Podcasts about Sedevacantism

As we celebrate a new Holy Father in the Church, we examine the beliefs of Sedevacantism, the belief that there has been no valid Pope in our church since 1958. We look at the arguments for and against, and what obstacles remain that are keeping Sedevacantists from being in unity with the Catholic Church.  Visit us at www.thecatholicbuzz.com, https://linktr.ee/thecatholicbuzz, or follow, like & share on Facebook (@thecatholicbuzz), Instagram (@thecatholicbuzzpodcast), or send us a message at askus@thecatholicbuzz.com

Sedevacantists often cite St. Robert Bellarmine's De Romano Pontifice to claim the papal seat is vacant. We explain what Bellarmine really taught, how his work is often misunderstood, and why the Catholic Church affirms the legitimacy of post-Vatican II pop Join The CA Live Club Newsletter: Click Here Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered:  02:17 – What books do you recommend I read if I want to learn world history? 05:57 – When did Jesus come to realize that Judas would betray him? 10:52 – I went to confession for a grave sin I committed but the thought of it still weighs heavy on me. Do I need to go to confession again? 19:16 – Can a pope take the name of a female saint like Joan of Arc? 21:40 – How do you protect yourself from people who do astro-travel or those who are witches/Satanists etc.? 28:41 – My wife is a convert and asks me questions I can't answer. Are the relics in Church altars saints or just important people? 31:24 – What’s a good response to the question why we should be Catholic 36:06 – The Church got the calendar wrong. Since we have a pope who has studied math, will the Church correct the calendar? 44:06 – If I had children out of wedlock, could I still get married inside the Church? 47:02 – How do we refute Sedevacantists who use the works of St. John Bellarmine, specifically in De Romano Pontifice, to support their case for Sedevacantism? 52:34 – Are Catholics allowed to get civilly married before sacramentally married?

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Joe Heschmeyer breaks down Mel Gibson's recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, rebutting his schismatic arguments for Sedevacantism.…

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Dear Friends of TRADCAST: On account of a medical emergency in the family, we were not able to complete TRADCAST 039 in time for year's end. It will be published as soon as possible in January 2025. Today, instead, we will publish here the audio version of a lively debate about issues pertaining to Sedevacantism between two priests of the Society of St. Pius V (SSPV) and two representatives of the 'indult' (Ecclesia Dei) traditionalist position. The discussion places heavy emphasis on the 1983 Code of Canon Law and its controversial Canon 844 regarding the administration of the sacraments to non-Catholics outside the danger of death.  The participants are Bp. Clarence Kelly (SSPV), Fr. William Jenkins (SSPV), Fr. Brian Harrison (OS), and Count Neri Capponi. The moderator is Fr. John Perricone. The entire debate is available in video at YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVefD8Fwxj4 Please see the following blog post for more information on this discussion and a response to the argument made by Fr. Harrison that Pope Pius XII also permitted Eastern Orthodox to receive the sacraments (which is false): https://novusordowatch.org/2024/01/sspv-novus-ordo-debate-sedevacantism/ It is estimated that this discussion took place around 1995 and was probably held in New York, United States. Total run time: 2 hours43 minutes For more information, please go to https://novusordowatch.org/2024/01/sspv-novus-ordo-debate-sedevacantism/

In today's show Dr. Anders touches on issues as Sedevacantism, Do Not Resuscitate orders (DNR), Nestorianism, Jesus's self awareness and more.

In today's show Dr. Anders touches on issues as Sedevacantism, Do Not Resuscitate orders (DNR), Nestorianism, Jesus's self awareness and more.

Fr. Paul Born currently serves as the Parochial Vicar at Mary, Queen of Martyrs Parish in Plymouth, Massachusetts.     In Today's Show: What is a silent retreat like? Are priests primarily obedient to the Pope or Church Tradition? While praying the traditional compline, is it okay to sing the canticle of Simeon using the newer translation? Are fleeting passing thoughts of anger or frustration a mortal sin when not willfully entertained? When dealing with intrusive impure thoughts, does it only become a mortal sin when one dwells or delights in them? Is it a sin to make an online purchase on Sunday? Can I attend a mass where the priest is quietly a Sedevacantist? When considering applying to the seminary. Should I finish college first or go ahead and talk to my vocation director? What is your opinion on the Magdalene laundries that existed back in the day? Is it a mistake to identify St Mary Magdalene with the sinner in John 12 and Luke 7? Has Fr. ever had to bless a house with any kind of reported demonic activity in his time as a priest? What must I do to be saved?   Visit the show page at thestationofthecross.com/askapriest to listen live, check out the weekly lineup, listen to podcasts of past episodes, watch live video, find show resources, sign up for our mailing list of upcoming shows, and submit your question for Father!

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In this Part 2 of this explosive interview with Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò and Dr. Taylor Marshall, the Archbishop discusses: 0:00 Intro 2:40 Our Father Prayer 3:30 7. What are your thoughts on FSSP, ICK, and SSPX? Do you encourage people to attend their Masses?  10:10 Summorum Pontificum 15:46 ICK 17:00 SSPX 19:35 8. What would you say to laymen without access to TLM? 21:20 9. What was McCarrick's role in the China-Vatican deal 25:00 10. As former nuncio, what was the status and health of the United States episcopate? 28:08 11. What do you think of the munus - ministerium argument that B16 didn't resign? 33:05 12. What should the next pope do? Should he declare Bergoglio and antipope? Invalidate v2? 36:30 13. Pope Saint Leo II declared his predecessor Pope Honorius anathema. Will this happen again? 37:45 14. If Bergoglio were an antipope, wouldn't his cardinals be anti cardinals and invalid? How would a conclave occur? To solve this problem have your read Guerard des Lauriers Cassiciacum Thesis. Do you agree with his “material papacy” argument? 39:46 Cassiciacum Thesis 44:00 Vigano's closing statement on the Mystery of Iniquity 46:32 Dr. Marshall's closing remarks 50:20 Ave Maria Prayer Be Salty.... DR. TAYLOR MARSHALL PODCAST #catholic #catholicchurch 

Michael Lofton examines a statement from the Society of St. Pius X about Archbishop Vigano’s schism trial and he considers whether Marcel Lefebvre was closer to Vigano or the society’s current position on whether the chair of St. Peter is currently empty.

6/18/24 - Bishop Joseph Strickland returns to discuss his two latest pastoral letters. Bishop shares with us his stance on sedevacantism and explains why he believes “there is a storm coming, the likes of which has never been seen upon the Earth.” This is one you definitely won't want to miss! Bishop Strickland's Website: https://bishopstrickland.com

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Michael Lofton reviews Bishop Strickland’s recent article on authority and obedience – which flirts with Sedevacantism.

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Michael Lofton interviews Sister Mary Eucharista about her time in Sedevacantism and why she left it and returned to full communion with the Catholic Church.

Is Bishop Strickland a sedevacantist? Michael Lofton reviews a video of Bishop Strickland promoting sedevacantism and asks some very probing questions.

Today's Topics: 1) On Synods and Sedevacantism 2) Is the Real Problem with the Novus Ordo that it is simply "Too Long?" https://catholicreview.org/cardinal-dolan-are-sunday-masses-just-too-long/ 3) Gospel for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost (Matt. 9.1-8); Origin of the Rosary 4) Origin of the Rosary (cont.)

SPECIAL GUEST Wisdom Wednesday  Brother Andre Marie  Follow Brother Andre on GAB and Twitter - @Brother_Andre His Excellence - Athanasius Schneider  HEADLINE: On the Validity of the Pontificate of Pope Francis by Athanasius Schneider  Sedevacantist - vacant chair, empty chair HEADLINE: The Popes and the Modern Crisis (on Sedevacantism) by Brother Andre Marie  It is speculation, it has never been acted upon.  It has not been enshrine in the doctrine of the Church. There is no authority to declare or consider an elected and generally accepted Pope as an invalid Pope. The constant practice of the Church makes it evident that even in the case of an invalid election this invalid election will be de facto healed through the general acceptance of the new elected by the overwhelming majority of the cardinals and bishops. Even in the case of a heretical pope he will not lose his office automatically and there is no body within the Church to declare him deposed because of heresy. Such actions would come close to a kind of a heresy of conciliarism or episcopalism. The heresy of conciliarism or episcopalism says basically that there is a body within the Church (Ecumenical Council, Synod, College of Cardinals, College of Bishops), which can issue a legally binding judgment over the Pope. The theory of the automatic loss of the papacy due to heresy remains only an opinion, and even St. Robert Bellarmin noticed this and did not present it as a teaching of the Magisterium itself. The perennial papal Magisterium never taught such an option. Every Bishop is a Pontiff - it literally means Bridge Builder. The Pope is the ROMAN Pontiff -  How are they connected? They are connected based upon the limits of Papal Authority. John Paul II - you had moderate progressivist during this time. You can criticize these things today. This isn't the first Catholic Land Movement, it was tried before and failed. Angelus Press has printed a lot of this stuff - they were all writing and no one was actually farming.  Collections of Integrity Articles -  Sometimes Saints had great ideas that flopped. ReConquest - Episode 391: ‘Virtue is the Order of Love'

SPECIAL GUEST Wisdom Wednesday  Brother Andre Marie  Follow Brother Andre on GAB and Twitter - @Brother_Andre His Excellence - Athanasius Schneider  HEADLINE: On the Validity of the Pontificate of Pope Francis by Athanasius Schneider  Sedevacantist - vacant chair, empty chair HEADLINE: The Popes and the Modern Crisis (on Sedevacantism) by Brother Andre Marie  It is speculation, it has never been acted upon.  It has not been enshrine in the doctrine of the Church. There is no authority to declare or consider an elected and generally accepted Pope as an invalid Pope. The constant practice of the Church makes it evident that even in the case of an invalid election this invalid election will be de facto healed through the general acceptance of the new elected by the overwhelming majority of the cardinals and bishops. Even in the case of a heretical pope he will not lose his office automatically and there is no body within the Church to declare him deposed because of heresy. Such actions would come close to a kind of a heresy of conciliarism or episcopalism. The heresy of conciliarism or episcopalism says basically that there is a body within the Church (Ecumenical Council, Synod, College of Cardinals, College of Bishops), which can issue a legally binding judgment over the Pope. The theory of the automatic loss of the papacy due to heresy remains only an opinion, and even St. Robert Bellarmin noticed this and did not present it as a teaching of the Magisterium itself. The perennial papal Magisterium never taught such an option. Every Bishop is a Pontiff - it literally means Bridge Builder. The Pope is the ROMAN Pontiff -  How are they connected? They are connected based upon the limits of Papal Authority. John Paul II - you had moderate progressivist during this time. You can criticize these things today. This isn't the first Catholic Land Movement, it was tried before and failed. Angelus Press has printed a lot of this stuff - they were all writing and no one was actually farming.  Collections of Integrity Articles -  Sometimes Saints had great ideas that flopped. ReConquest - Episode 391: ‘Virtue is the Order of Love'

We discuss the challenges of dating and pressure for young women in the modern world, the importance of having a Catholic priest or deacon officiate a wedding, and the belief of Sedevacantism in the Catholic Church.  Patrick shares a couple of emails about living together before marriage Emily - I just had my 9th child at 43. in addition to NFP, I started using the ovulation test strips recommended by my pro-life OBGYN group. They complement the NFP. Marie - My husband and I have been married for 12 years. I knew that I didn't want to live together unless we were married, and my husband loved and respected that. Mary - What's the Church's position on the salvation of a sedevacantist person? Veronica - Because of my insistence with chastity, my husband and I had a quick engagement and got married as soon as possible Michael - My Catholic brother was asked to officiate a wedding of two non-Catholics. What should he do? Rick - I was married and then got an annulment at a young age. I committed to God before meeting my now-wife. Ted - The anti-Christ: if you die not being able to buy and sell goods because you refuse the Mark of the Best, will you die a martyr? Luis – Is there a list of sacred traditions that we have in the Church? Mary – What do I do with an old bible that is all torn up?

Sedevacantism vs Visibility of the Church? Traditional Eastern Rites? Pope Pius XII's encyclical on Biblical criticism: modernist? New translations of the Bible? Mass for deceased non-Catholic? This episode was livestreamed on 9/5/2023 Please visit TraditionalCatholics.org for more content.

Questions Covered: 04:06 – I've recently turned to Sedevacantism. Are there any proofs in Church documents for baptism by blood and baptism by desire. 19:04 – Could someone experiencing a spiritual “rebirth” serve as a replacement for baptism? 23:32 – I grew up Catholic then was re-baptized as an adult as a protestant. How was I validly baptized as an infant if I didn't choose it? 41:04 – Was Mary baptized? 43:43 – I adopted 3 children and they are just under or at the age of reason. My priest says that we can't just baptize them. Why is that? 51:55 – Why does the Church consider Mormon baptism invalid? …

Open Forum: 03:31 – Could you explain the apparent heresies that Sedevacantism accuses Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis? Could you debunk them? 14:58 – What’s the significance of Jesus' facial burial cloth mentioned in Jn 20:7? 16:22 – I’m confused, why do we pray “world without end” but still talk about the end of the world. Isn't this contradictory? 18:47 – Why is the Eucharist called the bread of angels if the angels can't receive him? 23:46 – What’s the rationale behind having so many different kinds of devotions to Mary and Jesus? 33:26 – YouTube… Why do we not receive the precious blood during Mass? 37:01 – I’m going to air a Beatles special and will play the song Imagine by John Lenin. Is it appropriate for me to do so since it rejects the existence of God? 48:50 – How permissible is it for Latin Rite Catholics to pray to St. Uriel the Archangel? …

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NOTE: This article from May 2023 was fairly popular, so I decided to record it for YouTube and for the Podcast streams. Enjoy, and please comment, like, and share!IntroductionThis is not an article refuting various theological points of the Society of St. Pius X. It is not an extensive refutation of the pernicious errors of sedevacantism. What it aims to be is a reiteration of what the Church Herself is, who we are in relationship to Her, and a warning to avoid the grave sin of schism.The Church of Jesus Christ is the Catholic Church. This Church is visible and clearly manifest. Jesus is not trying to trick us. God, our Father, desires our salvation. The Holy Spirit guides and guards the Church. Our Blessed Mother never ceases to intercede for us. No matter how bleak things seem, staying in the Barque of Peter is always the best option. What is the Church of Jesus Christ?During the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s, the Council Fathers took up the task of writing a Dogmatic Constitution (the highest magisterial level of a Church document) on the Church Herself. The Mystery of the Church is expounded in this constitution: Lumen Gentium. Promulgated by Pope St. Paul VI in November 1964, the Council Fathers provided a clear and beautiful description of Holy Mother Church.Found in paragraph 8 of Lumen Gentium, in particular, is a nuanced and gorgeous explication of the Church. Passages such as these must be read in continuity with everything that came before this moment in the Church or we run the risk of reading it outside of the heart and mind of the Church. One word, especially, provides difficulty for some readers of Lumen Gentium: “subsists.” However, I hope to show, in short order, that this word is inspired. The paragraph begins: “Christ, the one Mediator, established and continually sustains here on earth His holy Church, the community of faith, hope and charity, as an entity with visible delineation through which He communicated truth and grace to all. But, the society structured with hierarchical organs and the Mystical Body of Christ, are not to be considered as two realities, nor are the visible assembly and the spiritual community, nor the earthly Church and the Church enriched with heavenly things; rather they form one complex reality which coalesces from a divine and a human element. For this reason, by no weak analogy, it is compared to the mystery of the incarnate Word. As the assumed nature inseparably united to Him, serves the divine Word as a living organ of salvation, so, in a similar way, does the visible social structure of the Church serve the Spirit of Christ, who vivifies it, in the building up of the body (LG, 8; emphasis added).”Let us pause here for a moment. To summarize: Christ is the one Mediator between God and man and the Church which He established and continually sustains is His Church. In a strongly analogous sense, the Church is both human and divine because there is a visible structure but an internal cohesion as well. The passage continues:This is the one Church of Christ which in the Creed is professed as one, holy, catholic and apostolic, which our Saviour, after His Resurrection, commissioned Peter to shepherd, and him and the other apostles to extend and direct with authority, which He erected for all ages as ‘the pillar and mainstay of the truth.' This Church constituted and organized in the world as a society, subsists in the Catholic Church, which is governed by the successor of Peter and by the Bishops in communion with him, although many elements of sanctification and of truth are found outside of its visible structure. These elements, as gifts belonging to the Church of Christ, are forces impelling toward catholic unity.”If we understand that Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, founded a Church two thousand years ago, then we can acclaim rightly that this Church is divinely constituted. As the Church has always affirmed, the Church is the Mystical Body of Christ. This Church is visible. As Lumen Gentium, this Church IS the one Church of Christ professed in the Creed. So, why do folks have a problem with the phrase “subsists in?” Generally, it is due to a suspicion of the Second Vatican Council that sees the modernist boogeyman in every page of the documents of this Council. The Latin phrase used “subsistit in” is actually quite ancient, the meaning going back at least to the terminology of Aristotle. It means to exist as a substance. In other words, the Church was founded by Christ and has been sustained by Him as one, true, substantive thing. This one Church is the Catholic Church. So, why not just say is (est in Latin)? Well, not to belabor the point, but they did! The first part of the paragraph containing “subsistit in” begins: “Haec est unica Christi Ecclesia (this is the one Church of Christ).” The Council Fathers are not disputing the understanding of the Catholic Church as the Church of Jesus Christ.The Church of Jesus Christ can be encountered as a concrete subject only in the Catholic Church. The “elements of sanctification and of truth” outside the visible structure of the Church are the reality that God is present and operative in the Sacraments, such as Baptism and Matrimony, in Protestant communities and present and operative in all seven Sacraments in the Orthodox Churches. Nonetheless, the Church subsists only in the Catholic Church. These elements of sanctification are not substantial and concrete instantiations of the Church of Jesus Christ apart from the Catholic Church, rather they are an admittance that moves as He wills and is drawing all people to Himself in the Catholic Church. This is true ecumenism: being willing instruments in helping the Holy Spirit guide all persons to the truth and fullness of the Catholic Church, which is visible and concrete. To take another approach, we could say that when God effects a Sacrament or moves in grace and power outside the visible bounds of the Catholic Church, it is nonetheless a fact that “the one Church of Christ has an operative presence in them (Ut Unum Sint, 8),” as St. John Paul II wrote. So, if someone is saved by sacramental grace, it is still only by the grace flowing from the one true Church of Jesus Christ which is the Catholic Church, our sacrament of salvation on Earth. How Can We Identify the Catholic Church?The Catholic Church has always been visible, though admittedly clandestine in certain circumstances. We can think here of the difficult situation in China today or of the Church in Communist nations in the 20th Century. Or we can look at England under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Or under Roman persecutions or Muslim occupations. Nonetheless, the Church was founded by Christ and continues to be sustained by Him and guided and guarded by the Holy Spirit. The four marks of the Church are present in fullness in the Catholic Church: one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. The Church is one because Christ is one. In the inner life of the Trinity, there is no disunity. Likewise, the Church cannot have disunity, as it is the Mystical Body of Christ. The Church is holy because Christ is holy, though it is composed of sinners. The Church is catholic because it is universal (Greek: katholou - “according to the whole”). God desires the salvation of all and our Blessed Lord commissioned the Apostles to preach the Gospel to the ends of the Earth. This apostolicity finds fruition not only being built upon the successors of the Apostles, but it is also firmly set on apostolic teaching. As a result, the Church has a true unity of governance, preaching, teaching, and means of sanctification.The Catholic Church has a visible hierarchical structure. The successors of the Apostles are the bishops of the Catholic Church - this is historically provable. However, apostolic does not only mean the successors of the Apostles exist. If that were the case, then the Orthodox Churches would rightly be considered apostolic. However, apostolicity also requires the recognition that Jesus designated Peter as the Prince of the Apostles. The Papacy is the succession of this Petrine office. The teaching authority of Christ passed on to the Apostles, the Magisterium, is thus the successor of Peter in union with all the successors of the Apostles. In other words, it is the Pope in union with all the bishops of the world. The Church of Jesus Christ will thus be one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. It will have a visible hierarchy of the Pope, bishops, priests, deacons, religious, and lay people. Just as a body, the Church will have a metabolism, an internal means of sustenance, as well. This is clearly the Holy Eucharist: the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ hidden under the veil of a sacrament. There will be actual church buildings. There will be assemblies of the faithful. The visible Catholic Church will be manifest and clear to all who seek Her out, because Jesus is not trying to trick us. Good Distinctions is free to read and listen, but if you have appreciated the channel, please consider becoming a paid subscriber for as little as $5/month. It would greatly help us continue to produce content - Podcasts and YouTube software and equipment aren't cheap! Thank you for your consideration and prayers!What is Radical Traditionalism?Finally, with a working understanding of what is meant by the Church of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church, we can turn our attention to “radical traditionalism.” Granted, this is a term which means as many different things as “conservative” and “liberal” do in American politics. My usage of the term is pragmatic, more than descriptive. A Catholic ought to be traditional, in the fullest sense of the term. A Catholic also ought to be radical, in the sense that radical comes from the Latin radix meaning “root.” We are rooted in Jesus Christ, and apart from Him we can do nothing.The Southern Poverty Law Center associates Radical Traditionalism with white supremacy, anti-immigrant attitudes, and anti-Semitism. Though there is some correlation in reality between radical traditionalist communities and these ideologies, there is no causation. In general Catholic circles, the main characteristic of radical traditionalism is not only a preference for the Latin Mass according to the Missale Romanum of 1962, but a tacit (if not explicit) rejection of the Roman Missal of 1970 (called the “Novus Ordo”). Further, “radical traditionalists” reject the Second Vatican Council, usually in its entirety. They see it as heretical nonsense, unfaithful, and a divergence from the true Faith. The term “radical traditionalist” is often wrongly associated with thrown around against those who attend the Holy Mass with the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (ICKSP), and other communities in full and complete union with Rome. This needs to stop. These communities are obedient to the Holy Father and their local ordinary. They do not reject Vatican II or the Novus Ordo. They have a deep love and reverence for the Vetus Ordo (the Old Order of Mass and the Sacraments) and have permission to celebrate the Sacred Liturgy according to that charism. Simply having a preference for the Latin Mass does not make someone a “radical traditionalist.” Radical Traditionalism is a rejection of Catholicism, underneath the veneer of a heroic savior-complex of safeguarding Tradition against the Modernists. Now, I want to be clear: Modernism is a serious problem in the Church and the world today. Pope St. Pius X referred to Modernism as the synthesis of all heresies. Ultimately, it is a denial of the supernatural and of mediation. This liberalizing tendency should be fought tooth and nail, without doubt! But what we cannot do is reject the Second Vatican Council, deny the legitimacy of the Novus Ordo, or choose to be disobedient to the competent authority. What is Sedevacantism?One of the loudest voices within radical traditionalism (at least on Twitter) is sedevacantism. Sede means “seat” in Latin and vacante means “empty.” Sedevacantists believe that due to formal heresy, the sitting pope lost the papacy. Usually, these groups will maintain that Pope Pius XII was the last valid pope, others will make arguments for Pope John XXIII and I have even heard one argument for Pope Paul VI (though this one makes the least sense). Mario Derksen of “Novus Ordo Watch” in his talk “Eclipse of the Church: The Case for Sedevacantism” on October 8, 2021 lays out his arguments. I do not intend to litigate them here, but I will share part of the conclusion of his talk: “If Francis and his five predecessors of unhappy memory were true Popes, then the forces of darkness would indeed have prevailed. Then the ‘most deadly foes of the Catholic religion,' as Pope Pius IX called them, would have triumphed, then the ‘proud gates of hell' would have succeeded in overthrowing the Chair of Truth and turning it into a fount of blasphemy and heresy. Then what had been the ‘citadel and bulwark of the Catholic faith' would have become the bulldozer of Catholicism.”So, for the sedevacantist, none of the Popes since Pope Pius XII have been true Popes. For those who are curious, that would be since 1958. For the last 65 years, the Members of the Body of Christ have been misled en masse, according to this view. Further, with virtually all of the cardinals, bishops, and priests complicit in this great apostasy, how are we to restore the Church to its former glory? Again, I do not intend to debate sedevacantism here because, frankly, I think the position is so intuitively absurd that it would be a waste of time to do so. If Mario Derksen is being honest about his own conclusions, he would likely agree. In the paragraph directly before what I have already quoted, he says:“Yes, we are happy to call it ‘Sedevacantism,' but it really isn't an ‘-ism' other than Catholicism during these perplexing times. It is a theological position that ‘creates itself', as it were, after we've ruled out the things we know to be impossible in light of the timeless truths of the Catholic Faith. Sedevacantism is what is left once we have rejected what is clearly false.”In other words, in the face of the entire Mystical Body of Christ on Earth, including five legitimately elected Popes, the sedevacantist chooses to trust his or her feelings rather than trusting that the Holy Spirit guides and guards the Church. I cannot think of anything more modernist than that.However, I will be honest. I am sympathetic to the sedevacantist view. We do live in troubling times. The Popes of recent memory, even the amazing St. John Paul II and the incredible Pope Benedict XVI, have made some strange choices and prudential decisions. Further, many bishops and priests have said and done horrifically scandalous things without any sense of justice of discipline meted out by the Church. But this is not an excuse to abandon reason and play the hero who is “preserving” the Church precisely by leaving it. Because, make no mistake, sedevacantism is formal schism. Though there are many independent sedevacantist churches, the most prominent are the Roman Catholic Institute (RCI), Most Holy Family Monastery (MHFM), Society of St. Pius V (SSPV), St. Gertrude the Great Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen (CMRI). If you want a more substantive refutation of Sedevacantism, I would recommend this fantastic resource from Noah Perez at Catholicism Coffee entitled “3 New Arguments Against Sedevacantism.”What is the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX)? In this article I want to outline some of the dangers of radical traditionalism. This article would get far too broad if I began refuting various points or getting into the nitty gritty. Those resources exist. My goal, again, is only to show some of the spiritual dangers posed by sedevacantist and non-sedevacantist radical traditionalists. The largest group of “radical traditionalist Catholicism” is the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX). Officially, the SSPX is not sedevacantist. They acknowledge the legitimacy of the Roman Pontiff and his predecessors. However, they reject the Second Vatican Council because they believe it contains theological errors and heresy. They reject large parts of the 1983 Code of Canon Law. Over half of priests and most of the original and current leadership of SSPX reject the New Mass as containing elements dangerous for the Faith. Since the days of Archbishop Marcel Lefevbre, they have conducted illicit ordinations of bishops and priests and consecrations. The Society has even discouraged its followers from attending the Latin Mass offered by priests in full and manifest union with Rome because of the belief that these ordinations are deficient because they were conducted by a revised rite.  The website of the Society of Saint Pius X claims that “no canonical censures against the SSPX have ever existed (SSPX).” They also claim that the “persecution” of the SSPX is political in nature and that any notions of excommunication and schism are “false accusations.” To the contrary, Pope St. John Paul II through the Prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for Bishops publicly decreed on July 1, 1988 that Archbishop Marcel Lefevbre and the four new bishops he consecrated illicitly had incurred the penalty of excommunication. The legitimacy of these excommunications was further clarified and reiterated by the Vatican in 1996 and 1998. More recently, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis have made great strides in attempting to normalize the canonical status of the SSPX. Admittedly the level of ambiguity of their current canonical status among informed and very bright Catholics is puzzling to me. What is clear to me, though, is the spirit of disobedience that runs rampant through the SSPX. For example, the SSPX do not believe that they are in Schism (or ever were) nor do they believe that Archbishop Lefebvre was excommunicated (he was and that excommunication has not been lifted). Their reasoning can be found on their own website archives: “No penalty is ever incurred without committing a subjective mortal sin (canons 1321 §1, 1323 70). Now, Archbishop Lefebvre made it amply clear that he was bound in conscience to do what he could do to continue the Catholic priesthood and that he was obeying God in going ahead with the consecrations (Cf. the Sermon of June 30, 1988, and Archbishop Lefebvre and the Vatican, p. 136). Hence, even if he had been wrong, there would be no subjective sin (SSPX).”Archbishop Lefevbre believed, erroneously, that if he did not gravely disobey the Pope, then the Catholic priesthood would not continue. And they say that this was not a mortal sin; actually, they say that it was no sin at all. There are recent books that continue this line of thinking, such as SSPX “apologist” Kennedy Hall's new defense of the Society. This thinking is ridiculous and insidious. For a more sufficient refutation of this line of reasoning, I would recommend this 2008 article on the excommunications from Cathy Caridi, J.C.L. of Canon Law Made Easy. The disobedience of the SSPX is insidious because they believe they are the saviors of Catholicism and that they alone are safeguarding Tradition from the Modernist Church. However, unlike the sedevacantists, they still acknowledge the rightfully elected Pope and his authority. They simply choose to be disobedient. In some regards, this position is even less tenable and less sympathetic than full-blown sedevacantism. The SSPX has significantly more faculties under some of the allowances granted by Pope Francis. Pope Francis gave priests of the SSPX faculties to validly and licitly absolve sins; this is a faculty granted by the local ordinary regularly. They were also granted faculties to witness Holy Matrimony validly and licitly. Those within the Society argue that this shows that they are not in schism and they are in union with Rome. I think it says more about Holy Mother Church's care for souls who are currently under the care of the Society than it does about the priests and leadership of SSPX. These are not canonical changes; they are indults (extension of legal authority in an action that the Church does not sanction). The reality is that the SSPX is not in full communion with the Catholic Church, they have no canonical status in the Church, and they are in schism (just as the Orthodox Churches are in schism). There is an excellent compilation of references by prominent clergymen about the reality of schism of the SSPX by no less than Cardinals Burke and Mueller here. A Schismatic Spirit is DeadlyThe Church of Jesus Christ is the Catholic Church, which is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. Sedevacantism and positions such as that of the SSPX do harm to each of the four marks of the Church. The clear and manifest schism of sedevacantism is a wound to all four marks of the Church, but so is the ambiguous and insidious schismatic spirit of the SSPX. The Church of Jesus Christ is one, with Christ as Head and we as Members of His Mystical Body. This is an invisible reality but it is also clearly visible and hierarchical. As a Catholic, to reject the Vicar of Christ as the head of the Church on Earth is to reject Christ Himself. It is to cut off oneself from the Church. Of course, we pray for reconciliation and unity! As long as someone has breath in their lungs it is not too late to repent and return. However, we need to understand that schism is a grave evil on the same canonical level as formal heresy and apostasy. To leave the Barque of Peter in times of turbulent water is a misguided plan. Yes, times are difficult. Yes, the Church is in crisis. But Jesus Christ is not in crisis. He is asleep on the bench as the waves and wind rock and batter the boat. He is with us and all we need to do is call upon Him; He will calm the raging sea. Instead, if we trust in our own power, we will drown. If we make ourselves the authority, we will be doing the will of the Enemy rather than the Holy Will of the Father. If we are to love Christ and His one, true Church then we must avoid radical traditionalism and every sense of a schismatic spirit with a holy fervor. Noone knows better than Holy Mother Church. Times are tough. But the Church of Jesus Christ is the one place to be. A schismatic spirit is deadly to the soul.As St. Augustine said: “Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times.”Good Distinctions is free to read and listen, but if you have appreciated the channel, please consider becoming a paid subscriber for as little as $5/month. 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Patrick answers listener questions about plastic surgery, tattoos, and he gets an encouraging call to go see “The Sound of Freedom” movie Andrea (email) – I'm a nurse and I see people naked and even bathe them. Should I go to confession for this? Lucy - I saw the movie Sound of Freedom and it was so powerful. I cried so much, it was clean but it was real. Aaron - How is Sedevacantism in Schism? Pat - I am trying to come back to the Church. I am confused about masturbation and plastic surgery. Are they a sin? My pastor says they are not. Guadalupe - I'm 78 years old and Got a tattoo on my chest in order for me to have radiation treatment. So I think there are times when tattoos are needed

Bible Study: (1:52) Eph 2:19-22 What is the household of God?  Jn 20:24-29 Father explains why Thomas should be called, 'faithful Thomas' Letters (27:34) - Can you explains the four Eucharistic prayers  (30:57) - How can we tell the difference between sharing concern vs unnecessary curiosity?  (33:00) - Prayers for a problem pregnancy  Word of the Day: The Twin (37:22) Callers  (38:38) - I want to come back into full communion with the Church from a Sedevacantism, but a Deacon making it difficult. What should I do? (46:51) - What do you think about my decision to become a Catholic and to try to get my wife to enter the Church?  (49:48) - My grandson said that Lucifer was called the morning star and that Jesus is called the morning star so Jesus must be thrown out of heaven. How do I respond to this?

In this episode, I explain why I don't see Sedevacantism as a tenable theological position. Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=81707973 follow me on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DDandDavide Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctrinedogmaanddavide/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086932675723

Special Guest Kyle Seraphin -  Follow Kyle on Twitter - @KyleSeraphin Listen to Kyle's Podcast - thekyleseraphinshow.podbean.com Recovering FBI agent, Federal Whistleblower, civil liberties enthusiast & 2A amendment defender. The transition under Mueller they don't recognize the FBI anymore. The post 9/11 types see what the agency has become and they don't want to be a part of. They have had their sins in years past but it is more and more apparent they aren't doing the right things. The problems are institutional at this point. It needs a complete reboot. It can only exist in a free America is a complete reset or total breakdown. They wanted me to do a COVID19 test every 72 hours b/c I refused to take the vaccine. My FBI badge - the front is all shiny and pretty but the back is just all worn and tarnished which is a great metaphor.  On the face the FBI is a great American organization but it is rotten and wicked to the core. The Crusade Channel knows and is associated with 5 of those organizations listed on the ‘watch list'. I won't give away the FBI whistleblower - there were 300 that were Catholic or Christian that refused to take the COVID vaccine. Those 300 are only 1% of the FBI so that tells you a great deal too. Salon and the Atlantic were used - they are both click bait organizations Footnote B - this was written w/ some Catholic knowledge so this is very Catholic, and people are wondering has there been infiltration into these Catholic groups? It was redacted so we wouldn't expose anyone especially the whistleblower or their FBI organization information. That being said the publisher of the article Tracy Bean she had the same concerns - the fact you and your listeners have the same concerns shows there are forces at work that are conspiring and they seem to be making a stand, I don't believe in coincidences and it is overwhelming we are seeing a Satanic push toward things like abortion etc. Like saying our current President isn't Catholic…people are afraid to say. They are either being coopted or they are conspiring against the Catholic laity. Book - Trevor Aaronson - The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI's Manufactured War on Terrorism. You can't be the hero w/o a villain and the FBI is fine w/ manufacturing a villain so they can be the savior.  Mark Houck - will be interviewing him on the incident w/ the Planned Parenthood escort. I wish I would be better like Mark Houck but I would have skinned this old man alive and buried him in the gutter. National Security side - violent extremist it isn't a violent crime per say it is a ‘pre-crime' so to speak. This had to be signed off by an Intelligence Officer - this went through many people. This is the first of it's kind if you read and they seem to be very proud of this too. This can create a weakly worded FBI case. This will give them the extra boost to allow them to go investigate people.  Confidential sources etc Outside the radical Muslim and other terrorist extremist groups, I have never seen this with ANY Christian organization. This is worded like they know a Sedevacantism - the Catholics that believe there is no Pope. You are allowed to be an extremists in this country, there is NOTHING illegal about that. We don't tell people they must convert or get the sword. If this is a valid concern, these radical extremists, that they will act like White Nationalist Catholic Jihadist they won't find one b/c there is no such thing.  If they are a Jihadist, they aren't Catholic or Christian. You start by classifying SOME Catholics as fringe which gives the FBI the door to open investigations against ALL Christians. When you consider the FBI doens't consider itself a policing unit, it is intelligence FIRST w/ law enforcement capability.  They also have the DOJ backing this ideology b/c they are also all in on abortion and abortion rights.

Michael reviews an old episode of TnT critiquing sedevacantism and notes the difference in atmosphere compared to contemporary discussions on the topic.

Level: Intermediate In this episode I am joined by returning guest Dr. John Salza to talk about the Errors of Abp. Lefebvre and the SSPX on Sacramental Intention.Mr. Salza has been a practicing attorney for over 25 years and a widely acclaimed Catholic author and speaker for more than two decades. He lectures internationally about many topics including biblical apologetics, Freemasonry and Fatima. Salza has co-authored with Robert Siscoe the book True or False Pope – Refuting Sedevacantism and Other Modern Errors (2015), which is considered perhaps the most important contribution to Catholic scholarship on the question of a heretical Pope in the past 100 years. The book addresses errors primarily in the realm of ecclesiology, with a focus on Sedevacantism. Most recently, Salza has authored dozens of unprecedented articles exposing the errors of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and his Society of St. Pius X. Salza's many articles and presentations on Sedevacantism and the Society of St. Pius X are available at his website:www.trueorfalsepope.comIf you enjoy this content, please leave us a review!Support the show

Christian Mario asked me on his stream to cover issues relating to Orthodoxy and trad Catholicism like Fatima, geopolitics, sedevacantism & Francis, Vatican 1 and more!Mario: https://twitter.com/superxtianmarioJoe: https://t.co/rJkpyBUJCc

Fair Use: Under the fair use doctrine of the U.S. copyright statute, it is permissible to use limited portions of a work including quotes, for purposes such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, and scholarly reports.Today I decided it would good to open up the discussion forum from discord for opposition and Q n A on the topics of Protestant and Roman Catholic (mainly traditional Catholic) apologetic discussions. Most Protestant apologetics relies on the assumption that the written texts are the sole or final authority, while the stumbling blocks of icons, traditions and St. Mary as the Theotokos somehow invalidate Orthodoxy as "pagan" traditions of men. Today's topics are restricted to Catholic and Protestant issues.

Level: Intermediate In this episode I am joined by John Salza to speak about Father Gleize's recent article defending the SSPX.Mr. Salza has been a practicing attorney for over 25 years and a widely acclaimed Catholic author and speaker for more than two decades. He lectures internationally about many topics including biblical apologetics, Freemasonry and Fatima. Salza has co-authored with Robert Siscoe the book True or False Pope – Refuting Sedevacantism and Other Modern Errors (2015), which is considered perhaps the most important contribution to Catholic scholarship on the question of a heretical Pope in the past 100 years. The book addresses errors primarily in the realm of ecclesiology, with a focus on Sedevacantism. Most recently, Salza has authored dozens of unprecedented articles exposing the errors of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and his Society of St. Pius X. Salza's many articles and presentations on Sedevacantism and the Society of St. Pius X are available at his website:www.trueorfalsepope.comJohn's response to Father Gleize:http://www.trueorfalsepope.com/p/sspx-priest-proves-society-is-inschism.html?m=1If you enjoy this content, please leave us a review!Support the show

Questions Covered:  03:26 – When Jesus asked Peter, do you love me 3 times, the Greek translates each differently. Is this also true in Aramaic?  07:00 – What advise can you provide for having a conversation with an Eastern Orthodox Priest belonging to Antiochene tradition on the role of the Pope?  10:49 – Does God have any part in sending people to Hell?  20:26 – Does Catholic mysticism have anything to do with Pantheism?  29:10 – Do you have any tips on how to deal with scrupulosity?  34:33 – In the bible, I have heard that Paul didn't confront Peter, but a man named Cephas. Does this idea have any merit?  40:24 – Is the Sedevacantism movement considered a cult?   46:30 – Why does God choose circumcision as a sign of the old covenant?   51:16 – Can you explain the different accounts of Jesus's sharing of the two great commandments?   …

In this episode Trent rebuts the arguments Peter Dimond made in a recent Pints with Aquinas debate on the issue of sedevacantism, or the claim that there have been no valid popes since 1958.

Michael Lofton reviews the Jeff Cassman vs. Peter Dimond Sedevacantism debate on Matt Fradd’s Pints with Aquinas. Sedevacantism Debate: Are John XXIII Through Francis True Popes? Jeff Cassman Vs Br. Peter Dimond: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIauJB2_y1c 00:00 Introduction 00:47 Initial thoughts about the debate 7:28 Problems with Cassman’s view on the papacy 10:54 The first see judged by […]

Level: Intermediate In this episode I am joined by John Salza to ask questions to His Excellency Bishop Schneider, as well as address objections from the society.Mr. Salza has been a practicing attorney for over 25 years and a widely acclaimed Catholic author and speaker for more than two decades. He lectures internationally about many topics including biblical apologetics, Freemasonry and Fatima. Salza has co-authored with Robert Siscoe the book True or False Pope – Refuting Sedevacantism and Other Modern Errors (2015), which is considered perhaps the most important contribution to Catholic scholarship on the question of a heretical Pope in the past 100 years. The book addresses errors primarily in the realm of ecclesiology, with a focus on Sedevacantism. Most recently, Salza has authored dozens of unprecedented articles exposing the errors of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and his Society of St. Pius X. Salza's many articles and presentations on Sedevacantism and the Society of St. Pius X are available at his website:www.trueorfalsepope.comAndrew Bartel is a lay Dominican of the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. He lives with his wife and their three children in Montana, where he works as a glazier. Andrew was a lifelong adherent of the Priestly Society of St. Pius X until 2013. He attended Foyer Saint Thomas d'Aquin in Avrillé, France, a boy's academy run by the Dominican community established by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.If you enjoy this content, please leave us a review!Listen to The Bearded Mystic Podcast Creating a community to deepen our understanding of Non-Duality in Hinduism Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

Level: Intermediate In this episode I am joined by John Salza and Andrew Bartel to speak about the Society of Saint Pius X.Mr. Salza has been a practicing attorney for over 25 years and a widely acclaimed Catholic author and speaker for more than two decades. He lectures internationally about many topics including biblical apologetics, Freemasonry and Fatima. Salza has co-authored with Robert Siscoe the book True or False Pope – Refuting Sedevacantism and Other Modern Errors (2015), which is considered perhaps the most important contribution to Catholic scholarship on the question of a heretical Pope in the past 100 years. The book addresses errors primarily in the realm of ecclesiology, with a focus on Sedevacantism. Most recently, Salza has authored dozens of unprecedented articles exposing the errors of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and his Society of St. Pius X. Salza's many articles and presentations on Sedevacantism and the Society of St. Pius X are available at his website:www.trueorfalsepope.comAndrew Bartel is a lay Dominican of the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. He lives with his wife and their three children in Montana, where he works as a glazier. Andrew was a lifelong adherent of the Priestly Society of St. Pius X until 2013. He attended Foyer Saint Thomas d'Aquin in Avrillé, France, a boy's academy run by the Dominican community established by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.Support the show

Level: Intermediate In this episode I am joined by John Salza & Andrew Bartel to talk about the Errors of Abp. Lefebvre.Mr. Salza has been a practicing attorney for over 25 years and a widely acclaimed Catholic author and speaker for more than two decades. He lectures internationally about many topics including biblical apologetics, Freemasonry and Fatima. Salza has co-authored with Robert Siscoe the book True or False Pope – Refuting Sedevacantism and Other Modern Errors (2015), which is considered perhaps the most important contribution to Catholic scholarship on the question of a heretical Pope in the past 100 years. The book addresses errors primarily in the realm of ecclesiology, with a focus on Sedevacantism. Most recently, Salza has authored dozens of unprecedented articles exposing the errors of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and his Society of St. Pius X. Salza's many articles and presentations on Sedevacantism and the Society of St. Pius X are available at his website:www.trueorfalsepope.comAndrew Bartel is a lay Dominican of the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. He lives with his wife and their three children in Montana, where he works as a glazier. Andrew was a lifelong adherent of the Priestly Society of St. Pius X until 2013. He attended Foyer Saint Thomas d'Aquin in Avrillé, France, a boy's academy run by the Dominican community established by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.If you enjoy this content, please leave us a review!Support the show

Level: Intermediate In this episode I am joined by John Salza and Andrew Bartel to speak about the Society of Saint Pius X and the Sunday Obligation.Mr. Salza has been a practicing attorney for over 25 years and a widely acclaimed Catholic author and speaker for more than two decades. He lectures internationally about many topics including biblical apologetics, Freemasonry and Fatima. Salza has co-authored with Robert Siscoe the book True or False Pope – Refuting Sedevacantism and Other Modern Errors (2015), which is considered perhaps the most important contribution to Catholic scholarship on the question of a heretical Pope in the past 100 years. The book addresses errors primarily in the realm of ecclesiology, with a focus on Sedevacantism. Most recently, Salza has authored dozens of unprecedented articles exposing the errors of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and his Society of St. Pius X. Salza's many articles and presentations on Sedevacantism and the Society of St. Pius X are available at his website:www.trueorfalsepope.comAndrew Bartel is a lay Dominican of the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. He lives with his wife and their three children in Montana, where he works as a glazier. Andrew was a lifelong adherent of the Priestly Society of St. Pius X until 2013. He attended Foyer Saint Thomas d'Aquin in Avrillé, France, a boy's academy run by the Dominican community established by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.If you enjoy this content, please leave us a review!Support the show

Does Taylor Marshall’s Show Lead to Schism? Some claim that it has led them to Eastern Orthodoxy, while others have said it led them to Sedevacantism. Is this fair to Taylor Marshall? Michael Lofton considers this controversial question in a video you don’t want to miss.

Questions Covered: 05:27 – What does apostolic succession mean? Would the laity be able to choose the next pope in a crisis? 15:40 – How is Sedevacantism wrong? 19:53 – Can I celebrate a friend's entry into the Eastern Orthodox Church? 22:27 – What is the criteria that we should use to discern which Messianic prophecies should be used for proof-oriented research and which should be used for process-oriented research? 30:02 – How do I respond to my aunt who has left the Catholic Church considering hierarchical corruption? 41:53 – What do I do to become Catholic considering my previous baptisms in other denominations? 46:49 – Would Jesus “separate the weak from the chaff” before his Second Coming by withholding his grace? 52:07 – What is Opus Dei and its mission? …

Questions Covered: 05:27 – What does apostolic succession mean? Would the laity be able to choose the next pope in a crisis? 15:40 – How is Sedevacantism wrong? 19:53 – Can I celebrate a friend's entry into the Eastern Orthodox Church? 22:27 – What is the criteria that we should use to discern which Messianic prophecies should be used for proof-oriented research and which should be used for process-oriented research? 30:02 – How do I respond to my aunt who has left the Catholic Church considering hierarchical corruption? 41:53 – What do I do to become Catholic considering my previous baptisms in other denominations? 46:49 – Would Jesus “separate the weak from the chaff” before his Second Coming by withholding his grace? 52:07 – What is Opus Dei and its mission? …

[Sedevacantism, Scrupulosity, and the Mercy of God] Today we have the gift of hearing the conversion story of Veronica Marrinan, as she shares how she came to know that God was real and that the Catholic Church was His true Church. A bit about Veronica and her story: Veronica Marrinan's relationship with Christ has been imprinted with the courage of her mom's entrance into the Catholic Church from a sedevacantist sect just prior to Veronica's birth. Her experience with grief has consistently brought her into deeper intimacy with God. You can find her over at Litany NYC, where she works as creative director. Connect with Veronica