The Mandalorian of Catholicism: W...
The Mandalorian of Catholicism: Why The SSPX Thinks "This is The Way"

LoFi Apocrypha by Momchalant

Episode notes

One of humanity's oldest stories is that there are doors we shouldn't open. Sometimes, those doors lead to forbidden knowledge; other times, they lead to a Latin mass you accidentally walked into while moving to Florida.

In this episode, we’re unpacking a strange, inverted form of gatekeeping—what I call "Reverse Gatekeeping"—through the lens of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX). We’re looking at why intelligent, faithful people feel the need to build smaller, tighter boxes, and why claiming the entire institution has "lost the plot" might be less about preserving truth and more about the seductive vanity of the Purity Test.

Are you guys seeing a pattern here? Chat, is this just "Main Character Energy" applied to theology?

In this episode:

  • My "Whoops" moment in Florida.
  • A "short & sweet" rundown of the SS ... 
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Keywords
Social critiqueGatekeepingExistential dreadcatholicismtheologyvaticansspx