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To: BlatherNaut
Nothing "personal" here, except the sedevacantist presumption to private, "personal" judgment, i.e. their unilateral, sweeping excommunication and contemptuous mockery of those who remain in the Church. Not a winning formula for recruitment.

Really now? Could have fooled me. You highlighted "I" in my post and then proceeded to tell me that "it's not about me" (albeit via another man's sermon). I have not mocked anyone who call themselves Catholic here. In fact, I try very hard to give all Catholics the benefit of the doubt given the mess we are all in these days. I haven't told anyone here they are not Catholic.

On the contrary, a number of non-sedes have used their private judgment to judge that I and other sedevacantists are not Catholic and are out of the Church. However, in my travels in a number of trad forums, I know that most non-sedes recognize that they could be wrong and do not judge sedes in this way.

I happen to think that most of the Catholic posters here (and other forums) are of good will even if I think they are wrong in their position.

49 posted on 05/28/2016 4:56:47 AM PDT by piusv (The Spirit of Christ hasn't refrained from using separated churches as means of salvation:VII heresy)
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To: piusv
Nope, nothing personal whatsoever.

Please understand that, in response to your post #41, I was merely pointing out that whether or not you (or anyone else, for that matter) "respects" the points made by other posters is hardly apropos to a factual discussion regarding Church doctrine.

On the contrary, a number of non-sedes have used their private judgment to judge that I and other sedevacantists are not Catholic and are out of the Church.

"Private judgment" has no bearing on the matter. It is the sedevacantists themselves who publicly reject the post-1958 Church. And it is they who publish books and blogs referring to those who remain in the Church post-Vatican II as "catholics" with a small "c", "popes", etc. and host radio shows featuring snarky clerics cackling mockingly at those who remain in the Church. Anyone who spends a minimal amount of time perusing sedevacantist media can see this for themselves. It comes off as very disingenuous to identify as a sedevacantist while making the claim that sedevantists don't judge, when their media openly judges and ridicules faithful Catholics (including faithful, holy priests) who remain on the Ark. The facts speak for themselves.

Pius, we have wildly digressed from the OP. Would not want to irritate the "Bear". Time to agree to disagree.

Pax.

50 posted on 05/28/2016 12:00:39 PM PDT by BlatherNaut
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