I am not sure where to post this, so I'll post it here.
I watched Roosh's stream with Jay Dyer, and then I started watching other Jay Dyer videos on theology.
I have been having doubts about the SSPX Catholic Church I recently started attending (and about Catholicism in general) due to the Vatican II issue.
Novus Ordo Catholicism doesn't appeal to me for obvious reasons, and sedevacantism doesn't make sense because if there is no pope, then there will soon be no bishops or priests either (only the pope can consecrate bishops, and only bishops can ordain priests). This would mean that under sedevacantism, the Church (or at least the clergy) eventually ceases to exist, which would mean that the Church failed. That goes against the Christian teaching that the Church cannot fail.
That leaves trad groups like SSPX as the only valid option. However, I cannot get behind the idea that Vatican II was valid but simply had "errors" (what SSPX teaches). I do not believe the Vatican II people were acting in good faith and simply made mistakes. It is clear to me that Vatican II was a deliberate act of subversion meant to co-opt the church and make it subservient to modernism and globohomo.
I don't think I'll stop attending my church just yet. It has done a lot of good for me, and I like the people there. But I have doubts about the whole thing.
Jay Dyer recommends Orthodox Christianity, and he makes some very good points. I am not nearly as well-versed in theology as he is, but the stuff he says makes sense to me for the most part.
Also, the reason I chose a trad Catholic church over an Orthodox one is that I am half Italian and my mom was baptized Catholic as a child. On the other hand, I am not Russian or Greek, and I thought that maybe an Orthodox church full of ethnic Russians or Greeks would not be so welcoming towards an outsider with no ties to Orthodox Christianity. I am now questioning whether or not this was a good enough reason to choose Catholicism.
I hate having to learn about the politics behind all this stuff. I really just want to find a good church that preserves true (i.e. original) Christianity and Christian teachings.
On the contrary, sedevacantism makes absolutely perfect sense! The SSPX's recognize-and-resist ("R&R") position IS an implicit denial of the Church's doctrine of indefectibility. "As far as the accusation that Sedevacantism would mean that the gates of hell have prevailed against the Church, which Christ our Lord promised would never happen (see Mt 16:18), nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the opposite is true:
Only if the Vatican II “popes” are
invalid can we affirm that the gates of hell have
not prevailed." (credit:
NovusOrdoWatch FAQs)
Traditional Roman Catholicism IS the one true faith, the Church founded by Jesus Christ, outside of which there is no salvation. Sedevacantism is the
correct position. The gates of Hell have NOT prevailed against the Roman Catholic Church and they never will...
Eastern "Orthodoxy" IS not, and COULD not possibly be the one true religion. (see
Why Eastern Orthodoxy is Not the True Religion) There is no "Orthodox Church" but a loose collection of nationalistic sects many of which are not even in communion with one another (the two largest "Orthodox" churches--the Russian & Greek churches--are currently in schism with one another). The True Church must bear the four marks of Unity, Holiness, Catholicity, and Apostolicity and the "Orthodox" church does not fit that criteria, being neither ONE nor CATHOLIC...Eastern "Orthodoxy" is a member of the satanic "World Council of Churches", and enjoys warm and friendly ecumenical relations with the false Novus Ordo religion of antipope Francis...this alone prove it is NOT the one true Church of Christ. For if Eastern "Orthodoxy" had an ounce of holiness in it, you would not see the antipopes of Vatican II attempting to reconcile with it in the manner in which they go about it!
Let's be honest, no one would convert to Eastern Orthodoxy or even give it a passing moment's notice if they didn't think that Vatican II & the current crisis didn't cause one to doubt and wonder if maybe Catholicism was "false" all along...because pre-Vatican II Catholicism was
obviously THE one true Church (DUH!) and this was apparent even to most non-Catholics. And it begs the question, why just consider
Eastern Orthodoxy? Why not
Oriental "Orthodoxy", i.e. the non-Chalcedonian churches which includes the Coptic church and the Armenian church which Roosh belongs to--which while they might all appear to be "the same thing" to an untrained Westerner, is in fact an
entirely separate communion from the "Eastern" (Greek, Russian, etc.) "Orthodox", from an earlier schism....For that matter, why not consider the
Church of the East (Nestorian)? All of which are Eastern churches independently claiming to be the one true orthodox Church of Christ to the exclusion of all others--But what was OBVIOUSLY true (Catholicism) BEFORE the Vatican II crisis is STILL true now.
Catholicism is the truth.
The "recognize-and-resist" error of the SSPX is dangerous, illogical, and an implicit denial of Catholic doctrine.--THIS is what's causing you to doubt your Catholic faith and be led astray by the arrogant, immoral volcano of sophistry otherwise known as Jay Dyer. (TBH I've never understood his appeal). Sedevacantism not only is perfectly compatible with what the Catholic Church has always taught
(in fact, it's a fulfillment of MANY prophecies), it is in fact the only possible theological conclusion one can make as a traditional Roman Catholic.
I was in your shoes not all that long ago and seriously considering Eastern "Orthodoxy"; believe me when I say it's a FALSE solution.
Don't leave the one true faith. Research sedevacantism and STAY CATHOLIC.
You might start here:
Sedevacantism in 3 Minutes:
Introduction to Sedevacantism, Part I:
The Novus Ordo Watch blog
https://novusordowatch.org/start-here/ is an
excellent resource!
Start here:
https://novusordowatch.org/faqs/
"Now What? How to Be A Real Catholic Today"
And especially the late, great Fr. Anthony Cekada's (RIP) blog and Youtube videos (also here and here)
You CAN'T go wrong w/ Fr. Cekada! (R.I.P. He died just a couple weeks ago)
Here's a
partial list of traditional
Mass locations; see also this
directory of Mass centers operated by the Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen (CMRI). Perhaps there's one in your neck of the woods?
In the meantime, I do earnestly hope you'll do some research and look at the links I've given you.
And
PRAY THE ROSARY!!!
You will be in my prayers!
God bless.