Perhaps Bp. Fellay does not realize most of the trad world is a l l o v e r t h e I n t e r n e t!
Furthermore, every kind of Trad is online, from those who attend both rites, Tridentine/ Conservative N.O. to the most sede of the sede’s. We are here to learn, discuss, argue, and yes, to gossip, slander, and share our “expertise” on all matters Catholic!
Very, very few trads abstain from all use of the internet. I do know of two, both elderly who lack internet enabled devices and the knowledge of how to use them. Both of these do not hesitate to contact me and others to access current information regarding the trad world. For wage earners, unless ours is an online job, dare I say the majority of trad online time is spent on sites concerning the Catholic Faith? I could be wrong, of course.
Does Bp. Fellay believe, or just w a n t to believe the average tradcat has a 1950’s and before mentality?
“If the priest/bishop/pope/teacher/doctor/scientist/President/governor/mayor….says it, I can know it’s true and trust the “experts” to have my best interests at heart? All I need do is follow orders.”
This may have worked for the Silent Generation, but no more. We’ve peeked behind the curtain and discovered the “great and powerful” Wizard of Oz is not. The emperor is indeed butt naked and that i s an elephant in the living room! Our world, the Church included, is not to be automatically trusted. Our Lord said to his disciples, “I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore w i s e as s e r p e n t s and m e e k as d o v e s.” Mt. X:xvi
In yet another instance He commands us to “w a t c h and p r a y.” Mt. XXVI;ivxi. Note the cautionary injunction comes first, “be…wise,” and “watch.”
Bishop Fellay probably doesn’t read CI, but I know some of his priests do, or are in contact with those who do. So, Bp. Fellay, with all due respect, I live in reality, in 2025. While I certainly consider your carefully worded caution about avoiding the internet concerning Leo XIV, like most serious Catholics trying to save our souls, I approach online information as Our Lord instructs, with wisdom and watchfulness. It is how we must approach all the opinions of men, even the “experts” Your Excellency included. “Let God be true, but every man a liar…” Romans III;iv.
First, we discern with wisdom and watchfulness, and then we move ahead in meekness and prayer, taking heed because a n y o n e among us can fall. I Cor. X;xii Any Catholic who has attained the adult use of reason who wishes to be saved in this time of crisis, m u s t educate himself in the Faith as handed down by Christ, and in the waiys and wiles of the Prince of this world. II Cor. XX;xi.
For better or worse, the internet i s the main source of information for the majority of the world’s inhabitants, Catholics included. Rather than discourage its use, pray, then, to the Holy Ghost, that He enliven in us the Gifts conferred by Him through the Sacraments of Baptism and especially, Confirmation. Enjoin then, the Faithful to avail themselves of the internet, with the Gift of Discernment to attain true knowledge, and to be worthy of the Promises of Christ Our King with Mary, Our Queen.
In turn, I pray for you, Your Excellency, as do all Catholics for their bishops.
CI friends, this post sort of turned into a letter to +Bp. Fellay. That wasn’t my intention, does anyone think I should edit and send it? I probably won’t, but the idea occurred to me.
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