I am NOT accusing ANY of the traditionalists on this forum (or elsewhere) of ANY form of dishonesty in their representations of their personal experiences with ecclesiastical misbehaviour. God forbid that I should do such a thing.
I am somewhat astounded by their ability to find the bad stuff wherever they go, particularly in light of my own experiences.
>> I am somewhat astounded by their ability to find the bad stuff wherever they go, particularly in light of my own experiences. <<
AB, we don't intentionally seek bad experiences, but it seems that, across the board, when a Trad has ventured into the world of AmChurch, the changes that have taken place are glaring and in clear conflict with our Traditional doctrinal beliefs.
When my son had the run in with the parish priest in AZ, he was no stranger to the N.O. We waffled for a few years, back and forth from the Trad Mass and the N.O. Mass. There is a N.O. Church down the street from where I live, and for a while we were going there. If you put conditions on your behavior when you attend the N.O. service such as.. "ok, we don't shake hands, we don't take communion but only from a priest, we kneel when we receive communion... " bla bla bla.. inevitably, one becomes alienated from the group.
We used to come out of the N.O. Mass so depressed. We finally came to terms with the disastrous changes in the Church and decided the Traditional Latin Mass was where we belonged.
Another thing, Trads are not "bad luck... gloom and doom" people. I personally, don't believe in luck..bad, good, or otherwise. Trads are happy, content people who have their Faith and rely on the Holy Ghost to guide them. What upsets a Trad, is the state that the worldwide church is in, UNNECESSARILY!
MMJ