Tradicat Stats

JMJ

As you may have guessed I find statistics intriguing because they can provide some insights to events.

Looking at the history of this blog there is a steady growth in the annual visits and there are three periods (2017, 2019 and 2021) where there are spikes in the reading. Typically, posts will get an average of 20 reads.

As you can see, since I launched Tradicat to capture my work that was being buried on forums, there have been close to half a million visits and 418 comments - including my replies.

I don't know why there is a paucity of comments, but it might be because of the fact that I have comment moderation turned on. Periodically, some bot starts to leave comments that are out of scope for a religious themed blog.

Here's a breakdown of what was hot in those years:

2017: Every post averaged around 250 reads. The biggest thing then was the destruction of the FFI, Pope Francis (generally), and Amoris Laetitia.

2018: A few posts caught the eye of readers but the most popular one was this:

You just never know when something is going to peak interest.

2021: There were several posts that spiked that year. Notably Traditiones Custodes, Pandemic, Vaccines and Moral Theology articles did well. My thoughts on the "Twelve Prominent Catholics Resist PiusX On Vaccines" attracted a lot of attention.

In the past year there's been some articles that were, figuratively, on fire and attracted a lot of attention. I was called to task by a friend about responsible blogging and his criticisms have been attended to by some clarification of my status as a lay-person etc. They also drew attention to some spots where I neglected to give my thought process and simple skipped to the end. In this case, I wrote an addendum to the article (link). This is a practice that I will try to keep as, another friend said long articles are too difficult to follow, so from this point I'll try and have short lead-in articles followed by a more detailed addendum.

The location of the readership is also interesting. The US leads the way, followed by Canada and surprise Russia. Then it spreads across the world. Perhaps I should pickup my french practice and write articles in that language. It would be good practice.

Looking back, I have reached some conclusions. First, there is continued interest in what I write. Second, I need to frame what I write as my fallible opinion (hence the disclaimer and change to the subtitle) and cite my sources!

Thanks Id!

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Blog Subtitle: Seeking A Way Forward: A Lay Catholic Traditionalist's Thoughts and Reflections on ways to help the Church emerge from this crisis of Faith

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Comments

Count Capponi - RIP

+ JMJ I had heard of Count Capponi over the years and was happy to hear a voice crying in the wilderness. I suspect that his conscience was clearer than many. This part of the article caught my attention: Capponi defended the right of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre to continue his work without the label “schismatic,” which term Capponi rejected, saying: “You cannot apply the standards of the new code of canon law and the mentality of the old code. According to the new code, Lefebvre could do what he did with a Catholic intention, and he did what he did in ‘sincerity’ and invoked the ‘state of emergency’ argument, which the new code permits. You might not like the new code, but it’s what governs the Church.” I know a few people who tried to stir up a fuss when the SSPX cited the New Code in one of the documents with Rome. Yet, the truth is what it is --- the New Code was promulgated by a reigning Pope and flawed as it is ... there are some benefits to its liberality. ...

Is it sinful to attend the Novus Ordo (New Mass) - Is it Sinful to Not Attend the Novus Ordo on Sunday?

+ JMJ A non-SSPX Catholic is upset over the SSPX statements on not attending the Novus Ordo Missae. Ladies and gentlemen, what the SSPX, or at least its website editor, is advocating is a mortal sin against the Third Commandment. Unless the priest deviates from the language of the Sacramentary, the consecration, and thus the rest of Mass is to be considered valid. No one may elect not to attend Mass simply because abuses are occurring therein. Might I suggest that such absenteeism is its own abuse? The Third Commandment binds under mortal sin. Father So-And-So from the SSPX has no authority whatsoever to excuse attendance at Mass, be that Mass ever so unpalatable. Source:Restore DC Catholicism Well, this is interesting. First why does the SSPX issue this statement? Because it is sinful to put your faith in danger by attending a protestant service. It is likewise dangerous to put your faith in danger by attending a protestantized ma...

Those who return to the past are not outside the Church - Rorate Caeli

+ JMJ I had been thinking about putting together a post explaining some of the history of how the SSPX has arrived at its current position. Now I see that Rorate has posted a translated editorial that shows the roots of the SSPX principles. In reading these words, I see patterns and themes that were put forward by Archbishop Lefebvre decades ago. Perhaps his sight was clearer than most. P^3

Fr. Burfitt on Fr. Pfeiffer's Attempted Consecration

+ JMJ Amidst the shadows cast by the publication of Traditionis Custodes, I am working on a map of the 'resistance' splinters to put their reaction in contrast with that of the SSPX. In the midst of this, I just came across Fr. Burfitt letter on the attempted consecration. Breaking it down (see below) items 2 and 3 are key. Just as the consecrating bishop is 'doubtful', even if he hadn't muffed the first attempt, Fr. Pfeiffer remain doubtful and therefore this impacts those men is attempts to 'ordain'. There were rumours that Fr. Pfeiffer was seeking episcopal consecration for years as he cast about for various bishops (also doubtful) to help him achieve this goal. I wonder how he convinced the 'doubtful' bishop to provide (twice) the doubtful consecration. What a mess! This creates a danger to the souls of his followers and wonder where it will end. Will he go full sede and have himself 'elected' pontiff as others have done before him...

SSPX Transfers

+ JMJ Eponymous flow posted the following list of transfers etc. Source: http://eponymousflower.blogspot.com/2020/04/castling-of-leadership-at-sspx.html The departures Bishop Bernard Fellay, the third Superior General until 2018, leaves the General House in Menzingen and moves to the Seminary of St. Thomas Aquinas in the USA. Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, suffering from ill health, is being referred to the Seminary of St. Pius X in Ecene as a retreat. Fr. Christian Thouvenot, until now Secretary General of the General House, becomes a professor at the seminary in Ecene. Fr. Franz Schmidberger, until now Rector at the Seminary of the Heart of Jesus in Zaitzkofen, moves to the district of Germany. Fr. Jürgen Wegner, until now district superior of the DISTRICT USA, moves to the district of Austria. Fr. Philippe Brunet, until now Superior of the Autonomous House of Spain-Portugal, becomes professor at the Seminary U.L.F. and co-saviour of La Reja in...

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