8.111. Things feel too narrow and divided. It’s getting ridiculous. God is still God. I’ll keep it simple and stay in my Novus Ordo parish.
This is a classic symptom of the Vatican II mentality: that truth is too complex, doctrine is divisive, and that God doesn’t care about the details as long as you’re “sincere.” But this mentality leads directly to indifference, error, and ultimately apostasy. The fact that the post-Vatican II world is full of division, compromise, and doctrinal confusion is not a reason to settle for less—it is a wake-up call to return to what is true.
It’s understandable to feel frustrated by all the divisions, but that’s not a reason to stay in error—it’s a reason to seek what is true and unchanging. The Church has never taught that unity is based on feelings, convenience, or simplicity. Unity is based on truth—and when that truth is lost, division is the result.
Yes, God is still God. But we must worship Him and believe in Him as He revealed Himself—not how we prefer. The Novus Ordo religion is not the Catholic Church. It is a modernist counterfeit, born from a false council, offering false sacraments, and promoting false doctrine. To remain in it because “it’s simpler” is to choose comfort over Christ.
The path of truth is not easy—it’s narrow. That’s what Christ said:
“Narrow is the gate, and strait is the way that leadeth to life, and few there are that find it.”
| Category | Traditional Catholic View | Modern Emotional View | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unity | Based on shared truth, sacraments, and hierarchy | Based on feelings, tolerance, and coexistence | True unity requires agreement in doctrine |
| Doctrinal Division | Caused by heresy and false councils like Vatican II | Blamed on “rigidity” or “being too narrow” | It’s not truth that divides—but error and compromise |
| God’s Nature | Unchanging, holy, jealous for true worship | Assumed to be “understanding” of all practices | God rejected false worship in the Old and New Testament |
| “Keeping It Simple” | Simplicity = obedience to revealed truth | Simplicity = avoiding hard doctrines and distinctions | False simplicity leads to spiritual laziness |
| Novus Ordo Mass | Fabricated rite with Protestant theology, invalid in many cases | Viewed as “good enough,” familiar, emotionally satisfying | Convenience is no excuse to attend false worship |
| Faithfulness | Measured by fidelity to truth, regardless of cost | Measured by staying with what’s comfortable or familiar | “He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me” (Matt. 10:37) |
| Fruits | Clarity, holiness, vocations, conversion | Confusion, compromise, dwindling belief in the sacraments | “By their fruits you shall know them” (Matt. 7:16) |
Summary:
Yes, we are splintering—but that’s because Vatican II shattered the unity of the Catholic Church’s external structures, and the Novus Ordo religion is not the true Church. The divisions you see are not from “being too narrow”—they are from abandoning the narrow path.
God is still God—but you must worship Him in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). He does not accept false liturgy, invalid sacraments, or comfortable disobedience.
Christ didn’t say, “Go with what works for you.” He said,
“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be condemned.”
Remaining in the Novus Ordo out of frustration is a spiritual dead end. It may feel “simpler,” but it’s simply wrong.