Having read Dominion, I continue to work through "The Introduction to the Science of Mental Health." Much to digest but definitely worth it.

What are your thoughts on the chapter  Structure of Authority ?

What are your thoughts on the chapter  Structure of Authority ?

Firstly, I find it very logical. It clearly shows the boundaries wherein the devil and his demons can act, and how the authority structure is important on how to fight the diabolic. It is good to have laid out the traditional structure of the family, to show a)the right order within the family unit and b) how that will further elucidate the daily means of spiritual combat.

As for Father Ripperger, there are indeed problem areas. One major one is his association with the Novus Ordo Mass. He could not criticize it while he was in the FSSP and that lack carries into his present ministry. The increased lack of efficacy of exorcisms has to be tied in with ongoing celebration of the Bogus NoNo by exorcists. Despite the solid philosophy and theology in the texts Dominion and the one on mental health, how one can logically remain in the conciliar church is a bit baffling. That the ecclesial structure of authority was destroyed in Vatican II would explain if nothing else how the demonic has been given the power over society and the structures of the conciliar church.

I take the good from Father R's texts, and through judicious discernment - as I have received formal philosophical and theological education - question the remainder to see if it be ill or no.

OK, here it is ...
https://onepeterfive.com/the-gnosticism-affecting-traditionalism/

Firstly, I find it very logical. It clearly shows the boundaries wherein the devil and his demons can act, and how the authority structure is important on how to fight the diabolic. It is good to have laid out the traditional structure of the family, to show a)the right order within the family unit and b) how that will further elucidate the daily means of spiritual combat.

As for Father Ripperger, there are indeed problem areas. One major one is his association with the Novus Ordo Mass. He could not criticize it while he was in the FSSP and that lack carries into his present ministry. The increased lack of efficacy of exorcisms has to be tied in with ongoing celebration of the Bogus NoNo by exorcists. Despite the solid philosophy and theology in the texts Dominion and the one on mental health, how one can logically remain in the conciliar church is a bit baffling. That the ecclesial structure of authority was destroyed in Vatican II would explain if nothing else how the demonic has been given the power over society and the structures of the conciliar church.

I take the good from Father R's texts, and through judicious discernment - as I have received formal philosophical and theological education - question the remainder to see if it be ill or no.

Thank you for your thoughts on it.

I'm in agreement about the NO. All of it.

Firstly, I find it very logical. It clearly shows the boundaries wherein the devil and his demons can act, and how the authority structure is important on how to fight the diabolic. It is good to have laid out the traditional structure of the family, to show a)the right order within the family unit and b) how that will further elucidate the daily means of spiritual combat.

As for Father Ripperger, there are indeed problem areas. One major one is his association with the Novus Ordo Mass. He could not criticize it while he was in the FSSP and that lack carries into his present ministry. The increased lack of efficacy of exorcisms has to be tied in with ongoing celebration of the Bogus NoNo by exorcists. Despite the solid philosophy and theology in the texts Dominion and the one on mental health, how one can logically remain in the conciliar church is a bit baffling. That the ecclesial structure of authority was destroyed in Vatican II would explain if nothing else how the demonic has been given the power over society and the structures of the conciliar church.

I take the good from Father R's texts, and through judicious discernment - as I have received formal philosophical and theological education - question the remainder to see if it be ill or no.

Yes I agree that it is baffling unless you understand that we are in time of diabolical disorientation. Father Ripperger has explained that in one difficult exorcism, the demons challenged him asking "Under whose immediate authority to you cast us out?" Of course we all know that Our Savior is the ultimate authority, however given the hierarchal structure of the Church, the question regarded immediate authority.

Father Ripperger answered "under the authority of Bishop ____."
The demon immediately left.

I guess the demons accept the questionable episcopal consecrations?

As an exorcist, I think his understanding is that all angels, including fallen ones, recognize that authority is hierarchical.

If an exorcist is not under the authority of his local Bishop, he is under he own authority, which is to say NO authority.

Another odd thing he says is that trads are plagued by the sin of impurity. While everyone is certainly plagued with this sin, trads are the only group in the world that actually do practice the virtue of purity to a large extent, and certainly far more than any other demographic in existence, including Novus Ordo adherents. It's like condemning Quakers for being belligerent, or Mormons for being drunks, or Muslims for being rationalists. The criticism is false and absurd.

I could on for an hour about that sermon.  It's a hot mess.  Of course, some / many Trads are afflicted with sins of impurity ... as the world is absolutely awash with impurity and temptations against purity.  But his implication that it's perhaps even more prevalent among Trads is ludicrous (and completely anecdotal).  There's the simple inconvenient fact that the Novus Ordites simply DO NOT GO TO CONFESSION.  Parishes of 10,000 near me will be lucky to have 3 people in the Confessional line for a 30-minute window on Saturday afternoon ... and meanwhile, you have every single person prance up to Holy Communion.

Of course we should avoid the pride of thinking ourselves superior for being Trads, and yet criticism of the Conciliar Church, and criticism of their Modernist Magisterium ... that's a diabolical fault?  I should say, rather, that his refusal to be critical of the Conciliar Church is doing Satan's work.

And then, while criticizing Trads for impurity out the one side of his mouth, out of the other he criticizes them for trying to separate themselves from the world.  It is in fact largely because Trads compromise with the world that they fall into sins of impurity.

He creates an extremely uncharitable caricature of Trads that is not unlike that of Bergoglio.  There's nothing wrong with charitably warning Traditional Catholics to avoid sins of pride, but he basically painted Traditional Catholics as a pack of hypocritical Pharisees who are arrogantly rejecting the Catholic Magisterium.  In fact, while speaking of pride, he takes an incredibly arrogant and condescending attitude against Traditional Catholics.  His tone is not one of charitable and constructive criticism, but of denunciation ... very similar to how Bergolgio arrogantly excoriates everyone else for pride while proclaiming himself to be a paragon of humility.