Well I spoke with the priest yesterday. Basically to partake of communion there, I'd have to attend sede chapels exclusively. He referred me to Father Cekada's articles on not attending any Mass where the Pope's name is mentioned in the canon. I was pretty disappointed to hear this. But he is a very kind elderly man. He spoke with me for 2 hours and we really hit it off. From what I gather, he's totally convinced that sedevacantism is an absolute fact and he wants to have meetings with me to try to prove it to me. I am at a crossroads. I love it there and I really hit it off with this priest but the thing is, I'm not convinced of the sede position anymore than the R&R position. Please, please pray for me everyone, that the Holy Ghost will show me the truth and give me confidence in it.
See? It's another dogma of the Catholic Faith to some sedevacantists. They want exclusive access to your pocketbook, as well as "you" being solidly in their column, as they compete with other chapels for parishioners. It's about competition and greed.
If the priest himself isn't outright addicted to luxury, he at least wants that money to make HIS chapel more glorious, and wants more people.
I'm telling you, a good priest would provide a service and let Trad Catholics attend according to their needs and conscience. That's what Supplied Jurisdiction is all about -- meeting the
necessity of the people. That is what the Traditional Movement has been about, going back to 1970. Even priests who, today, would probably give in to some of the "McDonalds vs Burger King" competitive spirit, didn't dare do so "back in the day" (1980s, 90s) because that just wasn't done, or at least it wasn't a widespread practice yet. Maybe it's because the Traditional Movement was new, the disobedience was still a new thing, it didn't fit like a glove yet, so priests felt the need to be on their best behavior, to make the best possible case for themselves before God.
But again:
Good priests do NOT try to bind the consciences of others with ANYTHING other than Catholic dogmas. Unknowns such as the exact nature of the Crisis in the Church, or the Pope question, are NOT new dogmas. Priests can and should advise you, they can give their opinions -- but they must leave you to follow your conscience on such a matter of
prudence which does not have the certainty of Faith
.Another point: note that Fr. Cekada started a cult. This "good priest" is quoting Fr. C like he's some sort of guru. What was he, a prophet of some kind? Some random priest writes a book, and now other priests refer back to him like he's the Magisterium of the Church? There is definitely much sickness in the Sedevacantist world, even if we acknowledge (of course) that not every Sede is a bad person.