Catholics new to the traditional movement sometimes fear they are defying papal authority. Are they?
No. Unlike many traditionalist groups, we do not believe one can simultaneously hold that (a) The changes in the Church were bad and (b) The popes who promulgated the changes continued to possess authority from Christ. Both propositions cannot be true. The authority of the Church cannot give evil or error. But once you acknowledge the obvious – that the Vatican II changes were in fact harmful to souls – only one reasonable explanation remains: the men who promulgated these change, from Paul VI on down, either lost or lacked true authority to do so.
