[Grey Ghost II]

Please tell me if your bishop has ORDERED you to sin.

He certainly encourages sin.

Also, JPII did not ORDER the bishops to implement Ecclesia Dei guidelines. He REQUESTED they do so.

Ecclesia Dei states: "moreover, respect must everywhere be shown for the feelings of all those who are attached to the Latin liturgical tradition, by a wide and generous application of the directives already issued some time ago by the Apostolic See for the use of the Roman Missal according to the typical edition of 1962."

Since when is a directive a request? Might want to get a refund on that PhD.

[Mershon]

So I will take that to mean that no bishop nor Pope has directly ORDERED you to sin. OK. Glad we have that established.

Funny, I don't see the word MUST in bold in the original text. How about if we do not bold MUST, but instead bold RESPECT. Then, afte that, we can discuss what the word "respect" means. He orders no bishop to give every Catholic who petitions, a right to the TLM. That is clear.

And I am sorry, I never claimed I was working on a doctorate or dissertation. Perhaps you have been misinformed. A thesis is what is written for a master's. Funny, I thought SSPX adherents were above ad hominem attacks. Silly me.

Good news in the heart of the Bible Belt, don't you think? Lots of converts. They want to become traditional priests. How about that for some hope and sunshine in your day?