Here is Tony La Rosa's argument objecting to being classified as a "Sedevacantist" if Pope Benidict dies before Jorge:
"The term “Sedevacantist” did not exist before Vatican II. It is a term applied to those who hold that the Chair of St. Peter has been vacant since 1958 due to the alleged heresies of the conciliar popes. If Benedict XVI dies first, I will not automatically become a “Sedevacantist”, the term as applied above. Furthermore, even if Jorge Bergoglio was a saintly man, he would still be an antipope because he was invalidly elected. Therefore, I don’t need the argument of “heresy” to defend my position. If Benedict XVI dies, we will simply be in a period of “sedevacante”, as we were between the reigns of Pope Pius X and Pope Benedict XV. If Jorge Bergoglio dies first, will those who accept him as pope become “Sedevacantists”?"
I Will Not Turn into a Sedevacantist if Benedict XVI Dies before Jorge Bergoglio – Ecclesia Militans
Thus, he is correct; if the term "Sedevacanstist" is restricted to those who believe the Chair of Peter is vacant since the death of Pius XII. Then in that case, those who hold Pope Benedict as the current Pope will not be considered Sedevacantist.
Just idiotic semantics. He defines "sedevacantist" as someone who holds that the See has been vacant since 1958, while the term could (and here would be) just applied to mean that if Benny die, that he would hold the See to be vacant rather than occupied by Bergoglio.
Please stop posting stupidity.
Do we need to play the game and rephrase the question. So, Tony, if Benny dies, would you hold that Bergoglio would become the pope or would you hold the See to be empty?
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