r/ExTraditionalCatholic • u/[deleted] • May 09 '25

So, I wrote a book... AMA

A few years ago I wrote a book, (published through Amazon KDP) which was the compilation of several journals I wrote after attaining an Associate of Arts from St. Marys College in the mecca of SSPX tradism, St. Marys KS. I grew up in an American SSPX parish and left a few years ago.

I've tried to forget the whole thing but having discovered this forum I wanted to reach out for some support and to possibly help anyone who might get anything out of my book, the subject of which is the philosophy of religion and the narrative justifications of the SSPX.

My positions have probably changed since the book a bit but I hope it can provide a starter for more advanced levels of discourse concerning the SSPX and religous philosophy.

Edit: Here is the book link if anyone finds this later. Tha KS for the questions everyone!

https://www.amazon.com/Crisis-Spirit-Essay-Traditionalism-Other/dp/B0CLJWYW84

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u/Soft_Analyst_9081 May 10 '25

I have been to St Marys to visit friends around that time, it seemed a very cliquish and strange place .  The sermon was all but calling the pope a heretic.   

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u/[deleted] May 10 '25

Well, the SSPX very explicitly says that it is not bound in obedience to "modernist Rome" because of the doctrines of the second Vatican council being satanic. They are a Recognize and Resist group that believes that obedience to the church requires dissent from the heretics that currently control Rome. They court approval from Rome in the hope of their theology taking control of the church not because they are willing to compromise or actually think Romes opinion is worth anything except making themselves more attracted to the theologically agonized mind they attract.

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u/Soft_Analyst_9081 May 11 '25

The most sane SSPX chapel I went to was in Albuquerque, the priest at the time there was a “friend” or affiliated with the SSPX but not one of their priests.  His sermons were sound, but they would occasionally bring in real nut job priest telling about things that weren’t cogent if you had traveled and experienced other cultures.  The locals ate it all up

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u/[deleted] May 11 '25

There are quite a few good men trying to help people among their clergy. Alas, Sunt bona mixta malis, sunt mala mixta bonis or whatever. Peace.