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 + JMJ   I stumbled across an interesting article by a member of the Catholic Charismatic Movement trying to argue against the SSPX position on the CCR found in the posts earlier this month. When I saw the acronym I immediately thought of Credence Clearwater Revival , a rock band from the era of the Second Vatican Council.  Somehow the link between the Catholic Charismatics and a rock band seemed apropos. After reading the 'rebuttal' of the SSPX position, I thought it would be good to make a refresher on the topic.For the record here's the articles in question: To My Friends in the CCR: Why You Shouldn’t Attend SSPX Mass A key point in any debate of this nature is the truth of the statements, their alignment with reality and the arguments put forward to support the conclusion of this alignment.   The SSPX article uses a number of facts, supported by ample footnotes, supporting the conclusion that the word "Catholic" in the movements title is a misnomer . In shor...

 + JMJ  This is the second reference for a short upcoming article on the CCR. P^3  Courtesy of SSPX.org The Catholic Charismatic Renewal Fruit of the Second Vatican Council, seed of destruction Fr. Scott Gardner Published originally in the March 1998 issue of The Angelus magazine Introduction Baptized in the "Spirit" "Baptized in the Spirit," "Praying in tongues," "The gift of prophecy," and "A personal relationship with Jesus" are all indispensable buzz-words of the so-called Catholic Charismatic Renewal (hereafter ...