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Faith or Apostolic Authority: Which Comes First?
Most Rev. Donald J. Sanborn An answer to an objection against sedevacantism. objection: Paul VI, John Paul I, and John Paul II are legitimately elected Popes. They are in possession of apostolic succession and of apostolic authority to teach, rule, and sanctify the Church. The teaching of Vatican II, as well as the reforms promulgated…
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The Dissent of Faith
Most Rev. Donald J. Sanborn Whether the papacy or non-papacy of John Paul II is a matter of opinion. Question: How do you reconcile the individual conscience of the Catholic with the necessity of holding that John Paul II is not the Pope? Are you not raising to the level of dogma something that is…
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Did Bellarmine Condemn Sedevacantism?
Rev. Anthony Cekada In debates among traditional Catholics regarding the legitimacy of the post-Conciliar popes, the following quote from St. Robert Bellarmine has been repeatedly recycled: Just as it is licit to resist the Pontiff who attacks the body, so also is it licit to resist him who attacks souls or destroys the civil order…
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Have I Rejected the Pope?
Rev. Anthony Cekada Note: In his column in an April 1992 Remnant, Michael Davies reprinted a favorable review of my recent study, The Problems with the Prayers of the Modern Mass (Rockford IL: TAN Books 1991). The editor of The Remnant, Walter Matt, appended his own commentary to the review, and stated that I have…
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Canon 188.4 or Where is the Church
Most Rev. Daniel L. Dolan, B.F. Dryden Defection from the faith and loss of office. Preface It was as an aid to my own preaching that three essays were written in the spring of 1979, explaining ,respectively, loss of office under Canon 188.4, the history and present meaning of the term anathema, and the Novus…
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Why Do Good Priests Leave Bad Impressions?
Rev. Anthony Cekada What kind of impression do we traditional priests allow people to get when they come to one of our Mass centers for the first time? Do these newcomers feel they’ve been encouraged to return? To help answer the question, let’s construct a little scenario. Imagine that you’re a young Catholic layman…
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Natural Family Planning: On Recent Condemnations of NFP
Rev. Anthony Cekada NOTE: In Fall, 1998 the “Voice Crying in the Wilderness” newsletter, a widely-circulated traditionalist periodical, published an article condemning Natural Family Planning (NFP).The following is a letter to the Editor, written by Father Anthony Cekada. In addition to offering the traditional Latin Mass in Cincinnati and Columbus, Father Cekada is professor of…
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Fighting Scrupulosity
Rev. Anthony Cekada This pamphlet will help you if you have difficulties with scrupulosity. It contains some special advice for the scrupulous. Signs of Scrupulosity 1. Fear you are committing sin while doing things even devout people don’t find sinful. 2. Frequently changing your mind for trivial reasons (or no reasons at…
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Sunday Obligation: How to Reassure Newcomers
Rev. Anthony Cekada Q. I worry about losing potential converts from the Novus Ordo because of the “Sunday obligation” question. Someone is revolted by the Novus Ordo and starts coming to my Mass. Then some new breed priest tells him that he is “not fulfilling his Sunday obligation” — as if Vatican II types believed…
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The Cult of Liberty
Most Rev. Donald J. Sanborn The dogma of the modern world in light of Catholic teaching. Liberty is a dogma of the modern world. Liberty is enthroned as one of the great goods to be cherished in life, something worth dying for. The American War of Independence was fought for liberty’s sake. World War II…