tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231438970934023581.post1060539799376252629..comments2017-07-10T17:28:45.534-07:00Comments on Johannes Paulus II: JPII and the Tridentine MassUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231438970934023581.post-62196724621266860712013-08-23T05:22:23.986-07:002013-08-23T05:22:23.986-07:00"there is very little tension between Orthodo..."there is very little tension between Orthodox Catholics and reasonable traditionalists"...not so sure that this statement holds as much water now that Francis has been elected.<br />Francis seems to be a polarizing figure, not by choice, but simply by reputation. <br />My fear is that traditionalists will soon grow tired and impatient with Francis...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231438970934023581.post-63563694386845843482013-08-22T12:23:46.888-07:002013-08-22T12:23:46.888-07:00Please see Fr. Aidan Nichols O.P.'s assessment...Please see Fr. Aidan Nichols O.P.'s assessment of Pius X's refutation of "Modernism":<br />http://www.christendom-awake.org/pages/anichols/modernism.htm<br /><br />It's crucial for interpreting Vatican II and the "hermeneutic of continuitiy" set forth by BXVI. Anyone who says Pius X would be opposed to JPII or CVII is mistaken.Samwisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231438970934023581.post-80395647399582958412013-05-31T11:07:58.011-07:002013-05-31T11:07:58.011-07:00Interestingly enough, the father of Mel Gibson--Hu...Interestingly enough, the father of Mel Gibson--Hutton Gibson--was even more extreme than the society of Pius X! He believes in sedevacantism--http://www.huttongibson.com/<br />which is the theory that every pope since John XXIII is a heretic.<br /><br />He denies the holocaust ever happened and that Vatican II was a conspiracy of Masons and Jews.<br />Lastly, he patronizes the Tridentine Mass in a private chapel reserved only for Sedevacantists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231438970934023581.post-31240044060377842472013-05-31T10:41:01.041-07:002013-05-31T10:41:01.041-07:00Check out Bernstein's MASS as an example of th...Check out Bernstein's MASS as an example of the craziness surrounging the liturgy in the 60s and 70s. Even as a Jew, Bernstein noticed difficulties in integrity (though ironically, he composed the piece for the Kennedy family). <br />Given such a background, one can only imagine the effects on the media and pop culture: mockery/disbelief/anger,etc.<br />http://www.leonardbernstein.com/mass.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231438970934023581.post-5706585043650814162013-05-31T10:17:54.121-07:002013-05-31T10:17:54.121-07:00http://www.scdioceseschools.org/about.cfm?subpage=...http://www.scdioceseschools.org/about.cfm?subpage=1413521<br /><br />Bishop Nickless has an insightful letter about the pre-conciliar and post-conciliar Church. He uses such phrases as "exorcising the 'spirit of vatican ii'", while simultaneously wanting to implement the legitimate fruits of the council.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com