GLOSSARY

Absolute Sedevacantist
A sedevacantist who believes that all authority has been lost by the leader of the Vatican institution, along with his cardinals and bishops.
Aggiornamento
A word used by John XXIII to describe what he intended to do to the Church, namely to bring it up to date (as if the Church were not eternally new already).
Apostolic Visitor
A personal representative of the pope who visits a seminary, religious order, or diocese in order to make an inspection of it and report back to the pope. Such visitors often wield a considerable authority with the seminary, religious order, or diocese they visit, greater than that of the applicable Bishop or Superior General.
Cassiciacum Thesis
A claim that the man elected to lead the Vatican institution might be materially a pope, but not formally so, otherwise known as sedevacantism of the Materialiter/Formaliter variety.
Celebret
the formal and proper name of the permission given to a diocesan priest to say the Indult Mass. In a few early cases, Cardinal Mayer even granted celebrets to diocesan priests who had in effect gone over their bishop's head.
CMRI
An Acronym for the Congregatio Mariae Reginae Immaculatae, which is Latin for the Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen. In this book, and in nearly all traditional Catholic writings, it refers to the priestly society founded in 1971 by Francis Shuckardt and which was run by him until his expulsion in 1984, after which various other priests and bishops have operated from their facility in Spokane, Washington known as Mount Saint Michael's. (See CMRI Site)
Co-consecrator
A bishop who assists in the consecration of a new bishop. Normally, the Church uses three bishops to consecrate a new bishop, the one who is primarily responsible is called the consecrator, and his two assistant bishops are called co-consecrators. The purpose is to further guarantee that the new bishop is really being validly consecrated. Even if the consecrator has no valid intent or consecration, either one of the co-consecrators will still be able to supply validity. However, one bishop alone is enough to consecrate validly.
Commission
A group of Vatican prelates chosen to oversee a specific concern. In the case of the proposed commission to placed over the SSPX, it would have been composed of seven members, of whom no more than two (and neither of those president or vice-president) were taken from tradition and the rest would have been faceless Novus Ordo Vatican bureaucrats. They would have had the job of settling disputes between, for example, a diocese where the SSPX is not wanted and the SSPX priest and faithful who want it.
Concelebration
The celebration of a Mass done by two or more priests together (by "priest" here, bishop is also included). Such an event implies spiritual union and agreement between the participating priests.
Conciliar Church
Among traditional circles, this term is sometimes applied to the entire Vatican institution, or more properly and commonly, to those portions of the Vatican institution which practice the New (Novus Ordo) Religion invented at the Second Vatican Council. This should normally be thought of as referring to the same thing as the Church of the "People of God."
Conclave
A meeting of bishops and/or cardinals (in recent centuries it has always been cardinals) in which a new pope (or Vatican leader) is to be chosen. This takes place after a pope dies or resigns.
Consecration
A ceremonial action by which the highest degree of the sacrament of Holy Orders, otherwise known as the fullness of the priesthood, is conferred on an individual. This action makes the person so consecrated a bishop. Also used with reference to the host in the Mass which by being consecrated ceases to be bread but becomes the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of our Lord.
Consecrator
One who consecrates, namely a bishop.
Conservative
In the traditional Catholic Community, the word "conservative" is usually used in contrast to the word "traditional" to describe a person who, although trying to remain as Catholic in faith and morals as possible, feels bound to remain at peace with the Vatican institution, even at the expense of their Catholic faith. Such publications as the Wanderer, or The Catholic World Report, or Fidelity, or even Soul, best represent their position. Except where granted an Indult to worship using Catholic (traditional) rites, they are outside the Church (however barely) but totally inside the Vatican institution. By contrast, "traditional" describes those who adhere to the fullness of their Catholic faith and therefore remain totally inside the Church, regardless of whether or not they may also remain within the Vatican institution.
Continuity
The state of being the same identical thing. Even though the molecules of a person come and go over the years as they eat, breath, and excrete, until little or no material they were born with remains with them, the person is still the same person. So it is with the Church. The Catholic Church (traditional Catholic movement) today is the same identical thing which Christ inaugurated in His day.
Eastern Rite Catholic
The Church in the East (Eastern Europe) which is subject to the pope, but also subject to the discipline of their Patriarch, a successor to one of the other twelve apostles. Much of their worship may seem unfamiliar to those who are only familiar with the Latin (Western) Rite, but it is every bit as Catholic as the Western Rite.
Ecclesia Supplet
A Latin expression meaning the Church supplies, referring to the supplied jurisdiction traditional priests and bishops indisputably possess.
Ecumenism
Among traditional circles, this term usually applies to false ecumenism, unless preceded by the word "true" to differentiate between the true ecumenism of every Ecumenical Council from Nicea to Vatican I, and of valid cooperation with non-Catholics in certain civil causes such as fighting abortion, versus the false ecumenism of treating other religions as being as good and true as Catholicism.
Ember Days
Special days of partial fast and abstinence which took place four times a year. These days come on the first Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the first Sunday of Lent, Whitsunday (now known as Pentecost Sunday), September 14, and December 13.
Epikeia
A Latin expression meaning equity, referring to a sense of proportion or common sense by which jurisdiction is not denied merely because the usual channels do not apply.
Formally
Refers to actual intent of the individual. For example, a formal sin is what a person commits if they know or believe that the action they intend to commit is sinful. With reference to a pope, the person elected by the College of Cardinals becomes formally a pope when he comes to understand just what being pope really means and accepts the office with its obligations, responsibilities, and prerogatives.
FSSP
An Acronym for the Fraternal Society of Saint Peter, a Society of Pontifical Right structured along the lines of the SSPX, but given approval by the Vatican and cooperating with them in their apostolic mission. (See FSSP Site)
ICEL
Acronym for International Committee for English in the Liturgy. This group, headed by Frederick McManus authored all of the vernacular editions of the Novus Ordo Missae and all other new false sacraments.
ICR
An Acronym for the Institutio Christi Regis, which is Latin for the Institute of Christ the King. In this book, and in nearly all traditional Catholic writings, it refers to the Society of Apostolic life constituted in 1990 by Msgr. Gilles Wach and features a missionary emphasis. (See ICR Site)
Incardination
A process by which a priest, before he can be ordained, must be received by a diocese or religious order. If a priest is said to be incardinated in such-and-such a diocese, it means that the bishop of such-and-such a diocese intends to place the newly ordained priest in a parish within that diocese. If a priest does not get incardinated, he is not supposed to be ordained, although an attempt to ordain him would be valid providing all other necessary conditions of the sacrament are satisfied.
Indult
A permission given by the Vatican hierarchy (whether Catholic or ex-Catholic), or the thing so permitted. One often hears the phrase "Indult Mass" which refers to a traditional (Tridentine) Mass offered in union with the ex-Catholic Vatican institution and with its full permission. Occasional reference may also be made to the Indult of Pope Pius V to say the Tridentine Mass and which permission was granted for all time in the Papal Bull Quo Primum.
Instauratio Catholica
A loose association of priests such as Fr. Sanborn who function mostly independent of other orders of traditional priests, but who cooperate on projects of mutual interest and concern. While Fr. Sanborn would have to be regarded as the "head" he exercises no authority over the other priests, unlike a Superior General such as Bp. Kelly who exercises authority over the priests of the SSPV. Bps. Dolan and Sanborn provide for the episcopal needs of the IR. (See IR Site)
Jansenists
People who adhere to the Utrecht Declaration which exaggerates the strictness of God in pardoning sin or permitting access to the sacraments, and which also teaches a sort of Calvinistic predestination which is the belief that individuals have no real free will but that God intentionally makes some people for Heaven and others for Hell. The term is often used as a mere epithet which is merely an abuse of language.
Jewish Shabbat
The worship practiced by Jews on their Sabbath which is Saturday (actually starting after sundown on Friday). This service includes blessings said over bread and wine which each begin by saying, "Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation..." which the Novus Ordo Missae has in place of an offertory. (As a concession to Protestants, the phrase "For the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory are yours, now and forever" was copied from their King James Bible.)
Jurisdiction
The right, before God, to exercise authority over other individuals. The Pope, for example, has universal jurisdiction which means his authority is over all persons all around the world. Diocesan bishops have jurisdiction over the persons within their diocese which is a geographical territory assigned to their care. The bishops who head religious orders (also called Abbots as are other heads of religious orders who are not bishops such as Mother Superior Nuns) have jurisdiction over the members of their religious orders. Jurisdiction can be spoken of as being regular, ordinary, delegated, or supplied. In this context, the terms regular and ordinary are interchangeable, but the terms delegated and supplied refer to lesser forms of jurisdiction.
Materialiter/Formaliter Sedevacantist
A sedevacantist who believes that the leadership of the Vatican institution holds the papacy in material sense, allowing him to nominate cardinals and prevent anyone else from being the pope, but that he lacks a formal possession of the papacy which is needed in order to gain the charisms of absolute authority and infallibility.
Materially
Refers to the nature of the action as carried out. For example, a material sin is an action which violates a commandment of God or of the Church, regardless of whether the person is aware of its sinfulness or not. A person would sin materially but not formally if they violate a commandment which they are honestly unaware of. A person would sin formally but not materially if they commit an action which they believe to be sinful but in fact is not. Those who practice the false new religion (which I describe in the next chapter) are materially ex-Catholics since they have gone over to a new religion which is not Catholicism, but formally, most of them never intended to leave the Catholic Church. With reference to a pope, the person elected by the College of Cardinals is materially a pope until he formally refuses the office, resigns, or dies.
Motu Proprio
Document originating from the pope himself, as opposed to an encyclical which may often be prepared by the curia and merely approved or amended by the pope.
MSM
An Acronym for Mount Saint Michael's, the facility from which the CMRI is run.
Novus Ordo
Latin for "New Order," part of the name of their new pseudo-Mass, "Novus Ordo Missae." The new Church really is a "New Order" with its new sacramental forms, and is often simply referred to as the "Novus Ordo" in traditional circles. One would say of someone that "he is still in the Novus Ordo," if the person being spoken about still attends the New Church instead of the traditional Roman Catholic Church.
Oath Against Modernism
An oath required of every priest at the time of his ordination to oppose in every way the new heresy of Modernism. This rule was imposed by Pope Pius X and removed by Paul VI. (See Text)
Octave
An eight-day period beginning with a feast day during which the festival continued to be observed.
Old Catholic
The schismatic church which follows Ignaz Dollinger and his false council in Munich. They reject the infallibility of the pope and the indissolubility of marriage. Some of them (from the same lineage) name themselves "Old Roman Catholics" to distinguish themselves from regular "Old Catholics" but the subtlety of this distinction is lost on this author.
Ordinariate
Approved parallel chain of command, such as the Eastern rites who have their own dioceses which occupy the geographical locations as the Western rite dioceses, but apply to those belong to the alternate rite. A common example would be the Military Ordinariate which had jurisdiction over military chaplains.
Ordination
Usually refers to a ceremonial action by which the second highest degree of the sacrament of Holy Orders is conferred. This action makes the person so ordained a priest, empowering him to consecrate the host and wine in Mass, absolve from sin, and administer the Last Rites to a dying soul. In rare cases may refer to consecration to be a bishop, particularly if used in the phrase "ordained to the Episcopate."
Orthodox
The word itself simply means "right teaching." It is also used to refer by name to certain schismatic churches in the East which reject the pope, particularly when preceded by the words "East," "Eastern," "schismatic," or "schismatic East."
Papal Mandate
the order given by the pope to consecrate a bishop. Required as of April 9, 1951 for the consecration of any bishop. The current crisis in the Church has required that this particular law be broken in order that the Church may continue to exist. Also sometimes called an "Apostolic Mandate."
Patriarch
A successor to an apostle. The pope, who is the successor of Saint Peter and therefore also called the Bishop of Rome, is called the Patriarch of Rome. Other Patriarchs reside in Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem.
People of God
The name of the New Church with its New Religion, otherwise commonly referred to as the "Novus Ordo." Technically this term applies only to the non-Catholic portion of the Vatican institution. Since this name should be deeded to the New Church, those genuine Catholics whether inside or outside the Vatican institution ought not use this phrase to describe themselves, even though they are God's people. (Note: In the Vatican II documents, such terms as the People of God, the Catholic Church, the Christian Church, and even the Mystical Body of Christ are all used in various contexts to refer to each of the actual Roman Catholic Church as well as the newly-detached-from-it Vatican institution, much to the confusion of all. One just has to judge from the context of each appearance of each of these terms in the Vatican II documents which entity is referred to.)
Peritus
An expert, often a layman and many times not even a Catholic (nor even declaring themselves as such) who provided some sort of "expert" advice to the Fathers of Vatican II. Usually spoken of in the plural sense (periti) since quite a number of them were there at the Council.
Priory
A house for missionary priests. Often, priests living in a priory would travel hundreds of miles each Sunday to say Mass in scattered areas throughout a missionary territory.
Regularization
A process by which a parish, religious order, or even entire Church which has not been united to Rome is brought under the authority of Rome and granted jurisdiction from Rome. The talks of regularization between the SSPX and the Vatican have been deeply misunderstood; it was Abp. Lefebvre, speaking for Catholic and Eternal Rome, who was trying to bring the Vatican institution of Modernist Rome back under the authority of Catholic Rome (which would have thereby regularized it), not the other way around.
Reliable Popes
Those popes from Peter to Pius XII, excluding only those deemed unreliable (such as Honorius I) by later popes within that sequence.
Rite
Refers to either a system of sacramental forms and disciplines, such as the "Eastern Rite" or "Latin Rite" or "Byzantine Rite," and usually used in this sense in this book. Can also refer to a single sacrament, such as the Rite of Baptism or the Last Rites for the dying.
Roman Pontifical
A book containing all the prayers and ceremonies exclusively reserved to the office of Bishop, not only the administration of the Sacrament of Holy Orders (clear through the rank of bishop), but other episcopal actions as well such as the blessing of altars, Holy oils, etc.
Saint John Vianney Society
An order made up of the diocesan priests of the diocese of Campos who were turned out by Bp. Navarro and lead by Bp. de Castro Mayer, and who are now headed by His Excellency Licínio Rangel.
Sedevacantism
The position taken that the Church has no living pope at the moment. An entirely reasonable position after the death of any pope and before the election (and acceptance of office) of the next pope, this position becomes controversial if taken while someone commonly accepted as a pope (such as John Paul II who lives as of this writing) is still alive. Such a position means one's belief that despite all appearances, John Paul II (or whoever) is not a pope.
Sillonism
A modernist movement based on the "Rights of Man" and the overall liberalism of the French Revolution, condemned (by name) by Pope Saint Pius X. When Abp. Lefebvre mentioned Sillonism in his episcopal consecration sermon, some reporters misheard him and thought he had said "Zionism" which has nothing to do (in any known or direct way) with Roman Catholicism or the fall of the Vatican institution.
SSPV
An Acronym for the Society of Saint Pius V. In this book, and in nearly all traditional Catholic writings, it refers to the priestly society founded in 1983 and run by Fr. Clarence Kelly (now Bp. Kelly), and which continues to function to this day. (See SSPV Site)
SSPX
An Acronym for the Society of Saint Pius X. In this book, and in nearly all traditional Catholic writings, it refers to the priestly society founded in 1970 and run by Marcel Lefebvre until his death, and which continues to function to this day. (See SSPX Site)
Suspension
The forbidding of any cleric to perform the duties of their office. A suspended priest or bishop has been relieved of his duty. If imposed by the Catholic Church, it means that the cleric may only administer sacraments to those who are in immediate danger of death. If imposed by the ex-Catholic Vatican institution, in the sight of God it means precisely nothing.
Thục-line bishop
A bishop who traces his episcopal orders to one of the three Catholic bishops consecrated by Abp. Thục, namely Guérard des Lauriers, Adolpho Zamora Hernandez, or Moises Carmona y Rivera. Sometimes used disparagingly to refer to all other bishops consecrated by Abp. Thục who were Old Catholics or of the Palmar de Troya sect. If prefaced by the word "Catholic," it refers exclusively to those Thục-line bishops who trace their orders to des Lauriers, Zamora, or Carmona, and also excluding Bp. Bedingfeld after his defection to the false pope in Canada and any bishops who would trace their orders to him after that point.
Traditional
following the Tradition. The Catholic Church has always followed Tradition as a part of revelation from God. To be traditional is to adhere to all of the Church's traditions whether significant or insignificant, despite all pressure, persecution, or coercion to persuade us to do otherwise and no matter what direction it comes from.
Tridentine
pertaining to the Council of Trent. When worship is spoken of as being tridentine, such as the tridentine mass, that refers to a mass which is either identical or very close to the mass as codified by Pope Pius V back in the sixteenth century. This codification and canonization did not change the mass other than to smooth out certain local variations and provide a uniformity of rite throughout the Western Church.
Validity
Used in reference to sacraments, validity means whether or not a sacrament "worked," namely do we now have the Body and Blood of our Lord or is it still just bread and wine?
Vatican institution
The institution, or organization run from Vatican City, located in Rome, Italy. This consists of both the physical facilities, buildings, lands, churches, estates, and other material assets, as well as personnel in charge of various offices, both in Vatican City and abroad, from the leader, who was once also the Roman Catholic pope, down to the presiders of the local assemblies, who were once Catholic priests. Prior to Vatican II, the Vatican institution was identical to the Roman Catholic Church, but afterwards (and in most references to it in this book) it is a distinct entity from the Roman Catholic Church.
Vigil
A staying awake on the evening before a feast which involved special prayers.

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