Author Topic: SSPX and rural areas (Read 3465 times)

chichi is my cat · « **on:** June 16, 2011, 11:26:52 AM »

I seem to notice that the SSPX tends to gravitate towards rural areas. This can be shown by St Mary's, Post Falls,ID and in their Georgia Mass center among other places.

Why is it that they do not gravitate towards city centers and or their suburbs? They can attract more people to their Mass centers by doing that then being in less populated areas.

Telesphorus · « **Reply #1 on:** June 16, 2011, 11:34:06 AM »

Quote from: chichi is my cat

I seem to notice that the SSPX tends to gravitate towards rural areas. This can be shown by St Mary's, Post Falls,ID and in their Georgia Mass center among other places.

Why is it that they do not gravitate towards city centers and or their suburbs? They can attract more people to their Mass centers by doing that then being in less populated areas.

It's a deliberate policy. Supposedly it's so that people migrate to the countryside form Catholic communities. The chapel here near the city center has been relocated to a rural area 20 miles south of town.

wallflower · « **Reply #2 on:** June 16, 2011, 11:49:10 AM »

I really need to find ABL's quote on rural life. It would probably give some insight on this.

Telesphorus · « **Reply #3 on:** June 16, 2011, 11:52:04 AM »

Quote from: wallflower

I really need to find ABL's quote on rural life. It would probably give some insight on this.

Rural life is good but locating a chapel outside a major metropolitan area, even in a place like St. Mary's, is not truly "rural" in the quiet peaceful sense. You need to be over a 100 miles away from a metro area to have truly rural environment. There's nothing quite so nice and peaceful as an old house in a small town. Especially grandma's.

MaterDominici · « **Reply #4 on:** June 16, 2011, 12:46:45 PM »

I wish ours would relocate. It's in the middle of a big city and in a pretty bad neighborhood on top of it.