Saint Peter Damian on Clergy Corruption: A Warning the Church Ignored (23 February)

About this sermon

On the Feast of Saint Peter Damian, we revisit a saint who lived during one of the most corrupt periods in Church history — and who refused to stay silent. Born around the year 1007, Saint Peter Damian became a priest later in life and emerged as one of the fiercest reformers of clerical corruption in the 11th century. His work Liber Gomorrhianus (The Book of Gomorrah) addressed the widespread moral collapse among clergy, especially sexual sin within the hierarchy. His words are shocking. His tone is severe. But his motive was love. In this episode, we examine: The historical crisis of the 11th-century Church Saint Peter Damian’s condemnation of homosexual behavior among clergy The connection between mercy and justice Why true charity requires calling sin what it is The responsibility of bishops and superiors The historical punishments prescribed by saints like Basil and Pope St. Pius V The difference between inclination and action What this means for the Church today This is not about hatred. It is about repentance, reform, and love for souls. If we love the Church, we must want her purified. Saint Peter Damian, pray for us. 0:00 – Feast of Saint Peter Damian 0:22 – The Church in Crisis in the Year 1000 0:40 – Late Vocations & Priestly Accountability 1:13 – The Book of Gomorrah Explained 2:01 – Why Sin Must Be Condemned 3:03 – “A Church That Doesn’t Condemn Does Not Love” 3:59 – The Spiritual Consequences of Clerical Impurity 6:53 – True Charity: Surgery of Words 8:47 – A Call to Repentance 9:16 – Warning to Bishops and Superiors 10:18 – Severe Historical Penances 11:14 – Decree of Saint Pius V 12:30 – Was Capital Punishment Excessive? 13:13 – Inclination vs. Moral Evil 14:33 – The Modern Crisis in the Church 15:04 – What We Must Do: Prayer & Penance Please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintPeterDamian #CatholicChurch #ChurchReform #CatholicTeaching #CatholicSaints #ClergyScandal #TraditionalCatholic #LiberGomorrhianus #PrayForPriests #FeastDay

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