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instead, the goal of Social Credit is that we come the Resurrection: “Pax vobis” (peace be with you),
to see how money can be a service to us. That is it is almost without sound, this is the power of the
very different! Resurrection.
Historically, Social Credit was founded, and This is why I invite you, my friends, to take a look
proven to be anthropological, but let me say that it closer in history, so that you will understand what
also has its biblically roots. St. Paul says, “For this is I mean when I say: power of the Resurrection! Let
not for the ease of others and for your affliction, us look at the country next to us (the United States):
but by way of equality — ”And he continues, “at Martin Luther King; power of the Resurrection!
this present time your abundance being a sup- Let us return to Africa: Nelson Mandela; power of
ply for their need, so that their abundance also may the Resurrection! Let us even go to those who are
become a supply for your need, that there may be not Christian: Gandhi; power of the Resurrection!
equality; as it is written, He who gathered much Mother Teresa of Calcutta… and how could we

did not have too much, and he who gathered little not say; power of the Resurrection; Clifford Hugh

had no lack.” (2Cor. 8:13-15)…”for we have regard Douglas! power of the Resurrection; Louis Even!
for what is honorable, not only in the sight of the My friends, the easiest way to make serious
Lord, but also in the sight of men.” (2 Cor. 8:21) mistakes is by disregarding the foundations. Those
Certainly our goal is heaven, but we also aim for who were the first to perceive this idea of Social
the good of mankind. Credit had a certain method of procedure, and the
You will go, we will all go to work. “Now this I closer we remain in conformity with their initial
say, he who sows sparingly will also reap spar- methods (of the founders), the more we will be
ingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap guaranteed to one day experience Social Credit.
bountifully.” (2 Cor. 9:6) This is why, if Satan him- By not continuing in conformity with the founders,
self disguises himself as an angel of light, it is not i.e. converting Social Credit into a Party, it will not
surprising if his ministers disguise themselves also survive.
as angels of justice, but your justice does not come Therefore my friends, if in the present system, a
from the angel of light (Lucifer), but rather from God. very small number of people are able to fool most
Consolation: your system, dear Pilgrims – or of humanity, would it not be more just to say that
rather our system, since we are in your school – I with a system such as Social Credit we could do
can attest that it has a guaranteed longevity. This so much more for humanity?… There is a com-
system (Social Credit) works of its own. It has its mon denominator for all humanity, we learned this
roots in the very foundation of the human family here, and others have said it before me: whether
desired by God. This system is desired and found- we are of the first world, the second world, the third
ed by God Himself, and who can go against some- world, or the fourth world countries, can we name
thing desired by the Divine Will? No one on earth, one country, one single country where there is no
in Heaven, or under the earth. poor? We all stagger under this one common de-
But, beware! The power of the Resurrection is nominator called POVERTY.
neither synonymous nor paralleled to that of the But, of what are we poor? “My people have
Crucifixion. The power of the crucifixion resounds been silent, because they had no knowledge..”
— “cross, whips, crucify Him”— but the power of (Hosea 4:6). Whether north, south, east or west, u

Bishop Mathieu (center) at the parish church of Marieville, concelebrating with the other Bishops and priests who
took part in our week of study. (At the far left: Canon Gerald Ouellette, parish priest of Marieville and Rougemont.)

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