General Principles
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 | Is TIA Sede-Vacantist?
No. We admit the Pope but offer respectful resistance; see also here & here
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| What Is Your Take on Cum ex Apostolatus Officio & Quo Primum?
We have analyzed them here, here & here
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| How Much Does TIA Question the Validity of the Conciliar Church?
While we recognize the validity of the conciliar Popes, we resist their errors
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| Given the General Apostasy, Aren't the Sede-Vacantists Right?
No, they judge the situation using human, not supernatural, criteria
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| Did Liberal Bishops Walked Out of Vatican I?
Yes, some did & became the precursors of Modernism
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| Is Sede-Vacantism an Ally of Progressivism?
Yes. Instead of fighting Progressivism, they use it to justify their position
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| What to Do when I Feel Depressed to Talk about
the Crisis in the Church?
Follow the Passion of the Church & join us in the Resistance
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| How to Be Catholic in These Times of Great Confusion?
Develop a good Catholic sense & trust Our Lady
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| How May I Persuade My Wife Away From Sede-Vacantism?
Here are two approaches which appeal to the intellectual & to common sense
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The Papacy
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| Don't You See that These Popes Are Heretics & Not Popes?
A heretic Pope is an illegitimate Pope, not necessarily an invalid one
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| Can't You See that a Heretic Pope Is Not Pope & Resistance Is Wrong?
A heretic Pope ceases to be Pope before God; not before the Church
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| How Can a Pope be 'Protestant' & Remain the Pope?
A Pope can commit error & remain a valid Pope
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| What Is Heretical Is Not Invalid? So, We Don't Have Popes
This presupposition is wrong; heretics can maintain the power of orders
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| When Does a Heretical Pope Become Invalid?
When his authority loses its effectiveness before the Church
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| When a Pope Becomes a Public Heretic, Is He Thus Outside the Church?
Lack of criteria to depose a Pope as a public heretic; we should
resist any errors
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| Are Popes & Bishops Who Abandoned the Faith Still in the Church?
They are the scourges of the Passion of the Mystical Body
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| Would It Be Better for the Church if the Recent Popes Were Invalid?
The Church cannot live without a head for more than 50 years
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| If the Popes are Apostates, Why Should They Be Considered Legitimate?
Because only Our Lord
has the authority to depose them
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| Are the Popes Who Are Destroying the Faith Valid?
Read our distinction between illegitimacy & invalidity here, here & here
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| If a Pope Changes the Magisterium, Is He Still a Pope?
He keeps his powers of order & jurisdiction; should be resisted in his teachings
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| Was John XXIII a Mason, and/or an Antipope?
There is no solid evidence John XXIII was a Mason
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| If the Pope Has Devilish Eyes, He Is a Devil, Not a Pope, Correct?
No. Our Lord called St. Peter ‘Satan’, but did not depose him from the Papacy
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Sacraments & Ordinations
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| Are the New Rite Sacraments Invalid?
No, since a Pope has the authority to alter the rites of the Sacraments
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| Having Been Confirmed in the N.O., Should I Get Reconfirmed?
Not necessarily. The sacraments of the post-conciliar Church are generally valid
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| Am I Excommunicated for Having Attended the New Mass?
If you went in good faith without knowing the N.O. is bad, then certainly not
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| Is the New Rite of Ordination Valid?
Yes, because a Pope has the authority to change the rites of the Church
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| How is Francis Pope if His Ordination is Not Valid?
We do not have the authority to declare Ordinations invalid
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| May We Attend Sede-Vacantist Chapels with Dubiously-Ordained Priests?
Yes, if the priest's ordination was valid; read also
here
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Other Theories
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| Why Aren't You Fair to Sede-Vacants Who Admit Siri as Pope?
Siri himself admitted the conciliar Popes. The Siri theory is false; see also here
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| May We Attend 'Old Catholic' Services?
No, Catholics should have nothing to do with this heresy
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| Will You Consider Sede-Privationism?
We hold a position of Resistance expressed in this booklet & in this book
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| Does TIA Agree that We Have Popes Materialiter but Not Formaliter?
We believe they are Popes before the Church, but not before God
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