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How is that a "slur"? By "people like you" I meant "Catholics who insist that there can never, ever, be any justification for attending, for any reason, a traditional Latin mass that is not approved by the local bishop." If you're going to respond, please address the actual points I made instead of overreacting to a nonexistant insult where none was intended.

Catholics believe that the Catholic Church is the one true Church founded by Christ, and that Church is a visible Church in communion with the Successor of Peter. This is not simply an optional bit of Catholic belief that one can take or leave. Therefore, there is a HUGE difference between FSSP and indult masses on the one hand and SSPX and other schismatic groups on the other hand. It is not the case that the difference does not matter. It is an issue that has to be addressed, and that is why any good Catholic should ensure that the Tridentine mass is by a group in communion with the Holy Father. Where the bishop has, in breach of Ecclesia Dei, not provided for an indult mass, then you must follow your conscience in line with what the Church says. However, it would appear that many "traditionalists" who post on this site go to masses of schismatic groups even if there is an indult mass available, and even if there is not one, they go far beyond attending a schismatic mass out of "necessity," but actually publicly and vocally proslytize on this site on behalf of schismatic groups, encourage others to disobey and disrespect the legitimate authorities of the Church, including the Pope, schismatically call into question the legitimate authority of the Pope and the Catholicity of the Church, speaking of a "Novus Ordo Church" and other schismatic phrases. In these cases it is demonstrated that their intention is not simply to satisfy their conscience by assisting at the Tridentine rite, but to call into question the legitimate authorities in the Church and to encourage schism.