Perspectives of a Wanderer

If you have been following the Catholic News this week, you are probably well aware of the rumors of reunification of the SSPX with the Catholic Church.

Although there was great hope, I am not surprised by the responses from the leadership of SSPX. Not only does it seem they are rejecting any overtures from Pope Benedict, it seems that they are even pulling further away. It seems they now think that it was the Holy See that broke away and they are the true Church.

This is what happens when a cult like mentality takes over. This mentality is not only expressed by it leadership but, maybe even more so, also by their adherents. The responses on a forums which I am active on only solidifies this perception (I will not go into detail, but lets just say they are way overboard).

It will be interesting to see what happens when the end of the month comes around. Will the Holy See make further overtures or will they impose further sanctions or declarations.  Only time will tell.
What makes it more interesting is that the one year anniversary of Pope Benedict’s Moto Proprio is just 10 days away. Although there was great hope in my Arch-Diocese, the Extraordinary Form of the Masss has not spread like some would like it. In fact, only 3 parishes have regularly scheduled EF Masses that I know of.

The next couple of weeks  may be interesting.