News Roundup: October 19, 2025

By Tradical October 19, 2025

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For me there are two key events this month:

First, we have the publication of Pope Leo's first document - Dilexi Te. I will have a longer post on that one later this month.
Second, we have the ceasefire in the Israeli / Hamas war, which I wonder if it will last long enough for me to publish this post on the 19th.

Be that as it may ... here's what I have as of Oct 17th.

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World, Wars and Conflict

Business and Economics There's No Denying the Socialist Roots of Fascism Nazi vs. Fascist: Is There Really A Difference? - Dictionary.com Nazi Party - Wikipedia Tradicat: With all the accusations of Trump being a Fascist, I wonder if the liberals are the real fascists. Not that I really like Trump. Not because of politics, but because of his failings and what he is doing.
Military and Wars The China threat goes beyond the Pacific, intel chiefs say - Defense One How the rapid pace of AI connects to China’s threats toward Taiwan - Defense One China, China, Chi—wait, what? Air Force mulls next steps amid homeland focus - Defense One Is This Our Best Look At China's Tailless J-XDS Stealth Fighter? Tradicat: One thing that Trump has done is strip away the civility of the post war period. Now we are rapidly approaching the point before the First World War, 'Might makes Right'. The calculus is simple. Those who think they have the power will try to take what they can. It's like watching a train wreck.

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The Catholic Church and the Rule of Law- Part II: Dr. John Lamont

By Tradical October 28, 2016

+ JMJ This is the second article from Dr. Lamont from his lecture given in May 2014. P^3 Source Part A: Society of St. Hugh of Cluny Source Part B: Society of St. Hugh of Cluny 8 May2014 The Catholic Church and the Rule of Law- Part II By John Lamont To understand how the Jesuit conception of obedience departed from earlier conceptions, it is helpful to compare it with the teaching of St. Thomas on obedience. The fundamental difference between the two is that St. Thomas considers the proper object of obedience to be the precept of the superior (2a2ae q. 104 a. 2 co., ad 3). Obedience that seeks to forestall the expressed will of the superior does not bear on what the superior wants or thinks in general, but only on what the superior intends to command. St. Ignatius’s lowest degree of obedience, which he does not consider to be virtuous, is thus what St. Thomas considers to be the only form of obedience. St. Thomas holds that St. Ignatius’s alleged higher forms of o...

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Open Letter to Cardinal Gantin - July 6, 1988

By Tradical December 21, 2013

There has been some discussion (read lots) about the term 'Conciliar Church'. I have posted this letter written by the Superior General and District Superiors of the SSPX after the 1988 Consecrations. Of particular interest is that the 'Conciliar Church' being referred to as a system. My paraphrase would be that the SSPX regards the 'conciliar Church' as an error within the Church. Source Open Letter to Cardinal Gantin Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops

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Morning and Evening and other sundry Prayers

By Tradical October 17, 2014

+ JMJ Along the theme of P^3 (Prayer, Penance, Patience), and for my own reference ... here is a collection of Morning and Evening prayers from the Ideal Daily Missal along with some additional prayers. In this crisis of the Church, I do not think it is possible to do too much prayer, penance and have patience. P^3

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Rome and the SSPX - Version 2026 Part 6b: Principles and Rules for Surviving this Crisis of the Catholic Church (Principle 1)

By Tradical June 11, 2026

+ JMJ Principle 1: Realize that something is amiss in the Catholic Church The world in which I had my Traditional Awakening, is one in which practically anything pre-Conciliar such as liturgy, doctrinc, and even dogmas are either suppressed, ignored or re-framed to be acceptable to the ‘world’. What is more, the people adhering to these pre-conciliar teachings and liturgy are persecuted by other members of the Catholic Church. The things that non-Trads say about Trads can be quite extreme. For example, accusations against Traditionalists include that they are: A revival of the Jansenists (link) , Schismatics, Heretics, Uncharitable, Lefebrists Radicals Integrists When one group of Catholics is persecuted by the others for simply wanting to live as Catholics before them did for generations … well something is wrong. Further, we need to realize that when what was previously condemned is now promoted and what was previously promoted as the trut...

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How is the SSPX prepared to accept the Second Vatican Council??? - Reblogged and Updated.

By Tradical July 10, 2015

+ JMJ The Archbishop remained steadfast. In the 1980s, in his correspondence with then-Cardinal Ratzinger, Archbishop Lefebvre stated his position that the criterion for interpreting Vatican II in light of Tradition comprises three elements: 1) He and the SSPX would accept anything in Vatican II that is clearly consistent with Tradition; 2) Any ambiguous texts of Vatican II must be interpreted strictly according to Tradition; according to the consistent teaching of the Church throughout the centuries. 3) Anything in the Council that cannot be interpreted according to Tradition should be revised. The Archbishop laid this out explicitly in his letters to Cardinal Ratzinger in 1982 and 1985. CF News: Rome-SSPX: Background to the Doctrinal Discussions CF News: The April 15 Deadline A few years ago Tony La Rosa (aka ecclesia militans a Toronto based 'resistor') had a difficult time accepting this approach to the council. He held that it must be completely tossed as...

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