4.21. What is traditional Catholicism, and how is it different from ‘just being Catholic’?

4 - Recognizing the Church Today in the Midst of Crisis
Written By Steve John

Traditional Catholicism is not a separate group — it is simply the Catholic religion as it was practiced and believed before Vatican II. It means adhering to:

  • The traditional Latin Mass,

  • The unchanged teachings of the Church,

  • The traditional sacraments and devotions,

  • The true understanding of the papacy and Church hierarchy.

Modern “Catholicism,” as practiced in most “dioceses” today, is a new religion born of Vatican II. It contradicts centuries of Catholic teaching. To be a “traditional Catholic” today means simply to be Catholic — without compromise.

Steve John
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