“Anecdotally, we have found that separating such issues, and allowing them to be dealt with individually, seems to “take the sting” out of the Pope Question itself, and makes it easier and more likely for sedeplenists to progress towards the conclusion of the extended vacancy of the Holy See.
By contrast, the agitation and fear which comes under the pressure of making high-stakes decisions are not conducive to discerning the truth of the matter.”
I am living proof of the benefits and advantages of taking this approach, which otherwise would have been too overwhelming.
i listened to the article with a bit of curiosity. I have learned few things but in fairness i come out of my own practical experience… since i have begun to assist on the mass daily (novus ordo most of the times on sundays tlm) my life has changed for better, received grace to overcome addiction, combated lot of difficulties and passed through difficul times as well in peace, my relationships had improved and in general fulfilment in life and sense for living is on different level. No i am no saint but i believe a grace has acted in my life beside mass lot of time passed on knees adoring our lord, lots of rosaries etc…You see to me it seems that we make of ritual of mass a bit of like programming code, if we change maybe even one symbol in the text it will just stop working. But i truly believe the center of the mass is a Person of Christ. What matter is our relationship with Him. From that relationship everything changes. Truly i believe we live in such a confusing times that on each side there will be those that will be saved and damned and not because one says in the mas NUC and UC. (btw. to find a mass NUC is pretty hard i dont even know a place where i could find one where i live its simply not an option for most of people only for very few choosen ones…this is also a problem). But God will judge our heart and our intentions with which what and how we did.
and i do consider last 2 popes anti-popes yet i still assist on UC masses.
Did this question ever arise in an era of an anti-pope in the past? I would expect that the naming of an anti-pope during mass would have generated the same controversy and would have been addressed by theologians if not the hierarchy itself at that time or subsequent to its resolution and provide some form of reference to the sedevacant position today.
SD Wright said:
“Anecdotally, we have found that separating such issues, and allowing them to be dealt with individually, seems to “take the sting” out of the Pope Question itself, and makes it easier and more likely for sedeplenists to progress towards the conclusion of the extended vacancy of the Holy See.
By contrast, the agitation and fear which comes under the pressure of making high-stakes decisions are not conducive to discerning the truth of the matter.”
I am living proof of the benefits and advantages of taking this approach, which otherwise would have been too overwhelming.
Bravissimo.
i listened to the article with a bit of curiosity. I have learned few things but in fairness i come out of my own practical experience… since i have begun to assist on the mass daily (novus ordo most of the times on sundays tlm) my life has changed for better, received grace to overcome addiction, combated lot of difficulties and passed through difficul times as well in peace, my relationships had improved and in general fulfilment in life and sense for living is on different level. No i am no saint but i believe a grace has acted in my life beside mass lot of time passed on knees adoring our lord, lots of rosaries etc…You see to me it seems that we make of ritual of mass a bit of like programming code, if we change maybe even one symbol in the text it will just stop working. But i truly believe the center of the mass is a Person of Christ. What matter is our relationship with Him. From that relationship everything changes. Truly i believe we live in such a confusing times that on each side there will be those that will be saved and damned and not because one says in the mas NUC and UC. (btw. to find a mass NUC is pretty hard i dont even know a place where i could find one where i live its simply not an option for most of people only for very few choosen ones…this is also a problem). But God will judge our heart and our intentions with which what and how we did.
and i do consider last 2 popes anti-popes yet i still assist on UC masses.
thanks WM review for you work!
Did this question ever arise in an era of an anti-pope in the past? I would expect that the naming of an anti-pope during mass would have generated the same controversy and would have been addressed by theologians if not the hierarchy itself at that time or subsequent to its resolution and provide some form of reference to the sedevacant position today.
It didn’t otherwise the matter would’ve already been settled by the Church and there would be no room for any controversy.
Thanks for publishing this article. I hope it is the death knell for the false NUC teaching.