The National Catholic Register, a flagship organ of the conciliar sect, publishes a feature by Colm Flynn—Vatican correspondent for the modernist propaganda outlet EWTN—commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The piece weaves together survivor testimonies and conciliar clergy narratives to construct a purely naturalistic tableau of “heroic faith,” “goodness triumphing over evil,” and therapeutic conversion, entirely stripped of the Cross, the necessity of the Church for salvation, the Social Kingship of Christ, and the reality of divine judgment. It is a masterclass in the *hermeneutic of continuity* with the world, not with Tradition.
The Naturalistic Reduction of the Supernatural Order
The article’s central thesis—that “good always triumphs over evil” (words attributed to “Father Brian Jordan”)—is a Pelagian slogan, not a Catholic dogma. Good does not triumph *automatically*; it triumphs only *in Christo*, through the *unbloody Sacrifice of Calvary* perpetuated on valid altars, through the infusion of sanctifying grace, and through the Church’s mission to conquer souls for the *Regnum Christi*. The conciliar “Franciscan” Jordan speaks the language of generic theism: “God meant this for a reason. Now I know why you call this God’s house,” referring to a steel crossbeam amid rubble. This is **idolatry of matter**, a substitution of a providential sign for the *Real Presence* and the *Sacrifice of the Mass*. St. Pius X condemned the Modernist error that “divine revelation is imperfect and subject to continual progress” (*Lamentabili sane exitu*, prop. 5); here, the “revelation” is reduced to a piece of wreckage comforting rescue workers.
The “Conversion” Narrative: Psychotherapy Substituting for Metanoia
Paul Carris’s “conversion” is presented as a psychological integration: therapy with a “priest,” a spiritual retreat, entry into the permanent diaconate of the “Archdiocese of Newark.” Nowhere is there mention of *confession of sins*, *firm purpose of amendment*, *rejection of the world*, *detachment from creatures*, or the *horror of eternal damnation*. Judith Toppin’s recitation of Psalm 23 is treated as a calming technique, not as an act of supernatural hope anchored in the *Communion of Saints* and the *Sacrifice of the Mass*. The article states: “Paul began therapy with a priest and later attended a spiritual retreat. This had a profound effect on him, and in time his faith deepened…” This is the **therapeutic gospel** of the conciliar sect: faith as emotional resilience, not as *fides quaerens intellectum* submitting to *extra Ecclesiam nulla salus*.
Invalid Clergy Simulating the Sacraments
Every cleric cited—”Father Brian Jordan,” “Father Joseph McCaffrey,” “Father Stephen McGraw”—operates within the **paramasonic structure** occupying the Vatican. Ordained in the *novus ordo* rite (promulgated by the antipope Paul VI in 1968), their orders are at best doubtful, at worst null, given the defect of form and intention introduced by the conciliar revolution. “Father McGraw” claims: “I want to give the sacraments… God had placed me there as an instrument… to be a witness of his closeness.” This is **sacrilegious presumption**. A true priest offers the *Unbloody Sacrifice* for the *propitiation of sins*; he does not merely “witness closeness” while kneeling beside burn victims. The article describes him repeating “Jesus is with you” as a mantra—**magic, not ministry**. Where is the *Extreme Unction*? Where is the *Confiteor*? Where is the *Viaticum*? The conciliar “priesthood” is a **Protestantized ministry of presence**, devoid of *character indelebilis* and *potestas ordinis*.
The “Cross” at Ground Zero: A Golden Calf for the Civil Religion
The discovery of the steel crossbeams is elevated to a theophany: “Oh my God, it was the shape of a cross… God meant this for a reason.” This is **superstition** (*superstitio* in the Thomistic sense: giving divine honor to what is not God). The true *Sign of the Cross* is the *Sacrifice of the Mass* and the *Blessing of the Church*. A girder becomes an idol when it displaces the *Social Kingship of Christ* taught by Pius XI in *Quas Primas*: “If men were ever to recognize Christ’s royal authority over themselves, both privately and publicly, then unheard-of blessings would flow upon the whole society.” The article celebrates a **civil religion** where the State (firefighters, police, FBI chaplains) and the “Church” collaborate in a shared liturgy of national mourning. This is the *laicism* condemned by Pius XI: “the Church’s authority to teach men, to issue laws, to govern nations… was denied.”
Shanksville and the Pentagon: The Cult of the Victim as Secular Hagiography
The description of Shanksville—”sacred stillness,” “enormous expanse of sky”—and the Pentagon memorial—”cantilevered bench above a shallow pool of flowing water”—reveals the **liturgical architecture of the Antichurch**: the *cult of man*. Todd Beamer’s “Let’s roll” and the Lord’s Prayer recited with a telephone operator are enshrined as civic virtue. “Father McCaffrey” consecrates the ground and offers “hope of eternal life” to families *without reference to the necessity of Baptism, the state of grace, or the reality of Hell*. This is the **heresy of universal salvation** implicit in the conciliar “funeral liturgy”: all are presumed saved; the priest becomes a grief counselor. Pius IX’s *Syllabus* condemns the error: “Man may, in the observance of any religion whatever, find the way of eternal salvation” (prop. 16). The article embodies this error.
EWTN and the Register: Propaganda Arms of the Neo-Church
Colm Flynn is identified as “Vatican correspondent for EWTN News.” EWTN, founded by the modernist “Mother Angelica,” has been the **primary media instrument** for legitimizing the conciliar revolution, promoting the *novus ordo*, false ecumenism, and the “charismatic renewal” (itself condemned by Pius XII as *falsa mystica*). The Register functions as its print arm. The article ends with a promotional blurb: “WATCH ON EWTN… Hope After 9/11: Stories of Faith and Courage.” **Hope in what?** Not in the *Corona Justitiae* (2 Tim 4:8), but in “stories of faith and courage”—**human interest stories** replacing the *Kerygma*.
Silence on the Kingship of Christ: The Gravest Omission
Nowhere does the article mention **Christ the King**. Nowhere does it quote *Quas Primas*: “The state must leave the same freedom to the members of Orders… the annual celebration of this solemnity will also remind states that not only private individuals, but also rulers and governments have the duty to publicly honor Christ and obey Him.” The 9/11 attacks were a **chastisement** for a nation that has **legally enthroned abortion, sodomy, usury, and religious indifferentism**—all under the “Constitution” the conciliar sect reveres. The true Catholic response is not “heroic faith” but **penance, reparation, and the public proclamation of the Social Kingship of Christ**. The conciliar sect offers **opium**: “good always triumphs over evil” while the *abomination of desolation* sits in the Vatican.
Theological Verdict: A Document of Apostasy
This article is not a testimony of Catholic faith. It is a **manifesto of the religion of humanity**, where:
– The *Cross* is a steel beam.
– The *Priest* is a trauma counselor.
– *Conversion* is psychological healing.
– *Hope* is generic optimism.
– *The Church* is a consortium of “first responders” and “faith leaders.”
**Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus.** The conciliar sect, its “clergy,” its media, its “saints,” its “feasts,” and its “memorials” are **idolatry**. The only true commemoration of 9/11 is the *Holy Mass of the Tridentine Rite* offered by a valid priest for the repose of souls *sub conditione*, with the *Dies Irae* thundering the reality of judgment, and the *Social Kingship of Christ* proclaimed as the *only* remedy for the *civitas diaboli* that modern civilization has become.
*Non praevalebunt*—but not through the “cross” of Ground Zero. Only through the *Cross of Calvary* made present on the altar of the **true Church**, which endures in the catacombs of Tradition, *sine macula et ruga*.
Source:
25 Years After 9/11: How Heroic Faith Inspired Conversion and Hope in Christ (ncregister.com)
Date: 11.09.2026