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The 'resistance' continues to depart from the path of Archbishop Lefebvre with the emergence of the Benny Vacantist Faction

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JMJ


So one fellow Canadian who fell into the resistance trap has now turned to the Benny-Vacantist position.  Specifically, Tony La Rosa who hails from Ontario and runs the blog Ecclesia-Militans.

Here's the new headline from his blog:
Fighting to Maintain the Catholic Faith Whole and Inviolate and the Line of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre under the Pontificate of Benedict XVI
 As I went through the posts I found this one:
“I see the Holy Father in great anguish. He lives in a palace other than before and he admits only a limited number of friends near him. I fear that the Holy Father will suffer many more trials before he dies. I see that the false Church of darkness is making progress and I see the dreadful influence it has on the people. The Holy Father and the Church are verily in so great a distress that one must implore God night and day..…”(Anne Catherine Emmerich, August 10, 1820)
The list goes on as Tony cites various opinions for why Benedict is still the Pope.

The arguments are pretty lame, but at this point Tony is grasping for any explanation to justify his decisions.

Fundamentally, the Bishops and Cardinals have accepted Pope Francis as the Pope. So it is a done deal, he is the Pope, not Tony La Rosa.

I've known him via forums for about 7 years and have concluded that he needs your prayers. He has a young family and the vacillating between various factions cannot be good for their spiritual life.

Pray for him and those 'resistors' that are tossed about like leaves in the wind.

P^3

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