In the previous editorial, we reached the conclusion that arguing about whether Haiti’s tragedy should be considered a punishment from God or not is a pointless argument. Truly speaking, when one takes into account all the data, this catastrophe seems to be, to all appearances, a consequence of the anger of God; a point we are going to stress in what follows, despite the fact that we already know the final and practical answer to this problem which, by the way, was provided by Jesus Christ Himself, namely: those who perished were guilty indeed; but since today sin is in full strength and widespread all over the world, if you do not do penance, you shall all likewise perish (Lk 13:1—3).

If anyone thinks that we exaggerate when we say that sin is triumphant in the world, he ought to remember that Jesus called Satan the prince of this world (Jn 12:31), and that Saint Paul, alluding to the Father of Lies and of all liars, said that he was the god of this world (2 Cor 4:4). And we must add that it was none other than Pope Paul VI himself (and he cannot be suspected of being a conservative) who said that the smoke of Satan had infiltrated the Church through several fissures, and even that He who raises up himself against Christ had set up his home in Her.

Those who maintain that catastrophes like the one that has occurred in Haiti are not a punishment from God undoubtedly have the best of intentions. Unfortunately, good intentions are not always right, and they are never sufficient in themselves; there are even people who say, calling upon an old proverb, that the road to hell is paved with them. Unquestionably, those who think along these naïve lines are influenced, consciously or unconsciously, by the Anonymous Christianity and Universal Salvation doctrines. According to these doctrines, all men are saved, there is no hell, and sin in meaningless; consequently, they conclude that God cannot punish. The modern World refuses to accept a rewarding and just God and only admit to a good-natured God, whom some people even consider to be rather a gullible fool.

We are not qualified to describe Haiti’s catastrophe as a punishment –Who has ever known the plans and the mind of the Lord?—, but we can state the facts: to date, Haiti has been the only country in the world that has been consecrated to the Devil; nevertheless, some people have attempted to downplay the significance of this fact, which cannot be denied. In addition, everybody agrees that, despite the official statistics –according to which, sixty percent of the population is Catholic and twenty percent is Protestant—, the reality is that Voodoo is practiced by almost one hundred percent of the people.

It is more convenient, though, to hold on to what is more certain, namely, the judgment of Jesus Christ Himself, who said that, since we all are guilty, if you do not do penance, you shall all likewise perish (Lk 13:3). And His words are, and always have been, totally and completely up-to-date (Mt 24:35).

Unfortunately, the word conversion or penance is the very one we Christians of today are less willing to hear about. The Second Vatican Council itself was opened under the motto We should speak less about condemnations and punishments and stress more such attitudes as holding out one’s hand to others, understanding, and dialogue. That is why they did not want to condemn Communism; the new Code of Canon Law removed its condemnation of Masonry; and the Message of Fatima, along with its announcements of punishments for the entire human race, was touched up and watered down with terms well known to all (with the intention of not causing fear or concern).

The doctrines of Anonymous Christianity and Universal Salvation, which have been welcomed even in official Documents, have spread the idea that God, the Good Father, cannot punish. Consequently, and contrary to the testimony of Holy Scripture, Tradition, the Magisterium, History, and even common sense, we Christians are forced to witness, for example, the following:

a) That the assassination of millions of innocent and defenseless children, under the label of woman’s rights, goes on unpunished; hundreds of thousands are slaughtered every day! And that is not all; this abominable and shocking crime is hailed and extolled as progress of Humanity: The progress of mothers being able to assassinate their own children! There could not possibly be a greater mockery and sarcasm against the justice, the wisdom, and the goodness of God.

b) That aberrations like homosexuality and lesbianism are considered perfectly legal and, even more, another step forward in Humanity’s pursuing of progress. By allowing them as legal forms of marriage, with the possibility of adopting and educating innocent children (!), we are deriding marriage and destroying the family institution, which, after all, is one of the pillars established by God when He created man, and which modern Humanity tries to ridicule as well. It would be difficult to determine here which is worse: on the one hand, the ludicrous outcome seems to be greater than the aberration; on the other, the aberration gives the impression of rising above the ridiculous. Truly speaking, both ridicule and aberration are the spitting image of the dunghill in which men are willingly immersed; so foul-smelling as to be avoided by the very animals.

c) That the persecutions organized against Christians in many places of this world –physical and to the point of death, as the ones carried out in Iraq and India; or all kinds of non-life-threatening vexations, harassments, coercions, as the ones practiced in Spain—are going to be silenced and left unpunished.

d) The evidence that International Institutions (like the Confederations of Nations, the U.N., Parliaments and International Tribunals) which, hand in hand with the Powers and Governments that rule the destinies of Humanity, normally utilize lies and the most sophisticated methods to turn citizens into robots without any ability to think or will on their own. And it seems that everything is going to remain the same, with only a tendency to get worse.

e) That the attitude of confusion, abandonment, anarchy, and uncertainty which is afflicting Christians of good will is not only being covered with a shroud of silence but also disguised with the false and wisely disseminated doctrine that we are living in a springtime in the Church. The clear will, on the part of the responsible individuals behind this cover-up, of continuing with business as usual betrays in them a conviction that God is not going to intervene at all.

Those who think that things are going to stay the same, that is, that there is no reason to think of punishments from Heaven; that, after all, God is a good-natured person, or, which is more likely, that He does not even exist, should be reminded of Jesus Christ’s words:

And will not God revenge his elect who cry to Him day and night? And will He have patience in their regard? I say to you that He will quickly revenge them. But yet the Son of Man, when he comes, shall He find, think you, faith on earth? (Lk 18: 7—8).