Against the Perversion of Traditionalism
While I was browsing through facebook, I saw the following comment, posted by an acquaintance:
We need a Pope who will reiterate the condemnation of the Enlightenment and all the vile democratic republics, constitutionalism, and other “authority comes from the people” nonsense.
Long live the counter-revolution of Christ the King!
Let me be the first to denounce these sentiments as sick, ignorant, and treasonous. It isn’t the first time I’ve witnessed such reprehensible behavior among people who supposedly share my religious philosophy, namely that of Traditionalism (though recently, I’ve begun drifting away from this particular school of thought).
Mr. Shea has written aptly about such fanaticism.
My greatest fear for the next century is that faithful Christians will suffer a two-pronged attack; from radicals falsely claiming to enthrone Christ the King, and from radicals violently seeking to overthrow God the Tyrant.
