You are so stupid, it's laughable. Let me ask you a question. Why are you posting here inside the forum "Crisis in the Church"? Did YOU deem there to be a crisis, or did the Vatican officially announce this crisis?
The reality you fail to realize is that all of our salvations depend on us learning the Catholic Faith sufficiently well to know true popes from antipopes. Yes, you, me, and everybody on this board must deem who are true versus false popes.
Are you actually serious? Because I'd say the same thing, to shoot holes in your premise. You ACTUALLY BELIEVE the absurd conclusion your beliefs leads to? You believe the "reductio ad absurdam" that would normally refute your position? Give me a break.
A kind old grandmother must be a master of theology and philosophy -- she must somehow become learned in these disciplines in between advising her children, baking, keeping house, etc. In fact, many men and women would never be capable of such high-end intellectual pursuits.
You couldn't do a better job of pointing out the ridiculous nature of your beliefs -- you're taking your own position ad absurdam for me!
In other words, that would be MY argument -- everyone can't be expected to be a theologian. God clearly doesn't demand or ask that of everyone. Therefore, there is something wrong with your dogmatic sedevacantist hypothesis.
Dogmatic sedevacantists have more than a few screws loose. If anyone is confused as to what constitutes a dogmatic sedevacantist -- well, FKP is one of them.
Matthew
Poor argument. Why is it absurd that God requires us to make Him the most important aspect of our lives?
Matthew, your error is that because your sin and blindness cause you to have difficulty in seeing the obvious Truths of the Catholic Faith, you wrongly believe that a little old grandmother is going to have the same difficulty. No, the Catholic Faith is simple. Demanding? Yes, but simple.
Matthew, where to you go to Mass, if anywhere?
Are you willing to socialize with non-Catholics?
Have you anathematized your biological family members who are rejecting of Catholic Truth?
Perhaps these are the sins blinding you. I am sure you possess the intelligence to recognize the logic of the Catholic position, but do you possess the love of the Truth sufficient to make the necessary sacrifices for God?