Wow the criticism and lack of respect for hierarchical office here is breathtaking. I don't believe that the bishop claims to be a traditionalist. I don't think he claims to be ++Lefebvre or anything else of the sort. Why make the comparison. I'm rather fond of MJM and his work. He certainly does far more and true good than a bunch of website vigilantes hiding like cowards behind their keyboards and screen names. Jeesh.
If a member of the hierarchy is friendly to Tradition (not necessarily a traditionalist) and the traditional movement, has been a leader of the public and official opposition to the current pontiff, and seems sincere (no man can read another's heart), why ostracize him in such a manner? Would it not be more fruitful to ask God for a full conversation of the man? To hope for his return to the full practice of the faith as handed down?
I saw the video of Bp. Schneider at the conference MJM hosts from last year. I really enjoyed hearing him speak. I heard nothing more than a man trying to live his vocation out in the best way he knew how. I think we should be praying for bishops like this. If there is a restoration (Please, God) I cannot see any reason for it to leave out traditional Catholics like us who have absolutely no charity.
With friends like us, who needs enemies?
I think you have your facts mixed up:
It is Michael Matt who is making the comparison by lumping in Bishop Schneider with Archbishop Lefebvre by implying they are "birds of a feather" when he says that Archbishop Lefebvre would consider him a Godsend.
You also seem to gloss over the distinction between respect for the heirarchical office (i.e., the episcopacy, presuming the new rite is valid, that is), and the man (ecuмenist, new Mass, concelebration, Vatican II).
I have respect for the former, and contempt for the latter.
Michael Matt has done more damage to the traditional movement (while proclaiming himself its greatest member) than practically anyone else around, with his conciliar tradcuмenism: Hey, we're all on the same team!
Unfortunately, the man who pretends his agenda is the agenda of Archbishop Lefebvre would be roundly denounced by the latter for his indultarianism and tradcuмenism (both condemned by Lefebvre ad nauseum).
You also seem not to have noticed which of us posts in his real name, and which of us is a "website vigilante hiding like a coward behind their keyboard and screen name."
So far as +Schneider's alleged friendliness to Tradition, ABL said it was all a trap, but I know you can't handle that. Still, you could have saved your breath for Bishop Fellay's choir, rather than waste it here.
Regarding prayer for +Schneider's finding the integral faith, absolutely! Full agreement!
But what conference of MJM are you referring to? His disgraceful tradcuмenical farce (which serves modernist Rome, rather than Tradition)? If you enjoy such spectacles and conferences, it really says all I need to know about where you are at now days.
If there is to be a restoration, it will certainly not be by diluting tradition through Catholic Identity Conference-type tradcuмenism!
In fact I'm not even sure it should be called "tradcuмenism," since that implies the other parties are traditional.
It should be called what it is: Ecuмenism.
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