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Offline Zeitun

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Why is the Resistance Traveling around so much?
« on: May 16, 2013, 10:04:01 AM »
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    • A lot of grumbling about Resistance priests spending too much time outside the US.

    I find it fascinating that the Blessed Virgin Mary prefers to appear to non-English speaking peoples in non-English speaking ocuntries.

    Why is that?
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    Offline Capt McQuigg

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    Why is the Resistance Traveling around so much?
    « Reply #1 on: May 16, 2013, 01:36:36 PM »
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    • Quote from: Zeitun
    A lot of grumbling about Resistance priests spending too much time outside the US.

    I find it fascinating that the Blessed Virgin Mary prefers to appear to non-English speaking peoples in non-English speaking ocuntries.

    Why is that?


    You're equating the resistance priests with Our Lady?  I'm sure those guys mean well but I think that's a little too much honor.

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    Offline Mithrandylan

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    Why is the Resistance Traveling around so much?
    « Reply #2 on: May 16, 2013, 01:36:47 PM »
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    • The Catholic faith and the Catholic faithful extend past America, that's why.  Go and preach the Gospel to all creatures even unto the end of the earth, that's why.  It's not odd or phemonological.  It's a missionary spirit.

    As to the Blessed Virgin Mary, it's only fascinating for Americans :p

    Same reasons, compounded with the fact that America has never been a Catholic country in the first place, whereas most of the other countries were or have been historically.  
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    Why is the Resistance Traveling around so much?
    « Reply #3 on: May 16, 2013, 06:04:18 PM »
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    • Quote from: Zeitun
    A lot of grumbling about Resistance priests spending too much time outside the US.

    I find it fascinating that the Blessed Virgin Mary prefers to appear to non-English speaking peoples in non-English speaking ocuntries.

    Why is that?


    Maybe because they spend less time on forums complaining about where two priests are saying Mass?

    Just a thought.
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    Offline SeanJohnson

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    Why is the Resistance Traveling around so much?
    « Reply #4 on: May 16, 2013, 06:20:17 PM »
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    • At times, I am subject to thinking along the same lines:

    "Why does Fr. Pfeiffer go globetrotting with money donated by Americans?"

    "Let the Asians, Aussies, and Europeans convince their own SSPX priests to join the Resistance, and then we won't have to have them draining 'our' priests, and depriving us of 'our' Masses," etc.

    And then I remember:

    The doctrine of necessity cuts both ways;

    A priest is just as obliged in justice and charity in coming to the aid of the faithful requesting his assistance, as the faithful are justified in requesting it.

    The main reason Archbishop Lefebvre went ahead with the 1988 consecrations was because he knew he had a strict obligation (sub gravi) to come to the aid of men caught in a state of grave general spiritual necessity (and if Rome wouldn't help him to supply for it, he was perfectly justified in supplying for it himself).

    He could not avoid or refuse coming to their aid without damning himself.

    Same goes for Fr. Pfeiffer.

    The more time goes by, the more I understand his ways, and admire his priestly spirit.

    So when I get dispirited, and am tempted to anger or discouragement that we don't have more Resistance Masses in St. Paul, I remember:

    This great priest has a soul to save too, and duty is dictating his course of action.

    Would you go to hell for eternity in order to please someone else?
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    Offline Tiffany

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    Why is the Resistance Traveling around so much?
    « Reply #5 on: May 16, 2013, 10:52:24 PM »
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    • I don't know how someone would know where the money comes from who doesn't keep the books.

    I'm sure much of the  SSPX in the US was built from European money. I could be wrong, maybe a rich American left his money to build it, but I'm guessing it was mostly European money that built the seminary.

    It was foreign priests from countries like Ireland and Italy who helped build the Church here.
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