TSB: Some Thoughts On The Sirian Theory

From: [email protected]
To: [email protected], [email protected]
Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 01:49:52 EDT
Subject: Some thoughts on the Sirian theory

Dear Prax,

The Siri page is quite good. You can use the following if you feel it adds anything to what you have posted there. List it as an unsigned letter if you wish or if you feel this is too cowardly, put my name to it.

Siri - No Theory At All

The Siri theorists are presenting their case much like many unscrupulous political/historical conspiracy proponents present theirs.

Such writers entice the misinformed and credulous with elitist, sensational assertions, leave the arguments open-ended to facilitate the debate and enhance the suspense mechanisms as well as allow for future backtracking, and lure the fainthearted and unwary with the prospect of future revelations.

In other words, the Sirians seek to delay any meaningful action that would provide a real solution to the crisis in the Church at all costs and focus on empty promises based on hearsay, speculation, and circumstantial evidence.

It is interesting to note that the last foray the Sirians made into the Trad world occurred in 1988-1990, at precisely the same time the first efforts to restore the papacy were underway.

As Mr. Mascarenas has noted in his commentary, the entire case for Siri as occult pope can be dismissed by this former cardinal's signature on Vatican II documents and his continued public affiliation with the post-Vatican II church until the time of his death.

Faithful Catholics are warned in Canon 1325 that they cannot behave publicly as dogmatic schizophrenics, to all appearances embracing heresy while professing the faith with their lips.

If there is any doubt as to their true position, Canon 2200 comes into play, declaring that unless the innocence of one suspected of heresy is proven beyond a reasonable doubt, such a one is to be considered a heretic for all intents and purposes.

The rules governing Catholic evidence cannot be employed in this case then, because Siri's Catholicity itself is in question and he is not able, himself, to produce the necessary evidence to the contrary.

In reality, no excuse could possibly suffice for the failure of cardinals to defend the papacy even at the cost of their lives, for this vow they solemnly pronounce at the time they receive their red hats.

Since they are thus bound to separate themselves from the evils of heresy and apostasy, failure to do so most conspicuously constitutes a denial of faith.

To pretend otherwise is to dishonor the blood of countless martyrs shed for this same unchangeable faith for the past 1,970 years.

It is time to call a spade a spade and unmask such efforts to neutralize any attempts to successfully resolve the question of the papacy.

Catholics have been repeatedly commanded to undertake Catholic Action since the time of Pope St. Pius X, who specifically implored them to defend the papacy.

They cannot and must not buy into such delaying tactics that embrace false secular philosophy and totally abandon the Scholastic methods endorsed by the Church.

It is enough to say that those promoting such novelties are sadly deluded.

God forbid the situation be actually worse than it seems, verifying St. Jude's warning of "Certain men, secretly entered in..."

An Unabashed Ultramontanist

Teresa Stanfill-Benns
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