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09/26/2009
And were the Rome-SSPX discussions to arrive at some practical agreement, the crucial question would be, who appoints henceforth the SSPX bishops?
And were the Rome-SSPX discussions to arrive at some practical agreement, the crucial question would be, who appoints henceforth the SSPX bishops?
How dare the SSPX discuss infallible Doctrine, and with Rome? Because it is only re-asserting that Doctrine which Rome is abandoning.
At best the Rome-SSPX discussions will give witness to Catholic Truth. At worst some practical agreement would circumvent that Truth.
On both sides of the divorce of Catholic Truth from Catholic Authority, Catholics strive to re-unite them. Truth has the absolute priority.
Where too many people split religion from today’s reality, “Letters from the Rector” are recommended for attempting to fit them together again.
The divorce of Catholic Truth and Authority from one another is something unthinkable, yet the Vatican II churchmen made it a reality.
The expression “Conciliar Church” means the neo-modernist human corruption attaching to, but incapable of staining, the spotless Bride of Christ.
As all structures of Western civilization crumble around us, we wonder if the next step is a super-9/11, or 9/11 squared – 81/121.
As Truth is above Authority, so sedevacantists clinging to Truth may often be better Catholics than liberals clinging to Authority.
Have or have not men a right not to be prevented from propagating error? They have (Vatican II). They haven’t (Catholic Tradition).
To a doubting French journalist the author of “Eleison Comments” expresses confidence that the imminent Motu Proprio will do much good.
Indeed, it both declares that the Tridentine Mass was never banned, and permits Latin rite priests to use it, whenever and wherever.
By overloading our eyes and ears, said Kafka, the cinema overwhelms our minds. Minds being overwhelmed means that lies triumph.
In his outstanding Encyclical of 100 years ago, Pius X nailed the deadly error of modern times: minds’ independence from their object.
Despite many Catholics’ reservations as to the content and motivation of the Motu Proprio, one may still believe it will do good.