Some mainstream Catholics call others "rad trads" and position themselves as moderates, in the centre between two extremes. All this shows a shocking lack of historical awareness and respect.
I’m a Roman Catholic. I will die a Roman Catholic. Causing division & chaos has never worked so well as it appears to be in our church today. Yet the scales on the eyes are so slow or stubborn to fall from our eyes & our hearts. Excellent article!
I mention that term in the article too. Personally, I think itnis basically just a way of saying "Don't worry, I'm not like the nasty rad-trad guys. I'm nice." What do you think?
I've never heard the term in my life. I naively assumed I made it up.
For me what it means is that I'm just happy to be part of a tradition of faith going back to the apostles, and all attempts to paint me as something worth fighting are merely evidence of a lack of charity
I appreciate that, fair enough. However, it is often used, as I said, to say "I'm a trad, but not one of those nasty ones" - and by "nasty" is meant not just actual nastiness, but rather being more "hardline" than the speaker.
Basically, it does the same job as "rad trad", only indirectly rather than directly.
Thanks for this piece. I’ve jokingly referred to myself as a “rad-trad” many times, without realizing the scandalousness of the moniker.
Those interested in the linguistic aspects of the counter-revolution would do well to read Dr. Peter Kwaniewski’s “How to Talk Like a (Traditional) Catholic”: https://open.substack.com/pub/traditionsanity/p/how-to-talk-like-a-traditional-catholic?r=p4b7a&utm_medium=ios
Thank you!
I’m a Roman Catholic. I will die a Roman Catholic. Causing division & chaos has never worked so well as it appears to be in our church today. Yet the scales on the eyes are so slow or stubborn to fall from our eyes & our hearts. Excellent article!
Thank you!
I’m one of those who “lived through and after Vatican II.” Vatican II broke my heart.
We honour and salute you.
Oh, it was a blessing. And I thank you for your writing and support of our beloved faith.
I'm not a rad read. I'm a glad trad.
I mention that term in the article too. Personally, I think itnis basically just a way of saying "Don't worry, I'm not like the nasty rad-trad guys. I'm nice." What do you think?
I've never heard the term in my life. I naively assumed I made it up.
For me what it means is that I'm just happy to be part of a tradition of faith going back to the apostles, and all attempts to paint me as something worth fighting are merely evidence of a lack of charity
I appreciate that, fair enough. However, it is often used, as I said, to say "I'm a trad, but not one of those nasty ones" - and by "nasty" is meant not just actual nastiness, but rather being more "hardline" than the speaker.
Basically, it does the same job as "rad trad", only indirectly rather than directly.
That's entirely fair actually.
Whatever dude. Traditionalism is a Pharisee cult: https://open.substack.com/pub/thaddeuskozinski/p/catholic-traditionalism-is-a-pharisee?r=24l7o&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
https://open.substack.com/pub/thaddeuskozinski/p/why-traditionalists-wont-stand-a?r=24l7o&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
"O God, I give thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, toxic, pretentious, and not in agreement with me about things, as also is this rad-trad."
I'm happy to expend all amounts of energy with people who want to actually talk in a civil, sincere manner.
Until you show some sign of that, you should just buzz off, mate. Thanks.