7.1. The SSPX offers the Traditional Latin Mass and rejects Vatican II errors. Isn’t that good enough?
At first glance, the SSPX seems like a solution: they preserve the old Mass, criticize Vatican II, and appear to fight for tradition. But beneath that, there is a fatal contradiction: they recognize the authority of the post-Vatican II “popes” (e.g., Leo XIV) but refuse to obey them.
This is not just a liturgical issue; it is a profoundly ecclesiological crisis. The Church is defined not only by valid sacraments, but by unity in faith and governance under the true Vicar of Christ. To say, "Yes, he’s the pope—but I won’t obey his liturgy, laws, or doctrinal directives" is to deny papal primacy in practice, which is a dogma of the Faith (cf. Pastor Aeternus, Vatican I).
If Leo XIV is pope, then Vatican II, the New Mass, and the new disciplines are binding. To resist them while acknowledging his authority is a contradiction that leads to confusion, disobedience, and spiritual danger. A traditional liturgy paired with a contradictory ecclesiology is not fidelity—it is a false peace built on compromise.
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