I was a protestant. I do not believe that the reasons that Luther left are extant to the Church today. I decided it was time for me to come back to Rome.
I don’t have any sympathy for the SSPX folks. Yes, obedience is hard, but if I can come over, so can they, and they grew up with the Church, while I did not.
“...but if I can come over, so can they,...”
Come over from where? They are Catholic. The reason they are in this series of discussions is in obedience. What are you claiming, that they are NOT Catholic?
As was I. Being a Christian takes a lot of humility. Pride kills.
I can see where the SSPXers are coming from, but the same rationale could be applied to every existing schismatic group. And some like the Copts and the Assyrians have been in schism for over 1,500 years.
The Copts are still condemning Pope St. Leo the Great for “changing the faith” in the nature of Christ in 449 A.D. and accusing Catholics of being Nestorians among other things.
As a fellow convert, I can say it is easier for people like us because we discovered Catholicism. But it is harder for those who grew up as cradle Catholics to adjust or accept change.
Just look at how many Catholics left the Church as a result of the Vatican II changes. My father did. The changes made him think that Catholicism was a joke, so he became a Lutheran.
I’m sort of glad about that because I wouldn’t be here otherwise. Meaning he never would have married my mother otherwise.
That doesn't sound very Christian to me.
but if I can come over
When much is given, much is required.