Catholic Traditionalism

Subpages:

• Lefebvre’s Legacy
• Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục

Terminology

• Inside the Church
  • Conservatives
  • Traditionalists

• Outside of the Church
  • There is a valid pope
    • Sedeplenist (Extreme or Radical Traditionalists who are part of community or Independent).
  • There is no valid pope or there in an impediment to his validity
    • Sedeimpeditists
    • Sedeprivationists
    • Sedevacantists
    • Radical Sedevacantists and “Home-aloners”
    • Conclavists (non-Mystical claimants)

I have prepared a brief overview (PDF 160K) of the Catholic Traditionalist movement. The overview includes some examples of each group. I have also tried to map the Apostolic Lines for the major Radical Traditionalist bishops.

Flickr Album of Radical Traditionalists

Definitions and general articles:

• Catholic Traditionalism
     
  • Siri Thesis (Sedeimpeditism)
  • Cassiciacum Thesis (aka Sedeprivationism)
  • Sedevacantism

Individual communities/congregations/societies inside of the Church:

• Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Petri (FSSP)
• The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest

Returnees

• Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church, ex-CMRI. Read the whole story.
• Transalpine Redemptorist Congregation, previously associated with SSPX but now in Canonical Good Standing.

Nota Bene

The following links are for informational purposes only. I do not endorse, nor agree, with these websites. They are, however, a good example of what happens when one elevates personal experience over the sound judgement of the Church.

General links:

• The Aquinas Catholic Site - A traditional Catholic site for the serious-minded (John Lane, Australia)
• Catholic Restoration
• Traditional Catholic (John Anthony Marie)
• Traditional Latin Mass Resources
• Traditional Catholic Counter-Revolution includes a great links page.
• The Pope in Red (dedicated to sedeimpeditism, “The Hostage Pope”, His Holiness, Gregory XVII)
• Where Peter is … The Tradition of the Resurrected Remnant Roman Catholic Church

Individual communities/congregations/societies outside of the Church:

• Communicatio in Sacris: The Roman Catholic Church against Intercommunion with non-Catholics.
• Franciscans (Bishop Vezelis, O.F.M.)
• Most Holy Family Monastery (Bro. Michael Dimond, O.S.B)
• The Religious Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen (Superior General, Bishop Mark A. Pivarunas, CMRI)
• The Society of Mary (Bp Taylor)
• The Society of the Immaculata (Fr Dennis McCormack SI)
• Saint John the Baptist Website (Richard Joseph Michael Ibranyi - represents the so-called “home alone” position that we can receive the sacraments from no known priests.)
• Sedevacantist Community (Bp Michael French, France)
• St Gertrude the Great (Bp Daniel Dolan and Fr Anthony Cekada)
• Society of Saint Pius X (general website)
• Society of Saint Pius V (Bishop Clarence Kelly)
• The Priory of Saint John the Apostle and The Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem (John Wathen)

Non-mystical claimants to the papacy (and some opposition)
NB: These are non-mystical claimants thus excluding those involved with the Palmarian Catholic Church.

• Pope Michael, elected 16 July, 1990. (aka David Bawden) 
• Betrayed Catholics - dedicated to exposing the Judas legacy ravaging the Catholic, Sedevacantist. True Pope, Papal election, Antichrist, Imposter Popes
• True Catholic Church, Pope Pius XIII (aka Lucian Pulvermacher): episcopal consecration after election, held on 4 July 1999 in a hotel ballroom, attended by 28.
• Why We Oppose Papal Claimants

Blogs:

• DINOSCOPUS: A collection of weekly columns by Bp Richard Williamson, of the Society of St. Pius X.
• : QUIDLIBET :, Fr Cekada’s blog.

Multi-media

• YouTube: Traditional Catholic bishops consecrated at Econe in 1988
• YouTube: Traditional Catholic Monks of Papa Stronsay, Scotland