Between Prozan and Prozac. THOSE PRIESTS WHO DERAIL AND HOLY MARY OF EQUILIBRIUM

For days we have been witnessing the case of some priests who have abandoned their ministry, believing that the cause is also due to a question of imbalance of that human virtue of temperance and faith. This essentially leads to the implementation of two possible scenarios: there are those who push on the accelerator of tradition and the romantic retro past with the hope of finding a panacea for the ills of the Church and those who dive into extreme progressivism which dangerously borders on heresy and manifest and full-blown schism.

– The briefs of the Fathers of the Isle of Patmos –

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Among the many Marian devotions — real or presumed — that crowd the Orbe catholica There is a very nice one which in our opinion is decidedly original and significant. We're talking about the Alma Aequilibri Mater which was renamed with the name of Santa Maria dell'Equilibrio, of whose feast there is no date, because from morning to evening, will be invoked. Anyone who would like to know more about the history of this Marian devotion will easily be able to find various news on the web and in other sources, for us, however, it is an opportunity for some scattered reflections.

In everyday life there is a need for balance which is that human quality that pertains to the virtue of temperance. Balance tempers intelligence and strengthens it, making it more witty and effective. In spiritual life itself, balance is equally fundamental because a faith without balance, that is, unbalanced, it is a chaotic faith capable of all kinds of aberrations and exaggerations.

The intelligence of reasonable faith cannot do without balance just as a minister of God cannot but desire in the exercise of his office to be balanced in doctrine and pastoral practice, avoiding the antipodes of fiery emotionality and dry rationalism.

Why do we say this? Why are we having witnessed for days the case of some priests who have abandoned their ministry, believing that the cause is also due to a question of imbalance of that human virtue of temperance and faith. This essentially leads to the implementation of two possible scenarios that are different in fact but common in error: there are those who push on the accelerator of tradition and the romantic retro past with the hope of finding a panacea for the ills of the Church and those who dive into extreme progressivism which dangerously borders on heresy and manifest and full-blown schism.

We believe that determining whether a man is out of balance is not a matter for a lawsuit, as well as taking note and, if necessary, reporting that a minister in sacred is involved in practice and form in heterodox positions and separation from the ecclesial body of the Church does not constitute a matter under the Code of Criminal Law, if anything canonical and of matter that pertains to the internal forum.

This methodology is sadly notorious in the colorful rainbow lobbies where the trial of intentions and thoughts is equivalent to a violent repression of those who "don't think like me". Of those who want to strut their stuff in tolerance, wisdom and intellectual or theological acumen but in fact it is ensnared by ideology and the pride of the self which is the very denial of any healthy balance and the ability to go inside things.

As Fathers of the Island of Patmos we believe and reaffirm the freedom to use free will as we see fit - knowing that the Creator himself is the first to leave his creatures free - even at the cost of denying faith and the Church and falling into error and sin. However, we are equally convinced that by virtue of this freedom and assumption of responsibility in one's own positions - theological or otherwise - everyone must leave the freedom of criticism and dissent to others, certainly not by sending intimidating messages, or fearing unlikely complaints following the consolidated style of certain rainbow lobbies now specialized in asking for sentences of life imprisonment and harsh imprisonment of 41bis for those who dare to exercise freedom of thought and opinion. Theme this to which, our fathers Ariel S. Levi di Gualdo and Ivano Liguori dedicated a book that has not lost its relevance, indeed he acquired it over time: From Prozan to Prozac.

From the island of Patmos, 9 September 2025

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