Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article

To: GCC Catholic

First of all, I don’t consider, for one second, that you are a traditional Roman Catholic. Otherwise you would have known that Fr. Chad Ripperger, ordained in 1997, had been a long time member of the FSSP, for 18 years, and the author of quite a few orthodox books.

Secondly, your entire strawman is based on your personal assumption that the society is nothing more than a private assosciation.

But as a commentator stated on August 25, 2015, on the AKA Catholic website:

“To your point about Fr. Chad Ripperger the take away from your comment is “whilst still a priest of the FSSP” Fr. Chad Ripperger is no longer an active member of the FSSP that speaks volumes for those who know him. Fr. Chad Ripperger has gone deeper into new church and my prediction is that he will get burned for doing so. I could be wrong we will wait and see. I hope he does well.”

Looks like the waiting is over and Fr. Ripperger did get burned by francischurch/newchurch.


10 posted on 09/11/2016 4:53:22 PM PDT by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies ]


To: ebb tide
I don't appreciate your accusation that I am not a Traditional Catholic simply because I challenged you and the article based on a sound principles of Canon Law.

I am quite aware of Fr. Ripperger and have been for some time. While I haven't read any of his books, I have read quite a few articles he has written in Latin Mass Magazine, including back from when he was a member of FSSP. I'm not questioning his orthodoxy or his motives in founding the Society -- what I'm talking about has nothing to do with any of that, and it seems that Bishop Konderla's decision is a loss for the Church.

Also,, I will also concede when I am wrong -- with a little more digging, I found that the Doloran Fathers were in fact established as a Society of Apostolic Life of Diocesan Right -- Bishop Slattery established them as such with unusual speed. The Okie Traditionalist should have mentioned that -- and you should have supplied the information if you knew it (my so-called "strawman" was based on the normal timeframe for an establishment of a new religious order/society). Being a Society of Apostolic Life of Diocesan Right means that the bishop can ask them to stop their works but he cannot outright suppress them without the approval of the Holy See, which in this case is the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei.

It puts them in a difficult spot. I won't say that what Bishop Konderla did was prudent, just, right, or good -- I'm not in a position to know any of that, especially his motivations. But I also can't say he doesn't have the right to do what he did. Praying for all involved helps. Stirring up the faithful and suggesting this could be the first salvo of an attack on other Traditional Catholics in the diocese does not.

13 posted on 09/11/2016 9:21:23 PM PDT by GCC Catholic (Stay out of the weeds! Let's hold fast to the path and Make America Great Again!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson