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The young men in the Virginia seminary are perhaps innocent victims of the gradual slide of the SSPX.
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But whether they're aware of it or not, they're being slow-boiled like a frog in a cooking pot.
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I highly doubt that someone like Matthew could manage to audit any of the classes as an observer.
Just to see firsthand what's really going on behind closed doors, IYKWIM.
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Freemasons hold dear the principle that the fact of being observed changes the content of the thing being observed.
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The priest giving the lecture in this photo would not say the same things if he knew there was an outsider in the audience:
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If you know any of the seminarians, you ought to find a way to have a conversation with them when they come home to visit.
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We should all be prepared with a series of questions to ask them.
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Find out if they're familiar with the basic facts of history which are in the public domain, or, if they deny their existence.
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See if they know what
GREC is, for example or the AFD (Doctrinal Declaration of April 15th, 2012, by Bishop Fellay).
See if they have ever heard the name Max Krah, and if so, if they know who he is and what he has done for the SSPX.
Find out if they know what essential elements are required for a crucifix to be a crucifix (INRI? Nails? Crown of thorns? Clothing?)
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Be prepared for responses like, "Some think that studying the Summa is sufficient -- we LIVE the Summa of St. Thomas."
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