Quote from: Wessex

The coming conference in London is an experiment. It is the first attempt at bringing together hardline trads outside the official SSPX in recent times. Those nervous of upsetting the local SSPX can show their independence now that Fr. Morgan has stated his position. Uniquely, it will assemble people who are concerned about the future of traditionalism in England and will not have to suffer the half-heartedness of regular congregations.

It can't be merely "traditionalism in England."  There are attendees from all
over the world.  People are concerned about it because traditionalism in
England affects traditionalism EVERYWHERE.

England might think of itself as a particular place with an individual set of
issues, problems, challenges and strengths, but it's much bigger than that.

The Faith in England cannot be separated from the Faith in the Universal
Church. It is very important, and the devil knows that.  That's why this
conference is getting that negative publicity.  Ironically, any kind of
publicity is still exposure, and there could be a number of attendees who
show up only because of the attacks of the devil that drew their attention
to it.

Hopefully, this can set in motion something big. And the loud publicity whether  based on truth or lies may attract people who know how very serious the reason is for this gathering. The organisers focus on the problems inside the Society; would that they could extend to cover the wider subject of English traditionalism and maybe guarantee a larger crowd. The SSPX mission for various reasons never covered everyone and there are many people who are less concerned about its politics who could make an important contribution if recognised.

A certain C. Pryor, I believe that was him-the semi-professional f/t Williamson hater, was glaring at me in the Community Room after Mass..Didn't exactly make me shake in my boots...His Dad heckled Bp williamson once at a dinner...Afterwards my friend Terry "defended" his behaviour by saying, " well, they aren't very smart and they really don't know much..." Quite right.. :boxer:

Bp. W makes religion and going to church anything but drab. But he cannot do this without treading on the toes of vested interests and their protective bureaucracies. It did not take long for the Society to go the way of all institutions and end up in the hands of a few individuals whose appetite for self-preservation knows no bounds. Those now outsde the firm can do no better than steal ABL's thunder because his organisation no longer wants it. But initially ABL had benefit of and could tap into France's great religious tradition; doing the same in the Anglo-American world is a much different proposition.  

 

The anti-Resistance is so illogical and duplicitous that they're becoming hard to even listen to...I was at St. Michael's, Farmingville LI, last Sunday...One of Fr. Pfeiffer's former secrataries--one of two sisters--said that the Resistance "scares her" and that " they're following the Archbishop and not the Church..." I was mostly listening to a conversation btwn her and someone else and wasn't invited into it...I think my reputation proceeds me....and didn't respond much...She sd that " the sede-vacantists love those guys.." and " the sede-vacantists are the ones pushing people out the door...." Such ignorance spouted out over the course of 90 seconds just took my breath away...She didn't seem very open to discussion...Her idea of conversation seemed akin to defecating in the middle of a room and walking away...

 :shocked:

I'll tell the story of the dullard that heckled Bp williamson on a Jan night in '03...Bp williamson came to St Michael the Archangel chapel in farmingville, LI to hear confessions, say Mass and to have a dinner with us...Mostly his Excellency wished to let us know why we had 4 different priests in one year after Fr. huvar left for Dickinson, Tx..Frs. Darby, a French priest fm the Phil chapel, Fr. Chazal and Fr. Burfett...
       He mentioned in his talk the upcoming unjust, unnecessary, illegal invasion of Iraq and his opposition to it...Well that shook the American exceptionalists roaches out of the woodwork obviously bc one--a B. Pryor--spoke up and sd; "Well, if you care about what happened on 9-11 you'll support this war..." His exact words..I remember it as though it were yesterday...Better for people such as B. Pryor to keep their mouths shut and, at least, preserve some mystery as to how clueless they are: In one sentance he;
1. Implied that his Excellency didn't care about what happened on 9-11
2. Ignorantly conveyed the sense that Iraq had something to do with 9-11
3. Heckled a bishop..
        And now, I suppose, everyday is like the 4th of July for these people..

When I read your story, Bill, this is all I could think of.




AMURIKA!

(Only thing missing from this picture are cigarettes.)

Wow! That's funny. LOL.