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The writer is a phony. The SSPX has never claimed the Novus Ordo was invalid--only that it is deficient and therefore dangerous to the faith. It is true that it argues many Novus Ordo Masses are made invalid because of notorious abuses, but this is a separate issue. Countless publications by SSPX would testify to what I say, and so does the fact that in its negotiations with Rome the issue of validity never comes up. What this writer claims is simply not true.

The notion that traditionalists hold Bishop Fellay in the same regard as the Pope is ridiculous. What evidence is there of this? Does she think we suppose what he says is infallible in some way? He is but one of several bishops, that is all. I personally hold him in very high regard because of his prudence and learning. But nobody confuses him with the pope and traditionalists as a group are certainly smart enough to tell the difference. In fact, the bishop writes newsletters to the faithful and answers their correspondence--something impossible for the Pope to do. He is very much a hands-on bishop and is well-liked. But there is no confusion.

This is another attempt to slander Catholics who attend the Society's Masses, offered gratuitously without any proof whatsoever beyond this woman's say-so. Notice the readiness of EWTN to use this as a means of putting-down the SSPX one more time. Not a word about the principled objections traditionalists raise against Roman heterodoxy nor Novus Ordo insults to the Catholic faith. The use of the loaded word "cult" in particular is an attempt to demonize the fraternity. In fact, I doubt if this writer actually even exists--she seems like a set-up for the prejudiced response. This is one more reason I have long ago lost all respect for EWTN.