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I, Michael Raul Rios and _________________ of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Church with the infallible Catholic magisterium of the true Popes profess and believe that the Divine Words of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in St. John 3:5 on the institution and necessity of baptism for salvation, and the necessity of water for baptism refute baptism of desire and baptism of blood. Further, I profess there are no exceptions to the infallible words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the infallible teachings of His Church as infallibly defined by His true Vicars, because He is all truth, and neither He nor His Catholic Church can be in contradiction nor deceive us. Therefore, I profess the Tridentine Profession of Faith https://olmhtchurch.org/profession-of-faith, which includes the pertinent sacred dogmas and teachings of the infallible Church magisterium on the necessity the Sacrament of Baptism for salvation, the necessity of water for baptism, and the Sacred  Scriptural truth of geocentrism unanimously taught by the Church Fathers.

Pope Paul III, Council of Trent, Session 7: On Baptism 

CANON II.-If any one saith, that true and natural water is not of necessity for baptism, and, on that account, wrests, to some sort of metaphor, those words of our Lord Jesus Christ; Unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost; let him be anathema. 

CANON V.-If any one saith, that baptism is free, that is, not necessary unto salvation; let him be anathema. (Papal Encyclicals Online, 2024) 

Session 4: DECREE CONCERNING THE EDITION, AND THE USE, OF THE SACRED BOOKS:

Pope Pius IV, the Council of Trent (April 8, 1564) decrees, that no one, relying on his own skill, shall,–in matters of faith, and of morals pertaining to the edification of Christian doctrine, –wresting the sacred Scripture to his own senses, presume to interpret the said sacred Scripture contrary to that sense which holy mother Church,–whose it is to judge of the true sense and interpretation of the holy Scriptures,–hath held and doth hold and doth hold; or even contrary to the unanimous consent of the Fathers.

SCRIPTURE TRUTH IS ETERNAL 

Our Lord Jesus Christ said: Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my word shall not pass away [St. Mark 13:31]   St Paul asserted: All scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove, to correct, to instruct in justice, that the man of God may be perfect, furnished to every good work. [2 Tim. 3:16,17] St Paul declared: we renounce the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the word of God; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience, in the sight of God.  And if our gospel be also hid, it is hid to them that are lost [2 Cor. 4:2-3]

In the Holy Gospel, according to St. John, Chapter 3: 

And there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.  2 This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou dost, unless God be with him.  3 Jesus answered, and said to him: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith to him: How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born again?  5 Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.  6 That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.  7 Wonder not, that I said to thee, you must be born again.  -St. John 3:4-7, https://drbo.org/chapter/50003.htm

The teachings of the doctors of the Church are not infallible:

“When anyone finds a doctrine clearly established in Augustine, he can absolutely hold it and teach it, disregarding any bull of the pope.” – Condemned by Pope Alexander VIII, Errors of the Jansenists, Dec. 7, 1690 

St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Pt. II-II, Q. 10, A. 12: “The custom of the Church has very great authority and ought to be jealously observed in all things, since the very doctrine of Catholic doctors derives its authority from the Church.  Hence, we ought to abide by the authority of the Church rather than by that of an Augustine or a Jerome or of any doctor whatever.” 

Pope Benedict XIV declared in Apostolica (# 6), June 26, 1749: “The Church’s judgment is preferable to that of a Doctor renowned for his holiness and teaching.” 

Infallibility was only given to the true Popes: 

Luke 22:31-32- “And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have all of you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and thou, being once converted, confirm thy brethren.” 

Pope Pius IX, Vatican Council I, 1870: “SO, THIS GIFT OF TRUTH AND A NEVER FAILING FAITH WAS DIVINELY CONFERRED UPON PETER AND HIS SUCCESSORS IN THIS CHAIR… the See of St. Peter always remains unimpaired by any error, according to the divine promise of our Lord the Savior made to the chief of His disciples: ‘I have prayed for thee [Peter], that thy faith fail not...’” 

Infallible Papal teachings: 

Pope Gregory XVI, Summo Iugiter Studio, May 27, 1832, on no salvation outside the Church: “You know how zealously Our predecessors taught that article of faith which these dare to deny, namely the necessity of the Catholic faith and of unity for salvation… Omitting other appropriate passages which are almost numberless in the writings of the Fathers, We shall praise St. Gregory the Great who expressly testifies that THIS IS INDEED THE TEACHING OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. He says: ‘The holy universal Church teaches that it is not possible to worship God truly except in her and asserts that all who are outside of her will not be saved.’ Official acts of the Church proclaim the same dogma. Thus, in the decree on faith which Innocent III published with the synod of Lateran IV, these things are written: ‘There is one universal Church of all the faithful outside of which no one is saved.’ Finally, the same dogma is also expressly mentioned in the profession of faith proposed by the Apostolic See, not only that which all Latin churches use, but also that which… other Eastern Catholics use. We did not mention these selected testimonies because We thought you were ignorant of that article of faith and in need of Our instruction. Far be it from Us to have such an absurd and insulting suspicion about you. But We are so concerned about this serious and well known dogma, which has been attacked with such remarkable audacity, that We could not restrain Our pen from reinforcing this truth with many testimonies.” 

Pope Gregory XVI, Mirari Vos, August 15, 1832: 13. Now We consider another abundant source of the evils with which the Church is afflicted at present: indifferentism. This perverse opinion is spread on all sides by the fraud of the wicked who claim that it is possible to obtain the eternal salvation of the soul by the profession of any kind of religion, as long as morality is maintained. Surely, in so clear a matter, you will drive this deadly error far from the people committed to your care. With the admonition of the apostle that “there is one God, one faith, one baptism”[16] may those fear who contrive the notion that the safe harbor of salvation is open to persons of any religion whatever. They should consider the testimony of Christ Himself that “those who are not with Christ are against Him,”[17] and that they disperse unhappily who do not gather with Him. Therefore “without a doubt, they will perish forever, unless they hold the Catholic faith whole and inviolate.”[18] (Papal Encyclicals Online, 2024) 

Pope St. Siricius, Decree to Himerius, A.D. 385: “Therefore just as we say that the holy paschal observance is in no way to be diminished, we also say that to infants who will not yet be able to speak on account of their age or to those who in any necessity will need the holy stream of baptism, we wish succor to be brought with all celerity, lest it should tend to the perdition of our souls if the saving font be denied to those desiring it and every single one of them exiting this world lose both the Kingdom and life.” 

Whoever should fall into the peril of shipwreck, the incursion of an enemy, the uncertainty of a siege or the desperation of any bodily sickness, and should beg to be relieved by the unique help of faith, let them obtain the rewards of the much sought-after regeneration in the same moment of time in which they beg for it.  Let the previous error in this matter be enough; [but] now let all priests maintain the aforesaid rule, who do not want to be torn from the solidity of the apostolic rock upon which Christ constructed His universal Church.” 

Pope St. Leo the Great, dogmatic letter to Flavian, Council of Chalcedon, 451: “Let him heed what the blessed apostle Peter preaches, that sanctification by the Spirit is effected by the sprinkling of Christ’s blood (1 Pet. 1:2); and let him not skip over the same apostle’s words, knowing that you have been redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your fathers, not with corruptible gold and silver but by the precious blood of Jesus Christ, as of a lamb without stain or spot (1 Pet. 1:18).  Nor should he withstand the testimony of blessed John the apostle: and the blood of Jesus, the Son of God, purifies us from every sin (1 Jn. 1:7); and again, This is the victory which conquers the world, our faith.  Who is there who conquers the world save one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?  It is He, Jesus Christ, who has come through water and blood, not in water only, but in water and blood.  And because the Spirit is truth, it is the Spirit who testifies.  For there are three who give testimony – Spirit and water and blood.  And the three are one.  (1 Jn. 5:4-8)  IN OTHER WORDS, THE SPIRIT OF SANCTIFICATION AND THE BLOOD OF REDEMPTION AND THE WATER OF BAPTISM.  THESE THREE ARE ONE AND REMAIN INDIVISIBLE.  NONE OF THEM IS SEPARABLE FROM ITS LINK WITH THE OTHERS.” 

Pope St. Leo the Great, Letter 16, Oct. 21, 447: 

#1 "By God's precepts and the Apostle's admonitions we are incited to keep a careful watch over the state of all the churches: and, if anywhere ought is found that needs rebuke, to recall men with speedy care either from the stupidity of ignorance or from forwardness and presumption. For inasmuch as we are warned by the Lord's own command whereby the blessed Apostle Peter had the thrice repeated mystical injunction pressed upon him, that he who loves Christ should feed Christ's sheep, we are compelled by reverence for that see which, by the abundance of the Divine Grace, we hold, to shun the danger of sloth as much as possible: lest the confession of the chief Apostle whereby he testified that he loved God be not found in us: because if he (through us) carelessly feed the flock so often commended to him he is proved not to love the chief Shepherd." 

#7 "... the power by which they are reborn of the Holy Ghost, of whom it is said, 'who were born, not of blood, nor of the desire of the flesh, nor of the desire of man, but of God' (John 1:13)." 

Pope Clement V, Council of Vienne, 1311-1312, ex cathedra:  “Besides, one baptism which regenerates all who are baptized in Christ must be faithfully confessed by all just as ‘one God and one faith’ [Eph. 4:5], which celebrated in water in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit we believe to be commonly the perfect remedy for salvation for adults as for children.” [Denzinger 482] 

Pope Eugene IV, The Council of Florence, “Exultate Deo,” Nov. 22, 1439: “Holy baptism, which is the gateway to the spiritual life, holds the first place among all the sacraments; through it we are made members of Christ and of the body of the Church. And since death entered the universe through the first man, ‘unless we are born again of water and the Spirit, we cannot,’ as the Truth says, ‘enter into the kingdom of heaven’ [John 3:5]. The matter of this sacrament is real and natural water.” 

Pope Paul III, The Council of Trent, On Original Sin, Session V:  “By one man sin entered into the world, and by sin death... so that in them there may be washed away by regeneration, what they have contracted by generation, ‘For unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God [John 3:5].”  

Pope Pius XI, Quas Primas (#15), Dec. 11, 1925, addressed to the universal Church, concerning entrance into the Kingdom of God: “Which Kingdom indeed is set forth in the Gospels as one into which men prepare to enter by doing penance but are unable to enter except through faith and baptism, which, although it is an external rite, nevertheless signifies and effects an interior regeneration.” 

Pope Pius XII, Mystici Corporis Christi (# 22), June 29, 1943, addressed to the universal Church: “Actually only those are to be included as members of the Church who have received the laver of regeneration and profess the true faith…” 

Pope Pius XII, Mediator Dei (#43), Nov. 20, 1947, addressed to the universal Church, referring to the Sacrament of Baptism: “… the washing of baptism distinguishes and separates all Christians [christianos omnes] from the rest whom this stream of atonement has not washed and who are not members of Christ…” 

As Catholics, we believe and profess the Tridentine Profession of Faith. 

Therefore, we also believe the unanimous teaching of the Church Fathers on the interpretation of Sacred Scripture concerning the earth, the sun, and the universe, which confirms the truth of geocentrism. https://www.scripturecatholic.com/geocentrism/ 

Pope Urban VIII (1615); Against Heliocentrism Heresy for Geocentrism Truth 

"...The Congregation of the Inquisition, by order of Urban VIII, promulgated expressly for the benefit of the Catholic men of science, – that, on Galileo's impeachment before the Holy Office in 1615 for his doctrine on the fixity of the sun and the motion of the earth, and for his manner of dealing with the objective passages of Scripture, the following steps were taken by that holy Tribunal to obviate the inconveniences and prejudices which were arising and prevailing to the injury of the sacred faith:

By order of the Lord Pope, and the Lord Cardinals of the supreme and universal Inquisition, two propositions were qualified by the theological qualifiers of the Holy-Office, as follows: 1) That the sun is in the center of the universe and immovable from its place, is absurd, philosophically false, and formally heretical, because it is expressly contrary to Holy Scripture.  2) That the earth is not the center of the universe nor immovable, but that it moves, and also has diurnal motion, is absurd, philosophically false, and, theologically considered, is at least erroneous in faith.” (Roberts, 1885)

Prayerfully in the Most Precious Blood of Jesus...+ 

Michael Raul Rios, PhD, President of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Church

Most unworthy slave of Jesus, Mary and Joseph...+

Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, October 11, 2024; may she pray for us... +

References 

·  Dimond, Bro. P. (2006). Outside the church, there is absolutely no salvation. 2nd Ed. https://vaticancatholic.com/outside-the-church-there-is-no-salvation/ 

·  Papal Encyclicals Online (2024). https://www.papalencyclicals.net/greg16/g16mirar.htm 

·  Roberts, Rev. W. (1885). The Pontifical Decrees Against the Doctrine of the Earth's Movement and the Ultramontane Defense of Them. London: Parker and Co. https://olmhtchurch.org/pope-urban-viii-%2Fgalileo