I was raised in the Sedevacantist schism

[Saxum]

Dolan, Cekada and Sandborn are the most arrogant, uncharitable people I have ever known. Trads are so busy clinging to the piece of tradition that they consider the Church, they have forgotten what it means to be Christian.

I agree. The rad trads have forgotten the weightier matters of charity and mercy. They are like Pharisees in many ways. Having said that, the liberal wing of the Church promote false mercy at the expense of devotion to God through decent worship. I think the right place is in the centre. As Oscar Romero said, “we must keep to the centre, watchfully, in a traditional way” and “we must think with the mind of the Church.” For me, this means I endeavour to internalise St John Paul II’s teachings and practices. He’s my guide.

 

[commenter]

Do you have a source for the Romero quotes?

 

[commenter]

My OF priest gave me permission to attend on occasion so that I can maintain good relationships with friends. I attend his OF at least 5 times through the week and he knows I’m not schismatic in mindset.

Friendship is a sadly neglected ministry. Your friends are fortunate.

 

[Spyridon]

, Sedevacantisism is a schismatic sect that considers all popes since Vatican II to be antipopes.

Welcome back to the Church, and praise God for illuminating you from the darkness of schism.

Food for thought:

If all Popes since V-II have been anti-Popes, then who is the true Pope?

There can’t be an anti-Pope if there’s no true Pope. An anti-Pope is literally an “opposing Pope.”

If there’s just simply no Pope then Pope Francis isn’t an anti-Pope - he’s just not the Pope. If sedevacantism is true then the Papacy hasn’t existed since the Venerable Pope Pius XII died. If the papacy no longer exists then the Roman Catholic Church is no more and the gates of hell have overcome the Church… If the gates of hell have prevailed Jesus’ Words have failed… If Jesus’ Word’s fail he’s not God… If Jesus isn’t God Christianity isn’t true.

So, if sedevacantism is true then Christianity itself is false. It’s a self-defeating ideology.

See where this house of cards tumbles?

 

[guanophore]

Can You Be Both a Catholic and a Sedevacantist?

Q: I have recently become friends with someone who follows Sedevacantism. It has provided an opportunity for me to be challenged to more fully understand church teaching. Would you consider sharing…

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[Genesis315]

To be fair, it was Pope Paul VI who used the term “auto-destruction” (or auto-demolition) to describe the Church after the Council:

Passando alla seconda considerazione, l’Augusto Pontefice ripete la domanda: «Che cosa vedete nel Papa?». E risponde: Signum contradictionis: un segno di contestazione. La Chiesa attraversa, oggi, un momento di inquietudine. Taluni si esercitano nell’autocritica, si direbbe perfino nell’autodemolizione. È come un rivolgimento interiore acuto e complesso, che nessuno si sarebbe atteso dopo il Concilio.

https://w2.vatican.va/content/paul-.../hf_p-vi_spe_19681207_seminario-lombardo.html

That being said, I don’t think the response to this problem offered by sedevacantists is correct.