Yes, CHARITY, by all means. But doesn't the motto of some Lefebvrian bishop or other (maybe Lefebvre's, I can't recall) say something about "truth in charity?
At any rate, speaking of charity: your response was all personal attack (me and the neo-cons, I guess).
Instead: How about dealing with the texts of the Circular Letters I posted?
You know, when you self-proclaimed Guardians of Tradition go off onto a personal rant, that's usually a sign that you've run out of ammo.
So: point blank question 1: do those Circular Letters strike you as duplicitous?
2. On the SSPX USA website, the banner proclaims "filial devotion and loyalty" to Pope Benedict XVI. Do those letters - which actually state NOT FOR GENERAL PUBLICATION - sould filial, devoted or loyal to you?
Leave my alleged lack of charity out of your response and just let us know what you think of the SSPX's honesty and docility before the Vicar of Christ on earth, our Supreme Pontiff, Benedict XVI.
"You know, when you self-proclaimed Guardians of Tradition go off onto a personal rant, that's usually a sign that you've run out of ammo."
I claim no such title. I profess the Credo of the People of God by Pope Paul VI, the Athanasian Creed, the apostles' creed, the Nicene-Constantinople Creed and the Credo of the Council of Trent. How about you?
"So: point blank question 1: do those Circular Letters strike you as duplicitous?"
No. Not at all. They were internal matters for priests of the SSPX, which you chose to violate and make public. Who is the duplicitous one? What are you? An investigative reporter?
"2. On the SSPX USA website, the banner proclaims "filial devotion and loyalty" to Pope Benedict XVI. Do those letters - which actually state NOT FOR GENERAL PUBLICATION - sould filial, devoted or loyal to you?"
Yes. They do. Have you ever read anything written by many priests and bishops in the Novus Ordo who are allegedly in "full communion" with Rome. Perhaps it is time to recognize the child-like Faith does not mean naivete about how things really work in the Church. It appears to me they are concerned about being allowed to stay true to Tradition. Similar to the Orthodox. Have you ever read the Second Vatican Council document on ecumenism?
"Leave my alleged lack of charity out of your response and just let us know what you think of the SSPX's honesty and docility before the Vicar of Christ on earth, our Supreme Pontiff, Benedict XVI."
I think this initial meeting instigated by Bishop Fellay, and accepted by Pope Benedict XVI is a wonderful sign. I find nothiner in the letters you post other than caution to be given to some of the more extreme elements within the SSPX. It was an internal letter, remember, that you chose to make public.