[@jessicafrieboes6991]

Thank you, Brian! You absolutely nailed it in this. I can’t wait to share this video with others… As the wife of a working class man who lost his job for vaccine refusal and then being denied unemployment benefits, this hits home. I’m so glad you’re using your voice and influence to tackle this issue in the Church. The Church sacrificed the poor/working class because of fear. God bless you! 💜💐🙏🏻

[@gemmag.2988]

Prayers from UK Jessica for you and your family. XXXXXX

[@mattymuso2108]

Mr. Holdsworth, I've been watching your videos for years now. This was truly eye opening for me and I understand now that your struggle was of similar nature to my own at that time. I've since taken solace in Christ "going into the mountain to pray". I go to that mountain, that high place where my feet are set upon the Rock; through Him, with Him and in Him. It's my prayer that you can be taken up daily after your ministry to the people on the shores of this world. God bless you always.

[@holyrosarywarrior9939]

I agree. Without prayer one sinks quickly in everything that is transpiring. I am lucky to hold tightly to my rosary. I know I will be alright, no matter what happens. Holding onto prayer is not only what can sustain someone in these difficult times but also what can lead to the change we wish to see.

[@mattmackmack9173]

I'm an American and have only recently come to know of Pierre Poilievre bc of recent events surrounding the Freedom Convoy. That meeting was truly astonishing, which is a word I do not often use. Any Catholic that has an implicit or explicit trust of big government and is blind to how it undermines subsidiarity should look no further than the deafening silence of those federal officials concerning the ultimate welfare of their constituents..

[@rosezingleman5007]

Anyone who finds himself in agreement with someone like Bill Gates needs a period of serious self-reflection before making any decisions.

[@RPangi911]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and interest learning our struggles and battle here in Canada. We appreciate your support on our freedom trucker convoy and we also support yours. We are facing the same problem as our both leaders are incompetent and working against us. Sadly, our Church hierarchy is aligned with the governments and the global elites.

[@franbone]

The government is and historically never been for the people.You might might like the work of Asha Logos on KZbin as well.

[@admiralbob77]

@@RPangi911 The freedom convoy that blasted 150 dB horns at all hours to the point that the local residents had to sue for 300 million to get them to stop? The convoy that sent out bands of vigilantes to pull masks off the local residents despite promoting freedom of choice? The convoy that threw hedonistic beer bashes with hot tubs on Ottawa's grandest boulevard, while preventing hard working local residents from using their own streets? No heroes, these.

[@cjb8010]

@@admiralbob77 that is such a selective picking of images that it is really not credible. The greater wrongs are what brought them there, combined with those (like you) who have no objection to state-imposed curtailments of rights. Were you this animated when the so-called BLM riots descended on the US and Canada, or in response to the decapitations of statues throughout English-speaking North America? Government selection of what to call a riot led to a general sense that “anything goes.” Inaction in response to BLM violence harvested the trucker convoy. Lawlessness begets lawlessness. And I am very interested in the status and eventual fate of the Evangelical pastor in Canada now in prison for daring to challenge the state.

[@stevezettle3212]

Thank you for this, social teaching is so misunderstood and thus easily abused. Interested Catholics should read Leo XIII, Pius XI, JP II, GK Chesterton and Belloc. There is so much to study on Catholic social teaching. You are so right about our need to question policy.

[@rickdockery9620]

Or you could read the Bible

[@lauraingeorgia5052]

@@rickdockery9620 or you could read ALL of the above. 😁

[@rickdockery9620]

@@lauraingeorgia5052 the beauty is the teaching of Christ is so clear and wonderful. There are many people to read on their take on Jesus’ word, but nothing can compare to the source.

[@rickdockery9620]

@usdadsasda sure. Of course. That’s why we spread the Gospel message. We teach it to our children, we learn in Sunday school. We proclaim the Word of God. We all have that ability.

[@rickdockery9620]

@usdadsasda the great commission Mark 16:14-20

[@kevinrattigan6535]

Excellent video Brian. I admire your the candor and frankness of which you presented this

[@MaureenTeresa1]

Thank you Brian! I will be spreading this far and wide although not on Facebook or Twitter because I just this morning deleted my accounts because of the calumny and slander and down right lies perpetuated there. But I do have a Blog and my little youtube channel. Personally I have felt totally abandoned by our Bishops and Clergy in Canada during the past two years.

[@gemmag.2988]

Same here Maureen in England, UK. So disappointed with the Church here. So subservient to the State.

[@lesleybonner7341]

Thank you for the sense-making and the clear description of solid Catholic social teaching. Also for humbly pointing out where we have grandly and lamentably failed. I feel renewed by listening to you. And will try to follow you as well. Amen.

[@LLOriginal]

You're so good at explaining things in a tangible way. It's really easy for anyone to understand what you're saying... Thank you so much for your videos!

[@Towboatin]

Fan. Freaking. Tastic. I am presently converting to Catholicism, which has been quite a journey for me. I have for years subscribed to political ideas mirrored in subsidiarity and solidarity and have gradually honed them, through a secular lens, for most of my adult life. Finding that they not only are consistent but actually a part of church teaching bridges a lot of the gaps I was concerned may exist. Thank you for this video, Brian!

[@tflics]

Amen. Everything you said, I've been thinking the same things--but I never could have said it in the brilliant, elegant, eloquent way you have.

[@isabelguilherme6194]

Dear Brian, Please, please come and work at my children's school (Catholic) and in our Diocese here in Johannesburg, South Africa, where many teachers, deacons and Priests (even Bishops) need to hear this!!! "Courage", dear Clergy!!!

[@Tyler_W]

As a non-Catholic, much respect to Catholic social teaching. I'm so glad you brought up inflation. Printing money out of thin air in fact is the exact opposite of both aspects. Not only does it cut the knees out from under the regular person's purchasing power, but you're basically selling current and future generations into debt slavery. In effect, inflation is essentially an excessove tax on basically anyone who isn't wealthy and holding a diversified asset portfolio. What's even worse is that it's possible now more than ever for people to learn financial literacy so they can do even what little they can to stay afloat with certain assets, but we're deliberately being given poor financial literacy in our education (which is precisely why too many people claim to believe socialism is a good idea). I can't speak for Canada, but I imagine it isn't any better where I live in America. The fact of the matter is that in the US, unless you got a 7% raise in the last year, you have objectively lost money based on the value of our money today compared to what it was a year ago. This is a video that should be seen and a lesson that must be learned by anyone who profess Christ, Roman Catholic or otherwise.

[@matthewm.986]

0:46 Exactly Brian! Thank-you! And as Mother Angelica said during her infamous lecture 1993: "These Catechisms that say nothing but love your neighbor? No! You gotta love God first!"

[@marklambert5232]

This is the very best commentary I have heard on this issue, thank you!

[@paulquist2475]

Thank you, Brian! This was very insightful. I hope you aren’t discouraged by the corruption and apostasy that are so rampant in the Church today. We’ve been warned by our Lady and many saints and seers that these days were coming. We just have to persevere and trust that Jesus will never abandon the Church.

[@a.zavala2355]

I took to reading our copy of the Catechism. In searching for answers here in the U.S. you've been a great source of insight in a foggy environment that isn't clearing itself. Answers that help in our yearnings for authenticity. Our 2 countries are so similar. Maybe differing titles & manner of conducting governmental activities but all in all, the same solidarity is the goal. Thank you for your work. You enlighten & bring thoughtful conversation to the table.

[@TheLincolnrailsplitt]

Religion education in Australian Catholic schools is dominated by 'social justice' not always based on Catholic social teaching in the sense that modern, secular ideological "isms" are a significant influence on how it is taught. Thank you for clearly explaining what is Catholic social teaching using helpful examples.

[@monicakryska9708]

Thank you Brian. Another consideration is that government handouts on such a huge scale, result in the people becoming more reliant on government handouts. This is what gov. wants: to have a population that is dependant, silenced, acquiescent. The rich have become richer. The poor have become poorer. In a way it is like forced poverty for our most vulnerable. Poverty of decision making. Poverty of autonomy. Poverty of freedom.

[@CatholicCat-er9xn]

Great points!

[@suzannehartmann946]

Bread and circuses. Disney provides the circuses.

[@zoraidaiglesias934]

Wow.. well said . Thank you thank you so much for this video. I am so sad to see so much evil. God Bless you and your family

[@SirEvanAmato]

Incredible video Brian, wonderfully and poignantly articulated. Might very well be your best video to date. Thank you and God bless 🙏

[@joelwren5718]

Unfortunately, refusing to go along with the narrative may put us in more than the minority. It may put us in the Gulag.

[@michellemcdermott2026]

And that's how we become saints

[@TheZeroSbr]

Praise God if it does.

[@largemouthbass355]

The church grew like a wildfire in a time when it was persecuted, and Christians were being killed. Appeasement is only hurting the church further, if we want it to grow again, we got to set the example and be the exceptional, just like our church founders were.

[@LauraBeeDannon]

Then we shall sing cheerfully in the gulags.

[@pjsmith4369]

Sorry, too busy praying for Ukraine. My daughter-in-law is from Kiev and her parents live in Kiev. Please, everybody, pray for Ukraine -no country is coming to help them fight in a deadly and unprovoked attack on the entire Country. 🙏✝️

[@jacquelinegill2496]

Our Lady of Fatima! our Lady of Victory! Pray for the World especially Ukraine and Russia.

[@loriejo67]

"This kind only comes out by prayer and fasting." - Jesus

[@butseekfirsthiskingdom2641]

Praying for God to protect Ukraine ! Catholics will be persecuted if Russia succeeds.🙏🇺🇦🙏🇺🇦🙏

[@pjsmith4369]

@@butseekfirsthiskingdom2641 My son’s in laws are in the worst part of Kiev. They tried to go to a shelter but it was too crowded. They have gone back home, and so far they are okay. Please continue to pray for Ukraine! 🙏✝️

[@suem6004]

Indeed. Huge humanitarian crisis yet no one helping. I am fasting tomorrow. And have the Jesus Prayer on continually.

[@colleenmcfarland5573]

Outstanding, so important for everyone to understand this, thank you.

[@jayneteske1963]

Thank you for your content. I learn from everything you put out.

[@gingerherringtonSTMM]

Your assessment of the Church's cooperation with secular heavy-handed, top-down edicts and, indeed, moral coercion to induce Catholics to accept the morally dubious experimental gene "therapy" is spot on: egregious, fallacious, staggeringly false and self-congratulatory. Thank you for your frank assessment. God bless you and your work

[@HopeLaFleur1975]

Churches were bought out by government they betrayed us!

[@TT-tx5ng]

Lol…where is the $7B coming from? Love the Jeopardy background music while waiting for a reply.

[@zofiamazur8125]

At the difficult time, like now, your voice is very helpful

[@luzclara3855]

One of your best videos... again. Thank you so very much!

[@MNkno]

One of the components of this problem is.. the interest in being seen to be doing good things, against the real work of calcuating the best way to move forward. It's lovely to announce that you, in the gov't, will be handing out money.. it's a real slodge to discuss and determine the definition of who really needs the assistance (income below N level; business demonstrably impacted to Nth degree; etc.) , how much aid would be the minimum effective, how to pay it (check/cash, voucher for specfic goods or services), where you would get that money, how to determine fraudulent claims and then the will to prosecute fraudulent assistance claims, etc. and figure things out accurately and act to get the aid to people before they suffer massively or the crisis is over.... all that stuff that doesn't produce clicks online or drama in the evening TV news.

[@MEMarco1958]

Well crafted look at authentic social justice teaching and action Brian 🙂🙂🙂

[@alleycat4073]

Never stop making videos, Brian. You are a seemingly rare voice of reason in today's chaos.

[@paulpalmer6364]

Taking care of the old and the needy is true religion.

[@AmongUs-vq6ci]

the Church has been doing that since the beginning of time.

[@suem6004]

She was supposed to care for the genuine needy. Even in St Paul’s day, they could tell who was genuine and who was a freeloader.

[@paulpalmer6364]

@@AmongUs-vq6ci they have also been persecuting people who disagreed with their theology like the Albigenses, the Catharines, the Knights Templars (I think that had more about a grab for wealth) the nostics (my group) to name a few. All was not coming up 🌹 in the early catholic church.

[@addtothebeauty]

Good stuff, Brian. Thanks for this analysis.

[@derrickknight0407]

A really great talk. I live in Italy, have had my income halved over the last 2 years. I am now 68 years old and can only get between 30 and 40% less than I was previously able to charge for my work. I have also been a permanent deacon for 34 years and whereas previously I was given something to compensate for the costs of the support work done for the parishes I work in, for 2020 this was reduced by 35 % and for 2021 has gone to zero! But, I don't do what I do for the money, so will obviously carry on - but it would be untrue to say that I feel as you do about the church's response to the situation

[@joolz5747]

The best of yours yet! Right on! AMEN!

[@cherylschalk9106]

It is still unbelievable to me that the target of the health authorities came down to controlling a persons personal choices. And it happened so fast. I was praying that at least one Bishop would protest the closing of churches. Government’s shutting down religion should not be tolerated. All my decisions about the pandemic mandates are based on Church teaching. Thank goodness for the Magisterium and the Sacraments.

[@erickendoka2953]

Just found you great videos 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@patriciawarner9680]

Thank you for doing the critical thinking that our feckless leaders have failed to do. May we as a society gain some modicum of integrity, and soon.

[@marysisak2359]

Excellent presentation. I agree 100%.

[@Mosesblah]

Love your videos...that Jeopardy music was hilarious 😂

[@JP-ql4iz]

Love your content. But I have a tiny suggestion to make.. It would be great if you drop the intro music which has the Alleluia, until Easter which would follow the Churchs tradition. It makes the Alleluia sound brighter at Easter!!! Pax Christi

[@MikeVogel22]

Right on Brian, I feel the same way man.

[@HisGraceIsSufficientForMe]

Would you please consider doing a video on almsgiving, especially on how much to donate (percentage-wise), and if it should come only from income or also from assets. I read where the BVM’s parents every year donated one-third of their assets (crops and animals) to the temple, and another third to the poor, and kept one-third for themselves. Also, where to donate first? Parish? Local poor? how to reconcile the preferential option for the poor versus, perhaps, supporting priestly orders and thus evangelization and the saving of souls? When donating to the poor should we choose local, even if not Catholic, over distant but Catholic mendicant religious orders who only live off alms? Thank you.

[@michaelmicek]

The first thing you should do is distinguish tithing and almsgiving. One has a responsibility to support one's local church. Note that "tithe" means "tenth" which gives an idea of the amounts involved. Alms are above that. He could talk about that, but the exact amounts and charities are a matter of prayer and prudence with faith.

[@burnsboysaresoldiers]

We are to take care of the poor in SPIRIT. We ignore those in the middle class and upper class because there physical needs are met. The church ignores that they are also spiritually starving. It isn’t right to give the materially poor so much favor spiritually when all need missioned to

[@rossdsouza]

In almost all the Marian Apparitions relating to our time Our Blessed Mother warns of Communism rising again, this has lead me to study just how communism became so popular in Russia a century ago which led to the Bolshevik revolution, the parallels happening today are so eerily similar it is like deja vu, what I see coming would have me shaking in my boots if not for my faith

[@maverick114e9]

Also look at the wiemar republic. That’s important too. When stuff goes to crap economically and socially fascim and communism propose themselves as solutions

[@henrybn14ar]

When governments fail to do what only governments can do, the resting dysfunctional society provides fertile ground for tyrannical political theories.

[@lawrencetoth3251]

Well done, Brian. A great service!

[@jaredmartin2003]

Let’s also not forget the suicides. Suicides were up, yet the people preaching about being more understanding about mental illness marched lock and step with policy that worsened the already growing mental health crisis.

[@damnedmadman]

Inflation not only makes things get more expensive,. which is easy to notice. It also prevents things getting cheaper, which is much harder to see. It's been going on for a long time already.

[@thomasdonlin5456]

I’m glad you used the truthful term, counterfeiting.

[@thomasdonlin5456]

Check out the book, “Social Justice Isn’t What You Think It Is” by Michael Novak and Paul Adams.

[@jbell4574]

I’m curious what the research is regarding how the vaccine was “utterly ineffective” at preventing young people from spreading the virus. I’m not trying to undermine you I am legitimately curious where you found this. Overall, I’m grateful that you’re willing to discuss these things that not a lot of people are talking about in Catholic circles, but I am still concerned about the idea that the vaccines didn’t work.

[@wishlist011]

I'm curious too about the ineffectiveness of vaccines (and lockdown measures) on flattening the curve of the virus and limiting its impact on health, healthcare services and the wider economy. I'm also interested in how Brian is estimating the efficacy of any alternative approach he is advocating. He now has the benefit of hindsight and it's still not clear to me that whatever he is recommending (everybody do "the right thing"?) would have been better for anyone.

[@CatholicNeil]

I know a social justice warrior who loathes traditional Catholicism. He says there's no compassion in putting up altar rails. He also told me to miss Mass for a year

[@brianfarley926]

That’s hilarious and sad. Politicians can’t even tell people where they are getting the money from. Let me venture a guess here: from taxes paid to the federal government along with the country borrowing more money to go further into debt which will then be the burden of future generations to pay.

[@diyqueen5812]

Never thought this severely deep about it all. But, excellent talk!

[@redayousfi6400]

could you tell me the title of the religious chant with which your episodes begin !?

[@davidmcpike8359]

1) Subsidiarity is about respecting the appropriate functions of each level of community, given the essential nature of each level; it is not about maximizing independence at the lowest possible level. 2) When the gov't prints money, it's not "fake" money, it's "fiat" money. Understand, that's just fundamentally our system: fiat currency. 3) The rise of prices in the housing market is obviously not a direct function of general inflation, so we shouldn't be conflating these issues. The question the housing issue raises seems to be, are you (Brian) then advocating gov't intervention in the housing market? Those are complex issues that the Church doesn't have any actual ready-made answers for. All the Church has to offer is vague gesturing towards solidarity and subsidiarity. And always remember: the Church, from her very nature, has a limited domain of competence -- as recent events have made abundantly clear. That's an important part of the "social justice" teaching of the Church and one clear application of the principle of subsidiarity. Often prudence requires just saying, "I don't know; I have no competence on this question."

[@FakeCrisRealTyranny]

Finally. I had wanted you to address this many months ago.

[@pepper72375]

Love your channel.

[@thechainsawbioethicist3878]

Thank you, very helpful

[@terezagrbin9142]

Priests who try to speak up are cancelled

[@lukeabbott3591]

Could someone please tell me the name of the canticle playing at the introduction?

[@johnhurtuk1649]

I had Adrian Dominican nuns in the sixties. They and cardinal dearden were pushing this. In my heart i so the wrong, i stood up and spoke my thoughts. This disturbed these nuns.

[@matthewbateman6487]

Question: How would subsidiarity (larger institutions interfering as little as possible in the affairs of smaller ones) apply to the Church as a whole?? As a convert from Protestantism, the Catholic Church is 'Top down' in a LOT of ways other Christian groups are not... Many Protestant groups are even suspicious of Catholicism BECAUSE it looks so much more communist in its polity.

[@luxetspes4837]

Perhaps this will be helpful in understanding the top down structure of the Church. Truth is truth for alll ages andl all people. The Church's heirarchical structure reflects the heavenly heirarchy ( it is also reflected in nature; if one wishes to know the mind of God in this regard one should consider the natural order). The Church maintains and elucidates Truth in the forms of dogma and doctrine, which are inerrant. The Church provides guidance on the practical application of Truth. Traditionally,, the Church has relied heavily on local Ordinaries for discernmantl. For instance, the local Ordinary (i. e., the local diocesan Bishop) rules on the authenticity of visionaries and their visions for the entire Church. If anything is introduced, even from the Pope, that contradicts the Church's constant teaching, it is in error.

[@gregorybarrett4998]

Hi, Matthew. Thanks for your question. I think that the best way to understand the related issues is to reframe and therefore rephrase the discussion. The issue is always the glory of God and the multiplication of grace. Grace builds on nature, and so it usually is scarcely noticeable, being so readily confused for the simple operation of natural principles. In most senses grace is most easily multiplied in the context of meaningful relationships. This is why we find doctrine embracing subsidiarity. For grace to be effective, however, it must correspond with nature, and so the Church pursues an ever more developed and refined understanding and proclamation of universal principles both of nature generally and human nature specifically and of the manner in which grace interacts with nature. These universal principles will not in themselves be subject to local variation, although their expression and implementation will naturally take on local qualities. Part of what this means is that solidarity and subsidiarity are not in competition with each other but rather represent the interaction of various considerations in pursuit of the mutual intention to optimize the multiplication of grace. Thus the Church teaches truths of revelation which are true for all, while local churches adapt its presentation and implementation to ever more local considerations.

[@matthewbateman6487]

@@luxetspes4837 Thanks -- To be clear, I am not against the Church being top down -- I think it makes plenty of sense for plenty of reasons. I respect that Truth needs a protector.. I'm not opposed to the Church being top down, I'm just curious to know how the Church would view itself in relation to the teaching that "a community of higher order should not interfere in the internal life of a community of lower order, depriving the latter of its functions" -- for instance, excommunications, suppressing the TLM, etc. Would the Church itself say, "this rule doesn't apply to us because our community is different from the ones to whom this rule pertains?"

[@henrybn14ar]

The top down structure is a relic of Charlemagne. It hardened after the Schism.

[@PopCultureCatechism]

This is one of the reasons why the local bishops have so much power and that since Vatican II there has been a greater emphasis on synodality.

[@canadadelendaest8687]

Sir Thomas Moore also refused his consent to the Church of England. See the excellent film "A Man For All Seasons" "Why Richard, it profit a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world ... but for Wales?" Excellent video btw

[@BrianHoldsworth]

Yes, but he wasn't a bishop. :)

[@jonathanbohl]

Thanks!

[@djg585]

Want to help the poor economically? Bring back their jobs from China and other foreign countries.

[@joshuacooley1417]

I'm sure everyone has probably heard the expression "the road to hell is paved with good intentions." In many ways this is the story and motto of the modern era. The heart of this story is that it is impossible to actually do good, without knowledge and understanding. First you must know what is actually good (moral judgement) and then you must know how to actually accomplish that good (prudential judgement). We in our current society poses neither moral judgement nor prudential judgement. In large degree we lost them precisely because the Christians of the last few hundred years mistakenly believed that all they needed was pietism and/or emotionalism. We have come to a place now where the things necessary to propagate and preserve moral judgement and prudential judgement are viewed as useless, impractical, waste of time, outdated, and so on. In other words, we are not only massively ignorant as a culture, we have become stupid as well. Stupid is very difficult to remedy. “Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.” ― Aristophanes

[@thivan2000]

Thank you

[@thomasjorge4734]

Social Justice is not Justice!

[@antoniodesousa9723]

social justice is the safe and misleading slogan for communism. we already have justice guaranteed under the charter of rights.

[@francieraymond]

"The Church" is a spiritual state of mind. "My kingdom is not of this world", our Lord says. The "church" resides in the conscience of every individual. We need to go there, humbly and prayerfully to hear what the Good Lord (the still small voice) is saying.

[@LifeWithFlowers]

Eloquently spoken 🙏🏽

[@tombaca6571]

Interesting analysis. One critique -- the Henry VIII analogy of this syndrome having happened was a "regional" syndrome among the bishops of the time. It was to some extent "parochial" in proportion to the larger issue before us because the impetus to "do our part" came from the very top of the Church hierarchy instead of regional primates within the leadership. The shear force of the impact of words and images from Francis bludgeoned subsidiaries (i.e. regional consortii of bishops/ bishops' conferences) into spreading that very destructive message thus placing upon the individual (and within the context of the lowest end of the subsidiarity spectrum -- families) that cognitive dissonance to the point of imposing a kind of "guilt" loadstone upon the very consciences of the individuals -- increasing and thus distorting what is otherwise normally a healthy tension between conscience driven action vis a vis magisterial driven action. Thanks for your exposition on the inseparability between solidarity and subsidiarity.

[@Molotov49]

I can't think of any better example of something that should be handled at the highest levels of government than a global pandemic. If you left pandemic response up to local communities in America, we'd be on the Zeta variant right now and the bodies would be stacked up to the stratosphere. Governments did a bad job because they are all subservient to the bourgeois elite, but what they did was better than nothing. Brian's anger at the rise in house prices is a criticism of landlords and the private ownership of housing, not the government's policies. Housing prices are always skyrocketing. The price of everything will continue to skyrocket and the economic conditions of the poorest people will continue to get worse until the entire economic order is struck down and rebuilt.

[@markpugner9716]

Housing prices are not always skyrocketing; that is nonsense.

[@Molotov49]

@@markpugner9716 What I meant in the context of this comment was that housing prices go up until there is a crisis (like in 2008), and then they start climbing back up again. This was not the main point of my comment and I don't see the point of bringing it up.

[@markpugner9716]

@@Molotov49 My point in bringing it up is that without the context which you didn't provide initially, you appear to be stating a blatant falsehood and distracting from whatever point you were trying to make.

[@Molotov49]

@@markpugner9716 I made an honest comment and you respond with basically trolling.

[@markpugner9716]

@@Molotov49 I made an honest comment and you brushed off my criticism as trolling.

[@robertajaycart3491]

You nailed it!

[@brendanquinn6894]

Well done Brian.

[@warrenoleary7172]

Amen !

[@jaimeperez2496]

Correction: The teaching you refer from Saint John Paul II is not referred to the levels that you are stating. Is a teaching that refers to “Socialism and socialization” o communities. As is stated complete (not a little part) CEC 1883 Socialization also presents dangers. Excessive intervention by the state can threaten personal freedom and initiative. The teaching of the Church has elaborated the principle of subsidiarity, according to which "a community of a higher order should not interfere in the internal life of a community of a lower order, depriving the latter of its functions, but rather should support it in case of need and help to co- ordinate its activity with the activities of the rest of society, always with a view to the common good."

[@wilts43]

Excellent talk Brian.

[@krakerkrunch]

I most certanly sgree with you in this. 🇲🇽⚘

[@zita-lein]

Well done!

[@jasonthepassworddoesntwork9521]

Guess I’d add further, what upset me was yes, the betrayal from the Catholic Church. Very little I ever heard tempering the State initiatives against these Christian principles. And that if there were voices, they were largely from Protestant communities or leaders

[@lilyandrose8557]

Hello Brian, are you happy for people to upload this to their own KZbin Channels?

[@katierosenshein4605]

Excellent!

[@christinetuthill8249]

Thank you for your courage!

[@vltn3020]

Hello Brian you should check out The Heralds of the Gospel and Plinio Correa de Olivera books

[@3AMDG3]

I love you Brian. Have enjoyed your program for a long while. Ditch the mic. Go back to the fireside chats”. IMHO

[@nancygagne5905]

Spot on Brian!!! 🙏👍

[@deanc685]

Fantastic video.

[@tolkienlewis6887]

Here in Berlin Germany we unvaxxed may now shop for clothes again but still need a test to attend Mass. So much for the church of accompaniment.

[@johnroesch2159]

The concept of subsidiary and solidarity in practice in a society or a corporation is simply this, authority and work is delegated to lower levels of organization which they perform in accordance with the parameters set by higher authorities. Higher levels of authority set common goals and and objectives for either a society or a corporation and then delegate work or functions to lower levels of organization and set parameters for decision making in executing these functions. The lower levels execute their work or function and make decisions autonomously but are held accountable for their work and decisions to the higher levels of authority in accordance with the goals and objectives set by the higher authorities.

[@gunblade7610]

All this big government makes me think of 1 Samuel 8:6-18 and how we didn't listen.

[@Thomas-dw1nb]

Bravo! Well said!

[@damianwhite504]

BRAVO, sir.. yay verily bravo

[@oelaist]

Sorry Brian I'll have to disagree with you on this one. "That which you do for the least....". Before the support programs kicked in it was exactly the most vulnerable or lower paid customer facing roles where the casualty rate was highest. The virus is a global phenomena. Like water it will go where it has least resistance. I don't see how local initiatives would have any impact? I share your concern on the impact of this money printing but that really started in the 70s(?) when the break was made with gold and the reliance of personal debt. We continue to elect politicians who kick that can down the road. Keep up the good work Brian, always good to start the weekend with your thought provoking output.

[@KJBITSME]

Thank you for bringing this specific topic up on your platform. The Catechism of the Catholic Church text should be on the bookshelves of every Catholic home. Pick it up. Read it. Do God’s will. Let’s worship Christ not politicians. Thank you for this topic Brian.