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2024-06-26 · 11:40 am

Father Michel Rodrigue and messages officially in good standing: declaration of his bishop

Statement to the faithful of the Dioceses of Amos and Rouyn-Noranda concerning the messages and prophecies delivered by Fr Michel Rodrigue

My dear diocesans, In September 2020, Mgr. Gilles Lemay, then Bishop of Amos, issued an open letter in which he disavowed the messages and prophecies of Father Michel Rodrigue. Since the beginning of my ministry in this diocese, many have asked me if this disavowal remains current. As your Bishop, I have the responsibility of guiding our two diocesan Churches in the faith received from the Apostles, and I feel it is important that the situation be clarified by this public statement.

First of all, I would like to remind you that in 2020, after the publication of the open letter by Bishop Gilles Lemay, I issued the same cautionary warning to the faithful of the Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda.

As for the current situation, I must point out that Father Michel Rodrigue has never retracted himself from these messages and prophecies, quite the contrary. The warning issued by Mgr Gilles Lemay is therefore still very relevant. If Father Rodrigue has participated in some diocesan celebrations since then, it was because the disavowal targeted only his teachings. He remains a priest of the Catholic Church.

Furthermore, the fraternity/community he founded has no formal recognition in our Church. I therefore ask the faithful to be prudent about joining or otherwise supporting this group. Moreover, I am not in a position to confirm that the teachings in the fraternity are in accordance with those of the Catholic Church.

I invite all of you to prayer and to be vigilant so that only the truth contained in the Gospels be kept at the centre of our lives.

† Guy Boulanger

Bishop of Amos and Rouyn-Noranda

April 20, 2024

This blog has previously presented an extensive analysis of the September 2020 statement of the Diocese of Amos. My interest at that time was that I saw an entirely unjust and ridiculous condemnation of this priest and thought that such slander should not stand. I have no “standing” other that that I understand the issues at hand better than the slanderer.

And now the present Bishop of Amos and Rouyn-Noranda has decided to speak up again. With all due respect for Bishop Boulanger, in the spirit of doing him a service as well as a service for Father Rodrigue, I take the opportunity to once again discern such a presentation.

  • A personal emotion described as “disavowal” is not an ecclesiastical judgment about a person or anything relevant to that person. It is merely a washing of one’s hands. It says nothing positive but also says nothing negative. So, in the end, a “disavowal” means nothing. But we do know that the bishop is not telling us anything more than that about Father Michel or anything relevant to him.
  • A “cautionary warning” is what one would expect for anything whatsoever out of the ordinary. It is simply a prudent thing to do by any shepherd. This was true for Guadalupe, Lourdes, Fatima. We thank the bishop for encouraging us to take caution. Great.
  • The bishop says that he has “the responsibility of guiding our two diocesan Churches in the faith received from the Apostles.” We don’t hear much such pious language these days and I particularly appreciate the eagerness the bishop has regarding the faith and the faithful.
  • The bishop points out “that Father Michel Rodrigue has never retracted himself from these messages and prophecies, quite the contrary.” That’s good to know. Good for you, Father! Note well that he was never once put under obedience to retract in any way, and it’s not his fault that, to the “contrary”, heaven has continued, allegedly, to speak to him. All good. There is no reprimand here in the least.
  • Obviously, the diocese has been besieged by “Karens” throwing tantrums that Father Rodrigue was seen as if he were a priest in good standing, the bishop then responding that Father Rodrigue is, of course, a priest of the diocese. In other words, that’s what’s to be expected of priests in good standing. The “Karens” need to give it a break. What’s the hating all about. I don’t get it.
  • The bishop goes on to say that “the fraternity/community he founded has no formal recognition in our Church. I therefore ask the faithful to be prudent about joining or otherwise supporting this group.” Well, of course, such is good advice for any group in the Church. Just because it has not been juridically established doesn’t mean it’s bad and evil. Groups live their charism for years, for decades even, before, if ever, seeking ecclesiastical recognition. That’s prudent. That has to do with self discernment. That’s how it works. They are doing what they are supposed to do. Great!
  • The bishop closes by saying that he is “not in a position to confirm that the teachings in the fraternity are in accordance with those of the Catholic Church.” Well, of course not. That’s all been shut down by Cardinal Fernandez. The bishop isn’t allowed to say anything one way or the other. Finally, on that last point, since all that the Church will ever say about such matters from here on out is that whatever is going on is merely to receive a nihil obstat or not, but no longer an approval or not, well well, I would call this letter of the bishop a nihil obstat. This is as “positive” as you can get. It’s carefully worded, but it is what it is. The bishop permits the institute/community to continue, and the bishop permits, as it were, the continuation of whatever it is that is happening with Father Rodrigue. Great.
  • In the end, the bishop gives great advice that I wish all bishops would give to all peoples. This is spectacularly good:
    • “I invite all of you to prayer and to be vigilant so that only the truth contained in the Gospels be kept at the centre of our lives.”

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2024-03-14 · 12:00 pm

Father Michel Rodrigue’s latest message and his “condemnation”?

That video is just three and a half minutes. This is all entirely consonant with Fatima with such an emphasis on the family by way of the Holy Family. If you are familiar with the references made, this is not flowery on the one hand nor exaggerated on the other, but is entirely consonant with Sacred Scripture. Regardless of the veracity of Father Rodrigue, the words ring true.

Note on vocabulary: There is mention of spiritual amaurosis (ἀμαύρωσις): spiritual darkening.

Of course, Rome, at present, hates apparitions, locutions, anything that has any reference to anything such as darkness and the kind of punishment for sin that is meant to bring one to repentance. That, it is said, is a sign that an apparition, locution, whatever, is false. Really? Is all of Sacred Scripture also false? Is the Holy Spirit who inspired the Sacred Scriptures also false? Is Jesus false? Too sad, that.

Just to say, Father Michel Rodrigue is incardinated into the Diocese of Amos, in Ontario. He is in good standing. Has all his priestly faculties, using them for a ministry backed by his own bishop. Another diocese, that of Hearst-Moosonee, in Quebec, does not provide approval, but provides a rather carefully worded “disavowal”, which is to say, a personal shunning of the messages. But that other bishop doesn’t condemn anything, as that would not be within his capacities, being in another diocese in another province. He does claim that Father Rodrigue’s own bishop strongly denied any support of any messages and prophesies. I note that any lack of support does not mean condemnation. I would add that Father Rodrigue seems to be entirely obedient to his bishop. He says he shares everything with his bishop. That’s a good sign. You have to know Church politics. That Father Rodrigue’s own diocese also published the note of the other bishop (most likely with the joyous laughter and humble agreement of Father Rodrigue), that publishing is just a way to stay out of trouble with the other bishop and, for that matter, Rome, which, as I say, is death on anything from anyone that would uphold the truth of Sacred Scripture (such as Daniel, Matthew 24, Apocalypse) in any way whatsoever.

Is the description “official exorcist of the Church” referring to Father Rodrigue as a seminarian getting the Traditional minor order of exorcist? Did anyone ask him that? Traditionalists? Did you?

Is that description a reference to his ever having been mandated ad hoc for this or that particular case in this or that (arch)diocese, so that he was an official exorcist of the Church for that time?

Has he been to other places where he has also been mandated as an exorcist for this or that case, and actively mandated at the time of the statement, would he be wrong to state under fierce attack that he is an officially mandated exorcist of the Church? sigh…

I myself can say that I’ve been officially mandated as an exorcist right around the world, in this (arch)diocese or that, in Europe, Eastern Europe, North America… I couldn’t begin to count all the times. But I’ve never been made an exorcist into the future ad nutum episcopi, outside of this or that case, as called for. Might that also be the case of Father Rodrigue?

People also like to point out that Father Rodrigue was “wrong” about a certain prophesy regarding Benedict XVI. But was that prophesy predicated on a condition of prayers and sacrifice, just as we find with the famous “IF” of Fatima: “If people do not pray and offer reparation…” Why do some automatically think that absolutely no one ever would pray and offer reparation? If that’s what they think, they are also calling our Lady a fool to request prayer and reparation, making those conditions, right?

So, with that cleanser of internet troll talk, let’s get back to that three and a half minute message in the video above. To me, it is… refreshing… regardless if one understands it as imagination or true. Father Rodrigue is all about not fretting, not worrying, but rather being calmly content with living in the grace of the Most Holy Trinity… sure, noticing things happening round about as Jesus Himself bids us to do, but, you know, emphasizing Padre Pio’s Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry.

What, I ask, is there in such things that people have to hyperventilate in anxiety? There are those who accuse Father of avoiding martyrdom. Look, I know nothing about any “refuges”. I’m really busy in my parish. But I don’t think that their purpose is to avoid the divine will for any member of the Lord’s Little Flock becoming a martyr, a witness to Jesus even at the cost of blood.

What I do know is that it is heresy to yell and scream and throw a tantrum forcing people to kill you more because you’re a nuisance rather than doing away with you as anyone faithful to God. Saint Thomas More put it well to Meg:

  • “Listen, Meg, God made the angels to show Him splendor, as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But Man He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of his mind. If He suffers us to come to such a case that there is no escaping, then we may stand to our tackle as best we can, and, yes, Meg, then we can clamor like champions, if we have the spittle for it. But it’s God’s part, not our own, to bring ourselves to such a pass. Our natural business lies in escaping. If I can take the oath, I will.”

Did Jesus Himself bait the knuckleheads to kill Him? Sure. But He also escaped them, walked through their midst, leaving, until His hour should come.

Again, I rejoice in the message that Father Rodrigue has provided to us. There are very, very few in the world who are saying consistently that which is correct about doctrine, morality, instruction in the spiritual life, with reverent Liturgy. What’s this attack on him really all about?

Oh! I know what it is! There’s a reference to Sunday after Christmas and before the Octave of Christmas being the Feast of the Holy Family. That’s a reference to the Novus Ordo liturgical calendar, not that of 1962, or pre-’55, or whatever, and so…

The saints said not to criticize priests, saying this not to let them “get away with anything,” no, but if it’s a fake complaints made just to make the speaker into the guy with the moral high ground (who doesn’t offer due process), then, no, don’t criticize priests.

Why were the saints so severe about this reprimand? Because if you criticize a priest for no good reason, obviously just being merely politically correct, you will – guaranteed – stop people from going to confession who are just about to go. For myself, if I were on my way to hell, I would like to feel confident about going to Father Rodrigue for an absolution. I feel absolutely confident about Father Rodrigue.

Thanks Father Rodrigue, for putting up with your detractors and continuing as Jesus’ priest.

Here’s the image of the Holy Family I have up in my little rectory:

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