Dr. Edward Feser

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Does anyone know what type of traditionalist catholic Edward Feser is. Is he sedevacantist, anti-democratic?
 
Dr. Edward Feser calls himself a Traditional Catholic so I feel like it’s very relevant to Traditional Catholicism. And I know that some Catholics are anti-democratic and I don’t think that my question asserted that Tradtional Catholicism means anti-democratic.
 
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Um gee. Are those the only types of ‘traditionalist’ you think a person can be???

Wow.
 
A “traditional” Catholic doesn’t come in flavours of ‘sedevacantist’ or ‘anti-democratic’.

To be a traditional Catholic simply means being a Catholic, and being a fond of traditional Catholic piety, such as the older spiritual books, the older forms of the liturgy. Anyone who does that can be called a traditional Catholic, whatever else they are.
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I don’t think that my question asserted that Tradtional Catholicism means anti-democratic.
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Even the monarchists that I know would go to war fighting for the freedoms of Democracy, even if they question whether its an undisputed good.

I’ll assume you’re acting in good faith, but so far you seem to be quick to associate people who haven’t done anything wrong with schismatics. Its not a very gracious move.

May God bless you.
 
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In what way did my post say that you are ipso facto anti-democratic for being traditionalist??
 
Its quite unpelasing how people in this forum misreads my post and argues that I call traditional Catholics anti-democratic just because I asked it in the same question. I know Feser is traditional, so I dont concider trads to be anti-democratic since I specifically asked for this.
 
Sir or madam, I simply pointed out that the way you phrased your original post, and I quote, “Does anyone know what type of traditionalist catholic Edward Feser is. Is he sedevacantist, anti-democratic?” implied that ‘traditionalist’ Catholics came in two flavors, “sedevacanist or antidemocratic”?

My response, again I quote, "Um gee. Are those the only types of ‘traditionalist’ you think a person can be???

Wow."

And now your response to me?

It appears to me that you are, in vulgar parlance, just ‘looking for an excuse to argue’.

You assume I am traditionalist simply because I wondered from your post why you appeared to only find ‘two’ types of traditionalist? Then you try to tell me and others (from your post following) how unpelasing (sic) WE are for misreading your posts?

I don’t think so. If there is misreading going on here, it isn’t from me.
 
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Dr. Edward Feser calls himself a Traditional Catholic so I feel like it’s very relevant to Traditional Catholicism. And I know that some Catholics are anti-democratic and I don’t think that my question asserted that Tradtional Catholicism means anti-democratic.
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I’m confused as to what you mean by anti-democratic?
 
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I’m confused as to what you mean by anti-democratic?
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The Church itself is hierarchical, Christ specifically established it that way. This isn’t just a preferred feature of Traditionalists.

As far as the Secular government goes, the Church is pro justice, not necessarily pro or anti democracy.

Traditionalists live in the present, not in the 19th century, when some took sides against (secularized, anti Christian) Democratic movements of that time.
Democracy brought us a Lincoln, who was better than most kings, but also brought us Hitler, who was worse than any Kaiser.
 
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No, you are not unpleasing, but its unpleasing that I simply asked about Edward Fesers views and all anyone does is attack me for somehow asserting that traditional catholicism means anti-democratic.
 
Traditional Catholic is not incompatible with Democratic. But an argument can be made either way depending on the way you choose to define traditional.
On the one hand, the first Communities were virtually socialistic in the Book of Acts. But leadership remained in Christ’s appointments.
Constantine certainly was antithetical to Democracy.
The USA was founded on principles that were Democratic although it is a Constitutional Republic. But this idea was an enlightenment response.
 
The answer is this: Like 99.99 percent of Traditional Catholics, Edward Feser is not sedevacantist and is not antidemocratic. There, your question has been fully answered.
 
I havent implied in any way what Traditional Catholicism is.
 
Thank you, finally an answer (somewhat respectfull atleast).
 
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