The fact is, and this article points to this reality, that there is a vast demographic sink hole opening up under the Church. I’ve written and warned about this for many years now. In the end, there was be a few strong identity groups left active in the Church. They will, of necessity and survival for institutions, find each other and integrate. While there will be some frictions to work out, I believe the result could be amazing.
It will be amazing, in fact. This is precisely why some who hold power in the Church are desperately trying to stomp the life out of one of these strong identity groups: those who adhere to the Church’s Tradition. In fact, it is this group that will provide the solid foundation for everything that will survive the inexorable slide into the sink hole and the collapse of many Church entities. What I have, in the past, called “The Biological Solution”, that is, the ever-ticking clock, is changing the landscape around the and within the sinkhole. The article points this out with a couple of quotes, including one from a priest of my native place who used to address us in seminary: “They say they’re try https://wdtprs.com/2024/05/the-shift-toward-the-old-ways-is-really-a-step-forward-into-the-future/ing to restore what us old guys ruined.”