As we continue to absorb this kick in the gut called Traditionis Custodes, let us resolve to remain faithful to those Traditions handed down to us over the centuries by the Apostles, who received them from Christ Himself.
At this particular moment, however, you might be feeling a little low about this latest diktat from Rome. That’s understandable. I offer you this, a short lament set to the song “Babylon” by Don. McClean…
#MassOfTheAges
If you are of a traditional mindset, you are likely to find yourself dismayed and angered by this latest news from Rome. Our Holy Father’s latest motu proprio, Traditionis Custodes, which has placed new restrictions on the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, is most certainly a source of consternation and dismay, and, yes…anger.
It should certainly not be a surprise, however. We knew it was coming. All of the sniper fire coming from the Holy See regarding “rigid” Traditional Catholics pretty much telegraphed their hostility towards us.
Nobody is quite sure to react. I’m writing this Friday evening, 16 July, and we’re still waiting for all the dust and debris to settle. The FSSP is taking a cautious wait & see approach in their Statement Regarding Traditionis Custodes.
Caution on our part is called for as well.
Now is not the time for nastiness. If we take to social media ranting and railing against the injustice of it all, and begin trading insult-for-insult with others Catholic netizens who think this latest news is just marvelous, well we simply play into the hands of the Modernists, don’t we? “See? SEE? We told you those toxic Traddies were a hateful bunch. Just look atall the venom they’re spewing on social media!”
We have many Catholic brethren who are fence-sitters when it comes to this controversy. They haven’t been paying attention. They’re content and comfortable with their Novus Ordo parish; they might be aware that some of their friends “prefer” the Latin Mass (in much the same way that somebody might “prefer” a Whopper to a Big Mac), but they really don’t have a clue as to what’s at stake. They will have progressive/Modernist friends (maybe even their pastor) who will tell them that Trads are a schismatic cult. They’re modern day Pharisees, only nastier. If we react with outrage, jabbing our fingers wildly this way and that as we point out the heretics among us, what kind of an impression do you think that will make on your non-Trad friends?
That doesn’t mean we have to sidestep the issue. Certainly not! What I would suggest to you, however, is that we take a calm and rational approach when we explain the situation to our friends. It won’t be easy to do in the 90 seconds you might have at the office water cooler, but if you stop and think it over, I bet that you can come up with a succinct and reasonable explanation regarding the situation at hand. They’re called “elevator speeches,” because you have them more or less preplanned and rehearsed in your mind, allowing you to make your points in the time it takes the elevator car to go from the lobby to the second floor.
Keep your cool. Keep your rationality. Keep your sense of humor. Keep your faith.
#MassOfTheAges
If you are a Traditional Catholic, you probably know that the revolutionary clique controlling the temporal reins of Holy Church doesn’t care for it very much. Judging by the language used by the highest levels of the hierarchy, they don’t care much for you either, if you’re a Trad. Summorum Pontificum certainly seems to be in the crosshairs, and nobody quite knows what that will mean for Catholics who prefer to worship as Catholics before them did for century upon century.
The question remains: why do they fear the Traditional Mass (and us)?
And…why does Hank Igitur look so odd in this video???
Another video worth watching is this one. Why do they fear this?
#MassOfTheAges
More evidence that aliens are interfering in the Vatican. Just look at the 2020 Nativity Scene!*
This special edition of The H-Files delves into the mystery behind the bizarre display the Vatican put up a few days ago. The creatures it depicts do not look human…
*No, this isn’t the actual opinion of CCM; it’s just a fun video. We actually subscribe to the “Three M’s” as the explanation for how weird (and disturbing) our clerical leadership has become.
Yes. Theoretically, you could explain the troubling and bizarre happenings at the Vatican on something as mundane as “The Three M’s:” Modernism, Masons and Marxism…
But there are alternate theories as to why our bishops act as if they’re from another planet.
Special Phenomenon Investigator Hank Igitur takes you on an eerie journey into the possibility that extraterrestrials heavily influenced the Second Vatican Council.*
VIEWER WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS DISTURBING SCENES OF PARANOMAL LITURGICAL PRACTICES
Stay tuned to CatholicCyber-militia.com for additional episodes of the H-Files. The Truth is out there!
*No, this isn’t the actual opinion of CCM; it’s just a fun video. We actually subscribe to the “Three M’s” as the explanation for how weird (and disturbing) our clerical leadership has become.
Who knew that Marxists and anarchists could be such great dancers? Watch these Lefties bust out some moves for the benefits of bystanders and policemen protecting their right to free speech…
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been abusing the entire world (and Christians in particular) for some time now. We all know the stories of persecution, and the recent heartbreaking (and utterly perplexing!) pact between the Holy See and Beijing…and the resulting acceleration of church demolitions, arrests, and persecutions which were, of course, the inevitable result.
And now we have this new scourge which the CCP has unleashed upon the world. The CCP Virus (which those who consider themselves woke insist on calling COVID-19) has killed hundreds of thousands and brought Western societies to a standstill and the world’s economies to their knees.
In two short years, the world will gather in Beijing to publicly thank the CCP, adore them, and heap praise and prestige upon the Butchers of Beijing. Why?
Is it time to say “enough’s enough”..? #BoycottBeijing2022
How would your favorite movie fictional barbarian (recast as a staunch Traditional Catholic) react to all the hoopla regarding this forced celebration of Laudato Si, and the state of things in the post-Vatican II Church in general?
Work your minds, friends, and consider it…
Right around Easter Sunday 2020, Catholic social media erupted into chatter (often quite contentious) over the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX). A well-known Catholic online personality, Dr. Taylor Marshall, reported that he had attended Easter Sunday Mass with his family at a SSPX chapel near his home. This brought an immediate reaction from Michael Voris at Church Militant, Timothy Gordon, and other prominent Catholic online commentators. For a week we saw a raging battle swinging to and fro over the legitimacy of SSPX. Then, Church Militant released a mini-documentary reporting on alleged serious cases of sexual abuse from SSPX priests and subsequent attempts at coverup on the part of the parent organization. Whether or not these allegations have substance is not yet clear at the time this article’s posting, but the firefights now raging in response to the Church Militant’s SSPX video are intense and brutal.
Hank Igitur (an obscure yet non-prominent Catholic online commentator in his own right) offers the following observations:
Readers wishing to better understand both sides of this heartbreaking story are encouraged to visit the following sites:
Church Militant‘s short documentary describing the abuse allegations.
SSPX.org statement on the Church Militant article here.
Regardless of the outcome, or where the truth lies between the Church Militant and SSPX positions regarding these allegations, one thing seems pretty certain: the devil is laughing at us.
Can you spare 90 seconds to offer a prayer to Our Lady?
Can you afford not to??? The Stella Coeli prayer is a powerful supplication!
And while you’re at it, why not seek St. Michael’s intercession as well?
Remember our priests in prayer as well! This clip from a Spanish film reminds us that our shepherds stand firm (despite the attacks raging around them) when offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass: