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 + JMJ    I've been reviewing my 'Links of Interest' and decided to drop a few. I added these links as I used to refer to them periodically.  However, that is no longer the case. CC Watershed :  There is a link to them in the gregorian chant page (link) in the header Canon Law : While useful in some cases, it still comes down on a legalistic perspective that doesn't sync completely with what Rome has said.  I also rarely refer to it these days. Catholic Thinker: The website is no longer active. New Advent : I haven't looked at it in quite a while SS Dominic : The website has been idle since 2018. True of False Pope : John Salza and Mr.Siscoe have decided to no longer seek the Sacraments from the SSPX.  I had heard rumours of this, but that didn't necessitate removing them from the 'Links of Interest'.  They are being removed because they have taken it upon themselves to launch a campaign against the SSPX with arguments that simply go well beyond and in

 +  JMJ  I was trying to think of a way to map out the time course I discussed in Part A of this article.  Early this morning it came to me that this is more about obedience and duty than canon law.  As is my wont, I mapped out my thoughts (see image) to draw linkages between the core concepts. My conclusion is that, at least subjectively, Archbishop Lefebvre had sufficient information to make good decisions concerning whether or not he was obliged to obey.  I know that the Jesuits, some Sedevacantists and the priests that left over the years will not agree with my thoughts. So be it.  The core pieces of information include: Attacks against the SSPX were launched because they kept the Tridentine Mass and the pre-conciliar understanding of the Truths of the Faith. The authorities in the Church were willing to go against the laws of the Church. The same authorities encouraged the various dangers to the Faith embedded in popular interpretations of ambiguous texts of the Council. So having

 + JMJ   In December 2021, One Peter Five posted a series of articles debating the justification for the SSPX's continued provision of the Sacraments to Catholics who request them. The genesis for the series was John Salza's response to a podcast by Fr. Loop in which he put forth the following, first on his own blog and second in his 1P5 article: <1. No, Christ did not send the bishops and priests of the SSPX. Rather, they have sent themselves > , and have thus “deceived” traditional Catholics. <2. Given that many doctrinal errors (e.g., on collegiality, sacramental intention, supplied jurisdiction, etc.) > and <3. schisms (Sedevacantism, Resistance, Avrille Dominicans) > have sprung from Archbishop Lefebvre <4. raises the question of how much better off the Church might have been had he obeyed Pope John Paul II .> ( Original Article: True and False Pope ) Neither Archbishop Lefebvre nor any of his bishops and priests have produced a single miracle

 + JMJ    The Remnant has posted an article by Jackson (link here) , here's a couple key points: Bad news is brewing as to the future of Ecclesia Dei communities in light of Pope Francis’ promulgation of Traditionis Custodes , which attempts to severely restrict the celebration of the Traditional Mass in dioceses as well as eliminates the use of all other Traditional sacraments with the goal of the eventual abolition of all 1962 Rites. On December 3, 2021, Lifesite News reported the following:   A German Catholic website reported that, according to its sources, the Vatican is planning a crackdown soon on the traditional Ecclesia Dei communities, going so far as to implement “papal delegates” for them and suppressing the use of the traditional Roman missal and its sacraments. LifeSiteNews found a source who confirmed that Rome is preparing for visitations of the three largest communities to take place in February 2022. These are the Priestly Fraternity

 + JMJ  While researching another article I came across this one posted on the US Seminary's website and after further searches I found a contrary thesis here: Arriving at the Juridic Status of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X. P^3   Source: STAS Legal Existence of the SSPX Legal existence of SSPX This canonical study by Rev. Thomas C.G. Glover, Doctor of Canon Law, was first published in the January 1982 issue of The Angelus . On November 1, 1970, Bishop Charriere had granted Archbishop Lefebvre, at his request, authority to found at Fribourg a "religious union" (pious union) which was not a congregation, nor a religious institute. On the same day he had approved, for an experimental period of six years, the Statutes of the Society of St. Pius X. As the canonical study below will demonstrate, these acts or authorizations and approvals of Bishop Charriere were never legitimately withdrawn by his success

 + JMJ   A member of the SuscipeDomine forum ( link to post ) repeated a claim that:  Pfizer Confirms Covid-Vaccinated People Can “Shed” Spike Protein and Can Harm the Unvaccinated October 4, 2021 https://www.algora.com/Algora_blog/2021/10/04/pfizer-confirms-covid-vaccinated-people-can-shed-spike-protein-and-can-harm-the-unvaccinated I really like claims like this because they are relatively easy to fact-check.  First, the document that was tweeted was a small section of the clinical trial protocol, that can be found here: https://cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/2020-11/C4591001_Clinical_Protocol_Nov2020.pdf .  The title for section 8 includes Study Assessments and Procedure and the quotation was from section 8.3.5 starting on page 67. I noticed that everything in that section is centred around the "Study Intervention".  After some review the "study intervention" is the shot that was provided.  Given this is a blinded clinical trial, that two shots contained either the vac

 + JMJ  Context is King and proof-texting is its jester.   Taking a phrase out of context can alter its meaning. Sometimes this is done accidentally, sometimes confirmation bias plays its part and sometimes it is a malicious attempt to twist the words of some into something altogether different that what was meant. Contrary to popular opinion, Archibishop Lefebvre was neither a scoundrel, nor omniscient.  He was a bishop doing his best to understand an evolving crisis and respond accordingly.  Result ... as the context of the Novus Ordo Missae and implementation of Vatican II became clearer, his opinion matured. So - this is the way of things for humans. We are not omniscient and rarely does God give us insights to the future. We have free-will, intelligence and the Faith. We need to use all of them to make the best decision we can based on the information at hand.   I think that the context of the Novus Ordo Missae (New Mass) has been reinforced with Traditiones Custodes (as misnomer

 + JMJ Introduction  My open letter attracted a fair amount of attention ( see original article here - link ).  My motivation for writing it was, in part, due to the publication of the 'Open Letter by 12 Traditionalists' ( see my critique here - link )  and in the other part my frustration with the bad decisions that I have seen being made across the blogosphere and by friends over the decades. There are a few points that merit a bit deeper dive: Sede-Vacantism Our Duty of State Setting aside St. Thomas due to a perceived 'sensus fidei' Sede-Vacantism Personally, I don't have anything against the sede-vacantists. In fact, some of the ones that I have encountered in the blogosphere have been both extremely polite and intelligent. That doesn't change the fact that I find their reasoning to be flawed and I have seen it played out to its logical end by people who were well meaning but couldn't keep it all together.  I have in mind one person who, within the spac