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That's interesting, because the Indult mentality has a way of taking over, since it's more "moderate" -- as if that's the correct position because they get along with everybody.

I've seen cases personally where Indult Catholics make up a larger percent of the population, and then there's a sudden concern for "PR" and "what things look like to the Novus Ordo Catholics", etc.

When you have more "staunch" traditionalists, there is little or no concern for being misunderstood, etc. since they are fighting for the truth and they err on the side of zeal.

I know what you're talking about though -- I feel like I'm talking to a brick wall sometimes on FE.

For instance, the modest dress thing. As far as I understand Catholic doctrine, women should wear skirts and dresses, and cover themselves as much as possible, if they really have charity for others' souls. They should want to be ridiculed for the world (so much the better to prove their love for Christ!) if they might save one young man from sin. THAT is Catholic.

I've seen way too many who make fun of modesty (pictures of middle eastern women in burqas, anyone?) and who focus on "fitting in" and not inconveniencing themselves ("it's too hot!"), or not being glamorous enough ("that's so frumpy!") which is what I'd expect at Wal-mart, not among Traditional Catholics.

I could name many other examples, but that one should suffice to demonstrate the "with the world" mentality, which is NOT the mentality we should have.

In Christ,

Matthew

Jacob is saying that Scripture only holds a relative primacy with regard to the sources of revelation, nothing about superceding Tradition. Here is what he said:

So, just for good times: Prima Scriptura is an affirmation that, within the realm of Catholic Theology, Scripture holds a position of relative primacy among the sources of revelation.  It is what Leo XIII meant when he said that the Fathers drew "chiefly" from Scripture in their elaboration and defense of the Faith.  It is what St. Cyril of Jerusalem meant when he told his catechumens not to trust what he said, if he didn't back himself up with Scripture.  It is what St. Augustine meant when he repeatedly referred to Scripture as having "supreme" or "loftiest" authority, or what St. Thomas Aquinas meant when he said that our faith "receives its surety" from Scripture.

There is no need to read any sort of denial of authority to Tradition in this affirmation.  Or any real inequality between Scripture and Tradition.  But only Scripture is properly speaking the very words of God, because of Divine inspiration, and only Scripture is called "the soul" of Theology.

This is hardly a new concept, and all you have to do is read the Fathers to see this concept in practice, even if they don't use the phrase prima scriptura.
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One must also note that in affirming the completeness and sufficiency of Scripture, the Fathers always presuppose that Tradition is explaining Scripture. I am quite sure Jacob had this in mind as well.