I have also been informed of a rumour running about Europe that "one third of the parishioners from Jolimont have left for sedevacantism." It's true that some parishioners from Jolimont have left for the so-called Resistance. None of them are sedevacantists. The reason I mention this silly rumour is that it highlights the fact that sedevacantism and the Resistance have nothing in common. Sedevacantism is about careful regard for truth, fearless facing of facts, and rigorous reasoning. Enough said.
I must say, I have lost a bit of respect that I had for John Lane after reading that last paragraph. Maybe I had him on a pedestal he didn't deserve to begin with? Maybe I didn't read enough of his posts, or enough of his *recent* posts.
Here I thought he was charitable, prudent, dignified, lofty, etc.
Why the ad-hominem and near-childish gratuitous assertion?
You realize, John, that "quod gratis asseritur gratis negatur".
What is gratuitously affirmed can be gratuitously denied. I have just as much right to say, "The Resistance is about careful regard for truth, fearless facing of facts, and rigorous reasoning."
I'm very disappointed by this blatant "rah rah" for Sedevacantism.
What can I compare it to? An obese American man with an IQ of 90 watching the War in Iraq on his TV; he suddenly stands up (knocking over a can of cheap lite beer) and pumps his fist while shouting "U-S-A! U-S-A!" as he watches a Smart Bomb blowing up an Iraqi building.
I'm sure that he can do better than that to promote Sedevacantism, if that's his aim.