vaticancatholic: St. Ansgar (A.D. 801-865) was a ninth century French missionary to the people of Denmark, Sweden and northern Germany. He was also a Benedictine monk. Early in his life, Ansgar desired to preach the Gospel in pagan lands. He founded the first Christian church in Sweden in 832. In 831 Ansgar went to meet Pope Gregory IV to obtain approval for his position. The pope confirmed Ansgar’s ministry by an authoritative decree. The words Pope Gregory IV used are very interesting. He smote with a curse and committed to everlasting vengeance and the companionship of devils anyone who would resist or interfere with the efforts to evangelize the Swedes and the Danes. So much for the heresies of interreligious dialogue, false ecumenism and the ‘You Can’t Judge’ heresy, which are all opposed to infallible Catholic teaching. Concerning the pagan gods the Danes worshipped (9th century), “Herigar, the faithful servant of the Lord, was angry with them and said, ‘Your vows and sacrifices to idols are accursed by God. How long will ye serve devils and injure and impoverish yourselves by your useless vows.’” (Life of Ansgar, The Apostle of the North, chapter 19) Link to article on St. Ansgar, by Bro Peter Dimond: mostholyfamilymonastery/catholicchurch/the-apostle-to-the-vikings/?print=print https://youtube/watch?v=n56dsEfxqfw
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:00:39 +0000