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- By it’s very nature, the TLM prohibits lay participation in the Mass. Wrong. To quote Pope John Paul II; “silent prayer is active participation”.
- Traditionalists believe that you have to be a baptized Catholic to even hope of attaining salvation. All non-Catholics are going straight to hell. Wrong. That particular heresy (Feenyism) has been rejected by the vast majority of Traditionalists. In fact, some of the more strident supporters of Invincible Ignorance are Traditionalists, probably because they actually understand what I.I. really teaches.
- During the TLM, the priest turns his back to the people. Wrong. The priest joins with the people in facing God physically present in the Tabernacle. It really is all about God, and not all about us.
- **The SSPX is sedevacantist (believes that there is currently no valid pope). **Wrong. The SSPX has always looked upon our pope as the valid, legitimate Pontiff of the Holy Catholic Church.
- Traditionalist reject ecumenism. Wrong. Traditionalists wholeheartedly accept and embrace ecumenism. That is if you define true ecumenism as converting heretics and pagans to the One True Church.
- **The Latin Mass didn’t even exist until the Council of Trent (the mid-1500’s). **Wrong. The Latin Mass dates back to the time of Pope Saint Gregory the Great in the 6th century. Even before that, the Canon of the Mass dates to the 4th century, and the Latin Mass itself was in it’s infancy in the 1st century. The Consecration has remained unchanged since Saints Peter and Paul first preached in Rome.
- **Mel Gibson is “an SSPXer”. **Wrong. Mel Gibson attends Mass as celebrated by a so-called independent priest.
- **Traditionalists expect you to wear expensive clothing to Mass. **Wrong. Traditionalists expect everyone to wear their best… even if their best is a pair of overalls and a pull-over shirt. No one should ever purposfully dress-down to attend Mass. After all, we’re going to The Lord’s House, not a barbecue at the beach.
- No one understands what’s going on at a TLM. That would be true only if you’re;
a. Illiterate. (The local language is on the opposite page)
b. Too lazy to ask “hey, could someone explain to me what’s going on”?
c. Too lazy to learn some of the more basic prayers in Latin.
Can anyone think of any others?