I asked that question about conditional ordination simply because others have expressed doubts about Msgr. Perez' ordination, and I wanted clarification.
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OLHC is too far for us to travel, but we have referred others to OLHC because they live closer to his parish. Sadly, they went once or twice but did not want to go back. Instead, they attend the novus ordo or indult masses. These are the same folks who will phone me regularly and complain bitterly about the novus ordo, the clown masses, Francis' antics, etc. Yet they will not return to OLHC because the priests at the novus ordo parishes tell them that Father Perez is not in communion with Rome.
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And around and around we go. Lately, these N.O. priests have told them not to gossip about Francis because what one hears about Francis from the main stream media (MSM) is anti-Catholic gossip.
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You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink.
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And, no, I am not a sedevacantist.
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I don't pretend to be an expert, but if we can't rely on the judgment of Fr. Frederick Schell regarding ordinations, then we don't have much we can be certain of. He had more training and experience in the Catholic Sacraments than most priests of his time, and he kept close association with other priests with even more qualifications. None of his associates ever criticized his choice of Fr. Perez as his successor.
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It's important that you notice how it is the OPPOSITION who is hurling epithets here: "...the priests at the Novus Ordo parishes tell them that Fr. Perez is not in communion with Rome." That's a red herring! Fr. Melito wasn't "in communion with Rome" if you want to go there. Why would "these same folks" have had no problem with the independent Fr. Melito's Masses but suddenly they're scared of another independent priest's Masses? Fr. Melito was ordained by a local bishop in the United States, whereas Fr. Perez was ordained by Cardinal Stickler in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy. So then what?
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There are hundreds of independent priests offering the TLM without the approval of the local Newchurch bishop, all over the world. In fact ALL of the sedevacantist priests are in that category. The Catholics going to those Masses don't mind it's not under the local bishop who has jurisdiction. (Bishop Pivarunas CMRI, has no ordinary jurisdiction.) None of the SSPX bishops have ordinary jurisdiction, either. Nor SSPV, for that matter.
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Those families who keep complaining about the Novus Ordo clown masses, Francis' antics, etc., would have the same aversion with SSPX Masses or any other independent priest's Masses. Why are they listening to what the Novus Ordo parishes tell them when the Novus Ordo parishes are the cause of all their grief? That sounds really twisted.
It seems to me they ought to call Msgr. Perez on the phone -- he answers his phone in person, when he's there --
and make an appointment to go speak to him about this problem. He is a very nice guy. I think they'd be shocked to find how much more personable and compassionate he is compared to their Novus Ordo fire-breathing pastors. I know it's not proper to compare priests, but there comes a time you have to look the facts in the face if you want to keep your feet on the ground.
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The local Newchurch bishop is terrified of OLHC, and it wouldn't surprise me if he's pulling out all the stops to attack whatever he can.
If you want the straight scoop, you have to go to the source. Go ask Msgr. Perez in person. He won't give you the run-around.
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