Rusty and Snowy were my babies from April 2008 till September 2023 (Snowy) and July 2024 (Rusty). I miss them terribly.
Sep 10 2023
Snowy – Rest in Peace
Snowy and her sister Rusty were my babies from April 2008 till September 2023. Rusty remains. Snowy died peacefully.
Jul 17 2023
SSPX – schism and doctrinal errors
Over at The Ecclesia Blog, Dom Dalmasso has a really good article on the current status of the SSPX as far as its relationship with the Catholic Church goes. An important read for Catholics contemplating or actually attending SSPX Masses.
Apr 23 2023
Archbishop Lefebvre: “Africans not yet mature”
SSPX founder Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre wasn’t a fan of the idea of African bishops, and thought Africans still needed European bishops looking after them. He was, from 1947-1961, a bishop in “French Africa”, specifically as archbishop of Dakar, Senegal. Towards the end of his time there, he told Pope John XXIII that “the Africans are …
Feb 25 2023
John Salza on the SSPX and schism
Pints with Aquinas has a 3 hour 15 minute interview with John Salza on the topic of the SSPX and their schism. They discuss the sede vacantists as well. Important questions are answered, and important aspects of the situation are addressed.
Nov 13 2022
Can Pope Francis grant schismatics faculties?
An important point been raised by sympathisers suggesting that schism doesn’t exist: the granting of faculties to SSPX priests for valid confession. This is unusual, unheard of, and suspended priests and schismatic priests do not have faculties, and therefore they cannot be suspended and/or schismatic.
Nov 11 2022
SSPX is in schism due to lack of faith
The Society of St Pius X (SSPX) was born in an act of schism stemming from a loss of faith and trust in God and his Church.
Nov 11 2022
Yes, the SSPX is schismatic
Recently, Archbishop Vigano and Bishop Athanasius Schneider opined that the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) is not in schism. Vigano claimed that Archbishop Lefebvre, the SSPX founder, was a holy man who demonstrated great fidelity to the Church.
I beg to differ.
Nov 06 2022
Jimmy Akin evaluates Ellen White
Jimmy Akin has two videos on YouTube evaluating Ellen White and her prophecies and her status as a prophet.
Jul 06 2021
The Two Feasts of St Maria Goretti
Today is the Feast of St Maria Goretti, an 11-year old Italian girl who, during a sexual assault that turned fatal, was concerned about the salvation of her assailant, and, a few days later, expressed her forgiveness of him on her deathbed.
Jun 18 2021
The SSPX and the Demonic
Pray for the conversion of the SSPX
That they abandon their errors
That they return to the Catholic faith
That they recognise the humanity in their neighbour
And that, as penance, the society be abolished and do no further harm.
Jun 07 2021
Catholic “science” forums
I had an interesting encounter today on a Facebook group “Catholic Science Geeks”. Across several posts, the discussions showed that there were several antivaxxers present. Several people didn’t want to have COVID vaccines because they were nervous about them. That’s a legitimate reaction. However, several were trying to promote vaccine avoidance because, supposedly, vaccine efficacy is unknown. That’s not true. What is worse is that these so-called “scientists” aren’t persuaded by evidence.
Jun 01 2021
Validly marriage and quirks
The recent Boris Johnson marriage caused a stir. So here I’ll outline why things can be quite peculiar at times, and probably need reforming.
Jun 01 2021
Mass Panic – On Limiting the Extraordinary Form
There have been rumours on and off for years that Pope Francis will suppress or limit the use of the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. Rumours from the conspiracy theorist side, and rumours from the rational side. Now the rumours say there is a document in development.
May 30 2021
Toxic Traditionalism and Steve Skojec
Steve Skojec, until now, has been a traditionalist and co-author at the often toxic website One Peter Five. Over time he has taken a more rational approach to many of the irrational positions many traditionalists have taken. Now, it seems, he has come to a startling realisation that the traditionalist subculture is indeed toxic, and he is leaving it. Where he will go is unclear. I hope he stays Catholic, but here are speculations of other paths he might take.
May 02 2021
Cryptocurrency spam and some fun
Telegram settings should be set so that only your contacts can message you or call you or add you to groups. For me, that latter two are set, the former not. I am on an ICE3X* discussion group, and a number of people started spam conversations trying to get me to sign up at some or other bitcoin website. I played with one such person for a few days. I finally got her to agree to marry me, and then I blocked her. Relationships like that can’t continue forever.
Apr 15 2021
The SSPX preaches fake Sunday history
When you listen to a sermon, and the priest tells you something historical, you expect it to be true. Not something he just made up for the sermon.
When you read a church’s website that says they’re celebrating 1700 years of something, you expect that the event being celebrated is a historical one.
With the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) that is unfortunately not the case, as I’ve discovered. What follows here is over and above the fake funerals they tried to con the police into letting them have.
Apr 05 2021
St Marys, Kansas, USA – a town hiding their COVID cases?
“Let it be know, that St. Marys is actively participating in conspiracy to hide the COVID 19 cases. Major institutions including the SSPX Church are instructing the people of St. Marys to not report COVID 19 cases.”
Apr 05 2021
Adventist and Catholic News & Views 024 – 5 April 2021
Key words: Blessed Tansi, Cognitive dissonance, Francis Arinze, Mark of the Beast, Modernism, Resurrection, Satellite TV, Vaccines
Mar 19 2021
The Cape Town SSPX, calumny, and fear
Today, as I was leaving for work, a member of the neighbouring Society of St Pius X (SSPX) congregation complained to me about what I’d said in the Pinelands Facebook group.
He clearly hadn’t read what I wrote there himself, so he accused me of calumny. Specifically relating to the issue of their (at the time) bishop Williamson’s Holocaust denialism and antisemitism.
