Thanks for the post and ping. While I do consider myself a Traditionalist, I also recognize the Divine Authority of the Magisterium.
The author's lack of this recognition in addition to his advocacy of the SSPX from that position places him outside of Traditional Catholicism.
The original definition of a heretic was "one who picks and chooses which Scriptures to follow". There is much comfort to be found in the Scripture and the Church, but there is much that SHOULD disturb us. I am not refering here to creeping secularism but to those aspects of the Magisterium and Scripture that calls us to reform. God has asked us to love our enemies. This is something that no man could reasonably ask us to do, but if you are God you ask of us what you will and we ought to recognize the depth of what He is asking. It is indeed a supernatural wisdom that speaks to us.
Pax vobiscum.
-TRC
I vehemently disagree with your statement that SSPX members are not traditionalists. Why on earth do you think they're there in the first place?
I do agree with you that loving your enemies can be difficult but not always. If you could take the pain of the intitial blow of having to forgive someone who has done something awful or evil, God rewards you for such by giving you strength of character and by knowing that you're pleasing Him. It can be difficult at times but it's so worth it if you ask me.
Also "love" comes in many forms and is not always hard when it comes to enemies. For example, I view Islam as a bitter enemy to our religion and our way of life. To me the most loving thing we could do for them and their children would be to destroy every single mosque on earth including Mecca and Medina, start the next crusade ASAP and get them away from their devil-sent false prophet.
This would be the best thing for them, future generations and the world and I don't feel coming to that decision or ascribing to that belief is difficult or painful in the least.