My only contention with it is the fact that there is an absolute truth to the matter (of whether or not we have a pope, and if the one we call that is him), and that as long as sedevacantists, or anti-papists (I'm not sure what else you could call someone who believes in the "other" option as if the choice of pope were an option on a McDonald's coke top) are here professing opinions (however understandable) to the contrary of that concrete truth, those just starting out in the faith can be led astray by them.
Yes, that's a terribly unpopular thing to say, but... if you believe in a concrete truth, then as far as I understand things, you have to stand up for that truth, and not pretend it's equal with errors, or give errors equal rights (thank heaven they've been restricted from terrorizing the rest of the forum), nor can you willingly allow others to spread the errors "on your watch". Eg, if I had the forum, I could not keep a good conscience and let people come on it and say there is no pope, or we have other popes. It might be understandable if they want to come on and ask the question... but when they ask, they SHOULD be able to get an answer that isn't in error, from the company of those who know the truth.
The truth, remember, isn't a multiple choice question. There aren't a buffet of "truths" to decide from, which one we like best. There is only one reality, and like it or not, we're all stuck with it. Since there's only one truth, people ought to have it, especially when among those who have it to share. But here they are (however we feel about it) getting two or three different messages, all being earnestly touted as absolute truth.
The fact that errors can be presented as truths here, and so confuse people, is a reality right now, not merely my opinion. The fact that the moderator of this board CAN keep what he knows are errors off of his board is also a reality. I can't answer for his conscience, but I wouldn't do it. Grateful as I am that the errors are restricted to being preached in one particular part of the board, the confused can still fall right into them if they go in there. Of course that's not something we the members can do anything about.
But I hope any lurkers out there do weigh in on this. I'd love to hear what they think.
For my part, I can only see things in terms of truth and error, and I know that error and evil have no rights as far as I know. In society, a Catholic king or president has no right to decree that a false deity can be preached only in this-and-such a neighborhood, or on this-and-such a street corner. "Tolerance" means we will refrain from locking them up or executing them (like the romans did to the Christians) if they preach it anywhere, and implies that those who preach error had better keep it inside of their houses of error. Being bad for society, all of society not looking to get into that error on purpose ought to be protected from it by those who know better.
But if that's true of errors in the society outside of our doors, then I can only imagine it must also hold as the right thing for society anywhere where Catholics have the good fortune to "rule". Now I, as a Catholic, would never open a baptist church, or a coffee house for atheists. I would not open a coffee house for pagans or atheists ANYWHERE, let alone in my Church or Catholic establishment. But if I would not do that for other errors in the "real" (non virtual) world, why on earth would anyone think it a good idea to give errors a place... any place, however small... in a Catholic run establishment meant for Catholics.
I cannot keep pagans out of a grocery store if I run one. But when I open a Catholic establishment FOR Catholics, those Catholics have every right to expect I mean the one and only Catholic Faith, and no other, and that nothing contrary will be found therein.
I cannot judge the souls of the sedevacantists. I won't go so far as to say they're not Catholic, because I'm sure if nothing else they MEAN to be in God's True Church, and have done their best to stay there. Only the Lord Himself knows whether they are culpable (or how much) for their error. But I do know that it is one, and thus it ought to be treated like any other error.
So if you would not open a part of this forum for people freely to teach that we all ought to worship Zeus, or mother earth, or to teach that women priests are good, or that some sin is not one, why it should be allowed here to say that there is no pope, or that there are other popes, is beyond me.
I appreciate your good intentions, but this is one issue I could never understand about this place.