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Martin Fegan's avatar

My thoughts always revert to the implications such articles as these bring out. Like why would one refuse to implement a simple solution being offered to resolve the problem being discussed and at least on their part be part of the remedy by availing of the means presented to do so?

The answer may well be found in the personal trauma such an admittance of the possible invalidity of one's own Orders might cause. But one would not be declaring that their ordination was actually invalid, rather only possibly invalid.

The good that would arise from such an act of conditional consecration would be enormous not just for the priest but also for numerous laity who would have at least one more priest from whom they could receive the sacraments without scruple. Think of the ensuing benefits if every priest ordained in the new rite we're to receive conditional ordination. Not only would traditional following Catholics benefit but also numerous Novus Ordo Catholics even if unknown by them.

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Sean Johnson's avatar

I tend to read controversial theology articles as an analyst, thinking to myself as I read this particular article, “How would an antisedevacantist reply to this or that argument.” I appreciated that as I progressed through the article, those hypothetical objections were already anticipated and engaged, rather than leaving the reader wondering, “I wonder how he would have addressed the ex adiunctis argument, etc.”. As that tends to be your habitual style, I’m not surprised that you are so infrequently challenged. In fact, the only challenge I can recall is the recent one by Matt Gaspers mostly unsuccessful rebuttal (ie., his only argument which was not already pre-empted or addressed was the quote from Billuart) to Mr. McCusker’s argument from public heresy.

I’m hoping that some day, you guys will compile these articles in book form for sale. This quality and caliber of writing on the subject matter is today unique to you, at least in the English-speaking world. I’d be the first to but it.

Keep up the outstanding work!

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