The Nightmare of 2020 Continues: Local Traditional Catholics Gird Your Loins for Heartbreaking News

[EDIT] – I substantially reworked the beginning of this post immediately after posting it.  It’s deliberately more circumspect than the initial version, due to my own re-consideration.

After the crushing news of a priest participating in vile acts upon the very Altar of Sacrifice of Jesus Christ in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, I am heartbroken to relate that local Catholics, particularly those of a traditional bent, are facing revelations along a similar line.  I cannot go into details in public now about the specifics, but pray now for all involved, including ourselves.  Yet another cross to bear, for those who are already weighted down under a crushing load.  I provide this post simply as a warning to start praying now to steel your hearts for further bad news.

For now, Taylor Marshall rightly expresses his outrage over the revelations from Pearl River, LA.  I do not know if he is aware of the local scandal at this point, or not, but it seems to me that he might be, just based on a few things he says below.

Wheels have come off, and that right hard.  Something has gone very wrong, and many of the laity sense it.  Of course, much of this is due to the hierarchy’s generally cowardly response to COVID – heck, their cowardly leadership going back decades on essentially all matters of moral import.  How many dioceses are still shut down, or largely shut down?  How much Grace was missed from millions of Masses cancelled worldwide?  How many priests have been given, or forced to endure, far, far too much idle time in which satan can work his evil?

Lord, what is the deal with this two thousand and twentieth year of Your Incarnation?!?  Pray, let us not also be forced to bear the stealing of an election in this country, as we go through the most concentrated and bald-faced gaslighting campaign in world history!  Have mercy on Your people, Lord!  We know we have sinned, and continue to do so with a maniacal ferocity.  Please, may Your mercy exceed Your justified wrath at this nation and Church that have so obviously and deliberately turned their backs on You.  Please give us the strength to weather the coming storms.  Please may Your Grace keep us and our children in the Church in spite of all the failings of those who have been given the infinite gift of a clerical office.