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To: Orual
#47 isn't your post, it is sitetest's. According to my findings, the Dreadful Diocese of Richmond acquired the chapel in 1992, and turned it over to the Benedictines. 15 years ago was 1987. 1987 is before 1992. In short, I was there before the Benedictines took it over. According to sitetest's and my findings, their priest came from the SSPX. According to sitetest's findings, they also had a priest from the SSPV. sitetest's post on this thread is the first I have ever heard of SSPV involvement with that chapel.

Mr. McDuell reports being there 5 years ago, and that the people behaved decently. Perhaps the Benedictines improved their attitudes. One can hope so, anyway.

The fundamental fact remains the I know whereof I speak. By your own admission, you do not. Why don't you grow up, and admit that some Traditionalists are poor exemplars of Christian Charity, and that I had the misfortune to encounter a group of them.

When I get absolute confirmation from the only reliable source
And what is that source, and why should I trust it? Who says it's the only reliable source? Why indeed should I trust you? I've already found errors in your post, and you've heaped calumny upon my head.

It is too silly to contemplate,
I don't really care what you can or can't contemplate. If my own eye (and ear) witness testimony isn't good enough for you, that's your problem. What do you want, videotape? Sworn, signed statements from each parishoner I spoke with? From fifteen years ago? Are you nuts? I didn't go there to do an expose on a bunch of Traditionalists with bad attitudes; I went there for Sunday Mass.

I doubt that I will be replying to any more of your posts on this topic. What I have said is, to the best of my knowledge and understanding, the truth. If you can't handle the truth, too bad. God bless you.

AB

57 posted on 07/22/2002 10:37:00 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard
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To: ArrogantBustard
#47 isn't your post, it is sitetest's.

Yes, of course, I know that, I wanted you to read what he said about that Chapel in Virginia.

Why don't you grow up, and admit that some Traditionalists are poor exemplars of Christian Charity, and that I had the misfortune to encounter a group of them.

Some Catholics, some Protestants, some Jews, are also not perfect templates for their religions. Grown-ups know that. It is the child and the immature adult who reacts precipitously, emotionally and without reason. And one does not blanket-condemn, as you do, because of the weak links. Your hatred for the SSPX is pathological and based on one experience which I doubt the veracity of. You paint the whole Society with your broad brush of vileness. Is everyone perfect in the Church you attend?

you've heaped calumny upon my head.

Go back and read your gentle, kind posts to me, Arrogant, and then decide who is guilty of calumny. I tried to inject some humor into this discourse, but you're too filled with anger and a sense of your own absolute righteousness to notice.

I went there for Sunday Mass.

It is difficult to believe that you could have attended a beautiful, dignified, traditional Mass and that you left filled with such hatred and bile. Strange that you hung around a church you had never been to before and engaged the people there in conversation. Doesn't ring true to me. And we both know that they never told you that you were going to hell if you attended a NO Mass. That never happened. Fess up, Arrogant.

And by the way, you said, I've already found errors in your post. Please point out those errors.

60 posted on 07/22/2002 11:29:09 AM PDT by Orual
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