Strickland speaks of us

May 6, 2024
“...As we discuss the dangers of false authority and misplaced obedience, it is important to note that the laity in the Church do not exist for the sake of the clergy in the Church.  The clergy exist to provide the sacraments necessary for salvation to the laity. The paramount concern of all clergy should always, ALWAYS, be the salvation of the souls entrusted to them...”
https://cforc.com/2024/05/bishop-joseph-stricklands-letter-just-following-orders/
Strickland elevates me. Jesuits Reese and Francis exist to bring us the sacraments, not publicly admonish the faithful, and they are most certainly not saints to be listened to or emulated.
I'm not speaking of dissenters when I say that I have high regard for nonconformist priests. Christ, the reigning example, rebuffed the Pharisees and civil authority. Therefore, rebuffing authority when it grasps falsehoods is legitimate.
I'd like the TLM community to be nonconformist. Nonconformity is an interior disposition, having nothing to do with how you comb your hair but everything to do with good manners. I see only one man with a hand on the altar, and it's his right hand.
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A priest can say Mass by himself with Christ when no one else is present. Check out the Council of Trent documents in the previous post. Concelebration, a fallacious, 1960s interlude, is not the same as priest, deacon, and subdeacon. I talk like I'm an expert. Not so. A lot of this comes out of reading and observing.

artist: Fra Angelico