“But, how are they relevant?”
How are they relevant? I received extensive exposure to various “traditionalist” thought - SSPX, Feenyism, sedevanticist, grunerism, etc....
After you converse over a period of time - you notice patterns.
One quirky pattern is the tendency to open dialogue with a condescending accusatory question like, “oh! you really really love that novus ordo don’t you!”
or “I bet you just adore that new age pope of yours!”
You know - that kind of stuff.
” I experience so much hypocrisy every week it is sickening.”
I suppose that is true no matter where you go.
“There are more Obama bumper stickers in our parish parking lot each week than there are otherwise.”
I haven’t bothered to count in our lot - but I would guess it’s 50/50, which is sad, because it shouldn’t even be close.
“Does that mean that Catholics are supporters of abortion? “
Unfortunately - yes. Those catholics with the stickers I mean.
” However, generalising that the SSPX are anti-semites is no different than what is said of the tea parties by the left, or is often said about the Church itself by many”
Apples and oranges. First of all - you don’t really have tea party “leaders” to point to. And there isn’t an official tea party “dogma”
SSPX has material online. Their bishops have much material out there as well as members who regularly contribute to forums.
Anyone is free to review the material and see what is plainly there.
How are they relevant? I received extensive exposure to various “traditionalist” thought - SSPX, Feenyism, sedevanticist, grunerism, etc....
They are not relevant because you did in fact generalise. Your experiences are your own, and reflect only the scope of each experience itself. Regardless of my own personal experience when I expand that experience to cover everyone in a particular body I have generalised. The experience ceases to be relevant once I do that.
Apples and oranges. First of all - you don’t really have tea party “leaders” to point to. And there isn’t an official tea party “dogma” SSPX has material online. Their bishops have much material out there as well as members who regularly contribute to forums. Anyone is free to review the material and see what is plainly there.
No, I disagree. The dogma of the SSPX is that of the Catholic Church, at least up to a specific point in time. (BTW, I add this only to avoid a quibble as I think it is hard to argue that Catholic dogma has in fact changed at any point, but I am sure you would cede this.) Since the Catholic Church was never anti-semitic in its dogma, then it seems hard to suggest that the SSPX is. I have read some of the SSPX material I have seen online, and read and listened to interviews with Fellay et al, and nothing I have seen reflects anything overtly anti-semitic.