On top of that, not all Traditional Catholics hold that the Novus Ordo Holy Orders and Masses are invalid ... so there's that false assumption right out of the gate. Being a Traditional Catholic is distinct and separable from one's opinion regarding the validity of NOM Sacraments. We wouldn't go to Eastern Orthodox churches either, despite the fact that they have valid Sacraments.
That is true. Traditional Catholics don’t all believe the novus ordo is invalid, the priests and sacraments are invalid. No Traditional Catholic can proclaim invalid as a dogma unless he’s one of those self-proclaimed “Popes.”
I think it fair to say most Traditional Catholics reject the novus ordo as harmful, even deadly to one’s faith. At the very least, we all believe the novus ordo is bad, severely deficient.
Otherwise, large numbers of us wouldn’t make the sacrifices we do to hear Traditional Mass, whether that be driving for hours to get there and back, or saving up gas and toll money to go once a month rather than popping conveniently in to our local novus ordo.
Once Francis and his bishops close and consolidate half of the dying novus ordo parishes, many people with a “take it or leave it” attitude towards the faith will find themselves having to drive an hour or more to Mass, or in big cities, discover they can no longer walk or get public transportation to church. A lot of these will choose to “leave” it, maybe going only on Christmas and Easter. Even more churches will be shut down and the faith will virtually disappear, just as Our Lady has said. The Traditional Faith will be among the scattered Catholics hanging on in remote locations.
Topic: How to Stop Being Traditional Catholic (Read 8204 times)