The idea that all the Catholics in the V2 era who chose to abandon the true faith for the new faith because they had to "follow the pope" is not true because the first ones, the ones that initially went NO did so because the priests went NO. Until V2, they all only knew the true faith and Mass, which means in knowing what was right, they all instantly knew what was wrong - and what was happening in the Church was so grave a departure from what was right, that all the fresh NOers had to rely on false and blind obedience so as to abandon the true faith for the new faith.
It was not until a year or so, in some places 3 or more years after the revolution of V2, that the majority of Catholics found out that all the liberal rot happening in the Church was given the green light by the pope.
Prior to that, all the Catholics who remained faithful to the true faith and who could not accept what was going on, were waiting for the pope to straighten the whole mess out. Talk about a shock when they got the news.
We can all thank those "R&R" pioneering trads for their True Obedience to the pope, they understood the difference between True Obedience, False Obedience and Blind Obedience. If it weren't for them keeping and handing down the faith, - pope or nope, where would we all be today?
True Obedience is "We are first of all under obedience to God, and only then under obedience to man."
False Obedience is "We can do no wrong as along as we obey the pope."
Blind Obedience is "We must obey the pope no matter what."
So no, it is not schism to say pope Leo is the pope and not follow him in his heresies and errors - reference True Obedience above.
I am not talking about the laity. My problem is men took it into their own hands like it was a human organization. But that doesn't really matter now because we now have been wandering in the desert for 60+ years.
I think a lack of trust in God was strong in the 60s. When God wants something done, He makes it clear. I have not heard of anyone who waited for that clarity.
So now I believe that we need to practice the Faith as best as possible with whatever irregular sacraments we have and pray that God sends clarity for the next steps.
Just my own opinion, nobody has to believe or understand me.
Prayers for us all.
Topic: Angelus June 1982 (Read 2001 times)