Michael Matt is the editor of the anti-sedevacantist newspaper The Remnant. Below is how his endorsement of Salza/Siscoe’s book reads. [1]
“For 50 years we at The Remnant have fought against the false conclusions of the Sedevacantist thesis. We have insisted that, despite the revolution, the Church is still ours–our castle, our home, our mother and we cannot abandon her. Taking their lead from St. Athanasius during the Arian crisis, John Salza and Robert Siscoe have elevated the discourse of this pivotal debate to an entirely new level that encourages Catholics to keep the old Faith and fight for our Church under siege. This book serves notice to the occupiers of the Catholic Church: Traditional Catholics are not going anywhere. We’ll stay and we’ll fight until all of “our buildings” are in the hands of Catholics once again.”
-MICHAEL MATT
Editor, The Remnant newspaper
Mr. Matt begins by saying the conclusion of sedevacantism is false and ends by endorsing the conclusion of sedevacantism.
The conclusion of the sedevacantist thesis is that Francis and his supporters have the Church under siege and have taken over “our buildings.”
Salza/Siscoe’s book is saying Francis I and his supporters are Catholic.
During the Arian heresy, the Arians were not members of the Catholic Church. It’s the sedevacantists that follow St. Athanasius’ lead, who taught to shun the Arians and to avoid those who worship with Arians even though they themselves hold to the true Faith. (Patrologia Graeca, Vol. 26, pp. 1185D-1188C) [2]
Michael Matt is one of those that worship with the new Arians today as he condemns the position of St. Athanasius that sedevacantists are following.
Footnotes:
[1]True or False Pope Refuting Sedevacantism and other Modern Errors
[2] Latitudinarian Maxims – The Divine Law on Catholic Communication in Religion with Non-Catholics, p. 49, Steven Speray, Confiteor.
They still had valid sacraments, however, right, and still prayed for the pope in every Mass?
Who, the Arians? Regardless, Catholics were not permitted to take part in the worship as St. Athanasius taught, and Catholics were not permitted to associate with anyone that associated with Arians.
During the Anglican revolt, the Anglican’s initially had valid sacraments until they changed the form of Orders years later. Catholics were never permitted to take part in the temporarily valid Anglican worship service.
The Remnant crowd are guilty of communicatio in sacris with non-Catholics, and rejecting the infallible teachings of Vatican I, Pope Pius IX, Leo XIII, and Pius XII about the purpose of the papacy, who’s part of the Church, etc.
Dan,
The Eastern Orthodox Churches have valid sacraments as well. Are they Catholic? Do you see the problem? Just because a sect has valid sacraments doesn’t make it right for a Catholic to receive them. The SSPX are schismatic. It’s not my opinion, it’s a fact. They can claim they are Catholic and how much they are leading “The Church” in these dark times, but how is it possible to do that when their clergy resist and reject who they think is Pope? Read about St. Hermenegild and see how he died refusing to receive the sacraments from an Arian.
This is embarrassing to read.Mr.Matt should delete this post asap.
I’m an amateur and know better about the Arians!
Is he intentionally misleading people or going senile?!?!