Author Topic: Did anyone here grow up entirely within Traditional Catholicism? (Read 674 times)

Anna1959 · « **on:** August 20, 2011, 09:31:09 PM »

I'm just wondering; although I'm a convert, my entire experience of Catholicism (except for maybe one month) has been within the Traditional Catholic movement dating from the 1970s.

Just wondering if there is anyone else like me, or somewhat like me out there! :)

I know Bishop Williamson of the SSPX has a situation a bit similar to mine: he became Catholic via the novus ordo religion, but left about 2 months later for the Traditional movement, back in the 1970s, like me.

But I don't know of anyone else.

MaterDominici · « **Reply #1 on:** August 20, 2011, 10:05:38 PM »

There are a few here who go "way" back. Of course, the younger you are, the easier it would be to have "always been Trad." : )

Myrna and Emerentiana I think both have been Trads for a long time. Matthew was born into a Trad family. Bruno has been a Trad since the '70s, but he doesn't post much, so I don't know much about him.

SMTA · « **Reply #2 on:** August 21, 2011, 08:22:18 AM »

Cradle Catholic here - now at 53 years.

Catholicism was very different when I was a child.

No bible reading at all, go to church or go to Hell. etc.

Much more different now - some better, some worse.

Stubborn · « **Reply #3 on:** August 21, 2011, 11:37:45 AM »

51 years old and was raised a trad since about 1967 or so.....basically when the revolution was gaining momentum, it freaked out my folks who thought the end of the world was upon us and *POOF* - Instant trad.

I remember my folks taking us all over the state seeking a Sunday Mass but found none - only the NO abomination was at all the churches - - somehow they found a TLM in someone's basement. Wonderful priest! Next thing you knew the people rented a banquet hall for Sunday Mass! Next thing after that, the priest went to +ABL and once again *POOF* the SSPX was founded in the USA.

Anna1959 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 21, 2011, 03:23:30 PM »

Quote from: Stubborn

51 years old and was raised a trad since about 1967 or so.....basically when the revolution was gaining momentum, it freaked out my folks who thought the end of the world was upon us and *POOF* - Instant trad.

I remember my folks taking us all over the state seeking a Sunday Mass but found none - only the NO abomination was at all the churches - - somehow they found a TLM in someone's basement. Wonderful priest! Next thing you knew the people rented a banquet hall for Sunday Mass! Next thing after that, the priest went to +ABL and once again *POOF* the SSPX was founded in the USA.

Boy, I can relate to a lot of this! My mother's family was Catholic, and they all left the Church in 1970 after the novus ordo was introduced. I was not raised Catholic, but overheard their conversations about the Church before and the church now, etc...made me interested in Catholicism, and well, here I am!

But I remember in the 1970s having to take 3 buses to get to Masses held in Ramada Inns.....and carpooling with friends to hear Masses even further away when the Ramada Inn one shut down. It was hard being a teenager who doesn't drive back then!