I have seldom seen more of a a blog blitz on synlogos.org, than the past few days of Roman Catholic bloggers debating the Pope's actions towards SSPX (The Society of St Pius X).
It's all a bit sad; because although the SSPX deserve defending as a "lesser evil" in context of the global decline of Christian churches and the specific context of the RCC; SSPX are in fact, and in the medium-long term, a hopeless cause.
But the whole framing of the debate seems to have had the effect of making the SSPX into either the cause of RC decline, or else the Great Hope of an RC revival - neither of which is the case.
It is a pity that - yet again- the mainstream media and The System have spectacularly succeeded in creating a false dichotomy with a forced-choice, hijacking the agenda, misdirecting Christian energies, and obscuring what really needs to be thought about seriously and as deeply as possible.
And a good deal of rigorous and honest thought in required, before any "debate" can do good rather than harm.
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