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Dear narses,

There is a whale of a difference between the musings of this or that hierarch of the Catholic Church, and this document, which is actually from the Frequently Asked Questions part of the official SSPX site. This is the official position of the excommunicated SSPX.

This would be more akin to finding a condemnation of the Trindentine Rite on the Vatican's own website. When you find such a thing, let me know. Then you will have an argument to make.

Until then, it can only be conceded that this is the official policy of the SSPX, and it is evil and despicable.

sitetest

Until then, it can only be conceded that this is the official policy of the SSPX, and it is evil and despicable.

Thank you! This is truly frightening. We who, despite our own disagreements with the radical left wing of the church, have adhered to the teachings of the Vatican and our Holy Father are viewed as some sort of heathen. Millions of catholics follow the teachings of the Vatican. What does this say about them?

"Until then, it can only be conceded that this is the official policy of the SSPX..."

Only if everything that comes out of the USCCB can be considered "official policy" of the AmChurch. Sordid stuff like it is heretical to prosyletize the Jews? No Sitetest, a 1993 answer by one SSPX website is no more "official policy" than one white paper from the USCCB is. When the reconcilliation occurs, will this FAQ remain? I don't know, but it has it's recipocal in anti-SSPX and anti-Tridentine FAQ's and determinations by hierarchs around the world. Will they remain?

Recall clearly that Weakland and his ilk insisted that the Tridentine be totally suppressed and their argument was that progress towards the "new" church couldn't occur absent such suppression. Recall their anguish at the current Indult? How is the denigration of one Rite any different than another? I condemn all such denigrations but do not ascribe them to any other than the denigrators.

Finally, see the difference: almost every SSPX adherent here was of good cheer when the "reconcillation" was announced, now that it is delayed, posts like this appear. How does this help heal the Wounds in the Mystical Body? See http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/899986/posts for another approach.