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Offline MiracleOfTheSun

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Which Book Best Describes the Crisis?
« on: May 10, 2024, 01:12:47 PM »
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  • Just curious what others think for books which best describe The Crisis.  My favorite is Against the Heresies by Lefebvre as it goes point-by-point through the errors and shows how they've all been embraced.  Any other good ones?



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    Re: Which Book Best Describes the Crisis?
    « Reply #1 on: May 10, 2024, 04:22:08 PM »
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  • I'm really enjoying Vol 1 of the Letters from the Rector: Ridgefield Letters by Bishop Williamson. It is a collection of monthly updates of what's going on in the 1980's. There are plenty of important bits of information regarding the crisis in it. I like the mention of trads having a siege mentality which causes a lack of outgoing charity. I think the siege mentality is still prominent today unfortunately. I think this book is an important, but secondary read for anyone studying the crisis.
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    Re: Which Book Best Describes the Crisis?
    « Reply #2 on: May 10, 2024, 04:56:51 PM »
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  • I remember reading the volume from when +Fellay became the Superior General and +Williamson noted that that went against the Statutes of the Society - that one of the bishops be the Superior General.  He figured it would be fine but, unfortunately, history shows this hasn't been the case.  Interesting reads from those days.

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    Re: Which Book Best Describes the Crisis?
    « Reply #3 on: May 10, 2024, 11:01:31 PM »
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  • http://sspxasia.com/Docuмents/Archbishop-Lefebvre/OpenLetterToConfusedCatholics/index.htm

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    Re: Which Book Best Describes the Crisis?
    « Reply #4 on: May 10, 2024, 11:07:07 PM »
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  • If you want to access Open Letter to Confused Catholics by Archbishop Lefebvre, the above link now tries to take you to the new SSPX site. Before being navigated away to the new site, click on 'Library of Catholic Docuмents' and then on 'Archbishop Lefebvre' and you will find the book.


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    Re: Which Book Best Describes the Crisis?
    « Reply #5 on: May 11, 2024, 01:53:15 AM »
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  • Just curious what others think for books which best describe The Crisis.  My favorite is Against the Heresies by Lefebvre as it goes point-by-point through the errors and shows how they've all been embraced.  Any other good ones?


    I would recommend W Walsh Bio of Isabella. :popcorn:
    There Is No Such Thing As 'Sede Vacantism'...
    nor is there such thing as a 'Feeneyite' or 'Feeneyism'

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    Re: Which Book Best Describes the Crisis?
    « Reply #6 on: May 11, 2024, 07:20:38 AM »
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  • Father Feeney’s writings laid out the true doctrinal root cause of the Crisis as it was actually happening, and not via the hindsight of the post Vatican II era.  Everyone else applied the 20/20 vision of hindsight.  Father Feeney therefore wins hands down.

    Heck, 98% of Trads STILL don’t get it.  Archbishop Lefebvre himself promoted “Anonymous Catholic” soteriology.

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    Re: Which Book Best Describes the Crisis?
    « Reply #7 on: May 11, 2024, 07:32:34 AM »
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  • Father Feeney’s writings laid out the true doctrinal root cause of the Crisis as it was actually happening, and not via the hindsight of the post Vatican II era.  Everyone else applied the 20/20 vision of hindsight.  Father Feeney therefore wins hands down.

    Heck, 98% of Trads STILL don’t get it.  Archbishop Lefebvre himself promoted “Anonymous Catholic” soteriology.
    Any writing to view in particular? Or should I just read all the issues of 'The Point' magazine?


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    Re: Which Book Best Describes the Crisis?
    « Reply #8 on: May 11, 2024, 10:00:33 AM »
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  • A tentative submission (because I just found it and haven't read it yet):
     The Mouth of the Lion 
    Bishop Antonio de Castro Mayer & the Last Catholic Diocese
    by Dr David Allen White

    It looks like a good one for this thread.
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    Re: Which Book Best Describes the Crisis?
    « Reply #9 on: May 11, 2024, 10:16:02 AM »
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  • Any writing to view in particular? Or should I just read all the issues of 'The Point' magazine?

    Both The Point and Bread of Life expose what was going on doctrinally already in the 1940s and 1950s.

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    Re: Which Book Best Describes the Crisis?
    « Reply #10 on: May 11, 2024, 10:42:14 AM »
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  • A lot of the Michael Davies books give a good picture of the crisis.  Some, like the Liturgical Revolution series, deal with specific things like the Council, the New Mass etc.  The Apologia series, although it deals specifically with Archbishop Lefebvre, give a good snapshot of what was going on at the time (all of which is still relevant today) — all the chaos & destruction in the parishes, and the contrast between that destruction — the authorities in the Church supporting all sorts of non-Catholic stuff — vs. suppressing Catholic doctrine & practice.  So if someone wanted something more anecdotal than doctrinal, I think they're very worthwhile.  Especially the Apologia Pro Marcel Lefebvre series. And one would not have to read all three books to get the idea.  Volume I would do.

    My link to the Apologia books online, above, seems to redirect, so let me try another way:

    Here's an Amazon link: 
    Apologia pro Marcel Lefebvre: Part One

    To get to the online version, try:
    https://tinyurl.com/APMLvolI



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    Re: Which Book Best Describes the Crisis?
    « Reply #11 on: May 11, 2024, 12:12:08 PM »
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  • Any writing to view in particular? Or should I just read all the issues of 'The Point' magazine?

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    Re: Which Book Best Describes the Crisis?
    « Reply #12 on: May 11, 2024, 04:02:01 PM »
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    Re: Which Book Best Describes the Crisis?
    « Reply #13 on: May 11, 2024, 05:38:59 PM »
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  • Both The Point and Bread of Life expose what was going on doctrinally already in the 1940s and 1950s.
    I heard there was an error on justification in the Bread of Life, is this true? Just want to keep this in mind before I read it.

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    Re: Which Book Best Describes the Crisis?
    « Reply #14 on: May 11, 2024, 08:02:36 PM »
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  • Vatican II Exposed as Counterfeit Catholicism by Frs. Francisco & Dominic Radecki, CMRI