Pius X (SSPX) and other traditionalists sift through Vatican II, only accepting the statements they happen to agree with. This resistance to the Council of Trent is reminiscent of the way that the members of the Society of St.
Indeed, the kings of France accepted only its doctrinal decrees, but not its disciplinary rulings. The Council of Trent was resisted not only by the Protestants but also by the Catholic princes of Europe they did not want to surrender their “traditional” influence over the Church. The First Council of Nicaea, which defined the dogma of the divinity of Christ, was followed by a period in which Arianism rivaled Catholicism as the dominant form of Christianity. Almost every general council has been followed by a period of unrest – a tussle between reformers and resisters. The cloud of ignorance and confusion that tends to surround any reform shouldn’t scandalize anyone. Instead, they treat it as a sort of bogeyman and blame it for every problem in the modern Church-and this despite the fact that an increasing number of them were not even alive when the Council met! In the case of the liturgy, it is unfair to blame the frequently banal celebrations of the Vatican II liturgy on the Missal itself in fact, such problems in the liturgy are caused by a failure to implement the General Instruction of the Roman Missal and the liturgical directives of the Vatican. Many traditionalists make no attempt to appreciate the significance of the Second Vatican Council and its associated reforms. This will greatly facilitate our review process and when fruitful, allow the author to address specific concerns.In my last article, I discussed the dangers of traditionalism and finished by promising to address the traditionalist anxiety about change and instability, especially in the liturgy. To ensure posts remain published, provide specific examples, and citations to points made. Note from Angelus Press: While we encourage customers to leave reviews, even critical reviews, our policy is to remove posts that do not give clear indication that the reviewer has read the material. Pius X in 2006, he has been teaching Thomistic philosophy and theology at Holy Cross Seminary in Australia. Since his ordination into the priestly fraternity of the Society of St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary to discern his vocation. After two years in the field, he entered St. Paul Robinson, a native of Kentucky, USA, received a Masters in Engineering Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Louisville. In my opinion, the author of the ‘Guide’ deserves praise for this attempt.” Jakub Taylor, Ph.D.
Why do some religious believers slaughter those who refuse to convert to their faith, refuse scientific evidence for an ancient universe, or hold God to be an utterly arbitrary being? Why do some scientists believe that universes pop into existence from nothing, that aliens seeded life on earth, or that fish turn into reptiles by chance processes? The answer, for both, is the same: the abandonment of realism, the human way for knowing reality.