Why I Don't Attend SSPX

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Last week I did an interview with Kennedy Hall about the #SSPX and the #Catholic Church which generated quite a bit of interest. The comments to views ratio on that video are quite high, and I’ve received quite a few messages about it. So, because of that interest I thought it would be worth spending a little more time discussing. Now obviously Kennedy and I weren’t fully aligned on some of what we discussed but regardless of where you find yourself on the topic, I was deeply encouraged by the fact that many people commented with their appreciation for the tone and charity of the conversation. And it was a profound reminder for me of the good that can come from conversations with people that you don’t fully agree with because it can teach you so much. Obviously you’ll learn something about another perspective, but, if done well, it will also teach you a lot about your own beliefs. Because in the process you should be doing a bit of a self examination – which I did and one of the questions that arose in the aftermath of this conversation was – why do I remain unconvinced and that turned my attention to questions of persuasion. What actually inspires someone to make a big change in their life, the kind that conversion to a new creed demands. And this is an incredibly important question for us to be exploring as Christians, because we are all called to evangelize, to participate in the mission of the #Church, which means we should be intensely interested in the art of persuasion. And so, as I re-examined that question, a somewhat surprising answer occurred to me.

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