Apotheoun Posted June 13, 2013 Posted June 13, 2013 An Eastern Catholic can get permission to attend Orthodox services even if a Roman Church is nearby.
Dr. Bombay Posted June 13, 2013 Posted June 13, 2013 Interesting. I must have misinterpreted whatever it was I was reading. It is a matter of "you can fulfill your obligation by doing so, but you need not"? I believe that's correct, yes. I certainly don't think one sins by attending the Orthodox liturgy. But one runs the risk of getting schismatic cooties, so I think it to be ill-advised in any case. But I'm not a Canon lawyer, so I could be wrong. My motto is, he who has the Canon makes the Law.
Anastasia13 Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 An Eastern Catholic can get permission to attend Orthodox services even if a Roman Church is nearby. I thought I just said that.
arfink Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 (edited) With everything that's been said here, I would like to make one final point: If you're Roman Catholic and you have the option to go to a licit mass, why would you willingly choose an illicit SSPX one? And I don't mean hypothetically. I don't think anyone in this thread could give me a good reason that they themselves would do this. I can't imagine any real-life situation where someone would actually have to do this. Edited June 14, 2013 by arfink
Nihil Obstat Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 With everything that's been said here, I would like to make one final point: If you're Roman Catholic and you have the option to go to a licit mass, why would you willingly choose an illicit SSPX one? And I don't mean hypothetically. I don't think anyone in this thread could give me a good reason that they themselves would do this. I can't imagine any real-life situation where someone would actually have to do this. Assuming a licit trad Mass versus sspx? One might make the argument that a much 'better' priest would be reason enough. I believe some in the Society think that Fraternity priests are too complacent in the face of modernism. A large difference in distance might be a good reason.
arfink Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 Assuming a licit trad Mass versus sspx? One might make the argument that a much 'better' priest would be reason enough. I believe some in the Society think that Fraternity priests are too complacent in the face of modernism. A large difference in distance might be a good reason. I'd like to hear that argument made, because that makes no sense at all. Is licaity worth so little that people are unwilling to travel to get it? Especially from traditionalists, I am shocked to hear that distance would be such an issue for them. People traveled hundreds of miles to see the Cure of Ars and have their confessions heard by him. As for the priest himself, he is In Persona Christi during mass. Why should this be an issue?
Nihil Obstat Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 I'd like to hear that argument made, because that makes no sense at all. Is licaity worth so little that people are unwilling to travel to get it? Especially from traditionalists, I am shocked to hear that distance would be such an issue for them. People traveled hundreds of miles to see the Cure of Ars and have their confessions heard by him. As for the priest himself, he is In Persona Christi during mass. Why should this be an issue? Well if I were having a four hour drive to Mass... The time is borderline, and I cannot afford the gas. I drive a half hour each way as is, so not bad at all. In terms of the priest, unless he were actually a heretic I would not make an issue of it. I do not agree that the Fraternity is modernist or anything. But people have made the argument that the Fraternity's position is essentially modernist.
arfink Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 Well if I were having a four hour drive to Mass... The time is borderline, and I cannot afford the gas. I drive a half hour each way as is, so not bad at all. In terms of the priest, unless he were actually a heretic I would not make an issue of it. I do not agree that the Fraternity is modernist or anything. But people have made the argument that the Fraternity's position is essentially modernist. Yes, and there are people who will accuse anything that came from after the turn of the 19th century as modernist. I don't buy that argument. One of the biggest things I hear traditionalists say they hate about the OF mass is they believe there are so many abuses and it's so bad it makes the mass illicit, and some of them scream and cry and leave for the SSPX, which I find highly ironic because they're illicit too. If you're going to attend an illicit mass, might as well pick one close to home. Hrmph.
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