+ JMJ An article has appeared in the Remnant (link to article) and I am afraid that there are a number of flaws in it that need to be addressed. The author, Martin Blackshaw, believes that both the Church and the SSPX are misapplying the principle of Moral Theology called 'Cooperation In Evil'. Unfortunately, Mr. Blackshaw rests most of his arguments on citing authors that support his position, without considering the possibility that they are wrong. This highlights a key factor in this crisis: ignorance of the faith and its application . I don't am not singling out Mr. Blackshaw for this criticism, I have observed that it applies to laity and religious, superior and subject a like. No one seems immune in this enduring crisis, myself included. I further believe that this ignorance is why so many Catholics, both traditional and non, rely on their gut feeling or "Catholic conscience" for charting their way through this crisis of the faith. While...
Really? There have always been Judas cardinals…
ReplyDelete.. and there always will be as long as the Church is made up of sinners ...
DeleteThe sermon seemed to be very innocuous. and it seems to be part of a trend of less tolerance for those who support the Traditional Culture than under Benedict XVI. I'm thinking of the priest who defended marriage etc in Italy and was stomped on by his Bishop et al.
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