Thank you for this write up Lucy — I recently gave a talk titled “Maidens, Mothers and Mystics: The Role of Catholic Women in the Church Through the Ages” and felt I could read from and about Hildegard all day — and still I learned a few new things from your article! I’m feeling very tempted these days to name our next daughter after her, if we are blessed with one!
You will be sorry for this post, as it will now cause more exposure to this witch, and here it is: "Hildegard’s visions violate the traditional Christian understanding of private revelation and the authority of the Church...." "her "abnormal gift" (often described by secular historians as visionary prophecy) as occultic in nature." "RJMI’s critique generally follows these points:
Rejection of Private Revelation: He maintains that the era of public revelation closed with the death of the last Apostle. He argues that any subsequent "prophetic" visions that attempt to add to or clarify doctrine—or that claim a direct, unmediated channel to the Divine—are deceptive.
The "Witchcraft" or Occult Classification: While mainstream history views Hildegard as a polymath and mystic, RJMI classifies her influence as witchcraft because he contends she operated under the power of demons, seduced others into heresy, and elevated her own subjective experiences above the objective deposit of the faith.
The Heretical Trajectory: He places her within a broader context of medieval figures whom he views as having helped corrupt the Church from within. He considers her popularity among modern readers as evidence of a "great apostasy" where individuals prioritize mystical or emotional experiences over the strict, traditional doctrine he defends.
You can find his specific arguments detailing why he labels her a witch and a deceiver in his various "True Catholic" online tracts and compiled encyclicals, where he methodically categorizes historical figures as either saints or agents of the adversary based on his strict adherence to his specific interpretation of Catholic tradition. His writings on this are typically indexed under his critiques of "false mystics" and "heretical saints." The above is from the ai helper at gab.com ai I use... More on her use of astrology, and demon possessed "rocks/stones" later when I get some time for this update....
Interesting article, and she's definitely one of the mystics who deserves to be better known. Bl. Juliana of Norwich seems to be an analogous example from England, and her visions are similarly uplifting. I should add that Pope Eugene III is also a Blessed: St. Hildegard seems to have been in good company, in any case.
Hildegard von benjen was not a saint she was not a Catholic she was a witch proof at the only true Catholic site on Earth John the baptist.us no one can deny the facts of all the witchcraft activities and statement she made in her evil life also canonizations are not infallible
Hildegard von Bingen, Apostate The Hellenization of Christianity by the Anti-Church Fathers and Scholastics, by RJMI, book, Br76 —The Scholastics: Hildegard of Bingen
See page 322:Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), whom Bernard praised as a holy woman and prophetess of God, was actually a witch and hence was an apostate. She believed in, practiced, and promoted charms, talismans, and astrology, just like many other nominal Catholics did, such as Albert the Great Wretch, during the Great Apostasy: https://johnthebaptist.us/jbw_english/documents/books/rjmi/br76b_supplement%20to_hellenization_book.pdf
Hildegard von Bingen, Apostate The Hellenization of Christianity by the Anti-Church Fathers and Scholastics, by RJMI, book, Br76 —The Scholastics: Hildegard of Bingen
See page 322:Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), whom Bernard praised as a holy woman and prophetess of God, was actually a witch and hence was an apostate. She believed in, practiced, and promoted charms, talismans, and astrology, just like many other nominal Catholics did, such as Albert the Great Wretch, during the Great Apostasy: https://johnthebaptist.us/jbw_english/documents/books/rjmi/br76b_supplement%20to_hellenization_book.pdf
The book you refer to is obscure, and stands outside the bounds of any orthodox Christianity. It refers in its contents to so many of the great Saints and Church Fathers, including St. John Chrysostom, as apostates and heretics. Not a serious publication, and certainly not a Catholic publication. You speak about "Charms, talismans and astrology" and this requires clearer definition. The Catholic Church has always been very cautious about witch-hunts, the phenomenon only beginning in earnest with the Reformation. Instead of looking for evil in our midst, the mind of the Church prefers us to look for all that is good and holy around us - St. Hildegard is a good example of this same instinct.
Thank you for this write up Lucy — I recently gave a talk titled “Maidens, Mothers and Mystics: The Role of Catholic Women in the Church Through the Ages” and felt I could read from and about Hildegard all day — and still I learned a few new things from your article! I’m feeling very tempted these days to name our next daughter after her, if we are blessed with one!
You will be sorry for this post, as it will now cause more exposure to this witch, and here it is: "Hildegard’s visions violate the traditional Christian understanding of private revelation and the authority of the Church...." "her "abnormal gift" (often described by secular historians as visionary prophecy) as occultic in nature." "RJMI’s critique generally follows these points:
Rejection of Private Revelation: He maintains that the era of public revelation closed with the death of the last Apostle. He argues that any subsequent "prophetic" visions that attempt to add to or clarify doctrine—or that claim a direct, unmediated channel to the Divine—are deceptive.
The "Witchcraft" or Occult Classification: While mainstream history views Hildegard as a polymath and mystic, RJMI classifies her influence as witchcraft because he contends she operated under the power of demons, seduced others into heresy, and elevated her own subjective experiences above the objective deposit of the faith.
The Heretical Trajectory: He places her within a broader context of medieval figures whom he views as having helped corrupt the Church from within. He considers her popularity among modern readers as evidence of a "great apostasy" where individuals prioritize mystical or emotional experiences over the strict, traditional doctrine he defends.
You can find his specific arguments detailing why he labels her a witch and a deceiver in his various "True Catholic" online tracts and compiled encyclicals, where he methodically categorizes historical figures as either saints or agents of the adversary based on his strict adherence to his specific interpretation of Catholic tradition. His writings on this are typically indexed under his critiques of "false mystics" and "heretical saints." The above is from the ai helper at gab.com ai I use... More on her use of astrology, and demon possessed "rocks/stones" later when I get some time for this update....
Interesting article, and she's definitely one of the mystics who deserves to be better known. Bl. Juliana of Norwich seems to be an analogous example from England, and her visions are similarly uplifting. I should add that Pope Eugene III is also a Blessed: St. Hildegard seems to have been in good company, in any case.
Hildegard von benjen was not a saint she was not a Catholic she was a witch proof at the only true Catholic site on Earth John the baptist.us no one can deny the facts of all the witchcraft activities and statement she made in her evil life also canonizations are not infallible
She’s a doctor of the church Phillip.
Hildegard von Bingen, Apostate The Hellenization of Christianity by the Anti-Church Fathers and Scholastics, by RJMI, book, Br76 —The Scholastics: Hildegard of Bingen
See page 322:Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), whom Bernard praised as a holy woman and prophetess of God, was actually a witch and hence was an apostate. She believed in, practiced, and promoted charms, talismans, and astrology, just like many other nominal Catholics did, such as Albert the Great Wretch, during the Great Apostasy: https://johnthebaptist.us/jbw_english/documents/books/rjmi/br76b_supplement%20to_hellenization_book.pdf
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Hildegard von Bingen, Apostate The Hellenization of Christianity by the Anti-Church Fathers and Scholastics, by RJMI, book, Br76 —The Scholastics: Hildegard of Bingen
See page 322:Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), whom Bernard praised as a holy woman and prophetess of God, was actually a witch and hence was an apostate. She believed in, practiced, and promoted charms, talismans, and astrology, just like many other nominal Catholics did, such as Albert the Great Wretch, during the Great Apostasy: https://johnthebaptist.us/jbw_english/documents/books/rjmi/br76b_supplement%20to_hellenization_book.pdf
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The book you refer to is obscure, and stands outside the bounds of any orthodox Christianity. It refers in its contents to so many of the great Saints and Church Fathers, including St. John Chrysostom, as apostates and heretics. Not a serious publication, and certainly not a Catholic publication. You speak about "Charms, talismans and astrology" and this requires clearer definition. The Catholic Church has always been very cautious about witch-hunts, the phenomenon only beginning in earnest with the Reformation. Instead of looking for evil in our midst, the mind of the Church prefers us to look for all that is good and holy around us - St. Hildegard is a good example of this same instinct.