Author Topic: What Exactly is "The Resistance?" (Read 1801 times)

bben15 · « **on:** December 14, 2013, 11:32:17 PM »

Hello. :) At the bottom of the page, it says that this website supports "The Resistance" by Bishop Richard Williamson. Who exactly is Bishop Williamson, and what is "The Resistance?"

God bless you for answering my question.

Tiffany · « **Reply #1 on:** December 15, 2013, 02:05:58 AM »

Bp Williamson was with the SSPX and expelled. The Resistance is referring to a group of loosely associated clergy who have left or been expelled from the SSPX.

Search Google for:

Our Lady Of Mount Carmel U S A Father Pfeiffer

Search Facebook for:

St. Pius X Fathers Pfeiffer, Chazal and Hewko - Apostles of Jesus and Mary

Nadir · « **Reply #2 on:** December 15, 2013, 03:19:59 AM »

Dear Ben,

Firstly WELCOME! :rahrah:

Now go to the front page and click on New Posts. That will bring you to an Index of Topics in order of the last post, with the exception of the first several Topics which are left there permanently whether anyone has made a recent post or not. They are there for their importance.

There are three particular ones that may help you to understand:

Collection of Resistance Writings
Letter of Three SSPX Bishops to Bishop Fellay - PDF
Group for Reflection Among Catholics (GREC).

There's a lot of reading there, and maybe they demand a previous knowlege in order to understand what they are all about. It depends very much on how much you already know about tradition. I guess being 67, I experienced growing up with tradtition but you did not, so it might take a while to get the pieces sorted.

How much do you know of the Vatican Council and the work of Archbishop Lefebvre? This is all important knowledge to acquire.

And of course there's the grace of God and the Holy Spirit to guide you.

God bless your efforts.

Centroamerica · « **Reply #3 on:** December 15, 2013, 05:27:03 AM »

Quote from: Tiffany

Bp Williamson was with the SSPX and expelled. The Resistance is referring to a group of loosely associated clergy who have left or been expelled from the SSPX.

Search Google for:

Our Lady Of Mount Carmel U S A Father Pfeiffer

Search Facebook for:

St. Pius X Fathers Pfeiffer, Chazal and Hewko - Apostles of Jesus and Mary

I would be very cautious to limiting ones knowledge of the resistance to Fr. Pfeiffer and Fr. Chazal, considering many times what they say as far as opinions is not supported by Bishop Williamson and has actually been known to turn people away from the resistance.

soulguard · « **Reply #4 on:** December 15, 2013, 06:59:38 AM »

Strangely enough, I also want to know exactly what it is as well.

Some priests dont think the SSPX should make a deal with rome and so they either left the SSPX or were kicked out because of their point of view.
That is it, right?

Now they have an unofficial loose group of priests.
Their websites are very obscure as well. Hard to get info off them.

Mithrandylan · « **Reply #5 on:** December 15, 2013, 07:42:21 AM »

Hi bben,

I noticed in your intro thread that you are a catechumen?

Might I suggest worrying yourselves with the basics of the faith, and understanding the terrible crisis of our time that has been wreaked by the Second Vatican Council and the New Mass?

Everything every traditional group does today is a response to this crisis. It will be difficult to understand motives and actions and reactions with respect to the truth of the Catholic faith without first having a good working knowledge of the state of our times as traditional Catholics.

God keep you.

Pete Vere · « **Reply #6 on:** December 15, 2013, 07:58:13 AM »

I think a good place for you to start is with Dom Prosper Geranger's Liturgical Year. The collection is available online with pdf at the following URL:

http://www.theliturgicalyear.org/theliturgicalyearpdfs.html

I would also highly recommend some good biographies on St. Benedict and on St. Bruno, probably the two most important saints in western monasticism.

bben15 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 15, 2013, 08:10:54 AM »

Quote from: Mithrandylan

Hi bben,

I noticed in your intro thread that you are a catechumen?

Might I suggest worrying yourselves with the basics of the faith, and understanding the terrible crisis of our time that has been wreaked by the Second Vatican Council and the New Mass?

Everything every traditional group does today is a response to this crisis. It will be difficult to understand motives and actions and reactions with respect to the truth of the Catholic faith without first having a good working knowledge of the state of our times as traditional Catholics.

God keep you.

Thank you. :smile:

I'm actually a candidate, as I have been baptized. :smile:

Mithrandylan · « **Reply #8 on:** December 15, 2013, 12:29:36 PM »

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Quote from: Mithrandylan
Hi bben,

I noticed in your intro thread that you are a catechumen?

Might I suggest worrying yourselves with the basics of the faith, and understanding the terrible crisis of our time that has been wreaked by the Second Vatican Council and the New Mass?

Everything every traditional group does today is a response to this crisis. It will be difficult to understand motives and actions and reactions with respect to the truth of the Catholic faith without first having a good working knowledge of the state of our times as traditional Catholics.

God keep you.

Thank you. :smile:

I'm actually a candidate, as I have been baptized. :smile:

Encouraging that you can pick up on nuances and distinctions like these. Learn the history of the Council, the New Mass and the heresiarchs who designed the modernist take-over of the Church. Once you understand the doctrinal issues at work here, you will be able to see the motivations of each group.

2Vermont · « **Reply #9 on:** December 15, 2013, 04:42:04 PM »

Quote from: Mithrandylan

Quote from: bben15
Quote from: Mithrandylan
Hi bben,

I noticed in your intro thread that you are a catechumen?

Might I suggest worrying yourselves with the basics of the faith, and understanding the terrible crisis of our time that has been wreaked by the Second Vatican Council and the New Mass?

Everything every traditional group does today is a response to this crisis. It will be difficult to understand motives and actions and reactions with respect to the truth of the Catholic faith without first having a good working knowledge of the state of our times as traditional Catholics.

God keep you.

Thank you. :smile:

I'm actually a candidate, as I have been baptized. :smile:

Encouraging that you can pick up on nuances and distinctions like these. Learn the history of the Council, the New Mass and the heresiarchs who designed the modernist take-over of the Church. Once you understand the doctrinal issues at work here, you will be able to see the motivations of each group.

Yes, listen to Mith. I was a convert to the VII church like you and looking back I feel cheated. I didn't get the Catholic Faith. I got, at best, a watered down version of it.