05-16-2011, 03:04 PM
I don't think he is being honest. In certain circumstances, I accept that assisting at the novus ordo may be a mortal sin--if I have a traditional mass to go to and I obstinately go to the novus ordo knowing full well that it is a bastardization of the true mass. I even accept that assisting at the novus ordo is sinful in most circumstances for trads and have heard such from SSPX priests. Never have I heard that it was an objective mortal sin. I think I will write to Father Alphonsus for clarification.