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Offline Centroamerica

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Re: Sede - Zero upsides, nothing but downsides
« Reply #15 on: December 27, 2023, 07:59:15 PM »
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  • Bishop Pivarunas states very clearly with sources that the Church contains the ability of the papacy in potencia and that a general council could elect a pope in the absence of the normal electors, that being the cardinals. If an atomic bomb were dropped on the Vatican today, that is not the end of the Church. The next in line would have the power to elect the successor of St. Peter.

     Plenus viadatus seems to advise me to join some group like Pope Michael. His posts are mostly juvenile and lacking substance. I think he should mature a bit before taking himself so seriously. Not really interested in engaging in discussion with him anymore. 
    We conclude logically that religion can give an efficacious and truly realistic answer to the great modern problems only if it is a religion that is profoundly lived, not simply a superficial and cheap religion made up of some vocal prayers and some ceremonies...

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    Re: Sede - Zero upsides, nothing but downsides
    « Reply #16 on: December 27, 2023, 09:25:45 PM »
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  • Plenus viadatus seems to advise me to join some group like Pope Michael. His posts are mostly juvenile and lacking substance. I think he should mature a bit before taking himself so seriously. Not really interested in engaging in discussion with him anymore.
    You never did engage in discussion, Centro, you just talked about me with your clever little nicknames, just as you do here.

    I replied to your 'wonderings' about the self-professed learned and humble ways of your arguments. Not a word in response, only labels of juvenile, immature, no substance, taking myself too seriously.

    Good luck to you in your blue jeans in your new church. I will pray for you - seriously.

    My final advice to you is NOT to join Pope Michael or any other false Pope or schismatic church. But I doubt you will take it, for the time is ripe!


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    Re: Sede - Zero upsides, nothing but downsides
    « Reply #17 on: December 27, 2023, 10:29:57 PM »
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  • ...you will do more to achieve God's plan than by a schismatic act of establishing a parallel hierarchy.

    Schism is when someone acknowledges the pope as being pope but refuses the rightful submission due him - such as the Eastern Orthodox or R'n'R.  Sedes don't acknowledge him as being pope so there is no 'parallel hierarchy'.  That's not really news though. 

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    Re: Sede - Zero upsides, nothing but downsides
    « Reply #18 on: December 28, 2023, 05:04:48 AM »
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  • Then why don't you choose one of the conclavist groups that have already done this? Which one would you choose, CA, I wonder? Maybe I could give you three options like you gave me?

    I will tell you why you don't choose one of those groups - because something deep down in your blessed Catholic heart tells you that they are in schism. You recognise the ones that have not behaved in this schismatic fashion as the true Catholics, yet if they would all come together and embark on that course of action, it would seem to give you more comfort, it would then legitimise this schismatic way by force or numbers?

    Yet our religion is not a numbers game. If that is the Catholic way, it is the right way and you should be on it, regardless of whether Bishop Williamson does it, or Bishop Da Silva does it, or Bishop Pivarunas does it. Is that not so?

    No, that is not what God requires of us. That is an oversimplification of what is happening in the Church. It is simply not a true and just judgement that the hierarchy has defected, that there is nothing left of it in the mainstream Church.

    Heed the advice of St Robert Bellarmine regarding a Pope destroying the Church - tell me how you destroy the Church if you do not destroy the Faith:

    "But they will say, therefore, only the Church is without remedy if it has a bad Pope, and the Pope can disturb all things unpunished, and destroy and no one will be able to resist. I respond: No wonder, if the Church remains without an efficacious human remedy, seeing that its safety does not rest principally upon human industry, but divine protection, since God is its King. Therefore, even if the Church could not depose a Pope, still, it may and must beg the Lord that he would apply the remedy, and it is certain that God has care of its safety, that He would either convert the Pope or abolish him from the midst before he destroys the Church. Nevertheless, it does not follow from here that it is not lawful to resist a Pope destroying the Church; for it is lawful to admonish him while preserving all reverence, and to modestly correct him, even to oppose him with force and arms if he means to destroy the Church. For to resist and repel by force of arms, no authority is required".

    Imagine, a Pope can want to destroy the Church. That can be his desire, his intention. So many do not want to believe it. No, such a one cannot be Pope, let us create another!

    God will indeed convert him or banish him. Pray fifteen decades of the Rosary every day for the consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as Bishop Williamson never tires of telling us, and you will do more to achieve God's plan than by a schismatic act of establishing a parallel hierarchy.
    Beautifully said PV!
    "But Peter and the apostles answering, said: We ought to obey God, rather than men." - Acts 5:29

    The Highest Principle in the Church: "We are first of all under obedience to God, and only then under obedience to man" - Fr. Hesse

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    Re: Sede - Zero upsides, nothing but downsides
    « Reply #19 on: December 28, 2023, 06:07:22 AM »
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  • Good luck to you in your blue jeans in your new church. I will pray for you - seriously.


    See it’s this kind of stuff that contribute nothing to the discussion and express juvenile, effeminacy. My first attendance at a SSPX mass was in 1985. I still currently frequent that same chapel which I saw go from a hotel of 18 people. I’ve never been to a New Mass, I’ve never been to Mass wearing blue jeans. I’ve spent more than 30 years reading about the Traditional Catholic Faith as a hobby from the days when Tan was nearly the only publisher and still trustworthy. 
    The nickname was an accident the first several times. I decided to keep it as it bodes well for you. 

    For those more interested in fruitful discussion, did anyone get a good listen to Bishop Pivarunas? Was anyone familiar with this conference or its booklet previously. He certainly seems to give the solution to Matthew’s original complaint about sedevacantism being useless unless it seeks to fill the vacancy of the seat. Any rational thinking Catholic will observe this and it seems that Bishop Pivarunas and Matthew or in agreement here. The problem is that it can only be done within an official capacity to be legit. And that’s where most Catholics also would agree. Those who do not agree become conclavists and elect a pseudo-pope. The Church does have the capacity in potentia to elect a pope.
    We conclude logically that religion can give an efficacious and truly realistic answer to the great modern problems only if it is a religion that is profoundly lived, not simply a superficial and cheap religion made up of some vocal prayers and some ceremonies...


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    Re: Sede - Zero upsides, nothing but downsides
    « Reply #20 on: December 28, 2023, 06:44:01 AM »
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  • This conference by Bishop Pivarunas was also turned into a booklet which he uses in the conference. I actually think the conference covers it very well. Bishop Pivarunas personally gave me a copy of the booklet because I had heard the conference several times and asked which booklet or docuмent he used. He found a copy and gave me special permission to make as many copies as I want and distribute them. Then later I noticed they were selling them for very cheap on the CMRI bookstore so I just bought several there as well. Here is the conference link. It’s about thirty minutes long. There are parts where I believe it could be interpreted to favor a legitimate form of solving the crisis. I can’t remember the minute mark. Maybe somewhere around twenty minutes. But it’s only 30 minutes long and very much worth listening to the whole thing. Then maybe buying the booklet for a few bucks to have on hand.

    https://youtu.be/vSkwPiqyv-k?si=wkyFRZND8_OAvWud
    Thank you Centro.  I very much admire and respect Bishop Pivarunas.  

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    Re: Sede - Zero upsides, nothing but downsides
    « Reply #21 on: December 28, 2023, 07:06:11 AM »
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  • You never did engage in discussion, Centro, you just talked about me with your clever little nicknames, just as you do here.

    I replied to your 'wonderings' about the self-professed learned and humble ways of your arguments. Not a word in response, only labels of juvenile, immature, no substance, taking myself too seriously.

    Good luck to you in your blue jeans in your new church. I will pray for you - seriously.

    My final advice to you is NOT to join Pope Michael or any other false Pope or schismatic church. But I doubt you will take it, for the time is ripe!
    He clearly was not talking about the conclavist groups, but you chose to go there.  He was focusing on the Traditional clergy having a united front.

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    Re: Sede - Zero upsides, nothing but downsides
    « Reply #22 on: December 28, 2023, 07:26:23 AM »
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  • The identity of the Roman Pontiff is not an opinion. It is of paramount importance. It is a dogma (ex cathedra! ;)) that it is necessary for salvation to be submitted to the Roman Pontiff (a picture in the vestibule isn’t sufficient).

    I agree we should draw the line and limit ourselves. As can be seen in your forum, the rabid anti-sede recognize and resisters are actually willing to DENY the DOGMA of the Indefectibility of the Catholic Church in order to keep their figure head Pope in place. Talk about crossing the line!

    Why are these important? How have you concluded that these are absolutely essential to Catholicism but somehow the Pope is totally meaningless (if not in theory, at least in practice). Someone can turn back around and say well this is just your opinion that these things are important, just like how you say the importance of the identity of the Pope is just a side issue with minimal weight.

    The Papacy, which was Divinely instituted by Christ, the rock and foundation of the Church, doesn’t matter in effect and it’s just your opinion and we can all get along without him. That completely runs contrary to Tradition. The hallmark of a Catholic is his submission to the Pope.
    The Papacy is irrelevant to Catholicism said no Catholic ever.

    It’s not just about the isolated question surrounding the Pope. This topic reaches so much further. Depending on how one answers this fundamental question will dictate their beliefs about the Church as a whole; her nature, essence. Some users on this platform insist that Bergoglio is the Pope which causes them to conclude that in fact the Church and her teaching authority is capable of becoming corrupt in faith and morals. I would never attend Mass with people who believe those egregious heresies and blasphemies. We can’t act side by side because we have SUBSTANTIALLY different beliefs about the Catholic Church. Differing beliefs that simply can’t be ignored for the sake of false unity. I will not sacrifice the Church’s teaching concerning the Indefectibility of the Roman See to “Unite the Clans”. These are non negotiable. Saints have sacrificed their lives to defend the divine rights of Peter and his successors.
    A lot of very good points Colin.


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    Re: Sede - Zero upsides, nothing but downsides
    « Reply #23 on: December 28, 2023, 07:46:47 AM »
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  • I am tired of this argument.   Yes the Pope is important to Catholicism, but unity and love of the brethren is, too.  We know there is something wrong with the person who holds this position. The NO, Ffsp, and like are inside the structure, all tolerated by the Pope, if you want to say this is true, then wouldn't the conclusion be to go to anyone of these in the structure.  We are all outside the structure.  All of the consecrations of Bishops that we recognize were done without papal approval.   Lucky for us we have access to so much literature and docuмentation that we are still able to have strong Catholic lives, pleasing to God.  We need to recognize that we can't fix the situation of the Papacy,  but we can be charitable to each other and help get the Sacraments to all the faithful.  Isn't that what is important.   I think all this discord and anger at each other ends up making the chasm between groups even bigger.  I know I am making overgeneralizations, but Matthew started this post saying sedevacantism is useless, which can immediately put people on the defensive and that is also useless in trying to bridge the gap between all the groups outside of Rome.
    1 Corinthians: Chapter 13 "4 Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely; is not puffed up; 5 Is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil;"

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    Re: Sede - Zero upsides, nothing but downsides
    « Reply #24 on: December 28, 2023, 07:55:39 AM »
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  • The identity of the Roman Pontiff is not an opinion. It is of paramount importance. It is a dogma (ex cathedra! ;)) that it is necessary for salvation to be submitted to the Roman Pontiff (a picture in the vestibule isn’t sufficient).
    This is not true. The dogma sates that it is absolutely necessary for salvation to be subject to the pope, not that we are to (blindly) submit to the pope. This dogma teaches me that the risk of sedeism is too high.

    I agree we should draw the line and limit ourselves. As can be seen in your forum, the rabid anti-sede recognize and resisters are actually willing to DENY the DOGMA of the Indefectibility of the Catholic Church in order to keep their figure head Pope in place. Talk about crossing the line!

    What rabid anti-sede? Remember, it is the whole sede idea that, not even being 50 years old, is the novel idea in all of this. It can properly therefore be said, if anything, that it is the sedes who are rabid anti-R&R.

    And it is only because of your want of understanding even after it's been explained to you that you say R&R is willing to deny the Church's indefectibility, you would not say such a ridiculous thing if you understood what you're talking about.
    "But Peter and the apostles answering, said: We ought to obey God, rather than men." - Acts 5:29

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    Re: Sede - Zero upsides, nothing but downsides
    « Reply #25 on: December 28, 2023, 08:01:01 AM »
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  • This conference by Bishop Pivarunas was also turned into a booklet which he uses in the conference. I actually think the conference covers it very well. Bishop Pivarunas personally gave me a copy of the booklet because I had heard the conference several times and asked which booklet or docuмent he used. He found a copy and gave me special permission to make as many copies as I want and distribute them. Then later I noticed they were selling them for very cheap on the CMRI bookstore so I just bought several there as well. Here is the conference link. It’s about thirty minutes long. There are parts where I believe it could be interpreted to favor a legitimate form of solving the crisis. I can’t remember the minute mark. Maybe somewhere around twenty minutes. But it’s only 30 minutes long and very much worth listening to the whole thing. Then maybe buying the booklet for a few bucks to have on hand.

    https://youtu.be/vSkwPiqyv-k?si=wkyFRZND8_OAvWud
    I'm guessing this is the correct booklet:

    Answering Objections to the Sedevacantist Position – Mary Immaculate Queen Center (miqcenter.com)


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    Re: Sede - Zero upsides, nothing but downsides
    « Reply #26 on: December 28, 2023, 08:20:28 AM »
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  • I'm guessing this is the correct booklet:

    Answering Objections to the Sedevacantist Position – Mary Immaculate Queen Center (miqcenter.com)

    Yes. That is it. A very well written docuмentation of a response to those who raise questions about a sede vacante. Every Catholic should have a copy. Someone should send them to the resistance priests. 
    We conclude logically that religion can give an efficacious and truly realistic answer to the great modern problems only if it is a religion that is profoundly lived, not simply a superficial and cheap religion made up of some vocal prayers and some ceremonies...

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    Re: Sede - Zero upsides, nothing but downsides
    « Reply #27 on: December 28, 2023, 08:25:05 AM »
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  • Yes. That is it. A very well written docuмentation of a response to those who raise questions about a sede vacante. Every Catholic should have a copy. Someone should send them to the resistance priests.
    Centro.  I just finished listening to the 27 minute talk.  Is this the whole thing?  I ask because His Excellency mentions at around 6:25 he will be speaking about jurisdiction afterwards, but the talk seems to have been cut off after he goes through the 5 objections. 

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    Re: Sede - Zero upsides, nothing but downsides
    « Reply #28 on: December 28, 2023, 09:27:34 AM »
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  • The thing I notice most about R&R people on this forum is that they seem to more concerned with sedevacantism and those who hold this position than the heresy, apostacy and blasphemy coming from the man they claim to be thier pope. 

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    Re: Sede - Zero upsides, nothing but downsides
    « Reply #29 on: December 28, 2023, 09:37:07 AM »
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  • The thing I notice most about R&R people on this forum is that they seem to more concerned with sedevacantism and those who hold this position than the heresy, apostacy and blasphemy coming from the man they claim to be thier pope.
    What you should notice is the R&R people fully understand there is nothing anyone can do about a pope who is a heretic. Proclaiming the pope is not the pope serves no good purpose whatsoever - as per the OP.
    "But Peter and the apostles answering, said: We ought to obey God, rather than men." - Acts 5:29

    The Highest Principle in the Church: "We are first of all under obedience to God, and only then under obedience to man" - Fr. Hesse