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So, I'm Dominic. I found out about this forum by looking into the most niche sede nonsense I've ever come across, that is, Pope Michael I. I forget where it was even mentioned. XD I'm not SSPX so I hope that doesn't disturb anyone. I attend a diocesan latin mass on sundays. And I waste way too much time on the internet as you could probably tell. XD

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Hi Dominic!
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I am a newbie here getting my feet wet. My understanding was Traditional Catholics are welcome here even if not schooled in all things SSPX-related. I see Syracuse was just very unkind to you. He has only 47 posts, so maybe wait for some more feedback before you run away.
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As you can see from my introduction in this thread, not much before yours, I got rude feedback too (and also some nice, like forlorn's!). Some on the welcoming committee at Cathinfo are not  overly enthusiastic about new folk. [And you can't go hide from them in the Woman's Forum like I can]. It can feel a bit like being sharkbait. I have 5 downvotes and four upvotes (already!). One could conclude I am disliked more than I am liked. So you are not alone with your downvotes (only people who have been here awhile can give you down and up votes; I cannot give you any, as I would for your courageous candidness).
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But I am going to give it a little time. I will ignore the sharks who make their identities clear. Personally I feel as if I have more in common with SSPX and related groups than not. But some folks have been nice, and perhaps the sharks here are just more "activated", or starving for a fight. :boxer:
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My husband and I attend a Diosesan Latin Mass on Sundays. Are you in NE USA?
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You wrote:

"I really hope you're not the type that would rather miss mass than to attend a non-sspx latin mass."

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But many here are truly following their convicted conscience to do just that. Just like you and I are following our convicted conscience not to miss a Sunday Mass, even if circuмstances means that has to be a NO.  I would hope that the graces people receive in the beautiful SSPX Mass would be enough to make them to be able to muster respect the sincere conscience other Catholics who are not (perhaps, yet) where they are now.  If not, something is WRONG with them (or their choices) IMO.
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P.S. The Tridentine Mass is just the name for the Latin Mass we go to on Sundays, whether is SSPX, FSSP, or diosesan. The NO is that other, conventional, very sad Mass imposed on most Catholics.

I have to run. Hope you don't get beat up on too much! 

Dominic, I will share something I just learned, having been here just slightly longer than you. (But I have been working very hard to get the lay of the land, because I want to know if this is a benign place, or not. I am learning!)

You should know that you are not allowed to use the "like" and "dislike" buttons. Only regular (not newcomer) members can use those buttons. They are the (swarm of) judges, and you, the newcomer, are here to be judged. You heretic.  :heretic:

In my first good insider look here at SSPX and SSPX-related groups (I thought it was "Trad Cath" but now inside, I think unless I am in some ways related to SSPX I am in fact a disdained outsider to a chunk of folk here), I am beginning to get the idea that this is an insiders group that probably judges each other quite a bit.  Members of this group of elites, who are so much better than us, work to keep each other toeing the line. That certainly works to feel a bit like being constantly battered to many for these elitists, who must work tirelessly to adjust and align their life so they can avoid being judged for doing it wrong. This is all very tiring. But a newbie showing up here is a delightful opportunity to turn it around and enjoy being the smug batterer, rather than the battered!  That explains the "sharkbait" feeling I got right off.




If you aren't already an insider, then you just aren't good enough. And you being "ignorant you" means that you have nothing to offer. Just a lot to criticize (and dislike).

(There are nice folks here too, and I am thankful. I would like to know these like-minded, sincere Catholics better, but I am beginning to doubt I can handle exposing myself to the very real element of ugliness and unkindness, whatever size it is, that is deeply rooted and at home here. And I just cannot understand how exposure to such a beautiful Mass would not transform people to be more Christlike. How?)