Originally published by: LA ESPERANZA October 20, 2021
20. Cause forgotten, cause betrayed. Today our King seems to have no soldiers. Is it that we no longer boast «of being a soldier under the banner of Christ the King?» Do we not hope «that we may reign with Him forever in heaven?» («Post-Communion Prayer» of the Mass of Christ the King instituted by Pius XI, and removed in the Missal of Paul VI).
One case is that of the faint-hearted who flee from the battle. An army that does not fight is a herd of traitors. We are won over by the prudence of the flesh. What penalty does the deserter receive according to human laws? What punishment will he receive according to God’s laws? They are cowardly Catholics.
Juan Fernando Segovia, Consejo de Estudios Hispánicos Felipe II
Translation by Alférez Matthew Scullin. Círculo Carlista Camino Real de Tejas
