A conference by Most Rev. Donald J. Sanborn
IN A clearly-presented and tightly-reasoned 110-minute talk, delivered in London on Dec. 21, 2013, Bishop Sanborn lays out the case for sedevacantism. He explains that the fundamental question every Catholic must ask himself in our times is: “Does the religion of Vatican II represent a substantial or merely an accidental change as regards the Roman Catholic religion? In other words, do the doctrines, disciplines, and liturgical practices of the Novus Ordo Church represent Roman Catholicism?”
Bp. Sanborn explains how one must answer the question, and then offers a dispassionate theological critique of the answers given by Indult/Motu Proprio groups (e.g. the Fraternity of St. Peter), the “recognize and resist” groups (the Society of St. Pius X and many others) and those in “conservative” Novus Ordo circles.
The bishop also refutes many of the objections commonly made against sedevacantism such as:
- “We cannot judge the pope”
- “These popes are only material heretics, not formal heretics”
- “Only the Church can declare the pope a non-pope”
- “A bad father is still a father”
- “We have had bad popes before”
- “Sedevacantism denies the visibility of the Church! Where is the hierarchy?”
- “How then could we ever get a true pope back?”
- “All this is just your opinion!”
One of the advantages of Bp. Sanborn’s argument is that it eliminates the need to address the issue of personal guilt for the sin or the crime of heresy, a topic that some find unsettling or confusing.
This conference is destined to become a classic!
For further information on the topic, see our earlier post: Sedevacantism: A Quick Primer.
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