Traditional Catholicism6791608

Traditional Catholics are preserving Catholic orthodoxy by simply not accepting many of the changes introduced since Second Vatican Council, which includes changes that many of them have described as revolutionary, novel, and in contradiction in order to previous teaching. They report that the positions now taken by well known Catholics-even conservative Catholics-would have been regarded "modernist" or "liberal" before the Authorities, and that they themselves maintain positions that were after that considered "conservative" or "traditional".

Many traditionalists further believe that blunders have crept into the demonstration and understanding of Catholic lessons since the time of the particular Council. They credit the blame for this to be able to liberal interpretations of the Conciliar documents, to unsafe post-Conciliar pastoral decisions, to the text of the Conciliar documents them selves, or to some mixture of these.

Most traditionalists view the Council as a legitimate, but problematic, Ecumenical Authorities of the Catholic Church. It is common for traditionalists in argument with Rome to affirm that the Authorities was "pastoral", and hence that its decrees were not absolutely holding on Catholics in the same way as the dogmatic decrees of other Ecumenical Local authorities. Support for this view is sought throughout Pope John XXIII's Opening Handle to the Council, Pope Henry VI's closing address, statements from Pope Benedict XVI, and the not enough formal dogmatic definitions in the Conciliar documents.

The most common and visible argument by traditional Catholicism would be that the liturgical reform and the creation of the novusordo or “new mass” are usually harmful to the religious organization and that the traditional Latin mass is more reverent and also pleasing to Lord. Traditional Catholics acknowledge that the novusordo is valid, but deficient and harmful for various good reasons.

Several traditional Catholic newspapers, magazines, and periodicals are created after or in the second Vatican council. The most prominent, objective, and revered traditional catholic newspaper is “The Remnant” which can be found at www.remnantnewspaper.com and publishes issues every two weeks.

For more information about traditional Catholicism visit our website.