I don't know if there's a philosophical or theological idea out there that puts into perspective those condemning mindset that many in tradition seem to articulate, unfortunately, quite well. I'm thinking of a certain thread here, which I will remain ambiguous about for now since Moderator seems, and I agree, to want to avoid any more accusatory messages, lest we lose all sense of Catholic finesse, of one attempting to make amends for specific sins as was instructed by his confessor.
So my question is: what is that that makes so many Trads seem less than charitable amongst each other? What caused Matt to use these words to make a point? What was he trying to say and why? Maybe if we answer this we can find a solution.
Here's a glimps of what I see...
I think part of the problem is quite easy to see. First, we're refugees. We've, quite confusingly, fled our motherland, 'Church', for our motherland, 'Church'. Its as if someone slipped a map over our ecclesial globe, and, regardless of what it was that caused us to look down and see under our feet, where we once saw labeled as the lands of Roman Catholic Church, we see, "New Church". We're all in the the position of now seeking out and reviving our Motherland Church.
Part of this process, as mentioned, involved some cause which led us to see that our home was infiltrated, to what degree we differ, but we all see an infiltrator. We must, of course, recognize him as such, and are bound, to a degree, when we recognize him, and warn others of his presence and call attention to what it is that makes him harmful; point out his flaws.
The last part is that we're in 'internet-land' much of what people write to each other here is quite unrealistic of what one would find in the real world. Some here are zealous, and their zealousness is beautiful, the their approach can sometimes be less than helpful, and possibly counter whatever goodness they wish to achieve. The same can be said of the opposite approach, but I'm speaking of "adversarial" correction for now.
This is all I can write for now, but I will be back to respond if you're interested enough to comment and can decipher anything I said :wink: