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Offline Ekim

Re: SSPX chapel in the dark
« Reply #15 on: January 15, 2018, 10:25:18 AM »
Hey Wallflower, you are ABSOLUTELY correct.  I stumbled onto the SSPX in 1988 when I saw ABC World News Tonight report on the “First Excommunication in Generations” and the “Rebell Archbishop”.  It peaked my 17 year old interest so I started writing letters to H. E. Bishop Williamson.  I was dumbfounded when he actually wrote back to this 17 year old kid...and continued to write back and answer questions for years.  

Bishop Williamson formed Catholic Warriors, training them to “bring the fight to the man!”.  Fr. La Reuix (sp?) forms Catholic Gentlemen who know nothing about the trenches.

SSPX no longer have the gritt.  They are soft.  Sadly the Now old timers have also abandoned their mentor as well as his warrior spirit.

Fr. K. Novak who once led Eucharistic processions to the steps of the local NO church to offer Benediction in reperation for the many sins and blasphemy’s committed against Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament (lay ministers, Communion in the hand...) Now praises Bp. Schneider from the pulpit no longer recognizing that he still performs these blasphemies.  He “Prays that Bp. Williamson lands back on his feet”.

Where have all the warriors gone?  Lulled to complacency.

Sad times.  Sad times in deed!
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Offline Incredulous

Re: SSPX chapel in the dark
« Reply #16 on: January 15, 2018, 11:44:50 AM »
Quote from: Meg on January 15, 2018, 10:12:52 AM
I have to wonder if maybe the decline of fighting spirit against modernism by the SSPX began with Summorum Pontificuм in 2007, and then the 'lifting' of the excommunications of the SSPX bishops in 2009. Maybe the these concessions by Rome were seen by the SSPX as an acceptance of them by the Roman authorities, of sorts. The desire to be accepted can be a powerful motivator. One can forget the bigger picture.

The stage was set for 2007 to be a landmark change for the SSPX.

At first glance, the Pope's Motu was an admission or error and the freeing-up the of the Tridentine Mass.

At 2nd glance, Bp. Fellay had condoned Benedict's change of the Novus ordo missae to the Ordinary rite and the Tridentine Mass to an Extraordinary rite.  

St. Pope Pius V's codification of the TLM was once again violated, but no one seemed to care about these details?



In hindsight, it all seemed so prearranged, even the handshake.
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Offline Capt McQuigg

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Re: SSPX chapel in the dark
« Reply #17 on: January 15, 2018, 01:28:33 PM »
Quote from: SeanJohnson on January 14, 2018, 09:33:37 PM
Dude-

I stuck around after Mass today for adult catechism class, since it was announced from the pulpit that Mediator Dei (Piux XII on the liturgy - 1947) was going to be discussed.

I never do this, but since the liturgical deform is a hotspot of mine, I made a conscious attempt to stick around, because something told me I should.

I was appalled by the level of knowledge (i.e., lack of it) among the parishioners, as evinced by the questions they were asking.

With two exceptions, they were totally clueless (Since I know my chapel watches me, the two who impressed me were PB and SH).

It really is incredible how ignorant lifelong SSPXers can be!

I could say much more, but I don't want to make trouble at my chapel.
Can you tell us what knowledge they lacked?  Or does the majority of parishioners at your SSPX chapel read Cathinfo on a regular basis? 
I'm betting the St Louis chapel reads this website regularly - a few years back the priest made a reference to it during the sermon.
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Offline Bilbo

Re: SSPX chapel in the dark
« Reply #18 on: January 15, 2018, 01:54:47 PM »
I recently had a conversation with an old friend that still attends the SSPX and has their kids in one of their  schools. I happened to mention the CMRI as we spoke and I was then asked what that is. I explained who they were and he said that he had never heard of them. I was completely perplexed by the fact that he had no idea what was going on in the church outside of his little parish. With all of the madness going on in the church today, how can one properly gauge where they stand without at least knowing the arguments of others on the topic? 

My brother is another one, he told me that he has put all of his money on the SSPX and is not changing  his course now at this point in his life.

It seems like some people have blind faith in the Society and that's all they can handle.
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Offline wallflower

Re: SSPX chapel in the dark
« Reply #19 on: January 15, 2018, 03:15:30 PM »
Quote from: Ekim on January 15, 2018, 10:25:18 AM
I stumbled onto the SSPX in 1988 when I saw ABC World News Tonight report on the “First Excommunication in Generations” and the “Rebell Archbishop”.  It peaked my 17 year old interest so I started writing letters to H. E. Bishop Williamson.  I was dumbfounded when he actually wrote back to this 17 year old kid...and continued to write back and answer questions for years.  

What a great story! How fascinating are the daily workings of grace.
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