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Abandoning the Church Has No Appeal for Traditionalists

Tradition and Sanity

During the past dozen years (and running), one hears of Catholics losing or questioning their faith because they think: “If a pope can be so wrong, then the Catholic religion mustn’t be true.” Surely we ought to be made of sterner stuff than that. Why should the pope be treated as the one and only measure of what the Church believes and how we are to live and worship? If a pope refuses to take his bearings from the sources and monuments to which Catholics have always looked, this would mean no more than that he is abusing his authority in all the areas in which a pope can be imprudent and fallible. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.traditionsanity.com/subscribe