Send CathInfo's owner Matthew a gift from his Amazon wish list:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/25M2B8RERL1UO

« previous next »
Pages: 1 ... 9 10 [11] 12 13 ... 15

Author Topic: Brazilian Resistance Seminary Now SAJM  (Read 4263 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Plenus Venter

Re: Brazilian Resistance Seminary Now SAJM
« Reply #50 on: March 22, 2026, 06:31:12 AM »
Quote from: Centroamerica on March 21, 2026, 09:23:08 AM
I was married by Bishop Thomas Aquinas at the chapel of Fr. David Nass. I also speak fluent Portuguese, have been to Brazil this month and spoke personally with parishioners there.

You provided no true Catholic argument and are only assuming people don’t know the details.
On the contrary, I am aware of how little you know about the situation of the monastery by your ignorant and harmful posts on this thread https://www.cathinfo.com/sspx-resistance-news/benedictines-in-brazil-need-your-support/15/ which undermined our efforts to raise much needed funds for the monastery. The monastery's correction of the false information you provided then can be found on page 2 of that thread. You are clearly no friend of the monastery and have little understanding of its position. 
Logged

Offline Centroamerica

Re: Brazilian Resistance Seminary Now SAJM
« Reply #51 on: March 22, 2026, 09:57:33 AM »
Quote from: Plenus Venter on March 22, 2026, 06:31:12 AM
On the contrary, I am aware of how little you know about the situation of the monastery by your ignorant and harmful posts on this thread https://www.cathinfo.com/sspx-resistance-news/benedictines-in-brazil-need-your-support/15/ which undermined our efforts to raise much needed funds for the monastery. The monastery's correction of the false information you provided then can be found on page 2 of that thread. You are clearly no friend of the monastery and have little understanding of its position.

I’ve been to the Monastery many times and slept in its quarters many times. Unlike forum readers, I do know the monastery and its position very well. I have also been to its school on more than one occasion. 

If speaking truth to the matter undermines the Monastery’s ability to ask for American money every six months, so be it. 

Brazil is a huge country with an enormous Catholic and Traditional Catholic population. If Traditional Catholics in Brazil cannot support financially the school that I saw at the Monastery, I would suggest that the root of the problem is not merely financial but also professional. 

You would do well to note that the Holy Cross Monastery is not the only Traditional Catholic monastery in Brazil. It’s not even the only Benedictine Traditional Catholic Monastery. It is the only one repeatedly asking for foreign money. I don’t think that’s necessarily an issue per se. But if it starts to look questionable and repetitive and is followed by claims of “authority” and banning the sacraments of other resistance priests, then it starts to tell a different story for those smart enough to pay attention. 

I’ll be a great friend to The Holy Cross Monastery, when they start to put priority of the getting sacraments to Brazil via the priesthood. For now, their focus seems to be assuming authority over the Faithful through singularity. 

Logged

Offline Twice dyed

  • Supporter
Re: Brazilian Resistance Seminary Now SAJM
« Reply #52 on: March 22, 2026, 10:25:11 AM »
Fr. MacD. notes that Benedictines are NOT a mendicant (Begging) order.  Benedictine monasteries are normally geared to work and produce things that they can sell, and pay their bills. 

Hence their motto: , Ora et Labora.
The Faithful can/should donate of course. The Vat II crisis is crippling the entire religious orders sector... Fewer priests, monks, religious vocations, faithful, infrastructure...ultimately leads to pathetic BOTTOM LINE$, the red ones.


P A X.
Logged

Offline Centroamerica

Re: Brazilian Resistance Seminary Now SAJM
« Reply #53 on: March 22, 2026, 10:27:25 AM »
Quote from: Plenus Venter on March 22, 2026, 06:31:12 AM
https://www.cathinfo.com/sspx-resistance-news/benedictines-in-brazil-need-your-support/15/ which undermined our efforts to raise much needed funds for the monastery.

I’m not even sure my comment did that much damage. It is more likely the fact that Cath Info was targeted as a place to ask for money every year. A quick search will reveal that. In general, Catholics are to support their own clergy. It’s a Catholic obligation. 

It’s more likely that people weren’t in a hurry to send money after seeing the posts each year about dire needs. 

Just don’t question their authority or their finances and you’ll be in their good graces. 
Logged

Offline Giovanni Berto

Re: Brazilian Resistance Seminary Now SAJM
« Reply #54 on: March 22, 2026, 12:21:37 PM »
Quote from: Centroamerica on March 22, 2026, 09:57:33 AM
I’ve been to the Monastery many times and slept in its quarters many times. Unlike forum readers, I do know the monastery and its position very well. I have also been to its school on more than one occasion.

If speaking truth to the matter undermines the Monastery’s ability to ask for American money every six months, so be it.

Brazil is a huge country with an enormous Catholic and Traditional Catholic population. If Traditional Catholics in Brazil cannot support financially the school that I saw at the Monastery, I would suggest that the root of the problem is not merely financial but also professional.

You would do well to note that the Holy Cross Monastery is not the only Traditional Catholic monastery in Brazil. It’s not even the only Benedictine Traditional Catholic Monastery. It is the only one repeatedly asking for foreign money. I don’t think that’s necessarily an issue per se. But if it starts to look questionable and repetitive and is followed by claims of “authority” and banning the sacraments of other resistance priests, then it starts to tell a different story for those smart enough to pay attention.

I’ll be a great friend to The Holy Cross Monastery, when they start to put priority of the getting sacraments to Brazil via the priesthood. For now, their focus seems to be assuming authority over the Faithful through singularity.

Since you mentioned that you lived in Brazil, reason with me: 5 dollars from an American donor becomes 25 reais. 5 dollars is not much for an American, while 25 reais is not that little for most Brazilians. So, if a few Americans give you some dollars, it will be a lot in Brazil once you convert the money, and you will need less donors to raise the same money. The same idea can be applied to Western European money. Euro or pounds are worth a lot here.

This is my best guess as to why they are always asking for money from Americans and European Traditionalists.
Logged
Pages: 1 ... 9 10 [11] 12 13 ... 15
« previous next »