Author Topic: Where to go from here? (Read 3447 times)

CathMomof7 · « **Reply #15 on:** November 26, 2010, 09:09:49 AM »

Quote from: Alexandria

The events of the past few days have left even me devastated. I feel like someone has punched me in the gut. I have given the Vatican II "popes" every benefit of the doubt...I can no longer do that.

Something is horribly wrong with Holy Mother Church. Take it from me, the faith that resides within the conciliar church is not the Faith that I was taught as a child.

These men who are occupying the Chair of Peter are destroying the Church. This one has gone places JPII never touched, and JPII (of very unhappy memory) was bad enough. There is not much left to dispose of. Of course, to keep the conciliar folks deluded, they will never touch those essential dogmas, i.e. they will never say that there are actually two persons in the Blessed Trinity and oops!, many pardons, but hereinafter we will call it the Blessed Duo.

This is exactly how I feel. I have not been a sede naysayer and I am beginning to see things from there point of view. This is a truly horrible time.

Alexandria · « **Reply #16 on:** November 26, 2010, 11:59:50 AM »

CM7, I took note also of how the sedes were/are regarded by everyone and derided by most. Often I would think that, if they are so deluded and "insane", why bother with them at all? Surely if they are that bad, everyone can see that and the sedes would be completely ignored.

But, no. Articles continue to appear in which, along with the supposed "debunktion" (don't think it is a word, but it serves the purpose at this moment) of the sede theory, the authors do nothing but hurl vicious insults at them.

If the sedes are so wrong, truly, would this be necessary? Plus, I am not a good fence sitter - it is either I am for the pope completely or I am not - none of this picking and choosing for me.

That's the way I look at it. It is different for everyone.

faith3faith · « **Reply #17 on:** November 26, 2010, 01:38:58 PM »

Well, I'm a fence sitter,....I figure I don't need to judge whether Benedict is a heretic or not. I don't see any place in Catholic dogmatic teaching where I am condemned for NOT judging someone. After all, when I stand before God then I will have to answer for my sins, not the sins of others.

However, I'm certianly not like the NO crowd who "judge" the sedes as being heretics, while ignoring the apparent heretical statements from Benedict. I believe the Sedes may be wrong or may be right, so I'm simply sitting back and observing it all from a distance as I strive to live for God each day.

Alexandria · « **Reply #18 on:** November 26, 2010, 01:42:19 PM »

Quote from: faith3faith

Well, I'm a fence sitter,....I figure I don't need to judge whether Benedict is a heretic or not. I don't see any place in Catholic dogmatic teaching where I am condemned for NOT judging someone. After all, when I stand before God then I will have to answer for my sins, not the sins of others.

I'm certianly not like the NO crowd who "judge" the sedes as being heretics, while ignoring the apparent heretical statements from Benedict. I believe the Sedes may be wrong or may be right, so I'm simply sitting back and observing it all from a distance as I strive to live for God each day.

Whatever....

By the way, can you change that inappropriate "avatar" (not sure if I am using the correct term)? This isn't FE.

Alexandria · « **Reply #19 on:** November 26, 2010, 01:50:44 PM »

F3F, I do understand what it is like to be undecided.

Some people have no problem sitting on a fence; I was not one of them. I knew I had to make a decision one way or the other. Thanks to BXVI and his recent insanity, I was able to do that.